After the war between the Olympians and the Titans, Atlas was condemned to carry the world on his shoulders for all eternity. Which was Atlas?
a mortal
a god
a cyclops
a Titan
According to Greek mythology, what existed before the earth and sky?
water
people
chaos
fire
What role did mythology NOT play in ancient civilizations?
religion
entertainment
explanations for the natural world
video games
What were the Greek gods most like?
always good and just
completely mysterious
all-powerful but flawed human beings
perfect in every way
What blind poet created two famous stories about the gods and the Trojan War?
Shakespeare
Hesiod
Homer
Ovid
The centaur is a hybrid creature that is part man and part:
goat
horse
bull
snake
The Minotaur was part:
cat
goat
horse
bull
A satyr is half human, half:
horse
bull
bear
goat
A cyclops has only one:
ear
hand
leg
eye
Medusa's hair was made of:
snakes
worms
maggots
cats
The Fates were three women who spun, measured and cut thread. What does the thread represent?
nothing: it's just a thread
a human lifespan
good and evil
immortality
Winged goddesses of vengeance were known as the:
Gorgons
Furies
Fates
Muses
The Sirens' song lured sailors to:
death
happiness
wisdom
madness
A demi-god is a hybrid of
human & god
woman & fish
man & lion
woman & bird
