Greek Mythology Flashcards
The symbols of the 12 Olympian gods and goddesses?
Zeus- eagle, scepter, cornucopia Hera- peacock, pomegranate Demeter- sheaf of grain, torch, scepter Hermes- winged sandals, serpent -twin staff, tortoise- shell lyre Hestia- -hearth containing fire Apollo- the sun, bow and chariot Ares- spear, vulture , and dogs Poseidon- trident, horses Hephaestus- the forge, the fire Aphrodite- girdle Athena- owls, wolves,and armor Artemis- bow, hunting hounds
Titans: Cronos and Rhea
Cronos defeated his father ouranos
Married his sister rhea and ate his children out of fear of being overthrown
Rhea tricked him into eating a rock instead of Zeus who killed him
Rhea gave birth to the Olympian gods giving her the name “The Mother Of The Gods”
How was winter created?
Demeter created it after abducted her daughter into the underworld.
Two virgin goddesses?
Artemis and Athena or Hestia
How did the Trojan war start?
Aphrodite made the most beautiful women in the world fall in love with prince Paris, to win his vote to be the most beautiful goddess. The women was the wife of another King that got angry and attack prince Paris
How was Pegasus created?
Poseidon got medusa pregnant and when her head was cut off Pegasus came out from her body
why is athena the patron goddess of athens?
Her and Poseidon had a contest in Athens and she won by giving them grapes while he gave them mules?
Gaia and Ouranos
Two first Greek deities
Ouranos was the God of the sky and Gaia was the goddess of the earth
Ouranos feared overthrow by his children and threw them into Tartarus
Gaia conspired with the children to take down ouranos
why was the greek goddess hestia more important to the romans as the goddess vesta?
They were the same, but Hestia is the goddesses for Greek and vestia is the goddesses for Roman mythology
Who most fathered Greek heroes?
Zeus
Who was the only child Zeus and Hera created together?
Ares
Which gods have birds as symbols?
Zeus, Hera, Ares, and Athena.
What was the contest of the golden apple?
It was a contest between Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena to see the fairest of them all. They all offered Paris something but Aphrodite ended up winning after offering him the most beautiful women
What did Hera, Aphrodite and Athena offer prince Paris?
Aphrodite offered the most beautiful women in the world
Athena offered him to military brilliance to never lose a battle again
Hera offered to make him King of Europe and Asia
