The Olympians Study Guide - Michael Garcia | Library

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How many Olympians were there?

14

12

7

3

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Everyone agrees on which 12 gods comprise the Olympians.

True

False

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12

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Which god did Ceres replace in the Roman pantheon?

Neptune

Bacchus

Pluto

Demeter

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What happened to the Titans after they were defeated by Zeus?

They went for shawarma

They were banished to Tartarus

They were turned into constellations

Zeus invited them to rule alongside him

Zeus

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What did the Romans call Zeus?

Pluto

Neptune

Jupiter

Vulcan

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What was Zeus' domain?

Wisdom – War Strategy – Crafting - Weaving

Ocean/sea - Earthquakes – Water weather- Horses -

Weather-Sky-Lightning-Thunder

Medicine – Poetry – Sun – Music – Archery - Prophecy

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What are Zeus' symbols?

Owl – Helmet & Spear – Aegis (breastplate / shield) - olive tree

Helm of Invisibility - (Black)

Eagle-Lightning bolt-Crown

Horses-Trident-Dolphin

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Which of the following is Zeus most well-known for?

Being a faithful husband

Being the best dad ever

Having many affairs and lovers

Being a fair and just and even-tempered god

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Which of the following is a theory about why Zeus had so many spouses?

He wanted more children.

He just couldn't help himself. 

He did not like his wife Hera.

Zeus was worshipped in many city-states, and his many spouses were the chief goddesses of various worship centers

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Which of the following forms did Zeus use to appear to a lover?

eagle

bull

golden shower

all of these

Poseidon

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What did the Romans call Poseidon?

Vulcan

Neptune

Pluto

Jupiter

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What was Poseidon's domain?

Wisdom – War Strategy – Crafting - Weaving

Messenger of Gods – Travelers – Trickery - Thieves

Ocean/sea - Earthquakes – Water weather- Horses -

Weather-Sky-Lightning-Thunder

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What are Poseidon's symbols?

Owl – Helmet & Spear – Aegis (breastplate / shield) - olive tree

Horses-Trident-Dolphin

Helm of Invisibility - (Black)

Eagle-Lightning bolt-Crown

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Poseidon competed with which other god/dess for the patronage of the city Cecropia?

Hades

Apollo

Zeus

Athena

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What gift did Poseidon offer to the citizens of Cecropia in the competition for patronage?

horses

neither

both or either depending on the version of the story

saltwater spring

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Aside from the version in which Poseidon creates horse in the contest for patronage of a city, what is the other story explaining why Poseidon created horses?

He was chasing/trying to impress Demeter

Hermes tricked him into doing it

He needed a way to travel on land to Olympus

It was Prometheus' idea

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Who was Poseidon's wife?

Hera

Demeter

Amphitrite

Medusa

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Which of the following heroes was a son of Poseidon?

Theseus

Odysseus

Perseus

Heracles

Hades

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What did the Romans call Hades?

Mercury

Jove

Pluto

Neptune

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What was Hade's domain?

War

Underworld – Riches/Wealth - Dead

Weather-Sky-Lightning-Thunder

Ocean/sea - Earthquakes – Water weather- Horses -

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What are Hades' symbols?

Helm of Invisibility - (Black)

Eagle-Lightning bolt-Crown

Owl – Helmet & Spear – Aegis (breastplate / shield) - olive tree

Horses-Trident-Dolphin

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Which of the following myths is Hades most well known for?

The kidnapping of Persephone

The contest for patronage of Athens

The theft of Apollo's Cattle

Niobe's Children

Hera

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What did the Romans call Hera

Ceres

Juno

Diana

Vesta

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What was Hera's domain?

Marriage-Women-Family

Love and Beauty

Wisdom – War Strategy – Crafting - Weaving

Home – Hearth - Fire

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What are Hera's symbols?

Dove – Seafoam – Rose – Swan – Magic Belt

Hearth = Fireplace - Torch

Peacock – Cow-Crown

Owl – Helmet & Spear – Aegis (breastplate / shield) - olive tree

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What is Hera best known for?

Springing from Zeus' head fully formed

Getting angry with Zeus and the women he has affairs with 

Her affair with Ares

Creating the seasons of the year

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Which of the following were children of Hera (and Zeus, probably)?

Hermes and Dionysus

Hephaestus and Ares

Apollo and Artemis

Athena and Aphrodite

Hestia

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What did the Romans call Hestia?

Minerva

Vesta

Juno

Diana

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What was Hestia's domain?

Love and Beauty

Marriage-Women-Family

Home – Hearth - Fire

Wisdom – War Strategy – Crafting - Weaving

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What are Hestia's symbols?

Hearth = Fireplace - Torch

Dove – Seafoam – Rose – Swan – Magic Belt

Peacock – Cow-Crown

Owl – Helmet & Spear – Aegis (breastplate / shield) - olive tree

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What was so important about the hearth (fireplace)?

It stopped Zeus from having affairs

It distracted Hera so she would not notice Zeus having another affair

It was the center of family life and the home 

It destroyed the evidence of Zeus's affairs

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

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What was one of Hestia's jobs on Mount Olympus?

She collected and distributed all the burnt sacrifices from humans to the gods.

She kept all the gods' wine glasses full. 

She helped Hera keep an eye on Zeus to try and stop him from having affairs. 

She helped Zeus have affairs by distracting Hera so she wouldn't notice Zeus was missing. 

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What selfless and generous thing did Hestia do?

She gave up her throne on Mt. Olympus (one of the 12) for Dionysus.

She helped Hera keep an eye on Zeus to try and stop him from having affairs. 

She helped Zeus have affairs by distracting Hera so she wouldn't notice Zeus was missing. 

She kept all the gods' wine glasses full. 

Demeter

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What did the Romans call Demeter?

Minerva

Ceres

Gaia

Diana 

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What was Demeter's domain?

Love and Beauty

Agriculture – Harvest – Growing Things

Wisdom – War Strategy – Crafting - Weaving

Marriage-Women-Family

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What are Demeter's symbols?

Dove – Seafoam – Rose – Swan – Magic Belt

Scythe – Sheaf of Wheat

Peacock – Cow-Crown

Owl – Helmet & Spear – Aegis (breastplate / shield) - olive tree

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Who was the daughter of Demeter?

Persephone

Eileithyia

Athena

Artemis

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What happened to Demeter's daughter?

She became a constellation. 

She was abducted by Hades. 

She was abducted by Zeus.

Nothing. She is the most boring character in Greek mythology. 

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What natural phenomon is explained by a myth involving Demeter.

Earthquakes

Spiders

The seasons of the year (winter, spring, summer, fall)

The creation of the polar regions and the Sahara Desert

Ares

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What did the Romans call Ares?

Mars

Mercury

Vulcan

Apollo

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What was the domain of Ares?

Medicine – Poetry – Sun – Music – Archery - Prophecy

Volcanoes – Blacksmithing – Fire - Engineering

WAR - battles

War Strategy 

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Which other Olympian god/dess did Ares love?

Athena

Hephaestus

Aphrodite

Artemis

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What frequently happened to Ares when he appeared in stories?

He got wounded and ran away

He had affairs with many goddesses and mortal women

He won every battle

He turned someone into a constellation

Hephaestus

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What did the Romans call Hephaestus?

Mars

Vulcan

Mercury

Jove

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What was the domain of Hephaestus?

Medicine – Poetry – Sun – Music – Archery - Prophecy

WAR - battles

Volcanoes – Blacksmithing – Fire - Engineering

Messenger of Gods – Travelers – Trickery - Thieves 

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Hephaestus, although he was a god, was deformed. He walked with a limp because his foot was injured. How did he receive this injury?

He was prophesied to overthrow his father, so he was left exposed on a mountain to die, with his feet chained together. 

He was thrown off of Mount Olympus by either Hera or Zeus. 

He challenged Hermes to a race and lost. 

He dropped a hammer on his foot. 

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Who was the wife of Hephaestus?

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Hephaestus' wife was very loyal and faithful to him.

True

False

Aphrodite

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What did the Romans call Aphrodite?

Venus

Juno

Minerva

Diana

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What was the domain of Aphrodite?

Hunting – Moon – Virginity

Home – Hearth - Fire

Love and Beauty

Marriage-Women-Family

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Which of the following were mortal lovers of Aphrodite?

Acteon and Tiresias

Aeneas and Achilles

Adonis and Anchises

Peleus and Cecrops

Apollo

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What did the Romans call Apollo?

Bacchus

Jove

Mercury

Apollo

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What did was the domain of Apollo?

WAR - battles

Volcanoes – Blacksmithing – Fire - Engineering

Messenger of Gods – Travelers – Trickery - Thieves 

Medicine – Poetry – Sun – Music – Archery - Prophecy

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Who was Apollo's twin sister?

Artemis

Athena

He didn't have a twin sister.

Aphrodite

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What is a common theme among stories about Apollo?

constellations

failed love affairs

there aren't enough stories about Apollo for there to be a common theme

getting wounded in battle and running away

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What did Apollo do to Cassandra?

He turned her into a flower.

 turned her into a constellation. 

He married her and lived happily ever after. 

He blessed her with the ability to see the future but cursed her so that no one believed her. 

Artemis

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What did the Romans call Artemis?

Diana

Minerva

Venus

Vesta

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What did Artemis have in common with Hestia and Athena?

They were all daughters of Zeus

 They were all virgin goddesses

They all had affairs with Mars

They had the same mother

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What did Artemis have in common with Selene and Hecate?

They were all daughters of Zeus

They had the same mother

They all had affairs with Mars

 They were all moon goddesses

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What was the domain of Artemis?

Hunting – Moon – Virginity

Wisdom – War Strategy – Crafting - Weaving

Marriage-Women-Family

Home – Hearth - Fire

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What did Artemis do to the daughters of Niobe?

turned them into flowers

turned them into constellations

Slaughtered them all with her bow and arrows, or poison

Invited them on a camping trip with her

Hermes

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What did the Romans call Hermes?

Mars

Mercury

Jove

Vulcan

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What did was the domain of Hermes?

Medicine – Poetry – Sun – Music – Archery - Prophecy

WAR - battles

Volcanoes – Blacksmithing – Fire - Engineering

Messenger of Gods – Travelers – Trickery - Thieves 

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What was Hermes best known for?

being a newborn prodigy - learning to walk, talk, invent a musial instrument, steal, trick and trade within a day of being born

getting wounded in battle and running away

multiple love affairs

failed love affairs

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How did Hermes escape punishment from Apollo?

He turned Apollo into a newt

He made baby eyes at Zeus who defended him

He gave Apollo the lyre that he invented

He ran away

Dionysus

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What did the Romans call Dionysus

Jove

Bacchus

Vulcan

Mars

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What was the domain of Dionysus?

weather

witchcraft

wine and revelry

war

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What was a common theme in stories about Dionysus?

failed love affairs

multiple love affairs

Mortal kings rejecting the worship of Dionysus

getting wounded in battle and running away

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What was unusual about Dionysus' birth?

he was born in the sea foam from the castrated genitals of Ouranos

nothing - he had a normal birth

he sprang from the head of Zeus fully grown

He gestated in and was born from Zeus' thigh

Athena

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What did the Romans call Athena?

Vesta

Diana

maam

Minerva

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What was Athena's domain?

Marriage and Family

War (battles)

War (strategy) - crafting - weaving

Love and Beauty

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Why was Athena also known as Pallas?

She wasn't known as Pallas

It was a very popular name in ancient Greece

She took the name to honor her BFF whom she accidentally killed while playing

It was the name Zeus preferred to call her

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What was unusual about Athena's birth?

She gestated in and was born from Zeus' thigh

she hatched from an egg

She sprang from the head of Zeus fully grown

she was born in the sea foam from the castrated genitals of Ouranos

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Which of the following mortals was punished by Athena for their excessive pride?

Tiresias

Pallas

Erichthonius

Arachne