How well do you know your Greek mythology?

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How well do you know your Greek mythology?
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Answer the upcoming questions (1 point each) and
see where you rank!

• 40-50 Major gods
• 35-39 Minor gods
• 30-34 Heroes
• 20-29 Mere mortals
• 0 - 19 Whats mythology?

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1)The messenger to the gods

• Hermes

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2) The generation of gods that were born to Gaea
and Uranus were called

• The Titans

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3) According to the creation story, Uranus was
the god of

• The sky

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4)The greatest creation for Daedalus while in
prison was

• Wings to escape

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5) Phaethon was taunted by ________ who told him
that his father wasnt really a god.

• Epaphos

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6) The goddess of love

• Aphrodite

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7) The god of the sea

• Poseidon

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9) The father of Zeus

• Cronus

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9) The wife of Zeus

• Hera

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10) The home of the 12 major gods

• Mt. Olympus

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11) His mother took him to the River Styx to
cover him in a protective coating, but failed to
cover one part.

• Achilles

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12)The two names for the ruler of the underworld

• Hades
• Pluto

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13) The Greek name for Cupid

• Eros

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14) The nothingness before the gods came into
existence

• Chaos

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15) The first god to appear from the nothingness

• Gaea

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16) Husband of the first god to appear from
nothingness

• Uranus

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17) He lived on Crete and sentenced many to death.

• King Minos

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18) The son of Apollo

• Phaethon

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19) He chose to be sent to defeat the Minotaur

• Theseus

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20) He built a labyrinth for a king

• Daedalus

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21) This group was bound and buried deep in
Tartarus by Zeus

• Titans

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22) What does Phaethon want to borrow from his
father?

• The golden chariot

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23) Phaethon crashed to earth. This created

• The Sahara Desert

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24) This couple was separated when she was taken
to the underworld. He went after her but failed
to bring her back.

• Orpheus and
• Eurydice

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25) In order to honor his sons death, Daedalus
named an island

• Icaria

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26)The only reason the hero who killed the
Minotaur was able to find his way out was because

• He followed the string to the entrance

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27) The minotaur slayers father died because the
slayer forgot to do this

• Put up the white sails

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28) By watching these, Daedalus got the idea to
fly

• Sea gulls

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29) Why did Zeus want to punish Prometheus?

• He stole fire from Hephaestus

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30) Why was it a good idea to open Pandoras box
after the first time, when horrible things were
released?

• It released hope

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31) This sea was named for the father of the hero
who slayed the Minotaur.

• Aegean Sea

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32) This lesser god played music in the forests
and meadows that caused some to get nervous.

• Pan

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33) He was known as the blacksmith of the gods.

• Hephaestus

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34) How does Prometheus convince people to use
fire on Earth?

• He cooks food for them.

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35) These three brothers drew lots to determine
who would rule what region.

• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Hades

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36. He is the god of enjoyment and wine

• Dionysus

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37. Persephone must return here for part of the
year.

• The Underworld

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38. The only way to get to Hades palace is to

• Pay the ferry boat driver a certain type of money

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39. While at Camp Half-Blood, demigods are
trained by

• Chiron

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40. Hades brings Percys mother to the
Underworld by

• Sending a minotaur to get her

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41. Theseus leaves this person on an island
after escaping from King Minos.

• Ariadne

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42. Zeus gave his father this in order to trick
him.

• A potion to make him vomit

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43. Uranus did not like the looks of his
children, the Cyclopes, so he banished them to

• Tartarus

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44. Pandora was a gift from

• Zeus

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45. What thing about the natural world is
explained by the myth Orpheus Eurydice?

• Shadows

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46. What is the moral or lesson of Icarus and
Daedalus?

• Obey your elders

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47. In the myth Phaethon, Son of Apollo, what
stops the chariot from destroying more of the
earth?

• Zeus hurls a lightning bolt at Phaethon

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48. One of the two Greek poets responsible for
the origin of Greek Mythology

• Homer
• Hesiod

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49. Homers two epic poems were entitled

• The Iliad
• The Odyssey

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50. Hesiods book was entitled

• Theogony

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Total your points!

• 40-50 Major gods
• 35-39 Minor gods
• 30-34 Heroes
• 20-29 Mere mortals
• 0 - 19 Whats mythology?