Greek Mythology and Literature Questions and Answers

Greek Mythology and Literature Questions and Answers 1) What is mythology? Mythology- is a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works 2) Why did the Greeks believe thunder, earthquakes, etc. happened? They believed the gods made these things happen. Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More 3) Why did the Greeks create myths? To explain events around them. 4) Name 3 of the most important gods and what they were the god of. Zeus- who was the king of all gods and also king of sky, Poseidon- god of Sea, Hades- god of the underworld 5) Greeks saw the work of the gods in events all around them. Describe the book's example of this. They used this god as an example of how they used the gods 6) Did all gods cause disasters? . No 7) Give an example of your answer to #6? They created the seasons, helped you to fall in love 8) How did the Greeks keep the gods happy? The Greeks built temples, they provided offerings, and they communicated with them 9) What did they expect in return? The expected favors from the Gods. 10) Were all myths about gods? Explain. Not all myths were about gods. Many of them told about adventures and heroes. Some of these heroes were real people, while others weren't. The Greeks loved to tell stories especially about having to face terrible monsters. 11) Were heroes real people? Some of them. 12) Describe the hero Theseus. He went to Crete and killed the Minotaur. 13) Who is the most famous of all Greek heroes? . Hercules 14) Describe his story. He fought monsters. One of the monsters would grow two more heads each time he had cut one off. 15) What kind of writing did early Greek writers produce? They produced long epic poems, romantic poetry, some of the world's longest most famous stories. 16) What are the two great epic poems? The Odyssey and Iliad. 17) Describe Homer and his poems. Homer was a famous poet that wrote about love and epic adventures. 18) Describe the Iliad. It was about the end of the Trojan War, deeds of the Greeks, and Achilles (The greatest warrior). 19) Describe the Odyssey. It describes the challenges of a hero who is on his way home from war. 20) Both the Iliad and the Odyssey are tales of? They are both great tales of adventure. 21) What was central to the Greek education system? Literature 22) Why are Homer's works considered some of the greatest literary works ever produced? They are great symbols of the History of Greece. 23) What is lyric poetry? They are poems that are set to music. 24) Were most poets men or women? Most of them were men