The Greek Gods

1. Who or what were the Olympians?

 http://www.mythweb.com/gods/index.html

6. Kronos (or Chronos) ate some pretty strange things?  What did he eat and how did he die?

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/gaia.htm 

2. How many Olympians were there and what were their names?

http://www.loggia.com/myth/gods.html

7. What did the god, Pan look like? What did he protect (what was he the god of?)? What is he considered to be the cause of?  What word was named after him?

http://www.mythweb.com/gods/index.html    Click on the figure with horns.

3. There was something unusual about the god, Hephaestus.  What was it?  What did Zeus tell Hephaestus to make the very first of as a gift for Prometheus?

http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Hephaestus.html

8. What was Hades' throne made of?  What was special about his helmet?

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hades.html

4. What does the name "Hades" mean?  Write it in Greek characters.   Use the alphabet links to find information about Hades.

http://www.theoi.com/Pantheon.htm

9. What did 2 giants do to Ares, the gods of War?

http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Ares.html

5. Poseidon was god of the sea and what else?  What were his symbols?  Draw one of them.

http://www.loggia.com/myth/olympians.html

10. Which bird was especially linked with the goddess Athena?  By what other name was she sometimes known?

http://www.ladyoftheearth.com/goddesses/athena-agr.txt