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What is the name of the greatest Greek warrior, who is only vulnerable in his heel?
What is the name of the greatest Greek warrior, who is only vulnerable in his heel?
Achilles
What is the name of the river in the Underworld?
What is the name of the river in the Underworld?
Styx
Who is the queen of the Underworld?
Who is the queen of the Underworld?
Persephone
What is the name of the food and drink of the gods?
What is the name of the food and drink of the gods?
Who was dethroned by Zeus?
Who was dethroned by Zeus?
Who is known as the "Face That Launched a Thousand Ships"?
Who is known as the "Face That Launched a Thousand Ships"?
Who is Helen's husband?
Who is Helen's husband?
The universe created the gods.
The universe created the gods.
Who was the Trojan prince who was given Helen by Aphrodite?
Who was the Trojan prince who was given Helen by Aphrodite?
What is the name of the place where the gods lived?
What is the name of the place where the gods lived?
What do myths explain?
What do myths explain?
What is the purpose of myths?
What is the purpose of myths?
Who is the king of Ithaca who fought in the Trojan War to retrieve Helen?
Who is the king of Ithaca who fought in the Trojan War to retrieve Helen?
What is the name of a mythical creature that is half horse and half man?
What is the name of a mythical creature that is half horse and half man?
Who is Cerberus, the 3-headed dog, guarding?
Who is Cerberus, the 3-headed dog, guarding?
Who is the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules?
Who is the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules?
What is the name of the mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man?
What is the name of the mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man?
What is a mythical creature that is half man and half goat?
What is a mythical creature that is half man and half goat?
What lures sailors to destruction?
What lures sailors to destruction?
Who is the wife of Uranus?
Who is the wife of Uranus?
Who is the father of the heavens?
Who is the father of the heavens?
Who is the son of Gaea and Uranus, and also the youngest of the Titans?
Who is the son of Gaea and Uranus, and also the youngest of the Titans?
Who is the Titaness and wife of Cronus?
Who is the Titaness and wife of Cronus?
Who are the major deities (gods) in Greek mythology?
Who are the major deities (gods) in Greek mythology?
Who is the son of Rhea and Cronus, and the only son that Cronus didn't eat?
Who is the son of Rhea and Cronus, and the only son that Cronus didn't eat?
Who is the goddess of women and marriage?
Who is the goddess of women and marriage?
Who is the god of the sea and earthquakes?
Who is the god of the sea and earthquakes?
Who is the twin of Artemis?
Who is the twin of Artemis?
Who is the workman of the immortals, who makes their weapons?
Who is the workman of the immortals, who makes their weapons?
Who is the messenger god, and the god of thieves, commerce, hospitality, and travelers?
Who is the messenger god, and the god of thieves, commerce, hospitality, and travelers?
Who is the daughter of Zeus who sprang from her father's head?
Who is the daughter of Zeus who sprang from her father's head?
Who is a son of Zeus and Hera?
Who is a son of Zeus and Hera?
Who is the god of light and truth?
Who is the god of light and truth?
What is the name of the war fought between Greece and Troy?
What is the name of the war fought between Greece and Troy?
How was the Trojan War won?
How was the Trojan War won?
Who are the three terrible spirits who are given a relentless thirst for blood and justice?
Who are the three terrible spirits who are given a relentless thirst for blood and justice?
Who is the mortal son of Zeus, known for his strength and bravery, but lacks self control?
Who is the mortal son of Zeus, known for his strength and bravery, but lacks self control?
What is the name of the goddess said to have sprung from sea foam?
What is the name of the goddess said to have sprung from sea foam?
Who is the group of gods and goddesses born to Gaea and Uranus?
Who is the group of gods and goddesses born to Gaea and Uranus?
Who is the husband of Gaea?
Who is the husband of Gaea?
Which child of Gaea and Uranus defeated their father and became the new ruler of the world?
Which child of Gaea and Uranus defeated their father and became the new ruler of the world?
Which set of triplets born to Gaea and Uranus had one eye in the middle of their forehead?
Which set of triplets born to Gaea and Uranus had one eye in the middle of their forehead?
How did Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades get their powers?
How did Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades get their powers?
Which realm did Zeus become the ruler of?
Which realm did Zeus become the ruler of?
Which realm did Poseidon become the ruler of?
Which realm did Poseidon become the ruler of?
Who is the twin sister of Apollo?
Who is the twin sister of Apollo?
Who is the god of fire?
Who is the god of fire?
What "gift" did Zeus get from the cyclopes?
What "gift" did Zeus get from the cyclopes?
What "gift" did Poseidon get from the cyclopes?
What "gift" did Poseidon get from the cyclopes?
Who is the mother of Achilles?
Who is the mother of Achilles?
Who did Cronus marry?
Who did Cronus marry?
What is the name of the deeper part of the Underworld, where the Sons of Earth are imprisoned?
What is the name of the deeper part of the Underworld, where the Sons of Earth are imprisoned?
What did Cronus do to his children?
What did Cronus do to his children?
Why was Gaea unhappy with Cronus ruling the world?
Why was Gaea unhappy with Cronus ruling the world?
Which god mutilated his father's body to take over as the new ruler of the world?
Which god mutilated his father's body to take over as the new ruler of the world?
Who gave the gift of fire to humans?
Who gave the gift of fire to humans?
Who is the wife of Hades, and queen of the Underworld?
Who is the wife of Hades, and queen of the Underworld?
Who is Aphrodite married to?
Who is Aphrodite married to?
What is a centaur?
What is a centaur?
What is Aphrodite the goddess of?
What is Aphrodite the goddess of?
Who is Persephone the daughter of?
Who is Persephone the daughter of?
Who is married to Aphrodite?
Who is married to Aphrodite?
How was the Trojan War started?
How was the Trojan War started?
Who is the goddess of wisdom and purposeful battle?
Who is the goddess of wisdom and purposeful battle?
Who is the wife and sister of Zeus?
Who is the wife and sister of Zeus?
Who did Cronus eat a rock thinking it was?
Who did Cronus eat a rock thinking it was?
Who is the ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Who is the ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey?
What is Homer's great epic that tells the story of the 10 year Trojan War?
What is Homer's great epic that tells the story of the 10 year Trojan War?
What is Homer's epic poem that chronicles Odysseus' 10 year struggle to return to his throne in Ithaca?
What is Homer's epic poem that chronicles Odysseus' 10 year struggle to return to his throne in Ithaca?
What is the name of the apple thrown by Eris at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis marked for "the fairest"?
What is the name of the apple thrown by Eris at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis marked for "the fairest"?
Who are the King and Queen of Sparta before the Trojan War?
Who are the King and Queen of Sparta before the Trojan War?
Who is the King who led the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War, and the brother to Menelaus?
Who is the King who led the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War, and the brother to Menelaus?
Who fought over the golden apple?
Who fought over the golden apple?
Who was assigned as the judge for the golden apple?
Who was assigned as the judge for the golden apple?
What did Hera offer Paris?
What did Hera offer Paris?
What did Aphrodite offer Paris?
What did Aphrodite offer Paris?
Flashcards
Achilles
Achilles
The greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War, famous for his invulnerability except for his heel.
Giants
Giants
The first children of Gaea and Uranus, known for their massive size, with 50 heads and 100 hands.
Cyclopes
Cyclopes
The second children of Gaea and Uranus, known for their single, large eye.
Titans
Titans
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Atlas
Atlas
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Olympians
Olympians
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Gaea
Gaea
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Styx
Styx
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Fates
Fates
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Persephone
Persephone
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Ambrosia and Nectar
Ambrosia and Nectar
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Cronus
Cronus
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Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy
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Menelaus
Menelaus
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Paris
Paris
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Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus
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Myths
Myths
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Odysseus
Odysseus
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Centaurs
Centaurs
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Cerberus
Cerberus
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Harpies
Harpies
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Hydra
Hydra
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Minotaur
Minotaur
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Satyrs
Satyrs
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Sirens
Sirens
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Uranus
Uranus
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Rhea
Rhea
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Poseidon
Poseidon
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Hades
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Apollo
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Hephaestus
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Hermes
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Athena
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Ares
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Artemis
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Hestia
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Thetis
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Tartarus
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Prometheus
Prometheus
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The Trojan War
The Trojan War
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Apple of Discord
Apple of Discord
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Agamemnon
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Homer
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The Iliad
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The Odyssey
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Study Notes
Greek Mythology Key Figures and Concepts
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Creatures:
- Centaurs: Half-human, half-horse.
- Cyclopes: One-eyed giants, children of Gaea and Uranus, created lightening, thunder, and thunderbolts.
- Giants: Fifty-headed, hundred-handed creatures, children of Gaea and Uranus.
- Harpies: Evil woman-headed, bird-tailed creatures.
- Hydra: Nine-headed serpent, a persistent problem.
- Minotaur: Man-headed, bull-bodied monster.
- Sirens: Sea nymphs who lured sailors with songs.
- Satyrs: Half-man, half-goat.
- Cerberus: Three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades.
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Gods and Goddesses (Olympians):
- Achilles: Greatest Greek warrior, vulnerable only at the heel.
- Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty, sprung from sea foam, married to Hephaestus.
- Apollo: Twin of Artemis, God of light and truth.
- Ares: God of war.
- Artemis: Twin of Apollo, one of three maiden goddesses.
- Athena: Goddess of wisdom and battle, sprung from Zeus's head.
- Cronus: Titan who overthrew Uranus, ate his children.
- Demeter: Mother of Persephone.
- Hades: God of the underworld, married to Persephone.
- Hephaestus: God of fire, craftsman, lame.
- Hera: Goddess of women and marriage, wife and sister of Zeus.
- Hermes: Messenger god, god of thieves, commerce, hospitality, and travelers.
- Hestia: Goddess of the hearth and home.
- Poseidon: God of the sea and earthquakes.
- Persephone: Queen of the underworld, daughter of Demeter.
- Rhea: Titaness, wife of Cronus.
- Styx: River in the Underworld.
- Thetis: Mother of Achilles.
- Uranus: Father of the Heavens, father of the Titans.
- Zeus: Son of Rhea and Cronus, became ruler of the sky.
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Mythological Concepts:
- Ambrosia/Nectar: Food and drink of the gods.
- Fates: Three goddesses who controlled the destiny of mortals.
- Gaea: "Mother Earth," wife of Uranus.
- Mount Olympus: Home of the gods.
- Myths: Stories explaining history, creation, natural phenomena, and morals.
- Olympians: Major gods, including Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and Hades.
- The Iliad/The Odyssey: Epic poems by Homer, about the Trojan War and Odysseus's journey home.
- The Trojan War: War between Greece and Troy, started by Paris.
- Tartarus: Division of the underworld (prison of those from Earth).
- Titans: Children of Gaea and Uranus.
- True/False: Universe created the gods: False.
- Trojan War victory: Achieved by hiding soldiers in a giant wooden horse.
- Apple of Discord: Apple thrown at Peleus and Thetis wedding by Eris, sparking a competition for "fairest."
- Furies: Spirit punishers and avengers of crimes.
- Who ruled the universe: Zeus.
- Hercules: Mortal son of Zeus, very strong and brave, later joined the gods on Mount Olympus after his death.
- Gift from Cyclopes (Zeus): Thunderbolts.
- Gift from Cyclopes (Poseidon): Trident.
- Gift from Cyclopes (Hades): Helmet of invisibility.
- Odysseus: King of Ithaca, hero of the Odyssey, fought in the Trojan War.
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Other Important Aspects:
- Menelaus: Helen's husband.
- Paris: Trojan prince given Helen by Aphrodite.
- Agamemnon: King who led the Greeks against Troy.
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Explore the fascinating realm of Greek mythology through its key figures and creatures. This quiz covers well-known gods, goddesses, and mythical beings, providing insights into their characteristics and stories. Test your knowledge and see how well you understand these legendary characters.
