Greek Mythology Test 1
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Who were the first two gods?
Chaos and Gaia
What did the first two primordial gods represent?
The void and the Earth
Who did Gaia give birth to first?
Ouranos
What does Ouranos represent?
The sky
Who were the three children of the Titans Hyperion and Theia
Eos, Elios, and Selene
What does Eos mean?
Dawn
What does Helios mean?
Sun
What does Selene mean?
Moon
Where do Eos, Helios, and Selene go when rising and setting?
Into Okeanos
Who says Eros is born from Aphrodite?
Nonnos
How does Nonnos say that Eros is born?
Aphrodite is impregnated by Ouranos
Which generation was Kronos the king of?
The golden generation
What two generations followed Kronos’ defeat?
The silver and the bronze generations
Who became the new king of the god’s after Kronos?
Zeus
Which of Kronos’ offspring is considered “Handy”
Kheiron
Who is Kheiron the first of?
Centaurs
What is Atlas’ punishment after the Titanomachy?
Holding Ouranos so he doesn’t crush Gaia
Who protected baby Zeus?
Kouretes
What does Callimachus say baby Zeus ate?
Goat’s milk and honeycomb
What does Moiro say baby Zeus ate?
Nectar and Ambrosia
Who among Zeus’ daughters breathes creativity into the minds of humans?
The muses and Mnemosyne
Who of Zeus’ daughters is “Reciprocal Joy”
The Kharites Graces
Who did Zeus gift the Aegis to enhance her ferosity?
Athena
Which river goddess sides with Zeus?
Styx
What is Styx’s purpose
Her water binds the oaths of the immortals
What part of the animal is burned in a sacrifice?
the bones
In the hymn to Prothyraia, what is the speaker asking for help with?
Women going into labor
How do multiple goddesses become assimilated in the hymn to Prothyraia?
All the gods assimilated are related to childbirth
Who are the goddesses associated with childbirth?
Eileithyia, Prothyraia, and Artemis
Who cast Hephaistos out of mount Olympos?
His mother, Hera
Who were the goddesses of eternal virginity?
Artemis, Athena, and Hestia
What two gods are praised together in Homeric hymn #29?
Hestia and Apollo
Leto gives birth to Apollo on Delos, who does Leto ask Iris to summon?
Eileithyia
Which two gods does Euripides equate?
Helios and Apollo
Mercury is the roman name and the planet associated with which god?
Hermes
What does Apollo give Hermes in exchange for his Lyre?
The caduceus (A staff) and makes Hermes the messenger of the gods
List three of Hermes inventions
Fire Sticks, The Lyre, and The Syrinx
Why does Hermes steal Apollo’s cows?
He is craving meat
What are Maia and her sisters referred as?
The Pleiades
Who buys Archilochus’ cows?
The muses
What does Archilochus get in return for his cows?
The gift of poetry
Who attempts to breastfeed a stone, resulting in the milky way?
Rhea
How did Hera create the milky way?
She realized she was feeding Hermes and not her son
Which bear is Kynosoura, and how is the meaning of her name reflected in the constellation?
Ursa Minor, her name means “she who has a dog’s tail”
How does Zeus honor the doves that fed him Ambrosia according to Moiro
Zeus transformed the doves into the Pleiades constellation
Where does Zeus memorialize the fake stone?
The base of mount Parnassos
What part of gaia is the Omphalos stone?
Her naval (belly button)
Where does Sappho live?
The island of Lesbos
Who was the prophet at Delphi before Apollo took control?
Themis
Where was the temple that Gnothi Seauton (know yourself) is inscribed?
Apollo’s Temple at Delphi
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