Mythology Flashcards
What is the first written record of the history of Greece
Iliad
According to the Greeks, _____________ and _____________created the gods.
Heaven and earth
Greek gods looked like
Humans
The __________ _________ adopted Greek mythology and made it their own by giving the Greek gods their own names.
Ancient Romans
where did the Greek gods live
Mt Olympus
Who is Zeus’s dad
Cronus
Who are Zeus’s brothers?
Hades and Poseidon
Poseidon gave the ______________________ to mankind.
Horse
Who makes Hercules go insane
Hera
Who is the goddess of love and beauty
Aphrodite
Who is married to Persephone
Hades
Who is the “gray-eyed” goddess who sprang from Zeus’s head.
Athena
Who was a young huntress who was turned into a laurel tree trying to escape Apollo
Daphne
Who started worshipping Psyche instead of Venus which caused Venus to be jealous.
Man
Venus turns to _________________________ for help in her jealousy of Psyche
Cupid
________________ and ________________ are the two great gods of earth.
Demeter and Dionysus
Who is the beautiful young lad that falls in love with his reflection in the water
Narcissus
Roman name for Zeus
Jupiter
Roman name for Hera
Juno
Roman name for Poseidon
Neptune
Roman name for Hades
Pluto
Roman name for Hestia
Vesta
Roman name for Ares
Mars
Roman name for Athena
Minerva
Roman name for Apollo
N/A
Roman name for Aphrodite
Venus
Roman name for Hermes
Mercury
Roman name for Artemis
Diana
Roman name for Hephaestus
Vulcan
Who has a temple in Ephesus
Artemis
Who is the god of the market and commerce. He is known as Zeus’s messenger
Hermes
______________ and _____________ are in love. He dies at sea. She is so sad she prays to Juno who answers her prayer by turning them both into birds
Ceyx and Alcyone
Who hates women, but falls in love with a statue of a woman he made. Venus brings her to life
Pygmallion
. ______________ and ______________were forbidden to marry and tragically die. The white fruit of the mulberry tree turned red in this story
Pyramus and Thisbe
Who is married to Zeus
Hera
Why would it be important for Christians to have any knowledge of Greek mythology? Is it important that Christians learn any of these stories?
I think it’s important for Christians to have the knowledge of Greek mythology bc it was in the Bible and took part of some of the stories. If we didn’t understand Greek mythology, we wouldn’t fully understand some of the stories in the Bible. For example, in the story of the 10 plagues, God sent them and directed each toward a god. The New Testament was also written during ancient Greek times, so knowing the culture of the ancient Greeks can help us understand the NT. Paul also talked about “false religions” and without the context of knowing Greek mythology, we can get confused on what he meant by that. It’s important for Christians to learn these stories because it can help us understand human nature.
Story of Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus was given the gift of music and he would have no limit to his powers whenever he played the lyre and sang. He met Eurydice and fell in love with her but their marriage didn’t last long. Right after their wedding, Eurydice was stung by a viper and died. Orpheus was overwhelmed with grief so he went down to the underworld so he could bring Eurydice back. He sang to the gods to give Eurydice back to him and the gods couldn’t refuse so they listened to him on one condition, that he doesn’t look at Eurydice until they both have reached the upperworld again. Orpheus was too eager to look at her and accidentally looked too soon. He tried to grab her, but she fell into the dark and her last word was, “Farewell.” Orpheus tried to follow Eurydice down, but the gods did not let him and stopped him. Then he went to an isolated place in Thrace and was left alone playing his lyre. No one heard Orpheus playing except the trees, rocks, and rivers, but then Maenads came to him and killed him.
