Greek Gods and Goddesses

Match the following

• Hera

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• Demeter

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• Zeus

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• Hermes

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• Hades

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Match the following

• Aphrodite

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• Apollo

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• Hephaestaus

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• Athena

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• Poseidon

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Match the following

• Artemis

• female supreme being

• Dionysus

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• goddess

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• Ares

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• god

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Match the following

• polytheistic

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• Mount Olympus

• the highest mountain in Greece, where the ancestors believed many of their gods and goddesses lived

• lightning bolt

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• monotheistic

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• peacock

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Match the following

• bad-tempered

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• winged sandals and hat

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• cerberus

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• dove

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• trident

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Match the following

• owl

• someone who causes problems; Ares was known to be one

• lyre

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• troublemaker

• Athena's sacred animal; symbol of wisdom and knowledge

• bow and arrows

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• harvest

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Put the events of Prometheus and Pandora's Box in order:

• The gods and goddesses gave Pandora gifts. Zeus gave her a box.

• Prometheus and Epimetheus created men and animals.

• Zeus ordered Bulcan to mold Pandora out of a lump of clay.

• Prometheus gave fire to the humans.

• Pandora opened the box. From this point on, humans have lived with misery and evil.

Who did Zeus chain up and put in prison in the Underworld?

• Titans

• Prometheus

• Epimetheus

• Pandora

What did Pandora release from the box? (release = let go)

• hope

• happiness and joy

• diseases and evils

Which is NOT TRUE about the first humans?

• They were cold because they didn't have fire.

• They were hunted by wild beasts and one another.

• They were starving.

• They were happy because they had a lot of food.