Mythology Exam Prep Flashcards
The item associated with Hades is
Cap of Invisibility
Aphrodite is to Venus as Poseidon is to
Neptune
Arachne and Athena competed in a
weaving contest
The god who ruled the underworld was called
Hades/Pluto
The Roman god who protected travelers and thieves is
Mercury
Poseidon was the greek god of
the sea
Ares was an unpopular god because
he was vain and cruel
Who does Zeus send into the underworld to retrieve Persephone
Hermes
Who sees Artemis bathing
Actaeon
Who kills the dragon Python
Apollo
Who guides Orion when he is blinded
Cyclops boy
On what mountain is the oracle of Delphi
Parnassus
With what do the gods vote in Hermes murder trial
pebbles
Who causes a famine on earth when her daughter is kidnapped
Demeter
What is another name for a priestess at an oracle
Sibyl
What animals pull the chariot of Artemis
Hinds (called deer, stags)
Who whips the wicked people in the underworld
Erinyes
On what can Orion walk?
water
Who is the god of light and music?
Apollo & Apollo
Into what does Artemis change Actaeon?
deer
The Athenian who built the palace on Crete was:
Daedalus
The name of the King Minos’ city was:
Cnossos
Daedalus built a maze called the
Labyrinth
Daedalus was an _________ by birth
Athenian
King Minos’ wife was named
Pasiphae
The got who sent the white bull to Crete was
Poseidon
The king of Athens, Theseus’ father was
Aegeus
A princess of Troezen, Thesus’ mother, was
Aethra
Who was Europa
The mother of Kona Minos
The name of the island where Minos lives was
Crete
The hero who captured the mad bull on Crete was
Hercules
The father of Pasiphae was
Helios
Balck sailes on Theseus’ ships indicated
mourning (sadness someone died)
Pasiphae hid in a hollow what to get close to the snow white bull
cow
Seven youths and seven what went to Crete?
maidens
The father of King Minos was
Zeus
What is an island in the Mediterranean Sea that King Minos ruled?
Crete
What is an island you won’t forget where Dionysus and Theseus met?
Naxos
King Aegeus fell to his death into me
Aegean sea
City in Greece Theseus ruled me in times of peace
Athens
The city where Theseus was born
Troezen
I’m home to a terrible Minotaur this place has no windows or doors
Labyrinth
Who became Theseus father-in-law and had the prettiest daughters you ever saw
King Minos
Who became Theseus mother-in-law She had the prettiest daughters you ever say
Queen Pasiphae
This man had a son he taught to fly but the son didn’t listen and fell from the sky
Daedalus
This man pried Theseus off a bench
Hercules
This man and woman were Theseus parents
King Aegeus and Princess Aethra
Theseus had a friend who wooed the wrong girl, he followed Persephone to the underworld.
Pirithous
Which god lives by his wits
Hermes
How many children did Niobe have
14
What musical instrument does Hermes invent
lyre
What does Orion become after he dies
constellation
What does Hermes wear on his feet
winged sandals
Into what is Niobe transformed
weeping rock
Who are the two giant sons of Poseidon that Gaea hoped would overthrow Zeus
Otus and Ephialtes
What is Rhadamanthus’ job in the underwold
judge
Who kills Otus
Ephialtes(his brother)
What does Persephone eat in the underwold
Pomegranate
Who is Orion’s father
Poseidon
What does the story of Persephone explain
The Seasons
Who kills Ephialtes
Otus (brother)
What is put under the tongues of dead people
coin
What heals Orion’s eyes
the sun
Who is the god of the underwold
Hades, Pluto
Whose cattle does Hermes steal
Apollo’s
Who is Hades queen
Persephone
Who is jealous of the attention that Artemis gives to Orion
Apollo
Who is Persephone’s mother
Demeter
What creature does Apollo send to attack Orion
Scorpian
Who killed Niobe’s seven sons
Apollo
What creature does Apollo send to attack Orion
Scorpion
Who is the original owner of the Oracle of Delphi
Mother Earth
Who is Hermes’ mother
Maia
Who tells Demeter about disappearing pigs and a screaming girl
Swineherd’s brother, Triptolemus
What is the name of the river in the Underwold
Styx
Who is the goddess of the moon and the hunt
Artemis/Diana
What does Hermes wear on his head
Winged Hat
What animals kill Actaeon
dogs
What island does Orion rid of wild animals
Chios
Who leads souls to the underworld
Hermes
Who kills Niobe’s seven daughters
Artemis
Who is the ferryman in the underworld
Charon
Which goddesses do Otus and Ephialtes want to marry
Artemis and Hera
Who guards the entrance to the underworld
Cerberus
Who kidnaps Persephone
Hades
How many children does Leto have
two
Who is the goddess of the harvest and growing things
Demeter / Ceres
The water in what spring helps people forget life on earth
Lethe
Into what is Ares put during the fight between Otus, Ephialtes and the Olympians
bronze jar
Where do heroes go in the underworld
Elysian Fields
Who wins the oracle of Delphi after a fight with the dragon Python
Apollo
Who decrees that Hades must let Persephone visit her mother
Zeus
What does Apollo give Hermes in exchange for the lyre
cow and magic wand
What gift does Demeter give to mankind through Triptolemus
how to plant, sow, reap and store again
Who is the herald (messenger) of the gods
Hermes/Mercury
What does Artemis have in common with Orion
hunting
Who makes noise to drown out the cries of baby Zeus
sprites
Gaea is
Mother Earth
What does Metis give to Cronus that is supposed to make him strong
magic herb
How many Titans and Titanesses are there
twelve - 6 of each
Who is Amaltheia
the goat who nursed baby Zeus
What is the distinguishing characteristic of the Cyclopes
one eye
The titan who chased Uranus away is
Cronus
What does Rhea give to Cronus instead of baby Zeus?
a rock
What are Cyclopes’ two occupations
smith and masons
Uranus is
Father Sky
What do the Cyclopes make for Hades
cap of invisibility
Theft was invented after which age was over
Golden age
Whom does Cronus marry
Rhea
What do the Cylopes make of Poseidon
trident
Whose idea is it to hide baby Zeus and trick Cronus
Mother Earth
Out of the darkness came what
Gaea and Uranus
Who is the mother of Cerberus, the Sphinx & Chimaera
Echidna
What does Zeus make his breastplate out of and what is it called
From Amaltheia’s hide, Aegis
Under what mountain is Typhon buried
Aetna
Mother Earth gives Cronus a weapon made of flint, what is it
sickle
Where does Uranus put the Cyclopes and hundred-handed monsters
Tartarus
Which gods and goddesses does Cronus swallow
Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera
What flows in gods veins instead of blood
ichor
Which Titans defect and fight on Zeus’ side during the war between the Olypmians and the Titans
Prometheus and Epimetheus
For whom do the Cyclopes and the hundred-handed monsters fight in the war between Olympians and Titans
Zeus and Olympians
What do the Cyclopes make for Zeus
thunderbolts
Who is Zeus’ first wife
Metis
Since Cronus fears that his children will want to rule the universe, what does he do with them
swallows
Where does Zeus put the Titans when he defeats them
Tartarus
Which Titan carries the sky on his shoulders
Atlas
What flows from Amaltheia’s horns
ambrosia and nectar
Who sends Typhon and Echidna to fight against Zeus
Mother Earth
On what mountain do the gods and goddesses live
Olympus
To what island does Rhea take Zeus
Crete
Whom does Mother Earth marry after Uranus departs
Pontus
Which goddess is the rainbow
Iris
Three sets of children born to Gaea and Uranus are
Titans, Cyclopes, Hekatonchires (100 handed monsters)
Who kills the monster Echidna
Argus
What does Gaea give to Hera for a wedding present
apple tree
Who are Hephaestus three main helpers
Cyclopes
Into what does Zeus turn lo?
cow
What is Eros’ other name
cupid
Who bores Argus to death
Hermes
Who is the king of the gods
Zeus/Jupiter
Who is Artemis and Apollo’s mother
Leto
What is one animal that Poseidon created
horse
Into what does Athena turn Arachne
spider
Who is the god of war
Ares/Mars
What creature chases lo to Egypt
gadfly
Who causes Zeus’ headache by hammering out armor
Metis
Who is the goddess of the hearth
Hestia/Vesta
Who throws Hephaestus from Mount Olympus
Zeus
Who tends Hephaestus walk
robots
Who gives the olive tree to Athens
Athena
What four creatures follow Ares
pain, panic, famine, oblivion
Who makes thrones, weapons, and jewelry for the gods
Hephaestus
Who tends Hephaestus when he falls onto the island of Lemnos
Thetis
What two natural events does Poseidon cause with his trident
earthquakes, tidal waves
Who is lo’s father
Inachos
Who are the Aprhodite’s attendants
three graces
Which two gods do not have thrones on Mount Olympus
Hades Hestia
What bird bears Argus eyes
peacock
With whom are love arrows associated
Eros
To what island does Aphrodite go to renew her beauty
Cythera
Who is the queen of the gods
Hera/Juno
What are Amphitrite’s 49 sisters called
Nereids
How many eyes does Argus have
100
To who do the other goddesses give an amber necklace as a bribe
Hera
Who is the king of the sea
Pseidon/Neptune
In order to convince Hera to marry him, Zeus turns himself into a
cuckoo
With whom does Athena have a weaving contest
Arachne
Who is Aprhodite’s husband
Hephaestus
Which two Olympians are the children of Hera and Zeus
Ares, Hephaestus
Who is Ares’ constant companion
Eris
Which god is cowardly and unable to withstand pain
Ares
Who is the blacksmith of the gods
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Athena is the goddess of three things that begin with W and two things that being with O what are they
wisdom, war, weaving, olives, owl
Who is Athena’s mother
Metis
What is the name of the spirit of victory always shown with athena
Nike
Who is Aphrodite’s son
Eros
Where do Zeus and lo hide to avoid Hera
cloud
Which two gods want the city of Athens for their own
Athena, Poseidon
Who is the goddess of love
Aphrodite, Venus
Who gives salt water to Athens
Poseidon
What does Eris carry
golden apple
Who is married to Poseidon
Amphitrite
From where is Aphrodite born
the sea
Who is the goddess of wisdom
Athena/Minerva
Over what body of water does lo jump on her way to Egypt
Bosporus (cow ford)
Who will not allow the goddess of childbirth, llithyia, to go to Leto
Hera
On which island are Artemis and Apollo born
Delos
