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Gods, Goddesses, Titans, and Monsters

A quiz to help beginning students learn the Olympians and some lesser dieties. In the squares with two names, the first is the Greek name for the diety, the second is the Roman name.

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Zeus-JupiterKing of the gods, threw thunderbolts
Hera-JunoQueen of the gods, wife of Zeus/Jupiter
Athena-MinervaGoddess of wisdom
Demeter-CeresGreek agricultural goddess, mother of Persephone
Aphrodite-VenusGoddess of love
Hermes-MercuryMessenger of the gods, had winged sandals
Hades-PlutoGod of the underworld
Poseidon-NeptuneRuler of the seas
Ares-MarsGod of war
Ouranos-UranusAncient ruler of the sky
Dionysus-BacchusGod of wine and the vine
Apollo-ApolloGod of music and poetry, and later, the sun
Eros-CupidGod of love, shot arrows, son of Aphrodite-Venus
Artemis-DianaGoddess of the moon and the hunt
Hephaestus-VulcanLame blacksmith god
Hestia-VestaGoddess of the hearth
BoreasRuler of the north winds
PanGod of flocks and shepherds
ChaosShapeless mass that contained the seeds of the universe
AuroraGoddess of the dawn
FloraGoddess of flowers
JanusTwo headed god, gatekeeper of heaven
GaiaAncient earth goddess
PrometheusGod who gave fire to mankind
PersephoneKidnapped by Hades, queen of the dead
LetoMother of Apollo and Artemis
KronosLord of the Titans, Father of Zeus, called the Twisted One.
RheaThe wife of Kronos, mother of the six first gods.
Furiesavenging spirits controlled by Hades. Over saw punishment in Underworld.
Fates(3) mysterious old hags who controlled the destiny of all living beings.
Harpieswild, unruly bird-winged maidens.
CerberusThe three-headed dog who guards the gates of the underworld.
CharonThe ferryman of the dead. Coin left under tongue for fee.
ChironThis immortal centaur was kindly and wise.
SatyrsThese creatures are human from the waist up, goat from the waist down.
Centaurshuman from the waist up, horse from the waist down.
MedusaA Gorgon/Snake hair, petrified those who looked at her.
MinotaurHalf man, half bull. Imprisoned in a maze b/c so dangerous.
NaiadsFemale spirits that inhabit bodies of fresh water such as rivers and lakes.
NereidsFemale spririts of the sea.
DryadsFemale spirits of nature that live in trees or forests.
Procustes"The Stretcher"
EchidnaHalf-woman, half-serpent.
ChimeraA child of Echidna, body=goat, head=lion, tail=serpent.
Lotus EatersLazy people who did nothing but eat lotus' all day.


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