Greek Gods/Goddesses Hunt

Name: Period: Greek Gods/Goddesses Hunt

1. It begins with ; his name means which is

where and order come from.

Go back to Chaos 2. Khronos ( ) has a form, and was entwined with

the goddess of at the beginning of

time. What was the result of their union?

Go back to Chaos 3. Nyx ( ) had 11 children called (spirits).

Their names are:

4. Which of Nyx’s children had 13 kids of her own? . She was the

goddess of , and caused the .

Go back to Chaos 5. (Goddess of the Earth) is the mother of the and of

. Ouranos ( ) fathered the Titanides, the

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gods. She is the goddess of and beauty.

 Go back to Titans 6. Cronus is the of the . He came into power by getting

rid of his ( ) which is ironic, since his son

defeats him and traps him, and the rest of the Titans, in .

7. Cronus had 7 children, 6 of whom (all but Chiron) became the gods.

Their names are:

8. The sons of Cronus divided up the universe when they overthrew him. Their names & realms are:

Zeus =

= God of the Sea

9. There are main Olympian Gods. (find most under Cronus or Zeus) GOD: GOD OF:

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(go to “Hera”)

(go to “Hera”) (go to “Ouranos”) Hestia /

 Go back to Zeus (Hint: Zeus is the starting point for this entire page!) 10. Which of the main Olympian Gods are Zeus’s children?

11. Zeus also father the 3 Graces, also known as the 3 , the

goddesses who bestowed and .

12. The Greeks had (number) seasons, and the goddesses that embodied these seasons

were collectively called the .

13. The are the Goddesses of Fate. Their names and roles are:

= the thread of life

14. There are 9 . Their names and roles are:

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15. Herakles (Hercules) is the of the Greek . He had to

endure (number) labors. Once he died and his labors were complete, he was turned into

a and allowed onto , where the gods live.

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