Greek Mythology - The Beginning

What was the name of Mother Earth?

• Rhea

• Thea

• Gaea

• Tethys

What is the name of the heavens?

• Uranus

• Oceanus

• Atlas

• Cronus

Who were the children of Gaea and Uranus?

• The Olympians

• The Giants

• The Furies

• The Titans

Who built the palace on Mount Olympus?

• The Cyclopes

• Hecantonchires

• Hephaestus

• Cronus

After defeating his father, Uranus, who did Cronus marry?

• Demeter

• Gaea

• Rhea

• Hera

Why did Cronus eat his children?

• He was hungry.

• He hoped to protect them

• He didn't want his wife to raise them.

• He was afraid they would overthrow him.

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What did Metis do to Cronus?

• Tricked him into marrying her

• Tricked him into eating a magic herb that caused him to vomit up children and a stone

• Tricked him into eating a stone

• Tricked him into vowing upon the River Styx

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Where did the Titans get locked up?

• The sky in chains

• Mt. Olympus

• Tartarus

• a volcano

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Who had to carry the sky on his shoulders?

• Cronus

• Zeus

• Uranus

• Atlas

What was the name of the goat who raised Zeus?

• Amaltheia

• Mnemosyne

• Thea

• Epimetheus