Mythology Review: Test One

Fill in the blank: Religion is a personal set or __________ system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

What does Narcissus turn into upon his death?

True or False: The Greeks called the end of the world "Ragnarok"

True or False: Athena is credited with inventing the olive tree

What is Yggdrasil(pronounced ig-drizzle) in Norse mythology?

What makes a folktale different from a legend or myth?

Choose the GREEK deities from the options below

True or False: Zeus is known as the "Mad God"

Which god shepherds mortals from the realm of life to the realm of death, and sports winged shoes?

The name of the three fates are Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos

What duo of gods are twin siblings?

True or False: The fates all share one eye and one tooth

True or False: Poseidon is often seen carrying a bident.

True or False: Athena is Zeus's favorite daughter.

In Norse mythology, what is the term for the end of the world as we know it?

True or false, an omen can only predict events from the future that negative.

How does Izanami (from the Japanese creation myth) die?

Which god was given to Hermes to be raised, and is the patron god of wine and festivals?

Legends are myths about a specific person or place

Izanagi and Izanami had to walk around the world one time in the Japanese creation myth

Who is the wife of Zeus and queen of the gods?

True or false: Athena and Demeter competed against each other to become the patron saint of Athens

Which creation myth featured a First World, Second World, Third World, and Fourth World?

Which god has a three headed dog as a companion?

Which of the following options represents an Oracle?

What is an example of an animal/plant myth?

Who is the "foam born" goddess?

True or False: Prometheus stole fire from Mount Olympus to give to humanity

Which goddess of the hunt may you find accompanied by deer in the woods?

Why is Aphrodite called the "foam born goddess"?

Which god is known as "The Ugly One"

Hadestown is a musical based on what Greek myth?

A myth is a realistic narrative, traditional to the culture it represents and explains aspects of the culture.

Identify the virginal goddess of the home and hearth, the firstborn of Rhea and Cronus.

Hephaestus invented robots to assist him in his workshop

Pharmakos cakes could be used in place of a living sacrifice.

Why did Hercules have to complete the 10 impossible tasks?

The five types of myths are creation myths, humanity myths, animal/plant myths, disaster myths, and hero/trickster myths

What is an example of an humanity myth?

Which god married the sea goddess Amphitrite?

True or False: The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered the first myth

What fruit does Persephone eat in the Underworld that forces her to come back each year?

Who is the goddess of grain and agriculture that also happens to be the mother of Persephone?

True or False: Zeus is from Norse mythology and Odin is from Roman mythology

True or False: Aphrodite was married to Dionysus