gjcl myth Flashcards
Electra is the sister of _________
Iphigenia and Orestes
Which of the following DOES Odysseus encounter?
Scylla
Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Against Thebes?
Nestor
Which god or goddess invented the Lyre?
Hermes
__________ is condemned in Tartarus to spin on a wheel
Ixion
This pair was the basis for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Pyramus/Thisbe
What was the answer to the riddle given by the Sphinx to Oedipus?
Death
Which of the following is NOT one of the Twelve Labors of Heracles?
The Competition of the Suitors
Which of the following is NOT one of Gaia’s consorts?
Typhon
Romulus and Remus were born from the union of Mars and ________
Rhea Silvia
Who killed Agamemnon?
Clytemnestra
How many pomegranate seeds did Persephone eat?
Six
Of the following, which Centaur is known for his skills in medicine?
Chiron
When a god or goddess is described as Chthonic, it means that:
They are associated with the underworld
Who of the following is not an Argonaut?
Perseus
On which island did Theseus abandon Ariadne?
Naxos
The three judges of the underworld are:
Minos, Rhadamanthus, Aeacus
Which trio are the attendants of Aphrodite?
The Graces
The mother of Hermes is __________
Maia
Who of the following do NOT journey into the underworld?
Perseus
Who of the following was NOT a consort of Zeus?
Rhea
__________ refused to worship Dionysus in the Bacchae
Pentheus
Tiresias is notable as a seer because he was:
Blind
Orestes is harassed by the furies for what reason
He killed his mother
The Trojan Horse was built by which person?
Epeus
Which duo built the walls of Troy?
Apollo/Poseidon
Which event is never actually depicted in the Iliad?
The fall of Troy
How many Athenians were sacrificed to the Minotaur each year?
14
Who is the god of medicine in the Greek pantheon?
Asclepius
In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, why does Venus bring Pygmalion’s statue to life?
Because he fell in love with the statue
What did Hera offer Paris in the Judgment of Paris?
to be a great king
Odysseus pretended _______ in order to avoid fighting in the Trojan War.
to be insane
Who is/are the parent(s) of Achilles?
Thetis & Peleus
In what book of the Odyssey does Odysseus go to the Underworld?
Book VI
What animal skin is associated with Herakles?
lion
Who killed the Minotaur?
Theseus
What gift does Telemachus decline from the king of Sparta in the Odyssey?
horses
What bard tells the story of Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus in the Odyssey?
Demodocus
What does Hephaestus use to capture Ares and Aphrodite?
net
Where did the stone that Kronus vomited land?
Delphi
Who is not a part of the second generation of Olympian gods?
Hephaestus
Who struck Zeus with an ax to cure his headache?
Hephaestus
What creature did Apollo kill at Delphi?
Hephaestus
______ killed Agamemnon for sacrificing ______.
Clytemnestra; Iphigenia
What book of the Aeneid did Aeneas leave Carthage?
Book IV
What Roman deity does Julius Caesar primary claim lineage from?
Venus
Who was not invited to the wedding of Achilles’ parents?
Discordia
Who does Zeus swallow to avoid the birth of a new son?
Hera
The Myrmidons come from ________.
ants
From the Aeneid, Dido is the queen of________.
Carthage
Which Muse is associated with history?
Clio
What were the followers of Bacchus called?
Maenads
________ was Odysseus’ wife.
Penelope
Who goes to the underworld for three months out of the year?
Persephone
What city-state did Oedipus become king of?
Thebes
In the Iliad, Achilles organized funeral games after _______ died.
Patroklos
Who sent the bull that was the Minotaur’s father?
Poseidon
What springs forth from Adonis’ blood after he has been fatally wounded by a boar’s tusk?
Anemone
Who was the mother of Asclepius?
Coronis
Who are the Giants children of?
Gaia
In the Underworld, which Greek hero, having been killed by his wife, warns Odysseus against women?
Agamemnon
What is another name for Achilles’ son Neoptolemus?
Astyanax
Euryclea, the nurse of Odysseus, recognized him by what?
A Scar
The Gorgons were the daughters of ________ and Ceto
Phorcys
Oceanus and _ bore the Oceanids
Tethys
________ is the name of the loyal servant whom Odysseus encounters on Ithaca
Eumaeus
What does Sphinx mean?
Strangler
____________was the leader of the Lapiths who defeated the Centaurs at his wedding to Deidamia.
Pirithous
