~ Mythology ~

The Will of Zeus

(from Deeds of Gods and Heroes)

URANUS (p.50)
1) “Chaos” means

____________________________.

2) “Gaia” means

______________________________.

3) Gaia gave birth to “Uranus,” which means _________

_______________________________________.

4) Rivers, lakes and streams were created when

____________________.

5) Gaia and Uranus’ first children were

___________________________. They had ______ heads and

______ hands. The next child was ______________. Its most

distinguishing physical characteristic was

________________________________________. The next

children were known as the ____________________. They were

______ in number and represented the

________________________________.

6) What did Uranus dislike about each of his children?

Giants: ___________________________________________

Cyclopses: _________________________________________

Titans: ___________________________________________
 7) Where did he send them?

___________________________________

8) Gaia gave the Titans a ____________________________ as a

weapon to use against their father.

9) _____________________________ volunteered to lead the

rebellion.

Before answering these questions, snap each one using the “Quick Cuts”
technique. Then, read the appropriate section of the textbook Deeds of
Gods and Heroes and answer the questions in complete sentences.

CRONUS (p.51)

1) What promise did Cronus force his brothers

to uphold?

2) How did Cronus defeat his father?

3) Who did Cronus release?

Who did he keep as a prisoner?

4) What was Cronus’ biggest fear?

5) Who did Cronus marry?

6) What did Cronus do to his children?

Why did Cronus do this to his children?

7) Who was the sixth child born to Rhea and Cronus?

ZEUS (p.52)

8) How did Rhea protect him when he was born?

9) How did Rhea protect him from Cronus after his

birth?

10)What position did Rhea have assigned to Zeus that

 found him at Cronus’ side?

11)How did Zeus gain revenge upon his father?

What was the result?

12)How was the war won?

What was Zeus’s reward?

TYPHON (p.53)

13) What did Typhon look like?

Why was he created?

14) What happened during the battle between

Zeus and Typhon?

Who won?

15) What were the Three Fates?

How does the modern definition of “fate” relate to the Greek Fates?

16) How was Typhon defeated?

What phenomenon is explained by his defeat?

PROMETHEUS (p.54)

17) What do Prometheus’ and Epimetheus’ names

mean?

18) Who did they join in the war of the Titans?

Why did they join this person?

19) What are “mortal creatures”?

20) What qualities did Epimetheus give to the animals?

21) What problem did this create for humans?

 What was Prometheus’ solution to this problem?

22) How did Prometheus steal the fire?

23) Who was Hestia?

24) What punishment did Zeus have for Prometheus?

25) What did Prometheus forecast for Zeus?

What details would he not supply?

26) What additional punishment did Hermes explain to Prometheus on

Zeus’s behalf?