3393946
Description
Flashcards by timandlisa, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by timandlisa
over 8 years ago
|
|
| Question | Answer |
| Zeus | King of the Gods |
| Hera | Queen of Gods, Protector of Marriage |
| Poseidon | Titan, "Sky God", Trident is his symbol |
| Aphrodite | God of Love and Beauty, Mother to Cupid |
| Hades | God of the Underworld |
| Hermes | Messenger God ( God of Commerce, travelers, and thieves ) |
| Ares | God of War |
| Artemis | Patroness of Maidens; Virgin Goddess |
| Athena | God of wisdom and weaving; Sprang from Zeus' head |
| Hephaestus | God of Fire; Forger of Armour |
| Demeter | Goddess of Agriculture |
| Fates | Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos; Give men good and evil at birth |
| Aeolus | King of the Winds |
| Graces (3) | Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia |
| Janus | God of beginnings |
| Iris | Goddess of the Rainbows |
| Homer | Famous for Epic poems; Iliad and the Odyssey |
| Cronus/Rhea | Parents of Olympians; Cronus ate his children |
| Prometheus | "forethought"; protector of mankind; took fire |
| Pandora | 1st woman on Earth; created as punishment to men; Gods gave her gifts |
| Epimetheus | Hindsight; afterthought |
| Deucalion/Pyrrha | created first people with rocks |
| Daphne | turned into a laurel tree |
| Pygmalion | fell in love with his own statue that he made |
| Pyramis/Thisbe | Met in secret; killed themselves |
| Tartarus | deepest division of the underworld; used for punishment |
| Narcissus/Echo | Nar. fell in love with himself; Hera took Echos' voice when Echo distracted her from finding Zeus |
| Baucis/Philemon | Old couple; showed hospitality to the Gods; Gods sent a flood, they were the only survivors |
| Endymion | Slept forever because of Selene(Moon); he was a handsome Shepherd |
| Gorgons | could turn you into stone |
| How many muses? | nine |
| How was Athena Born? | Sprang from Zeus' head |
| What were the names of the Nature Nymphs? | Nereids, Naiads, Dryads, and Oreads |
| Definition of Anthropomorphic | giving of human Characteristics |
| Hermes Symbols | Winged sandals, Cacudeus |
| Story of Pandora | Zeus created her as a curse to mankind when Prometheus took fire to give to mankind without asking |
| Pan | Part Man; Part Goat |
| Orpheus | went to the underworld to save his wife |
| Charon | ferryman of Hades; Carries souls of the newly deceased |
| Europa | Carried of by Zeus in the form of a Bull |
| Cerberus | Multiheaded dog; Guards Hades |
| Medusa | Only mortal Gorgon; snake for hair |
| Centaur | Half man; Half horse |
| Prometheus' punishment | Chained to a rock, no sleep, Eagle was eating his liver; Zeus gave him this Punishment |
| The loss of Cupid | Cupid lost trust in Psyche when her sisters convinced her to look at him when he told her not to; she spilt wax on him |
Want to create your own Flashcards for free with GoConqr? Learn more.