Greek Creation Myth- Gods and Titans

The primitive tribes of Greece worshiped a female earth goddess because...

• She was vengeful and you didn't want to piss her off!

• There wasn't anyone else to worship

• They had mommy issues

• They were farmers and believed she controlled the fertility of the earth

The original Emptiness was called-

• Chaos

• Thanos

• Uranus

• Saturn

Primitive people believed you could gain courage, strength, and wisdom by doing this...

• Drinking the blood of an enemy

• Eating the organs of creatures that possessed those qualities

• Performing dances and rituals around a blazing fire

• Sacrificing animals and people to the gods

Gaea is the...

• vengeful one

• harvest goddess

• mother earth goddess

• universe

Who did Gaea have monstrous children with?

• Uranus

• Cronus

• Zeus

• Tartarus

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Gaea gave birth to two sons, the sky and the sea. What did she name them?

• Uranus and Pontus

• Poseidon and Zeus

• Ares and Persephone

• Tartarus and Eros

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What kind of monsters did Uranus and Gaea create and consider their children? (select all that apply)

• Cyclopes

• Hecatonchires - Hundred-Handed Giants

• Giant Sharks

• Man-Eating Birds

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What did Uranus do to the Cyclopes and Hundred-Handed Giants?

• He treated them with love and kindness

• He gave them control of the heavens

• He imprisoned them in the underworld

• He fought them to the death

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How did Gaea feel about her children being imprisoned in the underworld by Uranus?

• She was angry and wanted revenge

• She was happy and celebrated

• She was disappointed and upset

• She did not care too much

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What was the name of the first generation of immortal Greek Gods?

• Titans

• Olympians

• Chosen

• The Strong Ones

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