Greek Myths Flashcards
Q: According to Greek Myths who invented humans?
A: Prometheus
Q: According to Greek Myths who invented animals?
A: Epimethius
Q: Where did the Greeks believe their gods lived?
A: Mt. Olympus.
Q: Which one of Zeus’s brothers is the god of the sea and earthquakes?
A: Poseidon
Q: What is Poseidon always holding?
A: A trident
Q: Who is the goddess of the harvest and grain?
A: Demeter
Q: Which goddess is Zeus’s wife?
A: Hera
Q: Which goddess is the queen of the gods and goddesses and women’s lives?
A: Hera
Q: What drink did the Greeks believe their gods drank?
A: Nectar
Q: What food did the Greeks believe their gods ate?
A: Ambrosia
Q: What is Demeter’s daughter who lives with Hades 6 months of the year?
A: Persephone
Q: Which god rules the underworld?
A: Hades
Q: Which god is the god of fire and the blacksmith of the gods?
A: Hephaestus
Q: Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
A: Aphrodite
Q: Who is the god of war?
A: Ares
Q: Who is the goddess of war and wisdom?
A: Athena
Q: Which goddess holds a shield that will turn you to stone if you look at it?
A: Athena
Q: Which city state was named in honor of Athena?
A: Athens
Q: Who is the god of light and music?
A: Apollo
Q: Who is the clever messenger god?
A: Hermes
Q: Who is the goddess of the hunt?
A: Artemis
Q: Who is the god of wine?
A: Dionysus
Q: What mortal was a talented weaver?
A: Arachne
Q: What did Athena turn Arachne into?
A: A spider
Q: What did Arachne weave?
A: Tapestries
Q: What did Athena disguise herself as when she visited Arachne?
A: An old lady
Q: Who was the son of King Aegeus?
A: Theseus
Q: What mythical creature did Theseus defeat?
A: Minotaur
Q: What did Daedalus give Minos’s daughter for Theseus?
A: A ball of string?
Q: Why did King Aegeus faint into the sea?
A: Theseus forgot to change the black sails to white sails.
