Greek Mythology: Gods, Heroes, and Legends Overview

Titans and Olympians

The two divisions of gods.

Zeus

King of the gods.

Hera

Wife/sister of Zeus.

Poseidon, Hades

Brothers of Zeus.

Hestia

Sister of Zeus.

Ares, Apollo, Hermes, Hephaestus

Sons of Zeus.

Athena, Aphrodite, Artemis

Daughters of Zeus.

Husband and wife

The relationship between Zeus and Hera.

Pallas Athena

Goddess of Wisdom (Roman name: Minerva).

Eros

God of Love.

Hebe

Goddess of Youth.

Iris

Goddess of the Rainbow.

Aglaia

One of the Graces.

Euphrosyne

One of the Graces.

Thalia

One of the Graces.

Styx

One of the five rivers in the underworld.

Lethe

One of the five rivers in the underworld.

Acheron

One of the five rivers in the underworld.

Phlegethon

One of the five rivers in the underworld.

Cocytus

One of the five rivers in the underworld.

Demeter and Dionysus

The supreme deities of the earth.

Pan

Son of Hermes.

Satyrs

Name for the goat men.

Aeolus

King of the Winds.

Centaurs

Name for half man half horse.

Sirens

Name for those with enchanting voices.

Persephone

The only daughter of Demeter who was kidnapped by Hades.

Prometheus

Who stole fire for man.

To punish man

The reason Zeus created women.

Pandora

The first woman who opened a box releasing evils into the world.

Chained to a rock; eagle ate his liver

Prometheus' punishment for giving fire to men.

Argus

To whom Hera gave Io so that Zeus could not get to her.

A bull

The shape Zeus took to steal Europa.

Galatea

Whom Polyphemus loved who didn't love him in return.

Their families forbid it

Why Pyramus and Thisbe couldn't marry.

A wall; tomb of Ninus

What separated Pyramus and Thisbe and where they arranged to meet.

He saw her veil with blood from a lion

Why Pyramus thought Thisbe was dead.

Killed himself with his sword

What Pyramus did after he thought Thisbe was dead.

Killed herself with his sword

What Thisbe did when she found Pyramus.

Its berries turned red from their blood

What happened to the mulberry tree.

Aphrodite's - the most beautiful woman

Which prize Paris chose from the three goddesses.

Helen

Whom Paris kidnapped from Sparta that began the Trojan War.

Patroclus

Whom Hector killed during the battle.

Paris

Who killed Achilles with an arrow to his heel.

Wooden horse (Trojan Horse)

What the Greeks sent into the city of Troy that led them to win the battle.

Laius (real); Polybus (adoptive)

Who is the real father of Oedipus? His adoptive father?

On a mountain

Where the father of Oedipus left his infant son because of the curse.

Solved the riddle of the Sphinx

What made Oedipus the King of Thebes.

Jocasta (his mother)

Who became Oedipus' wife.

That his wife was his mother and his children were cursed

What Oedipus learned about his wife and children.

Eteocles, Polyneices, Antigone, Ismene

Name Oedipus' four children.

Polyneices

Which of Oedipus' sons did Creon refuse to bury.

Buried him anyway

What Antigone did because her brother was not buried.

Killed herself

What Antigone did after she was arrested by Creon.

Theseus

Who finally gave burial to the five warriors who had fought with Polyneices.

Adrastus

Who vowed vengeance on Thebes as the funeral pyre burned.