Greek Mythology Flashcards
Aboud the different greel gods and godesses as well as their stories
The Greek cultural values
- Respect and obey the gods (elders, family and friends)
- Knowing your place
- Loyalty
- Hostpitality (being a good host to your guest and being a good guest to your hosts)
- Athleticism (young training and competition)
- Ingenuity (using creativity in difficult situations
- Justice (punishing wrongdoings)
What are the Titans?
The first gods
What are the Olympians?
The 12 major Greek gods
In Echo and Narcissus story, who was the one to put the curse on Echo and why?
Hera, the wife of Zeus, because she was jealous of how much time her hudsband was spending with the nymphs, espacially Echo
What was Echo’s curse?
She can only repeat other poeple’s words, like a parrot
Why couldn’t Narcissus love Echo back?
Because he was already in love with himself and no one else
How did Narcissus die?
Aphrodite, the godess of love put a curse on him, making him love himself but with unrequited love (he drowned in a river)
Truth or False? There’s a flower named Narcissus in the world?
Thruth
In Medusa’s story, what was King Akirsio’s prophecy?
He was going to die from the hands of his grandson, his daughter’s child
What did King Akrisios do to avoid that prophecy?
He tried to hide his daughter underground, away from any men, so she would never make a child with any one them
What did he do after finding out about Perseus’s birth?
He put him and his daughter, Danae in a wooden box and put them in the river for them to leave
Where did the river take them?
To the island of Seriphos, where Polydektes was the king
Who helped Perseus into his quest to get Medusa’s head?
Athena, the goddes of war and Hermes
Who are the Grey Sisters?
The three nymphs that would give Perseus three gifts to help him get Medusa’s head
Describe the Grey Sisters
The three of them all share the same eye and tooth and would pass them around each time one of them would need it
