Stories from Mt. Olympus review 10/23

Icarus listened to his father and stayed away from the sun while flying.

Hercules had a friend named Thesaurus who believed in him.

Aphrodite had her son Cupid shoot Hippomenes with an arrow to fall in love with Atalanta.

Arachane boasted that she was a better weaver than Artemis.

According to Greek mythology, because Persophone lived 6 months on land and 6 months in the underworld, we have seasons.

Zeus punished Epimetheus because his human creations were not amusing.

Greek gods and goddesses are the only characters in Greek mythology.

King Eurystheus was the king who had Hercules complete the difficult labors to clean up his reputation.

Ancient Greeks though Mt. Olympus was the home of the 12 main gods and goddesses.

Cerberus, the Minotaur, and the Sphinx are all mythological creatures.

Persophone and Demeter were mother and daughter.

Daedalus was in ALL of the Greek myths we read.

Pandora's box contained a lot of wonderful, happy things.

Greek gods and goddesses appear in ALL the Greek myths we read.

Most of the Greek myths we read taught us a lesson or explained something in nature