Greek Mythology

Name for the one-eyed giants of Greek mythology.

The god/goddess of love, beauty, and desire is ______.

This god/goddess invented the lyre and gave it to Apollo to make up for stealing his cows.

Who is the god/goddess of the sun?

Who is the god/goddess of hunting and the wilderness?

He felt compassion for mankind's suffering in winter, so he stole fire from the altar of Zeus.

Who is the god/goddess of wisdom and weaving?

This Greek god of love was responsible for making people fall in love (or out of love).

What does the myth of Persephone's kidnapping explain?

This bird accompanied Athena and serves as a symbol of her wisdom.

This protector of marriage and women was also the queen of the gods and the wife of Zeus.

Arachne was turned into a ______.

This famous Greek warrior had only one weak spot -- his heel!

______ is the ferryman that rows the boat over the River ______.

This Titan helped Heracles do 1 of his 12 labors; Heracles took a big weight off his shoulders.

This was the name of the ship built for Jason's quest.

She was the muse of epic poetry.

He was the god of wine, agriculture, fertility of nature, and the patron god of the stage.

The Greek god of the underworld is ______.

This city was named after the god/goddess who gave them the gift of an olive tree.

This god was not admired by Greeks because he represented the bloody, violent aspects of war.

Who is the god/goddess of earthquakes and horses?

This Titaness was Athena's mother.

This was the Greek god of nature, shepherds and flocks, and the companion of the nymphs.

The messenger god is ____________.

This mythical creature was an immortal winged horse.

The god/goddess that dethrones Cronus is ______.

The Greek gods and goddesses lived here.

This heroic son of Zeus slew Medusa the Gorgon.

The Greek goddess of victory whose name was borrowed by a modern-day shoe company.

Hera honored this monster by putting its 100 eyes on the tail of her favorite bird, a peacock.

The sweet singing of these sea nymphs lured sailors to their destruction.

Whose face could turn a man into stone?

Greek god of fire and the forge, the blacksmith of the gods, and patron of metal-workers.

In Greek mythology, this god/goddess was the ruler of the Olympians.

Greeks believed that the destiny of each person was controlled by these three goddesses.

Odysseus was the prisoner of this sea nymph for seven years.

He was the mastermind behind the wooden horse that helped end the Trojan War.

The word narcissism means _______.

What came out of Pandora's Box?

This hero was almost murdered as an infant when Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his crib.

This hero killed the Minotaur.

The purpose of a myth is ...

These nine sisters attended festivals and entertained the Olympians with their wit and charm.

Cerberus is ...

Zeus was hidden on this island to protect him from his father.

This Olympian goddess gave up her throne for Dionysus in order to tend the sacred hearth fire.

Who is the god/goddess of the sea?

Who is the mother of Persephone and the goddess of agriculture?

Who was given a golden box from Hermes?