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Mythology Unbound: Hera and Hestia

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37 questions
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Hera's domain:

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Hera's symbols

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Hera's holy places:

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Hera's epithets (nicknames)"

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What is Hera best known for?

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Who were her children with Zeus?

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What was Zeus’ wedding gift to Hera?

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Where did she put it?

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Who guards it?

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Why did Zeus take pity on Ixion?

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What reward did Zeus give him?

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What did Ixion want to do?

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What did Zeus do when he found out?

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What child was born from this creature?

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What was Ixion’s punishment?

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Whose daughter was Lamia?

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What got her in trouble with Hera?

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What did Hera do to Lamia when she found out?

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What does Zeus do in response?

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In some versions, what additional curse do Hera grant her?

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What is Zeus’ counter to this curse?

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What famous monster is sometimes said to be the child of Lamia?

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Hestia's Domain:

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Hestia's symbols

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Hestia's preferred sacrifice

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What was so important about the hearth (fireplace)?

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Hestia was a virgin goddess. Which two gods’ marriage proposals does she reject?

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What selfless and generous thing does Hestia do?

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What was one of her jobs on Mount Olympus?

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What was an added benefit of this job?

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How were her sacred fires used in Greece?

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Describe the Temple of Vesta in Rome and the priestess who tended it.

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Where did her worship begin?

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What other Roman gods are associated with her?

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What is another important thing she does in Roman culture?

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What is a modern superstition that comes from this role?

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Draw a picture of Hera or Hestia with their symbols or a scene from a myth linked to either of them.