Mythology Unit Test ReviewTest Date:

1. Notes to Study :

Creation Myth

Greek God Family Tree

Mythological Gods and Monsters

Zeus the king of the Gods, carries a thunderbolt

Athena the goddess of wisdom and warcraftHera queen of the gods, goddess of familyHermes messenger of the gods, has winged shoesAres God of WarHades God of the Underworld, wears a helmet of invisibility

Poseidon God of the Sea, carries a trident

Aphrodite Goddess of Love, the most beautiful goddess, mother of Cupid (Eros)

Atlas A titan who holds up the heavens

Apollo God of the Sun and Music; twin sister is Artemis, goddess of the moon

Kraken A giant sea creature that is said to be the pet of Poseidon

Cyclops Dirty, muscular, one-eyed monster that rips humans apart

Amazons a tribe of warrior women that seduce and then kill men; their Queen is Hippolyta

Hestia Goddess of the homeHydra One immortal head, many other heads that when cut off would

multiply and grow back

Cerberus Three headed dog of Hades that guards the Underworld

Minotaur Half man, half bull, he lives in the Labyrinth and dines on human flesh

Pan God of Shepherds and Flocks, half man, half goat; plays the panpipes

Medusa and the Gorgons

Snake hair, green skin, these three sisters were once beautiful but turned ugly by jealous gods; Medusa was given the power of turning man to stone if they looked in her eyes, her head is immortal

Harpies Ugly bird women that devour humans; skin is withered and grey as it is always on the brink of starvation

Other Olympian Gods from Presentations

Myths from Myth Summary Assignment

Myth Title SummaryArachnepage 54

Arachne was a skilled weaver Athena challenged Arachne to a weaving contest-Arachne won and Athena was jealous and tore up her

tapestry Arachne hung herself out of shame Athena saved her, but turned her into a spider, or an Arachnid

Prometheuspage 14

Prometheus stole fire from the Gods for people-Zeus got angry Prometheus tricked Zeus into eating meat-so the humans won the right to eat meat Prometheus refused to tell Zeus the secret of the 3 Fates so Zeus chained Prometheus to a mountain for

eternity where every day an eagle came to tear out his liver and it grew back every night for the eagle to eat it again the next day

Daedalus & Icaruspage 70

Daedalus was a talented craftsman-he was jealous of his nephew , Talus, so he murdered him In Crete he was asked to create a labyrinth for the Minotaur When the Minotaur was killed, King Minos blamed Daedalus Daedalus escaped with his son Icarus, but Icarus flew too close to the sun, and the wax on his wings

melted and he died

Midaspage 62

Midas was given the power to turn things to gold by Dionysus He realized it was really a curse; he got rid of the power by bathing in a river where he turned the sands

to gold The gods wanted to show how foolish Midas was when judging a music contest so they gave him the ears

of an ass

Orpheus and Eurydicepage 57

Orpheus was the greatest musician, who loved and married Eurydice Eurydice died from a snake bite after the wedding Orpheus was sad; he went to the Underworld to get her back Orpheus turned around too soon to see if Eurydice was following him out of the Underworld and

Eurydice disappeared forever Orpheus was ripped apart by the Maenads; his head and lyre fell into a river; his soul was reunited with

Eurydice in the Underworld

Echo and Narcissuspage 64

Echo, a nymph, fell in love with Narcissus and followed him, but all she could do was echo his voice back Narcissus was so vain that he fell in love with his own reflection in the water and stayed staring at it so

long that eventually he remained there, as the flower Narcissus

Greek Heroes

Perseus vs Medusa and the Kraken Theseus and the Minotaur Hercules and the 12 Labours + his childhood encounters with Hera and his unfortunate

demise due to the trickery of Nessus

BONUS: Roman God names