Academics Lesson IV—Mythology Flashcards
Questions Influenced by Imperium by Julian Morgan and Liber Digitalis by David Jackson
What mythological group, known sometimes as the “Elder Gods”, ruled on Earth before the Olympians?
The Titans
Fun Fact: The Titans, who are called the Elder Gods, ruled on the Earth before the Olympians.
Who were the parents of the Titans?
Ouranos (known to the Romans as Uranus) and Ge (known to the Romans as Gaea)
Fun Fact: The Titans, who are called the Elder Gods, ruled on the Earth before the Olympians. They are the children of the sky god Ouranos (Uranus) and the earth goddess Ge (Gaea).
What son of Ouranos and Ge was the youngest of the Titans?
Cronus
Fun Fact: The Titans, who are called the Elder Gods, ruled on the Earth before the Olympians. They are the children of the sky god Ouranos (Uranus) and the earth goddess Ge (Gaea). Ouranos was very cruel to his children, and so one day his son Cronus (Saturn), the youngest of the Titans, ascended the palace in the sky from which his father ruled and defeated him with his scythe.
By what name did the Romans know the Titan Cronus?
Saturn
Fun Fact: The Titans, who are called the Elder Gods, ruled on the Earth before the Olympians. They are the children of the sky god Ouranos (Uranus) and the earth goddess Ge (Gaea). Ouranos was very cruel to his children, and so one day his son Cronus (Saturn), the youngest of the Titans, ascended the palace in the sky from which his father ruled and defeated him with his scythe.
What tool did the Titan Cronus use to defeat his father Ouranos?
Scythe
Fun Fact: The Titans, who are called the Elder Gods, ruled on the Earth before the Olympians. They are the children of the sky god Ouranos (Uranus) and the earth goddess Ge (Gaea). Ouranos was very cruel to his children, and so one day his son Cronus (Saturn), the youngest of the Titans, ascended the palace in the sky from which his father ruled and defeated him with his scythe.
What “prophecy” did Ouranos deliver to his son Cronus as Ouranos was defeated?
One day Cronus would also be overthrown by one of his (Cronus’) own children
Fun Fact: As Ouranos was fading away into the sky, he told Cronus that one day he would also be overthrown by one of his children.
What sister of Cronus did Cronus marry?
Rhea
Fun Fact: As Ouranos was fading away into the sky, he told Cronus that one day he would also be overthrown by one of his children. Cronus married his sister Rhea (Ops), and when she had children, the Titan swallowed them whole to prevent the uprising.
By what name did the Romans know the Titan(ess) Rhea?
Ops
Fun Fact: As Ouranos was fading away into the sky, he told Cronus that one day he would also be overthrown by one of his children. Cronus married his sister Rhea (Ops), and when she had children, the Titan swallowed them whole to prevent the uprising.
Name the six offspring of Cronus and Rhea that one by one Cronus tried to consume.
Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus
Fun Fact: As Ouranos was fading away into the sky, he told Cronus that one day he would also be overthrown by one of his children. Cronus married his sister Rhea (Ops), and when she had children, the Titan swallowed them whole to prevent the uprising.
Which child of Cronus and Rhea did Rhea hide in order to avoid them being eaten by Cronus?
Zeus
Fun Fact: As Ouranos was fading away into the sky, he told Cronus that one day he would also be overthrown by one of his children. Cronus married his sister Rhea (Ops), and when she had children, the Titan swallowed them whole to prevent the uprising. Rhea hid the last child, Zeus, and presented Cronus with a stone wrapped in infant’s clothing instead.
Where was Zeus hidden from his father Cronus?
Crete
Fun Fact: As Ouranos was fading away into the sky, he told Cronus that one day he would also be overthrown by one of his children. Cronus married his sister Rhea (Ops), and when she had children, the Titan swallowed them whole to prevent the uprising. Rhea hid the last child, Zeus, and presented Cronus with a stone wrapped in infant’s clothing instead. Cronus was fooled and ate the stone, while the baby Zeus was hidden on the island of Crete. Later, Rhea (maybe Zeus or Metis instead) gave Cronus a potion which forced him to regurgitate his children, who emerged as fully-grown gods and goddesses.
After Cronus takes a potion which forces him to regurgitate his children, what name is given to the war between the gods and the Titans which ensues?
Titanomachy
Fun Fact: The ensuing war, which was won by Zeus and his siblings, is called the Titanomachy (war of the Titans).
Who wins the Titanomachy?
The Gods (Zeus and his siblings)
Fun Fact: The ensuing war, which was won by Zeus and his siblings, is called the Titanomachy (war of the Titans).
Which Titan is known as the ocean which encircles the Earth?
Oceanus
Fun Fact: In addition to Cronus and Rhea, the other famous Titans were: Oceanus, who was the ocean that encircled the earth; Tethys, the wife of Oceanus with whom he had 3,000 daughters called Oceanids; Iapetus, who was the father of Prometheus (the Titan who gave fire to mankind), Epimetheus (the husband of the first woman, Pandora), and Atlas (the Titan who holds the world on his shoulders); Hyperion, the father of the sun, the moon, and the dawn; Themis, the goddess of order and justice; and Mnemosyne, whose name means memory, the mother of the Muses.
Which Titan(ess) is known as the wife of Oceanus?
Tethys
Fun Fact: In addition to Cronus and Rhea, the other famous Titans were: Oceanus, who was the ocean that encircled the earth; Tethys, the wife of Oceanus with whom he had 3,000 daughters called Oceanids; Iapetus, who was the father of Prometheus (the Titan who gave fire to mankind), Epimetheus (the husband of the first woman, Pandora), and Atlas (the Titan who holds the world on his shoulders); Hyperion, the father of the sun, the moon, and the dawn; Themis, the goddess of order and justice; and Mnemosyne, whose name means memory, the mother of the Muses.
