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| Zeus' Roman name | Jupiter or Jove |
| Zeus' wife and sister | Hera |
| Zeus is the god of the | sky |
| Zeus rules | Mount Olympus |
| Zeus' weapon | thunderbolt |
| Zeus' bird | eagle |
| Zeus | central figure of myths |
| Zeus epitomizes | complexity |
| Hera's Roman name | Juno |
| Hera is known mostly for | her jealousy |
| Poseidon's Roman name | Neptune |
| Poseidon is the god | of the sea |
| Zeus' brother | Poseidon and Hades |
| second to Zeus in power | Poseidon |
| Poseidon holds | a decade-long grudge against Odysseus |
| Hades' Roman name | Pluto |
| Hades rules | the underworld |
| Hades' wife | Persephone |
| Pallas Athena's Roman name | Minerva |
| Athena | emerged from Zeus's head fully-grown and armed |
| Athena is associated with | war, cleverness, and wit |
| Athena favors | Odysseus |
| Athena is the goddess of | Wisdom, Reason, and Purity |
| Phoebus Apollo | is the son of Zeus and Leto |
| Apollo's twin | Artemis |
| Apollo is god of | Light and Truth and Archery |
| Apollo is master of | Poetry and Music |
| Apollo's Oracle at Delphi | is revered for her powers of prophecy and truth. |
| Artemis' Roman name | Diana |
| Artemis | beautiful huntress goddess |
| Artemis is normally normally | good and just, but demands a human sacrifice during the Trojan War. |
| Aphrodite's Roman name | Venus |
| Aphrodite is the goddess of | Love, Beauty, and Romance |
| Aphrodite shows | formidable power, as in the story of Cupid and Psyche |
| Aphrodite is married to | the ugly and crippled Hephaestus. |
| Hermes' Roman name | Mercury |
| Hermes is the son of | Zeus and the Titan Atlas's daughter Maia |
| Hermes' job | messenger of the gods |
| Hermes | fast and cunning |
| Hermes is the god of | Commerce and the Market |
| Hermes guides | the dead from Earth to Hades |
| Ares' Roman name | Mars |
| Ares is a | vicious god |
| Ares is hated by | both his father, Zeus, and mother, Hera god of War |
| Hephaestus' Roman name | Vulcan or Mulciber |
| Who was Hephaestus' parents? | either the son of Zeus and Hera, or simply of Hera alone, who gives birth to him in retaliation for Zeus's solo fathering of Athena |
| Hephaestus is the only | ugly Olympian |
| Hephaestus is partially | crippled |
| What is Hephaestus' job? | the armorer and smith |
| What does Hephaestus forge? | spectacular magical objects |
| What is Hephaestus like? | kind, generous, and good-natured |
| Earth | Gaea |
| Earth was born out of | out of the forces of Love, Light, and Day |
| Heaven | Ouranos |
| Heaven becomes | Earth's husband and proceeds to father all the original creatures of the earth, including the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Furies. |
| Who were the Titans? | The original gods, children of Heaven and Earth, and parents of the six original Olympians. |
| The Titans were defeated | by Zeus and his siblings in a war for control of the universe |
| Where are most of the Titans imprisoned? | in the bowels of the earth. |
| Which Titans are not imprisoned? | Prometheus, who sides with Zeus, and his two brothers, Epimetheus and Atlas |
| What is Atlas forced to do? | carry the weight of the world on his shoulders forever. |
| Cronus' Roman name | Saturn |
| Cronus becomes | the ruler of the Titans by overthrowing his father Ouranos |
| Cronus swallows | each of his children as his wife Rhea gives birth to them |
| Rhea is able to save | one, Zeus, who forces Cronus to vomit up his siblings, with whom he defeats the Titans for control of the universe. |
| Prometheus is the only | Titan to side with Zeus against Cronus |
| Prometheus repeatedly defies | the gods by helping humans, most notably by bringing them fire from Olympus |
| What does Zeus do to Prometheus? | devises a cruel torture for him, chaining him to a rock where every day an eagle comes to pick at his innards |
| Dionysus' name | Bacchus |
| Dionysus embodies | both the good and evil effects of alcohol |
| Dionysus is | a jovial partier and patron of music and art, but at other times he is the god of madness and frenzy. |
| Demeter's Roman name | Ceres |
| Demeter is a sister of | Zeus |
| Where does Demeter live? | on earth |
| Demeter is goddess of | corn and harvest |
| Demeter is | kinder than Dionysus but also sadder, mostly because Hades has taken her daughter, Persephone, as his reluctant bride |
| Demeter lies | in mourning for four months of the year, leaving the fields barren. |
| Persephone's Roman name | Proserpine |
| Persephone | usually passive, agreeing to whatever is asked of her |
| Eros' Roman name | Cupid |
| Eros is the son | of Aphrodite |
| How does Eros use his bow? | to fire magic arrows that cause people to fall in love |
| How is Eros usually depicted? | as a winged cherub |
| Eros is often | blindfolded |
| Eros performs | works of romantic mischief whenever Aphrodite asks. |
| The Furies are also known as | the Erinyes |
| Who are the Furies? | Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto—who torment evildoers and punish them for their sins. |
| Who are the Fates? | ree mysterious sisters who affect the paths of all in the universe |
| Clotho | spins the thread of life |
| Lachesis | assigns each person's thread |
| Atropos | snips the thread of life at its end |
| Since fate is the only force to rule above both gods and men, | the fates arguably have more power than anyone else in the Greek universe. |
| Odysseus' Roman name | Ulysses |
| Odysseus is best known for | his decade-long trip home from the war |
| Odysseus survives | the challenges he encounters by using his wits |
| Odysseus is a | fine talker and brilliant strategist |
| Odysseus is the most | modern and human of the classical heroes |
| Hercules is a son | of Zeus who rises to Olympus at his death |
| Hercules is reknown | for his incredible strength and bravery |
| Hercules lacks | intelligence and self-control |
| Hercules' adventures begin | with a horrible mistake that he makes and then attempts to fix. |
| Hercules' most famous feats | the Twelve Labors of Hercules, are the punishment he receives for murdering his family in a fit of madness. |
| What is given to Cronus to eat instead of his son, Zeus? | A rock wrapped in baby’s clothes |
| How does Prometheus anger the gods? | Giving fire to humankind and tricking Zeus |
| How does Odysseus escape Polyphemus’s cave? | Wine, a very sharp stick, and lots of rams |
| In what practice do the flower myths of Hyacinth and Adonis probably have their roots? | Human sacrifice |
| How does Psyche betray Cupid? | Seeing what he looked like |
| What famous couple does the story of Pyramus and Thisbe most closely resemble | Romeo and Juliet |
| Without whose help would Jason not have gotten the Golden Fleece? | Medea’s |
| How does Signy avenge her father’s death? | Locking her husband and their children in a burning house |
| What does Bellerophon foolishly try to do? | Fly up to Olympus |
| What is the name of Daedalus’s son? | Icarus |
| For what is Perseus most famous? | Killing Medusa |
| How does Theseus cause his father’s death? | Forgetting to change his ship’s sail |
| What does Theseus supposedly invent? | democracy |
| Which of the following does Hercules not accomplish? | Killing the Calydonian boar |
| From which three goddesses does Paris have to choose the fairest? | Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera |
| Which of the following were all great Greek heroes in the Trojan War? | Menelaus, Agamemnon, and Ajax |
| Why is Achilles killed by an arrow in his heel? | His mother had been holding him by the heel when she dipped him in the River Styx. |
| Why did the Trojans take the gigantic wooden horse within the city’s walls? | The Greeks expected them to leave it outside the gates, which would offend Athena. |
| Whose heart does Aeneas break? | Dido |
| The myths served many functions for the Greeks. Which of the following purposes did they not serve? | Prophecy, showing how the world will end |
| Of what city is Aeneas is considered the “real” founder? | Rome |
| With whose help does Clytemnestra slaughter her husband, Agamemnon? | Aegisthus |
