Who am I?
Vocabulary
Myth Characteristics
Myth Characters
Anything and Everything
100

I am the greek goddess of handicrafts, and I turned Arachne into the world’s first spider.  Who am I?

I am Athena.

100

 I left my jacket on the playground and had to go and __________________________ it.


Select the best word to fill in the blank:

(spectators        amusing            retrieve        

  unraveling          proof                 flattered )

 I left my jacket on the playground and had to go and retrieve it.

100

Humans are:       

mortal  or immortal





Humans are mortal.

100

Did the ancient Greeks think Mount Olympus was the home of the twelve main gods and goddesses?

Yes, they believed that Mount Olympus was the home of the twelve main gods and goddesses.

100

According to Greek mythology, who made the first mortal creatures?

Prometheus made humans.

200

I am the Greek goddess of the harvest and farming.  When Hades kidnapped my daughter, I became very sad, causing the change in the seasons.  Who am I?

I am Demeter.

200

I felt ________________________________ when the girl said she liked my shoes.


Select the best word to fill in the blank:

(spectators        amusing            retrieve        

  unraveling          proof                 flattered )

I felt flattered when the girl said she liked my shoes.

200

 Greek gods are:       

mortal  or immortal

Greek Gods are immortal.

200

What did Icarus do that caused him to fall into the ocean?

Icarus did not listen to his Father and got too close to the sun.

200

What happens when Pandora opens the box?

Bad things and sorrows come out of the box.

300

I am a master inventor and a brilliant man.  King Minos locked my son and me in a tower.  Who am I?

I am Daedalus.

300

I once went to the rodeo and saw _____________________________ watching from the stand.


Select the best word to fill in the blank:

(spectators        amusing            retrieve        

  unraveling          proof                 flattered )

I once went to the rodeo and saw spectators watching from the stand.

300

A myth can:

teach a lesson        or     have exaggeration

A myth can teach a lesson.

300

Name and describe one nonhuman creature you heard about in these Greek myths.

The Minotaur was half human and half bull.

300

What does the myth of "Arachne the Weaver" explain?

It explains how the first spider was created.

400

 The ancient Greeks believed that I created humans and stole fire for them from the sacred hearth on Mount Olympus.  Who am I?

I am Prometheus.

400

The police man needed __________________________ that he broke the law before he could arrest him.


Select the best word to fill in the blank:

(spectators        amusing            retrieve        

  unraveling          proof                 flattered )

The police man needed proof that he broke the law before he could arrest him.

400

A myth is:

fiction or nonfiction

A myth is fiction.

400

Why did Zeus punish Prometheus and send the Pandora's Box to Earth?

Zeus was mad that Prometheus gave the humans fire.

400

Who created the labyrinth and tells Ariadne how Theseus can find his way out?

( Archne    Daedalus        Zeus       King Minos)

Daedalus created the labyrinth and told Ariadne how Theseus could escape.

500

 I am the prince who defeated the Minotaur in the labyrinth and saved the Athenian youths.  Who am I?  

I am Theseus.

500

Once I had a sweater that started _____________________________.

Select the best word to fill in the blank:

(spectators        amusing            retrieve        

  unraveling          proof                 flattered )

Once I had a sweater that started unraveling.

500

A myth explains things in nature:

 true or false

True.

500

According to the myth "Persephone and Demeter", why are there seasons?

The myth explained that there were different seasons because Persephone lived in the underworld for six months of the year.

500

What mythical creature was in the myth of "Persephone and Demeter"?

The mythical creature in this myth was Cerberus. He was Hades' three headed dog.