Greek Mythology Review: Character Identification and Major Gods

Flashcards covering the major Greek gods, goddesses, and myth characters for exam preparation based on the review sheet.

Athene

The grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and mistress of battle strategy who taught women to weave, taught men to create tools, and created the science of numbers.

Hades

The god who rules the underworld, described as violent, hating change, and given to a slow rage.

Zeus

The King and Lord of everything who defeated his father Cronos.

Artemis

The Maiden of the Silver Bow, Lady of Wild Things, Huntress, and Goddess of the Moon.

Hermes

The messenger of the gods, god of commerce, patron of gamblers, thieves, and liars, framer of treaties, and guardian of travelers.

Hephaestus

The Smith god and great creator/artificer who was hurled off Olympus because of his mother.

Hera

The Queen of Intriguers and Queen of the gods who is very suspicious of her husband.

Arachne

The character who was turned into a spider because she challenged a goddess.

Rhea

The character whose children were eaten by Cronos.

Cronos

The father who ate his children and was defeated by his son Zeus.

Aphrodite

One of the major goddesses listed in bold on the review sheet for character identification.

Apollo

One of the major gods listed in bold on the review sheet for character identification.

Ares

One of the major gods listed in bold on the review sheet for character identification.

Demeter

One of the major goddesses listed in bold on the character review sheet and featured in the short answer myth review.

Eris

One of the major goddesses listed in bold on the character identification review sheet.

Poseidon

One of the major gods listed in bold on the character identification review sheet.

Pandora

One of the characters featured in the myths listed to review for the short answer portion of the test.

Pygmalion

A character featured in the myth review section for short answer preparation.

Midas

A character featured in the myth review section for short answer preparation.

Prometheus

A character featured in the myth review section for short answer preparation.

Phaethon

A character featured in the myth review section for short answer preparation.

Daedalus

A character featured in the myth review section for short answer preparation.