Mythology Flashcards
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Diana
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Caduceus, Winged Sandals
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Jupiter, Jove
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War
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Zeus
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Wine, Life-Giving Fluids
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Agriculture
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Pluto, Dis
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Dionysus
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Mercury
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Mars
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Hestia
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Underworld, Wealth
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Hades
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Queen, Marriage
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Persephone
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Ceres
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Thunderbolt, Eagle
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Hera
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Stalk of Wheat
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Vulcan
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Hearth, Fire
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Owl, Olive, Helmet
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Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre
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Forge, Anvil
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Hermes
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Spear, Dog, Vulture
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Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)
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Wisdom, War, Handicrafts
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Neptune
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Juno
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Venus
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Minerva
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Demeter
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Bow & Arrow, Moon
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Aphrodite
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Hephaestus
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Poseidon
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Bident, Helmet of Invisibility
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Bacchus
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Apollo
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Pomegranate
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Peacock, Cow
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Hunting, Moon
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Apollo
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Ares
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Athena
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Home Fire, Hearth
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Vesta
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Messengers, Laughter, Thieves
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Trident, Horse
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King, Weather
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Queen of the Underworld
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Sea, Earthquakes, Horses
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Sun, Prophecy, Medicine, Music
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Dove, Rose
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Proserpina
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Love, Beauty
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Blacksmith
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Artemis
Who was the king of the Titans who was overthrown by Zeus?
Cronus
What was Cronus’ Latin name?
Saturn
After he was overthrown, what became of Cronus?
He fled to Italy
What is the reign of Saturn in Italy called?
The Golden Age
What was the name of the Titan that encircled the earth?
Oceanus
Who was the wife of Oceanus?
Tethys
What Titan was the father of the sun, moon, and dawn?
Hyperion
Which Titan is, in some versions of the story, the mother of Athena?
Metis
Which Titan presided over memory?
Mnemosyne
What Titan presided over justice?
Themis
What Titan was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas?
Iapetus
Which child of Iapetus stole fire for mankind?
Prometheus
Which child of Iapetus had Pandora for a wife?
Epimetheus
Which child of Iapetus was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
On what mountain did the gods live?
Mt. Olympus
Name the twelve Olympians in Greek.
Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon Hades, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes, Hephaestus.
Name the twelve Olympians in Latin.
Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Diana, Apollo, Mars, Venus, Vulcan, Mercury.
Which of Zeus’s sisters is not one of the twelve Olympians?
Demeter
What god of wine is not one of the twelve Olympians?
Dionysus
What was the aegis?
the breastplate of Zeus (often worn by Athena) on which she placed the Gorgon’s head
Which god is sometimes called “Dis”?
Pluto
What does “Dis” mean?
rich
Although Apollo is often listed as god of the sun, what child of the Titan Hyperion is more accurately the sun god?
Helios
Who was the goddess of witchcraft and the dark side of the moon?
Hecate
Aphrodite is usually listed as the wife of Hephaestus. When she is not, which of the Graces is his wife?
Aglaia
Name the three Graces and the meaning for each name.
Aglaia (Splendor), Thalia (Good Cheer), and Euphrosyne (Mirth).
Name the 9 Muses and their fields.
Melpomene - tragedy, Thalia - comedy, Polyhymnia - songs to the gods, Terpsichore - dance, Clio - history, Urania - astronomy, Erato - love poetry, Calliope - epic poetry, and Euterpe - lyric poetry.
Name the 4 mountains of the Muses.
Helicon, Pierus, Olympus, and Parnassus.
What god presided over underground rivers?
Poseidon
What sea god’s name means “Deep Sea”?
Pontus
What sea god was known as the “Old Man of the Sea”?
Nereus
What were the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris called?
Nereids
What kind of nymphs are nereids?
sea nymphs
What kind of nymphs are Oceanids?
Nymphs of the river Ocean
What kind of nymphs were dryads (hamadryads)?
tree nymphs
What kind of nymphs were naiads?
fresh water nymphs (springs and grottos)
What kind of nymphs were oreads?
mountain nymphs
What kind of nymphs were the Melias?
ash tree nymphs
Name the 5 rivers of the underworld.
Acheron - river of woe, Cocytus - river of lamentation, Styx - river of unbreakable oaths, Phlegethon - river of fire, and Lethe - river of forgetfulness.
Name the ferryman who carries souls across the river Styx (Cocytus in some versions).
Charon
Name the three judges of the Underworld.
Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus.
Who were the godesses in the Underworld who punished unnatural crimes?
the Furies
What is another name for the Furies?
the Erinyes
What does “Erinyes” mean?
the “Appeased”.
Name the 3 Furies.
Tisiphone, Allecto, and Megaera
There are two gates in the Underworld. Name them.
the gate of ivory and the gate of horn.
What comes out of the gate of ivory?
false dreams
What comes out of the gate of horn?
true dreams
Castor and Pollux also became gods. Whom did they protect?
shipwrecked sailors
What deities were known as the Dioscuri and the Tyndaridae?
Castor and Pollux
What is the Greek form of Pollux’s name?
Polydeuces
Dioscuri and Tyndaridae are patronymics, that is they are words that name someone’s father. When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Dioscuri, who is the father named?
Zeus
When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Tyndaridae, who is the father named?
Tyndareus
What were the Sileni?
creatures part man, part horse that walked on two legs, had horses hooves and tails and sometimes horses’ ears.
What is a satyr?
half man, half goat
Who was the King of the Winds?
Aeolus
Name the four major winds in Greek and Latin.
Zephyr or Favonius - West Wind, Notus or Auster - South Wind, Boreas or Aquilo - North Wind, Eurus - East Wind (Greek name first followed by Latin. Eurus is the same in both)
What were centaurs?
creatures half man, half horse.
Name the three gorgons.
Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa
Which of the gorgons was mortal?
Medusa
Who killed Medusa?
Perseus
Who were the sisters of the gorgons who shared one eye and one tooth between them?
the Graiae
Who/what were the Sirens?
creatures with beautiful voices who lured sailors to their death
Name the 3 fates and the job of each.
Clotho - spun thread of human life, Lachesis - twisted and measured the thread, Atropos - cut the thread of human life
Besides Bacchus, what Latin name was given to Dionysus?
Liber
Who was the Roman god of boundaries?
Terminus
Which Roman god was considered a strengthener of cattle?
Pales
Which Roman god was the helper of plowmen and woodcutters?
Sylvanus
Of what was Saturn the god?
Sowers and Seed
Who was the wife of Saturn and the “harvest helper”?
Ops
What is Ops’ name in Greek?
Rhea
Who was Quirinus?
the deified Romulus
What were the Manes?
the spirits of the good dead in Hades
What were the Lemures?
spirits of the wicked dead
What nymphs of springs were the Roman equivalent to the Muses?
Camenae
Who was the Roman goddess of childbirth?
Lucina
Who was the mother of Persephone?
Demeter
Who kidnapped Persephone to make her his wife?
Hades
What young child did Demeter attempt to make immortal by anointing him with ambrosia and placing him in a hot fire?
Demophon
Who was Demophon’s mother who snatched him from the flames?
Metaneira
Who was the husband of Metaneira and the father of Demophon?
Celeus
For how many months does Persephone remain in the Underworld?
4 or 6 months
Who were the parents of Dionysus?
Zeus and Semele
When offered any gift she named, what did Semele ask of Zeus?
To see him as lord of the sky
How was Dionysus saved from his burning mother?
Zeus sewed him up in his thigh
What nymphs cared for the infant Dionysus?
the Hyades or the nymphs of Nysa
Into what did Dionysus change the pirates who tried to capture him?
Dolphins
What were the followers of Bacchus called?
Maenads or Bacchantes
What king of Thebes was torn apart by his own mother when she was infected with the madness of Dionysus?
Pentheus
What Theban princess killed her son under the influence of Dionysus?
Agave
What three deities were worshipped at Eleusis?
Demeter, Persephone, and Dionysus
Who were the two children of Chaos?
Erebus and Night
Who was the child of Erebus and Night?
Love (Eros)
What two creatures arose from Love?
Light and Day
Who was Father Heaven?
Ouranos (Uranus)
Who was Mother Earth?
Ge (Gaea)
What monsters, the children of Uranus and Gaea, were giants with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads?
the Cyclopes
How many Cyclopes were there originally?
three
What does “Cyclops” mean?
wheel-eyed
What were the hecatoncheires?
giants with a hundred hands and 50 heads, children of Uranus and Gaea
Who were the parents of the Titans?
Uranus and Gaea
Which of his children did Uranus bury in the earth?
the hecatoncheires
What Titan avenged the hecatoncheires by castrating his father?
Cronus
What monsters sprang from the blood of the wounded Uranus?
the Giants and the Furies
Who was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea?
Zeus
To what island did Rhea smuggle Zeus to prevent his being swallowed by his father?
Crete
What monsters, released from their prison by Zeus, helped Zeus defeat the Titans?
hecatoncheires
What Titan was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
What monster was the last created by Gaea?
Typhon
What hero helped the gods when the Giants later rebelled against the Olympians?
Hercules
What sea was called both the Axine and the Euxine Sea by the Greeks?
the Black Sea
What does Axine mean?
Unfriendly
What does Euxine mean?
Friendly
What does Prometheus mean?
Forethought
What does Epimetheus mean?
Afterthought
Which Titan created man?
Epimetheus (Prometheus finished the job)
Which Titan gave fire to mankind?
Prometheus
What are the five ages of man?
The golden age, silver age, bronze age, age of heroes, and iron age
Who was the first woman in Greek mythology?
Pandora
What does Pandora mean?
“gift of all”
For what crimes was Prometheus chained to the Caucasus?
for refusing to reveal to Zeus the name of the mother of the child that would dethrone him and for stealing fire.
What bird ate at Prometheus’ liver each day?
an eagle
Who killed the eagle and set Prometheus free?
Hercules
When the human race was destroyed by the Great Flood, who were the only two humans to survive?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
Who was the father of Deucalion?
Prometheus
Who were the parents of Pyrrha?
Epimetheus and Pandora
How were Deucalion and Pyrrha instructed to restore the human race?
To throw their mother’s bones behind their backs. The bones were the stones and they were changed into men and women.
Who predicted to Prometheus that he would be released from his chains by one of their descendants?
Io
Into what had Zeus changed Io?
a cow or heifer
To whom had Hera given Io for save-keeping?
Argus
What was unusual about Argus?
He had 100 eyes and never closed all of them at once.
Who killed Argus and took Io?
Hermes
What story did Hermes tell Argus to lull him to sleep?
The love story of Pan and Syrinx
Into what was Syrinx changed?
reeds
What creature sent by Hera drove Io mad?
a gadfly
What sea is named after Io?
Ionian Sea
What body of water is named for the fact that Io crossed it?
the Bosphorus.
What does Bosphorus mean?
Cow Ford
Jacksonville’ s original name was Cow Ford. What would that be in Greek?
Bosphorus
Io was returned to human form when she reached what body of water?
the Nile
Who changed Io back into a human?
Zeus
Who was the son of Io and Zeus?
Epaphus
Whom did Zeus seduce in the guise of a bull?
Europa
Europa was a princess of what city?
Sidon
Where did Zeus take Europa (a land, not a continent)?
Crete
Who were Europa’s sons by Zeus who became judges of the dead?
Minos and Rhadamanthys
Which monsters did Zeus not banish from the earth after he conquered them?
the Cyclops
What Greek hero, returning from the Trojan War, encountered a Cyclops?
Odysseus
What was the name of the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus?
Polyphemus
How did Odysseus and his men escape from Polyphemus?
they blinded him and then tied themselves to the undersides of his sheep. The sheep carried them from the cave.
What did Odysseus originally tell Polyphemus his name was?
“No Man”
What gift had Polyphemus promised Odysseus?
to eat him last
With what nymph did Polyphemus fall in love?
Galatea
What youth did Galatea prefer to Polyphemus?
Acis
Who killed Acis?
Polyphemus
Into what was Acis changed?
a river god
What goddess punished Echo by taking away her voice?
Juno
Why was Juno angry with Echo?
Because Echo’s chattering kept her from noticing the affairs of Jupiter
With what youth did Echo fall in love?
Narcissus
With whom did Narcissus fall in love?
his reflection
Into what flower was Narcissus changed?
the narcissus
What god accidentally killed the youth Hyacinthus?
Apollo
What game were Apollo and Hyacinthus playing when Hyacinthus was killed?
discus
Into what flower was Hyacinthus changed?
the hyacinth
In another version of the story, a jealous wind god kills Hyacinthus. Which one?
Zephyr
Which two goddesses loved Adonis?
Aphrodite and Persephone
What youth spent half a year in the underworld with Persephone and half a year with Aphrodite?
Adonis
How did Adonis die?
He was gored by a boar
What flower grew from the blood of Adonis?
the red anemone (windflower)
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Aphrodite
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Hermes
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Zeus
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Hestia
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Hephaestus
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Cronus
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Dione
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Persephone
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Demeter
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(Heaven) Uranus
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Hebe
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Tethys
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Maia
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Apollo
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Coeus
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Hades (Pluto)
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Prometheus
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Ares
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Zeus
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Athena
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Ocean(us)
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Rhea
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Prometheus
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Gaea (Earth)
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Atlas
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Iapteus
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Hera
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Phoebe
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Artemis
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Epimetheus
Which mythological woman was the fastest runner?
Atalanta
Who beat Atalanta in a foot-race for her hand in marriage?
Hippomenes
How did Hippomenes defeat Atalanta?
He threw Golden Apples at he feet, forcing her to slow down and pick them up
Who did Hippomenes forget to thank after defeating Atalanta in a foot-race, and as a consequence, what became of the couple?
Forgot to thank Venus - turned into lions
Who tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle?
Bellerophon
What creature did Bellerophon slay?
Chimaera
After defeating the Chimaera, what proud feat did Bellerophon attempt?
Tried to fly Pegasus to Mt. Olympus
Who, the son of Aeson and Alcmide, went on a quest for the Golden Fleece?
Jason
Who was Jason’s father?
Aeson
Who was Jason’s mother?
Alcmide
Where was Aeson king?
Iolcus
Who was Aeson’s brother who took over Iolcus with an army?
Pelias
During the overturning of Aeson in Iolcus, where did Aeson send his son Jason to be raised?
The centaur Chiron
What did an oracle once tell Pelias?
Beware the man with one shoe
Who is the “man with one shoe”?
Jason
How does Jason lose a shoe?
By helping an old lady cross a river
Who is the old lady whom Jason helps cross a river?
Hera in disguise
Who sends Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece?
Pelias
What was the Golden Fleece originally?
A flying ram which was flown to Colchis by Phrixus and his sister Helle
What was the name of Jason’s ship?
The Argo
Where do the Argonauts have to go to obtain the Golden Fleece?
Colchis
What qualities was the Golden Fleece said to have possessed?
magical/healing powers and made from gold
What was the name for the clashing rocks that Jason and the Argonauts had to sail through?
Symplegades
Who was the king of Colchis whom Jason had to ask for the Golden Fleece?
Aeetes
Jason was given three tasks in order to obtain the Golden Fleece. What were they?
sow the ground with fire breathing bulls, plant teeth of a dragon and fight the men who grow from these teeth.
Who was the daughter of Aeetes who helps Jason complete his three tasks?
Medea
Who does Medea kill to help Jason escape?
Her brother Absyrtus
How does Pelias die?
Medea tricks his daughters into killing him
Where do Medea and Jason live with their sons for 10 years?
Corinth
While in Corinth, with whom does Jason fall in love?
Glauce, the princess of Corinth
After Jason divorces her for Glauce, what does Medea do?
Medea kills Glauce and then her own sons she had with Jason
Jason ends up sad and lonely. How does he die?
One day, when visiting his ship, the Argo, a piece of the ship falls off and kills him.
Who was the oldest Greek leader during the Trojan War?
Nestor
Which woman was so loyal to her husband that, when Apollo said to her husband that he could find anyone to die in his place, she offered to take her husband’s place in death?
Alcestis
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Nestor
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Pyrrha
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Atalanta
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Jason
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Alcestis
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Deucalion
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Bellerophon
Who, the son of Zeus and Danae, famously slew the Gorgon Medusa?
Perseus
Who was Perseus’ father?
Zeus
Who was the daughter of Acrisius, as well as the mother of the hero Perseus?
Danae
Where did Acrisius place his daughter when he heard a dangerous prophesy?
a bronze tower
What prophesy did an oracle tell Acrisius?
any child of his daughter Danae would kill him
How did Zeus visit Danae?
in the form of a shower of gold
Once Danae had a child, Perseus, what did Acrisius do?
he placed them in a box and set the box out to sea
On what island did Perseus and Danae drift ashore?
Seriphos
Which fisherman found the box containing Danae and Perseus?
Dictys
Dictys was the brother of what king of Seriphos?
Polydectes
What rash promise did Perseus make to king Polydectes?
Perseus promised to bring Polydectes the head of the gorgon Medusa
What unique effect could Medusa’s face have?
her look turned men to stone
List all divine beings that helped Perseus, along with what magical item he was given.
Hermes, Athena, the Graiae, and the Stygian Nymphs (Nymphs of the North) - curved sword, invisible helmet, winged sandals, and a bag that could be any size
What tactics did Perseus use to slay the Gorgon Medusa?
He used the shiny part of his shield to “see” Medusa by her reflection. He killed her with the curved sword he was given.
What two creatures sprung from the neck of Medusa once she was beheaded?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
What tactics did Perseus use to escape the realm of the Gorgons after slaying Medusa?
Perseus put her head in the bag that could be any size. He wore the helmet of invisibility to escape Medusa’s 2 sister Gorgons and flew off.
Who were the sisters of Medusa?
Stheno and Euryale
On Perseus’ way back to Seriphos after killing Medusa, in what land did Perseus stop?
Ethiopia
Who were the king and queen of Ethiopia when Perseus visited?
king Cepheus and queen Cassiopeia
What boastful claim had Cassiopeia made that doomed her land?
She claimed her daughter was more beautiful than the Nereid, Thetis
Whom did Thetis send to Ethiopia to punish Cassiopeia’s boastfulness?
the sea monster Cetus
Which daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia was sacrificed to the sea monster Cetus in the place of the entire city?
Andromeda
Who was the father of Andromeda?
Cepheus
Who was the mother of Andromeda?
Cassiopeia
Who slew the monster Cetus and took Andromeda as a bride?
Perseus
Before marrying Andromeda, what fiancé of Andromeda did Perseus turn to stone with the head of Medusa?
Phineus
What did Perseus do with the head of Medusa upon returning to Seriphos?
Perseus turned Polydectes to stone and gave the head of Medusa to Athena to put on her shield
How did the prophesy given to Acrisius ultimately come to pass?
Before settling down, Perseus and Andromeda travelled to Larissa for an athletic event. When Perseus threw the discus in the contest, 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.
Which hero was the son of Alcmene and Zeus?
Heracles
In what form did Zeus seduce Alcmene?
her husband, Amphitryon
What was the original name of Heracles?
Alcides
Who was the twin brother of Heracles?
Iphicles
Who were the parents of Heracles?
Zeus and Alcmene
Who were the parents of Iphicles?
Amphitryon and Alcmene
When Heracles was an infant, Hera tried to kill him. How?
she sent two snakes which Heracles strangled
Who was the first wife of Heracles?
Megara
How did Megara, the first wife of Heracles, die?
Hera made Heracles go insane and so he killed his wife and children in his insanity
Where did Heracles go to try and purge his sin of uxoricide and prolicide?
the oracle at Delphi
What did the oracle at Delphi instruct Heracles to do in order to purge his sin?
the oracle said to change his name to Heracles and go to Heracles’ cousin Eurystheus to do Twelve Labors (Originally ten but two were later added)
What does the name “Heracles” mean?
the glory of Hera
Who was the cousin of Heracles that gave Heracles the Twelve Labors?
Eurystheus
What was the First Labor of Heracles?
Slay the Nemean Lion
What was the Second Labor of Heracles?
Slay the Nine-Headed Lernean Hydra
What was the Third Labor of Heracles?
Capture the (Cerynitian) Golden Hind of Artemis
What was the Fourth Labor of Heracles?
Capture the Erymanthian Boar
What was the Fifth Labor of Heracles?
Clean the Augean Stables in a single day
What was the Sixth Labor of Heracles?
Slay the Stymphalian Birds
What was the Seventh Labor of Heracles?
Capture the Cretan Bull
What was the Eighth Labor of Heracles?
Steal the Mares of Diomedes
What was the Ninth Labor of Heracles?
Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen (Hippolyta)
What was the Tenth Labor of Heracles?
Obtain the Cattle of the monster Geryon
What was the Eleventh Labor of Heracles?
Steal the Apples of the Hesperides
What was the Twelfth Labor of Heracles?
Capture Cerberus
Who was Heracles’ second wife?
Deineira
Who attacked Deineira, the second wife of Heracles?
the centaur Nessus
What did Nessus give to Deineira, what did Nessus say it was, and what was it really?
he gave her his blood, he said it was a love potion, but it was really a poison
On what did Deineira use Nessus’ blood?
a cloak for Heracles
When Heracles donned the cloak Deineira had given him, what occurred?
He caught on fire
Who did Heracles ask to build his funeral pyre?
Philoctetes
After his death, who was Heracles ultimately married as a god?
Hebe (goddess of youth and daughter of Hera)
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Andromeda
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Heracles
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Perseus
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who killed Achilles with an arrow (with the help of Apollo)?
Paris
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was the husband of Penelope?
Odysseus
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was the best fighter of Trojans?
Hector
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Hector?
best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Menelaus?
King of Sparta, husband of Helen
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Odysseus?
thought up wooden horse; King of Ithaka, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus; took 10 years to return home from Trojan War.
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Ajax the Greater?
2nd greatest fighter of the Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles’ armor (and lost)
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, whose name means “ransomed one”?
Priam
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was the best fighter of the Greeks?
Achilles
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was husband of Helen?
Menelaus
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who thought up the wooden horse?
Odysseus
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was King of Troy?
Priam
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Agamemnon?
King of Mycenae/Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra
Which son of Venus and Anchises supposedly fled a falling Troy to establish the founding of a new city, later to become Rome?
Aeneas
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was husband of Clytemnestra?
Agamemnon
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Achilles?
Best fighter of Greeks; son of Peleus and Thetis
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Priam?
King of Troy; name means “ransomed one”/ originally named Podarces
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was King of Ithaka?
Odysseus
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was King of Mycenae?
Agamemnon
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who took 10 years to return home from the Trojan War?
Odysseus
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was 2nd greatest fighter of the Greeks?
Ajax the Greater
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who vied with Odysseus for Achilles’ armor (and lost)?
Ajax the Greater
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was originally named Podarces?
Priam
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was King of the Greek forces?
Agamemnon
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was King of Sparta?
Menelaus
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was wife of Priam?
Hecuba
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was father of Telemachus?
Odysseus
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was son of Peleus and Thetis?
Achilles
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Paris?
son of Priam, “stole” Helen, killed Achilles with an arrow (with help of Apollo)
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who “stole” Helen?
Paris
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was Hecuba?
wife of Priam; mother of Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Helenus and others
In Homer’s Iliad and/or Odyssey, who was mother of Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Helenus and others?
Hecuba
Identify the items located in boxes A and B.
Clytemnestra and Castor
Identify the item located in box A.
Hector
Identify the items located in boxes C and D.
Helen and Pollux
Identify the item located in box E.
Penelope
Identify the item located in box A.
Achilles
Identify the item located in box B.
Aeneas
Identify the item located in box F.
Odysseus
Which man was known as the founder of Thebes?
Cadmus
Which hero was the son of Aethra and Aegeus?
Theseus
Where was Aegeus king?
Athens
Where was Aethra a princess?
Troezen
Which god is sometimes considered the father of Theseus?
Poseidon
Who were the parents of the hero Theseus?
Aethra and Aegeus (sometimes Poseidon)
What did Aegeus leave for Theseus for until he was older?
a sword and a pair of sandals
Where did Aegeus place a sword and a pair of sandals for Theseus?
under a boulder
Why did Aegeus leave a sword and a pair of sandals for Theseus?
When Theseus is old enough to lift the boulder, he should grab them and visit his father in Athens
On his journey from Troezen to Athens, Theseus had to face multiple bandits along the way. Name them in the order he encountered them.
Periphetes, Sinis, Sciron, and Procrustes
What was the unique quality to the bandit Periphetes?
beats people with a golden club
What was the unique quality of the bandit Sinis?
pine bender - tied people to two trees (ripped apart)
What was the unique quality of the bandit Sciron?
makes people wash his feet, then pushes them off a cliff to a man-eating turtle
What was the unique quality of the bandit Procrustes?
stretcher; inn-keeper who stretches people to fit bed
Which bandit beats people with a golden club?
Periphetes
Which bandit was the pine bender - tied people to two trees (ripped apart)?
Sinis
Which bandit makes people wash his feet, then pushes them off a cliff to a man-eating turtle?
Sciron
Which bandit was the stretcher; inn-keeper who stretches people to fit bed?
Procrustes
What son of Minos was killed by the Marathonian Bull?
Androgeos
Where was Minos king?
Crete
After the death of Androgeos, what did Minos demand of Athens?
7 youths and 7 maidens every 7 years to be fed to the Minotaur
Who, as one of the 7 youths sent to be fed to the Minotaur, went to Crete and instead killed the Minotaur?
Theseus
Where was the Minotaur housed?
The Labyrinth on the island of Crete
Who invented the Labyrinth, and was as well kept inside it?
Daedalus
Who was Daedalus’ son who was also kept in the Labyrinth?
Icarus
Who kept Daedalus and Icarus in the Labyrinth?
Minos
Which daughter of Minos instructed Theseus to us yarn to find his way out of the Labyrinth?
Ariadne
Where did Theseus and Ariadne stop on their way back to Athens from Crete?
the island of Naxos
Why did Theseus leave Ariadne on the island of Naxos before returning to Athens?
Dionysus came to Theseus in a dream and asked him to leave Ariadne on the island
What happened to Ariadne after Theseus abandoned her on Naxos?
she met Dionysus and married him
What was the unfortunate fate of Aegeus, and how did it transpire?
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. Aegeus saw the black sails of the ship returning and jumped into the sea from a cliff (thus naming the sea “Aegean.”).
What man unknowingly and tragically killed his father and married his mother?
Oedipus
What daughter of Oedipus was killed for attempting to bury her brother who had betrayed their city of Thebes?
Antigone
Who was the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus?
Atreus
Name the three children of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra
Which child of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra was sacrificed to guarantee favorable winds off the island of Aulis amidst the Trojan War?
Iphigenia
Which child of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra avenged their father’s death by killing their mother?
Orestes
Which child of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra assisted in the avenging of their father’s death but did not actually kill their mother?
Electra
Identify the item located in box A.
Cadmus
Identify the item located in box A.
Theseus
Identify the item located in box E.
Atreus
Identify the item located in box B.
Semele
Identify the item located in box M.
Antigone
Identify the items located in boxes I, J, and K.
Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra
Identify the item located in box H.
Oedipus
Identify the item located in box D.
Theseus
Identify the item located in box F.
Agamemnon
Identify the item located in box C.
Dionysus
Identify the item located in box L.
Theseus
Identify the item located in box G.
Menelaus
What is the name of this mythical beast who carried Bellerophon?
Pegasus
Who were the infants nursed by the she-wolf in the picture?
Romulus and Remus
Identify the Roman god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses pictured here.
Neptune
Quis est deus Rōmānus in pictūrā?
Mercury
Quis est deus in pictūrā?
Apollō
Name the Roman goddess whose symbol is in the picture.
Vesta
Quis est deus Rōmānus in pictūrā?
Cupid
Quid est nōmen deī Rōmānī in pictūrā?
Mars
Which deity’s symbol is shown in the picture?
Jupiter
Which deity do the symbols on this coin represent?
Minerva
Which goddess is the mother of Cupid and has this bird as a symbol?
Venus
Which Roman god is in the picture?
Neptune
What couple’s deaths serve as an explanation to why mulberries are red?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Who are the parents of Castor?
Leda and Tyndareus
Who flew too close to sun with wings dad made?
Icarus
Who are the parents of Polydeuces?
Leda and Zeus
What consequence does Meleager’s act of giving the trophy of the Calydonian Boar have?
his uncles become mad, Meleager fights and ultimately kills his uncles; then his mother gets mad at him and in a fit of rage, she burns the log that was tied to Meleager’s life, thus killing him.
How were the Danaids punished in the Underworld?
carry water eternally in a leaky bucket
Who are the parents of Achilles?
Thetis and Peleus
What couple served as the basis for Shakespeare’s play, “Romeo and Juliet?”
Pyramus and Thisbe
By what other name is Ascanius known?
Iulus
Who are the parents of Hector?
Hecuba and Priam
Who are the parents of Sarpedon?
Europa and Zeus
How was Tityus punished in the Underworld?
bird eats liver daily
For whom does Aurora ask Jupiter to give immortality?
Tithonus
Who was punished in the Underworld by being placed upon a spinning wheel of fire?
Ixion
Who are the parents of Helen?
Leda and Zeus
Who does Meleager give the trophy of the Calydonian Boar?
Atalanta
Describe the physical characteristics of Cerberus.
three-headed dog
Who are the parents of Andromeda?
Cassiopeia and Cepheus
How was Tantalus punished in the Underworld?
eternal hunger and thirst
Describe the tragedy of Phaethon.
he asked to drive the chariot of the sun; he couldn’t handle the horses and scorched the earth; to stop Phaethon, Zeus killed him with a lightning bolt.
Explain the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe.
she sees a lion and runs away, he kills himself when he thinks she was eaten by a lion, then she returns to see him dead and kills herself
Give another name for the Graces.
Charities
With what physical feature did Apollo curse Midas?
donkey ears
Who are the parents of Ascanius?
Creusa and Aeneas
What man from mythology had the “golden touch”?
Midas
Who are the parents of Phaedra?
Pasiphae and Minos
What monster was a three-headed dog?
Cerberus
Who was considered the “mother of all monsters”?
Echidna
Who are the parents of Cassandra?
Hecuba and Priam
Who are the parents of Aeacus?
Aegina and Zeus
What woman boasted that she was a better weaver than Athena?
Arachne
Who are the parents of Astyanax?
Andromache and Hector
Who are the parents of Aeneas?
Venus and Anchises
As what disguise were Zeus and Hermes dressed when they visited Baucis and Philemon?
beggars
Who are the parents of Jason?
Alcmide and Aeson
Who are the parents of the mortal Electra?
Clytemnestra and Agamemnon
Into what did Baucis and Philemon become?
an oak and a linden tree
Give two other names for the Furies.
Erinyes and Eumenides
What sea is named after the tragedy of Icarus?
Icarian Sea
What monster was a three-headed dog?
Cerberus
Give two other names for the Fates.
Moirae and Parcae
What monster was “six-headed”?
Scylla
What monster was half nymph and half snake?
Echidna
Who were the parents of Meleager?
Althaea and Oeneus
Who are the parents of Apollo?
Leto and Zeus
Who was punished in the Underworld with eternal hunger and thirst?
Tantalus
Who are the parents of Artemis?
Leto and Zeus
For what did Baucis and Philemon ask of Zeus?
that the two could die together
Who are the parents of Menelaus?
Aerope and Atreus
Who were the Danaids?
the 50 daughters of Danaus. 49 of them killed their husbands on their wedding nights and were punished in the Underworld by having to continuously carry leaky buckets.
Who are the parents of Ariadne?
Pasiphae and Minos
Who are the parents of Telemachus?
Penelope and Odysseus
Describe the physical characteristics of Orthus (Orthrus).
two-headed dog
Which couple were hospitable to Zeus and Hermes?
Baucis and Philemon
Where were Pyramus and Thisbe supposed to meet?
mulberry bush
In Midas’ embarrassment, he whispered his shame into a hole. What inevitably “shared his secret”?
the reeds were said to have whisper his secret when the wind blew through
Who are the parents of Rhadamanthys?
Europa and Zeus
What woman was turned into a spider?
Arachne
Describe the characteristics of Scylla.
six-headed monster
Who are the parents of Perseus?
Danae and Zeus
Who are the parents of Hermes?
Maia and Zeus
For whose temple did Baucis and Philemon become priests?
Zeus
What phenomenon was the monster Charybdis?
a whirlpool
Who are the parents of Minos?
Europa and Zeus
Who are the parents of Medea?
a niece of Circe, named Eidyia and Aeetes
Describe the physical characteristics of the Chimera.
part lion, part goat, and part snake
Who are the parents of Paris?
Hecuba and Priam
Who are the parents of Helenus?
Hecuba and Priam
Who were punished in the Underworld by having to continuously carry leaky buckets?
the Danaids
How was Ixion punished in the Underworld?
spinning wheel of fire
Describe the physical characteristics of Echidna.
half nymph, half snake
Which monster was essentially a whirlpool?
Charybdis
Who was punished in the Underworld by having a bird eat his liver daily?
Tityus
What man said Pan was a better musician than Apollo?
Midas
Who are the parents of Odysseus?
Anticlea and Laertes
Who are the parents of Iphigenia?
Clytemnestra and Agamemnon
Who are the parents of Clytemnestra?
Leda and Tyndareus
When asking Jupiter to give immortality to her lover, for what does she forget to ask as well?
eternal youth for Tithonus
Who is the Roman goddess of Dawn?
Aurora
Who was punished in the Underworld by having to eternally roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
What monster was a two-headed dog?
Orthus (Orthrus)
Who killed Meleager?
Althaea (his mother)
Into what does Tithonus ultimately transform?
a grasshopper
Who are the parents of Daphne?
the nymph Creusa and Peneius
Who are the parents of Agamemnon?
Aerope and Atreus
Who asked his father, the sun god, to drive the chariot of the sun?
Phaethon
What creature does Meleager famously kill?
the Calydonian Boar
Who are the parents of Orestes?
Clytemnestra and Agamemnon
How did Pyramus and Thisbe communicate?
they talked to each other through a crack in the wall
What monster was part lion, part goat, and part snake?
Chimera
How was Sisyphus punished in the Underworld?
rolls a boulder endlessly up a hill
Who kept Odysseus on her island for seven years and promised him immortality if he stayed?
Calypso
Which deity carried arrows of lead and arrows of gold?
Cupid (Eros)
Zeus was the father of the Muses. Who was their mother?
Mnemosyne
When Ares and Aphrodite were caught together by Hephaestus’ net, the gods were assembled to bear witness to their shame. When one god remarked that he wouldn’t want to be in Ares’ place, which god said that he would as long as he got to be that close to Aphrodite?
Hermes
What was the domain of the Greek deity Selene?
The moon
During which of his labors did Heracles have to fight a monster described as “triple-bodied”?
Retrieving the Cattle of Geryon
Which Greek god famously carried on an amorous affair with the goddess Aphrodite that resulted in several children – sons Phobos and Deimos, and a daughter, Harmonia?
Ares
Which of the monstrous children of Typhon and Echidna was killed with arrows shot by a young man astride Pegasus?
Chimera
What pair of mythological siblings famously spend half of their time on earth and half in the underworld?
Castor and Pollux
What woman drew first blood during the hunt for the Calydonian Boar?
Atalanta
Which great hero descended to the Underworld only after finding the single golden branch in a forest in Italy?
Aeneas
What unfortunate hunter, a member of the royal house of Thebes, came upon Artemis bathing on Mt. Cithaeron?
Actaeon
What Trojan priestess, loved by Apollo, spurned the God’s advances, causing him to curse her so that no one would ever believe her predictions?
Cassandra
What goddess of the underworld was worshipped at crossroads and is often associated with Artemis?
Hecate
Gods and goddesses have many strange things about them in myth, and one of the stranger ones is this goddess’ birth from the head of Zeus.
Athena
Which hero of the Trojan War tricks the giant Polyphemus into drinking too much wine and then blinds him?
Odysseus
In Greek mythology, what three brothers were the original Olympians?
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades
Which hero is said to have visited the sorceress Circe?
Odysseus
What Greek hero ought to have been king of Mycenae, but grew up in Thebes and perforned labors for the the king of Mycenae instead?
Heracles
Which god was the father of Romulus and Remus?
Mars
Who killed Agamemnon?
Clytemnestra
Whom did Heracles rescue from the Chair of Forgetfulness in the Underworld?
Theseus
Who betrayed her father Nisus for the man she loved?
Scylla
Who was told to found a city in the place where a cow stopped to rest?
Cadmus
Who dressed like a girl and hid out in the court of Lycomedes to escape the Trojan War?
Achilles
Who was transformed into a laurel tree?
Daphne
What king of Elis was honored above other men by being allowed by Zeus to choose his fate?
Endymion
Who was responsible for the great Greek seer Teiresias’ blinding?
Hera
Which two mythological brothers were killed by Heracles because they had convinced Jason to sail on while he searched for Hylas?
Zetes & Calais
After the death of Odysseus, whom did Telemachus marry?
Circe
An embassy of three men – two Greek chieftains and a herald – was sent to bring the young woman Iphigeneia to her father so that she might be sacrificed. Name those three men sent to get her.
Odysseus, Diomedes, Talthybius
What pair of mythological lovers were transformed into kingfishers?
Ceyx and Alcyone
What king of Salmydessus did the Argonauts rescue from the Harpies?
Phineas
Which goddess had the epithets Ergane and Parthenos?
Athena
What two gods assisted in bulding the walls of Troy?
Apollo and Poseidon
What hero from mythology encountered the Harpies, the cyclops Polyphemus, and a plague on Crete all before landing at Carthage?
Aeneas
What river in the Underworld did the bravest souls drink from before they were reincarnated?
Lethe
Who was the mother of the Minotaur?
Pasiphae
What creature, which ravaged the area around Thebes, was destined by Hera to never be caught?
The Teumessian Vixen
Who dressed like a girl and hid at the court of Lycomedes to avoid service in the Trojan War?
Achilles
What daughter of Tantalus bore many children to Amphion, and was punished for bragging about them?
Niobe
What king of Thebes, while on his way to Delphi, was killed in an incident of road rage after he ran over a stranger’s foot with his chariot?
Laius
Apollo loved many women, but he was frequently unsuccessful. What nymph became a laurel tree rather than become Apollo’s lover?
Daphne
Another strange myth involves the birth of this deity, who is sometimes called “twice born” because of the premature death of his mother.
Dionysus
Who was the best friend of Achilles that Hector kills?
Patroclus
What two deities competed with one another to be the patron of Athens?
Athena and Poseidon
Which of the Labors does Eurytheus send Heracles on to please his daughter Admete?
To get the girdle of the Amazonian Queen
Angered because of the fraudulent dealings of Laomedon, this hero comes and sacks Troy before the famous Trojan war.
Heracles/Hercules
What priest of Apollo comes to the Greek army at Troy to ask for his daughter to be returned in exchange for ransom goods?
Chryses
Sometimes you just have a busy day and get forgetful. Such was the case for Admetus when he was performing the wedding sacrifices. Which deity did he forget?
Artemis
Who was the goddess of the rainbow?
Iris
While traveling back from getting the Cattle of Geryon, Hercules traveled through Italy and met a fire-breathing giant who tried to take some of the cattle. What was this Giant called?
Cacus
What son of Zeus betrayed his father’s trust and tested the omniscience of the gods by serving his son Pelops to them at a feast?
Tantalus
What Greek goddess refused to give favorable winds to the Greeks gathered to sail to Troy?
Artemis
On what island did Odysseus encounter the cyclops, Polyphemus?
Sicily
Who chose to go to Mount Latmus and sleep forever, never growing old?
Endymion
Who was Amphitrite’s husband?
Poseidon/Neptune
What legendary thief of mythology stole Sisyphus’ cattle?
Autolycus
What princess of the Phaeacians met Odysseus on the beach?
Nausicaa
What prophet claimed that Iphigenia’s sacrifice would appease Artemis?
Calchas
What goddess threw down the golden apple at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?
Eris
Who was the son of Creusa and Apollo?
Ion
She was originally known by the name Elissa, but Romans knew the founder of Carthage, famed for her love affair with Aeneas, by what name?
Dido
What mythological characters weave human destinies?
The Fates
Name the dragon who guarded the Garden of the Hesperides.
Ladon
What sculptor of Cyprus felt all women were bad and fell in love with his own creation?
Pygmalion
Who was the wife of Tereus?
Procne
What dog in mythology never failed to catch its prey?
Laelaps
Who was mocked for his tender treatment of the Amazon Penthesilea’s corpse?
Achilles
Which god was worshipped in the Eleusinian Mysteries as Protogonus, the Firstborn, and was said by Hesiod to have arisen from Chaos, although more popular stories make him the son of Aphrodite?
Eros
What giant in Greek mythology is punished in Tartarus because he tried to rape Leto?
Tityus
Which Olympian was the father of the mythological king Tereus?
Ares
Which son of King Aeacus was an Argonaut, took part in the Calydonian Boar Hunt, and became king of Salamis, although he never gained the notoriety of his son Ajax?
Telamon
Which goddess attempted to avoid the advanced of Poseidon by becoming a mare among the herds of Oncius?
Demeter
Which minor deity is seen in the myth of the Argonauts when he gives them a clod of earth and directs them to the sea, and again in Book 1 of the Aeneid, when he helps dislodge the ships of Aeneas that had become stuck on reefs and shallows after the storm?
Triton
Into what had the father of Callisto, King Lycaon, been changed as a punishment for his wickedness?
a wolf
Which of the Argonauts went on the voyage against the express orders of his father Pelias?
Acastus
The Lotus-Eaters and the Laestrygonians were both encountered by what hero?
Odysseus
What two brothers, the sons of Pelops, quarreled over the throne of Mycenae?
Atreus & Thyestes
Complete the following analogy: Aeneas : Iulus :: Mezentius :
Lausus
Pelorus, Cithaeron, Udaeus, Hyperenor, and Echion are collectively known by what name?
Spartoi
What mythological group was transformed from ants into men by Zeus?
Myrmidons
What mythological seer died after a chasm opened in the earth and swallowed his chariot?
Amphiarius
The Argonauts encountered many perils on their journey. What bronze giant did the encounter when passing by Crete?
Talus
Which son of Poseidon did Achilles kill by strangling him with the straps of his helmet?
Cycnus
Who, having become tired and hot from walking through Africa, dared to draw his bow at the sun?
Heracles
What queen made Heracles wear a dress and spin while he was enslaved by her?
Omphale
Into what kind of trees were the Heliades turned while they mourned their brother Phaethon?
Poplars
What mythological trio consisted of Deino, Enyo, and Pemphredo?
The Graeae
What being was half-woman and half-snake and was the mother the sphinx?
Echidna
What Thracian king unwittingly ate his son and was later turned into a hoopoe?
Tereus
When Heracles was in the underworld, what hero begged him to marry his sister?
Meleager
The name is the same: One was a daughter of Priam who was captured by Greeks, but was freed by Cybele and her mother-in-law, Venus. The other the wife of Xuthus, but was more famous for having a son, Ion, with Apollo. What was the name shared by these two women?
Creusa
Odysseus tied himself to the mast of his ship to hear the song of what creatures?
Sirens
What Greek diety stopped in Eleusis while looking for her lost daughter Persephone?
Demeter
Who was so terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion that he hid in a bronze chamber?
Eurystheus
What king of Arcadia, renowned for his cruelty, attempted to feed Zeus the flesh of a young boy at a banquet?
Lycaon
What twin sons of Aloeus and Iphimedia stood nine cubits high and dared to ascend to Olympus?
Otus & Ephialtes
You just cannot discount the importance of being a center of a goddesses’ worship. Name one place that claimed to be the birthplace of Hera.
Samos, Argos, Euboea, Stymphalus
For what king of Troy did Apollo and Poseidon build walls?
Laomedon
Although more than one man by this name exists in myth, the answer to this question is the man who helped bring up Achilles, accompanied him to the Trojan War and was one of the Greeks who tried to persuade Achilles to rejoin the fight against the Trojans. Name this man who has nothing to do with Fawkes in Harry Potter.
Phoenix
What Trojan tries to spy on the Greek camp only to be captured almost immediately by Odysseus and Diomedes?
Dolon
The hatred of Hera pursued Heracles all his life, but perhaps never so brutally as when he killed his wife, Megara, and their children. Whose daughter was Megara?
Creon’s
What son of Zeus lived alone on an island and had his prayers answered when the ants became humans?
Aeacus
According to Euripides’ play, who is the father of Ion?
Apollo
According to some stories, Pan was the child of Zeus and Hubris, more often, however, Pan is said to be the son of Hermes and this mortal woman, normally known for her fidelity.
Penelope
What sea-god, the child of Pontus and Ge, was the father of the Gorgons and the Graeae?
Phorcys
What bowlegged, lame, and misshapen Greek warrior at Troy does Homer describe as particularly hated by Odysseus and Achilles?
Thersites
Polydectes tricks Perseus into the quest for Medusa’s head by announcing that he intended to marry another woman from Pisa. What daughter of Oenomaus did Polydectes falsely say he intended to marry ?
Hippodameia
With which handsome young mortal king did Selene fall in love?
Enymion
Which of the Giants led them in the Gigantomachy?
Eurymedon
Atreus tried for many years to kill his brother Thyestes, but he was unable to capture him. What pair finally captured Thyestes for Atreus?
Agamemnon and Menelaus
At the mouth of what river did the city of the Amazons lie? – hint it looks like it means warm tooth.
Thermodon
To what son of Creon is Antigone bethrothed?
Haemon
Love weaves many a tangled web. What sorceress, rejected by Glaucus, changed a beautiful maiden into a monster with dogs heads around her waist?
Circe
Who compelled a group of men to stand upon the bloody remains of a sacrificed horse and swear an oath that they would defend his daughter and whomever she married?
Tyndareus
What “sown men” grew from the teeth of a dragon Cadmus killed?
Spartoi
Name the prince who, at the very beginning of Book 9 of the Aeneid, leads the Rutulians to attack the Trojan camp.
Turnus
What god tricked Apollo on the day of his birth by stealing his brother’s cattle?
Hermes
Which of the suitors did Odysseus slay first?
Antinous
What Nereid was persuaded by Delphin to come out of hiding and marry Poseidon?
Amphitrite
What king of Argos led a campaign with Polynices against Thebes to restore Polynices to the throne?
Adrastus
What river-god fell in love with the nymph Arethusa, who was turned into a stream to escape his pursuit?
Alpheus
