Certamen — Mythology Flashcards
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Toss-Up:
Answer: HERA / JUNO AND ATHENA / MINERVA
Transcript: What two goddesses became implacable enemies of Troy and the whole Trojan race when they lost a beauty contest?
Bonus:
Answer: PARIS / ALEXANDER
Transcript: Who judged the infamous beauty contest?
Bonus:
Answer: PARIS WOULD BRING THE DOWNFALL OF TROY
Transcript: What dire prediction had been made at Paris’ birth?
Toss-Up:
Answer: ERYMANTHIAN BOAR
Transcript: What creature did Heracles capture by chasing it into a snowbank?
Bonus:
Answer: ARGONAUTS / ARGONAUTICA / QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN FLEECE
Transcript: What expedition did Heracles join after taking the boar to Eurystheus?
Bonus:
Answer: TO SEARCH FOR THE MISSING HYLAS (WHO HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED BY WATER NYMPHS)
Transcript: Why did Heracles leave the Argonauts early?
Toss-Up:
Answer: LYRE
Transcript: What did Hermes invent on the day he was born?
Bonus:
Answer: APOLLO
Transcript: From whom did Hermes steal 50 heads of cattle on the same day he was born?
Bonus:
Answer: HERMES GAVE APOLLO THE LYRE
Transcript: Why did Apollo forgive Hermes for the theft of his cattle?
Toss-Up:
Answer: ARTEMIS / DIANA
Transcript: Who sent a huge boar to ravage the countryside of Calydonia?
Bonus:
(Visual Needed)
Answer: C - ATALANTA
Transcript: Identify by letter and name the first person to seriously wound the Calydonian boar.
Bonus:
(Visual Needed)
Answer: B - MELEAGER
Transcript: Identify by letter and name the person who finally kills the Calydonian boar.
Toss-Up:
Answer: CALYPSO
Transcript: Who offered to make Odysseus immortal and ageless if he would remain with her?
Bonus:
Answer: ATLAS
Transcript: Who was Calypso’s father?
Bonus:
Answer: SEVEN YEARS
Transcript: How long did Odysseus remain with Calypso?
