Greek Creation Myth

Before science, myths were used to

• explain the unexplainable

• entertain children

• inform other countries of Greece's greatness

• scare people

Myths are

• fairytales

• American legends

• a series of questions

• stories that try to answer important questions about the human condition

What, according to the Greeks, existed before everything else?

• The Titans

• Gaia

• Uranus

• Chaos

Who did Gaia have monstrous children with?

• Uranus

• Zeus

• Cronus

• Chaos

What kind of monsters did Uranus and Gaia create? (Select all that apply)

• Lockness Monster

• Cyclopes

• Bigfoot

• Hecatoncheires

What did Uranus do to the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires?

• 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

Who helped Gaia enact her revenge on Uranus?

• Prometheus

• Cronus

• Pontus

• A unicorn

From a fear of being overthrown by his children (like he did to his father, Uranus), what does Cronus do to his children?

• Eats them

• Throws them into the sea

• Imprisons them in Tartarus

• Buries them

Which child does Cronus not eat?

• Demeter

• Hades

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Hera

Zeus and the Olympians defeat Cronus and the Titans. Where does Zeus send the Titans who fought against him after their defeat?

• The sea

• Tartarus

• Under Mount Olympus

• Crete