History Slays: Greek Myths

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Subject: Social Science > History
School grade: United States of America United States of America

History Slays: Greek Myths

What are myths?

This term means that someone believes in many gods and goddesses (like the Ancient Greeks did).

True or False: Prometheus is an Olympian.

True or False: According to Greek legend, Zeus is married to his sister Hera.

Which famous god/goddess is Zeus's brother, but not an Olympian?

Prometheus is said to have "created man out of ____ to populate the Earth."

Why did Prometheus want men to have fire?

Where did Prometheus get the fire from?

What was Prometheus's punishment for giving fire to man?

What two warnings did Prometheus give to his brother Epimetheus?

Don't steal fire from Mount Olympus.

Don't accept gifts from Zeus.

Don't fly too close to the sun.

Don't open the box.

What gift did Epimetheus take from Zeus?

Who opened the box?

What was inside the box? (Be specific)

Who was the inventor that worked for King Minos and built the maze to hold the minotaur?

Why were Daedalus and his son sent to the maze?

True or False: Daedalus came up with a plan to make wings from feathers and wax to get them out of the maze.

What two warnings did Daedalus give to his son when leaving the maze?

What happened to Icarus?

Which myth was your favorite? Give two reasons.