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first ruler of the universeUranus (sky)
first set of children of earth and skyTitans
one eyed creaturescyclops
name the titansoceanus, atlas, prometheus, epimetheus, Cronus, Rhea
Mother Earth's second husbandPontus
imprisoned below the earth50 heads, cyclops
Greek name for Mother EarthGaea
Roman name for Father SkyUranus
beginning of all thingsMother Earth
Earth's two husbandsPontus, Sky(Uranus)
three sets of childrenTitans, 50 heads, Cyclops
first ruler of the universeUranus (Sky)
blacksmiths of the godscyclops
Cronus's weaponsickle
Zeus's sistersHera, Hestia, Demeter
second ruler of the universeCronus
What did man call Cronus's rule?Golden Age
What did Cronus promise Mother Earth?He would release his brothers from Tartarus
Cronus's wifeRhea
What does Cronus do with his Childrenswallows them
name the swallowed childrenPoseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Demeter
Why does Cronus swallow his children?so they do not overthrow him
Rhea's husbandCronus
Rhea's parentsGaea/ Uranus
name of the underworldTartarus
name the 3 rulers of the universeUranus, Cronus, Zeus
who caused electrical storms on earthCyclops
Roman name of CronusSaturn
What is Cronus given instead of Zeus?rock
impenetrable breastplateAegis
fairy goatAmaltheia
Zeus's first wifeMetis
Goddess of PrudenceMetis
How does Metis trick Cronus?She gives him a magic herb
Why does Prometheus side with Zeus?he can see the future
favorite brother of PrometheusEpimetheus
What are Cyclops' gifts to the gods?Zeus- thunderbolt, Hades- helmet of invisibility, Poseidon - trident
owns helmet of invisibilityHades
uses tridentPoseidon
uses thunderboltsZeus
Where is the palace of the gods?Mount Olympus
Who is Iris?messenger of the rainbow
who runs on the rainbow?Iris
King of the godsZeus
Roman name of ZeusJupiter
Greek name of JupiterZeus
Greek name of SaturnCronus
who was Typhon?monster sent by Mother Earth
Two monsters sent by Mother Earth.Typhon and Echidna
How did Zeus defeat Typhon?He put him under Mt. Etna.
Queen of the godsHera
Roman name of HeraJuno
Greek name of JunoHera
god of warAres
Greek name of MarsAres
Roman name of AresMars
name of the underworldTartarus
god of fireHephaestus
Greek name of VulcanHephaestus
Roman name of HephaestusVulcan
goddess of loveAphrodite
Roman name of AphroditeVenus
Greek name of VenusAphrodite
messenger of the godsMercury
Greek name of MercuryHermes
Roman name of HermesMercury
goddes of grain and harvestDemeter
Greek name of DemeterCeres
Roman name of CeresDemeter
god of the seaPoseidon
Greek name of NeptunePoseidon
Roman name of PoseidonNeptune
goddess of wisdomAthena
Roman name of AthenaMinerva
Greek name of MinervaAthena
Greek name of ApolloPhoebus
god of light and musicApollo
goddess of huntersArtemis
Greek name of DianaArtemis
Roman name of ArtemisDiana
god of wineDionysus
goddess of the hearthHestia
Greek name of VestaHestia
god of the underworldHades
Roman name of HestiaVesta
Greek name of PlutoHades
Roman name of HadesPluto
food of the godsambrosia
drink of the godsnectar
Who are the children of Echidna?Ladon, Chimera, Cerberus, Nemean Lion, Sphinx, Hydra
goddess known for her jealousyHera
wife of ZeusHera
Husband of HeraZeus
Hera's parentsCronus and Rhea
Mother Earth's gift to Hera.golden apples of immortality
Who was IO?wife of Zeus, turned into a cow
Who was turned into a cow?IO
Became queen of EgyptIO
Hera's servantArgus
Had 100 eyesArgus
How did Argus die?Bored to death by Hermes
Who bored Argus to death?Hermes
What was done with Argus's eyes?put on the tail of the peacock
Hera's symbolpeacock
What is Hephaestus god of?Smiths and fire
Who are Hephaestus's parents?Zeus and Hera
Who is the goddess who nurses Hephaestus?Thetis
Hephaestus's wifeAphrodite
Aphrodite's husbandHephaestus
Aphrodite's parentsfoam of the sea
Aphrodite's sonEros
Eros's motherAphrodite
Eros's Roman nameCupid
Cupid's Greek nameEros
Ares's companionEris
spirit of StrifeEris
Athena's parentsZeus and Metis
Goddess of prudenceMetis
Athena's companionNike
Who is Arachne?mortal turned into a spider
Why do spiders weave webs?Athena was turned into a spider
Athena's cityAthens
Two gods who compete for AthensAthena and Poseidon
Poseidon's gift to AthensRock that gives salt water
Athena's gift to Athensolive tree
Athena's symbolowl
3 things man gets from the olive treeoil, wood, food
Why is Poseidon called Earthshaker?He causes earthquakes
Who is called Earthshaker?Poseidon
Poseidon's weapontrident
Rusler of the sea during Cronus's timeNereus
What does Nereus rule?seas
Who are the nereids?daughters of Nereus
Nereus's daughterAmphitrite
Poseidon's wifeAmphitrite
Amphitrite's husbandPoseidon
Who is triton?Poseidon's son
Triton's parentsPoseidon and Amphitrite
What is Delos?Island where Apollo and Artemis are born
Leto's husbandZeus
Leto's childrenApollo and Artemis
Artemis's motherLeto
Apollo's motherLeto
goddess of childbirthIlythia
What is the oracle at Delphiplace where Mother Earth speaks
Where is the Oracle at Delphi located?Mt. Parnassus
What is a sibyl?priestess who interprets Mother Earth
Who is Python?dragaon that guards the oracle
What was the oracles's warning to Python?He would be killed by a son of Leto
Who killed Python?Apollo
Apollo's parentsZeus and Leto
Artemis's parentsZeus and Leto
Twin godsArtemis and Apollo
Who was Orion?hunter favored by Artemis
Why was Orion blinded?So he could not marry the king's daughter
Why does Apollo kill Orion?he is jealous
How does Orion die?stung by a scorpion
Where is Orion today?in the stars
Hermes's parentsZeus and Maia
What is Hermes god of?merchants, travelers. thieves, shephards and those who live by their wits
Hermes's motherMaia
Hermes's fatherZeus
inventor of the lyreHermes
plays the lyreApollo
How did Apollo know who stole his cows?told by the oracle
What does Hermes get in exhange for the lyre?magic wand
What does Zeus give Hermes?winged helmet and sandals


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