Episode 7: It's all Greek to me! Greek Mythology and Culture, History, Facts & Quiz
Today I talk about my love for Greek Mythology and the different classes and research I've done for it. Matthew takes a pop quiz and I re-teach him some Greek Myth not-so-basics. I talk about book series and tv shows based on Greek & Roman culture.
Pop Quiz Time! (10 q, 47 bonus - total of 57 points)
Which Greek God is Your Parent? https://www.buzzfeed.com/autumnmay04/which-greek-godgoddess-is-your-parent-3khkp
Greek & Roman Book and TV Series
Pop Quiz Time! (10 q, 47 bonus - total of 57 points)
- If you cut off its head, two more grow back, Who does this describe?
- Cerberus, Hydra, Gorgon, Chimera — bonus points if you can describe what the rest are
- Who designed the labyrinth?
- King Minos, Perseus, Daedalus, Icarus - bonus points
- Who is the queen of the underworld... and wife of hades?
- Persephone, Demeter, Hera, Aphrodite
- What is the sacred tree of Athens (and why)?
- Poplar, Olive, Pine, Cypress
- What animal is associated with Poseidon?
- Peacock, Owl, Horse, Cow, Eagle, Spider, Snake, Dove, Dolphin, Leopard (bonus, who is the rest)
- Hercules had 12 labors... what were they?... or which of these weren't they?
- Nemean Lion, Apples of Hesperides, Cretan Bull, Stymphalian Birds, Cerberus, Sinis the Giant
- Correct: Nemean Lion, Hydra, Hind of Artemis' stag, Erymanthian boar, Augean stables (poop), Stymphalian birds, Cretan bull, Man eating horses of Diomedes, Girdle of Hippolyta, Cattle of Geryon, Apples of Hesperides, Cerberus
- Every year this creature required 7 girls and 7 boys to eat?
- Minotaur, Nemean Lion, Sirens, Echidna (bonus, explain the rest)
- How many gods are considered the olympians/pantheon?
- 7, 9, 10, 12
- Which of these are a titan/name as many titans as you can?
- Rhea, Eros, Eris, Nemesis
- Oceanus, Hyperion, Cronus, Themis, Iapetus, Helios, Selene, Eos, Atlas, Prometheus/Epi
- Who is Charon?
- carries sun across sky, messenger of the gods, trainer of heroes, ferries dead across the styx, weights hearts of dead (name who does those jobs bonus)
Which Greek God is Your Parent? https://www.buzzfeed.com/autumnmay04/which-greek-godgoddess-is-your-parent-3khkp
Greek & Roman Book and TV Series
- Cronus Chronicles (Anne Ursu) - Two young cousins - first one is when people start getting sick, must go to the underworld to find out why fighting against the Gods
- Goddess Test (Aimee Carter) - Kate's mother is dying and they move back home. There, she is trying to make new friends when she sees a girl die, then a man claiming to be Hades brings that girl back from the dead. Now to save her mother, she accepts a bargain to pass 7 tests to become his new queen.
- Oh My Gods (Tera Lynn Childs) - Phoebe's mom returns from Greece with a new husband and they must move to a tiny island. She starts to learn her new classmates are all descendants of the Greek Gods!
- Pandora (Carolyn Hennesey) - Pandora opens her dad's box of evils, and has to navigate each of the sins, and middle school!
- Goddess Girls
- Roman Mysteries (Caroline Lawrence/BBC/Amazon Prime) - Four friends solve mysteries in Rome and Greece. Flavia, a rich Roman girl, Nubia, a freed slave girl from Africa, Jonathan, a Jewish boy and Lupus, an orphaned mute beggar boy.
- Hercules (Disney +/Plus) - Hercules as a teenager and his two best friends Icarus and Cassandra.
- Helen of Troy (Margaret George) - The story of Helen, from her point of view
- Quiver/Quicksilver (Stephanie Spinner) - retelling of myth of Atalanta & Hermes
- Aphrodite's Blessings (Clemence McLaren) - collection of stories - Atalanta, Andromeda & Psyche
- Atlantis TV Show (BBC/Amazon Prime/CW Seed) - Jason wakes up and finds himself in ancient times in a mysterious land. He joins up with Pythagoras and Hercules and the trio go through adventures of greek myths & legends
- Lore (Alexandra Bracken) - gods had to be mortals, one girl finds a dying Athena, and decides to work together
- Percy Jackson (Rick Riordan)- Percy is suddenly thrown into the world of Gods and monsters when he is accused of stealing Zeus's master bolt and must go on a quest to clear his name and prevent a war.
- Nobody's Princess & Prize (Esther Freisner)