Mythology Flashcards
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Zeus
Jupiter, Jove
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hera
Juno
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Poseidon
Neptune
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hades
Pluto, Dis
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Demeter
Ceres
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hestia
Vesta
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Ares
Mars
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hephaestus
Vulcan
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Apollo
Apollo
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Artemis
Diana
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Athena
Minerva
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Aphrodite
Venus
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hermes
Mercury
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Dionysus
Bacchus
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Persephone
Proserpina
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Jupiter, Jove
Zeus
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Juno
Hera
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Neptune
Poseidon
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Pluto, Dis
Hades
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Ceres
Demeter
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vesta
Hestia
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mars
Ares
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vulcan
Hephaestus
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Apollo
Apollo
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Diana
Artemis
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Minerva
Athena
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Venus
Aphrodite
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mercury
Hermes
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Bacchus
Dionysus
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Proserpina
Persephone
Which god(dess) had the job of King, weather?
Zeus
Which god(dess) had the job of Queen, marriage?
Hera
Which god(dess) had the job of Sea, earthquakes, horses?
Poseidon
Which god(dess) had the job of Underworld, wealth?
Hades
Which god(dess) had the job of Agriculture?
Demeter
Which god(dess) had the job of Home fire, hearth?
Hestia
Which god(dess) had the job of War?
Ares
Which god(dess) had the job of Blacksmith?
Hephaestus
Which god(dess) had the job of Sun, prophecy, medicine, music?
Apollo
Which god(dess) had the job of Hunting, moon?
Artemis
Which god(dess) had the job of Wisdom, war, handicrafts?
Athena
Which god(dess) had the job of Love and Beauty?
Aphrodite
Which god(dess) had the job of Messengers, laughter, thieves?
Hermes
Which god(dess) had the job of Wine, life giving fluids?
Dionysus
Which god(dess) had the job of Queen of the Underworld?
Persephone
What were the job(s) of Zeus?
King, weather
What were the job(s) of Hera?
Queen, marriage
What were the job(s) of Poseidon?
Sea, earthquakes, horses
What were the job(s) of Hades?
Underworld, wealth
What were the job(s) of Demeter?
Agriculture
What were the job(s) of Hestia?
Home fire, hearth
What were the job(s) of Ares?
War
What were the job(s) of Hephaestus?
Blacksmith
What were the job(s) of Apollo?
Sun, prophecy, medicine, music
What were the job(s) of Artemis?
Hunting, moon
What were the job(s) of Athena?
Wisdom, war, handicrafts
What were the job(s) of Aphrodite?
Love and Beauty
What were the job(s) of Hermes?
Messengers, laughter, thieves
What were the job(s) of Dionysus?
Wine, life giving fluids
What were the job(s) of Persephone?
Queen of the Underworld
Whose symbols were the Thunderbolt, eagle?
Zeus
Whose symbols were the Peacock, Cow?
Hera
Whose symbols were the Trident, Horse?
Poseidon
Whose symbols were the Bident, Helmet of Invisibility?
Hades
Whose symbols were the Stalk of Wheat?
Demeter
Whose symbols were the Hearth, Fire?
Hestia
Whose symbols were the Spear, Dog, Vulture?
Ares
Whose symbols were the Forge, Anvil?
Hephaestus
Whose symbols were the Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre?
Apollo
Whose symbols were the Bow/Arrow, Moon?
Artemis
Whose symbols were the Owl, Olive, Helmet?
Athena
Whose symbols were the Dove, Rose?
Aphrodite
Whose symbols were the Caduceus, Winged Sandals?
Hermes
Whose symbols were the Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)?
Dionysus
Whose symbols were the Pomegranate?
Persephone
What were the symbol(s) of Zeus?
Thunderbolt, eagle
What were the symbol(s) of Hera?
Peacock, Cow
What were the symbol(s) of Poseidon?
Trident, Horse
What were the symbol(s) of Hades?
Bident, Helmet of Invisibility
What were the symbol(s) of Demeter?
Stalk of Wheat
What were the symbol(s) of Hestia?
Hearth, Fire
What were the symbol(s) of Ares?
Spear, Dog, Vulture
What were the symbol(s) of Hephaestus?
Forge, Anvil
What were the symbol(s) of Apollo?
Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre
What were the symbol(s) of Artemis?
Bow/Arrow, Moon
What were the symbol(s) of Athena?
Owl, Olive, Helmet
What were the symbol(s) of Aphrodite?
Dove, Rose
What were the symbol(s) of Hermes?
Caduceus, Winged Sandals
What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?
Pomegranate
What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?
Pomegranate
Who was the mother of Theseus?
Aethra
Who was the father of Theseus?
Aegeus (Poseidon?)
Who was the mother of Perseus?
Danae
Who was the father of Perseus?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Heracles?
Alcmene
Who was the father of Heracles?
Zeus (mortal dad = Amphitryon)
Who was the mother of Achilles?
Thetis
Who was the father of Achilles?
Peleus
Who was the mother of Aeneas?
Aphrodite
Who was the father of Aeneas?
Anchises
Who was the mother of Hector?
Hecuba
Who was the father of Hector?
Priam
Who was the mother of Paris?
Hecuba
Who was the father of Paris?
Priam
Who was the mother of Cassandra?
Hecuba
Who was the father of Cassandra?
Priam
Who was the mother of Helenus?
Hecuba
Who was the father of Helenus?
Priam
Who was the mother of Agamemnon?
Aerope
Who was the father of Agamemnon?
Atreus
Who was the mother of Menelaus?
Aerope
Who was the father of Menelaus?
Atreus
Who was the mother of Orestes?
Clytemnestra
Who was the father of Orestes?
Agamemnon
Who was the mother of Electra?
Clytemnestra
Who was the father of Electra?
Agamemnon
Who was the mother of Iphigenia?
Clytemnestra
Who was the father of Iphigenia?
Agamemnon
Who was the mother of Jason?
Alcimide
Who was the father of Jason?
Aeson
Who was the mother of Odysseus?
Aniclea
Who was the father of Odysseus?
Laertes
Who was the father of Medea?
Aeetes
Who was the father of Daphne?
Peneius
Who was the mother of Ariadne?
Pasiphae
Who was the father of Ariadne?
Minos
Who was the mother of Phaedra?
Pasiphae
Who was the father of Phaedra?
Minos
Who was the mother of Astyanax?
Andromache
Who was the father of Astyanax?
Hector
Who was the mother of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Creusa
Who was the father of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Aeneas
Who was the mother of Andromeda?
Cassiopeia
Who was the father of Andromeda?
Cepheus
Who was the mother of Dionysus?
Semele
Who was the father of Dionysus?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Hermes?
Maia
Who was the father of Hermes?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Apollo?
Leto
Who was the father of Apollo?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Artemis?
Leto
Who was the father of Artemis?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Sarpedon?
Europa
Who was the father of Sarpedon?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Minos?
Europa
Who was the father of Minos?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Rhadamanthys?
Europa
Who was the father of Rhadamanthys?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Aeacus?
Aegina
Who was the father of Aeacus?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Helen?
Leda
Who was the father of Helen?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Polydeuces?
Leda
Who was the father of Polydeuces?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Castor?
Leda
Who was the father of Castor?
Tyndareus
Who was the mother of Clytemnestra?
Leda
Who was the father of Clytemnestra?
Tyndareus
Who was the mother of Telemachus?
Penelope
Who was the father of Telemachus?
Odysseus
Who does this describe: boasted better weaver than Athena; turned into a spider?
Arachne
Who does this describe: fastest runner; run faster to marry her; Hippomenes used Golden Apples to beat her; forgot to thank Aphrodite – turned into lions?
Atalanta
Who does this describe: golden touch; said Pan was a better musician than Apollo – donkey ears – reeds?
Midas
Who does this describe: flew too close to sun with wings dad (Daedalus) made; Icarian sea?
Icarus
Who does this describe: tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle; killed Chimaera; tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus?
Bellerophon
Who does this describe: asked dad (sun god) to drive chariot of sun; couldn’t handle horses, burned earth, etc; lightning bolt?
Phaethon
Which couple does this describe: repopulated earth with stones thrown over their shoulders?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
Which couple does this describe: hospitable to Zeus and Hermes dressed as beggars; became priests of Zeus’ temple; died together – became trees (oak and linden)?
Baucis and Philemon
Which couple does this describe: Romeo and Juliet; talked through crack in wall; met at mulberry bush; he kills himself when he thinks she was eaten by a lion, then she kills herself; mulberries turn red.?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Which couple does this describe: She is goddess of Dawn, asks Zeus for immortality for hr lover – forgets to ask for eternal youth – he is turned into a grasshopper.?
Aurora and Tithonus
Who does this describe: son of Oeneus and Althaea; kills Calydonian Boar; gives Atalanta trophy; uncles mad – fight – he kills uncles; mom kills him by burning the log that had the same life span.?
Meleager
Who was punished in the Undeworld by being placed on a spinning wheel of fire?
Ixion
Who was punished in the Undeworld with a bird eating his liver daily?
Tityus
Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to eternally roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
Who was punished in the Undeworld with eternal hunger and thirst?
Tantalus
Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to carry leaky buckets?
Danaids
What was Heracles’ birth name?
Alcides
In what form did Zeus visit Alcmene to father Heracles?
her husband Amphitryon
Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when he was 8 months old?
sent 2 snakes to kill him (he strangled them)
Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when was older?
she made him go insane and he killed his wife Megaera and their children
What did Heracles do after he killed his wife and children?
went to the oracle at Delphi
What did the oracle instruct Heracles to do?
change his name to Heracles and go to his cousin Eurytheus to do the 12 Labors
What was the 1st of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the Nemean Lion
What was the 2nd of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the 9-headed Lernean Hydra
What was the 3rd of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis
What was the 4th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Erymanthian Boar
What was the 5th of the Twelve Labors?
Clean the Augean stables in a single day
What was the 6th of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the Stymphalian Birds
What was the 7th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Cretan Bull
What was the 8th of the Twelve Labors?
Steal the Mares of Diomedes
What was the 9th of the Twelve Labors?
Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen
What was the 10th of the Twelve Labors?
Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon
What was the 11th of the Twelve Labors?
Steal the Apples of the Hesperides
What was the 12th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture Cerberus
Who was Heracles’ second wife?
Deianeira
Who was Deineira attacked by?
Nessus the centaur
What did Nessus give to Deineira?
His blood letting her think it was a love potion; but it was really poison
What did Deineira use Nessus’ “love potion” on?
a cloak for Heracles
What happened to Heracles when he put on the cloak?
He caught on fire
Who did Heracles ask to build his funeral pyre?
Philoctetes
Once deified, who did Heracles marry?
Hebe (goddess of youth and daughter of Hera
Who was Jason’s father?
Aeson
Where was Aeson king?
Iolcus
Who took Iolcus from Aeson?
Aeson’s brother Pelias
Where did Aeson send Jason to be raised?
the centaur Chiron
What oracle did Pelias hear?
that he should beware the man with one shoe
When returning to Iolcus after being old enough, how does Jason lose his shoe?
helping an old lady cross a river
Who was the old lady who Jason helps cross a river?
Hera in disguise
What does Pelias suggest Jason do when Jason arrives in Iolcus?
that he should get the Golden Fleece
What is the name of the ship that Jason and his crew sail in?
the Argo
What is the collective name for Jason and his crew?
the Argonauts
Where do the Argonauts go to get the Golden Fleece?
Colchis
What was the name of the clashing rocks Jason had to pass through to get to Colchis?
Symplegades
Who was the King of Colchis when Jason sought the Golden Fleece?
Aeetes
What three tasks does King Aeetes demand of Jason before he hands over the fleece?
sow the ground with fire breathing bulls, plant teeth of a dragon and fight the men who grow from these teeth.
Who is the daughter of Aeetes who helps Jason with the tasks her father demands?
Medea
Who was the brother of Medea who she kills in order to escape with Jason?
Absyrtus
How does Medea have Pelias killed?
She tricks Pelias’ daughters into killing him
After Pelias is killed, where do Jason and Medea sail?
Corinth, where they live there with their sons for 10 years
Who does Jason fall in love with in Corinth?
the princess of Corinth, Glauce
When Jason divorces Medea for Glauce, what does Medea do?
She kills Glauce as well as Medea’s own sons
How does Jason die?
a piece of the Argo fall on him
Who was the mother of Theseus and where was she from?
Aethra, princess of Troezen
Who was the father of Theseus and where was he from?
Aegeus, king of Athens
Who is sometimes claimed to be the father of Theseus?
Poseidon
What does Aegeus leave for Theseus for when Theseus is older?
a sword and a pair of sandals
Where did Aegeus place a pair of sandals and a sword?
under a boulder
When it was time for Theseus to visit Athens, which path does he choose to take and why?
he chose to go by land because it was harder
Who is the first bandit Theseus faced?
Periphetes
What was significant about the way Periphetes killed people?
beats people with golden club
Who is the second bandit Theseus faced?
Sinis, the pine-bender
What was significant about the way Sinis killed people?
tied people to two trees (ripped them apart)
Who is the third bandit Theseus faced?
Sciron
What was significant about the way Sciron killed people?
makes people wash his feet, and then would push themm off a cliff to a man-eating turtle
Who is the fourth bandit Theseus faced?
Procrustes, the stretcher
What was significant about the way Procrustes killed people?
he was an innkeeper who stretched people to fit a specific bed
Before Theseus had arrived in Athens, who had been killed by the Marathonian Bull?
Androgeos
Who was Androgeos the son of?
Minos
Where was Minos king?
Crete
What did Minos demand from Athens?
7 youths and 7 maidens be sent to him from Athens every 7 years to feed the Minotaur
Where was the Minotaur housed?
in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete
Who designed the Labyrinth, and was afterwards trapped inside by Minos?
Daedalus
Who was Daedalus’ son?
Icarus
Who helped Theseus through the Labyrinth?
Ariadne
Who was Ariadne the daughter of?
Minos
How did Ariadne help Theseus?
told Theseus to use yarn to find his way out of the Labyrinth
Who slayed the Minotaur?
Theseus
Where did Theseus and Ariadne stop on their way back to Athens?
Naxos
Why did Theseus leave Ariadne of Naxos?
Dionysus came to Theseus in a dream and asked him to leave Ariadne on the island
What happened to Ariadne after she was left on Naxos?
she met Dionysus and married him
What did Aegeus ask of Theseus before Theseus went to Crete, and what did Theseus do?
Aegeus had asked Theseus to put up a white sail if he was successful against the Minotaur. In his excitement, Theseus forgot to take down the black sails.
What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails?
jumped into the sea from a cliff (thus naming the sea “Aegean.”)
Why did Acrisius put his daughter in a bronze tower?
he heard from an oracle that any of her children would kill him.
Who was the daughter of Acrisius?
Danae
In what form did Zeus visit Danae to father Perseus?
a shower of gold
What did Acrisius do to Danae and Perseus?
put Danae and Perseus in a box and set it out to sea
Where did Danae and Perseus wash ashore?
island of Seriphos
Who found Danae and Perseus in the box?
Dictys
Who was Dictys’ brother?
King Polydectes
When he grew up, Perseus had no money for a present for King Polydectes, so what did he promised to bring him?
the head of Medusa
What was significant about the head of Medusa?
it could turn men to stone
What group was Medusa a member?
Gorgons
Name 4 people who helped Perseus in his quest
Hermes, Athena, the Graiae, and the Nymphs of the North (Stygian Nymphs or Hyperboreans)
What was significant about the Graiae?
sisters of the Gorgons, they shared 1 eye and 1 tooth among the 3 of them
Name the 4 gifts Perseus received from the people who helped him.
curved sword, invisible helmet, winged sandals, and a bag that could be any size
How did Perseus kill Medusa and escape?
Perseus used the shiny part of his shield to “see” Medusa by her reflection. He killed her with the sword. Perseus put her head in the bag. He wore the helmet of invisibility to escape Medusa’s 2 sister Gorgons and flew off with the winged sandals.
Who sprangs from the severed head of Medusa?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
Who were the 2 sister Gorgons of Medusa?
Euryale and Stheno
On the way back to Seriphos, where did Perseus pass?
Ethiopia
Who ruled Ethiopa when Perseus was there?
King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia
What did Cassiopeia boast about?
Cassiopeia had boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids
What did Poseidon send to Ethiopia after Cassiopeia boasted?
the sea monster Cetus
Who was sacrificed to Cetus in order that it not demolish the whole city?
Andromeda
Who slew Cetus to save Andromeda?
Perseus
Who was Andromeda’s fiance?
Phineus
What happened to Phineus of Ethiopia after Perseus claimed Andromeda in marriage?
Phineus was upset by this and soon turned to stone by the head of Medusa
On returning to Seriphos, what did Perseus do to King Polydectes?
turned him to stone
What did Perseus do with the head of Medusa after turning Polydectes to stone?
gave it to Athena to put on her shield
Before settling down, where did Perseus and Andromeda to for an athletic event?
Larissa
What happened when Perseus threw a discus at the athletic event in Larissa?
he slipped and hit an old man in the crowd by mistake. This man was Acrisius, his grandfather, and so, the oracle that a son of Danae would kill Acrisius, came true.
List the 9 Muses and their jobs.
- Calliope (Epic Poetry)2. Clio (History)3. Erato (Love Poetry)4. Euterpe (Music)5. Melpomene (Tragedy)6. Polyhymnia (Hymns)7. Terpsichore (Dance)8. Thaleia (Comedy)9. Urania (Astronomy)
What is another name for the Graces?
Charities
List the 3 Graces and their jobs.
- Aglaia (Beauty)2. Euphrosyne (Mirth)3. Thalia (Good Cheer)
Give two other names for the Fates.
Moirae/Parcae
List the 3 Fates and their jobs.
- Clotho (spinner)2. Lachesis (allotter)3. Atropos (cutter of the thread/inevitable)
Give two other names for the Furies.
Erinyes/Eumenides
List the 3 Furies.
- Alecto2. Megaera3. Tisiphone
List the 5 river of the Underworld and their traits.
- Styx (hate/ oaths of gods)2. Lethe (forgetfulness)3. Plegethon (fire)4. Cocytus (wailing)5. Acheron (pain)
What monster is described here: whirpool
Charybdis
What monster is described here: part lion, goat, snake
Chimera
What monster is described here: 3 headed dog
Cerberus
What monster is described here: Horse’s body/man’s torso, head, arms
Centaur
What monster is described here: mother of all monsters – half nymph, half snake
Echidna
What monster is described here: 2 headed dog
Orthus
What monster is described here: part goat, part man
Satyr
What monster is described here: six-headed monster
Scylla
During the Torjan War, who was King of Sparta, husband of Helen
Menelaus
During the Torjan War, who was King of Mycenae/king of the Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra
Agamemnon
During the Torjan War, who was the Best fighter of Greeks; son of Pelias and Thetis
Achilles
During the Torjan War, who was the 2nd greatest fighter of Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles’ armor (lost)
Ajax the Greater
During the Torjan War, who thought up wooden horse; King of Ithaka, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus; took 10 years to return home from Trojan War.
Odysseus
During the Torjan War, who was King of Troy; name means “ransomed one” originally named Podarces
Priam
During the Torjan War, who was the wife of Priam; mother of Hector, Priam, Cassandra, Helenus and others
Hecuba
During the Torjan War, who was the best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles
Hector
During the Torjan War, who was the son of Priam, “stole” Helen, killed Achilles with an arrow (with help of Apollo)
Paris
