Mythology Flashcards
What were the names of the Fates?
Clotho, Atropos, and Lachesis
Who was Circe?
The witch in the Odyssey, known for changing every man who approached her into a beast. Fell in Love with Odysseus.
What were the three branches of Yggdrasil?
The Urda, Verdani, and the Skuld
Name the different types of Nymphs.
Dryads, Nymphs of trees, and Oreads, nymphs of the mountains.
Who were the Valkyries?
The servers of the high table of Asgard. Maidens.
Who was Theseus’ mother?
Aethra
Who was Aesculapius?
Apollo’s son, snatched from the dead Coronis who was killed by Apollo
What king did Hercules offend?
King Admetus
Who was Theseus’ father?
King Aegeus
Who was Aglaia?
One of the Graces, Hephaestus’ wife
What was Hestia the goddess of, and what was her Latin name?
The hearth, and Vesta
What was the name of the goddess of the rainbow?
Iris
Who was Hebe?
The goddess of youth
Who were the Graces?
Aglaia (Splendor) Euphrosyne (Mirth) Thalia (Good Cheer)
Who were the Muses?
They were nine in number, and they were daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (Memory)
Name the Sea gods
Pontus, The Deep Sea, son of mother earth,
Ocean, A Titan, Lord of the river earth,
Nereus, Son of Pontus, Old man of the Sea, 50 daughters, Nereids,
Triton, Son of Poseidon, the great trumpeter
Proteus, Son of Poseidon, power to change shape, foretell future
The Naiads, Water Nymphs
Who was the goddess of the harvest, and what was her Latin name?
Demeter, Ceres
Who was Dionysus, and what was his Latin name?
God of the vine, Bacchus
Who was Hermes’ son, the shepherd god, lover of the wood nymphs?
Pan
Who was King Aeetes?
The holder of the Golden Fleece who was killed by his daughters after they were tricked by Medea
Who was King Aegeus?
Theseus’ father
What was the name of Odysseus’ son? His wife?
Telemachus, Penelope
What is the name of the prophet who is plagues by the Harpies?
Phineus
Who was the man who fed his son to the gods, and what was his son’s name?
Tantalus, his son was Pelops
Describe the myth of Cephalus and Procris.
Cephalus was the object of desire for a goddess, the goddess of the Dawn. She inspired in him, because he did not want her, the belief that his wife was un-loyal, prompting him to assume the disguise of another man and attempt to seduce her as someone else. Drama drama drama, Cephalus kills his wife, Procris, with a javelin.
What constellation is Callisto?
The great bear, put in the sky by Zeus before her son could kill her, as per Hera’s wishes
Why was Antigone killed?
She defied the ruling of Creon by burying her brother.
Who was Pygmalion
The guy who carved his girlfriend out of ivory.
