Myth Gods Flashcards
Who was the wife of Cronos?
Rhea
Who was the first god?
Uranus
What was Uranus’ prophecy?
That one of Cronos’ sons will dethrone him
What did Cronos do to his children?
He ate them
Who were the children of Cronos?
Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon (and Zeus)
How did Rhea trick Cronos?
She faked a rock as her baby, and then once Zeus grew up she got Zeus to be Cronos’ cupbearer, then made a drink that would make Cronos vomit
What monsters were on Cronos’ side and what monsters were on Zeus’ side?
The Titans helped Cronos and the Cyclopes and hundred hand Ones helped Zeus
How did Zeus defeat Cronos?
His Ones were waiting in ambush at the top of a mountain, then threw boulders at the Titans
Where do we get the word panic?
From the goat God pan shouting for joy after Cronos lost
What natural events may the Zeus myth explain?
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Who did Zeus marry?
Hera
What was Hera the queen of?
Intriguers
How did Hera and the others trick Zues
They drugged his drink and strapped him to a table
Who saved Zeus from being trapped?
The Hundred handed Briareus
What was Hera’s punishment?
Zeus chained Hera with gold chains in the sky, but they promised to be better to each other and Zeus let her go
Who is Athene’s mother?
Metis, a Titan
How was Athene born?
Out of Zeus’ head
What did Athene teach humans to do?
The ax, plow, ox-yoke, wheel, sail, and the loom (spinning and weaving)
Who was Athene a mistress of?
Strategy
What town is named after Athene?
Athens
Who claimed she could weave better than Athene?
Arachne
What does Arachne give Athene
A cloak
What happened when Athene was clearly beating Arachne
Arachne hung herself
What did Athene do to the hanging Arachne
She turned her into a spider (arachnids)
Why did Posiedon want to rule the sea?
It was the best place for adventures and secrets
Who was Posiedons first wife, and what was her son?
Thetis, and Archilles
What animals did Posiedon create?
Jellyfish, octopi, squid, swordfish, blowfish, sea cow, horses (zebra, giraffes, donkeys)
For whom did Posiedon make a horse
Demeter
Why do the dead have pennies put under their tounges
So the dead could pay their fare for the ferry over the river Styx
Who guarded the wall surrounding Tartarus?
Cereberus, the three headed dog
What two punishments do those who offended the gods suffer?
Eternally pushing a boulder up a hill, eternal thirst in a river but the water goes away when you try to drink
Where would those who pleased the gods go in death?
Elysian Fields
Who were the three hags in the underworld?
Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera
What does Demeter mean?
Barley mother
Who did we get the world cereal from
Demeter, because she is also called Ceres
What was the name of Demeters daughter?
Persephone
What happened when Persephone went to paint flowers?
She pulled up a weird bush and was kidnapped by Hades
Who finds Demeter crying, and how does he get his revenge?
A boy, who turns into a lizard and is eaten by a bird. He tells on Persephone for eating
Why does Zeus side with Hades?
Hades gave him a new lightning bolt
What happens when Zeus refuses to get Persephone back
The earth goes under a drought
What does Zeus compromise with Demeter?
That as long as Persephone didn’t eat anything, he would get her back
What did Persephone eat? What was her punishment?
Six pomegranate seeds, and so she has to stay with Hades for six months of the year
What does the Persephone myth explain
Why we have winter for six months a year
Who gave birth to Artemis and Apollo?
Leto, a nymph
What presents did Zeus give Apollo
A golden bow and quiver, and a gold chariot drivin by gold ponies
Who is the father of Zeus?
Cronos
What presents did Artemis want?
Eternal chastity, a silver bow and arrow, a deerskin tunic, fifty ocean nymphs, twenty five wood nymphs, a pack of hounds, the mountains, a city, and many names
Who did Artemis get her hounds from?
Pan
What were the names of Artemis?
Goddess of the moon, maiden of the silver bow, lady of the wild things, the huntress, and the maiden
What was the name of the nymph that is now Ursa Major?
Callisto
Who was the most beautiful of the gods?
Apollo
Who was the God of the sun?
Apollo
What was the first folly that Apollo did, and why was it bad?
He killed Python, but it was on sacred ground
Who was the satyr that Apollo was jealous of?
Marsyas
What instrument did the satyr play and what did Apollo play in the competition?
Marsyas played the flute and Apollo played the lyre
How did Apollo cheat to win the music competition?
He told that the player had to play with their instrument upside down, which you can’t do with a flute but you can do to a lyre
What did Apollo do to marsyas?
He flayed him alive and nailed his skin to a tree, over a river, which is why that river is called Marsyas river
What were apollos sons, and what were their mothers?
Corybantes - Thalia
Aristeus- Cyrene
Amphissus- Dryope
Asclepius - Coronis
What did the corybantes do?
They danced
What did Aristeus teach man?
Bee keeping, olive culture, and cheese making
What did Amphissus do?
He founded cities and built temples,
Who was Apollo’s most famous son, and what did he do?
Asclepius, Doctor
Why did Asclepius get into trouble?
Because he stole the dead from Hades by curing them
What did Aphrodite do to Apollo?
She made him fall in love with a nymph named Daphne, but made Daphne indifferent to Apollo
What do laurel trees whisper to questioning losers?
I don’t know
What did Hermes steal five minutes after birth?
A herd of Apollos cows
Who was with Hermes when Apollo found him?
A titaness named Maia.
What relation does Hermes have to Apollo?
Half brother
What instruments did Hermes invent?
The lyre and the panflute
What did Hermes want in return for giving Apollo his instruments?
For the lyre he took apollos cow, for the panflute he took apollos golden staff, and for making Apollo the god of music he wanted augury
What was Hermes to the gods, and what helped him do his job?
He was the gods messenger, with winged shoes
Why did Hera throw Hephaestus off my Olympus?
Because he was ugly
Who found Hephaestus on the coast?
Thetis, a nymph, who thought he was a tadpole
Why did Hera want Hephaestus again?
She saw the necklace Thetis was wearing, and when she said it was made by a lost crippled boy she knew it was Hephaestus
What God was Hephaestus, where did he work, and who helped him?
He was the smith God, he worked in the mountains, and was helped by the Cyclopes
Who is the god of love and beauty?
Aphrodite
How was Aphrodite born?
She rose from the sea foam made by the dead Oranos/Uranus
What happened when Aphrodite went to Olympus?
The gods decided she must be married
What did the gods say they would give Aphrodite?
Poseidon - variety, secrets riches Apollo - gold thrown and crown, gold chariot with swans, and muses Hermes - the dead's stories Hephaestus - he worked late
Who did Aphrodite marry?
Hephaestus
Who were perseus’ grandfathers?
Cronos and King Acrisius
Who was perseus’ mother?
Danae
How did Acrisius stop Danae from having a son? Why didn’t it work?
He locked her in a tall bronze tower, and it didn’t work because Zeus came to Danae
What does Perseus mean?
Avenger
What did king Acrisius do when he found Danae with a baby?
He put them in a wood boat and set them off to sea
Who saved Danae and Perseus?
A fisherman named dictys
Who was the king of the fishing village?
King polydectes
Why is medusa a monster?
She met Poseidon in a temple of Athene, so Athene turned her into a monster with bulging eyes, black tongue, yellow fangs, brass claws, and snakes for hair
What happened to anyone who looked at medusa?
They were turned to stone because she was so ugly
What was the name of the fishing island?
Sephiros
Why did Perseus offer the head of medusa to king polydectes?
He didn’t have anything else to give him because they just lived off of what the king gave them
Which God helps persius, and how?
Hermes, and he gave him winged sandals and directions to the gray sisters
What two things did the gray sisters only have one of?
An eye and a tooth
Who are the nymphs of the west?
They guard the golden apple tree
What did the nymphs of the west give persius?
A polished bronze shield (bright as a mirror) , a sword, and a cap of darkness (like an invisibility cloak)
What was the land where the gorgon sisters dwelt?
The land of the hyperboreans
How did persius kill medusa?
He used the shield to look at her, and beheaded her with the sword
Why is there a mountain called Mt.Atlas?
Atlas was a Titan holding up the sky, but didn’t like persius, and tried to kill him, but persius turned atlas to stone
Who did persius marry, and why?
He married andromeda, because he saved her from a sea monster
How does persius kill king polydectes and King Acrisius?
He told his mother to close her eyes, and showed everyone else medusa’s head, turning them to stone
What did persius do with his equipment and medusas head?
He gave the shield to Athene, and the cap to Hermes. He kept the sword and the sandals. He threw medusas head in the sea, making coral.
What is the name of Poseidon’s wife?
Amphitrite
Who was punished to eternally push a boulder up a hill and who to have eternal thirst but can’t drink?
Sisyphus - Boulder
Tantalus - thirst
What were the furies called?
The eumenides or the kindly ones
What is the law that says you must stay there if you ate something?
The Law of Abode
What island did Leto escape Python?
Delos
What was the name of the leader of the Cyclopes?
Brontes
What were the first four things Artemis shot?
A pine tree, an olive tree, a wild boar, and all the men in a city of unjust men
What was the name of the man that saw Artemis bathing?
Actaeon
