Religion Quiz Flashcards
What does polytheistic mean?
Many Gods
What does anthropomorphic mean?
Human form
Parents of the Titans
Gaia and Ouranos
Parents of the elder Olympians
Cronus and Rhea
King, sky, oaths, justice, hospitality
Zeus
Queen, marriage, women
Hera
The sea, horses, earthquakes
Poseidon
The Underworld, wealth
Hades
Vegetation and agriculture
Demeter
Home/hearth
Hestia
Wisdom, warfare, crafts
Athena
Love, sex, beauty
Aphrodite
Medicine, music, prophecy, the sun
Apollo
Wild animals, hunting, young women, the moon
Artemis
War
Ares
Messenger, merchants and thieves, boundaries
Hermes
Blacksmiths, fire, potters
Hephaistos
Wine and drama
Dionysus
Queen of the Underworld
Persephone
Strong son of Zeus became a god
Herakles
9 goddesses of divine inspiration
Muses
The most important and sometimes only part of a sanctuary
Altar