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Mythology 2017 Flashcards

1
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What springs forth from Adonis’ blood after he has been fatally wounded by a boar’s tusk?

A

An Anemone

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2
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Who was the mother of Asclepius?

A

Coronis

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3
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Who are the Giants children of?

A

Gaia

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4
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On what part of his body did the Titan Atlas support the pillars that separate the Earth and the Heavens?

A

Head

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5
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What animal did the goddess Artemis turn Actaeon into after he saw her naked?

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Deer

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6
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Who was the mother of the Minotaur?

A

Pasiphae

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7
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What was the name of the goat who nursed Zeus in his infancy, whose horn became the first cornucopia?

A

Amalthea

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8
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Which of these was not one of the Hecatonchires?

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Typhoeus

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9
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Zeus appeared to __________ in his true form as fire and lightning, unintentionally killing her.

A

Semele

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10
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Who killed the Chimera?

A

Bellerophon

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11
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Who guides Aeneas into the Underworld?

A

The Sibyl

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12
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In the Underworld, which Greek hero, having been killed by his wife, warns Odysseus against women?

A

Agamemnon

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13
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What is another name for Achilles’ son Neoptolemus?

A

Pyrrhus

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14
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____________abandoned Ariadne on Naxos.

A

Theseus

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15
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Euryclea, the nurse of Odysseus, recognized him by what?

A

A Scar

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16
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The Gorgons were the daughters of __________and Ceto.

A

Phorcys

17
Q

Who was the nephew and assistant of Daedalus who was turned into a partridge?

A

Perdix

18
Q

Who killed Procrustes “the stretcher”?

A

Theseus

19
Q

Who was the wife of Cupid?

A

Psyche

20
Q

Who was the mother of the Pegasus?

A

Medusa

21
Q

Oceanus and ___________ bore the Oceanids

A

Tethys

22
Q

Agamemnon, before departing for Troy, sacrifices his daughter _________.

A

Iphigenia

23
Q

Who turns into a dog following the events of the Trojan War?

A

Hecuba

24
Q

__________ is the name of the loyal servant whom Odysseus encounters on Ithaca.

A

Eumaeus

25
Q

This Titan was the brother of Prometheus.

A

Epimetheus

26
Q

What is another name for Aeneas’ son Ascanius?

A

Iulus

27
Q

What does Sphinx mean?

A

Strangler

28
Q

_____________was the leader of the Lapiths who defeated the Centaurs at his wedding to Deidamia.

A

Pirithous

29
Q

What does the name Pentheus mean?

A

“Sorrow”

30
Q

What is the name for the river of “Forgetfulness” in the underworld?

A

Lethe

31
Q

Who is the cupbearer to the gods whose name means “youthful bloom”?

A

Hebe

32
Q

Who was the Roman god of bridges, entrances, and archways?

A

Janus

33
Q

_____________ was the Trojan spy killed by Odysseus.

A

Dolon

34
Q

Hera turns Io into what animal?

A

A Cow

35
Q

Who was not a child of Helios?
Phaethon, Pasiphae, Circe, Eurydice

A

Eurydice

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