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Olympian Gods OLYMPIAN GODS In the Beginning Word Search This exercise covers material in d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths , pp. 9-20 Locate the following words in the puzzle grid. They may be vertical or horizontal. AMALTHEIA TARTARUS CRONUS TITANS CYCLOPES TRIDENT ECHIDNA TYPHON GAEA URANUS METIS ZEUS RHEA OLYMPIAN GODS Teacher’s Key In the Beginning Word Search OLYMPIAN GODS Who Could I Be? #1 This exercise covers material in d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths , pp. 24-32 Word Bank Aphrodite Eris Hera Ares Eros Io Argus Famine Pain Cyclopes Hephaestus Robots 1. My golden apple causes war. Times of peace are such a bore! Who am I? __________________________ 2. I was a girl, but now I eat grass. I hope this punishment will pass. Who am I? __________________________ 3. I like my jewelry and my doves, But Ares is the god I love. Who am I? __________________________ 4. We serve Hephaestus underground. Better helpers can’t be found. Who are we? ________________________ 5. A bodyguard for one small cow. My eyes are on the peacock now. Who am I? __________________________ 6. I let my special arrows fly. A pretty girl now loves a guy. Who am I? __________________________ 7. We help Hephaestus walk around. We prop him up so he can pound. Who are we? ________________________ 8. I saw a cloud up in the sky. “Why was it there,” I wondered. “Why?” Who am I? __________________________ 9. We follow war; we always do With Oblivion and Panic, too. Who are we? ________________________ ________________________ 10. I like blood, but not my own. The deeds I do you can’t condone. Who am I? __________________________ 11. I joined my parents’ argument. I shouldn’t have. My legs are bent. Who am I? __________________________ OLYMPIAN GODS Teacher’s Key Who Could I Be? 1. Eris 2. Io 3. Aphrodite 4. Cyclopes 5. Argus 6. Eros 7. Robots 8. Hera 9. Pain, Famine 10. Ares 11. Hephaestus OLYMPIAN GODS Artemis Word Pieces This exercise covers material in d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths , p. 44 Cut out the word squares and position them to create a complete sentence about Artemis. Write the sentence on the line below the puzzle. Puzzle #1 G O D M O O S O A R T H E E M I S I S T D E S H E F T N Sentence _______________________________________________________________ Puzzle #2 I O T I S T H R P D E E T E M U L L H A R O F E C A R Sentence _______________________________________________________________ OLYMPIAN GODS Teacher’s Key Artemis Word Pieces Puzzle #1 Artemis is the goddess of the moon. Puzzle #2 Deer pull the chariot of Artemis. OLYMPIAN GODS Hermes Crossword This exercise covers material in d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths , pp. 50-54 Across 3. Mother of Hermes 5. How Apollo felt when he saw the tracks going into the field but not out 6. Hermes' Roman name 8. One gift with wings that Zeus gave to Hermes 11. The musical instrument that Apollo received in exchange for cows and a magic wand 12. Father of Hermes Down 1. The animals that Hermes stole from Apollo 2. The messenger of the gods 4. The monster bored to death by Hermes 7. Another gift with wings that Zeus gave to Hermes 9. The god of music 10. What the gods threw toward Hermes if they thought he was innocent of a crime Word Bank Apollo hat Mercury Argus Hermes pebbles confused lyre sandals cows Maia Zeus OLYMPIAN GODS Teacher’s Key Hermes Crossword OLYMPIAN GODS Home Sweet Home This exercise covers material in d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths , p. 58-62 Using words from the story of Demeter and Persephone, fill in the blanks and discover a famous home spelled by the vertical shaded squares. 1. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 3. ___ ___ ___ ___ 4. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 5. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 6. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 7. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 8. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 9. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 10. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 11. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 12. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ CLUES 1. Demeter’s relationship to Persephone 2. The kind of fruit eaten by Persephone in the underworld 3. Powerful brother of Hades 4. A season on earth when Persephone is in the underworld 5. A symbol for the goddess of the harvest 6. The man who told Demeter where her daughter had been taken 7. Place where Hades rules 8. How Hades felt without Persephone 9. Goddess of the harvest 10. Girl kidnapped by Hades 11. How people felt when there was no food 12. The god of the underworld. OLYMPIAN GODS Teacher’s Key Home Sweet Home 1. _M_ _O_ _T_ _H_ _E_ _R_ 2. _P_ _O_ _M_ _E_ _G_ _R_ _A_ _N_ _A_ _T_ _E_ 3. _Z_ _E_ _U_ _S_ 4. _W_ _I_ _N_ _T_ _E_ _R_ 5. _W_ _H_ _E_ _A_ _T_ 6. _T_ _R_ _I_ _P_ _T_ _O_ _L_ _E_ _M_ _U_ _S_ 7. _U_ _N_ _D_ _E_ _R_ _W_ _O_ _R_ _L_ _D_ 8. _L_ _O_ _N_ _E_ _L_ _Y_ 9. _D_ _E_ _M_ _E_ _T_ _E_ _R_ 10. _P_ _E_ _R_ _S_ _E_ _P_ _H_ _O_ _N_ _E_ 11. _H_ _U_ _N_ _G_ _R_ _Y_ 12. _H_ _A_ _D_ _E_ _S_ Famous Home: Mount Olympus .
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