Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Greek Mythology > Study Guide > Flashcards

Study Guide Flashcards

(37 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

List the characteristics of myth

A
  1. Untrue
  2. Every religion has their own myth
  3. Stories were passed on
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Who ferries the souls of dead across the water

A

Charon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Where are the good rewarded and the evil punished

A

The good are rewarded in the afterlife and the evil are punished in the underworld

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

List the characteristics of the Greek gods

A
  1. Large than life
  2. They had powers for everything
  3. Different types of mythical creatures
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Who judges the souls that enters hades

A

Hades

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Who has winged sandals

A

Hermes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Who was born from Zeus s head

A

Athena

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Who loved to hunt

A

Artemis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Who are the goddesses of art

A

The Nines Muses

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the name of the three-headed dog

A

Cerberus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Who gave man fire

A

Prometheus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Who is the jealous wife of Zeus

A

Hera

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Whose sign is the oak and eagle

A

Zeus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Who was the God of war

A

Ares

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Who ruled the underworld

A

Hades

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Who was ugly and lame

17
Q

Who was the lord of the sky and had a mighty thunderbolt

18
Q

Who was punished by being chained to a rock and his liver was eaten by an eagle

19
Q

Who is the king of the wind

20
Q

Who had enchanting voices and lead sailors to their death

21
Q

Which creature are dragon like and have wings

Study These Flashcards
A

Serpentine monsters

22
Q

What were aglaia eurphrosyne and thailia

Study These Flashcards
A

The Three Graces

23
Q

Name the three fates

Study These Flashcards
A
  1. Parcae
  2. Sudice
  3. Norns
24
Q

Who was punished for giving man fire

25
Which famous goddess loved Adonis
Aphrodite
26
Who was in love with his own image
Narcissus
27
What did Pandora release to mankind
Evils of the world
28
Who is the Roman God of good beginnings
Janus
29
What do we call the twelve elder gods
The Titans
30
Who is the god of wine
Dionysus
31
Who were the two great gods of earth
Demeter and Dionysus
32
Why are the two great gods of earth altogether different from other gods
Demeter and Dionysus were gods of sorrow as well as joy
33
Which lovers accidently killed themselves because they thought the other was dead
Pyramus and Thisbe
34
Who fell in love with a statue he built
Pygmalion
35
Who was the strongest man on earth
Hercules
36
Who angered Hercules
Apollo
37
Twelve Labors of Hercules
1. The Lion 2. The Boar 3. The Bull 4. The Cattle 5. The Hydra 6. The Stables 7. The Horses 8. The Apples 9. The Hind 10. The Birds 11. The Belt 12. Cerberus

Greek Mythology (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions