Greek Mythology Flashcards

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1
Q

What was Arachne really good at doing?

A

Weaving

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2
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What did Athene offer for the contest over rights to name the city?

A

The olive

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3
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What did Phaeton ask his father for proof that he was Helio’s son?

A

To drive the chariot across the sky

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4
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Who offered military rights and a spring as his side of the contest?

A

Poseidon

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5
Q

Who’s the goddess of harvest and crops?

A

Demeter

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6
Q

What lured Persephone closer to her abductor ?

A

Flowers

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7
Q

What did persephone eat to cause her to stay for stay for seven months per year?

A

7 pomegranate seeds

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8
Q

What name meant all-gifted?

A

Pandora

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9
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Who gave animals their characteristics ?

A

Epimetheus

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10
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Who wrongly gave man fire and the spark of the gods?

A

Prometheus

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11
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Who visited Baucis and Philemon?

A

Hermes and Zeus

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12
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Who made the Lyre?

A

Hermes

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13
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Who wanted the lyre for his own?

A

Apollo

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14
Q

Who stole 50 of the sun gods cattle ?

A

Hermes

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15
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Who is the father of both Hermes and Apollo?

A

Zeus

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16
Q

Midas is known for what touch?

A

Golden touch

17
Q

What did Apollo give for the lyre?

A

A wand and the cattle

18
Q

Who gave Midas the special touch?

A

Dionysus

19
Q

Midas chose whose music as being better ?

A

Pan’s

20
Q

What did Apollo do to Midas ?

A

Gave him donkey ears

21
Q

What did Daphne’s father turn her into to escape Apollo?

A

A laurel tree

22
Q

What was Ciylie turned into since she gazed longingly at Apollo without the love being reciprocated?

A

A sunflower

23
Q

What did Athene turn Arachine into?

A

A spider