Mythological and Biblical Allusions

Question 1

Achilles’ heel

Answer 1

Achilles was dipped in the river Styx which made him invulnerable except for the heel where his mother held him. He was shot by a poison arrow by Paris which killed him because of his heel. A person’s only weak or vulnerable point

Question 2

Adonis

Answer 2

A handsome and gorgeous person

Question 3

Aeolian

Answer 3

Music that is produced by the wind

Question 4

Apollo

Answer 4

Represents order, reason, and self-discipline

Question 5

Argus-eyed

Answer 5

Vigilant or observant

Question 6

Athena/Minerva

Answer 6

Wisdom

Question 7

Atlantean

Answer 7

Represents something beautiful and lost

Question 8

Aurora

Answer 8

Goddess of the dawn

Question 9

Bacchus/Bacchanalian

Answer 9

Drunkenness or wild partying

Question 10

Absalom

Answer 10

The ultimate rebellious son

Question 11

Alpha and Omega

Answer 11

The beginning and end

Question 12

Cain

Answer 12

The “mark of Cain” is a sign of a murderer; to “raise Cain” is to cause trouble

Question 13

Daniel

Answer 13

One who faces great danger alone without material protection

Question 14

David and Bathsheba

Answer 14

David impregnated Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba, sent Uriah to the front lines of war to be killed, then married Bathsheba.

Question 15

Eye of the Needle

Answer 15

It’s easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the gates of heaven

Question 16

Filthy Lucre

Answer 16

Money gained in a distasteful or dishonorable way

Question 17

Goliath

Answer 17

A person of thing of enormous size or strength

Question 18

Good Samaritan

Answer 18

A person who is helpful and compassionate

Question 19

Handwriting on the Wall

Answer 19

A herald of doom

Question 20

Ishmael

Answer 20

An outcast