Greek gods and myths

Discovering the gods, goddesses and myths of Ancient Greece, from Zeus to Hercules

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Who was the king of the Greek gods? A) Zeus B) Apollo C) Hades D) Hermes
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Which Greek god was lord of the sea? A) Poseidon B) Apollo C) Hermes D) Ares
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True or false? Hades was the Greek god of the underworld. A) True B) False
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Where did the Greeks believe their main gods lived? A) Mount Olympus B) Mount Everest C) Mount Vesuvius D) Mount Snowdon
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Fill in the blank: Athena was the Greek goddess of ___ and war strategy.
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Match each Greek god to what they were the god of. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Apollo, Ares, Aphrodite, Hermes Right: Sun and music, War, Love and beauty, Messenger of the gods
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Which Greek hero had to complete twelve very difficult tasks called labours? A) Hercules B) Perseus C) Theseus D) Odysseus
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Which hero killed the Minotaur in a famous Greek myth? A) Theseus B) Hercules C) Achilles D) Zeus
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Fill in the blank: A famous long Greek poem about the hero Odysseus's journey home is called the ___.
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Put these myths in the order they happen in a typical hero story. Put these in order: The hero defeats the monster, The hero is given a task, The hero meets a god for help, The hero returns home as a champion
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Greek gods and myths · for parents and teachers

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Zeus
Zeus was the king of the Greek gods. He ruled the sky and threw thunderbolts.
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Poseidon
Poseidon was god of the sea. He was often shown holding a trident.
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True
True. Hades ruled the underworld, the place where Greeks believed people went after death.
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Mount Olympus
The Greeks believed the most important gods lived on Mount Olympus, the tallest mountain in Greece.
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wisdom
Athena was the goddess of wisdom and clever war strategy. The city of Athens is named after her.
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Apollo → Sun and music; Ares → War; Aphrodite → Love and beauty; Hermes → Messenger of the gods
Apollo was god of the sun and music, Ares of war, Aphrodite of love and beauty, and Hermes the messenger.
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Hercules
Hercules was a hero famous for great strength. He had to complete twelve difficult tasks known as the twelve labours.
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Theseus
Theseus killed the Minotaur, a monster with a man's body and a bull's head, deep in a maze called the Labyrinth.
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Odyssey
The Odyssey is a long Greek poem that tells the story of Odysseus's long journey home after the Trojan War.
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The hero is given a task, The hero meets a god for help, The hero defeats the monster, The hero returns home as a champion
In many Greek myths, a hero is given a task, gets help from a god, defeats a monster, and then returns home as a champion.