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- 2. He was the god of war and known for his love of violence.
- 6. Her curiosity brought terrible things into the world.
- 8. These fun activities similar to carnivals were held to honor the gods.
- 11. These famous athletic events started as a way to honor the gods.
- 13. The most famous of these religious women were located at Delphi.
- 16. This was the part of the underworld reserved for those that lived evil lives.
- 17. He was a Greek hero best known for defeating the Minotaur.
- 18. He was one of the 3 judges of the dead in the underworld.
- 20. These were the equivalent to psychics today in that they could predict the future.
- 24. It was the 3-headed guard dog of the underworld.
- 25. She was the moon goddess that wished Endymion to sleep peacefully forever.
- 26. He was ordered by the gods to build and ark to save himself.
- 29. His relationship with Daphne was sabotaged by cupid and his arrows.
- 31. He starved to death when he could not take his eyes off of his own reflection.
- 32. Most later temples were made of this beautiful building material.
- 35. There were this many muses of the arts.
- 36. He was a Greek hero best known for accomplishing 12 feats of strength and became a favorite of the gods.
- 38. He was the ruler of the underworld.
- 39. He died trying to fly his father Helios’ chariot of the sun.
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- 1. She was Mother Earth and had a variety of children.
- 3. She irked Athena when she claimed, and proved, to be the best weaver in all of Greece.
- 4. This field was the part of the underworld reserved for those that lived and ordinary life.
- 5. She was the daughter of Demeter and kidnapped by Hades.
- 6. He was creator of mankind.
- 7. He was a Greek hero best known for killing Medusa.
- 9. He was punished by Zeus for meddling in his affairs and forced to roll a rock up a hill for eternity.
- 10. Once a person joining a cult had accomplished tasks they were accepted into the cult through this.
- 12. cults These were secret meetings of people worshipping a single deity in depth.
- 14. He accepted a coin to carry the souls across the River Styx.
- 15. She left her thrown on Mount Olympus and gave it to Dionysus.
- 19. He delivered the dead souls to the underworld.
- 21. They were built to be the Earthly home of the gods.
- 22. He was taught by Chiron the centaur to heal the sick.
- 23. He was the king of the gods and he helped overthrow his father Cronus.
- 27. This is an offering of wine at the alters of temples.
- 28. This is the most famous temple in all of Greece. It was dedicated to the goddess Athena.
- 30. These are predictions of the future based on natural occurrences.
- 33. This field was the part of the underworld reserved for those that lived a virtuous life.
- 34. He realized his greediness when he asked for the golden touch from Dionysus.
- 37. She was one of the 3 fates who spun the thread of life.