Intro To Greek Mythology

What does a myth attempt to explain all except

• Heroes

• Creation

• Humanity

• Religion

• Potatoes

The place where the spirits of the dead are believed to live

• Underworld
• Hearth
• Nectar
• Chaos

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Set of ancient myths; the study of ancient myths

• Hearth
• Bow
• Harvest
• Mythology

Because gods and goddesses do not die (the live forever), they are called: 

• Mortal
• Immortal
• Fate
• Chaos

A situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized; the state of the universe before there was any order

• Chaos
• Hearth
• Divine
• Bow

What does the study of mythology do?

• reveals a way of life

• reveals the thoughts of a culture

• attempts to explain life, the universe, and everything

• all of the above

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Which of the following statements about mythology is TRUE?

• The myths were first told after Homer wrote them down in about 800 BC.
• The myths were told by word of mouth long before they were written down.
• When the Romans conquered Greece, they completely did away with Greek mythology.
• There is only one real version of each Greek myth.

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Which of the following writers wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?

• Hesiod

• Ovid

• Virgil

• Homer

Why did Greeks create their Mythology?

• To give homage to their ancestors 
• To worship what the Romans showed them
• To explain what they do not understand

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Who was the God of War?

• Eros

• Ares

• Helios

• Hades

• Hector