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“Which Greek Olympian was called the ““Earthshaker”” because he was responsible for earthquakes?”

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Poseidon

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By what collective name do we know the sisters Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa?

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Gorgons

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What ruler of Olympus relied on his thunderbolts to help maintain order?

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Zeus / Jupiter

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Equipped with the caduceus and winged sandals, what messenger god led souls to the underworld?

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Hermes / Mercury

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What whirlpool-like monster made it impossible for Odysseus’ ships to pass safely through the Straits of Messina?

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Charybdis

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Reared by the Lycian King Amisodarus, what creature had the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a snake?

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Chimaera

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By what collective name do we know the daughters of Zeus and Themis who presided over Justice, Peace, and Order?

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Seasons / Horae

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Upon which river in the Underworld did the Gods swear their oaths?

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Styx

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Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx all belong to what group?

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Rivers of the Underworld

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What group of sisters, concieved when Zeus lay with Mnemosyne for nine nights, were the patronesses of various arts?

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Muses

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Which of the Muses is often depicted holding a tragic mask and a wreath of vines because of her connection with the theater?

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Melpomene

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What group of one-eyed giants were in charge of forging Zeus’ thunderbolts?

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Cyclopes

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According to Homer, which god created a new shield for Achilles?

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Hephaestus (not Vulcan)

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According to Ovid, what god enduced the Theban women who followed him to create chaos while intoxicated by his wine?

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Bacchus (not Dionysus)

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What Greek goddess of wisdom was born from Zeus’ head?

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Athena

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“The word ““Cereal”” derives from the name of what Roman goddess of agriculture?”

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Ceres

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According to Homer, who was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea?

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Zeus (not Jupiter)

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According to Hesiod’s Theogony, what river in the Underworld was the oldest of the children of Oceanus and Tethys?

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Styx

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From the blood of what Spartan youth did Apollo cause a flower to grow after accidentally killing him with a discus?

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Hyacinthus

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Who asked Zeus to give her the following as gifts: 60 ocean nymphs to be her companions; 20 river nymphs from Crete to look after her hunting gear and her hounds; bow and arrows; and eternal virginity?

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Artemis

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Whose rude laughter at the way Demeter greedily drank barley water resulted in his transformation into a lizard?

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Ascalabus

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Who was protected from his father’s cannibalism by noises made by the clashing of the spears and shields of the Corybantes?

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Zeus

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“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Promachos””?”

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Athena

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Who blinded Polymnestor for killing her youngest son and was transformed into a fiery-eyed dog?

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Hecuba

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Who twiced punished by Demeter in the underworld - first trapped under a heavy stone, and later transformed into an owl?

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Ascalaphus

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What couple, riding an oxcart, led the Encheleans into various wars until that tribe was routed and they were transformed into snakes?

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Cadmus & Harmonia

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Into what were the tears of the Heliades transformed?

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amber

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What woman from Colophon dared to challenge Athena to a weaving contest and as a result was transformed into a spider?

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Arachne

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What daughter of Peneius was changed into a Laurel tree as she fled from Apollo?

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Daphne

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Into what was Clytie transformed because of her jealous actions against her sister Leucothoe?

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sunflower

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What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?

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Narcissus

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“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Ennosigaeus””, meaning ““Earth-shaker””?”

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Poseidon

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“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Argeiphontes””, meaning ““killer of Argus””?”

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Hermes

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“Which Greek deity had the epithets ““Anadyomene””, and ““Cytheria”””

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Aphrodite

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After she brought about her father’s death by cutting her purple lock of hair, who was changed into a ciris bird?

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Scylla

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Which pious couple offered to kill their pet goose to provide a meal for a pair of disguised gods?

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Baucis & Philemon

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“Which Greek Olympian does Homer call ““Nephelegereta”” meaning ““the cloud gatherer””?”

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Zeus

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“Which Greek deity had the epithets ““Delphinius””, and ““Smintheus”””

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Apollo

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While grieving over the loss of his daughter who flung himself from a cliff and was transformed into a hawk?

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Daedalion

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What Ligurian musician was changed into a swan as he mourned for his friend Phaethon?

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Cycnus

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Who was given a pair of bronze castanets to assist in chasing the birds away from Lake Stymphalus?

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Heracles

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For which of his labors did Heracles change the course of the Alpheius & Peneius rivers?

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Cleaning the Augeian Stables

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What daughter of Creon did Heracles inadvertently kill in a fit of madness enduced by Hera?

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Megara

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Who took refuge in a bronze jar because he was terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion?

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Eurystheus

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For which of his labors did Heracles demand the payment of one tenth of a herd of cattle?

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Cleaning the Augeian Stables

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Who helped Heracles defeat the Hydra?

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Iolaus

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What Bistonian king did Heracles feed to his own flesh eating horses?

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Diomedes

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Heracles first ventured beyond the Peloponnese in order to retrieve what creature as his seventh labor for Eurystheus?

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Cretan Bull

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38
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What fisherman gave shelter to Danae and her son Perseus?

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Dictys

38
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Who terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion hid in a bronze jar?

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Eurystheus

38
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For which of his labors did Heracles receive help from his nephew Iolaus?

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Killing the Hydra

39
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Who was the maiden rescued from a sea monster by Perseus?

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Andromeda

40
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What mythological king of Mycenae, an ancestor of Heracles, was born in a bronze chamber?

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Perseus

40
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From whom did Perseus learn the whereabouts of the nymphs who kept the weapons that were necessary for his quest to find and slay Medusa?

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Graeae

41
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Who fled to Larisa only to be killed there with a discus by his grandson Perseus?

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Acrisius

42
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For which of his labors did Heracles sail beyond the river Oceanus in a huge golden cup?

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retreiving cattle of Geryon

43
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What king of Seriphos gave Perseus the task of bringing back the head of the Gorgon Medusa?

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Polydectys

44
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Who had told Deianeira that a cloak soaked in his blood would ensure Heracles’ faithfulness?

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Nessus

45
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After pursuing it for a year all over Arcadia, what creature did Heracles finally ensnare in a bed of nets near the Ladon River?

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Cerynithian Hind

46
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Whose girdle was thought to bestow some magical properties on its possessor and was involved in one of the labors of Hercules?

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Hippolyta

47
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After forcing fire-breathing bulls into submission, who yoked them to a plow and used them to sow a field with dragon’s teeth?

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Jason

47
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What king was fated to die if strangers carried of the golden fleece?

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Aeetes

47
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Who encountered Cytissorus, Phrontis, Melas, and Argus shipwrecked, and brought them on the voyage to Colchis?

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Argonauts / Jason

48
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Who was carried to Colchis by a flying ram with a golden fleece?

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Phrixus

49
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What son of Arestor built the ship which allowed Jason to sail to Colchis?

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Argus

49
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What creature was wounded first by Atalanta and Amphiaraus before Meleager killed it?

A

Calydonian Boar

49
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Who successfully sailed through the symplegades in route to Colchis on his journey to obtain the Golden Fleece?

A

Jason

50
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Who killed his uncles Toxeus & Plexippus in a dispute over the hyde of the Calydonian Boar?

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Meleager

51
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What maiden was temporarily condemned to the island of Naxos after she was abandoned by Theseus?

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Ariadne

51
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Whose life did Atropos declare would last as long as a firebrand?

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Meleager

52
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Who found joy in watching the recoil of a bent pine tree fling passersby to their death?

A

Sinis / Pityocamptes

53
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Who admired Heracles so much that he choose the perilous land route across the Isthmus of Corinth, in hopes of facing similar challenges?

A

Theseus

53
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The inhabitants of Delos, commemorating the visit of Theseus danced in intricate patterns in order to imitate the windings of what Cretan structure?

A

labyrinth

54
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Who neglected his father’s request to change the color of his black sail upon returning to Athens, causing his father to leap to his death?

A

Theseus

55
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What daughter of Minos did Theseus abandon on Naxos after she helped him escape the Labyrinth?

A

Ariadne

56
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What bandit was accustomed to making strangers fit his bed, until Theseus ended his life in the same manner?

A

Procrustes

56
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What Isthmian outlaw killed by Theseus would kick strangers off a cliff where they would become victim to a giant turtle below?

A

Sciron

57
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What two tokens of his birth did Theseus have to find under a rock?

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a sword & sandals

58
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Who gave birth to a son who grew up to be strong enough to move a heavy stone and claim the sword and sandals under it?

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Aethra

59
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What sort of animal was the beast called Phaea, which Theseus killed at Crommyon?

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boar / pig / sow

60
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King Proetus became angry when his wife falsely accused what young man of trying to seduce her?

A

Bellerophon

61
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What hero rode the winged horse Pegasus?

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Bellerophon

62
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What king of Argos purified Bellerophon of the sin of murder?

A

Proetus

62
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Which of Iobates’ daughters falsely accused Bellerophon of lusting over her?

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Anteia / Stheboea

63
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Who gave Bellerophon a magic bridle with which to tame Pegasus?

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Athena / Minerva

64
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What winged creature was the offspring of Poseidon and Medusa?

A

Pegasus

65
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What king of Lycia ordered Bellerophon to kill the Chimaera?

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Iobates

66
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Who received a letter instructing him to kill its messenger because he had allegedly seduced the wife of Proetus?

A

Iobates

67
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Against what other tribe was Bellerophon sent for his third task?

A

Amazons

67
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After Bellerophon killed the Chimaera, against what bellicose tribe was he sent to fight singlehandedly?

A

Solymi

68
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What son of Glaucus and Eurynome received his new name when he was exiled from Corinth for killing the merchant Bellerus?

A

Bellerophon

69
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After Bellerophon proved to Iobates that there was no task he could send him on that would kill him, what daughter did Iobates promise him in marriage?

A

Philonoe

70
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What Argive king helped Polyneices by putting together an army to march on Thebes?

A

Adrastus

70
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What king of Argos yoked his daughters to a boar and a lion and attempted to put his son-in-law back on the throne of Thebes by leading an expedition of seven heroes, commonly known as the “Seven Against Thebes”?

A

Adrastus

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What king of Thebes refused to give up power when his year to rule was up?

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Eteocles

72
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Who had decreed that it was illegal to bury the body of Polyneices, the brother of Ismene?

A

Creon

72
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Which of the sons of Oedipus sought help from Adrastus to recover the throne of Thebes?

A

Polyneices

73
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Which of the Seven Against Thebes was compelled to go on the expedition because his wife had accepted a bribe from Polyneices?

A

Amphiaraus

74
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When she was bribed with Harmonia’s necklace, who forced her husband Amphiaraus to join the Seven Against Thebes?

A

Eriphyle

75
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What son of Creon was the fiancé of Antigone?

A

Haemon

76
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What ithacan swineherd remained faithful to Odysseus?

A

Eumaeus

77
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What island did Odysseus call home for 7 years while under the charms of Calypso?

A

Ogygia

78
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What son of Ctesius served as Odysseus’ loyal swineherd?

A

Eumaeus

79
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Agenor, Leodes, Amphimedon, Eurymachus, and Antinous were all suitors of what Ithacan queen?

A

Penelope

80
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Who slaughtered several sheep which he thought were the Greek chieftains and killed himself in shame after losing the contest for Achilles’ armor?

A

Ajax the Greater

81
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Who acquired a bag full of winds, which he was advised not to open until he saw the Ithaca?

A

Odysseus

82
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Who provoked the jealous rage of three goddesses when she threw an apple labeled for the most beautiful?

A

Eris

83
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“Who prayed to his father that ““nobody”” be punished for blinding his only eye with a wooden stake?”

A

Polyphemus

84
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Who unwove by night the shroud which she spun during the day in order to delay her marriage to a suitor?

A

Penelope

84
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Who was shocked when Calypso urged him to build a raft, after remaining captive to her spells for seven years?

A

Odysseus

85
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Who was tied to the mast of his ship as he sailed past the Sirens so that he could hear their song?

A

Odysseus

86
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What king was ransomed as a child from Heracles by his sister, fathered numerous children, and died at the hands of a Greek warrior as Troy was falling?

A

Podarces

87
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Who encountered the Cicones, the Lotophagi, the Phaeaecians and several others during his voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War?

A

Odysseus

88
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What concept, brought to life by Epeius, was originally envisioned by Odysseus and gave the Greeks a way to infiltrate the city of Troy?

A

Trojan Horse

89
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What son of Laius and Jocasta inadvertently killed his father at a crossroads and married his mother?

A

Oedipus

89
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Which of the sinners of Tartarus, because he was the first mortal to murder a relative, spends his time getting dizzy on a wheel of fire?

A

Ixion

90
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Which of the sinners of Tartarus, because he fed the flesh of his own son to the gods, spends his time trying to get food and water for himself?

A

Tantalus

91
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Who in the Underworld was condemned to carry water in jars which leaked like sieves?

A

Danaids

91
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Because of his crimes such as handcuffing Hades, what mortal was forever forced to roll a boulder up a hill in the underworld?

A

Sisyphus

92
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What giant is eternally punished in the Underworld by having his body streched to cover nine acres while two vultures ate his heart?

A

Tityus

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