8.3 Greek Mythology and Literature Review

Question 1

He is considered the greatest poet of the ancient world and wrote some of Greece&#x27;s earliest poems Iliad and the Odyssey

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 2

Fables

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 3

In what areas have Greek myths influence our culture? Select two.

Accepted Answer

art, literature

Question 4

What two Gods are known as the brothers of Zeus?

Accepted Answer

Hades, Poseidon

Question 5

What monster did the hero from Athens kill?

Accepted Answer

Minotaur

Question 6

Who is considered to be the Queen of the Gods?

Accepted Answer

Hera

Question 7

Odyssey

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 8

Advice on how to Live

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 9

What three types of writings did the Greeks create?

Accepted Answer

some of the world&#x27;s most famous stories, romantic poetry, long epic poems

Question 10

Tortoise and Hare

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 11

What purpose did Homer&#x27;s Iliad and Odyssey serve for the Greeks? Select two.

Accepted Answer

educational lessons, entertainment

Question 12

He included animals for the main characters

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 13

Considered one of the most famous Greek heroes who defeated the hydra

Accepted Answer

Hercules

Question 14

These are poems that are read while playing a stringed instrument

Accepted Answer

lyric poems

Question 15

Iliad

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 16

Known as the king and father of the Greek gods

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 17

Lyric Poems

Accepted Answer

Sappho

Question 18

Her poems were beautiful and emotional

Accepted Answer

Sappho

Question 19

Lessons of Life

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 20

The female priest of Apollo to whom the Greeks got advice

Accepted Answer

Oracle

Question 21

Stories of Heroes

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 22

Boy Who Cried Wolf

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 23

Poems set to music

Accepted Answer

Sappho

Question 24

The Greeks enjoyed telling stories of these people who had special abilities and often faced terrible monsters

Accepted Answer

heroes

Question 25

Love and Relationships

Accepted Answer

Sappho

Question 26

What God is the city of Athens names after?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 27

What God did the Greeks believe caused the seasons to change?

Accepted Answer

Demeter

Question 28

Epic Poems

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 29

What was the purpose of the ancient Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

to honor the gods

Question 30

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

Accepted Answer

Mythology

8.3 Greek Mythology and Literature Review

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8.3 Greek Mythology and Literature Review

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