Greek Myths

Who forges the great chains that bind Prometheus to a mountain?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Hades

• Hephaestus

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I am the Greek goddess of handicrafts, and I turned Arachne into the world's first spider. Who am I?

• Athena

• Demeter

• Persephone

• Hera

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When I opened the box, all sorts of terrible evils and terrifying things that cause people sorrow flooded out. Who am I?

• Prometheus

• Icarus

• Myths

• Pandora

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Where did the Minotaur live?

• in a tower

• in the labyrinth

• in the deep forest

• in the ocean

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What natural phenomenon is explained through this myth?

• blizzards and droughts

• sunrises and sunsets

• the changing seasons

• the Northern Lights

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What does Prometheus' name most likely mean?

• star seeker

• fire bringer

• great god

• Love

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What natural phenomenon does Prometheus explain?

• how wind came to man

• how water came to man

• how fire came to man

• none of these

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How did Eurydice die?

• She had a heart attack.

• She was bitten by a snake.

• She drowned in the sea.

• She was bitten by the minotaur.

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Who is Hades?

• The ruler of the sky

• The ruler of the water

• The ruler of the overworld

• The ruler of the underworld

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Why did Orpheus look backwards after Hades told him not to do so?

• He thought Hades lied to him.

• He thought Eurydice was so beautiful.

• He thought that Hades wouldn't know.

• He thought that he was allowed to look.

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