Gods + Goddesses
The god of the underworld
Who is Hades?
a one-eyed giant
What is a cyclops?
Medusa had these on her head instead of hair
What are snakes?
to help explain what they did not understand about their world
Why did the Greeks create myths?
Zeus throwing thunderbolts down to Earth
What is lightning?
The god who controlled the ocean and earthquakes
Who is Poseidon?
half man and half horse
What is a centaur?
they are 2 brothers of Zeus
Who are Hades and Poseidon?
Ancient Greece is the foundation for much of modern-day culture in (Western / Eastern) culture.
Western
Helios' chariot dragging it across the sky
What is the sunrise?
the goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
a three-headed dog
Cerberus
half goat and half man
What is a satyr?
The period of _______ ________ lasted from 800 BC - 146 BC.
What is Ancient Greece?
the one that the ancient Greeks would not require a myth about:
the fact that 2+2=4 / the creation of the Earth / the reason for echoes
What is the fact that 2+2=4?
goddess of beauty and love
Who is Aphrodite?
a combination of a lion and an eagle
What is a griffin?
T/F: the gods/goddesses in Greek mythology were either Titans, Olympians, or descended from both
True
T/F: The Greek gods/goddesses appeared in many stories with a new power in each story.
False
a group besides the Greeks who also created myths to explain their world
Who were the Egyptians, Romans, Native Americans, Vikings....?
often portrayed as a villain; could make himself invisible
Who is Hades?
a hydra is this
What is a giant snake with 9 heads?
What is turn to stone?
the explanation for the sunrise every morning in Ancient Greece
What is a god (Helios) carried it across the sky in a chariot?
where the city of Athens got its name