Week 3 Flashcards
explain Cronus and Succession
Cronus, like Uranus, is
destined to be
overthrown by his son.
Cronus swallows his
children as soon as his
wife Rhea gives birth
to avoid this fate
Explain how Zeus was born
Gaia helps Rhea hide
Zeus on Crete
he drinks goat milk
he is cared for by
nymphs
a group of men shake
shields and make noise
to hide his crying
Explain the war Titanomachy
The Titans against Zeus and his
siblings
Zeus frees the Hecatonchires and the Cyclops who make him his thunderbolt and allow him to win.
Explain the war Typhoeomachy
Battle with Typhoeus verses Zeus
Hesiod says Zeus won
Apollodorus says Zeus
lost and was left
paralyzed
Explain the battle Gigantomachy
The battle with the giants
The last threat from Gaea
Olympian gods and Zeus wins with the help of Hercules
Who is the god of the sky, thunder and lightning, weather
Titles include:
– The Thunderer
– Father of Gods and Men
– Lord of Olympus
– Son of Cronus
Greek and Roman name
Zeus
Jupiter
queen of the gods
Who is the god of marriage
Titles include:
– Daughter of Cronus
– Hera of the White Arms
Greek and Roman name
Hera
Juno
Who is the goddess of the hearth
Greek and Roman name
Hestia
Vesta
Who is the god of god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
often called “The Earth- Shaker”
Greek and Roman name
Poseidon
Neptune
who is the goddess of agriculture, especially grain
called “Lady of Eleusis”
Greek and Roman name
Demeter
Ceres
who is god of blacksmithing and skilled trades, especially those primarily practiced by men
only major god with a physical disability
Greek and Roman name
Hephaestus
Vulcan
Who is god of the sun, archery, music and poetry, medicine, prophecy
Greek and Roman name
Both Apollo
Who is goddess of maidens, archery, the moon, childbirth, hunting
Greek and Roman name
Artemis
Diana
who is goddess of love, sex, and beauty
born from the cut off genitals of Uranus
wife of Hephaestus, lover of many
Greek and Roman name
Aphrodite
Venus
who is god of war (violence)
Greek and Roman name
Ares
Mars
