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Greek Mythology

In this activity you will have to answer some questions about Greek mythology. All the information you need can be found on this website: Greek Mythology. Form the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant. Just read the questions carefully and click on the right spots if you need help.

A. How much do you know about Greek mythology? Let’s see if you can answer the following basic questions. If you can’t, find the answers here.

  • What are The Olympians? Do you know any of their names?
  • What did The Olympians foster particularly?
  • What’s the beginning of The Olympians?
  • Who ruled them?
  • Who is their father?
  • What is the relationship between nature and the immortals?
  • When in history would you place the ‘classical times’?
  • Who are Homer and Hesiod?

B. Let’s focus on The Iliad. What do you know about it?

  • What is it?
  • Who ‘wrote’ it?
  • When did he ‘write’ it?
  • What does it explain?
  • Ilion gives name to the Iliad. What is it?

C. Now for The Odyssey.

  • What is it?
  • What makes it different from The Iliad?
  • What does it explain?
  • What can you say about the times of the fall of Troy?

Too difficult? Check your answers to B and C here.

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D. Let’s talk about politics now. Click here and you will find the key to answer the following questions:

  • Who were the Tyrants?
  • Who was Pisistratus?
  • And Solon?
  • Say some examples of Pisistratus’ achievements for the benefit of Athens?
  • What happened after he died?

E. The Immortals. Use the information given on this page and complete the chart with the correct information.

A TABLE OF THE IMMORTALS
GREEK NAME
IMPORTANT FEATURES
ROMAN NAME
ATHENE
CUPID

FATES
Lord of the Underworld; the son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).
HERCULES
The wing shod messenger of the Olympians; the son of Zeus and Maia.
KRONOS
ULYSSES
The lord the Sea; son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).
ZEUS

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