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Quiz Review - In The Beginning Flashcards

1
Q

Chaos is what…?

A

Emptiness

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2
Q

Uranus is married to…?

A

Gaea

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3
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Uranus is what…? [HINT: Something with the sky.]

A

The starry sky

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4
Q

Who killed Uranus?

A

Cronus

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5
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Gaea’s first birth (with Uranus) resulted in what?

A

Hundred-handed giants (3)
Cyclopes (3)

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6
Q

Once Uranus died, the blood impregnated Gaea with…?

A

The three furies, and the giants (different from the 100-handed giants.)

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7
Q

Gaea gave birth to what three offsprings?

A

Pontus - The sea
The mountains
Uranus

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8
Q

Oceanus is the god of what?

A

The Oceanus River which encircles the Earth.
(Oceans + Rivers)

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9
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Tethys is what…? [HINT: It’s a personal trait.]

A

Wisest of all immortals.

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10
Q

Oceanus married who?

A

Tethys

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11
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Tethys x Oceanus bore what gods/goddesses?

A

All river Gods + Goddess

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12
Q

Coeüs married who?

A

Phoebe

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13
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Coeüs and Phoebe bore what gods/goddesses

A

Leto

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14
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What children did Leto end up having? [With Zeus]

A

Artemis and Apollo

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15
Q

Mnemosyne did what?

A

Gave everything names, and use of reason and memory.

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16
Q

What did Cronus introduce?

A

Justice

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17
Q

Cronus is the father of what?

A

Time

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18
Q

Cronus married his sister…? [HINT: What’s her name?]

A

Rhea

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19
Q

Cronus and Rhea had six kids, later known as “The Olympians.” Who are they?

A

Hestia,
Hera,
Hades,
Zeus,
Demeter,
Poseidon

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20
Q

The mother of Aphrodite is?

A

Dione

21
Q

Lapetus married who?

A

A sea goddess

22
Q

What children were born because of Lapetus and the Sea goddess?

A

Atlas, Prometheus, and Epimetheus.

23
Q

Hyperion and Theia bore children, who are they?

A

Eos,
Helius,
Selene

24
Q

Eos means?

A

Dawn

25
Q

Helius means?

A

Sun

26
Q

Selene means?

A

Moon

27
Q

Which titan is insignificant?

A

Crius

28
Q

Themis is the _____ Goddess.

A

Earth

29
Q

Name all 13 Titans.
PROM CLD TCH TCT

A

Oceanus
Tethys
Coeüs
Phoebe
Mnemosyne
Cronus
Rhea
Dione
Lapetus
Hyperion
Theia
Crius
Themis

P: Phoebe
R: Rhea
O: Oceanus
M: Mnemosyne

C: Coeüs
L: Lapetus
D: Dione

T: Themis
C: Crius
H: Hyperion

T: Tethys
C: Cronus
T: Theia

30
Q

Metis is the…?

A

Wisest Immortal

31
Q

Tartarus was born…? [First, Second or Third?]

A

Second

32
Q

True or False: Tartarus is NOT a deathless being.

A

False, Tartarus is a deathless being.

33
Q

Did Tartarus rule the over world or underworld?

A

Underworld

34
Q

Eros is the god of what…?

A

Love and desire

35
Q

Hyperion is the god of what…?

A

The sun

36
Q

Demeter is the god of what..?

A

Harvest

37
Q

Hestia is the god of what…?

A

Hearth
(NOT heart, earth, or harvest)

38
Q

Zeus married his ______ and their name was _____.

A

Sister, Hera

39
Q

The rule of Uranus was a __________ _________.

A

Creation myth

40
Q

Pan, the god of _________, helped the gods defeat _________.

A

The wild,
Typhon

41
Q

Breaking the oath upon Styx’s water results in how long of a punishment?

A

10 years!!

42
Q

The island of Crete worshipped what god?

A

Poseidon

43
Q

______ gave Cronus a potion, it would result in Cronus vomiting up his children he ate.

A

Metis

44
Q

What god received the worse punishment and had to hold heaven and earth apart?

A

Atlas

45
Q

_______ is a river that formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld. [HINT: What’s its name?]

A

Styx

46
Q

The ferryman who transports the dead across the Styx River to the underworld as a name…what is it?

A

Charon / Kharon

47
Q

Charon would require a payment for those who crossed the river; souls who were unable to pay risked wandering along the shores of the river for a hundred years. How much was this payment?

A

One obolus

48
Q

Who was the three-headed dog that guarded the underworld; who Hermes managed to pass?

A

Cerberus

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