Greek Mythology Primer

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Author of Theogony, so-called 'bible' on the subject	Hesiod
State of nothingness in the beginning from which Gaia was born	Chaos
Son of Gaia who was the personification of the sky and heavens	Uranus
Collective name for the 12 sons of Gaia and Uranus	Titans
Name of the Titan son who overthrew Uranus	Cronos
Name of Cronos' son who overthrew him	Zeus
Wife of Zeus	Hera
Dwelling place of the Gods	Mount Olympus
God of the Underworld / Hades	Pluto
Entrance to the Underworld is near this Mount	Vesuvius
River you had to cross the get their	Styx
Boatman who rowed you across the above river	Charon
3-headed dog you had to get past	Cerberus
Drinking from this river let you have your memory wiped and assume a new life	Lethe
Name for Hell in the Underworld	Tartarus
Name for Heaven in the Underworld	Elysian Fields / Elysium
Name of the burning river in Hell	Phlegethon
Musician who tried to bribe Pluto with lyre music	Orpheus
His lyre later became this constellation	Lyra
Goddess of the Hearth whose Roman counterpart Vesta inspired the Vestal Virgins	Hestia
The animal symbol of wisdom goddess Athena	Owl
Greek Island and birthplace of the twins Apollo and Artemis	Delos
Name of legendary and last King of Troy	Priam
Oracle on this island was sacred to Apollo	Delphi
A collective of winged gods associated with love and sexual intercourse	Erotes
Brother of Eros who represents requited and rational love	Anteros
Name of Hermes rod	Caduceus
God of fire, and blacksmith and armourer to the Gods	Hephaestus
His forge was located under this Mount	Etna
This Mount was home to the Nine Muses, daughters of Zeus	Parnassus
The collective name for the Three Fates who controlled lifespan	Moirae
Perseus killed this infamous Gorgon	Medusa
The above was pregnant by Poseidon and this winged horse sprang from their blood	Pegasus
Hypnotic, wailing, creatures dangerous to sea-farers	Sirens
Scary sea monsters who lived in the Strait of Messina	Scylla and Charybdis
King who imposed the labours on Hercules	Eurystheus

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