Greek Gods and Goddesses
What is the Greek God Pantheon called?
Olympians
This hero stood up to the challenge of the Labyrinth in Minos.
Theseus
Demeter
The norse pantheon is called what?
Aesir
Who is the guardian of the Bifrost and wacher of the Norse Gods?
Heimdall
This god of the sea competed with Athena to be patron of what city?
Poseidon and Athens.
Daedalus
Who made an agreement to give Persephone to Hades?
Zeus
Odin is god of Wisdom and War
A collection of gods and goddesses is called what?
Hades
Athena competed against which mortal when they claimed they were better at weaving than her?
Arachne
What object won Athena the city of Athens when she offered it to the people?
Olive Tree
What is the name of Odin's Horse?
Sliepnier
What type of myth helps explain why certain islands are named what they are, how seasons get their name, or why seas are named as they are?
Foundational Myth.
The God of War for many of the Olympians was whom?
Ares
Icarus was seen at the beginning of the story flying what in the sky?
A kite
He offered a saltwater spring.
What is the thing that connects all of the Nine Realms together?
Yggdrasil, the World Tree
Nifleheim and Muspellheim
Zeus and Hera
What was Theseus's punishment for leaving Ariadne behind in haste to return to his home?
His father saw the black sails and jumped to his death into the sea.
Why does Persephone have to stay in the underworld for part of every year?
She ate some pomegranite seeds and is tied to Hades now.
What is the rainbow bridge that lets the Gods leave their realm and head into the realm of man?
Bifrost
Who is Prometheus? What did he steal? And what is his punishment?
He was a titan who stole fire from the gods, gave it to humans, and was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a vulture or eagle each day.