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Bernard EvslinHeroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
Fiction | Short Story Collection | YA | Published in 1966A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Answer Key
Introduction-Part 1, Chapters 1-6
Reading Check
1. Cronos and Rhea (Part 1, Chapter 1)
2. Math/numbers (Part 1, Chapter 3)
3. Styx (Part 1, Chapter 5)
Short Answer
1. He makes her promise to never rebel against him again. (Part 1, Chapter 2)
2. They are afraid of him and pray to Athena for deliverance. (Part 1, Chapter 4)
3. Demeter turns him into a lizard, and he is eaten by a hawk. (Part 1, Chapter 6)
Part 1, Chapters 7-13
Reading Check
1. Her silver bow and arrows (Part 1, Chapter 8)
2. A white crow (Part 1, Chapter 10)
3. Zeus and Maia (Part 1, Chapter 11)
Short Answer
1. Leto will become pregnant but be unable to give birth anywhere where the sun shines. (Part 1, Chapter 7)
2. He was impulsive, wild, and sometimes cruel. (Part 1, Chapter 9)
3. After Cronos killed his father, Ouranos, he threw his father’s dismembered body into the sea. Aphrodite rose up from the foam. (Part 1, Chapter 13)
