D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths pg. 38 - 49 Reading

True or False: Poseidon was a very calm and loving god.

• True

• False

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Poseidon married _______________.

• Aphrodite

• Persephone

• Amphitrite

• Gaea

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Where were Artemis and Apollo born?

• on Mount Olympus

• in the town of Athens

• on a rainbow

• on the island of Delos

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What activity did Poseidon enjoy most?

• chasing dolphins through the shimmering coral reef

• racing the waves with his team of snow-white horses

• singing with his many daughters

• fighting with his Trident

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Match the following gods/goddesses to their descriptions.

• Poseidon

• goddess of childbirth
• Ares

• goddess of wisdom
• Ilithyia

• god of the sea
• Athena

• goddess of love
• Aphrodite

• god of war

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Match the following gods/goddesses to their descriptions.

• Aphrodite

• god of music, light, & reason
• Leto

• mother to Apollo and Artemis

• Poseidon

• god of the sea and earthquakes
• Apollo

• goddess of love and beauty
• Athena

• goddess of wisdom and warfare

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Match the following gods/goddesses to their descriptions.

• Poseidon

• island created by Poseidon

• Delos

• god of the sea
• Artemis

• goddess of the hunt
• Athena

• goddess of love
• Aphrodite

• goddess of wisdom

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Match the following gods/goddesses to their descriptions.

• Actaeon

• changed into a stag for spying on Artemis

• Nereus

• old sea god, son of Pontus
• Zeus

• god of the sky and thunder
• Oracle of Delphi

• The queen of Olympus, wife of Zeus

• Hera

• predicted the future

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Apollo wanted to win for himself the oracle of Delphi; however, it was guarded by the darksome dragon _______________.

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True or False: Apollo was able to win the oracle.

• True

• False

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