WorksheetsGreek Mythology - The Beginning
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What was the name of Mother Earth?
Rhea
Thea
Gaea
Tethys
What is the name of the heavens?
Uranus
Oceanus
Atlas
Cronus
Who were the children of Gaea and Uranus?
The Olympians
The Giants
The Furies
The Titans
Who built the palace on Mount Olympus?
The Cyclopes
Hecantonchires
Hephaestus
Cronus
After defeating his father, Uranus, who did Cronus marry?
Demeter
Gaea
Rhea
Hera
Why did Cronus eat his children?
He was hungry.
He hoped to protect them
He didn't want his wife to raise them.
He was afraid they would overthrow him.
What did Metis do to Cronus?
Tricked him into marrying her
Tricked him into eating a magic herb that caused him to vomit up children and a stone
Tricked him into eating a stone
Tricked him into vowing upon the River Styx
Where did the Titans get locked up?
The sky in chains
Mt. Olympus
Tartarus
a volcano
Who had to carry the sky on his shoulders?
Cronus
Zeus
Uranus
Atlas
What was the name of the goat who raised Zeus?
Amaltheia
Mnemosyne
Thea
Epimetheus
What was the name of the three-headed dog who guarded the Underworld?
Fluffy
Cerberus
Thanatos
Morpheus
What is the Roman name of the god of the Underworld?
Hades
Persephone
Pluto
Proserpina
Who is the GREEK god of oceans, horses and earthquakes?
Hephaestus
Neptune
Hades
Poseidon
Who is the ROMAN god in charge of gods and men who rules from Mt. Olympus?
Hernes
Jupiter
Zeus
Juno
Who is the GREEK goddess of hearth and home?
Hestia
Hera
Vesta
Athena
Who is the GREEK goddess of the harvest and agriculture?
Ceres
Dionysus
Demeter
Athena
Who is the ROMAN name for the Queen of the gods and protector of marriage?
Juno
Hera
Jupiter
Hestia
