CH.4-Quiz One

Question 1

Zeus

Answer 1

Jupiter-King of the god; god of lightning and thunder

Question 2

Hera

Answer 2

Juno-Wife of the king of the gods; goddess of marriage and the home.

Question 3

Poseidon

Answer 3

Neptune-God of the sea and of earthquakes.

Question 4

Aphrodite

Answer 4

Venus-Goddess of love and sexuality.

Question 5

Eros

Answer 5

Cupid-Son of Aphrodite, the child-god responsible for making people fall in love by shooting them with his bow and arrows.

Question 6

Ares

Answer 6

Mars-God of war, strife, and dissension.

Question 7

Athen/Athene

Answer 7

Minerva-Goddess of wisdom and skill, especially skill at warfare, handwork and artistry.

Question 8

Hephaestus/Hephaistos

Answer 8

Vulcan-God of metalwork: the smith god.

Question 9

Artems

Answer 9

Diana-Goddess of hunting and of chastity; sister of Apollo.

Question 10

Apollo

Answer 10

Apollo-god of music, prophecy, intellect, and archery; brother of Artemis.

Question 11

Muses

Answer 11

Muses-Nine minor goddesses associated with Apollo in bringing inspiration to poets.

Question 12

Hermes

Answer 12

Mercury-Messenger god, god of travelers, and of thieves; also god of merchants and traders; noted for quick-wittdness and eloquence.

Question 13

Iris

Answer 13

Iris-Messenger of the gods; also the rainbow.

Question 14

Demeter

Answer 14

Ceres-Goddess of agriculture, especially grain crops.

Question 15

Dionysus/Dionysos

Answer 15

Bacchus-God of wine; also represents the power of nature.

Question 16

Hades

Answer 16

Pluto-God of the Underworld; Hades is also the place inhabited by the souls of the Dead.

Question 17

Tartarus

Answer 17

deepest part of the Underworld of Hades.

Question 18

Sisyphus-“Sisyphean task”

Answer 18

punished for telling tales about Zeus by being eternally forced to roll a great stone up a hill; when had nearly reached the top, it always rolled back to the bottom and he had to begin again.

Question 19

Tantalus-“Tantalize”

Answer 19

stealing divine food and drink, ambrosia and nectar, and telling secrets of the gods to mortals. He served the Gods a dinner of his own son in the pie. Demeter, one of the Gods took a bite of his sons shoulder. His punishment was everlasting hunger and thirst by being submerged in water with fruit hanging overhead.

Question 20

Lethe-“forgetfulness”

Answer 20

the waters of Lethe; to drink from the waters of lethe means to become forgetful.

Question 21

Demeter and daughter Persephone

Answer 21

goddess of agriculture and fertility.

Question 22

Hercules (latin)

Answer 22

best known Hero, a very strong man who was able t defeat any enemy and to kill any monster. In a fit of rage he accidentally killed one of his children and as punishment had to perform Twelve Labors.