Unit 5 - Sons of Zeus

Where is Apollo born?

Delos

How can you tell it's Apollo in a picture?

Holds a Lyre, bow/arrow, laurel

Apollo's temple has brought all of these riches to Delos EXCEPT

Cattle

Apollo's temple has brought all of these riches to Delos

boxing matches, dancing, song, Ionian visitors

Who sits by Zeus and unstrings Apollo's bow?

Leto

Who keeps Eileithyia from helping Leto?

Hera

What did Leto promise to the island of Delos in exchange for letting her give birth there?

lavish temple to Apollo

What other name for Apollo is frequently used throughout the Homeric Hymn to Apollo?

Phoibos

What island agrees to allow Leto to give birth to her son?

Delos

Whom did the goddesses send to fetch Eileithyia?

Iris

What do the Delian Maidens do?

sing hymns to Apollo

What does Leto offer to Delos in exchange for becoming Apollo's birthplace?

to be the site of a great temple

What musical instrument does Apollo play?

lyre

What oath does Leto swear?

Apollo will honor his temple at Delos above all others

After his birth, what domain does Apollo claim that involves his father, Zeus?

prophecy

Why does Hera attempt to block the birth of Apollo?

She is jealous of Leto

Who is the mother of Apollo and Artemis?

Leto

How long is Leto in labor?

9 days and nights

Rather than breast milk, what did the goddesses feed the baby Apollo?

nectar and ambrosia

What does Delos fear Apollo might do?

establish his temple in another land

What does Leto say is the most terrible oath among the gods?

Group of answer choices

Swearing by the river Styx

In what place does Apollo delight the most, according to the Homeric Hymn to Apollo?

Delos

In the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, what does Leto do when her son arrives at Mount Olympus?

hang up his bow on a pillar

Where is Artemis born, according to the Homeric Hymn to Apollo?

Ortygia

Why does Hermes turn the cattle around?

So that their footprints will lead in the wrong direction

According to the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, why does Apollo forgive Hermes for stealing his cattle?

Hermes gives Apollo the lyre

Who is Hermes' father?

Zeus

Why is Hermes called "Kyllenian"?

He was born on Mt. Kyllene

What defense does Hermes offer to Apollo's charges of theft in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?

He was just a baby and couldn't have stolen the cattle

What "stubborn longing" does Apollo feel in his breast in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?

Desire to play the lyre

When he is hungry, what does Hermes do, according to the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?

Steal fifty of Apollo's cattle

Who is Hermes' mother?

Maia

What "omen" does Hermes send forth when he is in Apollo's arms?

A fart

What is baby Hermes' first incredible feat according to the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?

He invented the lyre

What does Hermes use to invent the lyre?

a tortoise shell