Mythology Cards Part II Flashcards
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Antiope?
satyr
Who was the son of Agave and Echion
Pentheus
Who gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy
Apollo
With what priestess of Athena did Heracles visit in Tegea
Auge
What Thracian king was visited by Heracles for his 8th labor
Diomedes (not Trojan War guy)
Who was changed into a white cow by jealous Hera
Io
What moon-goddess was also a deity of crossroads
Hecate
Where was Iobates king
Lycia
What role did Tiphys play aboard the Argo
helmsman (he steered the ship)
Who was the father of Argus, builder of the Argo
Arestor
What god had the epithet Psychopompus
Hermes
Who was the brother of Tithonus
Priam
Who is turned into dolphins?
pirates who abducted Dionysus
What titaness ordered Deucalion and Pyrrah to toss the bones of their great mother behind their backs?
Themis
With whom did Salmacis fall in love
Hermaphroditus
Which Argonauts are the winged sons of Boreas; save Phineus from Harpies?
Zetes & Calais
What was the relationship of Asterie to Leto
sisters
Who disguised Odysseus as a beggar
Athena
What possession of Rhesus became a prize of Odysseus and Diomedes
white horses
What blind prophet was encountered was tormented by the Harpies?
Phineus
Who was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite
Hermaphroditus
What river god was wrestled by Heracles to win the hand of Deianira
Achelous
Where was Artemis bathing when Actaeon stumbled upon her
Gargaphie
What is another name for Tartarus
Erebus
Who founds Mallus in Cilicia?
Mopsus and Amphilochus
What woman did Odysseus meet in the underworld
Anticlea (his mother)
Who was the son of Pelias
Acastus
Who settled the dispute of Aphrodite and Persephone over Adonis
Zeus
According to Apollonius of Rhodes, who purified Jason and Medea for murdering Apsyrtus?
Circe
How did Psyche get wool from dangerous sheep
caught on trees
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Nestor; reports to Achilles the death of Patroclus?
Antilochus
What daughter of Creon was a wife of Heracles
Megara
Who was the leader of the Greek forces at Troy
Agamemnon
Who was Fury who incites Amata and Turnus against Aeneas, causes Ascanius to kill royal stag?
Allecto
Where does the Sibyl live
Cumae
Whose gaze created the Atlas Mountains
Medusa
What Heraclid learned that the ‘third fruit’ meant the third generation
Temenus
Whom did Jupiter and Juno consult to find out whether women or men had more fun
Tiresias
Who were collectively known as the Dioscuri?
Castor and Pollux (sons of Zeus = deus)
Who was the wife of Admetus
Alcestis
What epithet of Apollo refers to his slaying a snake
Pythian
Who was the child of Cinyras and Myrrha
Adonis
What was the skill of Trophonius and Agamedes
building
What was the relationship of Geryon to the Chimaera
uncle
Of what was Eos the goddess
dawn
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Europa?
white bull
Which book of the Odyssey is sometimes called the Nekuia, or Book of the Dead
Book 11
Who struck down the seven sons of Niobe
Apollo
What bride of Pirithous did Centaurs try to abduct at her wedding
Hippodamia
What was a traveling hat called
petasus
Into what type of creatures were Cadmus and Harmonia transformed
serpents
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Odysseus’ herald, whom he spares?
Medon
What one term describes the Muses, Nereids and Oceanids
nymphs
Who killed Neleus and all but one of his sons
Heracles
What Bithynian tribe compelled strangers, like the Argonauts, to box their king?
Bebryces
Who wrote the Oresteia
Aeschylus
Of what tribe was Pirithous the chieftain
Lapiths
Who served his son to the Gods for dinner
Tantalus
What son of Zeus is killed by Patroclus
Sarpedon
Who was the wife of Lycus
Dirce
Whom did Jason marry after divorcing Medea?
Glauce
Who is turned into snakes?
Cadmus and Harmonia
What island did Talus guard?
Crete
How many sons did Aegyptus have
fifty
Why did Zeus swallow Metis
2nd child would be king of gods
What stone was the legendary belly-button of the world
omphalos
What Thracian king seduced his wife’s sister and was turned into a hoopoe?
Tereus
Who was the father of Acrisius and Proetus
Abas
Name the members of the Pleiades.
Alcyone, Celaeno, Electra, Maia, Merope, Sterope, Taygete
What was the relationship of Eidothea to Nereus
daughter
Who was the mother of Andromeda
Cassiopeia
What brothers were associated with St. Elmo’s fire
Dioscuri
Who was the father of Trophonius and Agamedes
Erginus
What Greek was left behind with the Trojan Horse to explain its purpose
Sinon
What two rivers did Heracles divert to clean the Augean stables
Alpheus and Peneus
Who was the mother of Asclepius
Coronis
What mortal king was called ‘Lord of Men’ at Troy
Agamemnon
Who does Pindar say were the parents of Centaurus
Cronus and Philyra
Who are the parents of Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus)?
Achilles and Deidamia
What sign, interpreted by Calachas meant that the Torjan war would last nine years?
a water snake devouring nine sparrows
On what mountain did the mares who mothered Centaurs roam
Mt. Pelion
Who was wife of Latinus, favors Turnus, commits suicide?
Amata
Which character in the Trojan War comes from Locris; attacked Cassandra during sack of Troy; killed at sea?
Ajax the Lesser (son of Oileus)
What body of water was called the Euxine, or Pontus Euxinus?
Black Sea
To where did Heracles journey for his 12th labor
underworld
Who resisted the advances of Zeus out of respect for Hera?
Medea
Who told Odysseus that he would find arrogant suitors in Ithaca and would kill them
Tiresias
Who was the son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
What did Meleager do to the uncles he offended by awarding Atalanta
killed them in quarrell
What was the island kingdom of Odysseus
Ithaca
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the father of Antinous, led Ithacans against Odysseus, killed by Laertes?
Eupeithes
Whose ghost appears to the Greeks after Troy’s fall to demand sacrifice
Achilles
Who brought tears to the eyes of the Eumenides
Orpheus
Who was the father of Ganymede
Tros
Into what sea goddess was Ino, daughter of Cadmus, transformed
Leucothea
Why did Agamemnon want Anius’ daughters for the Trojan War
supply the troops
What southern region of the Greek mainland was named after the son of Tantalus
Peloponnese
Which of the sons of Antiope and Zeus was a musician
Amphion
To whom did Priam send his son Polydorus for safe refuge during the war
Polymestor
In what area of the underworld did blessed souls dwell
Elysium (Elysian Fields)
What son of Ge and Poseidon was not able to be beaten so long as he kept contect with the earth?
Antaeus
With what river god does Achilles fight at Troy
Scamander
Who the best friend of Pylades
Orestes
Who was the only Greek king to travel safely by sea back to his kingdom
Nestor
What goddess appeared in a vision convincing Telethusa to keep Iphis
Isis
What Trojan woman was given to Neoptolemus as the spoils of war
Andromache
What does Eumenides mean
kindly ones
Who were the nymphs of ash trees
Meliae
What giant wooed the daughter of Oenopion
Orion
What happy beings lived perfect lives in the North
Hyperboreans
What avengers of murder were depicted carrying torches and scourges
Furies
What island’s people threw a chariot in the sea every October
Rhodes
Who founds Patavium?
Antenor
How many gates did ancient Thebes have
seven
What unattractive figure was attacked by Odysseus during a council
Thersites
Who carried Psyche to the mountaintop
Zephyr(us)
Which of Oedipus’ children refused to relinguish their rule of the kingdom, causing a war?
Eteocles
What winged horse was the child of Poseidon and Medusa
Pegasus
What father of Achilles was among the Argonauts
Peleus
Who alone had the right to light the pyre of Heracles
Poeas
How many Spartoi were there
five
Who fell in love with Attis after he had grown up
Cybele
Who are the parents of Odysseus?
Laertes and Anticleia
Who was the “blind bard of Chios”
Homer
Who was the father of Harmonia
Ares
To what island did Danae and Perseus float in a chest
Seriphos
What giant and brigand did Heracles kill at the Isthmus of Corinth
Alcyoneus
Who was pursuing Daphne when she became a laurel
Apollo
What goddess is assaulted by Orion
Artemis
Who concludes his dialogue, The Republic, with the myth of Er
Plato
Who is turned into a(n) swan?
Cycnus, mourning for Phaethon
What king of Pylos refused to purify Heracles after the murder of Iphitus
Neleus
Who auctioned Heracles as a slave to a queen of the Lydians
Hermes
Who was the treacherous charioteer of Oenomaus
Myrtilus
Who got the better of Diomedes and Glaucus’ exchange of armor
Diomedes
With wine from what priest did Odysseus get Polyphemus drunk
Maron
Who received Andromache as his share of the spoils
Neoptolemus
What type of trees supplied the laurels for Olympic victors
olive
Who was the father of Persephone
Zeus
Which of Proetus daughters died during Melampus’ healing
Iphinoe
Who used the bow and arrows of Heracles to kill Paris
Philoctetes
What was the condition for Admetus to live
one to die in his place
Who killed Priam at an altar
Neoptolemus
Who was turned into a female dog in the aftermath of the Trojan War
Hecuba
With which deity was Argos most closely associated
Hera
Of what tribe was Ixion king
Lapiths
Who was the first mortal to shed kindred blood
Ixion
Who yoked themselves to a chariot to carry their mother
Cleobis and Biton
Who is turned into a(n) weeping rock?
Niobe, who boasted that she was a greater mother than Leto
What does ‘Prokrustes’ mean?
the stretcher
Sent by his father Nestor, what prince of Pylos went with Telemachus to Sparta?
Pisistraus
Who was the father of Aeneas
Anchises
What terms refers to the descendants of Heracles
Heraclidae/Heraclids
Into what type of creature was Arachne transformed
spider
Who founds Pallantium?
Evander
Who wrote Odes to glorious athletic victors
Pindar
Where did the expedition of the Argonauts finally end?
Iolcus
What did Odysseus’ men believe was in the bag of Aeolus
gold/treasure
Who wrote the trilogy called the Oresteia
Aeschylus
Which of Anius’ daughters had a name meaning “Seed Girl”
Spermo
Which character in the Trojan War is the prince who abducted Helen; son of Priam and Hecuba?
Paris
What daughter of Aeolus married Ceyx, with whom she was later transformed into a kingfisher
Alcyone
Who led the Ethiopian contingent to Troy
Memnon
What argonaut could run so fast he could run on water?
Euphemus
What did Hermes accomplish the evening after his birth
stole Apollo’s cattle
Who wrote the Theogony
Hesiod
Who was the father of Peleus
Aeacus
What kingdom was founded by Neleus
Pylos
How did Apollo punish Midas for challenging his victory
donkey ears
At what port was the Argo stopped when Hylas was lost
Cios
Who became the wife of Helenus
Andromache
What is the meaning of the name Pyrrhus
redhead
Who was king of Latium, abdicates during conflict with Trojans?
Latinus
What husband of Dirce was killed by Zethus and Amphion
Lycus
Whom does Homer describe as “periphron”
Penelope
Where did the Pythia ritually cleanse herself
Castalian spring
How did Talus repel strangers from Crete?
threw rocks at them
To which of Heracles’ ancestors did the name Alcides connect him
Alcaeus
Who was rescued by Heracles in the underworld
Theseus
Who sculpted the statue of Zeus at Olympia
Pheidias
What daughter of Ares and Aphrodite became the wife of Cadmus
Harmonia
Who was the son of Strophius
Pylades
What led Achilles to take off his disguise as a girl and put on armor
trumpet blast
Who was the brother of Pelias
Neleus
What captive Trojan princess was Agamemnon’s concubine
Cassandra
Who was the father of Aegialia
Adrastus (from 7 Against Thebes)
Who yoked an ox to an ass and sowed his fields with salt
Odysseus
What giant was spread over nine acres in the underworld
Tityus
What did Eurystheus do with the Cattle of Geryon
sacrificed to Hera
Which character in the Trojan War is the love of Achilles; he is forced to give her up to Agamemnon to replace Chryseis?
Briseis
Who was the son of Peleus and Thetis
Achilles
Who was the husband of Ino
Athamas
Name three goddesses of the moon
Artemis, Selene, Hecate
What tribe did Bellerophon defeat after killing the Chimaera
Solymi
Who was loyal friend and armor bearer of Aeneas?
Achates
What cousin of Orestes help him to murder Clytemnestra and Aegisthus?
Pylades
What king of Trachis was the son of Eosphoros
Ceyx
Who did Apollo fall in love with as she wrestled a lion
Cyrene
Who was the father of Otus and Ephialtes
Aloeus
Who picked up an apple that read “I swear to marry only Acontius”
Cydippe
Who founds Sinope?
Autolycus
What brothers weren’t paid for building Apollo’s temple at Delphi
Trophonius & Agamedes
Who was sent to guard Io
Argus
What creature was lion in front, goat in middle, and serpent in back
Chimaera
To where did Acrisius flee upon Perseus’ return
Larissa
Who founds Ancyra?
Midas
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Hera?
cuckoo
What daughter of Clytemnestra, according to Sophocles, obeys her mother despite Agamemnon’s murder
Chrysothemis
What son of Priam foretells Aeneas’ journeys in the Aeneid
Helenus
Into what was Byblis transformed after the shame of loving her brother
fountain
Who was the wife of Meleager
Cleopatra
Who was charioteer of Turnus (Juturna takes his form to try to protect Turnus)?
Metiscus
Who calls Telamonian Ajax the ‘bulwark of the Achaeans’
Helen
Who was ally of Turnus, warrior devotee of Diana, led Volsci, killed by Arruns?
Camilla
What was the blood of the Gods called?
ichor
What did Odysseus’ men do on Thrinacia
killed some of Cattle of Sun
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Portheus, leaped from Trojan Horse and was killed?
Echion
To what shepherd did Heracles give his bow and arrow before dying
Poeas
How many times does Achilles chase Hector around the walls of Troy
three
Who was the father of Augeas
Helius
What river led from the Euxine Sea to Colchis?
Phasis
Who were the two sons of Oedipus and Jocasta
Polynices and Eteocles
Who were the parents of Telegonus
Odysseus and Circe
What was the kingdom of Agamemnon
Mycenae
Who was the father of Achilles
Peleus
Name the members of the Graeae.
Deino, Enyo, Pemphredo
Who tore Orpheus apart
Maenads
Who eventually shared immortality with his mortal brother
Polydeuces
Who was the father of Athenian king Demophon
Theseus
What son of Creon killed himself when he found that Antigone had hanged herself
Haemon
Who was the brother of Deianira
Meleager
What does the term ‘theomachy’ refer to
battle between gods
Who was the father of Anticleia
Autolycus
What goddess rewards Hippolytus for his chastity
Artemis
With what monster did Echidna mate
Typhon
What was the kingdom of Odysseus
Ithaca
Who was the father of Protesilaus and Podarces
Iphiclus
Who vied with Apollo for Daphne
Leucippus
Whose child’s birth was hastened by Hera to trick Zeus
Sthenelus
What centaur was drinking wine with Heracles, and died when he dropped a poisoned arrow on his hoof?
Pholus
What giant herdsman assisted Geryon
Eurytion
Who was the second wife of Athamas
Ino
Who was the builder of the Argo
Argus
What food did Demeter feed to Demophoon
ambrosia
Who was the wife of Creon
Eurydice (different from Oprheus’)
What Greek hero was said to have instituted the Olympic Games
Heracles
Into what was Io changed by a jealous Hera
white cow (heifer)
Who resided on Aeaea
Circe
Who was the best boxer among the Argonauts
Polydeuces
Who was the daughter of Thoas
Hypsipyle
Who founds Buthrotum?
Helenus
What argonaut could shapeshift?
Periclymenus
Who continued to have his power of prophecy even in the underworld
Tiresias
What god was called Psychopompus
Hermes
Whose mother is variously named as Polymede, Alcimede or Amphinome
Jason
What prisoner, chained to a mountain, was released by Heracles
Prometheus
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Persephone (orphic birth of Dionysus)?
snake
Who was the father of Niobe
Tantalus
What three envoys come to Achilles in Iliad book 9 to ask for his return
Odysseus, Phoenix, Ajax (Gr.)
Which of the Heraclids took over Messene
Cresphontes
Name the members of the Winds.
Boreas (North), Zephyrus (West), Notus (South), Eurus (East)
Who has a dream in which an eagle kills a flock of twenty geese
Penelope
Whose body does Achilles drag behind his chariot
Hector
Name the members of the Dactyls.
Heracles, Paeonius, Epimedes, Iasius, Idas, Titias, Cyllenus
Who was killed by a snake as the Argonauts carried their ship to Lake Tritonis?
Mopsus
Who adopted Oedipus
Polybus and Merope
Who sent a sea monster to punish the boasts of Cassiopeia
Poseidon
What island was Alcibiades about to invade when charged
Sicily
Who condemned Tiresias to blindness, according to the myth that he settled a dispute,
Hera
Where did Jason and Medea marry?
Phaeacia
Who was the maternal grandfather of Actaeon
Cadmus
Who was the son of Paphos
Cinyras
What deity helped Argus build the Argo
Athena
Who is Heracles’ wife on Olympus
Hebe
What historian tells us the most about Croesus, Solon and Cyrus
Herodotus
What flower sprang from the blood of Adonis
anemone
What son of Poeas inherited the bow and arrows of Heracles, using them at Troy
Philoctetes
Name three of the seven against thebes
Adastrus/Polynices/Tydeus/Amphiarius/Capaneus/Hippomedon/Parthenopaeus
Who turned Anius’ daughters into white doves
Dionysus
To whom did Pygmalion pray to make Galatea come to life
Venus
Where was Apollo born
Delos
What brothers of Althaea did Meleager kill
Iphiclus & Aphares
Who are the parents of Amphion and Zethus?
Zeus and Antiope
Who were the parents of Amphitrite
Nereus and Doris
What did Aphrodite offer Paris as a bribe
Helen as his wife
With how many ships did Odysseus leave the land of the Laestrygonians
one
Who was the father of Circe
Helius
Who is turned into a(n) lynx?
Lyncus, for trying to kill Triptolemus (a follower of Demeter, who transformed Lyncus)
Who founds Carthage?
Dido
Who was Erysichthon’s daughter who he sold to purchase more food?
Mestra
What is the modern name for the area occupied by the Tauri
Crimea (on the Black Sea)
Into what were Anius’ daughters transformed
white doves
Who were the parents of Euneus and Nebrophonus
Jason and Hypsipyle
What king of Athens left a sword and a pair of sandals under a rock for his son Theseus to collect?
Aegeus
What island was the first stop of the Argonauts
Lemnos
Which of the Greeks at Troy was second only to Achilles as a warrior
Ajax the Greater
What Egyptian rescues Lucius in the Golden Ass
Isis
Who is turned into poplars?
Heliades, daughters of Helius mourning for Phaethon (tears became amber)
Who was the father of Nestor
Neleus
Who sent wedding gifts to Glauce which burned her and her father Creon to death?
Medea
Which suitor’s ghost tells Agamemnon of Odysseus return to Ithaca
Amphimedon
What group was also known as the Moirae
Fates
Who was the sister of Macareus, with whom he fell in love
Canace
In what region was Ismarus located
Thrace
How did Actaeon die
his dogs tore him apart
Who was the mother of Orpheus
Calliope
Who was the child of Ixion and Nephele
Centaurus
What was the name of Odysseus’ dog, who died upon seeing his master return
Argus
What faithful swineherd of Odysseus first recognized him
Eumaeus
Who was the wife of Atreus
Aerope
What group consisted of Thalia, Aglaea and Euphrosyne*
Graces
Who was the mother of Telemachus
Penelope
What three-bodied monster had his cattle stolen by Heracles
Geryon
How did Heracles beat Antaeus?
He held him off the ground and crushed him
What was special about the blood of the Hydra
poisonous
Who gave Perseus a scimitar
Hermes
What did Trophonius and Agamedes build for Hyrieus (or Augeas)
treasury
Who was the king of the Phaeacians
Alcinous
Who wrote the Symposium
Plato
In what expedition did Idas participate with his brother Lynceus
expedition of Argonauts
From whose severed organ had the almond tree grown
Cybele
Where was Thespius king
Thespiae (in Boeotia)
Who was the wife of Zethus
Thebe
In what form did Zeus enter the chamber of Danae
golden shower
Who was the bride of Ixion
Dia
What Roman author wrote the Golden Ass
Apuleius
With what island was Orion associated
Chios
What important city did Perseus found as he ruled Tiryns
Mycenae
Against what group did Tisamenus die in battle
Heraclidae (descendants of Heracles)
Who was the mother of Actaeon
Autonoe
Who was condemned to suffer everlasting hunger and thirst in the underworld
Tantalus
What group is composed of Allecto, Megara and Tisiphone
Furies
Who established the kingdom of Argos
Phoroneus
What son of Cretheus and Tyro was the rightful heir to the throne of Iolcus
Aeson
What was the island of Circe
Aeaea
Who was the father of Acastus
Pelias
Who was the son of Achilles and Deidamia
Neoptolemus
Who was the father of Taygete
Atlas (she was a pleiad)
What tragedian wrote Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus
What did the Sphinx do to those who couldn’t answer its riddle
ate them
Who drove Jason and Medea out of Iolcus after the death of Pelias?
Acastus
What was the relationship of Jason and Admetus
cousins
What does Opheltes mean
snake child
Who provided cover while Menelaus and Meriones recovered Patroclus
Ajax the Greater
On what pretext was Iphigenia brought to Aulis
marriage to Achilles
What wife of Creon killed herself when she learned of the death of Haemon
Eurydice (different from Orpheus’ wife)
Who was the two-headed hound of Geryon
Orthus
Name the members of the Harpies.
Aello and Ocypetes; or Podarge; or Celaeno
What was the special property of the horn of Amalthea
endless food and drink
Who is turned into a(n) ciris?
Scylla after cutting off Nisus’ hair
Who warned Odysseus not to touch any of the Cattle of the Sun
Circe
On whose tomb was Polyxena sacrificed
Achilles
What Theban prophet foretold the failure of the Seven Against Thebes
Tiresias
How was Midas’ secret made public
reeds repeated whisper
Who was the father of Andromache
Eetion
Who was the eldest daughter of Aeetes
Chalciope
What daughter Perses heard the cries of Persephone
Hecate
What beggar was knocked out by Odysseus in a fight amid the suitors
Irus
Who was the wife of Orpheus
Eurydice
What greek man was the first to leap of the boat at Trouy and fulfill the prophecy of being the first to die?
Protesilaus
Who turned Arethusa into a spring
Artemis
What son of Scamander was a king of the Troad
Teucer
What daughter of Achelous became the bride of Alcmaeon
Callirhoe
What god created Pandora out of earth and water?
Hephaestus
Who harnessed a lion and boar to a chariot to marry Alcestis
Admetus
What was the original name of Thebes
Cadmeia
Who was the father of Linus
Apollo
What son of Glaucus and Eurynome was origionally named Hipponous?
Bellerophon
Who was the brother of Byblis
Caunus
Who helped Heracles against the Lernaean Hydra
Iolaus
What is the food of the gods
ambrosia
What was the talent of Zetes and Calais
flight
Who does Odysseus see driving beasts through the fields of Asphodel
Orion
What bird did the Argonauts use to test whether they could get through the Symplegades?
dove
What nephew of Heracles was rejuvenated by the long-dead Heracles in battle
Iolaus
Why did Apollo kill the Cyclopes when Asclepius died
they made Zeus’ bolts
Who was punished in the underworld for pretending to be Zeus
Salmoneus
Who sent a pair of snakes to kill baby Heracles
Hera
What squire of Heracles was lost during the expedition of the Argo
Hylas
Which of Anius’ daughters had a name meaning “Wine Girl”
Oeno
What spring of Argos was named for a maiden Poseidon saved
Amymone
What Roman author wrote a play called Thyestes
Seneca
Who is the daughter of Andromeda and Perseus?
Gorgophone
For whom was the burial cloak which Penelope wove
Laertes
Who were the two children of Zeus and Leda
Polydeuces and Helen
Who was the father of Sisyphus
Aeolus
Who were the parents of the wrestler Antaeus
Ge an Poseidon
Through what type of competition did the suitors of Hippodamia need to beat her father
chariot race
Who built the Trojan Horse
Epeus
Who destroyed Asclepius for bringing someone back to life
Zeus
Who picked up the flute after Athena threw it away
Marsyas
Who was destined to be the only survivor of the Seven Against Thebes
Adrastus
Who kept Delos covered with waves while Leto delivered
Poseidon
What poem features the earliest surviving account of the Greek underworld
Odyssey
Who was the father of Ancaeus, helmsman of the Argo?
Lycurgus
Who was Diomedes father
Tydeus
After whose wife did the city of Thebes receive its name
Zethus
Who recovered his neice Antiope from Sicyon
Lycus
Who was the king of Colchis
Aeetes
What did the Fates give to Althaea, to control Meleager’s destiny
log
Name the members of the Hesperides.
Aegle, Erytheia, Hestia, Arethusa, Hespere, Hesperusa, Hesperia
Who does the ghost of Achilles demand be sacrificed at his tomb
Polyxena
Who were the sons of Ino and Athamas
Melicertes and Learchus
On whose cries did Athena model the sound of the flute
sisters of Medusa
Whose four shipwrecked sons were discovered by the Argonauts and helped them reach Colchis?
Phrixus
What was the relationship of Iolaus to Heracles
nephew
What group pursues Orestes after he kills Clytemnestra
Furies
What Athenian tragedian wrote the Bacchae
Euripides
What epic poem, now almost entirely lost, details the Greek returns from Troy
Nostoi
What was the citadel of Thebes called
Cadmeia
Who was the father of the intended brides of Idas and Lynceus
Leucippus
Who killed two serpents in his cradle
Heracles
What did Eurystheus do to the Mares of Diomedes when Heracles brought them
freed them
To what god was the island of Rhodes sacred
Helius
Who had originally given the golden apples of the Hesperides as a wedding gift
Gaea
What sister of Semele rescued Odyssues from drowning during Poseidon’s storm by giving him a veil?
Ino
Who was the father of Salmoneus, Alcyone, Athamas, Sisyphus and Cretheus
Aeolus
Who wrote the Thebaid, which includes mention of Hypsipyle?
Statius
Who was the daughter of Demeter
Persephone
Into what constellation was Arcas transformed
Arctophylax; Arcturus; Bootes; or Ursa Minor
Who gave Melanion 3 golden apples for his race with Atalanta
Aphrodite
How many impossible tasks did Venus give Psyche
four
In which book of the Aeneid does Aeneas visit the underworld
sixth
What daughter of Heracles offered herself for sacrifice to assure Athenian victory
Macaria
Who in the Underworld is stretched over nine acres; vulture picks at his liver (tried to woo Leto)?
Tityus
Which character in the Trojan War is the Trojan princess sacrificed on Achilles’ funeral pyre?
Polyxena
What did Cicero say was Athens greatest contribution to the world
Eleusinian Mysteries
What was the kingdom of Strophius
Phocis
Who was the son of Zeus and Danae
Perseus
Who was the son of Io and Zeus
Epaphus
Who was the beloved of Leander
Hero
What fountain was located on the slopes of Mt. Helicon
Hippocrene
What did Heracles have to fetch for his 12th labor
Cerberus
What member of the seven against thebes, owned Arion, a horse whose swiftness caused him to be the sole survivor?
Adastrus
Who married Rhadamanthys after the death of Amphitryon
Alcmena
Who is turned into a(n) mint?
Mintha (or Menthe) (changed by Persephone)
What reward did Hera give Medea for resisting the advances of Zeus?
offer to make her children immortal
What son of Priam married Helen after the death of Paris
Deiphobus
Who turned herself into many shapes to evade her suitor Peleus
Thetis
What son of Adastrus, a member of the epigoni, was the only of the group to die?
Aegialeus
What epithet was applied to Zeus as the god of escape
Phyxius
What 49 sisters carry water in leaky jars (killed their husbands/cousins on wedding night) in the Underworld?
Danaides
Who was the son of Pentheus
Menoeceus I
Who succeeded in stringing a great bow and shooting an arrow through 12 axe heads
Odysseus
With what city was the tyrant Periander associated
Corinth
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the faithful swineherd?
Eumaeus
What was the final drama of Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus
Where was Orestes buried
Tegea
From what animal did Hermes construct the lyre
tortoise
Who was the father of the Ajax the Greater
Telamon
What power did Thetis possess
she could change shape at will
Who was the father of Nestor
Neleus
Who was the father of Palamedes
Nauplius
What sea goddess, along with Athena, helped Odysseus reach the shore of Scheria
Leucothea
To what island did the head of Orpheus wash up
Lesbos
Who was the son of Anchises and Aphrodite
Aeneas
To what goddess was the head of Eurystheus brought after his fight with Athens
Athena
What hero is the last to see Oedipus at the time of his death
Theseus
Who boasted she was more beautiful than the Nereids
Cassiopeia
Which character in the Trojan War is the Greek in Trojan horse, almost tricked by Helen’s cat calling?
Anticlus
Who was loses boxing match at Anchises’ funeral games to Entellus?
Dares
What was special about the Mares of Diomedes
they ate flesh
How did Thisbe die
suicide
Who were the children of Zeus and Leto
Apollo and Artemis
What king of Pandion was rewarded for his hospitality to Dionysus with wine?
Icarius
Where was Admetus king
Pherae in Thessaly
Who was the sister of Phoroneus
Io
Who was the sister of the Harpies
Iris
Who was the most excellent horsemen among the Argonauts
Castor
How did Antaeus recover his strength
contact with Mother Earth (Ge)
What god was born at dawn and played the lyre by noon
Hermes
What possession of Electryon was taken by the Teleboans
cattle
Who caught and sacrificed the bull of Marathon, once captured by Heracles
Theseus
According to Pindar, who stamped the Cerynean Hind’s horns with Artemis’ name
Taygete
Who led the Cretan forces at the Trojan War
Idomeneus
Who restores Orion’s sight
Helius
Through what pretext had Agamemnon gotten Iphigenia to come to Aulis
marriage to Achilles
Who fetched Eileithyia to help Leto deliver Apollo
Iris
Who rescued Pysche from deathlike sleep
Cupid
Who is turned into a(n) myrrh tree?
Myrrha, the mother of Adonis
To what island did Zeus take Europa
Crete
Where was the finish line of the chariot race with Oenomaus
Isthmus of Corinth
Which character in the Trojan War is the wounded Patroclus (Iliad - Book 16)?
Euphorbus
What was the relationship of Nestor to Poseidon
grandson
Who were the parents of the Oceanids
Oceanus and Tethys
Name the members of the Seasons (Horae).
Thallo, Auxo, Carpo; Dike, Eirene, Eunomia
Complete the analogy: Odysseus:Elpenor::Aeneas: _________
Palinurus
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Heracles & Astydameia; leads 9 ships to Troy; killed by Sarpedon?
Tlepolemus
What was the special skill of Polydeuces
boxing
Who was the consort of Thaumus
Electra
Why did Hera not like Pelias
he refused to sacrifice to her
Who was ambushed and killed Camilla?
Arruns
What creature did Heracles capture for his 4th labor
Erymanthian Boar
Who was the wife of Protesilaus
Laodamia
What sculptor and architect designed the Parthenon
Pheidias
Who was the king of Persia when Croesus attacked
Cyrus the Great
Who was the Greek deity of the morning star
Eosphoros
What were the plentiful pillar-like statues of Hermes called
Herms
Who travelled with Diomedes to fetch Achilles from Scyros
Odysseus
What giant pursued the Pleiades in life and afterwards as a constellation
Orion
How many men went ahead of Odysseus to meet Circe
twenty-three
Who warned Pelias to beware of the man with one sandal
Delphic oracle
For how many generations did Tiresias live
seven
Who is turned into a(n) lump of diamond?
Celmis
What murderous king of egypt was killed by Heracles?
Busiris
What mountain did Cyrene wrestle a lion on?
Mt. Pelion
What Greek tragedian wrote Antigone
Sophocles
What boastful queen was punished by Apollo and Artemis
Niobe
What son of Venus fell in love with Psyche
Cupid
Which character in the Trojan War is Priam’s first wife; mother of Aesacus (prophet who predict’s Paris’ destruction)?
Arisbe
What is the Euxine Sea now called
Black Sea
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Priam who loved Cressida, the daughter of Calchas (according to later legends, as adopted by Shakespeare)?
Troilus
How is Elpenor able to address Odysseus without first drinking blood
corpse is unburied
Who told Psyche how to get a fragment of Persephone’s beauty
a tower
What boy was killed by a discuss thrown by Apollo
Hyacinthus
Which character in the Trojan War is the Ethiopian king, son of Eos and Tithonus; kills Sarpedon; killed by Achilles?
Memnon
Who was the wife of Nereus
Doris
Into what river did Thetis dip Achilles to make him immortal
Styx
Who refuses to answer Aeneas in the underworld
Dido
Who is turned into a(n) rooster?
Alectryon, by Ares, for not alerting him of rising sun while he was with Aphrodite
Why did Sisyphus get to return from underworld once
to order sacrifices
What did Hera offer Paris as a bribe
royal power
How many of Priam’s sons were by his first wife
thirty-one
Who was the second wife of Athamas
Ino
What god fell in love with Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon
Zeus
What son of Electryon and Anaxo was the brother of Alcmena
Licymnius
Who were the parents of Admetus
Pheres and Clymene
What monster from mythology was half-woman, half-snake
Echidna
What two figures first knew that Thetis’ son would excede his father
Prometheus and Themis
How did Evadne die
threw herself onto funeral pyre of Capaneus
Who was the greatest seer of Argos
Melampus
What creatures lived on the Island of Ares after being frightened away from Greece?
Stymphalian Birds
What was the ancient court of Athens called
Areopagus
Who was the son of Achilles
Neoptolemus
What Greek tragedian wrote Alcestis
Euripides
From what region did Arachne come
Lydia
What was the talent of Polydeuces
boxing
On what mountain did Pan challenge Apollo to a music contest
Tmolus
Who wrote the Nemean Odes
Pindar
How did the anemone flower get its name
anemos=wind (Greek)
What was the name of the wandering rocks encountered by Odysseus and the Argo
Planctae
Name the tasks assigned to Psyche by Venus in order
sort grains, obtain the wool, collect water from cocytus, obtain Persephone’s beauty
What group was composed of Clotho, Atropos and Lachesis
Fates
Who shot the arrow that killed Achilles
Paris
Who was the father of Jason’s wife Glauce?
Creon (of Corinth, not Thebes)
Who revealed the truth of Zeus’ visit after the real Amphitryon returned to Alcmena
Tiresias
What son of Heracles married Iole
Hyllus
What was on the shield of Parthenopaeus
Sphinx
Who were the parents of the Graeae and Gorgons
Phorcys and Ceto
Who did Electryon make king of Mycenae, betrothing him to his daughter
Amphitryon
Who split open the head of Zeus to facilitate Athena’s birth
Hephaestus
How did Helenus gain the gift of prophecy
snakes licked ears as baby
Who was the father of Europa
Agenor
What brothers were rewarded for their good works with eternal sleep in a temple
Cleobis and Biton
What Greek playwright wrote “The Phoenician Women” (Phoenissae)
Euripides
With what goddess did Callisto travel
Artemis
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Penelope’s handmaiden; only other person who knew the secret of their wedding bed?
Actoris
Who is the mother of Hermione
Helen
Who were the sisters of Aeetes
Circe and Pasiphae
By what collective name were the sons of the Seven Against Thebes known
Epigoni
Who buried Caeneus under a pile of trees
Centaurs
With whom did Meda commit adultery while her husband Idomeneus was away
Leucus
What goddess gave Bellerophon the golden bridle to tame Pegasus
Athena
Who founds Cyrene?
Battus
Who raised Athena shortly after her birth, according to some accounts
Triton (different from conch man)
Who was represented by a serpent near the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Erechtheus
Who killed Eriphyle
Alcmaeon
Who warned Neoptolemus not to return from Troy by sea
Thetis
Who was the father of Phaethon
Helius
With whom did the Dioscuri quarrel over some stolen cattle
Idas and Lynceus
What creature did Heracles overcome in his second labor
Lernaean Hydra
What great demi-god descended from Perseus
Heracles
What Roman tragedian wrote Thyestes
Seneca the Younger
How did the dryads get revenge on Aristaeus for Eurydice’s death?
They killed his bees
Into what type of tree did Leucothoe’s corpse grow
frankincense tree
Who was the father of Scylla
Phorcys
Across what river did Nessus carry Deianira
Evenus
What special possession of Pterelaus did Comaetho pluck, thus taking away his immortality and the invincibility of the city
golden hair
What is the underworld region where souls neither cursed nor blessed dwell
Fields of Asphodel*
What did Ajax the Greater do in his madness
slaughtered sheep
Who was the dog of Orion
Sirius
To what island nation does Odysseus narrate his journey to the underworld
Phaeacians
Where were Pelias and his son Acastus kings
Iolcus
What were the relationships of Echidna to the Nemean Lion
mother and grandmother
What did Apollo send to Troy to punish Laomedon
plague
What theban princess, a daughter of Cadmus, was tricked into seeing Zeus in his true form?
Semele
What half-brother did Peleus kill
Phocus
With what nymph did Paris fall in love while on Mt. Ida
Oenone
What city does Eumelos call Ephyra?
Corinth
What punishment did Erysichthon recieve for this heinous act?
insatiable hunger
Who foretold the end of Odysseus’ wanderings and the manner of his death
Tiresias
What was the destiny of Danae’s child
kill Acrisius
Which of the sons of Libya was a Phoenician king
Agenor
To what kingdom did Heracles journey for his 5th labor
Elis
What was another name for the Graces
Charites
How many years did it take Menelaus and Helen to return to Sparta
seven
What three-headed dog guarded Hades
Cerberus
What happened to Trophonius & Agamedes on payday from Apollo
fell asleep, never awoke
What was Hermes epithet as guide of souls
Psychopompos
What foe the pine-bender (Pityocamptes), tied to pine trees and let go?
the pine-bender (Pityocamptes), tied to pine trees and let go
Where was Niobe transported to in the form of a weeping stone
Phrygia
What was the Roman name of Artemis
Diana
What was Hermes’ epithet as guide of souls to the underworld
Psychopompus
Who were the Dioscuri
Castor and Polydeuces
Of Pyramus and Thisbe, who died first
Pyramus
What Athenian leader supposedly desecrated the Herms
Alcibiades
To what city did Antiope flee
Sicyon
How long did it take Heracles to clean the Augean stables
one day
Who was the squire of Heracles who was lost during the expedition of the Argonauts
Hylas
What two brothers and later enemies of the Dioscuri (Castor & Polydeuces) joined them on the Argo
Idas and Lynceus
Who are the parents of Achilles?
Peleus and Thetis
What does Pluto mean
the wealthy one
What is the collective name for the daughters of Leucippus
Leucippides
Who are the Tyndaridae
Castor and Polydeuces
What type of creature helped Psyche get water from an underworld river
eagle
What does the name Metis mean
wisdom
To what lake in Arcadia did Heracles journey for his 6th labor
Lake Stymphalus
Who foretold Heracles’ role in the Gigantomachy and eventual deification
Tiresias
What does glaukopis mean
bright-eyed
What god gave Anius’ daughter the power to make oil, grain & wine
Dionysus
How did the Argonauts defeat Talus?
opened hole in ankle, ichor spilled out
Who first addresses Odysseus in the underworld before drinking the blood
Elpenor
Of what group was Hippolyta queen
Amazons
Who was the sister of Cadmus
Europa
Who was the father of Laomedon
Ilus
What father of Hesione cheated Heracles from his reward for saving her
Laomedon
What organ did the Greeks believe to be the seat of passions
liver (why Tityus has his eaten)
Who twin boys were born to Belus in Egypt
Danaus and Aegyptus
What was the principal city of Boeotia
Thebes
Which character in the Trojan War is the the best archer among the Greeks at Troy; brother of Ajax the Greater?
Teucer
Who was advised by Delphi to ‘await the third fruit’ before returning to the Peloponnese
Hyllus
Into what were the Minyads transformed
owls or bats
What sea deity first told Heracles of the location of the garden of the Hesperides
Nereus
Whom did Aphrodite give to Paris as guides to reach Helen
Himeros and Eros
What king of the Dorians was helped by Heracles against the Lapiths and Dryopes
Aegimius
Who told the Greeks that Heracles’ bow and arrows were needed to take Troy
Helenus
Who cheated Apollo and Poseidon from payment for Troy’s walls
Laomedon
Who was the father of Lynceus, husband of Hypermnestra
Aegyptus
Whose name was called out three times by Croesus as Cyrus began to burn him
Solon
Whom did Persephone transform intot the fragrant mint
Mentha
What god’s staff, besides Hermes, had intertwining snakes
Asclepius
Who tells the myth of Er in Plato’s Republic
Socrates
What objects did Heracles fetch for his 11th labor
Apples of the Hesperides
Who was the father of Tiresias
Eueres
What god put out the flames before Croesus was burned alive
Apollo
What happened to Astyanax when Troy was sacked
thrown from walls
How did Eurydice die
bitten by snake
What skilled shipwright was among the Argonauts
Argus
What foe of Heracles had a name which meant ‘house of Osiris’
Busiris
Who killed Glaucus
Ajax the Greater (Telamonian)
What Roman playwright wrote a tragedy called Phaedra
Seneca the Younger
Who moved the stones of Thebes by the music of his lyre
Amphion
Which of the Heraclids took over Argos
Temenus
With what grandfather was Odysseus hunting when he received the scar on his leg
Autolycus
What had the face of a woman, body of a lion and wings of a bird
sphinx
Who was Tyro’s mortal husband
Cretheus
Why did Trophonius cut off his brother’s head
make him unrecognizable
Who were collectively known as the Pelopidae?
Atreus and Thyestes, sons of Pelops
Which of Hecuba’s sons did she see wash up on the shore of Thrace
Polydorus
Who was the tutor of Asclepius
Chiron
Who was warned to beware of the man wearing one sandal
Pelias
What was special about the horns of the Cerynean Hind
golden
Who was the child of Pelopia and Thyestes
Aegisthus
Who purified Heracles for killing Megara
Thespius
What mortal pair called themselves Zeus and Hera
Alcyone and Ceyx
What tragic playwright wrote the Electra
Euripides
Who was Odysseus’ sailor, found on island of Cyclopes, sailed with Aeneas?
Achaemenides
To whom was Onchestus sacred
Poseidon
What was the common gift of Idmon and Mopsus
they were seers (prophecy)
With what material was the shoulder of Pelops replaced
ivory
Who was the father of Electra, the Pleiad
Atlas
What was the kingdom of Tyndareus
Sparta
Who was son of Mezentius, killed by Aeneas?
Lausus
What mountain judged a music contest between Pan and Apollo
Tmolus
What was the blood relationship of Electryon to Amphitryon
uncle
Where did Helenus and Andromache rule after escaping Troy
Epirus
What two goddesses fought over Adonis
Aphrodite & Persephone
Which character in the Trojan War is Priam’s most beautiful daughter, swallowed by a chasm when Troy fell?
Laodice
Who put an end to the chase of the Harpies by making them swear not to bother Phineus again?
Iris
Name the members of the Titans.
Oceanus, Tethys (sea), Hyperion (sun), Themis (earth), Rhea (earth), Mnemosyne (memory), Coeus, Crius, Theia, Phoebe, Cronus, Iapetus
Which Argonaut is the son of Hermes with perfect memory; serves as herald of Argonauts?
Aethalides
Who demanded that Canace kill herself upon learning she was pregnant
Aeolus
Who is turned into a(n) osprey?
Nisus after Scylla cuts off his purple hair
How did Bellerophon meet his tragic end
tried for Olympus, but fell
What type of creatures saved Arion after he was thrown overboard
dolphin
Because of what fear did Odysseus leave the house of Hades
feared the appearance of Gorgon’s head
What was the relationship of Hecuba to Laocoon
aunt
Into what kind of creature was Callisto transformed
bear
Which three goddesses have hearts which Aphrodite is unable to sway
Athena, Artemis, Hestia
Who was the son of Telamon
Ajax the Greater
What son of Ares robbed men passing from Thessaly to Delphi
Cycnus
Who were the children of Chrysaor and Callirhoe
Geryon and Echidna
What Trojan hero’s blood brought forth the hyacinth
Ajax the Greater
Whom did the Argonauts accidentally kill when they were mistaken as enemies by the Doliones at night
King Cyzicus
Who was the wife of Amphion
Niobe
What was Poseidon’s gift to Athens
salt spring (or horse)
What object did Heracles fetch for his 9th labor
Girdle of Hippolyta
What substance, clearer than blood, runs through the veins of the gods
ichor
What centaur served Heracles wine
Pholus
What wife of Proetus is prominent in the myth of Bellerophon
Stheneboea
What was the kingdom of the Daunus who gave Diomedes land
Apulia
What son of Pelops was kidnapped by Laius
Chrysippus
What plant told Psyche how to bring back wool from dangerous sheep
reed
To what land did Diomedes go after abandoning Argos
Italy
To what land did Artemis take Iphigenia before she was sacrificed
Tauris
Who was the son of Achilles
Neoptolemus
What creature was captured by Heracles for his 7th labor
Cretan Bull
Who tells Aeneas to requirements of visiting the underworld
Sibyl
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Atreus & Aerope; leads Greeks; killed by Clytemnestra & Aegisthus?
Agamemnon
Who caused Aegialia to be unfaithful to her husband Diomedes
Aphrodite
What is different about how far into the underworld Odysseus and Aeneas travel
Odysseus stops at entrance
What child was nursed by the woman who led the Seven Against Thebes to a spring
Opheltes
What was the River of Forgetfulness in the underworld
Lethe
What spring was loved by the river-god Alpheus
Arethusa
What had happened to the suitors who failed to beat Oenomaus
heads decorated his palace
What hero’s name meant literally ‘glory of Hera’
Heracles
Into what did Eileithyia transform Galanthis for her trick
weasel
What was Diomedes armor made of
bronze
Who was the only daughter of Danaus to disobey her father
Hypermnestra
Who was the ferryman of the underworld
Charon
Whom did Calchas challenge to a seer contest after the Trojan War
Mopsus
What was the name of the beautiful statue of a woman Pygmalion sculpted
Galatea
Who led the forces of Argos at the Trojan War
Diomedes
What future brother-in-law did Heracles see in the Underworld
Meleager
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Callisto?
Artemis
To whom did Jason hand over the Argo at the conclusion of the expedition?
Pelias
What ‘three-eyed’ man, an Aetolian exile, was used as a guide by the Heraclids
Oxylus
Who was the father of Agamemnon
Atreus
Whose camp did Diomedes and Odysseus raid one night
Rhesus
Who is the father of Hermione
Menelaus
What Greek hero went mad after losing the contest for Achilles’ armor
Ajax the Greater
Who had been turned from man into woman for 7 years after touching serpents with his staff
Tiresias
Who was both the mother and sister-in-law of Alcmena
Anaxo
Who recovered the corpse of Achilles
Ajax the Greater
Who defeated Atalanta in a foot race to win her hand in marriage
Melanion (or Milanion)
In what form did Poseidon mate with Demeter
stallion
Where was the most famous cult of Amphiaraus
Oropus
Who taunts Achilles while he mourns the death of Penthesilea
Thersites
What did Althaea upon learning Melaager killed her brothers
put log in fire
Who traveled in a dragon-led car to spread Demeter’s teaching
Triptolemus
To what land did Heracles travel for his 10th labor
Erythia
Who was the father of Leto
Coeus
Who wrote the Pythian Odes
Pindar
Of what tribe did Scythes become king and ancestor
Scythians
What queen of Tiryns did Bellerophon return to kill
Stheneboea
How many strings did Hermes’ lyre have
seven
How did Heracles defeat the Lernaean Hydra
Iolaus cauterized the neck when a head was cut
What daughter of Neleus and sister of Nestor married Bias
Pero
To whom did Helius pray to punish Odysseus
Zeus
What was the River of Woe in the underworld
Acheron
Who was the mother of Iphis and wife of Ligdus
Telethusa
Who lost his wife when he looked back for her
Orpheus
By what mythological name were Gibraltar and Ceuta known
Pillars of Heracles
How many years did it take for Odysseus to get from Troy to Ithaca
ten
What was the Roman name of Eos
Aurora
Who gave Tiresias the gift of prophecy, according to the myth that he settled a dispute
Zeus
What was the hound of Hades called
Cerberus
What wife of Tyndareus was seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan?
Leda
Who sent the eagle that filled Psyche’s jar with water from an underworld river
Zeus
What Ithacan queen undid her day’s weaving of a burial shroud for her elderly father in law, Laertes, to avoid marrying any of her suitors?
Penelope
What king of the Teleboans fought Electryon of Mycenae
Pterelaus
Who boasted that he could get the head of Medusa
Perseus
What did Trophonius at Agamedes’ suggestion when he was trapped
beheaded Agamedes
Who were the parents of Geryon
Chrysaor and Callirhoe
What term means “sons of Zeus”
Dioscuri
Who was the West Wind
Zephyr(us)
Into what kind of tree was Myrrha transformed to escape the wrath of her father Cinyras
Myrrh
What was the kingdom of Agenor
Tyre
With whom does Odysseus stay on Ogygia
Calypso
With which deity was Lemnos most closely associated
Hephaestus
What was unusual about the death of Menelaus
didn’t go to Hades
What type of creature helped Psyche sort grain
ant
Where was Aeacus king
Aegina
Who was the father of Idas and Lynceus
Aphareus
Who was the father of Aeetes
Helius
What is another, more favorable, name for the Furies or Erinyes
Eumenides
Who was son of Aeneas?
Ascanius/Iulus
Who was cruel Etruscan tyrant, ally of Turnus, killed by Aeneas?
Mezentius
What king of Elis had accepted the exiled Laius
Pelops
What was another name for the Hours or Seasons of mythology
Horae
How did Amphiaraus die
swallowed by the earth
Who was the mother of Apollo
Leto
Where does Neoptolemus die
Delphi
What was the relationship of Sisyphus to Aeson
uncle
Name a son of Asclepius other than Machaon*
Podalirius
Who was the sister of Nycteis
Antiope
Who in the Underworld rolls a stone up hill (told on Zeus to father of one of his seductions)?
Sisyphus
Who was the youngest daughter of Aeetes?
Medea
What monster sucked in the water of a strait and spouted it out again three times a day
Charybdis
Who married Pylades
Electra
Who was the mother of Athena
Metis
What city was ruled by Proetus
Tiryns
Who was sister of Dido, urges her to pursue Aeneas?
Anna
Who guides Aeneas to the Underworld
Cumaean Sibyl
What two deities helped Perseus overcome Medusa
Hermes and Athena
Who was the daughter of Acrisius
Danae
Who had arranged for a trumpet to sound at the court of Lycomedes
Odysseus
Who was the only mortal gorgon
Medusa
Where was Cepheus king
Ethiopia
What river did Jason help Hera in disguise cross
Anaurus
Whose head was on the shield of Athena
Medusa
Who was the greatest of the Greek warriors at Troy
Achilles
Who wrote “The Suppliant Women”, about the results of the Seven Against Thebes
Euripides
Who buried Leucothoe after learning of her affair with Helius
Orchamus (her father)
Who were the sons of Pelops, called the Pelopidae
Atreus and Thyestes
Who rescued Amymone from a satyr
Poseidon
From whose blood does a fountain in Thebes spring, which bears her name
Dirce
What goddess appears to help expedite Orestes and Iphigenia’s escape from Tauris
Athena
Which of the sons of Antiope and Zeus was a skilled herdsman
Zethus
Who were the two sons of Libya
Belus and Agenor
What king’s name means “Man of the Land”
Aeetes
Who were the birdlike creatures with faces of women in mythology
Harpies
What is the modern name for the passage where the Pillars of Heracles were posted
Straits of Gibraltar
Who was the father of Iolaus
Iphicles
Who ate the shoulder of Pelops
Demeter
Which character in the Trojan War is the lame, ugly warrior who mocks Achilles when he weeps for Penthesileia?
Thersites
Name the members of the Fates (Moerae, Parcae).
Clotho(spinner), Atropos (cutter), Lachesis(measurer)
On the slopes of what mountain was the Delphic sanctuary
Mt. Parnassus
Who exchanged kingdoms with Perseus
Megapenthes
Which of Laomedon’s sons did Heracles spare
Podarces
Who was told to follow a cow until she lay down, and there found a city
Cadmus
By what mythological name were Calpe and Abyla known
Pillars of Heracles
Whose staff has two entwined snakes as a symbol
Asclepius
What aged women were the sisters of the Gorgons
Graeae
What son of Oedipus ruled first as king
Eteocles
What god was called far-shooting
Apollo
Who is turned into a(n) partridge?
Perdix
What did Diomedes and Glaucus exchange
armor
What honor did Zeus grant on the death of his son Sarpedon
raindrops of blood
Who is turned into a(n) diver bird?
Aesacus, son of Priam
Who were punished by having to carry water in sievelike containers
Danaides
What kingdom is founded by the son of Aegeus and Medea?
Media, in Persia
Who are the parents of Agamemnon & Menelaus?
Atreus and Aerope
What king of Elis owned huge, filthy stables
Augeas
In what form did Pseidon seduce Tyro
Enipeus River
Who carried the poisoned robe of Deianira to Heracles
Lichas
Who were the parents of Polyxena
Priam and Hecuba
Who put Odysseus’ infant son in front of Odysseus’ plow
Palamedes
Who was the father of Orthus, Cerberus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera
Typhon
To whom does Odysseus tell of the Trojan Horse in the underworld
Achilles
To where did the golden ram carry Phrixus
Colchis
What does the name “sphinx” mean
strangler
What two brothers, unlike Polynices and Etiocles, were able to co-rule Thebes peacefully?
Amphion and Zethus
After whose death does Achilles end his feud with Agamemnon
Patroclus
Who was the greatest warrior of the Trojans
Hector
Who does Dante describe as his guide in the underworld
Vergil
Who was the father of Amycus, king of the Bebryces?
Poseidon
What prophet said that Caeneus became a bird
Mopsus
What terms refers to gods of the realm below Olympus
chthonian
Who was the god of travelers and roads
Hermes
Why was the Scamander River angry with Achilles
filled with Trojan corpses
Who was so disgusted with the women of Cyprus that he lived alone
Pygmalion
Who discovered Odysseus washed up on the shores of Scheria
Nausicaa
In what book of the Iliad does Hector bid farewell to Andromache
six
Who are the parents of Meleager?
Oeneus and Althaea
Into what were Alcyone and Ceyx transformed
seabirds (kingfishers)
By what other name was Melanion known
Hippomenes
How did Jason overcome the serpent which protected the Golden Fleece?
drugged it with herbs from Medea
Name a son of Asclepius
Machaon
What Phaeacian princess was the daughter of Alcinous
Nausicaa
What Athenian comedic playwright wrote The Frogs
Aristophanes
From what island did Ajax the Greater originate
Salamis
What god was sometimes called Iacchus
Dionysus
Who was the king of the Phaeacians when Odysseus visited
Alcinous
Who guided the Argonauts back to the Mediterranean from Lake Tritonis?
Triton
What brother of Deianira asked Heracles to marry her
Meleager
Who was the father of Idomeneus
Deucalion
Who wrestles death himself to save the life of Alcestis
Heracles
What did the dog of Orion become
the Dog Star
What was the relationship of Cretheus to Pelias
stepfather
Who was the father of Philoctetes
Poeas
What Greek tragedian wrote “Antigone”
Sophocles
Who was the wife of Poseidon
Amphitrite
Who was the father of Thoas
Dionysus
Who was the son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
Who is turned into a(n) guinea fowl?
sisters of Meleager (Meleagrides)
Who was the chief priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries
hierophant
According to some accounts, who turned Diomedes into an immortal god
Athena
Who gave Heracles a golden cup to sail on Ocean in order to reach Geryon
Helius
Who is turned into a(n) mare named Euippe?
Thea, a daughter of Chiron
With what deity was Cyprus associated
Aphrodite
Who was the father of Ajax the Lesser
Oileus
Who is turned into a(n) nightingale?
Procne/Philomela; daughter of Pandion
Who sat on the tripod at Delphi
Pythia (priestess)
What Roman comedian wrote the Amphitruo, his only comedy on a myth subject
Plautus
Who wrote the Electra
Euripides
To what girl was Iphis, disguised as a boy, betrothed
Ianthe
What was Hecuba’s relationship to Aesacus
stepmother
What did Eurytus teach young Heracles
archery
What was the staff of Hermes called
caduceus
Who were the followers of Achilles at Troy
Myrmidons
What did Heracles fetch for his 10th labor
Cattle of Geryon
What was the kingdom of the Polybus who adopted Oedipus
Corinth
Who was the brother of Trophonius
Agamedes
In what kingdom was the new king decided by who had a golden fleece
Mycenae
Who is turned into a(n) wolf?
Lycaon, as punishment for treating disguised Zeus badly
What son of Croesus was killed in a dream
Atys
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the beggar whom Odysseus kills in disguise?
Irus
According to Pindar, where did Jason and Medea first stop after escaping Colchis?
Lemnos
What was the kingdom of Adrastus
Argos
What statue did Odysseus and Diomedes together steal
Palladium
Who wrote the Nemean Ode
Pindar
What goddess caused the unfavorable winds for the Greeks at Troy
Artemis
What son of Zeus and Electra married a daughter of Teucer
Dardanus
In what city was Heracles born
Thebes
Who accompanies Oedipus to Colonus
Antigone
To what goddess did Eurystheus dedicate the Mares of Diomedes
Hera
Who wrote Trachiniae
Sophocles
Who was the father of Macareus
Aeolus
Who were collectively known as the Aeacides?
Peleus and Telamon, sons of Aeacus; Peleus fathers Achilles; Telamon fathers Ajax
What did Pelias do with the Argo upon receiving it from Jason?
dedicated it to Poseidon
How many famous labors did Heracles perform for Eurystheus
twelve
Why were Atalanta and Melanion transformed into lions
made love in sacred place
With what Oceanid did Chrysaor mate
Callirhoe
Who rejuvenated Jason’s father Aeson and an old ram by cutting them up and boiling them with magic herbs?
Medea
Whom did Zeus send to ask Hades to return Persephone
Hermes
What was the leading city of Boeotia
Thebes
Who was the child of Io and Zeus
Epaphus
Who was the mother of Alcmaeon
Eriphyle
Who accused Bellerophon of trying to seduce her, upon his rejection
Stheneboea
What goddess was worshiped as patroness of all arts and crafts
Athena
Who was the twin brother of Agenor
Belus
Whom did Hera send to delay Alcmena’s labor
Eileithyia
Who are the parents of Aeneas?
Anchises and Venus
What tribe lived at Ismarus
Cicones
Why psychologist identified the “Oedipus Complex” in 1910
Sigmund Freud
Who was the foster-father of Evadne
Aepytus
Into what tree was Cyparissus transformed
cypress
Who are the parents of Adrastus?
Talaus and Lysimache
What was the most important thing about which Psyche was warned before visiting the underworld
don’t look in the box
Who said he would rather be a slave to a poor man on earth than king over all dead souls
Achilles
Who built the walls of Troy
Apollo and Poseidon
How many labors did Thesues perform?
six
Who vied with Apollo for Coronis
Ischys
Which character in the Trojan War built the Trojan horse?
Epeius
Between what two deities did Phoroneus choose for Argos
Hera and Poseidon
What goddess did Tiresias stumble upon as she was bathing
Athena
Where did Callisto live
Arcadia
What goddess, along with Apollo, supports the acquittal of Orestes at the Areopagus
Athena
To whom had Gaea given the golden apples of the Hesperides as a wedding gift
Hera (marriage to Zeus)
Who leaves a suicide note for Theseus, falsely incriminating Hippolytus
Phaedra
Who asked Ascelpius to resurrect Hippolytus
Artemis
What foe the club-man (Corynetes)?
the club-man (Corynetes)
Who was the brother of Agamedes
Trophonius
Who is turned into a(n) sunflower?
Clytie (follows path of Helius)
Who foretold that Paris would lead to Troy’s destruction
Aesacus
What daughter of Icarius found her father dead and hanged herself?
Erigone
Who are the parents of Orestes?
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Who tried to follow the example of Medea by cutting up their father and boiling him in a stew, which killed him?
daughters of Pelias
What son of Orestes resisted the Heraclids under Temenus
Tisamenus
Who was the father of Daphne
Peneus
Who cured the madness of the daughters of Proetus
Melampus
Who were the sisters of Medusa
Stheno and Euryale
Who are the two most famous speakers Plato uses in the Symposium
Aristophanes and Socrates
What group does Ajax the Lesser lead at Troy
Locrians
What body of water is named after the charioteer of Oenomaus
Myrtoan Sea
Who in mythology was known for her beautiful ankles
Leto
Who invented the flute
Athena
Who abducted the Trojan prince Tithonus
Eos
From what land was Tydeus exiled
Arcadia
In what book of the Iliad do Menelaus and Paris duel
three
Who was the king of the Tauri when Iphigenia served as a priestess there
Thoas
Name three goddesses of childbirth
Artemis, Hera, Eileithyia
Which of Heracles’ teachers did he kill
Linus
Who was the father of Clytemnestra
Tyndareus
Who was the father of Heracles’ first wife Megara
Creon
Who was the guard-dog of Hades
Cerberus
What kingdom was destroyed when Croesus attacked Persia
Lydia
What crewmate of Odyssues convinced the crew to eat the cattle of the sun?
Eurylochus
Who was impregnated when she put an almond blossom to her bosom
Nana
To what lake did the Argonauts carry their ship for 12-days?
Lake Tritonis
Who wrote the tragedy Hippolytus
Euripides
In what play does Aristophanes write ‘brekekekex koax koax’
the Frogs
Who threw magic herbs into Scylla’s bathing place, transforming her into a monster
Amphitrite
On what island did Macareus live
Lesbos
Who was the father of Nana
Sangarios
Who foretold the 10-year war with Troy after a vision of a snake eating chicks
Calchas
What god was born on Delos
Apollo
Who was the father of Polyphemus
Poseidon
Who are the parents of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Aeneas and Creusa
Who was son of Heracles, ally of Turnus?
Aventinus
Who is turned into a(n) almond tree?
Phyllis, after sadness because husband Demophon hadn’t returned
Who forbid the burial of Polynices
Creon
Of what people was Telephus king
Mysians
Who were the parents of Hermione
Menelaus and Helen
Who used the skulls of his foes to build a temple to his father Poseidon
Antaeus
What 8th-century BC Corinthian poet writes of Medea’s time in Corinth?
Eumelos
For how long did Odysseus live with Circe
one year
What son of Perseus and Andromeda was born in Ethiopia
Perses
Who advised Menelaus to force Nereus to explain how to get home safely
Eidothea
Who are the parents of Diomedes?
Tydeus and Deipyle
Who was the father of Helenus
Priam
Who was the Greek deity of vengeance
Nemesis
With which Greek deity is the dove associated
Aphrodite
What does Nostoi mean
Returns
Who was the wife of Idomeneus
Meda
Who founded Thebes
Cadmus
What rivers did Heracles divert to complete his 5th labor?
Alpheus and Peneius
At what court of Athens was Orestes tried for his crime
Areopagus (hill of Ares)
Who was healed by scrapings from Achilles spear
Telephus
Who preserved the body of Sarpedon, upon Zeus’ command
Apollo
What goddess helped the Argonauts pass through the Symplegades?
Athena (or Hera)
What does the name Nephele mean
cloud
Who dragged Cassandra from her refuge in the temple of Athena
Ajax the Lesser
Where was Sophocles born
Colonus
Which character in the Trojan War is the greatest Trojan warrior; son of Priam and husband of Andromache?
Hector
Who was the father of Ajax the Greater
Telamon
Who wrote the Metamorphoses?
Ovid
Who carried his crippled father on his shoulder from the burning city of Troy
Aeneas
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Danae?
golden shower
Where did the expedition of the Argonauts begin
Iolcus
Who founds Crotona?
Myscelos (forced by Heracles to found the city)
Who warned Aeneas about the Sibyl’s prophecies on leaves
Helenus
How many children did Heracles have by his first wife, Megara
three
What son of Odysseus had been told by Menelaus and Nestor that his father was alive
Telemachus
Who, upon rejection, cursed Cassandra that no one would believe her
Apollo
How was Adonis born
from the Myrrh tree
Who preceded Pelias as king of Iolcus
Cretheus
Who were the parents of Achilles
Peleus and Thetis
Who gave Periclymenus the gift of transformation
Poseidon
What widow of Cresphontes was forced to marry his killer, Polyphontes
Merope
With what king of Trachis did Deianira live while Heracles served Omphale
Ceyx
What was the relationship of Capys and Laomedon
cousins
Who was the father of Megapenthes
Proetus
Who persuaded the women of Boeotia to parch seed grain so that crops wouldn’t grow
Ino
Where does the life of Oedipus end
Colonus
Who was the father of 50 sons that followed Danaus to Argos demanding his sons marry Danaus’ daughters?
Aegyptus
What creatures did Heracles overcome in his 6th labor
Stymphalian Birds
What son of a Muse was killed during a raid of Odysseus and Diomedes
Rhesus
Who told Leucothoe’s father about Helius’ affair with her
Clytie
Through which gate of the underworld do true dreams pass
Gate of Horn
What is the Roman name of Heracles
Hercules
Which of the Argonauts had such keen sight that he could see beneath the earth
Lynceus
On what temple’s metopes were the 12 labors of Heracles depicted
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
What extremely arrogant son of Hipponous shouted that not even Zeus could stop him from invading Thebes, and was struck down by Zeus?
Capaneus
Whom did Apollo kill in response to Asclepius’ death
Cyclopes
Why did Heracles not continue with the Argonauts’ expedition after stopping at Cios
lost his squire Hylas
Who was the father of Anchises
Capys
What was the goddess of Necessity called
Ananke
What cannibals were visited by Odysseus after his second visit to Aeolus
Laestrygonians
What is the Greek term for pride which leads to insolent violence
hubris
With what visitor to Acastus did Astydamia fall in love
Peleus
What couple, changed into kingfishers, called themselves Zeus and Hera?
Ceyx and Alcyone
Who drove Idomeneus out of Crete
Leucus
Who travelled with Diomedes to fetch Philoctetes from Lemnos
Odysseus
Into what were the mourners of Meleager transformed
guinea fowl (meleagrides)
