Show:
In the beginning
Enter the Olympians
Minor Gods & Goddesses
Major Mortals
On to Rome
100
She is the mother of us all
Who is Gaea?
100
He was the last born and the first among his siblings.
Who is Zeus?
100
He is the nature god whose name means "a sudden or overwhelming fear."
Who is Pan?
100
This brawny half-mortal performed 12 amazing labors on Earth before being taken up to Olympus to live with the gods.
Who is Herakles or Hercules?
100
Her Greek name is Aphrodite.
Who is Venus?
200
He was the first and worst father.
Who is Uranus?
200
He was the second father to be overthrown by his son.
Who was Chronus?
200
He was the god who loved his children more than himself.
Who is Prometheus?
200
He solved the riddle of the Sphynx and won a kingdom but couldn't escape his tragic fate.
Who is Oedipus?
200
His Greek name is Dionysus.
Who is Bacchus?
300
They were the first children of Gaea and Uranus.
Who were the Titans?
300
She tends the hearth in Olympus.
Who is Hestia?
300
Her curiosity let evil into the world.
Who is Pandora?
300
He was the foolish son of Deadalus who flew too near the sun.
Who is Icarus?
300
His Greek name is Hermes.
Who is Mercury?
400
They were the first children with whom Uranus couldn't see eye to eye, and their names were Lightning, Thunder, and Thunderbolt.
Who were the Cyclopses?
400
She is the goddess who has an equally famous child.
Who is Aphrodite or Demeter?
400
His story gives us the word for a person who is in love with him or herself.
Who is Narcissus?
400
He cut off Medusa's head, allowing Pegasus to spring from her body.
Who is Perseus?
400
Her Greek name is Hera.
Who is Juno?
500
It was the pit into which Uranus cast all the children of whom he was ashamed.
What is Tartarus?
500
He is the grandfather of Ariel, the Little Mermaid.
Who is Poseidon?
500
This music maker went down to Hades in search of his lost bride.
Who is Orpheus?
500
He slew the Minotaur with Ariadne's help.
Who is Theseus?
500
Her Greek name is Persphone.
Who is Proserpine.