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Greek Mythology
Question | Answer |
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Ares | "God of War" Son of Zeus and Hera |
Helios | "Sun God" Rode chariot across the sky |
Sisyphus | Wise man who pushed the boulder uphill forever. |
Psyche | "Goddess of Soul" Had a love affair with Cupid. |
Athena | "Goddess of Wisdom" Came from Zeus Head Gave the Greeks the "olive tree" and named their city after her. |
Hyperion | "God of Light" Titan |
Prometheus | "Titan" Gave fire to mortals, punished by Zeus. Chained to a rock and had eagle eat liver. |
Apollo | "God of Music, Sun" Rode Charriot across the sky. |
Zeus | "God of Sky" Head of Gods Symbols: Lightning Rod, and Eagle |
Demeter | "Goddess of Harvest" Season changes because her daughter Persephone was captured by Zeus. |
Cronus | Son of Ouranos and Gaia Married Rhea Castrated his father . Ate his children, overthrown by Zeus. |
Nemisis | "Goddess of Revenge" Punished Narcissis for being Vain. Mother of Helen of Troy |
Hera | "Goddess of Women, Marriage and Childbirth" Married Zeus b/c he raped her. |
Hermes | "Messenger God" Master of Thief, Lover of Music |
Odysses | "King of Brawn, Muscle, Bravery" Trojan War, Trojan Horse Odyssey |
Aura | "Goddess of the Breeze and Air" Raped by Dionysus. Turned into a stream of H20 |
Poseidon | "God of Seas, Earthquake and Horses." |
Dionysus | "God of Wine and Fertility" Demi-god. Bron from Zeus |
Hestia | "Goddess of Home, and Hearth" |
Pandora | First mortal person. Given a box, let out bad stuff |
Hephasteus | "God of Fire" Married Aphrodite, was ugly, made weapons for gods. |
Icarus | Flew too close to the sun, drowned in ocean, wings melted. |
Electra | Greek Princess |
Charon | Ferryman of the Underworld, takes the dead over the river of Styx |
Aphrodite | "Goddess of Love, Pleasure, and Desire" Made Medusa look ugly, extremely beautiful, married hephasteus |
Cerbus | Hades' 3 headed dog |
Atlas | Fought with the Titans, punished and had to hold Heaven away from Earth. |
Hercules | 12 task died from nessus' blood. |