Mythology Cards Set I Flashcards
What deity presides over the sea, earthquakes, and horses?
Poseidon/Neptune
What was the 3rd of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Venus
Aphrodite
What god is the son of the Theban princess Semele?
Dionysus
For his 8th labor, Heracles traveled to Bistonia to steal the man-eating mares of what king?
Diomedes
How did Perseus kill Medusa and escape?
Perseus used the shiny part of his shield to “see” Medusa by her reflection. He killed her with the sword. Perseus put her head in the bag. He wore the helmet of invisibility to escape Medusa’s 2 sister Gorgons and flew off with the winged sandals.
Who is the Muse of Dance?
Terpsichore
Who was the father of Cassandra?
Priam
On his way to Athens, Theseus fought a number of dangerous bandits. Which one, who also goes by Corynetes, would beat people with a golden club?
Periphites
What deity presides over agriculture?
Demeter/Ceres
Who is the Muse of astronomy?
Urania
What Greek warrior at Troy, often said to be the wittiest of all, came up with the idea to build the wooden horse?
Odysseus
What was the 10th of the Twelve Labors?
Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon
Which god(dess) had the job of Wisdom, war, handicrafts?
Athena
What were the symbol(s) of Aphrodite?
Dove, Rose
Why did Acrisius put his daughter in a bronze tower?
he heard from an oracle that any of her children would kill him.
What does Euxine mean?
Friendly
How does Jason die?
a piece of the Argo fall on him
Who was Father Heaven?
Ouranos (Uranus)
Who was the father of Rhadamanthys?
Zeus
Dioscuri and Tyndaridae are patronymics, that is, they are words that name someoneʼs father. When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Dioscuri, who is the father named?
Zeus
Who was the father of Clytemnestra?
Tyndareus
What mythological monster was formally a woman transformed into a six-headed monster who feeds on sailors?
Scylla
What was the 4th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Erymanthian Boar
What was Cronusʼ Latin name?
Saturn
Where did Aegeus place a pair of sandals and a sword?
under a boulder
Where did Aeson send Jason to be raised?
the centaur Chiron
What daughter of Priam and Hecuba was gifted the power of prophecy but cursed such that nobody would ever believe her omens?
Cassandra
What son of Atreus and Aerope was king of Mycenae and the leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War?
Agamemnon
Who was the father of Iphigenia?
Agamemnon
What deity presides over the home fire and the hearth?
Hestia/Vesta
What deity carries the thyrsus, a stick with a pinecone on top?
Dionysus/Bacchus
For his 12th and final labor, Heracles had to capture whom from the Underworld?
Cerberus
What hero helped the gods when the Giants later rebelled against the Olympians?
Hercules
Who was the father of Dionysus?
Zeus
What mythological hero was born after Zeus found his mom Danae trapped in a bronze tower?
Perseus
What was the 12th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture Cerberus
On his way to Athens, Theseus fought a number of dangerous bandits. Which one, also called Damastes, was an innkeeper who would stretch those too short for the bed or cut the legs off of those too tall?
Procrustes
When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Tyndaridae, who is the father named?
Tyndareus
Another name for the Furies, what does “Erinyes” mean?
the “Appeased”.
Which river of the Underworld is the river of hate and was used for oaths of the gods?
Styx
What is the Greek name of Vulcan?
Hephaestus
What sinner in the underworld was punished with eternal hunger and thirst after serving his son Pelops as food to the gods?
Tantalus
What deity carries around the caduceus, a staff with intertwining snakes?
Hermes/Mercury
Who ruled Ethiopa when Perseus was there?
King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia
Who was the mother of Minos?
Europa
Where was the Minotaur housed?
in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete
What deity had the peacock and cow as symbols?
Hera/Juno
What did Acrisius do when he found out that his daughter Danae had Perseus as a son?
Locked them in a chest and sent them out to sea
What is the Roman name of Demeter?
Ceres
What is the Greek name of Mercury?
Hermes
Who was the father of Polydeuces?
Zeus
What monster is described here: 3 headed dog
Cerberus
Name the ferryman who carries souls across the river Styx (Cocytus in some versions).
Charon
Whose father left a sword and sandals underneath a great boulder which he could only move once he was old enough?
Theseus
What woman in mythology was the fastest of all mortals?
Atalanta
Who is the second bandit Theseus faced?
Sinis, the pine-bender
What monster is described here: part goat, part man
Satyr
Who was Mother Earth?
Ge (Gaea)
What oracle did Pelias hear?
that he should beware the man with one shoe
What was the 8th of the Twelve Labors?
Steal the Mares of Diomedes
What son of Laertes and Anticlea took an additional 10 years to get back to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus in Ithaca after the Trojan War?
Odysseus
Who sprangs from the severed head of Medusa?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
What deity is the queen of the underworld and is the wife of Hades/Pluto?
Persephone/Proserpina
Which child of Iapetus had Pandora for a wife?
Epimetheus
What were the job(s) of Zeus?
King, weather
Who is the fourth bandit Theseus faced?
Procrustes, the stretcher
Who is the Grace known for “mirth”?
Euphrosyne
Which god(dess) had the job of Sun, prophecy, medicine, music?
Apollo
During the Torjan War, who was the wife of Priam; mother of Hector, Priam, Cassandra, Helenus and others
Hecuba
What couple, when they had wished to die together, were transformed into an Oak and Linden tree?
Baucis and Philemon
Who was the mother of Andromeda?
Cassiopeia
What were the job(s) of Persephone?
Queen of the Underworld
Name the Muses.
Melpomene, Thalia, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Clio, Urania, Erato, Calliope, and Euterpe.
What mythological monster was a 2-headed dog and a companion of Geryon?
Orthus
On what mountain did the gods live?
Mt. Olympus
What kind of nymphs are nereids?
sea nymphs
Aphrodite is usually listed as the wife of Hephaestus. When she is not, which of the Graces is his wife?
Aglaia
Which god(dess) had the job of Queen, marriage?
Hera
What god accidentally killed the youth Hyacinthus?
Apollo
What was the name of the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus?
Polyphemus
Who helped Theseus through the Labyrinth?
Ariadne
Who was the king of Seriphos who wanted to marry Danae?
Polydectes
Who was the mother of Paris?
Hecuba
Whose symbols were the Owl, Olive, Helmet?
Athena
With whom does Jason fall in love after having kids with Medea, for which the spurned sorceress kills her own children and Jason’s new love?
Ariadne
What couple repopulated the Earth following the Great Flood by throwing stones (the bones of their mother) over their shoulders?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?
Pomegranate
Into what was Syrinx changed?
reeds
Who does this describe: son of Oeneus and Althaea; kills Calydonian Boar; gives Atalanta trophy; uncles mad – fight – he kills uncles; mom kills him by burning the log that had the same life span.?
Meleager
What were the symbol(s) of Zeus?
Thunderbolt, eagle
Who was the father of Orestes?
Agamemnon
During the Torjan War, who was King of Troy; name means “ransomed one” originally named Podarces
Priam
Whose symbols were the Peacock, Cow?
Hera
Who killed Medusa?
Perseus
What did Cassiopeia boast about?
Cassiopeia had boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids
With what youth did Echo fall in love?
Narcissus
What nymphs cared for the infant Dionysus?
the Hyades or the nymphs of Nysa
Where was Minos king?
Crete
Who was the father of Agamemnon?
Atreus
Which Roman god was considered a strengthener of callte?
Pales
Who was the second wife of Heracles whom he rescued from the centaur Nessus?
Deianeira
Who were the 2 sister Gorgons of Medusa?
Euryale and Stheno
What was the aegis?
the breastplate of Zeus (often worn by Athena) on which she placed the Gorgonʼs head
Who is the Muse of Love Poetry?
Erato
What were the job(s) of Hestia?
Home fire, hearth
Who is the Muse of history?
Clio
Who is known as the messenger of the gods?
Hermes/Mercury
Who was the mother of Iphigenia?
Clytemnestra
What king of Troy during the Trojan War was originally named Podarces?
Paris
Who is the Muse of songs to the gods?
Polyhymnia
Who was the mother of Helen?
Leda
What is the Greek name of Ceres?
Demeter
What was significant about the way Procrustes killed people?
he was an innkeeper who stretched people to fit a specific bed
Who was the mother of Clytemnestra?
Leda
What youth did Galatea prefer to Polyphemus?
Acis
Who is the Muse of Epic Poetry?
Calliope
Who was the King of the Winds?
Aeolus
Who was Demophonʼs mother who snatched him from the flames?
Metaneira
What monster is described here: six-headed monster
Scylla
What mythological monster is known as the mother of all monsters and is half-nymph, half-snake?
Echidna
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Proserpina
Persephone
What were the symbol(s) of Apollo?
Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre
Who was the father of Helenus?
Priam
What god presided over underground rivers?
Poseidon
Who was the mother of Ariadne?
Pasiphae
Who was the father of Medea?
Aeetes
What is the Roman name of Persephone?
Proserpina
What biological son of Alcmene and Zeus had Amphitryon as his stepdad?
Heracles
Into what flower was Hyacinthus changed?
the hyacinth
Name the 5 rivers of the underworld.
Acheron, Cocytus, Styx, Phlegethon, and Lethe.
Who was the father of Theseus and where was he from?
Aegeus, king of Athens
Who was Dictys’ brother?
King Polydectes
What were the Manes?
the spirits of the god dead in Hades
What mythological monster is half-man, half-horse?
Centaur
Which couple does this describe: She is goddess of Dawn, asks Zeus for immortality for hr lover – forgets to ask for eternal youth – he is turned into a grasshopper.?
Aurora and Tithonus
What youth spent half a year in the underworld with Persephone and half a year with Aphrodite?
Adonis
What youn child did Demeter attempt to make immortal by annointing him with ambrosia and placing him in a hot fire?
Demophon
What goddess presides over wisdom, war, and handicrafts?
Athena/Minerva
What is the Roman name of Dionysus?
Bacchus
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 Minos?
Zeus
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vesta
Hestia
What were the job(s) of Poseidon?
Sea, earthquakes, horses
What is the Roman name of Hephaestus?
Vulcan
Who were the godesses in the Underworld who punished unnatural crimes?
the Furies
Who is the Muse of love poetry?
Erato
What did Minos demand from Athens?
7 youths and 7 maidens be sent to him from Athens every 7 years to feed the Minotaur
What body of water is named for the fact that Io crossed it?
the Bosphorus.
What was the 11th of the Twelve Labors?
Steal the Apples of the Hesperides
What is the Roman name of Poseidon?
Neptune
Who was Androgeos the son of?
Minos
Who was the mother of Heracles?
Alcmene
Pelias heard an oracle that he should beware a man wearing only one what?
Shoe
Before Theseus had arrived in Athens, who had been killed by the Marathonian Bull?
Androgeos
What was the 9th of the Twelve Labors?
Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen
What comes out of the gate of horn?
true dreams
From what 3-headed (or 3 bodied-don’t think about it too much) monster in modern-day Spain did Heracles have to steal cattle?
Geryon
What son of Aegina and Zeus was one of the judges of the Underworld?
Aeacus
Who was the old lady who Jason helps cross a river?
Hera in disguise
What were the job(s) of Athena?
Wisdom, war, handicrafts
Whom did Perseus marry after rescuing her from the sea monster Ceto in Ethiopia after killing Medusa?
Andromeda
What were the job(s) of Dionysus?
Wine, life giving fluids
Who was the mother of Aeacus?
Aegina
Who kidnapped Persephone to make her his wife?
Hades
What was the 5th of the Twelve Labors?
Clean the Augean stables in a single day
What goddess of youth did Heracles marry after his “mortal” self died?
Hebe
What son of Aeneas and Creusa was credited with founding Alba Longa?
Ascanius
Who was the father of Achilles?
Peleus
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hestia
Vesta
Who designed the Labyrinth, and was afterwards trapped inside by Minos?
Daedalus
Who was the goddess of witchcraft and the dark side of the moon?
Hecate
Who does Jason fall in love with in Corinth?
the princess of Corinth, Glauce
Who was the mother of Cassandra?
Hecuba
What kind of animal from Nemea, which was invulnerable to weapons, did Heracles have to kill for his first labor?
Lion
What kind of nymphs were oreads?
mountain nymphs
During the Torjan War, who was the son of Priam, “stole” Helen, killed Achilles with an arrow (with help of Apollo)
Paris
During the Torjan War, who thought up wooden horse; King of Ithaka, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus; took 10 years to return home from Trojan War.
Odysseus
To what island did Rhea smuggle Zeus to prevent his being swallowed by his father?
Crete
Who was the first wife of Heracles?
Megara
Who was the father of Odysseus?
Laertes
What happened to Ariadne after she was left on Naxos?
she met Dionysus and married him
How does Medea have Pelias killed?
She tricks Pelias’ daughters into killing him
Who is the Muse of Music?
Euterpe
When offered any gift she named, what did Semele ask of Zeus?
To see him as lord of the sky
What deity has the thunderbolt and eagle as symbols?
Zeus/Jupiter
Who was the mother of Agamemnon?
Aerope
Name the 3 Fates.
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos
What monsters sprang from the blood of the wounded Uranus?
the Giants and the Furies
Who was the father of Astyanax?
Hector
What were the hecatoncheires?
giants with a hundred hands and 50 heads, children of Uranus and Gaea
Which god(dess) had the job of Blacksmith?
Hephaestus
What kind of nymphs were the Meliae?
ash tree nymphs
Who is the daughter of Aeetes who helps Jason with the tasks her father demands?
Medea
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Bacchus
Dionysus
What is the name of the ship that Jason and his crew sail in?
the Argo
What did Heracles do after he killed his wife and children?
went to the oracle at Delphi
Which of the Fates cut the thread of human life?
Atropos
What deity presides over hunting and the moon?
Artemis/Diana
What daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia was the wife of Perseus
Andromeda
What deity has their own oracle at Delphi?
Apollo
In what form did Zeus visit Alcmene to father Heracles?
her husband Amphitryon
Who was the father of Hector?
Priam
What is the Roman name of Artemis?
Diana
Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to carry leaky buckets?
Danaids
Who slew Cetus to save Andromeda?
Perseus
Whose symbols were the Hearth, Fire?
Hestia
After he saw the black sail on Theseus’s ship, who believed his son to be dead and threw himself into the sea later named after him?
Aegeus
Why was Juno angry with Echo?
Because Echoʼs chattering kept her from noticing the affairs of Jupiter
What was the 1st of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the Nemean Lion
What did Odysseus originally tell Polyphemus his name was?
“No Man”
How was Dionysus saved from his burning mother?
Zeus sewed him up in his thigh
Which of the Fates is known as the cutter of the thread?
Atropos
What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?
Pomegranate
Who was the father of Theseus?
Aegeus (Poseidon?)
What were the symbol(s) of Athena?
Owl, Olive, Helmet
What god is the son of the Pleiad Maia?
Hermes
For his 7th labor, Heracles had to travel to Crete and capture what kind of bull, which he then brought to Mycenae?
Bull
What were the job(s) of Artemis?
Hunting, moon
Into what did Dionysus change the pirates who tried to capture him?
Dolphins
Which god(dess) had the job of Messengers, laughter, thieves?
Hermes
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Poseidon
Neptune
What mythological monster is a Sicilian Cyclops who encountered Odysseus and Aeneas?
Polyphemus
What deities were known as the Dioscuri and the Tyndaridae?
Castor and Pollux
What gift had Polyphemus promised Odysseus?
to eat him last
For his 11th labor, Heracles had to fetch golden apples from what far-off nymphs?
Hesperides
Who was the son of Io and Zeus?
Epaphus
Who is the Muse of lyric poetry?
Euterpe
Whom did Zeus seduce in the guise of a bull?
Europa
What is the Roman name of Hestia?
Vesta
What Titan was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
Midas claimed that what satyr was a better musician than Apollo for which Midas’s ears transformed into those of a donkey?
Pan
In what form did Zeus visit Danae to father Perseus?
a shower of gold
What group of 49 sisters were forced to carry water in leaky buckets in the underworld after killing their newlywed husbands?
Danaids
What mythological monster is half-goat, half-man?
Satyr
Who was the father of Artemis?
Zeus
Who was given a helmet of invisibility, winged sandals, a bag of infinite size, and a mirror shield so he could look at Gorgon in the eye safely?
Perseus
Who did Heracles ask to build his funeral pyre?
Philoctetes
What brother of Aeson and uncle of Jason took over Iolcus and sent Jason to fetch the Golden Fleece?
Pelias
Which child of Iapetus was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of forgetfulness?
Lethe
How did Ariadne help Theseus?
told Theseus to use yarn to find his way out of the Labyrinth
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mars
Ares
Whose symbols were the Bident, Helmet of Invisibility?
Hades
Who was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Persephone?
Demeter
While Danae was locked away in a bronze tower, Zeus visited her in the form of what?
Golden Shower
What goddess of the Dawn fell in love with a mortal named Tithonus?
Aurora
What Theban princess killed her son under the influence of Dionysus?
Agave
Who was the daughter of Acrisius?
Danae
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Apollo
Apollo
Who was the father of Aeacus?
Zeus
What sinner in the underworld was punished with a bird who eats his liver daily?
Tityus
Who were the parents of Dionysus?
Zeus and Semele
What is Opsʼ name in Greek?
Rhea
What did Aegeus ask of Theseus before Theseus went to Crete, and what did Theseus do?
Aegeus had asked Theseus to put up a white sail if he was successful against the Minotaur. In his excitement, Theseus forgot to take down the black sails.
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Ceres
Demeter
After he was overthrown, what became of Cronus?
He fled to Italy
What monster is described here: Horse’s body/man’s torso, head, arms
Centaur
Which river of the Underworld was the river of pain?
Acheron
What is the Greek name of Juno?
Hera
What does Bosphorus mean?
Cow Ford
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Athena
Minerva
What flower grew from the blood of Adonis?
the red anemone (windflower)
What does Axine mean?
Unfriendly
Who was the Roman god of boundaries?
Terminus
What goddess sent two snakes to kill the infant Heracles out of jealousy?
Hera
What Phrygian king was cursed with the golden touch?
Midas
Which couple does this describe: hospitable to Zeus and Hermes dressed as beggars; became priests of Zeus’ temple; died together – became trees (oak and linden)?
Baucis and Philemon
What daughter of the river god Peneius was transformed into a laurel tree while being chased by Apollo?
Daphne
What deity has the spear, dog, and vulture as symbols?
Ares/Mars
Europa was a princess of what city?
Sidon
The story of what mythological couple explains the metamorphosis of mulberries from white to red?
Pyramus and Thisbe
What monsters, released from their prison by Zeus, helped Zeus defeat the Titans?
hecatoncheires
Which river of the Underworld was the river of fire?
Phlegethon
What is the Greek name of Mars?
Ares
The Marathonian bull killed what child of Minos, for which he demanded an annual tribute of 7 boys and 7 girls to feed to the Minotaur?
Androgeus
Who was the father of Helen?
Zeus
What god of wine is sometimes not considered to be one of the twelve Olympians?
Dionysus
What son of Priam and Hecuba gave the Golden Apple to Venus for which he received the love of Helen, starting the Trojan War?
Paris
Name the 3 Furies.
Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone
William Shakespeare adopted the story of what mythological couple for his Romeo and Juliet?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hermes
Mercury
During the Torjan War, who was the 2nd greatest fighter of Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles’ armor (lost)
Ajax the Greater
What were the Sileni?
creatures part man, part horse, that walked on two legs, had horses hooves and tails and sometimes horsesʼ ears.
How did Adonis die?
He was gored by a boar
Name the 4 mountains of the Muses.
Helicon, Pierus, Olympus and Parnassus.
What young couple from Babylon could only converse to each other through a crack in a wall between their houses?
Pyramus and Thisbe
What mythological monster is a giant whirlpool?
Charybdis
Which of the Fates is known as the allotter and decides how long one’s life should be?
Lachesis
Who was the mother of Astyanax?
Andromache
Who kills her brother and chops him up into pieces before throwing him overboard to delay the Colchian fleet chasing her and Jason?
Medea
What monster is described here: whirpool
Charybdis
When it was time for Theseus to visit Athens, which path does he choose to take and why?
he chose to go by land because it was harder
Who was the father of Heracles?
Zeus (mortal dad = Amphitryon)
What son of Peleus and Thetis was the fiercest Greek warrior at Troy and killed Hector?
Achilles
Who was Andromeda’s fiance?
Phineus
What deity has the hearth and fire as symbols?
Hestia/Vesta
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Dionysus
Bacchus
Who killed Argus and took Io?
Hermes
Name the four major winds in Latin.
Favonius—West Wind, Auster—South Wind, Aquilo—North Wind, Eurus—East Wind
Name the three Graces.
Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne.
Which of the gorgons was mortal?
Medusa
What were the job(s) of Ares?
War
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 fr om the cave.
Io was returned to human form when she reached what body of water?
the Nile
Whose symbols were the Pomegranate?
Persephone
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hephaestus
Vulcan
Where did Danae and Perseus wash ashore?
island of Seriphos
What is another name for the Graces?
Charities
What Greek hero, returning from the Trojan War, encountered a Cyclops?
Odysseus
Who was the king of the gods at Olympus?
Zeus/Jupiter
When returning to Iolcus after being old enough, how does Jason lose his shoe?
helping an old lady cross a river
What comes out of the gate of ivory?
false dreams
What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails?
jumped into the sea from a cliff (thus naming the sea “Aegean.”)
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Juno
Hera
Which monsters did Zeus not banish from the earth after he conquered them?
the Cyclops
What deity has the forge and anvil as symbols?
Hephaestus/Vulcan
What group was Medusa a member?
Gorgons
Where did Zeus take Europa (a land, not a continent)?
Crete
Which of the sons of Priam killed Achilles with an arrow to his heel guided by the god Apollo?
Paris
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 deity presides over the sun, prophecy, medicine, and music?
Apollo
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of lamentation?
Cocytus
What kind of nymphs were dryads (hamadryads)?
tree nymphs
What son of Hector and Andromache was flung from the walls of Troy by Odysseus or Neoptolemus
Astyanax
Where did Theseus and Ariadne stop on their way back to Athens?
Naxos
Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone are all part of what mythological group?
Furies
What son of Priam and Hecuba led the Trojan contingent at the Trojan War before he was killed by Achilles?
Hector
What game were Apollo and Hyacinthus playing when Hyacinthus was killed?
discus
Who was the father of Daphne?
Peneius
What was the 7th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Cretan Bull
What does “Dis” mean?
rich
Who is the Muse of tragedy?
Melpomene
What deity presides over the underworld and wealth?
Hades/Pluto
Which god(dess) had the job of Queen of the Underworld?
Persephone
Who were the parents of Pyrrha?
Epimetheus and Pandora
Who were the parents of the Titans?
Uranus and Gaea
Where do the Argonauts go to get the Golden Fleece?
Colchis
Who was punished in the Undeworld by being placed on a spinning wheel of fire?
Ixion
Who was the mother of Menelaus?
Aerope
What king of Thebes was torn apart by his own mother when she was infected with the madness of Dionysus?
Pentheus
Who changed Io back to human form?
Zeus
Into what flower was Narcissus changed?
the narcissus
Which river of the Underworld was the river of forgetfulness?
Lethe
What son of Aeson and Alcimede was tasked to retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis?
Jason
What were the job(s) of Hermes?
Messengers, laughter, thieves
Which child of Iapetus stole fire for mankind?
Prometheus
Into what had Zeus changed Io?
a cow or heifer
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos are all part of what mythological group?
The Fates
Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia are all part of what mythological group, also called the Charites?
Graces
What were the followers of Bacchus called?
Maenads or Bacchantes
Who was the second-best fighter among the Greeks at Troy but succumbed to insanity after losing the contest for Achilles’s armor to Odysseus?
Ajax the Lesser
What man threw golden apples outside of the race course in order to beat Atlanta in a footrace and win her hand in marriage?
Hippomenes
Who/what were the Sirens?
creatures with beautiful voices who lured sailors to their death
What was the name of the clashing rocks Jason had to pass through to get to Colchis?
Symplegades
Who was the King of Colchis when Jason sought the Golden Fleece?
Aeetes
Which river of the Underworld was the river of wailing?
Cocytus
Jason lost a shoe helping what goddess disguised as an old woman across the Anaurus River?
Hera
Who does this describe: fastest runner; run faster to marry her; Hippomenes used Golden Apples to beat her; forgot to thank Aphrodite – turned into lions?
Atalanta
What king of Tiryns, the cousin of Heracles, was the ‘taskmaster’ for Heracles?
Eurystheus
On the way back to Seriphos, where did Perseus pass?
Ethiopia
Which of the Fates is known as the spinner?
Clotho
What monsters, the children of Uranus and Gaea, were giants with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads?
the Cyclopes
Who was the mother of Orestes?
Clytemnestra
Who is the Muse of dance?
Terpsichore
What were centaurs?
creatures half man, half horse.
How many Cyclopes were there origially?
3
Who was the father of Deucalion?
Prometheus
Who found Danae and Perseus in the box?
Dictys
What is the Greek name of Apollo?
Apollo
What does Pelias suggest Jason do when Jason arrives in Iolcus?
that he should get the Golden Fleece
What is the Roman name of Hera?
Juno
What man used a golden bridle to tame Pegasus with whom he killed the Chimera?
Bellerophon
Which of Zeusʼs sisters is sometimes not considered to be one of the twelve Olympians?
Demeter
What monster was the last created by Gaea?
Typhon
What deity has the bident and helmet of invisibility as symbols?
Hades
Which two goddesses loved Adonis?
Aphrodite and Persephone
What old couple was hospitable to the disguised Zeus and Hermes for which they received any wish they wanted?
Baucis and Philemon
What did Poseidon send to Ethiopia after Cassiopeia boasted?
the sea monster Cetus
Who is the Muse of epic poetry?
Calliope
What is the reign of Saturn in Italy called?
The Golden Age
What were the job(s) of Hera?
Queen, marriage
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of fire?
Phlegethon
Who was the queen of the gods and presides over marriage?
Hera/Juno
Name the three gorgons.
Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa
Where was Aeson king?
Iolcus
What monster killed by Bellerophon is part lion, part goat, part snake?
Chimera
When he grew up, Perseus had no money for a present for King Polydectes, so what did he promised to bring him?
the head of Medusa
What Titan was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas?
Iapetus
Which son of Zeus and Europa was NOT one of the judges of the underworld?
Sarpedon
Who does this describe: golden touch; said Pan was a better musician than Apollo – donkey ears – reeds?
Midas
Which Roman god was the helper of plowmen and woodcutters?
Sylvanus
Who was the mother of Electra?
Clytemnestra
What is the Greek name of Neptune?
Poseidon
What kind of nymphs are Oceanids?
Nymphs of the river Ocean
Name the four major winds in Greek.
Zephyr—West Wind, Notus—South Wind, Boreas—North Wind, Eurus—East Wind
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Aphrodite
Venus
Into what kind of animals were Hippomenes and Atalanta transformed after forgetting to sacrifice to Aphrodite?
Lions
What were the Lemures?
spirits of the wicked dead
Who was the father of Perseus?
Zeus
During the Torjan War, who was King of Mycenae/king of the Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra
Agamemnon
Which couple does this describe: Romeo and Juliet; talked through crack in wall; met at mulberry bush; he kills himself when he thinks she was eaten by a lion, then she kills herself; mulberries turn red.?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Name the three judges of the Underworld.
Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus.
Whose symbols were the Thunderbolt, eagle?
Zeus
Who is the Muse of comedy?
Thalia
Who was punished in the Undeworld with eternal hunger and thirst?
Tantalus
How were Deucalion and Pyrrha instructed to restore the human race?
To throw their motherʼs bones behind their backs. The bones were the stones and they were changed into men and women.
Who was the mother of Jason?
Alcimide
Who was the mother of Telemachus?
Penelope
Who was the child of Erebus and Night?
Love (Eros)
Who was the mother of Rhadamanthys?
Europa
Who was the mother of Hermes?
Maia
What deity presides over blacksmithing?
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Who believed that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereid Thetis, a boast that caused the sea monster Ceto to ravage Ethiopia?
Cassiopeia
What were the symbol(s) of Ares?
Spear, Dog, Vulture
What were the symbol(s) of Hera?
Peacock, Cow
Who was Ariadne the daughter of?
Minos
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of woe?
Acheron
In another version of the story, a jealous wind god kills Hyacinthus. Which one?
Zephyr
What name is given to the twin brother of Heracles?
Iphicles
Although Apollo is often listed as god of the sun, what child of the Titan Hyperion is more accurately the sun god?
Helios
Which of the Fates spun the thread of human life?
Clotho
What sinner in the underworld was punished by having to roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
Who was the mother of Polydeuces?
Leda
What Lernaean monster would grow back two heads after Heracles cut one off during his second labor?
Hydra
Who was the mother of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Creusa
What were the symbol(s) of Hephaestus?
Forge, Anvil
Who was the mother of Apollo?
Leto
What son of Zeus and Danae killed Medusa?
Perseus
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of unbreakbale oaths?
Styx
What body parts did the three Graiae sisters share amongst themselves?
An eye and a tooth
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Demeter
Ceres
Who was the father of Andromeda?
Cepheus
Who took Iolcus from Aeson?
Aeson’s brother Pelias
What monster is described here: mother of all monsters – half nymph, half snake
Echidna
What sea deity was known as the “Old Man of the Sea”?
Nereus
What does Pandora mean?
“gift of all”
Who was the father of Phaedra?
Minos
Name the two immortal Gorgons and sisters of Medusa.
Stheno and Euryale
What was Heracles’ birth name?
Alcides
What name is shared by a member of the Muses and the Graces?
Thalia
Name 4 people who helped Perseus in his quest
Hermes, Athena, the Graiae, and the Nymphs of the North (Stygian Nymphs or Hyperboreans)
What did Nessus give to Deianeira?
His blood letting her think it was a love potion; but it was really poison
Who was the father of Apollo?
Zeus
Who is the first bandit Theseus faced?
Periphetes
What is the Greek name of Diana?
Artemis
Who was the mother of Aeneas?
Aphrodite
After Pelias is killed, where do Jason and Medea sail?
Corinth, where they live there with their sons for 10 years
What 3-headed dog serves as the guardian of the Underworld?
Cerberus
What was the 2nd of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the 9-headed Lernean Hydra
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hera
Juno
Before settling down, where did Perseus and Andromeda to for an athletic event?
Larissa
What three deities were worshipped at Eleusis?
Demeter, Persephone, and Dionysus
Who is the Muse of History?
Clio
What was unusual about Argus?
He had 100 eyes and never closed all of them at once.
Jason and the Argonauts had to sail past the Symplegades to get to Colchis, but what are the Symplegades?
Clashing Rocks
What monster is described here: 2 headed dog
Orthus
What three tasks does King Aeetes demand of Jason before he hands over the fleece?
sow the ground with fire breathing bulls, plant teeth of a dragon and fight the men who grow from these teeth.
Give 2 alternate names for the Fates.
Moirae and Parcae
Who was the father of Hermes?
Zeus
Who was the mother of Artemis?
Leto
Who is the Grace known for “good cheer”?
Thalia
Who was the father of Aeneas?
Anchises
Which Titan gave fire to mankind?
Prometheus
What is the Greek form of Polluxʼs name?
Polydeuces
Who was the father of Telemachus?
Odysseus
Name the 4 gifts Perseus received from the people who helped him.
curved sword, invisible helmet, winged sandals, and a bag that could be any size
Perseus eventually traveled to Larisa to compete in athletic events. What elderly man, his grandfather, did Perseus hit in the toe with a discus which killed him, fulfilling a prophecy from many years ago?
Acrisius
Who is the Muse of Tragedy?
Melpomene
Who was Deianeira attacked by?
Nessus the centaur
What is the Roman name of Aphrodite?
Venus
Which god is sometimes called “Dis”?
Pluto
Who was the mother of Achilles?
Thetis
What deity has grape leaves and the thyrsus as symbols?
Dionysus/Bacchus
What was significant about the way Sciron killed people?
makes people wash his feet, and then would push themm off a cliff to a man-eating turtle
Who was the mother of Dionysus?
Semele
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Minerva
Athena
Philoctetes built the funeral pyre for what mythological hero after he died from a poisoned (mistaken for a love potion) cloak?
Heracles
Who is the third bandit Theseus faced?
Sciron
Who was the father of Paris?
Priam
What does Prometheus mean?
Forethought
Who was the Roman goddess of childbirth?
Lucina
Who was the king of the Titans who was overthrown by Zeus?
Cronus
What type of apparel did Heracles need to obtain from the Amazonian queen Hippolyta for his 9th labor?
Belt
Who was punished in the Undeworld with a bird eating his liver daily?
Tityus
What nymphs of springs were the Roman equivalent to the Muses?
Camenae
Aeson sent Jason away for training under what Centaur so he wouldn’t be killed by Pelias?
Chiron
For his fourth labor, what kind of animal did Heracles drive into a snowbank on Mount Erymanthus in order to capture?
Boar
What were the symbol(s) of Poseidon?
Trident, Horse
Which couple does this describe: repopulated earth with stones thrown over their shoulders?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
Who was the brother of Medea who she kills in order to escape with Jason?
Absyrtus
On his way to Athens, Theseus fought a number of dangerous bandits. Which one would make travelers wash their feet at the top of a cliff before pushing them off into the jaws of his man-eating turtle?
Sciron
Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when was older?
she made him go insane and he killed his wife Megara and their children
What were the job(s) of Demeter?
Agriculture
What were the symbol(s) of Hestia?
Hearth, Fire
Who was Daedalus’ son?
Icarus
Name the two figures who sprang from the neck of Medusa following her decapitation?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
Which Titan who presided over memory is, in some versions of the story, the mother of Athena?
Mnemosyne
According to Hesiod, what are the five ages of man?
The golden age, silver age, bronze age, age of heroes, iron age
What Titan presided over justice?
Themis
What son of Daedalus flew too close to the son sun causing his wax wings to melt?
Icarus
Which two of the Olympians are twin children of Zeus and Leto?
Apollo and Artemis
Who was the mother of Theseus?
Aethra
Who was Quirinus?
the deified Romulus
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hades
Pluto, Dis
Heracles was forced to complete 12 labors because he killed what woman, his first wife?
Megara
Give two other names for the Furies.
Erinyes/Eumenides
What happened when Perseus threw a discus at the athletic event in Larissa?
he slipped and hit an old man in the crowd by mistake. This man was Acrisius, his grandfather, and so, the oracle that a son of Danae would kill Acrisius, came true.
After her father Acrisius heard an oracle that his grandson would kill him, he imprisoned his daughter by what name in a bronze tower?
Danae
What did Deianeira use Nessus’ “love potion” on?
a cloak for Heracles
What deity has the owl, olive, and helmet as her symbol?
Athena/Minerva
What is the Greek name of Minerva?
Athena
Who does this describe: boasted better weaver than Athena; turned into a spider?
Arachne
Who were the sisters of the gorgons who shared one eye and one tooth between them?
the Graiae
With what nymph did Polyphemus fall in love?
Galatea
What sinner in the underworld was punished by being spun on a wheel of fire?
Ixion
Whose lifespan was tied to a log, which his mother Althea burned after he killed his uncles?
Meleager
When Jason divorces Medea for Glauce, what does Medea do?
She kills Glauce as well as Medea’s own sons
Who was the father of Menelaus?
Atreus
During the Torjan War, who was the best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles
Hector
Who was Heracles’ second wife?
Deianeira
There are two gates in the Underworld. Name them.
the gate of ivory and the gate of horn.
What is the Roman name of Apollo?
Apollo
Who is the Muse of Comedy?
Thalia
Who killed Acis?
Polyphemus
What deity has the sun and lyre as symbols?
Apollo
While he was driving his dad Helios/Apollo’s chariot across the sky, who was struck down by Zeus via a lightning bolt?
Phaethon
Who was the mother of Odysseus?
Aniclea
What sea was called both the Axine and the Euxine Sea by the Greeks?
the Black Sea
What fisherman on Seriphos rescued the imprisoned Danae and Perseus?
Dictys
What were the symbol(s) of Demeter?
Stalk of Wheat
What son of Aethra and Aegeus killed the Minotaur and became the king of Athens?
Theseus
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Artemis
Diana
With whom did Narcissus fall in love?
his reflection
Which god(dess) had the job of King, weather?
Zeus
Who does this describe: asked dad (sun god) to drive chariot of sun; couldn’t handle horses, burned earth, etc; lightning bolt?
Phaethon
What sea deityʼs name means “Deep Sea”?
Pontus
Of what was Saturn the god?
Sowers and Seed
What deity presides over messengers, laughter, and thieves?
Hermes/Mercury
What Titan avenged the hecatoncheires by castrating his father?
Cronus
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Apollo
Apollo
What is the Roman name of Zeus?
Jupiter/Jove
On his way to Athens, Theseus fought a number of dangerous bandits. Which one, known as the pine-bender, would tie passersby to two pine trees and rip them apart?
Sinis
What son of Oeneus and Althaea killed the Calydonian Boar?
Meleager
What is the Roman name of Hades?
Pluto/Dis
When Aurora asked Zeus for immortality for Tithonus, she forgot to ask for eternal youth. Into what was Tithonus then transformed?
Grasshopper
Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to eternally roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
What was the name of the Titan that encircled the earth?
Oceanus
For how many months does Persephone remain in the Underworld?
4 months
What deity has the caduceus and the winged sandals as symbols?
Hermes/Mercury
Whose symbols were the Spear, Dog, Vulture?
Ares
What happened to Heracles when he put on the cloak?
He caught on fire
Which god(dess) had the job of Sea, earthquakes, horses?
Poseidon
Who was the mother of Phaedra?
Pasiphae
Whose symbols were the Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)?
Dionysus
Give two other names for the Fates.
Moirae/Parcae
Which god(dess) had the job of War?
Ares
Which Titan created man?
Epimetheus (Prometheus finished the job)
Whose symbols were the Caduceus, Winged Sandals?
Hermes
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Pluto, Dis
Hades
What was significant about the way Periphetes killed people?
beats people with golden club
Who was sacrificed to Cetus in order that it not demolish the whole city?
Andromeda
Who was the mother of Sarpedon?
Europa
Who was the father of Sarpedon?
Zeus
What bird ate at Prometheusʼ liver each day?
an eagle
During the Torjan War, who was King of Sparta, husband of Helen
Menelaus
What son of Agamemnon and Clytemnstra avenged his father by killing his mother?
Orestes
What monster wandered in the Labyrinth underneath the Cretan palace of Minos?
Minotaur
What god presides over war?
Ares/Mars
Which god(dess) had the job of Agriculture?
Demeter
Who killed the eagle and set Prometheus free?
Hercules
What were the job(s) of Apollo?
Sun, prophecy, medicine, music
What deity presides over wine?
Dionysus/Bacchus
Who was the mother of Perseus?
Danae
Who was the husband of Metaneira and the father of Demophon?
Celeus
What was significant about the head of Medusa?
it could turn men to stone
What were the job(s) of Aphrodite?
Love and Beauty
Who was the father of Castor?
Tyndareus
What son of Anchises and Aphrodite was a Trojan warrior who led refugees out of the city all the way to Latium?
Aeneas
Who does this describe: flew too close to sun with wings dad (Daedalus) made; Icarian sea?
Icarus
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mercury
Hermes
Which god(dess) had the job of Home fire, hearth?
Hestia
What did Acrisius do to Danae and Perseus?
put Danae and Perseus in a box and set it out to sea
What were the job(s) of Hephaestus?
Blacksmith
What were the symbol(s) of Hermes?
Caduceus, Winged Sandals
Who flew on the back of a golden ram to Colchis with his sister Helle?
Phrixus
Which two of the children of Zeus and Europa are judges of the underworld?
Minos and Rhadamanthys
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Ares
Mars
What Titan was the father of the sun, moon, and dawn?
Hyperion
What two creatures arose from Love?
Light and Day
Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when he was 8 months old?
sent 2 snakes to kill him (he strangled them)
What deity has the trident and horse as symbols?
Poseidon/Neptune
What son of Atreus and Aerope was the king of Sparta and husband to Helen before she left the city with Paris?
Menelaus
What is the Greek name of Vesta?
Hestia
During the Torjan War, who was the Best fighter of Greeks; son of Pelias and Thetis
Achilles
Whose symbols were the Bow/Arrow, Moon?
Artemis
What is the Greek name of Pluto?
Hades
What were the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris called?
Nereids
Castor and Pollux also became deities. Whom did they protect?
shipwrecked sailors
What goddess punished Echo by taking away her voice?
Juno
Who was the mother of Theseus and where was she from?
Aethra, princess of Troezen
What deity has the stalk of wheat as a symbol?
Demeter/Ceres
Whose symbols were the Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre?
Apollo
What does Aegeus leave for Theseus for when Theseus is older?
a sword and a pair of sandals
Whose symbols were the Trident, Horse?
Poseidon
What does “Cyclops” mean?
wheel-eyed
Who was the mother of Castor?
Leda
Who was the mother of Helenus?
Hecuba
What does Epimetheus mean?
Afterthought
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Zeus
Jupiter, Jove
Who was the father of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Aeneas
What were the symbol(s) of Artemis?
Bow/Arrow, Moon
What sorceress and daughter of King Aeetes falls in love with Jason and helps him steal the golden fleece?
Medea
Who were the two children of Chaos?
Erebus and Night
Besides Bacchus, what Latin name was given to Dionysus?
Liber
What kind of nymphs were naiads?
fresh water nymphs (springs and grottos)
Which god(dess) had the job of Hunting, moon?
Artemis
What happened after Jason planted dragon’s teeth into the ground on Colchis?
Armed men sprang up
For his third labor, Heracles had to capture what kind of animal sacred to Artemis?
Deer/Hind
Who was the first woman in Greek mythology?
Pandora
On returning to Seriphos, what did Perseus do to King Polydectes?
turned him to stone
What deity has the pomegranate as a symbol?
Persephone/Proserpina
What types of animals (who could also breathe fire) did Jason have to yoke together on Colchis?
Bulls
Jacksonvilleʼ s original name was Cow Ford. What would that be in Greek?
Bosphorus
Who does this describe: tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle; killed Chimaera; tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus?
Bellerophon
What story did Hermes tell Argus to lull him to sleep?
The love story of Pan and Syrinx
What monster is described here: part lion, goat, snake
Chimera
What former fiancé of Andromeda did Perseus turn to stone before marrying Andromeda himself?
Phineus
Which of the Fates twisted and measured the thread of human life?
Lachesis
What was the 6th of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the Stymphalian Birds
What did Perseus do with the head of Medusa after turning Polydectes to stone?
gave it to Athena to put on her shield
What were the job(s) of Hades?
Underworld, wealth
Once deified, who did Heracles marry?
Hebe (goddess of youth and daughter of Hera
What was significant about the way Sinis killed people?
tied people to two trees (ripped them apart)
What kind of animals did Heracles kill at Lake Stymphalus for his 6th labor with the aid of bronze castanets given to him by Athena?
Birds
What happened to Phineus of Ethiopia after Perseus claimed Andromeda in marriage?
Phineus was upset by this and soon turned to stone by the head of Medusa
Into what was Acis changed?
a river god
What is the collective name for Jason and his crew?
the Argonauts
Which god(dess) had the job of Underworld, wealth?
Hades
Who was the father of Ariadne?
Minos
What is the Greek name of Bacchus?
Dionysus
What is the Greek name of Venus?
Aphrodite
Which god(dess) had the job of Wine, life giving fluids?
Dionysus
Who was Jason’s father?
Aeson
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Neptune
Poseidon
What deity presides over love and beauty?
Aphrodite/Venus
Which god(dess) had the job of Love and Beauty?
Aphrodite
To whom had Hera given Io for save-keeping?
Argus
Which of his children did Uranus bury in the earth?
the hecatoncheires
What is the Greek name of Proserpina?
Persephone
Who is the Muse of Hymns?
Polyhymnia
What were the symbol(s) of Hades?
Bident, Helmet of Invisibility
What is the Roman name of Hermes?
Mercury
After Theseus abandoned Ariadne on the island of Naxos, what god rescued and married her?
Dionysus
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vulcan
Hephaestus
Who is the Muse of Astronomy?
Urania
Who slayed the Minotaur?
Theseus
What was significant about the Graiae?
sisters of the Gorgons, they shared 1 eye and 1 tooth among the 3 of them
What creature sent by Hera drove Io mad?
a gadfly
What is the Greek name of Jupiter?
Zeus
Who boasted that she was a better weaver than Athena and was turned into a spider after beating the goddess?
Arachne
Who was the wife of Oceanus?
Tethys
Who is the Grace known for “splendor”?
Aglaia
Who were Europaʼs sons by Zeus who became judges of the dead?
Minos and Rhadamanthys
What deity has the bow and arrow and the moon as symbols?
Artemis/Diana
What sorceress, the daughter of King Aeetes, helped Jason steal the Golden Fleece?
Medea
Whose symbols were the Dove, Rose?
Aphrodite
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Persephone
Proserpina
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Diana
Artemis
What daughter of the Cretan king Minos and Pasiphae helped Theseus navigate the Labyrinth?
Ariadne
Who predicted to Prometheus that he would be released from his chains by one of ther descendants?
Io
Whose symbols were the Stalk of Wheat?
Demeter
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Jupiter, Jove
Zeus
What is a satyr?
half man, half goat
Who was the wife of Saturn and the “harvest helper”?
Ops
What is the Roman name of Athena?
Minerva
Why did Theseus leave Ariadne of Naxos?
Dionysus came to Theseus in a dream and asked him to leave Ariadne on the island
Who was the mother of Hector?
Hecuba
What sea is named after Io?
Ionian Sea
What lonely hero finally met his end when a piece of his famed ship breaks off the hull and kills him?
Jason
Whose symbols were the Forge, Anvil?
Hephaestus
For his 5th and most demeaning task, Heracles had to clean the stables of what king of Elis, which he did by diverting the paths of the Alpheius and Peneius Rivers?
Augeias
What deity has the dove and rose as symbols?
Aphrodite/Venus
What did the oracle instruct Heracles to do?
change his name to Heracles and go to his cousin Eurytheus to do the 12 Labors
Who was the father of Jason?
Aeson
Who is sometimes claimed to be the father of Theseus?
Poseidon
What is the Roman name of Ares?
Mars
Who was the father of Electra?
Agamemnon
