St. Anthony School

Minor Gods and Goddesses Scavenger Hunt

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

• Who were the Gods and Goddesses who were considered the Chthonic Gods? What did explanation did they provide for Greek Society?
• How did Hades come to be the ruler of the underworld?
• What is the river of hate?
• What are the names and jobs of each of the fates? What role do they play with human life?

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/othergod.html#OtherGods

• Who is Persephone? Who are her parents? Who is her husband and how did she come to be with him? What did she eat that proved to be bad for her
• Who is Eros? How is Eros often represented and why?

http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html

• Who are the children of Zeus?

 

• Who are the muses and what role does each play?

 

• Who is the god of dreams?

http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/harding/greekmythology/

• Who is Prometheus? What did he do to help humans? What does his name mean?

http://www.messagenet.com/myths/immortals.html

• What are the names and jobs of the Graces? Who did they attend to most?

http://www.entrenet.com/~groedmed/greekm/myth.html

• Who was Iris and what was her job?

• Who is the only Titan who retained power after Zeus’ victory? What was unique about this goddess?

• If you needed good luck, which goddess would you pray to?

• Who is the goddess of victory and what did she carry?