greeks Flashcards
(26 cards)
Who was the goddess of Love and Beauty?
Aphrodite
Who was the god of the Sea?
Poseidon
Who was the mother of the Olympian Gods?
Rhea
Who was the goddess of victory?
Nike
What was the name of the three-headed dog who guarded the gate to Tartarus?
Cerberus
Who did Zeus marry?
Hera
Which god placed his wand between two fighting serpents to test his wand power?
Hermes
Who was Persephone captured by?
Hades
What was the name of two of Cronus’s children?
Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus.
What gift did Prometheus give men?
Fire
What did Hermes give Pandora as a gift?
A golden box
Whose head did Perseus take?
Medusa
How did Apollo punish Midas?
He would have to wear a pair of donkey ears.
Theseus’s father is who?
Poseidon
Theseus sets out from Athens to kill what monster?
Minotaur
Who did Perseus marry?
Andromeda
What was the name of Daedalus’s son?
Icarus
Who was Psyche’s husband?
Eros
Who became king of the gods after overthrowing Cronus?
Zeus
What was the name of cronus father ?
Uranus
What Immortal being given Medusa snakes for hair and such an ugly appearance anyone who looked her way would turn to stone?
Athena
Which is the last labor of Hercules?
The capture of cerberus
Who was the first human woman created by the gods?
Pandora
Where did the 12 primary Greek gods dwell?
Mt. Olympus