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Edith Hamilton's Mythology: Introduction & "The Gods"
Edith Hamilton's Mythology: Introduction & "The Gods"
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From Edith Hamilton's Mythology #greek #mythology
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Which of the following did Hesiod write?
Works and Days and Theogony
The Homeric Hymns
The Aeneid
The Iliad and The Odyssey
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Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Hesiod
Pindar
Ovid
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Master Thief
Apollo
Hestia
Hermes
Hermione
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Punished those who broke their oaths
Hera
Zeus
Hermes
Hades
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True or false? The myths have elements of science, literature, and religion.
true
false
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What was so different about Greek mythology than the mythology of other cultures around them?
The respected and feared nature.
Mankind was the center of their universe.
They worshipped beast gods.
They believed in magic and ghosts.
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Guide of the dead to the Underworld
Hades
Hermes
Hephaestus
Persephone
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Important to the cities of Greece; goddess of handicrafts
Demeter
Hera
Aphrodite
Athena
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The most important Numina were the ______ and Penates, which were the family's own gods.
Fauns
Lares
Larrys
Janus
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The first written record of Greek mythology was
The Homeric Hymns
The Iliad
Theogony
The Odyssey
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Goddess of Marriage
Aphrodite
Athena
Persephone
Hera
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True or False? Hades was an evil god.
False
True
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Which is an account of the creation of the universe and the gods according to Greek mythology?
The Iliad
Theogony
The Odes of Pindar
Works and Days
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ferries the souls of the dead across the river to the underworld
Cerberus
Charlie
Charon
Chuck
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Over the years, Zeus became
more of a tyrant and omnipotent ruler
the common father and savior of mankind.
less important as the other gods became more important.
less important as he faded out of the myths.
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Which creatures were dragon like with snake hair and could turn men to stone with a glance?
The Graces
The Muses
The Fates
the Gorgons
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Gave mankind horses
Zeus
Hades
Ares
Poseidon
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Said to have three forms: one in the sky, one on earth, one in the underworld
Persephone
Hestia
Demeter
Artemis
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The place where the good are sent after death
Elysian Fields
the Happy Haven
Thebes
the Erinyes
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The river that when sworn by even holds the gods to their oath
Svin
Styx
Stan
Swath
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irresistible to both gods and men; could be treacherous as well as charming
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
Amphitrite
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Protector of the young
Hera
Artemis
Athena
Apollo
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Three-headed, dragon tailed dog that guarded the Underworld
Charon
Rover
Charlie
Cerberus
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The God of Wealth
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
Artemis
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the latin poet responsible for describing the Underworld in detail
Homer
Virgil
Ovid
Pindar
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Which Roman writer did Hamilton say treated the myths more like a Greek writer would?
Catullus
Horace
Ovid
Virgil
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Does not appear in the myths very often; a symbol of war
Ares
Hermes
Athena
Apollo
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Does not appear in the myths but important in the home
Hestia
Demeter
Aphrodite
Hermes
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Which god made weapons and furniture for the other gods?
Harold
Hades
Hestia
Hephaestus
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the son of Hermes, part goat, too ugly for the nymphs
Pan
Peter
Pat
Paul
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Who spun the thread of life, assigned each man his destiny, and then cut the thread at death?
The Sirens
The Fates
The Graie
The Muses
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Sprang fully grown and armed out of Zeus's head
Ares
Athena
Apollo
Artemis
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What name did the Roman give to Chronus, who they said brought the Golden Age to Italy?
Janus
Pluto
Saturn
Numina
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known as the Healer
Athena
Apollo
Hestia
Artemis
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God of Light and Truth
Hera
Apollo
Artemis
Athena
