Mythology Brief Tales of Lovers

(True or False)

Hades marries Persephone without Zeus' permission.

• True

• False

When Demeter is sad she doesn't grow any plants or fruits in the Earth. This time of the year represents:

• Spring

• Summer and Winter

• Fall and Winter

• Winter

Which worker from the underworld is transformed into an owl?

• Hermes

• Escalaphus

• Hades

• Demeter

Why does Orpheus decide to go to the underworld?

• To look for his lyre.

• To play music for Hades.

• To look for his dead wife, Eurydice.

• To sleep Cerebus, an enormous dog with three heads.

Who takes dead people across the River Styx to the underworld?

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(Pick 2 correct answers)

What happens when Orpheus start to play music for the god of the underworld and his wife?

• Hades doesn't feel anything.

• Hades and his wife cry.

• Persephone doesn't feel anything.

• Persephone is very emotional and she cries.

According to the book, why does Eurydice disappear for eternity?

• Because she is a ghost of the underworld.

• Because Orpheus turns around and breaks the condition.

• Because they are not married.

• Because she is dead.

What was Hera's punishment for the forest nymph?

• She cannot fly anymore. Her name will be Echo.

• She will be single forever.

• She will die after winter.

• She cannot sing or speak normally. Her name will be Echo.

(True or False)

Narcissus' parents think his son breaks many hearts because most girls in the area are in love with him.

• True

• False

What was Aphrodite's punishment for Narcissus selfish attitude?

• He falls in love with his own reflection.

• He falls in love with Echo in a pool.

• Echo does not like him anymore.

• He goes to a cave alone.