The Clash of the Gods - Zeus

Zeus was responsible for __________________ both to gods and mortals.

dispensing justice

Zeus was also known as ___________.

the commander of skies

Zeus has the power of _______.

nature

The powerful symbol of Zeus is ____________.

the lighting bolt

_________________ puts faces on the forces that shape the world.

Mythology

Greeks used mythology to figure out why _______________________.

the world operates the way it does

Greeks associated the natural world with the divine, Events were the __________ of the gods' power used to punish people who didn't worship them properly.

symptoms

Greece's most feared god was ______.

Zeus

Hesiod's Theogany, written circa 700 B.C., is the ancient _________________.

greek story of creation

_____________ is an attempt to make sense of the world and bring order to it.

Theogany

_________ were an older order of Greek gods...rough around the edges, not too bright, and not well civilized.

Titans

__________ shows up a lot in mythology. Aristocratic concept of "no one else is good enough for our family except for our family."

Incest

___________ must fight for the earth.

Olympians

There was a common theme back then of fear of _________________.

losing your power to the next generation

Cronus ___________ all of his offspring but one.

swallowed

Greek authors give voice to their fears through mythology - if they project these fears onto the gods it becomes a safe place to explore _________.

the consequences

Zeus was born on _______________________.

The Island of Crete

Clanging _____ were used to muffle the cries of Zeus when he was a baby so Cronus couldn't hear.

shields

Zeus' destiny was to _____________________.

fight his father for control of the universe

Tartarus was the lowest level of ______ ancient Greek equivalent of Hell where the damned went and the bad sent.

Haites

Mount Olympus was the towering home of _____________ (a real place- the highest peak in Greece-10,000 ft. above sea level. This is where Zeus engineers his rebellion against Cronus and Titans.

the gods

Zeus' strongest allies were _______________.

his 5 olympian siblings

The Temple of Delphi-> there lays an egg-shaped stone and is the home _____________. Deplhi was a sanctuary in Greece where people came to consult with god.

Of the oracle

___________ help Zeus overthrow Cronus and give him the power of lightning.

The Cyclops and the hundred handers

____________ was the most devastatingly powerful force in nature- gives power to rule the universe.

Lightning

Thessaly was the _______________ of Titans and Olympians

battle field

3600 years ago- on island of Santorini- most devastating explosion ever. The explosion was the power of _____________________.

50,000 Hiroshima

The survivors thought it could only be the ______________ of the gods.

wrath

Typhon was a powerful monster who ___________________.

challenged Zeus

Zeus becomes the king of the gods - the absolute ____.

ruler of the universe

______ was a city built at the base of Mt. Olympus.

Dion

_________ was the divine symbol of Zeus.

Eagles

Headless statue of "Zeus the Highest" could be proof that Greeks were ____________________.

embracing the idea of one god

Zeus' fatal flaw ; _____________________.

uncontrollable sex drive

Metis - 1st wife - was known for her ____________.

practical wisdom

Hera - 2nd wife - was Zeus' sister, most powerful goddess; known as the Queen of Goddesses; she was beautiful and ______.

jealous

Hera gathers Olympians for revolution - they rise up and ___________________.

bind Zeus with chains

Zeus has over ___________ with a host of lovers divine and mortal.

100 offspring

________________ come to Zeus' rescue while he is binded in chains.

The hundred Handers

Zeus' revenge : he brings _______ to the conspirators.

justice

Hera- sentences to ______________.

hang from the sky by golden chains

Poseidon (bro) and Apollo (son) - condemned to _________________.

hard labor

Natural catastrophes were sent by Zeus to ____________________.

punish evil men

When he sees humans engaging in the act of cannibalism he vows to ____________. (Hypocrite? He swallowed is first wife.)

destroy the human race

Only two humans survive the catastrophic flood by ____________.

building an arc

_______________ story dethroned Greece's prominent god.

Jesus Christ

______ was more powerful than Zeus - he couldn't overturn it.

Fate

___________ captivated the Greek world for thousands of years.

Zeus' myth