Ch. 4: Gifts From the Gods

In Mesopotamian mythology, the cosmic laws were guarded by ___________.

Hermes uses __________ to put the ferocious Cerberus to sleep.

The Irish Morrigan was a goddess of the battlefield, taking the form of a _________.

Many earthly kings claimed _______________ origins.

The perils of beauty are underlined in the classic tale of _________.

The role of ________ has special significance across various mythologies.

The discovery and control of __________ was a great breakthrough for humanity.

The most fearful Egyptian war deity was ________________.

____________flew too close to the sun and fell to his death.

Many myths attempt to explain who we are, as well as the origins of society and civilizations.

Christianity is the only mythology with laws and codes for living.

____________involves offering plants, animals or humans to gods, spirits, or ancestors.

The concept of _____ includes the eternal law of the Cosmos and each individual's obligations.

The Greek gods of war were Ares and ____________.

For the Greeks, _____ was the section of the underworld reserved for punishment.

All mythology is concerned with humans, and the roots that particular cultures share.

The Egyptian god credited with inventing geometry, agriculture, architecture, and astronomy.

One of the most common characters among world mythologies is the ______________.

Agricultural gods reflect the type of crops grown globally.

Greeks believed that each individual's destiny was determined by three spinning women known as: