Mythology 2024 Flashcards
Who from the options below is a child of Zeus and Hera?
Ares, Aphrodite, Hades, Diana
Ares
Electra is the sister of
Iphigenia and Orestes
Which of the following DOES Odysseus encounter?
Typhon, Scylla, Lernaean Hydra, Medusa
Scylla
Which god or goddess invented the Lyre?
Hermes
Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Against Thebes?
Polynices, Nestor, Hippomedon, Tydeus
Nestor
Which is the name of the king who commands Heracles to do his Twelve Labors?
Eurystheus
condemned in Tartarus to spin on a wheel
Ixion
This pair was the basis for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Pyramus / Thisbe
What was the answer to the riddle given by the Sphinx to Oedipus?
Man
Which god or goddess has the epithet psychopompos?
Hermes
Which of the following is associated with Demeter?
Cornucopia
Which of the following is NOT one of Gaia’s consorts?
Typhon, Tartarus, Pontus, Uranus
Typhon
Of the following, which Centaur is known for his skills in medicine?
Chiron
When a god or goddess is described as Chthonic, it means that:
They are associated with the underworld
Queen Niobe of Lydia had how many children?
Seven boys and seven girls
Who killed Agamemnon?
Clytemnestra
Hephaestus is marries to which goddess?
Aphrodite
How many pomegranate seeds did Persephone eat?
Six
Who of the following is not an Argonaut?
Heracles, Perseus, Orpheus, Peleus
Perseus
On which island did Theseus abandon Ariadne?
Naxos
The three judges of the underworld are:
Minos, Rhadamanthus, Aeacus
Which trio are the attendants of Aphrodite?
The Graces
In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Hyacinthus, Narcissus, and Adonis are all changed into ___________
Flowers
Which god or goddess fought with Athena for control over Athens?
Poseidon
Cupid falls in love with
Psyche
The mother of Hermes is __________
Maia
Who of the following do NOT journey into the underworld?
Perseus, Heracles, Odysseus, Orpheus
Perseus
Why was Andromeda chained to a rock?
Her mother claimed that she was more beautiful than the Nereids
Who of the following is the primordial goddess of night?
Nyx
Who of the following was NOT a consort of Zeus?
Rhea, Hera, Thetis, Leto
Rhea
_______ refused to worship Dionysus in the Bacchae
Pentheus
Tiresias is notable as a seer because he was:
blind
Orestes is harassed by the furies for what reason?
He killed his mother
The Trojan Horse was built by which person?
Epeus
Which duo built the walls of Troy?
Apollo, Poseidon
Which event is never actually depicted in the Iliad?
The fall of Troy
Helen was married to _________
Menelaus
Which hero slayed the Chimera?
Bellerophon
How many Athenians were sacrificed to the Minotaur each year?
14
In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, why does Venus bring Pygmalion’s statue to life?
Because he fell in love with the statue
Why did Hercules perform his Twelve Labors?
He needed to atone for killing his wife and child
