Mythology Review Questions and
Answers
forgetfulness - answer In Greek myth, Lethe, the river of this, flowed through the
cave of Hypnos.
nymphs - answer In Greek mythology, various parts of nature were guarded by these
beautiful maidens.
Ceres - answer This Roman goddess of grain and the harvest, worshiped by the
common people of Rome and farmers outside the city, was honored in a yearly April
festival called Cerealia.
Greece - answer In what country is Mount Olympus located?
Ruler of the underworld - answer Who is Hades?
explain natural processes or events - answer What do explanatory myths try to do?
Helios - answer Which Greek god drove a flaming chariot across the sky?
Fates - answer Greeks believed that the destiny of every man was controlled by
these three goddesses
Artemis, Athena, Hestia - answer The virgin goddesses of Mount Olympus.
Argus - answer Hera's watchman, he was later turned into a peacock.
Pygmalion - answer Created a stature that Venus brought to life.
Mars - answer This Roman god resembled the Greek god Ares, but Ares had less
religious and moral significance for the Greeks than Romans.
Ares - answer According to the Iliad, this Greek god of war was wounded in battle by
the hero Diomedes, with a little help from Athena.
Jupiter - answer Vulcan made the shield Aegis for this chief Roman god, who then
allowed his daughter Minerva to carry it when she went on missions for him.
Norse - answer This culture believed that humanity was created from a block of ice.
Adonis - answer The Greeks used the myth of this handsome youth to explain why
the seasons changed; they honored him by cultivating plants that grew and died quickly.
, Gaea - answer Greek goddess of the Earth
Agamemnon - answer This Greek hero was commander in chief of Greek forces in
the Trojan War.
Aphrodite - answer Aeneas was the son of a mortal father and this Greek goddess
Thanatos - answer Hades may have been god of the dead, but this god was death
itself.
Athena - answer Greek goddess of patriotism and citizenship.
Demeter - answer Symbols include the poppy, narcissus, and ear of corn.
Zeus - answer In Greek mythology, ruler of all the gods and goddesses.
Prometheus - answer What Titan felt compassion for mankind and stole fire from the
altar of Zeus to give to man.
Delphi - answer The ancient Greeks believed that this city was sacred to Apollo; his
temple, containing the famous oracle, is also here.
Venus - answer Roman goddess of love.
poetry and music - answer The Greek god of purity could tell you that the way to a
lady's heart was through flowery words and love songs because he was also the god of
this.
Pygmalion - answer In Metamorphoses, the Roman poet Ovid retold the story of this
Greek sculptor who fell in love with the ivory statue of a beautiful woman he had carved.
Crete - answer Zeus was hidden on this island to protect him from his father.
dove - answer Sacred bird of Aphrodite.
Muses - answer The nine Greek/Roman goddesses who inspired art, poetry, and
learning.
monsters - answer In the language of mythology, these creatures had unnatural
proportions or parts, were usually regarded with terror, and often possessed great
strength and ferocity, used to injure or annoy man.
thunder - answer Jupiter used Aegis to create it.
Answers
forgetfulness - answer In Greek myth, Lethe, the river of this, flowed through the
cave of Hypnos.
nymphs - answer In Greek mythology, various parts of nature were guarded by these
beautiful maidens.
Ceres - answer This Roman goddess of grain and the harvest, worshiped by the
common people of Rome and farmers outside the city, was honored in a yearly April
festival called Cerealia.
Greece - answer In what country is Mount Olympus located?
Ruler of the underworld - answer Who is Hades?
explain natural processes or events - answer What do explanatory myths try to do?
Helios - answer Which Greek god drove a flaming chariot across the sky?
Fates - answer Greeks believed that the destiny of every man was controlled by
these three goddesses
Artemis, Athena, Hestia - answer The virgin goddesses of Mount Olympus.
Argus - answer Hera's watchman, he was later turned into a peacock.
Pygmalion - answer Created a stature that Venus brought to life.
Mars - answer This Roman god resembled the Greek god Ares, but Ares had less
religious and moral significance for the Greeks than Romans.
Ares - answer According to the Iliad, this Greek god of war was wounded in battle by
the hero Diomedes, with a little help from Athena.
Jupiter - answer Vulcan made the shield Aegis for this chief Roman god, who then
allowed his daughter Minerva to carry it when she went on missions for him.
Norse - answer This culture believed that humanity was created from a block of ice.
Adonis - answer The Greeks used the myth of this handsome youth to explain why
the seasons changed; they honored him by cultivating plants that grew and died quickly.
, Gaea - answer Greek goddess of the Earth
Agamemnon - answer This Greek hero was commander in chief of Greek forces in
the Trojan War.
Aphrodite - answer Aeneas was the son of a mortal father and this Greek goddess
Thanatos - answer Hades may have been god of the dead, but this god was death
itself.
Athena - answer Greek goddess of patriotism and citizenship.
Demeter - answer Symbols include the poppy, narcissus, and ear of corn.
Zeus - answer In Greek mythology, ruler of all the gods and goddesses.
Prometheus - answer What Titan felt compassion for mankind and stole fire from the
altar of Zeus to give to man.
Delphi - answer The ancient Greeks believed that this city was sacred to Apollo; his
temple, containing the famous oracle, is also here.
Venus - answer Roman goddess of love.
poetry and music - answer The Greek god of purity could tell you that the way to a
lady's heart was through flowery words and love songs because he was also the god of
this.
Pygmalion - answer In Metamorphoses, the Roman poet Ovid retold the story of this
Greek sculptor who fell in love with the ivory statue of a beautiful woman he had carved.
Crete - answer Zeus was hidden on this island to protect him from his father.
dove - answer Sacred bird of Aphrodite.
Muses - answer The nine Greek/Roman goddesses who inspired art, poetry, and
learning.
monsters - answer In the language of mythology, these creatures had unnatural
proportions or parts, were usually regarded with terror, and often possessed great
strength and ferocity, used to injure or annoy man.
thunder - answer Jupiter used Aegis to create it.
