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Mythology Flashcards

1
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What is the first written record of the history of Greece

A

Iliad

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2
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According to the Greeks, _____________ and _____________created the gods.

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Heaven and earth

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3
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Greek gods looked like

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Humans

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4
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The __________ _________ adopted Greek mythology and made it their own by giving the Greek gods their own names.

A

Ancient Romans

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5
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where did the Greek gods live

A

Mt Olympus

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6
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Who is Zeus’s dad

A

Cronus

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7
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Who are Zeus’s brothers?

A

Hades and Poseidon

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8
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Poseidon gave the ______________________ to mankind.

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Horse

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9
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Who makes Hercules go insane

A

Hera

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10
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Who is the goddess of love and beauty

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Aphrodite

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11
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Who is married to Persephone

A

Hades

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12
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Who is the “gray-eyed” goddess who sprang from Zeus’s head.

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Athena

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13
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Who was a young huntress who was turned into a laurel tree trying to escape Apollo

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Daphne

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14
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Who started worshipping Psyche instead of Venus which caused Venus to be jealous.

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Man

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15
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Venus turns to _________________________ for help in her jealousy of Psyche

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Cupid

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16
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________________ and ________________ are the two great gods of earth.

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Demeter and Dionysus

17
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Who is the beautiful young lad that falls in love with his reflection in the water

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Narcissus

18
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Roman name for Zeus

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Jupiter

19
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Roman name for Hera

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Juno

20
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Roman name for Poseidon

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Neptune

21
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Roman name for Hades

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Pluto

22
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Roman name for Hestia

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Vesta

23
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Roman name for Ares

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Mars

24
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Roman name for Athena

A

Minerva

25
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Roman name for Apollo

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N/A

26
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Roman name for Aphrodite

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Venus

27
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Roman name for Hermes

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Mercury

28
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Roman name for Artemis

A

Diana

29
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Roman name for Hephaestus

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Vulcan

30
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Who has a temple in Ephesus

A

Artemis

31
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Who is the god of the market and commerce. He is known as Zeus’s messenger

A

Hermes

32
Q

______________ 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

A

Ceyx and Alcyone

33
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Who hates women, but falls in love with a statue of a woman he made. Venus brings her to life

A

Pygmallion

34
Q

. ______________ and ______________were forbidden to marry and tragically die. The white fruit of the mulberry tree turned red in this story

A

Pyramus and Thisbe

35
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Who is married to Zeus

A

Hera

36
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Why would it be important for Christians to have any knowledge of Greek mythology? Is it important that Christians learn any of these stories?

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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.

37
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Story of Orpheus and Eurydice

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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.

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