Mythology Test Study Guide: Make Flash Cards for These Terms

Mythology Test Study Guide: Goddess of the Harvest: Demeter Make flash cards for these Hercles’ Story: Had 12 adventures terms. Hermes: God of Messengers; winged shoes so he can fly Abducted Helen: Paris kidnapped Helen and took her to Troy Hippomenes: Atalanta’s husband; raced Atalatanta and beat her to be able to marry her; Argus: Had 100 eyes painted on him; Hera’s got help from Aphrodite who gave him 3 apples faithful servant; Hermes closed his eyes died of to distract Atalanta boredom; many eyes became the eyes on the tail of a peacock Hydra: A mythological serpent with 9 heads; killed by Hercules as one of his 12 labors Atalanta: Hippomenes’s wife; raced Hippomenes to find a husband; distracted by 3 Icarus: Son of Daedalus; died by falling while apples given by Aphrodite trying to escape Crete

Athena: Goddess of wisdom; represented by an Medusa: If you look at her, you turn into stone; owl or olive branch Perseus killed her

Cerberus: Three headed dog which guards the Narcissus: Fell in love with himself gates of Hades Pandora’s Story: Let out miseries from a box Chimera: Fire-breathing creature made up of Pegasus: Winged horse multiple animals Promethes’ Story: Gave fire to humans Cronus: Father of Zeus (Sometimes spelled Kronos) Rhea: a woman Titan

Cupid: Is Roman; Greek version—Eros; god of Zeus’ Wife: Hera (turned into a cow when Zeus love and beauty thought she liked a human man)

Cyclopes: Who each had an eye in the middle of its forehead

Demeter: Goddess of the harvest; represented by a sheaf of wheat

Echo: under a curse by Hera; always repeats others (by curse)

Eros: the Greek version of Cupid

God of the Sea: Poseidon

God of War: Ares

Goddess of the Underworld: Persephone

Goddess of Love: Venus