2nd Test Flashcards
Messenger of Zeus
Hermes
God of fire
Hephaestus
Goddess of love
Aphrodite
Goddess of the underworld
Persephone
Goddess of the moon and the hunt
Artemis
God of war
Ares
Goddess of wisdom
Athena
Founder of Thebes
Cadmus
God of love
Eros
Goddess of youth
Hebe
Goddesses of poetry, arts, and sciences
Muses
God of the oceans
Poseidon
King of the Olympian gods
Zeus
God of the sun
Apollo
Giants who aided Zeus in his fight with Cronos
Cyclops
Queen of the Olympian gods
Hera
Goddess of fire
Hestia
First king of the gods
Cronos
Goddess of flowers
Demeter
Giants who aided the first king of the gods
Titans
Watchdog of the underworld
Cerberus
River around the underworld
Styx
Stole fire from the gods
Prometheus
Man who survived the flood
Deucalion
Ferryman of the underworld
Charon
Spun, controlled, and cut the thread of life
Three fates
Brought rainbows and bore messages from heaven
Iris
Made mortals gracious
Three Graces
Home of the gods
Mt Olympus
The founder of Thebes was
Cadmus
Polydectes fell in love with
Danae
Argonauts were _________
Sailors on Jason’s expedition
Atlas _______
Held up the sky
The only mortal among the gorgons was_________
Medusa
The one who cut off the monsters head
Perseus
Nymphs with magic treasures were the_______
Hesperides
The wife of Perseus
Andromeda
Nessus was a _________
Centaur
The number if labors of Hercules was
12
_______ was the home of the gods
Mt Olympus
The monster whose gaze turned men to stone was _________
Medusa
The birthplace of Perseus was
Argos
“What had been fated had come to pass” is a quote from ________
Perseus
_________ was to be sacrificed to Poseidon
Andromeda
_______ helped Perseus in his journey to find Medusa
Athena and Hermes
_______ fell in love with Jason and helped him
Medea
“Beware the man who wears but one sandal” comes from _______
Jason and the Golden Fleece
______ were female spirits who helps the goddesses of fruits and grains
Nymphs
_______ was given to Cadmus as a wife
Harmony
Twins who sailed with Jason were _____
Castor and Pollux
The king of Ithaca and reluctant hero of the Trojan War was _______
Odysseus
The sorceress who turned men into animals was _______
Circe
Odysseus’ captain was _____
Eurylochus
The mother of Achilles was _____-
Thetis
The daughter of Agamemnon who was sacrificed to Artemis was ______
Iphigenia
The King of Troy was _______
Priam
The one who fought in Achilles’ armor and killed by Hector was ______
Patroclus
The one who decided which goddess was the most beautiful was _______
Paris
The beautiful maidens who lured sailors to crash on rocks were _______
Sirens
The wife of Odysseus was ______
Penelope
Food of the gods
Ambrosia
Handheld harp like instrument
Lyre
Internal layer of a mollusk shell
Mother of pearl
Belt or stash
Girdle
Resembling brass
Brazen
Bar for joking two draft animals
Yoke
The front part of the ship
Prow
Source of artistic inspiration
Muse
Three pronged spear
Trident
Sweet liquid secreted by flowers
Nectar
Half man, half horse
Centaur
Constellation
Group of stars
Adult male deer
Stag
Sheeps coat if wool
Fleece
Break up the earth using a plow
Harrow
Spirited horse
Steed
Shrine of prophetic deity
Oracle
Intricate maze of interconnecting passages
Labyrinth
Sudden brief violent storm
Squall
Strife dissension
Discord
Stately
Majestic dignified
Burial cloth
Shroud
Long adventurous journey
Odyssey
Low
Moo
With scornful pride
Haughtily
Confused
Perplexed
Fruit of a small tree
Lotus
Disease sickness
Pestilence
Large cave
Cavern