Nature Myths

Prometheus, Pandora, Orpheus, Narcissus, and Echo

Prometheus

Who was a young titan that was no great admirer of Zeus?

About the race of man and ignorance and darkness

What did Prometheus ask Zeus?

Every gift brings penalty

What did Zeus tell Prometheus about giving man the gift of fire?

He has the capacity for worship, an aptitude for admiring our power, being puzzled by our riddles, and amazed by our caprice

What did Zeus say about the creation of the separate race of man?

A vaunting pride

What does man have that would make them very dangerous with the gift of fire?

Gives man fire

What does Prometheus do the morning after talking to Zeus?

Deer

What did Prometheus put over the fire to cause man to be hungry?

Greedy

What did Prometheus call the fire?

If they want fire, I will give them fire by turning the little ball of earth into cinder

What was Zeus’ first thought when he saw fire on earth?

Cauceasus

Where did Zeus’ giants take Prometheus to bind him to a mountain peak?

An eagle that tore at his belly eating his liver

What did Zeus send to the mountain peak where Prometheus was bound?

Hercules

Who was born brave enough to defy the gods, climb to the peak of Caucasus, struck the shackles of Prometheus, and killed the Eagle?

Zeus ordered Hephaestus to mold a girl out of clay and to have Aphrodite to pose to make sure it was beautiful

How was Pandora created?

Taught her to sing and play the lyre

What gift did Apollo give to Pandora?

To spin

What did Athene teach Pandora?

To tend a garden

What did Demeter teach Pandora?

To look at a man without moving her eyes and how to dance without moving her legs

What did Aphrodite teach Pandora?

A pearl necklace and promised she would never drown

What did Poseidon give Panora?

A golden box she could never open

What did Hermes give Panora?

Curiosity

What did Hera give Pandora?

Epimetheus (brother of Prometheus)

Who does Hermes give Pandora to be their wife?

The all-gifted

What was Pandora’s nickname?