Greek myth vocabulary

Question 1

Promethean

Answer 1

Relating to Prometheus who helped humans by stealing fire + getting punished by the gods

-Means: brave, original, creative

Question 2

Elysian Fields

Answer 2

Heaven or paradise in Greek mythology

Question 3

Nemesis

Answer 3

A long-standing rival/ cause of someone’s downfall

Question 4

Pysche

Answer 4

prefix, roots of word: psychology, physical
means: soul or consciousness

Question 5

Achilles’ heel

Answer 5

Means: a weakness or point of vulnerability

Connection: Achilles’ heel was the only vulnerable part of his body

Question 6

Arachnid

Answer 6

Means: Spider

connection: Arachnie was the first spider

Question 7

Schelsea

Answer 7

Means: gorgon-like

Question 8

Midas touch

Answer 8

Means: the ability to make money in every situation
connection: everything king Midas touched turned to gold

Question 9

Tantalize

Answer 9

Means: to tease someone with something out of their reach
connection: tantalus

Question 10

Sisyphean

Answer 10

Means: a never ending event or action

Question 11

Herculean

Answer 11

Means: with great strength and and effort

Question 12

Labyrinth

Answer 12

Means: a maze

Question 13

How did Prometheus trick Zeus?

Answer 13

he made him choose bad offerings by disguising them

Question 14

How did Zeus kill the mortals after they were corpputed by the miseries?

Answer 14

he made a giant flood

Question 15

What was the name of pandora’s husband?

Answer 15

Epimetheus

Question 16

Why did Heracles kill his family?

Answer 16

Hera made him go insane

Question 17

Who killed Achilles during the trojan war?

Answer 17

Paris

Question 18

Who helped Theseus kill the minotaur?

Answer 18

Ariadne

Question 19

What kind of tree does Daphne turn into?

Answer 19

a laurel tree

Question 20

Why was Sisyphus forced to push the boulder?

Answer 20

he cheated death multiple times

Question 21

Who are the 2 gods that helped Perseus slay the minotaur?

Answer 21

hermes and athena

Question 22

What was Orpheus not allowed to do when getting Eurydice out of the underworld?

Answer 22

look back to see if she was there

Question 23

What type of berries turned red after Pyramus and Thisbe’s death?

Answer 23

mulberries

Question 24

Why does Persephone have to return to the underworld once a year?

Answer 24

she ate polmegranite seeds

Question 25

Where is the minotaur labyrinth located?

Answer 25

the island of crete

Question 26

Why does Theseus’ father kill himself?

Answer 26

he thought his son was dead after Theseus didn’t raise the white sail

Question 27

Who eventually frees Prometheus?

Answer 27

Heracles

Question 28

Who turned medusa into a gorgon?

Answer 28

Athena

Question 29

How did Sisyphus defeat death?

Answer 29

he chained him up

Question 30

What was one of Heracles’ twelve labors

Answer 30

slay the nemian lion/ clean a massive stable/ kill the hydra