Greek Myths Questions and Answers
Gaea - answer Gaea, or Mother Earth, was the great goddess of the early Greeks.
She represented the Earth and was worshipped as the universal mother. In Greek
mythology, she created the Universe and gave birth to both the first race of gods (the
Titans) and the first humans.
Uranus - answer Ouranos - Uranus. Uranus the primal Greek god personifying the
sky. His equivalent in Roman mythology was Caelus. In Ancient Greek literature,
Uranus or Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth.
Kronos - answer was the king of the Titans, and father of the first generation of the
Olympian gods; Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. He is the Titan
lord of the universe; his rule was known as the Golden Age. He is the Titan god of Time,
Harvest, Fate, Justice and Evil. His Roman name is Saturn.
Hundred-Handed Giants - answer The Hecatonchires were born of Gaia and Uranus.
They were stronger, more overbearing, and more fierce than even the mighty Cyclopes.
They had 100 arms and 50 heads each. Their names were Cottus, Briareus, and
Gyges. Uranus was disgusted by these children, so in a fit of outrage he cast them into
Tartarus to be locked up forever. Gaia was distressed about this and asked the Titans
for help in retrieving them. Only Cronus agreed to help. Gyges and Cottus revolted
against Zeus and were imprisoned in Tartarus by Zeus as punishment. They were was
guarded by Briareus.
Cyclopes - answer The Cyclopes were minor power gods of the second generation
and children of Uranus and Gaea according to Hesiod, or Greek god Poseidon and the
Sea Nymph Thoosa, according to Greek author Homer.
Rhea - answer Rhea was a Titan goddess of fertility and motherhood. She was very
gentle and comfortable. Her name actually means "ease" as "at ease" and therefore this
was probably the reason she was interpreted and worshiped as a goddess of comfort
and ease. According to some authors, she is also described as the supreme mother
goddess, just like her mother Gaea was and what later her daughter Hera became, but
in Orphic hymn Rhea was even described as the supreme goddess, mother of all gods
and men and it is said that even Uranus and Gaea derived from her.
Tartarus - answer n The Iliad (c. 700 BC), Zeus asserts that Tartarus is "as far
beneath Hades as heaven is high above the earth." While according to Greek
mythology the realm of Hades is the place of the dead, Tartarus also has a number of
inhabitants.
, Eros - answer Eros was the Greek god of love, son of Aphrodite and either Ares or
Hermes. In some myths, he was considered a primordial god, a child of Chaos, who
blessed the union of Gaia and Uranus after which the universe came into existence.
Chaos - answer In Greek mythology, Chaos, according to Hesiod, Chaos ("Chasm")
was the first thing to exist: "at first Chaos came to be" (or was) "but next" (possibly out
of Chaos) came Gaia, Tartarus, and Eros (elsewhere the son of Aphrodite).
Unambiguously born "from Chaos" were Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night).
Titans - answer Titan, in Greek religion and mythology, one of 12 primeval deities.
The female Titan is also called Titaness. The Titans—six sons and six daughters—were
the children of Uranus and Gaea. They were Kronos, Iapetus, Hyperion, Oceanus,
Coeus, Creus, Theia, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, and Themis.
Zeus - answer Zeus. Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods.
He overthrew his father, Cronus, and then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and
Hades, in order to decide who would succeed their father on the throne. Zeus won the
draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods, as well as lord of the sky and rain.
Hera - answer Hera (Roman name: Juno), wife of Zeus and queen of the ancient
Greek gods, represented the ideal woman and was goddess of marriage and the family.
However, she was perhaps most famous for her jealous and vengeful nature, principally
aimed against the lovers of her husband and their illegitimate offspring.
Poseidon - answer Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses.
Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of
his time in his watery domain. Poseidon was brother to Zeus and Hades. These three
gods divided up creation.
Hades - answer In Greek mythology, Hades the god of the underworld, was a son of
the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three sisters, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, as well
as two brothers, Zeus, the youngest of the three, and Poseidon.
Prometheus - answer In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus had a reputation as
being something of a clever trickster and he famously gave the human race the gift of
fire and the skill of metalwork, an action for which he was punished by Zeus, who
ensured everyday that an eagle ate the liver of the Titan as he was helplessly chained
to a rock.
Epimetheus - answer Epimetheus was one of the Titans, son of Iapetus and
Clymene. He was the brother of Prometheus, Atlas and Menoetius. His name is derived
from the Greek word meaning 'afterthought', which is the antonym of his brother's name,
Prometheus, meaning 'forethought'.
Pandora - answer was the first human woman created by the gods, specifically by
Hephaestus and Athena on the instructions of Zeus.
