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Question 1

Zeus

Answer 1

King of the Gods

Question 2

Ares

Answer 2

God of War

Question 3

Hera

Answer 3

God of childbirth; wife of Zeus

Question 4

Aphrodite

Answer 4

God of Love and Beauty

Question 5

Hades

Answer 5

God the the underworld/dead. Has a 3 headed dog. Longing for love

Question 6

Hestia

Answer 6

God of home. Gentle; never married; Never left Olympus

Question 7

Hephasist

Answer 7

Sea Goddess. Born with bad luck. Hera dropped her off of Olympus

Question 8

Poseidon

Answer 8

God of the Sea and Earthquakes. When he is calm mountains form & waters run

Question 9

Athena

Answer 9

Goddess of Wisdom, war, and arts and crafts. Born out of her father’s head.Protector of Athens

Question 10

Hermes

Answer 10

Messenger of the gods. Can talk to anyone and lie very well. Wears winged sandals

Question 11

Apollo

Answer 11

God of the sun, music, poetry, archery, and prophecy

Question 12

Artemis

Answer 12

Apollo’s twin sister;Goddess of the moon, wildlife and purity; loves animal and children. Has a bow and arrow

Question 13

Where did the Gods live

Answer 13

Mount Olympus

Question 14

Hephaestus

Answer 14

God of Fire

Question 15

Demeter

Answer 15

Goddess of the earth

Question 16

Where did prometheus live

Answer 16

On earth; not on mount olympus

Question 17

What did Prometheus ask Zeus permission for

Answer 17

To give fire to humans- Zeus said no

Question 18

What did Promethus give man

Answer 18

Fire- he snuck a spark against zeus

Question 19

What did Zeus do to prometheus

Answer 19

He chained him on a mountain where everyday an eagle comes and takes out his liver- & it grows back in every night

Question 20

Did Zeus ever forgive Prometheus

Answer 20

Yes after 100 years

Question 21

Who was Pandora

Answer 21

Wife that Zeus created for Epimetheus

Question 22

what reasond did Zeus give Epimetheus for making him a wife

Answer 22

Zeus said it was a reward for making all of the animals of earth

Question 23

Who was Epimetheus related to

Answer 23

He was Prometheus- brother

Question 24

Why did zeus really create pandora

Answer 24

Trick- b/c he was made that the people had fire.

Question 25

What did Zeus give Epimetheus and Pandora- what did he tell them about it

Answer 25

A box- told them never to open it.

Question 26

What did Pandora do- why

Answer 26

Opens the box; thinks it might have jewels; can't control herself

Question 27

What happens when Pandora opens the box

Answer 27

Before no one was ill or grew old and no one was mean; after there was hate, anger, hunger, poverty, pain, sickness, death

Question 28

Did anything good come out of Pandora's box

Answer 28

Hope - Kept people from despair.

Question 29

What are some reasons for the development of myths

Answer 29

Explains something in nature that people who lived long ago could not understand- like sunrise, tides, or fire.

Question 30

How would you describe Arachne

Answer 30

Boastful; conceited

Question 31

What did Arachne like to do

Answer 31

Weave

Question 32

who did Arachne insult- How

Answer 32

Athene- said she could weave better than Athene

Question 33

What did Athene do when she first heard Arachne

Answer 33

Set a weaving competition for her and Arachne

Question 34

Who won the weaving competition with Athena and ARachne

Answer 34

Arachne

Question 35

How did AThene end up punishing Arachne

Answer 35

Turned her into a spider- said: YOu shall weave forever and no one will ever want want you weave. All Arachne descendents were weaving spiders

Question 36

Who was Echo

Answer 36

Wood Nyph

Question 37

Why was Hera irritated by Echo

Answer 37

Echo would not stop talking and then lied to Hera

Question 38

What was Echo's punishment

Answer 38

She could only repeat what people said- she could not talk on her own

Question 39

Why was Narcissus irritated by Echo

Answer 39

She followed him around and repeated what he said

Question 40

What happened to Echo when she fell in love with Narcissus

Answer 40

Echo grew thinner an dpaler until she faded away and all that was left was her voice which repeated what anyone said

Question 41

Who punished Narcissus- why

Answer 41

Artemis- thought he was vain and cruel- didn't even realize echo wasn't around anymore

Question 42

How was Narcissus punished

Answer 42

Artemis had him look into a pond, he fell in love with his reflection; but he didn't know it was just his reflection; when the face wouldn't come to love him- Artemis killed himself. And where he died- a tall flower with whtie petal grew- called narcissus

Question 43

mortals

Answer 43

human beings

Question 44

immortal

Answer 44

Able to live forever

Question 45

favorite drink of the gods

Answer 45

mix of ambrosia and nectar

Question 46

What did the Greeks believe made the gods immortal

Answer 46

the drink ambrosia and nectar

Question 47

what made mount olympus perfect

Answer 47

It was untouched by wind, rain, and snow