Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

English > Greek Mythology > Flashcards

Greek Mythology Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
Q

Apollo and Daphne

A

Apollo falls in love with Daphne, but she withes to remain a maiden. As Apollo chases her, Daphne’s father, a river god, takes pity on her and turns her into a laurel tree.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Prometheus

A

Prometheus steals fire from gods for mankind. and is chained to a rock.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Persephone, Demeter and Hades

A

Persephone gets kidnaped by hades. Persephone daughter of Demeter. hades come for a month ever time she ate a pomegranate seed.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Cupid and Psyche

A

They fall in love and marry. she not allowed to see him. she drips wax on him.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Theseus slays the minotaur

A

Theseus pulls the sword from the stone so his mom sends him to his dad. he fights the minotaur. he forgets to set the white flag.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Daedalus and Icarus

A

Daedalus is the father of Icarus they leave the island with wax wings and icarus flys to high and the wax melts and icarus falls and dies.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Echo and Narcissus

A

Echo falls in love Narcissus falls in love with himself. N dies and turns in to a flower and echos turns into it’s voice.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

King Midas

A

asks for golden touch and he touches his daughter and she turns to gold and his food turns to gold.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Pyramus and Thisbe

A

plot of R + J
two neighbor fall in love. they hate each other. Pyramus thinks Thisbe is dead so he kills himself, Thisbe found Pyramus dead so she kills herself.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Medusa and Perseus

A

Athena turn medusa in to a gorgon. Perseus kills medusa.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Death of Achilles

A

his mother dipped him in immortality but she did not dip his heel and got shot there and died.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Orpheus and Eurydice

A

Orpheus The son of Apollo and Caliope. Tried to retrieve his dead wife. Hercules would give his wife back But he could not look at her or else she would be gone forever.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Tantalus

A

abused his privilege of sharing food of the gods, and was not allowed to reach fruit and water.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Sisyphus

A

Sisyphus Who is known for being devious and tricky to his house as well as God punish by having to push a giant boulder up the hill every day for eternity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Athena and Arachne

A

Arachne is a skilled but vain Weaver who claims to be superior to Athena. They had weaving competition. Athena turned into a spider.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

12 labors of Hercules

A

Defeating the Nemean Lion , killing the hydra, cleaning a giant stable in a single

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Psyche

A

soul; consciousness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

narcissistic

A

self-centered

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Promethean

A

a risk taker; daringly original

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

labyrinth

A

maze

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Pandora’s box

A

a source of trouble

22
Q

arachnid

A

spider

23
Q

harp

A

tedious talking

24
Q

Achille’s heel

A

vulnerability

25
Q

Elysian Field

A

paradise

26
Q

Gorgon

A

unattractive; fierce

27
Q

titanic

A

having great power; fierce

28
Q

Midas touch

A

ability to make money

29
Q

tantalize

A

tempt

30
Q

Herculean

A

with great strength and effort

31
Q

nemesis

A

enemy

32
Q

Zeus

A

Didn’t want human to have more power than god.

33
Q

Prometheus

A

Brother of Epimetheus, take fire a allows humans to think, get punished by Zeus

34
Q

Epimetheus

A

Brother of Prometheus, gives all gifts to animal has none left for human.

35
Q

Pandora

A

given a gift, gets a box, opens box and releases all treible things but saves hope.

36
Q

Why is Zeus associated with lightning?

A

cyclopes gave zeus the weapon of lightining that have power over the sky.

37
Q

Who are Zeus’s Parents?

A

Cronose and Rhea.

38
Q

How is Zeus similar to his father?

A

Has the same power.

39
Q

What does Cronus do to his children and how does rhea trick him?

A

Cronus ate his kid. The next time rhea had a kid she hide the kid and made him eat a rock

40
Q

What are the moral message?

A

never assume anything

41
Q

What do mulberries symbol?

A

The death of Pyramus

42
Q

How do parents change?

A

after there died they found out that the parent caused there death.

43
Q

Ordinary World

A

lives in the pride lands with his dad and mom

44
Q

Call To Adventure

A

scar manipulates simba to go to the elephant graveyard

45
Q

refusal of the call

A

simba knows he is not mature to be king yet

46
Q

crossing the threshold

A

after mufasa dies and simba gets manipulated he meets pubs and Timon they live care free

47
Q

meeting the mentor

A

nala said go back you are the king

48
Q

approach to the inmost cave

A

simba being reminder to go back

49
Q

ordeal

A

mufassa telling simba his true purpose

50
Q

reward

A

has to be brave to go home

51
Q

the road back

A

going back home

English (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions