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12 Olympians

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  • What gift did Athena give Athens?
    An olive tree
  • What did King Midas ask for?
    Everything he touched to turn to gold
  • What was Aphrodite born from?
    Sea foam
  • What instrument is Apollo famous for?
    The lyre
  • Who is Apollo’s twin sister?
    Artemis
  • True or false: Hermes was a messenger of the gods.
    True
  • True or false: Poseidon’s temples were mostly near the sea.
    True
  • Who is the god of transitions and boundaries?
    Hermes
  • Who created Pandora?
    Hephaestus
  • Where was Python killed?
    Delphi
  • Where did the Twelve Olympians live?
    Mount Olympus
  • Who is Demeter’s daughter?
    Persephone
  • What is Zeus the god of?
    The sky and thunder
  • Who took Persephone to the underworld?
    Hades
  • Who is the god of wine and grape harvest?
    Dionysus
  • Who is the goddess of the harvest?
    Demeter
  • What is Hera the goddess of?
    Marriage and family
  • Where was Poseidon’s palace?
    On the ocean floor
  • Who killed the dragon Python?
    Apollo
  • How did Midas get rid of his power?
    He washed in the river Pactolus
  • Who was Dionysus’s mother?
    Semele
  • Why did the Athenians choose Athena’s gift?
    It gave wood oil and food
  • What happened to Midas’s food?
    It turned to gold
  • Who is the goddess of wisdom?
    Athena
  • What did Prometheus steal from Hephaestus’s forge?
    Fire
  • Who won the contest to become patron of Athens?
    Athena
  • Who made the magical throne for Hera?
    Hephaestus
  • What did Artemis often carry?
    A bow and arrows
  • What did Hermes steal from Apollo?
    Cattle
  • What is one symbol of Artemis?
    The moon
  • How much of the year does Persephone stay with Hades?
    One fourth of the year
  • Why does winter happen in Demeter’s story?
    Demeter misses Persephone
  • Who challenged Athena in weaving?
    Arachne
  • What weapon is Poseidon famous for?
    A trident
  • Who are Ares’s parents?
    Zeus and Hera
  • Where was Aphrodite born?
    Near Paphos in Cyprus
  • How was Athena born?
    From Zeus’s head
  • Why did Zeus marry Aphrodite to Hephaestus?
    To prevent rivalry and conflict among the gods
  • Who is Artemis’s twin brother?
    Apollo
  • Who had the most temples on the map of Greece?
    Zeus
  • Who is Zeus married to?
    Hera
  • Who is Apollo’s mother?
    Leto
  • True or false: Demeter was happy during winter.
    False
  • What is Greek mythology about?
    Greek gods heroes and stories about the world
  • What is one symbol of Athena?
    Owl
  • Who was changed into a bear in Artemis’s story?
    Callisto
  • Who gave Zeus his thunderbolt?
    The Cyclopes
  • What is Hermes’s main staff called?
    Caduceus
  • Which constellations came from Callisto and Arcas?
    Big Dipper and Little Dipper
  • What did Demeter teach humans?
    Agriculture
  • What are the names of Ares’s horses?
    Fear and Terror
  • What made Dionysus special among the Olympians?
    He had a mortal mother
  • What animal shell did Hermes use to make the lyre?
    A tortoise shell
  • What did Athena turn Arachne into?
    A spider
  • What city was Athena the patron of?
    Athens
  • Who was Dionysus’s father?
    Zeus
  • True or false: Aphrodite had a childhood like other gods.
    False
  • What is one symbol of Hera?
    Peacock
  • What does Hermes wear on his feet?
    Winged sandals
  • Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
    Aphrodite
  • Who was Ares secretly in love with?
    Aphrodite
  • Who is the queen of the gods?
    Hera
  • True or false: Dionysus was the oldest Olympian.
    False
  • Who helped Zeus when Athena was born?
    Hephaestus
  • What did Hephaestus make for the gods?
    Their weapons
  • True or false: Athena gave Athens a horse.
    False
  • Who persuaded Hephaestus to return to Mount Olympus?
    Dionysus
  • What did Poseidon create when he struck the ground?
    A salty spring
  • Who trapped Ares and Aphrodite in a net?
    Hephaestus
  • Who are Zeus’s parents?
    Cronus and Rhea
  • Who is the god of war?
    Ares
  • Who is the god of blacksmiths and craftsmen?
    Hephaestus
  • Which child did Hera have with Zeus?
    Ares
  • What are Hephaestus’s symbols?
    Hammer anvil and tongs
  • Why did many ancient Greeks live near the water?
    Trade and travel by boat
  • Who is the king of the gods?
    Zeus
  • Who was Aphrodite married to?
    Hephaestus
  • Who is Hermes’s mother?
    Maia
  • Who is the god of the sea?
    Poseidon
  • Who is the goddess of the hunt?
    Artemis
  • Who is the god of light and the sun?
    Apollo
  • Who made the first lyre?
    Hermes
  • What is one symbol of Zeus?
    Thunderbolt
  • True or false: Apollo and Artemis were twins.
    True
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