greek gods Flashcards

1
Q

Who is the goddess of love?

A

Aphrodite

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2
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Who is the sun god? (hint: son of Zeus and Leto)

A

Apollo

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3
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Who is the goddess of the moon and hunt?

A

Artemis

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4
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Who is the goddess of wisdom? (also turned Arachne into a spider)

A

Athena

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5
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Who is the son of Gaea and Uranus? (also husband of Rhea and swallowed his own children)

A

Cronos

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6
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God of love and son of Aphrodite?

A

Cupid

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7
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Goddess of harvest, and mother of Persephone?

A

Demeter

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8
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Who is the goddess of Earth; and wife of Uranus?

A

Gaea

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9
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God of the Underworld? Sent Persephone to the underworld?

A

Hades

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10
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God of fire? Son of Zeus and Hera, married to Aphrodite?

A

Hephaestus

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11
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Wife of Zeus? Goddess of women and motherhood?

A

Hera

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12
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Messenger god; son of Zeus?

A

Hermes

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13
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Goddess of the hearth and home?

A

Hestia

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14
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Who is the snake-haired Gorgon who turned onlookers to stone? Slain by Perseus?

A

Medusa

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15
Q

The wise Greek leader during the trojan war?

A

Odysseus

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16
Q

The first mortal wife; wife of Epimetheus; opened a box and released evils to plague mankind

A

Pandora

17
Q

Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades and taken to the Underworld

A

Persephone

18
Q

Son of Zeus and Danae; grandson of King Acrisius; beheaded Medusa; rescued and married Andromeda

A

Perseus

19
Q

God of the sea?

A

Poseidon

20
Q

God who disobeyed Zeus by giving him fire to humans; punished by having his liver pecked by an eagle

A

Prometheus

21
Q

Wife of Cronos; mother of Zeus

A

Rhea

22
Q

The first and oldest god; god of the sky; husband of Gaea; father of Cronos and the other Titans; overthrown by Cronos

A

Uranus

23
Q

Son of Cronos and Rhea; overthrew Cronos to become ruler of heaven and earth; husband of Hera

A

Zeus