book round 1

zeuses father

zeuses father

cronos

why does cronos eat his kids?

prophecey told him one of them would overthrow him

does zeuses mom rhea save him?

rhea hides him in an olive tree and tricks cronos into eatting a rock.

how doe s zeus become the leader?

he and his mom make a drink that makes cronos throw up his kids. Then he gets into a war with his dad and wins it.

who are zeuses allies

one eyes cyclopes and hundred handed ones

what happened to cronos and the titans?

they got ambused by zeuses allies by them throwing rocks down a mountain onto the titans, they ran away in fear

where do we get the word panic?

from pan who screamed and made the titans afraid

what natrual disasters are connected to cronos and the titans?

earthquakes, avalances, forest fires

why is hera mad at zeus?

because hes cheating on her

how does hera rebel?

she makes a plot with other gods and ties zeus up when hes sleeping

what are hera consequences

she gets chained up in the sky by zeus

why does hera say shell never rebell again?

to be let free by zeus

who are zeuses and hera children?

ares, hephaestus, and eris

what is athenas birth like?

her mom (a titaness) got harrassed by zeus and she was eatten by zeus. athena is born an adult in zeuses body and stabs him to get free.

what does athena teach men?

how to use tools and invent them + science

what does athena teach women?

how to spin and weave

why is athena jelous or arachne?

because arachnae is being boastful nd disrespectful to her who taught her the skill of weaving

how do the tapestries differ in the contest?

arachnes shows human moments while atthenas shows the gods moments

how does the contest with athena and arachne end?

arachnae looses and hangs herself. athena turns arachne into a spider

why does poseidon want to control the sea?

because he belives the sea has the most oppurtunites compared to other realms

why does poseidon decide to not had children with thetis?

because a prophecy said posiedons child with her would overthrow him

why do the people of athens fear poseidon?

because he has an unstable personality, gets angry easily, and holds grudges

how does poseidon try to win over demeter?

by making her a gift which is an animal (horse)

who/what is arion?

the name of a horse which is connected to poseidons chase after demeter

what is revealed about demeter?

she and zeus are closely connected (moon controls sea)