<>Internet Scavenger Hunt

Greek Mythology




   


Instructions: Use these websites to gather information.

http://www.mythweb.com
http://www.messagenet.com/myths/immortals.html
 

Then answer these questions.

(Print out the questions first and write your answers directly onto the printout.)
 

  1.) How many Greek gods were there and where did they live?
 

  2.) The goddess of agriculture was Demeter.  Whose sister was Demeter?
 

  3.) How did Persephone become the Queen of the Underworld?
       (Hint: see Demeter)
 

  4.) Who was Poseidon and what powers did he possess?
 

  5.) Who are the three Gorgons, and what happened when they were gazed upon 
       by a mortal?
 

  6.) Who was the supreme god of all the Olympians?
 

  7.) Why wasn’t Zeus swallowed up by his father, Cronus, when
       he was born as all his sisters and brothers were?
 

  8.) What and where is the Styx?
 

  9.) Who is the god of shepherds and flocks?
 

10.)  How did gods differ from heroes?
 

11.)  What role did the gods and goddesses play in Greek culture?