Kevin’s Cards about the Greek Gods

Question 1

Zeus

Answer 1

Zeus was king of the Olympian gods and the god of justice. He marshaled the thunderheads and hurled his thunderbolts to earth

Question 2

Hera

Answer 2

Hera was the goddess of marriage. She was Zeus’ beautiful, scheming, and willful wife

Question 3

Poseidon

Answer 3

Poseidon, god of the seas, was the broad-chested brother of Zeus. He stirred the seas with his trident and made the earth tremble

Question 4

Athena

Answer 4

Athena was the gray-eyed goddess of wisdom. The beloved daughter of Zeus, she had sprung full grown from the head of Zeus

Question 5

Artemis

Answer 5

Artemis, goddess of wild life, the moon, and the hunt, was also the daughter of Zeus

Question 6

Ares

Answer 6

Ares was the violent god of war

Question 7

Apollo

Answer 7

Apollo, god of light and of music, law, and reason, was the shining twin of Artemis

Question 8

Hephaestus

Answer 8

Hephaestus, the crippled blacksmith, was the god of fire and metal work. The son of Hera and Zeus, he was lamed when he was thrown to earth in one of their quarrels

Question 9

Aphrodite

Answer 9

Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty and love. She was born from the foam of the sea and became the wife of Hephaestus

Question 10

Demeter

Answer 10

Demeter, the goddesses grain and fertility, helps crops grow plentiful and fruitful

Question 11

Hestia

Answer 11

Hestia was the goddess of home and hearth

Question 12

Dionysus

Answer 12

Dionysus was the son of Zeus and the god of wine. It was said he introduced the grapevine to Greece

Question 13

Hades

Answer 13

Hades was the god of the underworld