Greek Mythology Test Flashcards
Creation
The seven days it took God to create the earth.
The Creation of Man
God formed man from the dust of the ground and breath through its nostrils to give it a soul.
The Garden of Eden
has four rivers and the tree of knowledge of good and evil
The Creation of Eve
Adam was alone and God made Eve by putting Adam to sleep and taking one of his ribs.
Adam Cast out of Eden
Because Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the Lord sent them out of the Garden of Eden into the world.
Cain and Abel
Cain, the firstborn, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made offerings to God, but God favored Abel’s offerings instead of Cain’s. Cain then murdered Abel, whereupon God punished Cain by condemning him to a life of wandering.
Noah
God saying wow humans are so bad except for Noah who is ninth descendent from Adam.
Noah’s Ark
God tells Noah to build the Ark and he does
Noah Enters the Ark
God says that he will make it rain for 40 days and 40 nights and destroy everything he has made from the earth. He commands every animal to go in pairs (male and female), Noah and his wife, his three sons and their wives to get on the Ark.
The Great Flood
Everything accept who is on the Ark is dead
The Waters Subside
They send a dove three times. the first, it comes back right away. Second, it comes back with a berry. Third it does not come back meaning it found land and the waters dried.
Noah Leaves the Ark
All from the Ark are put back on land. Noah made God an Altar to thank him.
Noah Blessed
God saying humans are on top and any violence should be punished.
The Sign of the Rainbow
God sends a rainbow to tell them that he will never hurt the earth again.
Prometheus
When Prometheus stole fire from the gods, there were unintended consequences. He thought by bringing humans a tool he would make their lives better in every sense. But powerful technology must be used responsibly. Giving humans fire also meant giving humans a moral choice: to use the tool for good or for evil (vulture & stomach)
Persephone and Demeter
Hades tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds. Demeter spent time looking for her and was devastated.
Cupid and Psyche
Aphrodite is jealous, assigns Cupid to marry off Psyche.
Io and Zeus
Zeus had an affair and turned the other woman into a cow to hide her from Hera.
The fall of Phaeton
Chariot stolen when to close to the Sun Zeus shot him down
Achilles Heel
Paris shot Achilles Heel
Hercules
Slay the Nemean lion.
Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra.
Capture the Ceryneian Hind.
Capture the Erymanthian Boar.
Clean the Augean stables in a single day.
Slay the Stymphalian birds.
Capture the Cretan Bull.
Steal the Mares of Diomedes.
Medea and Jason
One of the greatest examples of this comes from Greek Mythology and the story of Jason and Medea. Jason and Medea lived together as a married couple and had children together, Jason then betrayed Medea by throwing her aside and claiming they were never married. As revenge Medea then killed their children and fled.
Hermes (birth, inventions, tricks)
Hermes was a Greek god and one of the Twelve Olympians who lived on Mount Olympus. His main job was to serve as the messenger of the gods. He was able to travel very fast and could easily move between the realms of the gods, humans, and the dead. He was known as a cunning trickster.
Andromeda
Girl chained to rock with surrounding ocean and monster. Perseus saved.
