Greek/Roman Mythology Flashcards
King of the Gods
Zeus (Jupiter)
Queen of the Gods
Hera (Juno)
Father of King of Gods
Cronus (Saturn)
Mother of King of Gods
Rhea
Grandfather of King of Gods, God of Sky
Uranus
Wife of Grandfather of King of Gods, Goddess of Earth
Gaea (Tellus)
Brother to Zeus, God of Underworld
Hades (Pluto)
Brother to Zeus, God of the Sea
Poseidon (Neptune)
Zeus’s Son, God of Music, Poetry and Games
Apollo (Apollo, or Phoebus)
Zeus’ Mortal Son, Who Performed Twelve Labors
Heracles (Hercules)
God of Love
Eros (Cupid)
God of War
Aries (Mars)
God fo Fire
Hephaestus (Vulcan)
God of the Sun
Helios (Sol)
Goddess of Love and Beauty
Aphrodite (Venus)
Goddess of Wisdom
Athena (Minerva)
Goddess of the Hunt (Has twin brother)
Artemis (Diana)
Goddess of Fertility, Wife of God of Underworld
Persephone (Proserpina0
God of Shepherds and their flocks
Pan (Faunus)
Goddess of Agriculture
Demeter (Ceres)
God of Wine and Fertility
Dionysus (Bacchus)
Goddess of the Moon
Selene (Luna)
Goddess of Victory
Nike (Victoria)
Messenger of the Gods
Hermes (Mercury)
God of the West Wind
Zephyr (Favonius)
God of Dreams
Morpheus
Sons of Heaven and Earth
Gigantes
Home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus
Food of the Gods
Ambrosia
Greek Warrior with Vulnerable Heel
Achilles
Trojan Warrior Killed by Achilles
Hector
The “Second Best” Greek Warrior who committeed Suicide
Ajax
Wisest Greek in Trojan War
Nestor
Trojan Prince who Fled to Rome after war
Aeneas
Man who Kidnapped Helen
Paris
Helen’s Husband
Priam
Wife of Priam
Hecuba
Man who wandered for 10 years after Trojan War
Odysseus (Ulysses)
Odysseus’ Wife
Penelope
Odyssue’s Son
Telemachus
Greek Leader in Trojan War
Agamemnon
Agamemnon’s wife, who killed him
Clytemnestra
Agamemnon’s son, who avenged him
Orestes
Agamemnon’s Daughter
Electra
Name of Cyclops who Held Odysseus Prisoner
Polyphemus
Enchantress who turned odysseus’ men into swine
Circe
Rock and whirlpool who threatened Odysseus’ Ship
Cylla and Charybdis
later Greek tradition sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland
Goddesses who song lured men to their deaths
Sirens
Builder of the Labyrinth
Daedalus
Daedalus’ Son, who flew too close to the sun
Icarus
Daedalus built the labyrinth for this king of crete
Minos
Beast Kept in the Labyrinth
Minotaur
King of Athens who slew the minotaur
Theseus
She Helped Theseus through the Labyrinth
Ariadne
Female Warriors who Cut off one Breast
Amazons
Theseus Married this Queen of The Amazons
Hippolyta
Man who Sought the Golden Fleece
Jason
Jason’s Ship
Argo
Jason’s Crew
Argonauts
Sorceress who Helped Jason
Medea
He Drowned Swimming the hellespont
Leander
Leander was swimming to meet this lover
Hero
River of Hades
Styx
Ferryman on the River Styx
Charon
She was abducted into the underworld
Persephone
The First woman, Hephaestus Molded Her from Clay
Pandora
The Only Thing left in Pandora’s Box
Hope
Zeus Had Her turned into a Heifer
Io
Goddess who is the personification of the Soul
Psyche
He sculpted Galatea
Pygamlion
She was turned into a Laurel Tree
Daphne
King of Thebes who solved the riddle of the sphinx
Oedipus
Oedipus’ mother and lover
Jocasta
Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
Antigone
He Slew Medusa
Perseus
Perseus saved her from the titan
Andromeda
Youth who fell in love with is own reflection
Narcissus
She loved Narcissus
Echo
Hunter Slain by Artemis
Orion
King with the Golden Touch
Midas
Pyramus’ Lover
Thisbe
She beat athena in a weaving contest
Arachne
and was transformed into a spider.
Nymphs who guarded the golden apple
Hesperides (11th Labor of Hercules)
She Stopped to Pick up the Golden apple
Atalanta
He Mastered the Lyre Given to Him by His Father Apollo
Orpheus
Orpheus’ Wife, He lost her when he looked back to see her
Euridice
He had to roll a stone up a hill forever
Sisyphus
She had the gift of prophesy, but no one believed here
Cassandra
Titan who stole fire from Heaven
Prometheus
Titan who holds up the sky
Atlas
The Daughters of Atlas
Pleiades (The Seven Sisters)
The high visibility of the star cluster Pleiades in the night sky has guaranteed it a special place in many cultures, both ancient and modern
Goddesses who controlled human destiny
Fates
Goddess of the Rainbow
Iris
Daughters of Zeus, Goddesses of Charm and beauty
Graces
Three sisters who had snakes for hair
Gorgons
Gorgon that perseus Slew
Medusa
Avenging Spirits
Furies
The Children of Uranus and Gaea
Titans
The Daughters of Zeus, Goddesses of Arts and Learning
Muses
Muse of Love Poety
Erato
Muse of Epic Poetry
Calliope
Muse of Astronomy
Urania
Muse of Song and Dance
Terpsichore
Muse of HIstory
Clio
Muse of Music
Euterpe
Half Eagle, Half Lion
Griffin
Half Man, Half Lion, Mythical Riddler
Sphinx
Half Man, Half Bull
Minotaur
Half Man, Half Goat who chased nymphs
Satyr (Faun)
Half Man, Half Horse
Centaur
Half Woman, Half Bird
Harpy
Part Lion, Part Dragon part goat
Chimera
Flying Horse who sprung for Medusa’s Head
Pegasus
He was captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon near the fountain Peirene with the help of Athena and Poseidon
Three-Headed Dog that Guarded Hades
Cerberus
One Hundred-Eyed Giant
Argus
Nine-Headed Monster Slain By Hercules
Hydra
Goddess of the Heath
Hestia (Vesta)
Founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus