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gjcl myth Flashcards

1
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Electra is the sister of _________

A

Iphigenia and Orestes

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2
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Which of the following DOES Odysseus encounter?

A

Scylla

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3
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Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Against Thebes?

A

Nestor

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3
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Which god or goddess invented the Lyre?

A

Hermes

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3
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__________ is condemned in Tartarus to spin on a wheel

A

Ixion

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4
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This pair was the basis for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

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Pyramus/Thisbe

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5
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What was the answer to the riddle given by the Sphinx to Oedipus?

A

Death

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5
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Which of the following is NOT one of the Twelve Labors of Heracles?

A

The Competition of the Suitors

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6
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Which of the following is NOT one of Gaia’s consorts?

A

Typhon

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7
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Romulus and Remus were born from the union of Mars and ________

A

Rhea Silvia

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8
Q

Who killed Agamemnon?

A

Clytemnestra

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8
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How many pomegranate seeds did Persephone eat?

A

Six

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8
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Of the following, which Centaur is known for his skills in medicine?

A

Chiron

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9
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When a god or goddess is described as Chthonic, it means that:

A

They are associated with the underworld

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10
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Who of the following is not an Argonaut?

A

Perseus

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11
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On which island did Theseus abandon Ariadne?

A

Naxos

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12
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The three judges of the underworld are:

A

Minos, Rhadamanthus, Aeacus

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13
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Which trio are the attendants of Aphrodite?

A

The Graces

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14
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The mother of Hermes is __________

A

Maia

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15
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Who of the following do NOT journey into the underworld?

A

Perseus

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16
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Who of the following was NOT a consort of Zeus?

A

Rhea

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17
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__________ refused to worship Dionysus in the Bacchae

A

Pentheus

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18
Q

Tiresias is notable as a seer because he was:

A

Blind

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19
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Orestes is harassed by the furies for what reason

A

He killed his mother

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20
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The Trojan Horse was built by which person?

A

Epeus

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21
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Which duo built the walls of Troy?

A

Apollo/Poseidon

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22
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Which event is never actually depicted in the Iliad?

A

The fall of Troy

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23
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How many Athenians were sacrificed to the Minotaur each year?

A

14

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24
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Who is the god of medicine in the Greek pantheon?

A

Asclepius

24
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In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, why does Venus bring Pygmalion’s statue to life?

A

Because he fell in love with the statue

25
Q

What did Hera offer Paris in the Judgment of Paris?

A

to be a great king

26
Q

Odysseus pretended _______ in order to avoid fighting in the Trojan War.

A

to be insane

26
Q

Who is/are the parent(s) of Achilles?

A

Thetis & Peleus

27
Q

In what book of the Odyssey does Odysseus go to the Underworld?

A

Book VI

28
Q

What animal skin is associated with Herakles?

A

lion

28
Q

Who killed the Minotaur?

A

Theseus

29
Q

What gift does Telemachus decline from the king of Sparta in the Odyssey?

A

horses

30
Q

What bard tells the story of Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus in the Odyssey?

A

Demodocus

31
Q

What does Hephaestus use to capture Ares and Aphrodite?

A

net

32
Q

Where did the stone that Kronus vomited land?

A

Delphi

33
Q

Who is not a part of the second generation of Olympian gods?

A

Hephaestus

34
Q

Who struck Zeus with an ax to cure his headache?

A

Hephaestus

34
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What creature did Apollo kill at Delphi?

A

Hephaestus

34
Q

______ killed Agamemnon for sacrificing ______.

A

Clytemnestra; Iphigenia

35
Q

What book of the Aeneid did Aeneas leave Carthage?

A

Book IV

36
Q

What Roman deity does Julius Caesar primary claim lineage from?

A

Venus

36
Q

Who was not invited to the wedding of Achilles’ parents?

A

Discordia

36
Q

Who does Zeus swallow to avoid the birth of a new son?

A

Hera

37
Q

The Myrmidons come from ________.

A

ants

38
Q

From the Aeneid, Dido is the queen of________.

A

Carthage

39
Q

Which Muse is associated with history?

A

Clio

40
Q

What were the followers of Bacchus called?

A

Maenads

41
Q

________ was Odysseus’ wife.

A

Penelope

42
Q

Who goes to the underworld for three months out of the year?

A

Persephone

43
Q

What city-state did Oedipus become king of?

A

Thebes

44
Q

In the Iliad, Achilles organized funeral games after _______ died.

A

Patroklos

45
Q

Who sent the bull that was the Minotaur’s father?

A

Poseidon

46
Q

What springs forth from Adonis’ blood after he has been fatally wounded by a boar’s tusk?

A

Anemone

47
Q

Who was the mother of Asclepius?

A

Coronis

48
Q

Who are the Giants children of?

A

Gaia

49
Q

In the Underworld, which Greek hero, having been killed by his wife, warns Odysseus against women?

A

Agamemnon

50
Q

What is another name for Achilles’ son Neoptolemus?

A

Astyanax

51
Q

Euryclea, the nurse of Odysseus, recognized him by what?

A

A Scar

52
Q

The Gorgons were the daughters of ________ and Ceto

A

Phorcys

52
Q

Oceanus and _ bore the Oceanids

A

Tethys

53
Q

________ is the name of the loyal servant whom Odysseus encounters on Ithaca

A

Eumaeus

54
Q

What does Sphinx mean?

A

Strangler

55
Q

____________was the leader of the Lapiths who defeated the Centaurs at his wedding to Deidamia.

A

Pirithous

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