Mythology Flashcards
What was Athena’s Roman name
Minerva
Who are the parents of Amphion and Zethus?
Zeus and Antiope
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Antenor who defends Scaean gate?
Agenor
What was on the shield of Tydeus
moon
After whose castration was Aphrodite born
Uranus
At what city were the Isthmian Games
Corinth
What Centaur carried Deianira across a river
Nessus
What three-bodied monster had his cattle stolen by Heracles
Geryon
Whom did Jason marry after divorcing Medea?
Glauce
What captured spy told Odysseus and Diomedes of the Thracian camp
Dolon
In whose honor were the Isthmian Games instituted
Melicertes
What Roman poet wrote the Heroides
Ovid
What seer could understand the speech of animals
Melampus
Who killed Penthesilea
Achilles
What Roman poet wrote the Argonautica
Valerius Flaccus
Which of the Seven against Thebes was a prophet
Amphiaraus
Who vowed to sacrifice to Poseidon the first thing that met him upon arriving home
Idomeneus
What is the meaning of Pallas
maiden
Who saved Paris from being killed in combat with Menelaus
Aphrodite
What is the meaning of the Greek word Aphros
foam
Who does Pindar say were the parents of Centaurus
Cronus and Philyra
What daughter of Nycteus married a son of Cadmus
Nycteis
What does the name Metis mean
wisdom
From what animal did Hermes construct the lyre
tortoise
What does the term ‘theomachy’ refer to
battle between gods
What Greek playwright wrote a tragedy called Heracles
Euripides
Who committed suicide after Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles
Ajax the Greater
Who sent the Sphinx to plague Thebes
Hera
Who founds Mycenae?
Perseus
Why was the Scamander River angry with Achilles
filled with Trojan corpses
What was the kingdom of the Polybus who adopted Oedipus
Corinth
Who killed Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon
Artemis
Who was the father of Achilles
Peleus
What foe the pine-bender (Pityocamptes), tied to pine trees and let go?
the pine-bender (Pityocamptes), tied to pine trees and let go
What daughter of Heracles offered herself for sacrifice to assure Athenian victory
Macaria
Who were collectively known as the Apharides?
Idas and Lynceus (sons of Aphareus, rivals to Castor and Pollux)
What did Eos ask from Zeus on behalf of Tithonus
eternal life
What fountain sprung from the kick of Pegasus
Hippocrene
Who ate the shoulder of Pelops
Demeter
What is another, more favorable, name for the Furies or Erinyes
Eumenides
Why was Apollo exiled to Thessaly for nine years
killing Python
What Thracian king seduced his wife’s sister and was turned into a hoopoe?
Tereus
Who was the patron deity of sorceresses and witches
Hecate
Who abducted the Trojan prince Tithonus
Eos
Who was the father of Acastus?
Pelias
Who led the Argives at the Trojan War
Diomedes
What was the relationship of Jason and Admetus
cousins
Who exchanged kingdoms with Perseus
Megapenthes
What city did Antenor and Theano found in Italy after escaping Troy
Patavium
Who is turned into a(n) almond tree?
Phyllis, after sadness because husband Demophon hadn’t returned
Why was Hysipyle driven from the island
deception of hiding her father
Who kept Delos covered with waves while Leto delivered
Poseidon
What Trojan boy was abducted by Zeus to be cupbearer to the Gods
Ganymede
What does Homer call Stheneboea, the wife of Proetus
Antea
What aged women were the sisters of the Gorgons
Graeae
Who was Heracles serving when he sacked Troy
Omphale
What effect did the Lotus flowers have in the Land of the Lotus-Eaters
forget everything, not want to leave
What had happened to the suitors who failed to beat Oenomaus
heads decorated his palace
What flower sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus
Hyacinth
What son of Adastrus, a member of the epigoni, was the only of the group to die?
Aegialeus
What did Alcmaeon steal from his first wife
Harmonia’s necklace
Whose ghost appears to the Greeks after Troy’s fall to demand sacrifice
Achilles
Who carried water in leaky jars in the underworld
Danaids
Who was punished by Apollo for trying to rape Leto
Tityus
What contingent did Ajax the Lesser lead at Troy
Locrians (people of Locris)
Who wrote the Poetics
Aristotle
Who was the wife of Atreus
Aerope
With whose bones were those of Achilles mixed in a golden urn
Patroclus
What giant was spread over nine acres in the underworld
Tityus
Into what constellation was Arcas transformed
Arctophylax; Arcturus; Bootes; or Ursa Minor
What Greek tragedian wrote the Trojan Women
Euripides
How many strings did Hermes’ lyre have
seven
What did Calypso offer Odysseus
immortality
Whom does Solon call the happiest man on Earth
Tellus
Which of the Greeks at Troy was second only to Achilles as a warrior
Ajax the Greater
What three envoys come to Achilles in Iliad book 9 to ask for his return
Odysseus, Phoenix, Ajax (Gr.)
Who founds Buthrotum?
Helenus
Who does Odysseus see driving beasts through the fields of Asphodel
Orion
Who was the mother of Asclepius
Coronis
What son of Priam foretells Aeneas’ journeys in the Aeneid
Helenus
What did Jason need to bring in order for Pelias to give up the throne
Golden Fleece
What river did Jason help Hera in disguise cross
Anaurus
What Roman tragedian wrote Thyestes
Seneca the Younger
Where was Neoptolemus killed
Delphi
Who disguised Odysseus as a beggar
Athena
Which character in the Trojan War is the the best archer among the Greeks at Troy; brother of Ajax the Greater?
Teucer
Who was the father of Deucalion?
Prometheus
After whose death does Achilles end his feud with Agamemnon
Patroclus
Into what kind of creature was Callisto transformed
bear
Where did Heracles journey for his first labor
Nemea
Who received Hecuba as part of the spoils of Troy
Odysseus
Who wrote the Pythian Odes
Pindar
How long did it take Heracles to clean the Augean stables
one day
Where was Sophocles born
Colonus
Whose jokes make Demeter smile and eat in Eleusis
Iambe
Who was loyal friend and armor bearer of Aeneas?
Achates
Which Argonaut is a boxer; boxes King Amycus on journey?
Pollux / Polydeuces
What does Eumenides mean
kindly ones
With what priestess of Athena did Heracles visit in Tegea
Auge
With what deity was Cyprus associated
Aphrodite
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Atreus & Aerope; leads Greeks; killed by Clytemnestra & Aegisthus?
Agamemnon
What island nymph was loved by Helius
Rhode
What did Myrtilus do after being bribed by Pelops
removed linchpins from Oenomaus chariot
What hunter lost his way and had the misfortune of seeing Artemis naked
Actaeon
What mortal pair called themselves Zeus and Hera
Alcyone and Ceyx
In Aristophanes ‘The Frogs’, who rows across the Styx
Dionysus
What herald was spared while Odysseus slew the suitors of Penelope
Medon
What happened to Trophonius & Agamedes on payday from Apollo
fell asleep, never awoke
What was the relationship of Geryon to the Chimaera
uncle
Which character in the Trojan War marries Helen after the death of Paris?
Deiphobus
What daughter of Nisus was turned into a cirus after cutting off her father’s purple lock of hair?
Scylla (not the six headed monster)
What epithet of Apollo associates him with dolphins
Delphinius
Who was the first wife of Priam
Arisba
Who was the husband of Helen
Menelaus
Who guides Aeneas to the Underworld
Cumaean Sibyl
What did Maron give Odysseus in return for being spared
12 jars of red wine
Who warned Aeneas about the Sibyl’s prophecies on leaves
Helenus
Whom did the Graeae help Perseus find
nymphs with tools
What brothers of Althaea did Meleager kill
Iphiclus & Aphares
Who was the son of Oileus
Ajax the Lesser
Name a son of Asclepius other than Machaon*
Podalirius
What theban princess, a daughter of Cadmus, was tricked into seeing Zeus in his true form?
Semele
Who was so disgusted with the women of Cyprus that he lived alone
Pygmalion
By what river did Heracles catch the Cerynean Hind
Ladon River
To what goddess did Eurystheus dedicate the Mares of Diomedes
Hera
Who founds Argos?
Phoroneus
Who became archon of Athens in 594 BC
Solon
Which character in the Trojan War built the Trojan horse?
Epeius
At whose worship was the drink of the Kykeon associated
Demeter
Who had arranged for a trumpet to sound at the court of Lycomedes
Odysseus
Who alone was allowed by Persephone to retain his faculties in the underworld
Tiresias
Who was the father of Iolaus
Iphicles
Who was the husband of Agave
Echion
Who were the parents of Polyxena
Priam and Hecuba
What job was held by both Tiphys and Ancaeus?
helmsman of the Argo
Who loses to Odysseus in the contest for Achilles’ armor
Ajax the Greater
Who are the parents of Orpheus?
Oeagrus and Calliope
What was the first of Heracles’ labors
Nemean Lion
Name the second 5 kings of Thebes
Laius, Oedipus, Eteocles, Creon, Laodamas
Why did the Argonauts stop at Cios
for Heracles to replace broken oar
What brothers were associated with St. Elmo’s fire
Dioscuri
Who was the hero of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses
Lucius
For how many days did Leto labor with Apollo
nine
What god gave Pegasus to Bellerophon
Poseidon
Name the members of the Graces (Charites).
Thalia, Aglaea, Euphrosyne; or Pasithea; or Charis
On what island did the Greeks abandon Philoctetes due to his noxious wound
Lemnos
What monster, encircled with a ring of dog’s heads, lived in a cave at the Straits of Messina
Scylla
How many halcyon days are there in winter
seven
Who advised Menelaus to force Nereus to explain how to get home safely
Eidothea
Into what type of creatures were Cadmus and Harmonia transformed
serpents
Who was the son of Io and Zeus
Epaphus
Who were the paternal grandparents of Alcmena
Perseus & Andromeda
How did Cydippe avoid marrying suitors other than Acontius
became ill
Who was the father of Persephone
Zeus
Who told Odysseus that he must go to the underworld to speak with Tiresias
Circe
Who was the son of Odysseus and Circe
Telegonus
Which of Danaus’ daughters didn’t kill her husband
Hypermnestra
What king of Elis had accepted the exiled Laius
Pelops
Who were the parents of Thetis
Nereus and Doris
Which of the Heraclids took over Messene
Cresphontes
Who was the infant son of Celeus and Metaneira
Demophoon
Who carried off Aegina, the daughter of a river god
Zeus
What squire of Heracles was lost during the expedition of the Argo
Hylas
What was the kingdom of Agamemnon
Mycenae
Into what did Eileithyia transform Galanthis for her trick
weasel
Name the sons of Phrixus and Chalciope
Argus, Melas, Phrontis, Cytisorus
Who was advised by Delphi to ‘await the third fruit’ before returning to the Peloponnese
Hyllus
What pair murdered Agamemnon and Cassandra
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
In what area of the underworld did blessed souls dwell
Elysium (Elysian Fields)
Who were the sons of Pelops, called the Pelopidae
Atreus and Thyestes
Who was the son of Pygmalion and Galatea
Paphos
Who was the father of Palamedes
Nauplius
What companion of Achilles had killed a friend over a dice game as a child
Patroclus
What child of Ino did she carry with her when she jumped into the sea
Melicertes
Which character in the Trojan War does Neoptolemus kill at an altar in front of Priam (Aeneid - Book 2)?
Polites
Who cheated Apollo and Poseidon from payment for Troy’s walls
Laomedon
Who was the father of Anchises
Capys
Who was the squire of Heracles who was lost during the expedition of the Argonauts
Hylas
What deity did the city of Paphos honor above all others
Aphrodite
What brother of Heracles was killed in his campaign against Hippocoon
Iphicles
What happened to Astyanax when Troy was sacked
thrown from walls
From what centaur did Heracles rescue the daughter of Dexamenus
Eurytion
What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx
Man
What son of Creon was engaged to Antigone
Haemon
Who told Menelaus how to return home safely
Nereus
Who was the most excellent horsemen among the Argonauts
Castor
What giant pursued the Pleiades in life and afterwards as a constellation
Orion
Where was Eurytion king
Phthia
Who carried Psyche to the mountaintop
Zephyr(us)
What two figures first knew that Thetis’ son would excede his father
Prometheus and Themis
What Roman author wrote De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things)
Lucretius
Who was the son of Amphitryon and Alcmena, half-brother of Heracles
Iphicles
What is the food of the gods
ambrosia
Who is turned into a(n) laurel tree?
Daphne, pursued by Apollo
Who was the father of Amphitryon
Alcaeus
What god was worshiped as patron of all arts and crafts
Hephaestus
What did Hera send to harass Io as she wandered
gadfly
With what river god does Achilles fight at Troy
Scamander
What son of Venus fell in love with Psyche
Cupid
What did Odysseus’ men do on Thrinacia
killed some of Cattle of Sun
What builders were the sons of Erginus
Trophonius and Agamedes
Who wrote Trachiniae
Sophocles
Who was sacrificed at Aulis to bring favorable winds
Iphigenia
After whose wife did the city of Thebes receive its name
Zethus
What did Odysseus’ men believe was in the bag of Aeolus
gold/treasure
Who was ally of Turnus, son of Vulcan, conceived with a spark?
Caeculus
Who does Aphrodite claim as her father when she seduces Anchises
Otreus, king of Phrygia
Where was Anchises when Aphrodite found him
Mt. Ida
Where did Aepytus learn that Iamus would be the greatest of seers
Delphi
Against what tribe did Heracles run out of arrows
Ligurians
Who was the son of Midas
Gordias
What did Pelias do with the Argo upon receiving it from Jason?
dedicated it to Poseidon
Who was the father of Autolycus
Hermes
Who was the prophet of the Greek army at Troy
Calchas
What did Odysseus do to the oar he carried
planted it and sacrificed to Poseidon
What pious old couple gave hospitality to Zeus and Hermes
Baucis and Philemon
Who is turned into a(n) cow?
Io (to hide her from Hera)
Who was the daughter of Acrisius
Danae
Who was Erysichthon’s daughter who he sold to purchase more food?
Mestra
Who swam the Hellespont each night to visit his lover
Leander
Who boasted that he could get the head of Medusa
Perseus
Into the length of how many nights did Zeus stretch his visit to Alcmena
three
What objects did Heracles fetch for his 11th labor
Apples of the Hesperides
Who is turned into a(n) wolf?
Lycaon, as punishment for treating disguised Zeus badly
How did the Argonauts defeat Talus?
opened hole in ankle, ichor spilled out
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Atreus & Aerope; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen?
Menelaus
Whom did Apollo have to serve after killing the Cyclopes
Admetus
To whom did Hermes and Apollo take their cattle dispute
Zeus
What did Homer call Jocasta
Epicasta
Who was the uninvited guest at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis
Eris (Discord)
Who were the parents of the Pleiades
Atlas and Pleione
Who replaced the shoulder of Pelops
Demeter
Who were the parents of Pelias
Poseidon and Tyro
Whose punishment was to eternally roll a stone uphill in the underworld
Sisyphus
Who was the builder of the Argo
Argus
Which character in the Trojan War is the wife of Aeneas and mother of Ascanius/Iulus; lost as Aeneas flees burning Troy?
Creusa
Who was the mother of Clytemnestra
Leda
With what city were Sisyphus, Glaucus and Bellerophon associated
Corinth
What judge of the dead is seen by Odysseus during his visit
Minos
Who foretold that Paris would lead to Troy’s destruction
Aesacus
Where was the corpse of Achilles buried
Sigeum
Whose daughters were the brides of Aegyptus’ sons
Danaus
Who was destined to be the only survivor of the Seven Against Thebes
Adrastus
Whom did Hera send to delay Alcmena’s labor
Eileithyia
Who is the wife of Orestes
Hermione
Through what type of competition did the suitors of Hippodamia need to beat her father
chariot race
Who was punished in the underworld for pretending to be Zeus
Salmoneus
What maiden was rescued by Perseus on his return
Andromeda
Who were collectively known as the Pelopidae?
Atreus and Thyestes, sons of Pelops
How many children did Heracles have by his first wife, Megara
three
Whom did Cadmus have to serve after killing a serpent
Ares
Who was punished by reaching for food and water
Tantalus
Who was the father of Cycnus
Poseidon
What mother of Chiron cared for Jason while he was being tutored
Philyra
With whom does Odysseus stay on Ogygia
Calypso
Who was the brother of Peleus
Telamon
Who was the father of Byblis
Miletus
What Greek tragedian wrote Antigone
Sophocles
Who was disguised as Hera for Ixion to seduce
Nephele
Who was the mother of Orthus, Cerberus, the Hydra, the Chimaera, the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion
Echidna
Which of the Argonauts had such keen sight that he could see beneath the earth
Lynceus
Who was the son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
What does Archemorus mean
bringer of death
Name the members of the Dactyls.
Heracles, Paeonius, Epimedes, Iasius, Idas, Titias, Cyllenus
Who is turned into a(n) partridge?
Perdix
What group of sisters did Ladon help in guarding golden fruit
Hesperides
Who was the child of Hector and Andromache
Astyanax
Which character in the Trojan War is the lame, ugly warrior who mocks Achilles when he weeps for Penthesileia?
Thersites
How did Ajax the Greater die
suicide
What goddess is assaulted by Orion
Artemis
Who was the youngest daughter of Aeetes?
Medea
How did Amphitryon treat Comaetho for helping him take her city
he killed her
How was Midas’ secret made public
reeds repeated whisper
How did Helenus gain the gift of prophecy
snakes licked ears as baby
What did Heracles say was his most difficult labor
12th - Cerberus
Who was the husband of Niobe
Amphion
Who tells Aeneas to requirements of visiting the underworld
Sibyl
Who was healed by scrapings from Achilles spear
Telephus
How did Jason overcome the serpent which protected the Golden Fleece?
drugged it with herbs from Medea
To what land did Apollo take the nymph Cyrene
Libya
Why did Trophonius cut off his brother’s head
make him unrecognizable
Who were the paternal grandparents of Amphitryon
Perseus & Andromeda
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
What island’s people threw a chariot in the sea every October
Rhodes
What cannibals were visited by Odysseus after his second visit to Aeolus
Laestrygonians
Who were the nymphs of ash trees
Meliae
Who was the sister of the Harpies
Iris
What deity was known for bearing a torch
Hecate
From what land did the oak in the prow of the Argo come
Dodona
Who fell in love with Attis after he had grown up
Cybele
What foe the club-man (Corynetes)?
the club-man (Corynetes)
What does the name Nephele mean
cloud
How did Heracles beat Antaeus?
He held him off the ground and crushed him
What was the Delphic priestess of Apollo called
Pythia
On what island did Macareus live
Lesbos
Who blew the trumpet that caused Achilles to strip his disguise
Agyrtes
Who is turned into a(n) lions?
Hippomenes and Atalanta
How did Zeus disguise himself to seduce Callisto
as Artemis
Who takes the form of an ape in the myth of Er
Thersites
What was the relationship of Anchises and Priam
2nd-cousins
Who warned Neoptolemus not to return from Troy by sea
Thetis
Who was the son of Deianira and Heracles
Hyllus
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the father of Antinous, led Ithacans against Odysseus, killed by Laertes?
Eupeithes
Who was the eldest daughter of Aeetes
Chalciope
Who helped Heracles recognize Periclymenus in the form of a bee
Athena
Who were the followers of Achilles at Troy
Myrmidons
What monster lived in a cliff opposite Charybdis
Scylla
At what court of Athens was Orestes tried for his crime
Areopagus (hill of Ares)
Who was the wife of Orpheus
Eurydice
Why did Agamemnon want Anius’ daughters for the Trojan War
supply the troops
What possession of Electryon was taken by the Teleboans
cattle
What organ did the Greeks believe to be the seat of passions
liver (why Tityus has his eaten)
What spring was loved by the river-god Alpheus
Arethusa
Which Argonaut has perfect sight; could see beneath the earth?
Lynceus
Who became the wife of Helenus
Andromache
Name the members of the Harpies.
Aello and Ocypetes; or Podarge; or Celaeno
What was on the shield of Amphiaraus
nothing
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Nestor; reports to Achilles the death of Patroclus?
Antilochus
Who was the father of Marpessa
Evenus
Who is turned into a(n) lizard?
Ascalabus, for laughing at Demeter drinking barley water
Into what were the Minyads transformed
owls or bats
Who tried to follow the example of Medea by cutting up their father and boiling him in a stew, which killed him?
daughters of Pelias
Who was turned into a sunflower after betraying Helius
Clytie
Who was bound to a forever spinning wheel in the underworld
Ixion
Who was the father of Lynceus, husband of Hypermnestra
Aegyptus
Who killed Glaucus
Ajax the Greater (Telamonian)
By what name is Podarces better known
Priam
What god had winged sandals
Hermes
Who sent the giant crab to help the Lernaean Hydra
Hera
Who travelled with Diomedes to fetch Achilles from Scyros
Odysseus
What was the River of Forgetfulness in the underworld
Lethe
Whom did Calchas challenge to a seer contest after the Trojan War
Mopsus
Name a daughter of Asclepius
Hygeia
According to Pindar, where did Jason and Medea first stop after escaping Colchis?
Lemnos
Who were the twin sons of Antiope
Zethus and Amphion
Who is turned into a(n) mare named Euippe?
Thea, a daughter of Chiron
In what book of the Iliad do Menelaus and Paris duel
three
What goddess rewards Hippolytus for his chastity
Artemis
What one part of Achilles remained vulnerable
heel
What beggar saunters into the palace of Odysseus and challanges him to a boxing match?
Arnaeus/Irus
To what island nation does Odysseus narrate his journey to the underworld
Phaeacians
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the forced Odysseus to land at Thrinacia and convinced the others to eat Helios’ cattle?
Eurylochus
Into what did Zeus transform the Cercopes after they tricked him
apes or stones
Where was Orestes buried
Tegea
Who demanded that Bias steal the cattle of Phylacus
Neleus
What did Melanion use to delay Atalanta in a footrace
3 golden apples
What goddess caused the unfavorable winds for the Greeks at Troy
Artemis
What man, who found Athena bathing, was blinded and given the gift of prophecy?
Tiresias
Who gave Harmonia her famous necklace
Cadmus
Who are the parents of Nestor?
Neleus and Chloris
Who was the father of Augeas
Helius
Who was the king of the Phaeacians when Odysseus visited
Alcinous
Who tells the myth of Er in Plato’s Republic
Socrates
How many times did Talus walk around Crete each day?
three
What great Greek physician had a school at Cos
Hippocrates
According to Pindar, who stamped the Cerynean Hind’s horns with Artemis’ name
Taygete
Who was the second wife of Theseus
Phaedra
Who is turned into a(n) spider?
Arachne (by Athena)
Who was the father of Clytemnestra
Tyndareus
Who was the wife of Sisyphus
Merope
Who was son of Mezentius, killed by Aeneas?
Lausus
Who was lost while drawing water when the nymphs pulled him into the spring
Hylas
What bird tormented Prometheus when he was enchained in the Caucasus Mts.
eagle
What does kore mean
girl
What crewmate of Odyssues convinced the crew to eat the cattle of the sun?
Eurylochus
Who rejected Thetis upon learning her son would be greater than his father
Zeus
What is another name for Eris
Discord
Which of Priam’s sons had the gift of prophecy
Helenus
How did Pyramus and Thisbe usually communicate with each other
chink in wall
Who wrote Odes to glorious athletic victors
Pindar
Whom did Persephone transform intot the fragrant mint
Mentha
Which character in the Trojan War is the has the voice of 100 men; dies after losing to Hermes in a shouting match?
Stentor
What names was given to the nymphs of water, springs, lakes and rivers
Naiads
What kingdom was founded by Neleus
Pylos
Who was changed into a white cow by jealous Hera
Io
What body of water is named after the charioteer of Oenomaus
Myrtoan Sea
Who was the wife of Pelops
Hippodamia
Where did Jason and Medea marry?
Phaeacia
What mother boasted that she was more deserving of honor than Leto
Niobe
What city-state recovered the bones of Orestes in order to defeat the Tegeans in battle
Sparta
Who told Croesus he would destroy a great kingdom if he attacked Persia
Delphic oracle
Who warned Odysseus not to touch any of the Cattle of the Sun
Circe
What made the Lernaean Hydra so difficult to beat
two heads grew back when one was cut
Who mated with Demeter in the form of a stallion
Poseidon
What does parthenos mean
virgin
To what island is Achilles required to withdraw for the murder of Thersites
Lesbos
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the minstrel forced to perform for Penelope’s suitors?
Phemius
Who ratified the marriage of Cupid and Pysche
Zeus
What did the dog of Orion become
the Dog Star
What is the more common name of the Trojan prince Alexander
Paris
What type of trees supplied the laurels for Olympic victors
olive
Who was the father of Pelops
Tantalus
What was the River of Woe in the underworld
Acheron
Who was the wife of Creon
Eurydice (different from Oprheus’)
Who was the second wife of Athamas
Ino
Who did Heracles put on the throne of Elis to replace king Augeas
Phyleus (Augeas’ son)
To what god was a shrine at Dodona dedicated
Zeus
To whose land did Odysseus go after the Land of the Lotus-Eaters
Cyclops
What king’s name means “Man of the Land”
Aeetes
Who is turned into a(n) linden tree?
Philyra
Who was the daughter of Phlegyas
Coronis
What was the term for Demeter’s secret worship rites at Eleusis
Eleusinian Mysteries
On what island did Cyparissus live
Ceos
What queen of the Phaeacians was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa
Arete
Who was Latin horseman who catches and kills Euryalus, killed by Nisus?
Volcens
Who is turned into a(n) monkeys?
the Cercopes, dwarves who harassed Heracles
Who were the parents of Geryon
Chrysaor and Callirhoe
Who vied with Apollo for Coronis
Ischys
Who was the goddess of the rainbow
Iris
What happened to Anaxarete after she didn’t mourn for Iphis
turned to stone
How did Heracles respond to Augeas’ failure to pay him
he killed him
Who is turned into white doves?
daughters of Anius, transformed by Dionysus to escape Agamemnon
Whose weaving depicted the contest for Athens and mortals transformed after challenging gods
Athena
Who were collectively known as the Aeacides?
Peleus and Telamon, sons of Aeacus; Peleus fathers Achilles; Telamon fathers Ajax
Who was the son of Pentheus
Menoeceus I
Who was impregnated when she put an almond blossom to her bosom
Nana
What author describes the Argonauts’ journey up the Danube?
Apollonius of Rhodes
What Greek comic playwright wrote the Frogs
Aristophanes
Who instituted the Isthmian Games
Sisyphus
Which helmsman of the Argo died during the visit to the Mariandyni?
Tiphys
Who was the father of Linus
Apollo
What dragon was a brother of the Graeae and Gorgons
Ladon
What two uncles of Meleager were killed after arguing about the prize of the Boar’s hind?
Toxeus and Plexippus
What was the special property of the horn of Amalthea
endless food and drink
Who replaced Tiphys as helmsman of the Argo?
Ancaeus
Who killed Patroclus
Hector
Who lit the funeral pyre of Heracles
Poeas
What does Pluto mean
the wealthy one
Who repelled the love of Polyphemus
Galatea
Who were collectively known as the Atreidae?
Agamemnon and Menelaus (sons of Atreus)
Who were the children of Heracles and Echidna
Agathyrsus, Gelonus and Scythes
Who was the father of Leto
Coeus
How many Graces were there
three
In stories which call Zeus the father of Aphrodite, who is the mother
Dione
Who tranformed Odysseus’ men into swine
Circe
Who warned Zeus that Thetis was destined to bear a son mightier than his father
Prometheus
Who was the son of Zeus and Danae
Perseus
What was the relationship of Actaeon, Dionysus, Pentheus, Melicertes and Learchus
cousins
What did Heracles use to catch the Erymanthian Boar
nets
Who alone of the Naiads was unknown to Diana
Salmacis
Whose opportunity for eternal life from Athena was revoked when he ate the brains of his enemy
Tydeus
Who was the father of Ganymede
Tros
What did Eurystheus do with the Cattle of Geryon
sacrificed to Hera
On what island did Anius live
Delos
Who turned Anius’ daughters into white doves
Dionysus
What is the modern name of Patavium
Padua
What kind of animal suckled infant Paris on Mt. Ida
bear
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Achilles and Deidamia (daughter of Lycomedes)?
Neoptolemus/Pyrrhus
Whose camp did Diomedes and Odysseus raid one night
Rhesus
Which character in the Trojan War is loved and cursed by Apollo; assaulted by Ajax the Lesser; leaves with Agamemnon?
Cassandra
How did Amphiaraus die
swallowed by the earth
To which of the Greeks was Andromache enslaved after the Trojan War
Neoptolemus
Who does Achilles allow to use his armor to fight the Trojans
Patroclus
What daughter of Hera was goddess of childbirth
Eileithyia
Which of Laomedon’s sons did Heracles spare
Podarces
What was the priestess of Delphi called
Pythia
What creature’s teeth did Cadmus sow in the ground
serpent’s
What herald was hurled to his death into the sea after delivering a poisoned robe
Lichas
Who was the wife of Sisyphus
Merope
What is the term for a side adventure of Heracles’ labors
parergon
What goddess was a messenger for the Gods
Iris
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Penelope’s handmaiden; only other person who knew the secret of their wedding bed?
Actoris
Who inherited the divine armor of Achilles
Odysseus
Who put Odysseus’ infant son in front of Odysseus’ plow
Palamedes
What fountain was located on the slopes of Mt. Helicon
Hippocrene
With what city was the tyrant Periander associated
Corinth
What two brothers, unlike Polynices and Etiocles, were able to co-rule Thebes peacefully?
Amphion and Zethus
Who was the child of Aegeus and Medea?
Medus
According to Petronius, what did the Sibyl in a bottle want
to die
What Greek was left behind with the Trojan Horse to explain its purpose
Sinon
Who are the parents of Aeneas?
Anchises and Venus
Who is turned into a(n) woodpecker?
Picus; rejected Circe’s love for that of the nymph Canens
What river was the father of Phoroneus
Inachus
Who is turned into a(n) comet?
Julius Caesar
What Trojan widow accompanied Neoptolemus home from Troy
Andromache
What did Athena offer Paris as a bribe
victory in war
Who was the father of Niobe
Tantalus
Who was son of Aeneas?
Ascanius/Iulus
Who was condemned to suffer everlasting hunger and thirst in the underworld
Tantalus
Whom did Apollo convince with wine to allow Admetus to live
Moirai (Fates)
Who is turned into a(n) swan?
Cycnus, mourning for Phaethon
Whom did Apollo kill in response to Asclepius’ death
Cyclopes
Who are the parents of Agamemnon & Menelaus?
Atreus and Aerope
Who hid the sword of Peleus on Mt. Pelion
Acastus
Who was chained to a rock to appease a sea monster
Andromeda
Who accidentally dripped hot wax on the shoulder of her lover, Cupid
Psyche
Who was the most insolent of Penelope’s suitors
Antinous
What was the talent of Castor
horsemanship
Who wrote a dramatic trilogy called the Oresteia
Aeschylus
Who was the daughter of Cupid and Psyche
Voluptas
What poem is often described as ‘the wrath of Achilles’
Iliad
What objects did Perseus get from nymphs to help him
cap, sandals, wallet
Who was the Greek deity of the morning star
Eosphoros
Who was attacked by 50 Thebans, and killed all but one
Tydeus
Into what was Niobe transformed
weeping stone
Who wrote the Theogony
Hesiod
What prince, near the Augean stables, entertained Heracles
Dexamenus
How did Dionysus punish the killers of Orpheus
turned into trees
What goddess, along with Apollo, supports the acquittal of Orestes at the Areopagus
Athena
Why psychologist identified the “Oedipus Complex” in 1910
Sigmund Freud
Who was the first husband of Hermione
Neoptolemus
Which Argonaut can take any shape?
Periclymenus
What staff had two snakes intertwined
caduceus
Which character in the Trojan War breaks truce by shooting Menelaus; killed by Diomedes (Iliad Book 5)?
Pandarus
Whose sons killed Alcmaeon for stealing something from their sister
Phegeus
Who was unable to kill Paris because Aphrodite rescued him
Menelaus
What son of Electryon and Anaxo was the brother of Alcmena
Licymnius
Of Pyramus and Thisbe, who died first
Pyramus
What winged steed did Bellerophon ride
Pegasus
Where was the most famous cult of Amphiaraus
Oropus
Who was the son of Achilles and Deidamia
Neoptolemus
Who was the mother of Hermes
Maia
What twin giants tried to storm Olympus
Otus and Ephialtes
How many of Neleus’ 12 sons did Heracles kill after Neleus refused to purify him
eleven
Who taught chariot driving to Heracles
Amphitryon
How did Jason overcome the fire-breathing bulls?
protective ointment from Medea
Who was the child of Pygmalion and Galatea
Paphos
Who were punished in underworld carrying leaking jars
Danaides
Who killed Priam at an altar
Neoptolemus
What wife of Latinus opposed a marriage between Lavinia and Aeneas, and preferred Turnus, another suitor?
Queen Amata
What does glaukopis mean
bright-eyed
To whom did Hermes give the power to steal whatever he wanted
Autolycus
Who was the sister of Phoroneus
Io
During what period does Aeolus forbid winds to blow in winter
halcyon days
Who are the parents of Odysseus?
Laertes and Anticleia
Who did Electryon make king of Mycenae, betrothing him to his daughter
Amphitryon
Of what group was Hippolyta queen
Amazons
To whose land did Odysseus go after the Cicones
Land of the Lotus-Eaters
Who succeeded in stringing a great bow and shooting an arrow through 12 axe heads
Odysseus
From what region did Arachne come
Lydia
Who purified Ixion for being the first to kill his own kin
Zeus
What giant herdsman assisted Geryon
Eurytion
Who accidentally killed Eurytion while hunting Calydonia Boar
Peleus
How did the Argonauts keep the Stymphalian Birds away?
clashing their shields
Who was the wife of Agamemnon
Clytemnestra
How did Psyche get wool from dangerous sheep
caught on trees
With which deity were Delphi and Delos most closely associated
Apollo
Who was Fury who incites Amata and Turnus against Aeneas, causes Ascanius to kill royal stag?
Allecto
What deity helped Argus build the Argo
Athena
Where was Oeneus king
Calydon
In what form did Pseidon seduce Tyro
Enipeus River
What king of Athens left a sword and a pair of sandals under a rock for his son Theseus to collect?
Aegeus
Who was the father of Autonoe
Cadmus
Who first addresses Odysseus in the underworld before drinking the blood
Elpenor
What creature did Heracles capture for his 3rd labor
Cerynean Hind (stag/deer)
What child did Demeter try to make immortal
Demophoon
Who recovered his neice Antiope from Sicyon
Lycus
Who were the twin sons of Abas
Proetus and Acrisius
What Theban prophet foretold the failure of the Seven Against Thebes
Tiresias
What type of nymph was Eurydice
Dryad
What name was given to the nymphs of rivers in particular
Potomiads
What father of Hesione cheated Heracles from his reward for saving her
Laomedon
What is the Greek term for pride which leads to insolent violence
hubris
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Heracles & Astydameia; leads 9 ships to Troy; killed by Sarpedon?
Tlepolemus
Who told Asopus that it was Zeus that abducted his daughter, Aegina
Sisyphus
Where did the Cretan Bull go after Heracles released it
Marathon
Who was the Greek god of thunder, lightning and rain
Zeus
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the suitor who persuaded others not to kill Telemachus?
Amphinomus
Which of the sons of Antiope and Zeus was a skilled herdsman
Zethus
What goddess of doom and destruction inspired the name of Croesus’ son
Ate
Who invented the flute
Athena
Who was the daughter of Autolycus
Anticleia
Which character in the Trojan War is the Trojan princess sacrificed on Achilles’ funeral pyre?
Polyxena
Who was the son of Paphos
Cinyras
According to Herodotus, with what snake woman did Heracles visit
Echidna
Where did Hermes throw his sandals after stealing cattle
Alpheus River
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the dog who dies upon finally seeing his master return?
Argus
Who kills Eupeithes, father of Antinous
Laertes
Who was the father of Aeneas
Anchises
Who picked up an apple that read “I swear to marry only Acontius”
Cydippe
Who was the son of Nauplius
Palamedes
Who wrote the most famous account of Pyramus and Thisbe
Ovid
Who was the son of Zeus and Callisto
Arcas
Who gave Melanion 3 golden apples for his race with Atalanta
Aphrodite
With what city was the festival called Stepteria associated
Delphi
What does ‘heraclidae’ mean?
the descendants of Heracles
What brother of Iole was killed by Heracles in his anger
Iphitus
Who was the son of Telamon
Ajax the Greater
On what peninsula do Heracles’ first six labors take place
Peloponnese
Who is described by Homer as “polytropos”
Odysseus
Who were collectively known as the Aloadae?
Otus and Ephialtes (sons of Aloeus)
Who led the Amazons at Troy
Penthesilea
Whom does Homer describe as “periphron”
Penelope
Of what Trojan ally were Glaucus and Sarpedon the leaders
Lycians
Who is turned into bats?
daughters of Minyas, after resisting Dionysus
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
Who was the child of Hesione and Laomedon
Teucer
Who was the child of Ixion and Nephele
Centaurus
Who adopted Oedipus
Polybus and Merope
From whose blood were the Furies born
Uranus
Who were the parents of Iphigenia
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Who, besides Chiron, served as a tutor of Achilles
Phoenix
What Greek tragedian wrote Alcestis
Euripides
Against what group did Tisamenus die in battle
Heraclidae (descendants of Heracles)
What was the relationship of Echidna to Poseidon
granddaughter
What son of Heracles married Iole
Hyllus
Who was the father of Symaethis
Symaethus
What was the most important thing about which Psyche was warned before visiting the underworld
don’t look in the box
Who was the father of Cassandra
Priam
What was the destiny of Danae’s child
kill Acrisius
Which character in the Trojan War does Odysseus frames him for revealing trick and he is killed; son of Nauplius?
Palamedes
Who was the foster-father of Evadne
Aepytus
What wife of Proetus is prominent in the myth of Bellerophon
Stheneboea
What king of the Mariandyni hospitably received the Argonauts?
Lycus
Who was the son of Zeus and Laodamia
Sarpedon
What did Poseidon do to Inachus after Argos rejected him
dried Inachus up
Who was the son of Pheres
Admetus
Who killed two serpents in his cradle
Heracles
Who calls Telamonian Ajax the ‘bulwark of the Achaeans’
Helen
Who in mythology was known for her beautiful ankles
Leto
How did Heracles skin the Nemean Lion
with its own claw
Who is turned into a(n) tortoise?
Chelone (punishment from Hermes for refusing invitation to Zeus & Hera’s wedding)
What blind prophet was encountered was tormented by the Harpies?
Phineus
What love of Aphrodite was killed by a boar’s tusk
Adonis
What boy was killed by a discuss thrown by Apollo
Hyacinthus
Who was charioteer of Turnus (Juturna takes his form to try to protect Turnus)?
Metiscus
Who was king of Pallanteum, ally of Aeneas?
Evander
On whose cries did Athena model the sound of the flute
sisters of Medusa
Who led the Thracian allies of Troy
Rhesus
What name was given to the nymphs of trees
Dryads (or Hamadryads)
Who needed to yoke fire-breathing bulls to plow a field and sow it with dragon’s teeth to get the Golden Fleece?
Jason
Who was the brother of Byblis
Caunus
What goddess was called Cypris
Aphrodite
Who was drowned by Triton, Aeneas buries him to get access to the Underworld?
Misenus
What daugther of Oceanus and Tethys loved Apollo and spent nine days staring at the sun without food or drink?
Clytie
Who was the husband of Leda
Tyndareus
Who was the son of Heracles and Auge
Telephus
Which character in the Trojan War is the greatest Trojan warrior; son of Priam and husband of Andromache?
Hector
Who hung herself after challenging Minerva to a weaving contest
Arachne
What was the original name of Thebes
Cadmeia
What city’s army did Heracles successfully lead in battle against the Minyans of Orchomenus
Thebes
Who built the Trojan Horse
Epeus
Name the son of Menoeceus I
Creon
How many famous labors did Heracles perform for Eurystheus
twelve
Who was the father of Ajax the Lesser
Oileus
What son of Augeas took the side of Heracles in a dispute over payment
Phyleus
Who was daughter of Latinus, courted by Aeneas and Turnus?
Lavinia
Who advised Psyche to forget her grief and win back Cupid’s love
Pan
Who was the father of Nestor
Neleus
Who founds Nauplia?
Nauplius
Who founds Cyrene?
Battus
What bride of Pirithous did Centaurs try to abduct at her wedding
Hippodamia
Who was brought back to life by Asclepius
Hippolytus
Who was the brother of Circe?
Aeetes
To whose floating island did Odysseus go after escaping from Polyphemus
Aeolus
What foe king who forced travelers to wrestle him before killing them?
king who forced travelers to wrestle him before killing them
With what goddess did Callisto travel
Artemis
Across what river did Nessus carry Deianira
Evenus
What advisor to Nero wrote a tragedy about Medea?
Seneca the Younger
Who was ally of Turnus, warrior devotee of Diana, led Volsci, killed by Arruns?
Camilla
Who were the nymphs of springs
Naiads
Who is turned into a(n) hoopoe?
Tereus
With what island, other than Cythera and Cyprus, does a Homeric Hymn associate Aphrodite
Salamis
Who were the children of Cretheus and Tyro
Aeson, Pheres, Amythaon
Whose cattle did Bias have to steal to win the hand of Pero
Phylacus
What tragic playwright wrote the Electra
Euripides
Which character in the Trojan War is the Thracian king with magnificent horses; killed by Odysseus and Diomedes?
Rhesus
Who was the father of Taygete
Atlas (she was a pleiad)
Who was the father of Sisyphus
Aeolus
What group is composed of Allecto, Megara and Tisiphone
Furies
Who guided the arrow, shot by Paris, which wounded Achilles
Apollo
Who were the children of Chrysaor and Callirhoe
Geryon and Echidna
Where was the trail of Orestes held?
Areopagus
Who were the parents of the Graeae and Gorgons
Phorcys and Ceto
What nymph was called “silver-footed”
Thetis
Who buried Leucothoe after learning of her affair with Helius
Orchamus (her father)
Which of the sons of Heracles and Echidna was able to string Heracles’ bow
Scythes
In which book of the Aeneid does Aeneas visit the underworld
sixth
With which Greek deity is the goose associated
Aphrodite
What fisherman found Perseus and Danae on Seriphos
Dictys
What extremely arrogant son of Hipponous shouted that not even Zeus could stop him from invading Thebes, and was struck down by Zeus?
Capaneus
Who was the father of Philoctetes
Poeas
Who was the sister of Pelops
Niobe
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Persephone (orphic birth of Dionysus)?
snake
What foe asks you to wash his feet and kicks you off cliff?
asks you to wash his feet and kicks you off cliff
Who was the father of Anticleia
Autolycus
Who was the father of Odysseus
Laertes
With how many ships did Odysseus leave the land of the Laestrygonians
one
Who foretold the end of Odysseus’ wanderings and the manner of his death
Tiresias
Why did Aphrodite cause Aegialia to be unfaithful to Diomedes
Diomedes wounded Aphrodite
What priestess of Athena was the wife of Antenor
Theano
Who persuaded the women of Boeotia to parch seed grain so that crops wouldn’t grow
Ino
How many years did it take for Odysseus to get from Troy to Ithaca
ten
From whose blood did poisonous African snakes spring
Medusa
With what city was Sisyphus associated
Corinth
Which of Heracles’ teachers did he kill
Linus
What Egyptian goddess was later identified as Io
Isis
What was the goddess of Necessity called
Ananke
Who carried an oar until people thought it was a winnowing fan
Odysseus
Of what deity was Medea a priestess?
Hecate
Who was the son of Aphrodite and Anchises
Aeneas
What god had a sanctuary at Cape Taenarum
Poseidon
What aunt of Medea was also a sorceress?
Circe
What did the Fates give to Althaea, to control Meleager’s destiny
log
Which god was called the Earthshaker
Poseidon
To what city did Tiresias recommend the Thebans migrate
Hestiaea
Who in the Underworld rolls a stone up hill (told on Zeus to father of one of his seductions)?
Sisyphus
What skilled shipwright was among the Argonauts
Argus
With whom did the Dioscuri quarrel over some stolen cattle
Idas and Lynceus
What bird ate parts of Tityus
vultures
Who was the father of Agamemnon
Atreus
Who dreamed that she gave birth to a snake and nursed it
Clytemnestra
Who were the brothers of Aeson
Amythaon and Pheres
Name the daughter of Menoeceus I
Jocasta
Who killed Laius at a crossroads
Oedipus
What was the hometown of Sisyphus?
Corinth
Who is turned into a(n) guinea fowl?
sisters of Meleager (Meleagrides)
Who won the contest of Pan and Apollo according to Tmolus
Apollo
Who had told Odysseus to carry an oar until people thought it was a winnowing fan
Tiresias
Who was the wife of Sthenelus and mother of Eurystheus
Menippe
What was the relationship of Asterie to Leto
sisters
What was the Roman name of Artemis
Diana
What foe of Heracles had a name which meant ‘house of Osiris’
Busiris
Who in the Underworld is bound by snake to pillar, back-to-back; screech owl sits atop?
Otus & Ephialtes
What was the kingdom of Menelaus
Sparta
What king, known as the ‘craftiest of men’ told his wife to throw his body into the middle of town square instead of burying him?
Sisyphus
Which Argonaut is the only female argonaut?
Atalanta
What goddess was represented in art with a helmet, spear and shield
Athena
What brother of Dictys was king of Seriphos
Polydectes
To what shepherd did Heracles give his bow and arrow before dying
Poeas
Who was the greatest of the Greek warriors at Troy
Achilles
What king had fifty daughters who entertained Heracles
Thespius
What did two serpents feed Iamus on the banks of the Alpheus
honey
Who vied with Apollo for Daphne
Leucippus
What goddess had a center of worship in Argos
Hera
Who was the mother of Pentheus
Agave
Who foretold the last portion of the Argonaut’s expedition?
Phineus
What was Caenis’ wish
be invulnerable man
Who was the god of stealing
Hermes
Where was Thespius king
Thespiae (in Boeotia)
What daughter of Pandion killed her son Ity’s out of revenge and was turned into a nightingale?
Procne
To what lake did the Argonauts carry their ship for 12-days?
Lake Tritonis
What giant and brigand did Heracles kill at the Isthmus of Corinth
Alcyoneus
Which character in the Trojan War comes from Locris; attacked Cassandra during sack of Troy; killed at sea?
Ajax the Lesser (son of Oileus)
Who was the craftiest and wisest of the Greeks at Troy
Odysseus
Who resided on Aeaea
Circe
Who killed Protesilaus
Hector
Who purified Peleus for killing Eurytion
Acastus
What goddess closes the Odyssey by satisfying the blood demand of Penelope’s slain suitors
Athena
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Europa?
white bull
Who carried off the tripod of Delphi when the priestess refused to help him
Heracles
What spring of Argos was named for a maiden Poseidon saved
Amymone
What city had the early name Pytho
Delphi
Name the members of the Furies (Erinyes, Eumenides, Semnai Theai, Dirae).
Alecto, Megara, Tisiphone
Where did the spring of Arethusa emerge as a fountain
Syracuse in Sicily
What two goddesses fought over Adonis
Aphrodite & Persephone
Who was the most famous poetess of love in antiquity
Sappho
What one term describes the Muses, Nereids and Oceanids
nymphs
Who was the mother of Iasion and Dardanus by Zeus
Electra
What special possession of Pterelaus did Comaetho pluck, thus taking away his immortality and the invincibility of the city
golden hair
What is the Roman name of Heracles
Hercules
Who beheaded Medusa
Perseus
Which book of the Odyssey is sometimes called the Nekuia, or Book of the Dead
Book 11
What one-word describes the battle of the Olympian gods against the Giants
Gigantomachy
What daughter of Nycteus was seduced by a god
Antiope
Who was the mother of Helle and Phrixus
Nephele
Who was the priestess of Apollo at Cumae
Sibyl
What sister of Meleager did he name as a bride for Heracles
Deianira
What boastful queen was punished by Apollo and Artemis
Niobe
Whose child’s birth was hastened by Hera to trick Zeus
Sthenelus
Where was Niobe transported to in the form of a weeping stone
Phrygia
What prisoner, chained to a mountain, was released by Heracles
Prometheus
What prize did Creon, regent of Thebes, give to Heracles for helping the city
his daughter Megara as wife
Who was the father of Aeetes
Helius
What god was born on Delos
Apollo
Who killed Argus, earning the name Argeiphontes
Hermes
Who was leader of Rutulians, suitor of Lavinia?
Turnus
Who was shut up in a brazen chamber or tower by her father
Danae
Who helped Heracles against the Lernaean Hydra
Iolaus
Who wrote the Oresteia
Aeschylus
What term refers to the miraculous appearance of a deity at a play’s end
deus ex machina
Where does the life of Oedipus end
Colonus
What had to happen for Meleager to die
log must burn
By what underworld river did the gods swear oaths
Styx
What titaness of divine justice bore the Horae and the Fates?
Themis
Who were the sons of Ino and Athamas
Melicertes and Learchus
What nephew of Deadalus was turned into a partridge?
Perdix
What statue did Odysseus and Diomedes together steal
Palladium
Who wrote Iphigenia at Tauris
Euripides
Who, in a fit of madness, killed his wife Megara and three children
Heracles
Who was punished in the underworld with eternal thirst and hunger
Tantalus
To what lake in Arcadia did Heracles journey for his 6th labor
Lake Stymphalus
Who was the sister of Creon
Jocasta
Who was the wife of Admetus
Alcestis
In what book of the Iliad does Hector bid farewell to Andromache
six
What Homeric Hymn was translated by Percy Shelley
Hymn to Hermes
What did Hermes accomplish the evening after his birth
stole Apollo’s cattle
How many Spartoi were there
five
Who was the father of Thoas
Dionysus
Who is turned into linden and oak trees?
Baucis (linden, or lime) & Philemon(oak) for hospitality to Zeus & Hermes
Where did Heracles journey for his second labor
Lerna
Who were collectively known as the Oenotropae?
daughters of Anius - Oino, Spermo, Elais
What did Aphrodite offer Paris as a bribe
Helen as his wife
Which character in the Trojan War is the Ethiopian king, son of Eos and Tithonus; kills Sarpedon; killed by Achilles?
Memnon
Name the members of the Titans.
Oceanus, Tethys (sea), Hyperion (sun), Themis (earth), Rhea (earth), Mnemosyne (memory), Coeus, Crius, Theia, Phoebe, Cronus, Iapetus
Who was the son of Iolaus
Iphicles
Of what city was Niobe queen
Thebes
Who are the parents of Andrmeda?
Cassiepea and Cepheus
Who founds Rome?
Romulus
What Roman wrote “The Phoenician Women”
Seneca
Who was the wife of Capaneus
Evadne
Who does the ghost of Achilles demand be sacrificed at his tomb
Polyxena
What daughter of Priam foretold the truth of the Trojan Horse
Cassandra
What king of Pherae entertained Heracles on his way to the Mares of Diomedes
Admetus
To what goddess was the head of Eurystheus brought after his fight with Athens
Athena
Who was the queen of Lemnos
Hypsipyle
With what nymph did Paris fall in love while on Mt. Ida
Oenone
How did Polynices get Amphiaraus to join the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes
bribed his wife Eriphyle with Harmonia’s robe and necklace
Name the first 5 kings of Thebes
Cadmus, Pentheus, Labdacus, Lycus, Zethus & Amphion
What city was also referred to as Ilium
Troy
Name the members of the Seasons (Horae).
Thallo, Auxo, Carpo; Dike, Eirene, Eunomia
What brother of Cepheus had been betrothed to Andromeda
Phineus
Whom did Phylacus ask to help heal his son
Melampus
What wife of Creon killed herself when she learned of the death of Haemon
Eurydice (different from Orpheus’ wife)
Why did Nauplius lure Greek ships to their doom with a false beacon
avenging his son Palamedes
What Roman comedian wrote the Amphitruo, his only comedy on a myth subject
Plautus
Who was the son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus
Bellerophon
How did Bellerophon meet his tragic end
tried for Olympus, but fell
What labor was Heracles performing when he ran into the centaur Pholus?
4th - Capture te Ermanthion Boar
Who yoked themselves to a chariot to carry their mother
Cleobis and Biton
Who was represented by a serpent near the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Erechtheus
Into what was Lucius transformed in Apuleius’ story
Golden Ass
Who was the mother of Orpheus
Calliope
From what city did Arachne come
Colophon
Who was the queen of the underworld
Persephone
What was the relationship of Cinyras to Pygmalion and Galatea
grandson
What city was ruled by Acrisius
Argos
Who was the father of Ajax the Greater
Telamon
What goddess is sometimes referred to as Tritogeneia
Athena
What did Meleager do to the uncles he offended by awarding Atalanta
killed them in quarrell
Who travelled with Diomedes to fetch Philoctetes from Lemnos
Odysseus
What swift-footed maiden joined the Calydonian Boar hunt
Atalanta
What did Poseidon send to Troy to punish Laomedon
sea monster
With whom did Heracles wrestle in order to bring back Alcestis
Thanatos (Death)
What reward did Hera give Medea for resisting the advances of Zeus?
offer to make her children immortal
From what land was Tydeus exiled
Arcadia
Who is turned into a(n) narcissus flower?
Narcissus
Into what constellation did Hera transform the crab
Cancer
What husband of Dirce was killed by Zethus and Amphion
Lycus
Who was Odysseus’ sailor, found on island of Cyclopes, sailed with Aeneas?
Achaemenides
Who was the father of Salmoneus
Aeolus
Who carried the poisoned robe of Deianira to Heracles
Lichas
Who sculpted the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon
Pheidias
To what island did Danae and Perseus float in a chest
Seriphos
Who was the wife of Amphion
Niobe
What daugheter of Helen and Menelaus married Neoptolemus?
Hermione
What god was spurned by Marpessa
Apollo
Who wrote the Thebaid, which includes mention of Hypsipyle?
Statius
What goddess was born on Ortygia
Artemis
What goddess is associated with the island Cyprus
Aphrodite
What was the capital city of Lydia
Sardis
What centaur protected Peleus when his sword was hidden
Chiron
What daughter of Orchamus was loved by Helius
Leucothoe
Who purified Heracles for killing Megara
Thespius
Who told Odysseus how to overcome Circe’s charms
Hermes
Who substituted a stone for the body of Alcmena in her coffin
Hermes
What unattractive figure was attacked by Odysseus during a council
Thersites
What did Cicero say was Athens greatest contribution to the world
Eleusinian Mysteries
Who was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Orestes
What stone was the legendary belly-button of the world
omphalos
What daughter of Salmoneus was loved by Poseidon
Tyro
Who said that he would rather be a slave on earth than king of dead souls
Achilles
Who founded Thebes
Cadmus
What god’s staff, besides Hermes, had intertwining snakes
Asclepius
Who were the two sons of Electra and Pylades
Strophius and Medon
Where does Aeneas enter the underworld
Avernus
Who was the second-cleverest of the Greeks at Troy
Palamedes
Who is turned into a(n) myrrh tree?
Myrrha, the mother of Adonis
Whom did Phoroneus choose as chief deity for Argos
Hera
What daughter of Pterelaus betrayed her city to Amphitryon
Comaetho
Who was the king of Colchis
Aeetes
What is the final play of the Oresteia
Eumenides
Who wrote a Greek tragedy called “Medea”?
Euripides
What was on the shield of Capaneus
man carrying fire
Where were the mysteries of Demeter celebrated
Eleusis
What must Aeneas procure in order to visit the underworld
golden bough (tree branch)
What sea deity first told Heracles of the location of the garden of the Hesperides
Nereus
What son of Creon killed himself when he found that Antigone had hanged herself
Haemon
Who were the two most famous children of Agenor
Cadmus and Europa
How did Orestes die
snake-bite
Of what tribe was Ixion king
Lapiths
What was the talent of Zetes and Calais
flight
For how long did Heracles pursue the Cerynean Hind
one year
What special power did the wood in the prow of the Argo have
speech
What daughter of Coeus and Phoebe truned into a quail in an attempt to escape Zeus and later the island, Ortygia?
Asteria
What was the name of the wandering rocks encountered by Odysseus and the Argo
Planctae
Who caused a storm to wreck many of Ajax the Lesser’s ships
Athena
What god was called Earthshaker
Poseidon
What did Poeas receive as a result of lighting Heracles’ funeral pyre
Heracles’ bow and arrows
Who saved Hesione from the sea monster of Poseidon
Heracles
Name the members of the Underworld Rivers.
Styx (hate, oaths), Cocytus (wailing), Lethe (forgetfulness), Acheron (woe), Phlegethon/Pyriphlegethon (fire)
What captive Trojan princess was Agamemnon’s concubine
Cassandra
What centaur was wounded with a poisonous arrow and exchanged his immortality with Prometheus?
Chiron
Who was the grandfather of Anchises
Assaracus
Who was the daughter of Deianira and Heracles
Macaria
Who founds Mallus in Cilicia?
Mopsus and Amphilochus
Who hanged himself in sorrow at the door of Anaxarete
Iphis
Who are the parents of Perseus?
Zeus and Danae
What Thracian king was visited by Heracles for his 8th labor
Diomedes (not Trojan War guy)
What was Hades’ relationship to Persephone
uncle
Who caught and sacrificed the bull of Marathon, once captured by Heracles
Theseus
Who snatched Phrixus and Helle to put them on a golden ram
Nephele
Who is the mother of Hyppolytus?
Hyppolyta
What does the name of the Harpies mean?
snatchers
What goddess was worshiped as patroness of all arts and crafts
Athena
Who was the father of Protesilaus and Podarces
Iphiclus
Who was the wife of Lycus
Dirce
Who was the son of Anticleia
Odysseus
What sign, interpreted by Calachas meant that the Torjan war would last nine years?
a water snake devouring nine sparrows
Who was the Roman equivalent of Eosphoros
Lucifer
Who is turned into a(n) ciris?
Scylla after cutting off Nisus’ hair
Who was the son of Faunus and Symaethis
Acis
From what herald of Heracles did Deianira learn of Iole and the sack of Oechalia
Lichas
Who was caught robbing a treasury he had helped build
Agamedes
What brother of Deianira asked Heracles to marry her
Meleager
Who freed Ares from a jar where he was imprisoned for 13 months?
Hermes
What was the alternative name for Jason’s wife Glauce?
Creusa
Who killed Odysseus
Telegonus
What does Cynossema, the place of Hecuba’s burial, mean
dog’s tomb
Why did Artemis cause unfavorable winds for the Greeks at Aulis
Agamemnon killed sacred stag
What substance, clearer than blood, runs through the veins of the gods
ichor
Who got the better of Diomedes and Glaucus’ exchange of armor
Diomedes
With what other king did Ajax the Lesser begin his journey home
Agamemnon
What was the kingdom of Diomedes
Argos
On what pretext was Iphigenia brought to Aulis
marriage to Achilles
What patronymic name is applied to Otus and Ephialtes
Aloadae
Why had given Laomedon his immortal horses
given to Tros for Ganymede
What was the relationship of Iolaus to Heracles
nephew
What giant was killed by Heracles during the Gigantomachy
Alcyoneus
Who was the son of Aeneas
Ascanius (Iulus)
What Lapith chieftain was the son of Ixion
Pirithous
What son of a Muse was killed during a raid of Odysseus and Diomedes
Rhesus
With whose funeral does the Iliad conclude
Hector
Where was Midas king
Phrygia
Who twin boys were born to Belus in Egypt
Danaus and Aegyptus
Who discovered Odysseus washed up on the shores of Scheria
Nausicaa
What secret instructions to Iobates accompanied Bellerophon
to kill Bellerophon
Why was a coin put in the mouth of someone upon death
to pay Charon
Who was the father of Podalirius and Machaon
Asclepius
Who founds Praeneste?
Caeculus
Who served his son to the Gods for dinner
Tantalus
Who was flayed alive after losing a music contest to Apollo
Marsyas
Who was the beloved of Leander
Hero
Who was helmsman who falls into the sea as a sacrifice to Neptune for safe passage?
Palinurus
What Greek hero went mad after losing the contest for Achilles’ armor
Ajax the Greater
Whom did the Argonauts accidentally kill when they were mistaken as enemies by the Doliones at night
King Cyzicus
Who led the Cretan forces at the Trojan War
Idomeneus
Who was the father of Salmoneus, Alcyone, Athamas, Sisyphus and Cretheus
Aeolus
Name the members of the Underworld Judges.
Aeacus, Minos, Rhadamanthys
Who was the father of Ixion
Phlegyas
What helmsman of Aeneas does he see in the underworld
Palinurus
What instrument was carried by Poseidon
trident
To whom is the golden bough of Aeneas sacred
Proserpina
Name the members of the Muses.
Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love verse), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (sacred music), Terpsichore (choral dancing), Thalia (comedy), Urania (astronomy)
Who was the king of the Tauri when Iphigenia served as a priestess there
Thoas
In what god’s sacred grove was the golden fleece hung
Ares
What was Diomedes armor made of
bronze
Who was the mother of the Aloadae
Iphimedia
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the most insolent of the suitors?
Antinous
Who was the father of Cadmus
Agenor
Who was the eldest child of Pontus and Ge
Nereus
How many of Odysseus’ men did Polyphemus eat
six
What type of creatures saved Arion after he was thrown overboard
dolphin
Who was the wife of Protesilaus
Laodamia
What hero is the last to see Oedipus at the time of his death
Theseus
Besides Delos, what island is given as a location of Artemis’ birth
Ortygia
Who are the parents of Ajax the Greater?
Telamon and Periboea
What bird is associated with Zeus
eagle
What did Hermes give Apollo to settle for his cattle
lyre
How did Heracles defeat the Lernaean Hydra
Iolaus cauterized the neck when a head was cut
Who was the founder of Thebes
Cadmus
Who sat on the tripod at Delphi
Pythia (priestess)
What Greek hero was said to have instituted the Olympic Games
Heracles
Who left her children in the sanctuary of Hera in Corinth, where they died?
Medea
What son of Glaucus and Eurynome was origionally named Hipponous?
Bellerophon
Where was Artemis bathing when Actaeon stumbled upon her
Gargaphie
What queen of Tiryns did Bellerophon return to kill
Stheneboea
Who was the son of Zeus and Laodomia
Sarpedon
Into what was Philemon transformed
oak tree
Who was the father of Hippolytus
Theseus
What was Orestes told to look for in the land of the Tauri
wooden statue of Artemis
What monster, killed by Bellerophon, was a sibling of the Orthus and Cerberus
Chimaera
Who was ambushed and killed Camilla?
Arruns
Who was the queen of Babylon during Pyramus and Thisbe’s lives*
Semiramis
Name the members of the Cercopes.
Passalus & Acmon
Which goddess most favored Diomedes
Athena
Into what sea goddess was Ino, daughter of Cadmus, transformed
Leucothea
Into what type of animal was Actaeon transformed
stag
How did Sisyphus prove Autolycus stole his cattle
brands on hooves
On what mountain was the infant Oedipus exposed
Cithaeron
What two creatures were the children of Poseidon and Medusa
Pegasus and Chrysaor
What pair exposed Achilles’ disguise on Scyros
Odysseus and Diomedes
What daughter of Aeolus married Ceyx, with whom she was later transformed into a kingfisher
Alcyone
What king of Megara turned into an osprey after his purple lock of hair was cut off?
Nisus
What Ithacan queen undid her day’s weaving of a burial shroud for her elderly father in law, Laertes, to avoid marrying any of her suitors?
Penelope
What does ‘Prokrustes’ mean?
the stretcher
Who had originally given the golden apples of the Hesperides as a wedding gift
Gaea
Who were the twin sons of Jason and Hypsipyle
Euneos and Thoas (or Nebrophonus)
Who was the father of Ino
Cadmus
Whose staff has two entwined snakes as a symbol
Asclepius
Into what were the mourners of Meleager transformed
guinea fowl (meleagrides)
What was on the shield of Hippomedon
Typhon
Who was the mother of Phaethon
Clymene
What is the underworld region where souls neither cursed nor blessed dwell
Fields of Asphodel*
Through what pretext had Agamemnon gotten Iphigenia to come to Aulis
marriage to Achilles
Who provided the golden ram to Nephele
Hermes
What iron-working tribe did the Argo steer past?
Chalybes
How did Hero die
threw herself from tower
Who was sent to guard Io
Argus
Which Argonaut is the son of Hermes with perfect memory; serves as herald of Argonauts?
Aethalides
Who was the only one of Priam’s sons to survive the Trojan War
Helenus
Who is turned into a(n) hawk?
Daedalion, father of Chione, morning her death at hands of Artemis
From what spring did Tiresias drink, before falling dead on the spot
Telphusa
Of what group was Tydeus a member
Seven Against Thebes
What had the first prostitutes, as a result of a curse from Aphrodite
Cyprus
Who founds Sinope?
Autolycus
What was the principal city of Boeotia
Thebes
What Roman playwright wrote a tragedy called Phaedra
Seneca the Younger
Who is the son of Hector
Astyanax
Who was the father of Hermes
Zeus
Where was Apollo born
Delos
How did the dryads get revenge on Aristaeus for Eurydice’s death?
They killed his bees
What does Oenopion mean
wine-face
What god gave Peleus his sword
Hephaestus
What name had been applied to Heracles before the Delphic oracle called him Heracles
Alcides
Who gave Diomedes land in Italy
Daunus
Who was the dog of Orion
Sirius
What son or pupil of Orpheus had his characteristics
Musaeus
Who built the walls of Troy
Apollo and Poseidon
What son of Croesus was killed in a dream
Atys
What creature did Heracles capture for his 4th labor
Erymanthian Boar
Who cast Charybdis into the sea with a thunderbolt
Zeus
What does Peloponnese literally mean
Pelop’s Island
Who often stole the cattle of Sisyphus
Autolycus
What role did Tiphys play aboard the Argo
helmsman (he steered the ship)
Who founds Patavium?
Antenor
Who are the Tyndaridae
Castor and Polydeuces
Who founds Ancyra?
Midas
What figure was held in the hand of Athena’s statue in the Parthenon
Nike
Who wrote “The Suppliant Women”, about the results of the Seven Against Thebes
Euripides
What was the skill of Trophonius and Agamedes
building
Who was son of Heracles, ally of Turnus?
Aventinus
Who was the two-headed hound of Geryon
Orthus
To whose court did Bellerophon go for purification after fratricide
Proetus
What son of Nestor fought at Troy
Antilochus
Who used the skulls of his foes to build a temple to his father Poseidon
Antaeus
