Greece Ch 5

Question 1

The ancient Greeks believed that the 12 most powerful gods and goddesses lived above ___________________.

Answer 1

Mt. Olympus

Question 2

The Greeks believed the gods drank a delicious drink called _____________.

Answer 2

nectar

Question 3

The Greeks believed that the gods ate a food called _____________.

Answer 3

ambrosia

Question 4

________ was the king of the gods and the strongest of them all.

Answer 4

Zeus

Question 5

Zeus’s brother, ______________, was the ruler of the sea.

Answer 5

Poseidon

Question 6

_________ was the queen of the gods.

Answer 6

Hera

Question 7

_______ was the king of the underworld.

Answer 7

Hades

Question 8

____________ was the son of Zeus and the god of medicine and poetry.

Answer 8

Apollo

Question 9

______________ was the goddess of love and beauty.

Answer 9

Aphrodite

Question 10

When _____ shot someone with an arrow, that person would fall in love with the first person they saw.

Answer 10

Eros

Question 11

Who was the Greek Goddess of war and wisdom?

Answer 11

Athena

Question 12

What did the Greeks believe would happen if someone looked at Athena’s shield?

Answer 12

They would turn to stone.

Question 13

Zeus’s other son, _______________, was the messenger God and the most clever.

Answer 13

Hermes