Lesson 12

Question 1

the gentle dawn; mother of the Four Winds

Answer 1

Eos

Question 2

the sun

Answer 2

Helios

Question 3

Helios’ mortal son

Answer 3

Paëthon

Question 4

the moon

Answer 4

Selene

Question 5

creature that is half horse, half man

Answer 5

centaur

Question 6

hedonistic woodland creature with goat’s features

Answer 6

satyr

Question 7

withered, dried up

Answer 7

wizened

Question 8

the 12 principal constellations

Answer 8

zodiac

Question 9

What happened to the earth when Paëthon drove too high or too low?

Answer 9

When the chariot raced too close to the earth, the ground cracked from the heat, and the rivers and lakes dried up. When it raced too high, the earth froze and turned to ice.

Question 10

curiosity led her to release miseries from her jar

Answer 10

Pandora

Question 11

Prometheus’ son, father of a new race of men

Answer 11

Deucalion

Question 12

a stronger race of mortals; better able to endure miseries

Answer 12

Deucalion’s Race

Question 13

the North Wind; icy and wild

Answer 13

Boreas

Question 14

the South Wind; foggy and heavy

Answer 14

Notus

Question 15

the West Wind; gentle and pleasant

Answer 15

Zephyr

Question 16

the East Wind; least important

Answer 16

Eurus

Question 17

unable to be satisfied

Answer 17

insatiable

Question 18

What was the new race of mortals called? How was this race better than the previous one?

Answer 18

The new race of mortals was called Deucalion’s Race. They were made of stone and harder than the previous race, made of clay. The new mortals also better withstood stings of Pandora’s miseries, which continued to torment them.