Mythology Flashcards
God of the sky/lightning
Zeus/Jupiter
God of the underworld?
Hades/Pluto
God of the sea and made horses?
Poseidon/Neptune
Goddess of marriage and childbirth?
Hera/Juno
Goddess of grain and agriculture?
Demeter/Ceres
Goddess of the hearth and home?
Hestia/Vesta
God of thieves and travelers and serves as the messenger of the gods?
Hermes/Mercury
Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy?
Athena/Minerva
God of war?
Ares/Mars
God of the forge?
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Goddess of love and beauty?
Aphrodite/Venus
God of wine and revelry?
Dionysus/Bacchus
God of prophecy and music?
Apollo
Goddess of the hunt?
Artemis/Diana
What nymph tried to stall Hera from catching Zeus and is cursed by only being able to repeat words?
Echo
With what egocentric man does Echo fall in love?
Narcissus
Who beats Minerva in a weaving contest for which she was transformed into a spider?
Arachne
Who is “gifted” with the golden touch after he rescued Silenus, a friend of Dionysus?
Midas
What hero of the Trojan War led Trojan refugees from the city to found a new city in Italy?
Aeneas
Who was king of Troy during the Trojan War?
Priam
Who was the strongest of the Trojan soldiers?
Hector
What Trojan starts the Trojan War when he steals Helen away from Menelaus in Sparta?
Paris
What Spartan queen was taken by Paris, starting the Trojan War?
Helen
What Spartan king was married to Helen when Paris stole her away?
Menelaus
What strongest Greek soldier had a weak spot in his heel?
Achilles
What Greek warrior at Troy was the shrewdest of all, but took 10 years following the war to return home?
Odysseus
