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What is “Xenia”

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the Greek concept of hospitality and guest-host relations

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3 basic rules of Xenia

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respect from host to guest, guest to host and the parting gift from host to guest

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What is Baucis and Philemon?

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(1)It is a rare love story of an old couple who transformed into trees
(2) It is a couple that passed Zeus and Hermes’ test for Xenia

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What god is Hephaestus?

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God of Technology

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What god is Zeus?

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  • the King of all the gods
  • God of weather, law and fate
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What goddess is Hera?

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the queen of gods and goddesses of women and marriage

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What goddess is Aphrodite?

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Goddess of Beauty and Love

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What god is Apollo?

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God of prophesy,music, poetry and knowledge

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What god is Ares

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God of War

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What goddess is Artemis?

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Goddess of hunting,animals and childbirth

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What goddess is Athena?

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goddess of wisdom and defense

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What god is Poseidon?

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god of the sea

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What god is Hermes?

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God of travel, hospitality and trade
( Zeus’s personal messenger)

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What is the first robot’s name that Hephaestus invented? And Why?

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The name = Talos
This giant killer robot was invented to defend the island of Crete

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What are the Titans?

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The Titans are the most ancient greek gods

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In Greek, Prometheus means….?

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Foresight

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Zeus wanted the Humans the Prometheus created to…..?

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to worship the gods

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What did Prometheus do to help humans?

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He stole fire and gave it to humans

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Did Prometheus get a punishment for helping humans?

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Yes, he was punished by Zeus

20
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Who is believed as the creator of humans?

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Prometheus

21
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What’s are some egs of the mythical monsters?

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Cerberus ( a three-headed dog that guarded the gates to the underworld)
Medusa
Cyclops ( who has one eye in the middle of its forehead)

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