Theogony

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Reading Check

1. Who is the father of the Muses?

2. Where is the home of the Muses?

3. Which god is primarily responsible for giving poets their power?

4. What is the name of the first entity to exist in the cosmos?

5. Who is the first child of Gaia?

6. Who is the youngest child of Kronos and Rheia?

7. Where does Zeus send the Titans after he defeats them?

8. Who steals fire from the gods?

9. Who is the mother of Death and Sleep?

10. What is the name of the guard dog of the underworld?

11. Who is the last foe Zeus must face?

12. How does Typhoeus cause bad weather for sailors?

13. Who is the mother of Persephone?

14. Who is the mother of Apollo and Artemis?

15. Who is Zeus’s final and most important wife?

16. Who is the messenger of the gods?

17. Who are the parents of Herakles?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What do the Muses say to Hesiod when they meet him?

2. What is the social function of kings, according to Hesiod?

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