Greek Mythology

What is Greek mythology?

• The study of artifacts and history.

• The study of the stars and planets.

• The study of the stories that are used to explain the world around them.

• The study of fossils.

Greek gods and goddesses are neither good nor bad.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Ancient Greece laid the foundation for most of western civilization.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Greek gods and goddesses used their powers for what three things?

• courage, pity, and greed

• motivation, values, and modification

• good, trickery, and adventure

The period of Ancient Greece lasted between _________ and __________ until Greece was conquered by the Romans.

• 1400-1500 AD

• 500 BC - 800 BC

• 1492-1660 BC

• 800 BC - 146 BC

The god who threw lightning bolts

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Atlas

• Hades

The god of the underworld and Zeus's brother

• Hades

• Hermes

• Helios

• Athena

The goddess of love and beauty

• Athena

• Medusa

• Aphrodite

• Nefertiti

Helios carried the ________ across the sky on a chariot daily.

• moon

• stars

• comets

• sun

The god of the ocean

• Posiedon

• Hermes

• Helios

• Zeus