Greece Jingo

Two epics of western literature, the Iliad and the Odyssey, were written by this blind poet.

This is what we call a foot race that is 26 miles 385 yards in length.

In the early years of Greek civilization, he was the strongest and best-known of all heroes.

This philosopher studied under Plato and tutored Alexander the Great at the Macedonian court.

This goddess of reason and wisdom was the daughter of Zeus alone.

This form of government developed in the Greek city-state of Athens.

In 499 B.C. this statesman asked the sculptor Phidias to adorn the Parthenon with friezes.

This area of Athens was the most sacred part of town and the site of many important temples.

He was the ruler of the underworld and the dead.

This son of Zeus and Hera was the god of war.

Military might made this Greek city-state second only to Athens.

In 1870 this German millionaire began excavating the site of Troy.

Each city-state had this, but the highest quality came from Athens because of the clay there.

The first great civilization of the Aegean world was founded on this island.

This philosopher and friend of Socrates founded the Academy, the first university.

The Greeks thought this sacred site was the center of the world.

It was the most powerful of all Greek city-states and a great center of culture and learning.

She was the wife of Zeus and the protectress of married women and the home.

It is the highest mountain in Greece and was believed to be the home of the gods.

One of the three great Greek tragic dramatists, he wrote Antigone and over 100 other plays.

They were independent political units of the ancient Greek civilization.

He was the king of Macedonia and the eventual conqueror of all the known world of his day.

This nation lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea.

This northern area of Greece became powerful when Alexander the Great conquered Asia Minor.

He was the king of the gods and the bringer of rain.

This body of water separates Greece from the Middle East.

They were the Greeks' major contribution to structural design.

This hero of mythology was the leader of the Argonauts who searched for the Golden Fleece.

The Greek poet Homer wrote these two epic adventures.

Legend says this ancient city of Asia Minor was under attack by the Greeks for 10 years.

This term is used to describe Greece in the 400s BC, a time of outstanding achievement.

He lived from 460-380 BC and is known as the "father of medicine."

He was the sun god, the archer god, the healer, and the master musician.

He is known as the "father of history" and was the first Greek historian.

This temple was dedicated to Athena and was constructed atop the Acropolis.

This goddess of love and beauty arose full-grown from the foam of the sea.

This type of entertainment included dramas performed in honor of the Greek gods.

This philosopher was one of the most influential figures in the history of western thought.

He was the god of the sea and drove a horse-drawn chariot and carried a three-pronged spear.

Originally they were athletic festivals held to honor Zeus, the king of the gods.