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

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

• True

• False

Poseidon married _______________.

• Aphrodite

• Persephone

• Amphitrite

• Gaea

Where were Artemis and Apollo born?

• on Mount Olympus

• in the town of Athens

• on a rainbow

• on the island of Delos

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

Match the following gods/goddesses to their descriptions.

• Athena

• goddess of childbirth
• Aphrodite

• goddess of love
• Ares

• god of war
• Poseidon

• god of the sea
• Ilithyia

• goddess of wisdom

Match the following gods/goddesses to their descriptions.

• Apollo

• mother to Apollo and Artemis

• Leto

• goddess of love and beauty
• Athena

• god of the sea and earthquakes
• Aphrodite

• goddess of wisdom and warfare
• Poseidon

• god of music, light, & reason

Match the following gods/goddesses to their descriptions.

• Athena

• goddess of love
• Aphrodite

• island created by Poseidon

• Artemis

• god of the sea
• Poseidon

• goddess of the hunt
• Delos

• goddess of wisdom

Match the following gods/goddesses to their descriptions.

• Nereus

• old sea god, son of Pontus
• Zeus

• god of the sky and thunder
• Oracle of Delphi

• changed into a stag for spying on Artemis

• Hera

• predicted the future

• Actaeon

• The queen of Olympus, wife of Zeus

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

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

• True

• False