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Myth Flashcards

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

A

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

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Rivers of the Underworld

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

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Cyclopes

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

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Hephaestus (not Vulcan)

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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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17
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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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18
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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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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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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 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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21
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Which Greek deity had the epithet “Promachos”?

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Athena

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22
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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

23
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Into what were the tears of the Heliades transformed?

A

amber

24
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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?

A

Cadmus & Harmonia

25
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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?

A

Arachne

26
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What daughter of Peneius was changed into a Laurel tree as she fled from Apollo

A

Daphne

27
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Into what was Clytie transformed because of her jealous actions against her sister Leucothoe?

A

sunflower

28
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What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?

A

Narcissus

29
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Which Greek deity had the epithet “Ennosigaeus”, meaning “Earth-shaker”?

A

Poseidon

30
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Which Greek deity had the epithet “Argeiphontes”, meaning “killer of Argus”?

A

Hermes

31
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Which Greek deity had the epithets “Anadyomene”, and “Cytheria”

A

Aphrodite

32
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Which pious couple offered to kill their pet goose to provide a meal for a pair of disguised gods?

A

Baucis & Philemon

33
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Which Greek deity had the epithets “Delphinius”, and “Smintheus”

A

Apollo

34
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Which Greek Olympian does Homer call “Nephelegereta” meaning “the cloud gatherer”?

A

Zeus

35
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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?

A

Scylla

36
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What Ligurian musician was changed into a swan as he mourned for his friend Phaethon?

A

Cycnus

37
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While grieving over the loss of his daughter who flung himself from a cliff and was transformed into a hawk?

A

Daedalion

38
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Who was given a pair of bronze castanets to assist in chasing the birds away from Lake Stymphalus?

A

Heracles

39
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What daughter of Creon did Heracles inadvertently kill in a fit of madness enduced by Hera?

A

Megara

40
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For which of his labors did Heracles change the course of the Alpheius & Peneius rivers?

A

Cleaning the Augeian Stables

41
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Who took refuge in a bronze jar because he was terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion?

A

Eurystheus

42
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For which of his labors did Heracles demand the payment of one tenth of a herd of cattle?

A

Cleaning the Augeian Stables

43
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Who helped Heracles defeat the Hydra?

A

Iolaus

44
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What Bistonian king did Heracles feed to his own flesh eating horses?

A

Diomedes

45
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Heracles first ventured beyond the Peloponnese in order to retrieve what creature as his seventh labor for Eurystheus?

A

Cretan Bull

46
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Who terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion hid in a bronze jar?

A

Eurystheus

47
Q

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

A

Killing the Hydra

48
Q

What fisherman gave shelter to Danae and her son Perseus?

A

Dictys

49
Q

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

A

Andromeda

50
Q

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

A

Perseus

51
Q

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?

A

Graeae

52
Q

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

A

Acrisius

53
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What king of Seriphos gave Perseus the task of bringing back the head of the Gorgon Medusa?

A

Polydectys

54
Q

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

A

retreiving cattle of Geryon

55
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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?

A

Cerynithian Hind

56
Q

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

A

Nessus

57
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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?

A

Hippolyta

Certamen 2 (8 decks)

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