Mythology Flashcards
Which two animals were sacred to Juno?
The peacock and the cow
What symbol of Mercury was a winged staff encircled by two snakes?
Caduceus
Which animal did Bellerophon tame with Athena’s help?
Pegasus
What king sent Bellerophon on a series of deadly missions so that he would not have to kill him personally?
King Iobates
What princess was given to Bellerophon as his wife by a king who wished to make amends?
Philonoe
Which hero slew the chimaera?
Bellerophon
Who founded Thebes?
Cadmus
The wife of Cadmus, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite
Harmonia
The mother of Minos, kidnapped by Zeus and brought to Crete
Europa
The serpent killed by Cadmus’ men was sacred to which god(ess)?
Ares/Mars
Agamemnon attempted to sacrifice this daughter in order to appease Artemis/Diana
Iphigenia
Who slew the Nemean lion?
Hercules
Who slew the Lernean hydra?
Hercules
Which king gave Hercules his twelve labors?
King Eurystheus of Argos
The wife of Hercules and daughter of King Creon of Thebes
Megara
Who aided Hercules in slaying the Lernean Hydra by burning the stumps of severed heads?
Iolaus
Who captured the Erymanthian Boar?
Hercules
The Queen of the Amazons, Hercules stole her belt
Hippolyta
A three-bodied monster Hercules must defeat in order to capture his red cattle
Geryon
Which two labors of Hercules are discounted because he had help, resulting in an additional two labors?
Slaying the Hydra, cleaning the Augean stables
Which two labors of Hercules are added by the deceitful King after he has completed the alloyed ten?
Steal an apple from the Garden of the Hesperides, capture Cerberus
What island do the Argonauts land on that is populated only by women? (They have all killed their husbands)
Lemnos
In what kingdom was the Golden Fleece located before Jason retrieved it?
Colchis
North Wind
Boreas
West Wind
Zephrus
East Wind
Eurus
Which couple depended on the man swimming to date?
Hero and Leander
Amazon queen who fought in the Trojan War and was killed by Achilles
Penthesileia
Female warrior, ally of Turnus
Camilla
What was Tithonus changed into?
Grasshopper
Who was put in the chair of forgetfulness for having abducted Persephone?
Theseus
Who helped Theseus abduct Persephone?
Pirithous
Who rescued Theseus from the Chair of Forgetfulness?
Hercules
Who was the daughter of Perseus and Andromeda?
Gorgophone
Who did Neptune turn into a swan?
Cycnus
What monster liked to stretch people out on his bed?
Procrustes
Which wife of Hercules did he kill in a fit of insanity?
Megaera
Who killed Sarpedon?
Patroclus
Which love of Apollo did he whisk away to Libya?
Cyrene
Who was the son of Apollo and Cyrene?
Aristheus
Which couples were told to throw the bones of their mother over their shoulder?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
