Greek Mythology Study Guide

Who is Zeus's wife?

Why do men burn white bones as sacrifices to the gods? (Prometheus' myth)

Athena's symbols are _____ and ______

Why did ancient Greeks create their myths?

The god of wine and parties is ______.

Poseidon is god of the sea and_______.

Pandora's story explains how ______ was/were unleashed on the world?

What kept the wings together?

"Don't fly too close to the sun", comes from what myth?

What ancient text contains the original Greek myths (Clash of the Titans, Birth of the Gods, etc.)?

Who fell in love with and married Pandora?

What can we assume about the earth prior to the opening of Pandora’s box?

The god of the forge and volcanoes is _____.

What trick did Prometheus pull with the sacrificial ox?

Who saw Daedalus and Icarus flying?

What did Cronos do to his children?

Why does Daedalus tell Icarus to "Take the middle way"?

What is an allusion?

What did Prometheus steal for mankind?

Why is Epimetheus considered witless?

What physical being did Hope take the shape of?

_______is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

The god of war is _____.

Who are the women who guard the golden apple tree (Prometheus' myth)?

Who pulls the sun across the sky in a chariot every day?

What lesson are we meant to learn from Pandora's Box?

Who caused the world to fall into despair?

Who is the father of the original Olympian gods?

What is the mountain on which the gods live?

Why do we learn about Greek mythology?

Which of the family lineages below is accurate:

Who created humans according to Greek mythology?

Icarus' fatal flaw was his:

The ancient Greeks believed that all of their myths were completely true stories.

What did Pandora open?

Prometheus' myth is meant to show us:

Who is Prometheus' brother?

Who is the god of the underworld?

What was Pandora's fatal flaw?

The goddess of wisdom and battle strategy is _____.

The Greek god of thunder is _____.

Who freed Prometheus from his punishment?

In the beginning (of Greek mythology), there was ...

Which of the following is not one of the 12 Olympian gods?

What is the last thing that came out of Pandora's box?

What punishment did Prometheus receive from Zeus?

The goddess of wild animals and the hunt was _____.