Greek and Roman Mythology Unit 1

What substance was used in creating the universe and man?

Chaos

What word did the Greeks use for the ordered universe?

Cosmos

Tartarus was a name for:

The worst part of the Underworld

Who were the first two immortal beings?

Gaea and Uranus

Which creatures were imprisoned beneath the earth?

Both the Titans and the Cyclopes

Which character mutilated his father and devoured his children?

Cronus

Which one of these gifts did the Cyclopes not give to one of the gods?

Cup of Immortality

Why does Zeus decide to flood the world?

He wants to punish humans

What did Deucalion and Pyrrha throw over their shoulder to repopulate the human race?

Rocks

Who was condemned to have his or her liver eaten out every day?

Prometheus

Who let evil into the world?

Pandora

In the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, the two lovers:

must communicate through a crack in the wall

Which character stole the fire of the gods?

Prometheus

Who fell in love with his or her own statue?

Pygmalion

Which creatures were born from the blood of Uranus?

The Furies

What happens to Ceyx and Alcyone at the end of their story?

They become two trees with one trunk

Which God or goddess has an injured leg?

Hephaestus

Who gave Pandora her “box”?

Zeus

Which of the following does not happen in the story of Eros (Cupid) and Psyche?

Aphrodite gives Psyche a love potion

Which titan was forced to carry the weight of the world on his or her shoulders?

Atlas

Which entity puts Endymion into eternal sleep?

The Moon

Which story features a youth being killed by a hurled discus?

Apollo and Hycanithus

Which lover ventures into the Underworld to find his lost love?

Orpheus

According to one myth, who created human beings?

Prometheus

Which goddess was involved in an affair with Ares?

Aphrodite

What happened when Hera first saw her son Hephaestus?

She hurled him off Mount Olympus

What did Hermes steal on the first day of his life?

The cattle of Apollo

What invention is credited to Hermes?

Lyre (or six-stringed harp)

Zeus tries to protect the life of his love, Io, by transforming her into a what?

Cow

What happened to Persephone while she was gathering flowers one day?

She was taken to Mount Olympus by Zeus

Who or what is Cerberus?

A three-headed dog

How did Hera honor the memory of the Argus?

She placed his eyes on peacock feathers

Which myth shows the power of music?

Orpheus and Eurydice

Which young man only has eyes for himself?

Narcissus

Which character was able to outwit death?

Sisyphus

Which character is tortured in Hades by standing in a pool of water with a branch of fruit hanging above him?

Tantalus

Which is not a recurring motif in the Greek tales of lovers?

All are recurring motifs in the tales.

Who grants King Midas his foolish wish?

Dionysus

Which character closely parallels Eve from the Biblical account of creation?

Pandora

Who is known for eating his or her own children?

Cronus

What happens to Psyche at the end of her story?

She is made into a goddess

Who or what is Charon?

The old ferryman of the underworld

Which God or goddess carried a trident?

Poseidon

Which God or goddess was thought to be the cause of earthquakes? 

Poseidon

Whose oracle is the Oracle of Delphi, the most popular of them all?

Apollo