Module 8 Ancient Greece Lesson 4 : Greek Mythology & Literature

The Iliad and the Odyssey are 2 great epic poems written by ​ (a)   p.283

• Homer
• Hercules
• Sappho
• Zeus
• Thucydides
• Olympics
• heroes
• Sophocles
• animals

​ (a)   is known as the king of the Greek gods. p. 280

• Zeus
• Sappho
• Sophocles
• Hercules
• animals
• Iliad
• Thucydides
• Homer

The Ants & the Grasshopper is an example of a ​ (a)   , a short story that teaches life lessons. p. 285

• fable
• words
• myths
• lyric poem
• Iliad
• natural events
• animals
• heroes
• Olympics

The Greeks enjoyed telling stories of ​ (a)   who had special abilities and often faced terrible monsters. p. 282​

• heroes
• animals
• words
• Olympics
• fable
• Thucydides
• natural events
• Hercules
• Homer

One of the greatest Greek historians, ​ (a)   , wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars. p. 288​

• Thucydides
• Hercules
• Homer
• Sappho
• Zeus
• Sophocles
• Iliad

A poem that is set to music is called a ​ (a)   . p. 284

• lyric poem
• fable
• Olympics
• words
• Homer
• myths
• animals
• Iliad
• Sophocles
• Sappho

Many Greek myths were told in order to explain​ (a)   and historical events. p. 280

• natural events
• animal
• myths
• heroes
• Olympics
• fable
• words
• Thucydides
• lyric poem

One of history's most famous writers of Greek tragedy plays was ​ (a)   . p. 287

• Sophocles
• Thucydides
• heroes
• Sappho
• Homer
• Hercules
• Zeus
• animals
• Olympics

Greek fables often feature ​ (a)   as main characters. p. 285

• animals
• myths
• lyric poem
• Zeus
• Olympics
• heroes
• natural events
• Sophocles
• fable
• words

One of the most famous Greek heroes was ​ (a)   , who fought and defeated the hydra monster. p. 282

• Hercules
• Sappho
• Homer
• Thucydides
• myths
• Zeus
• Sophocles
• fable
• Iliad
• animals