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Mythology Cards Set I Flashcards

1
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What deity presides over the sea, earthquakes, and horses?

A

Poseidon/Neptune

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2
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What was the 3rd of the Twelve Labors?

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Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis

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3
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Venus

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Aphrodite

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4
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What god is the son of the Theban princess Semele?

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Dionysus

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5
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For his 8th labor, Heracles traveled to Bistonia to steal the man-eating mares of what king?

A

Diomedes

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6
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How did Perseus kill Medusa and escape?

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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.

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7
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Who is the Muse of Dance?

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Terpsichore

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8
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Who was the father of Cassandra?

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Priam

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9
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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?

A

Periphites

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10
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What deity presides over agriculture?

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Demeter/Ceres

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11
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Who is the Muse of astronomy?

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Urania

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12
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What Greek warrior at Troy, often said to be the wittiest of all, came up with the idea to build the wooden horse?

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Odysseus

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13
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What was the 10th of the Twelve Labors?

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Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon

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14
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Which god(dess) had the job of Wisdom, war, handicrafts?

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Athena

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15
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What were the symbol(s) of Aphrodite?

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Dove, Rose

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16
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Why did Acrisius put his daughter in a bronze tower?

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he heard from an oracle that any of her children would kill him.

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17
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What does Euxine mean?

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Friendly

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18
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How does Jason die?

A

a piece of the Argo fall on him

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19
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Who was Father Heaven?

A

Ouranos (Uranus)

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20
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Who was the father of Rhadamanthys?

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Zeus

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21
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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?

A

Zeus

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22
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Who was the father of Clytemnestra?

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Tyndareus

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23
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What mythological monster was formally a woman transformed into a six-headed monster who feeds on sailors?

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Scylla

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24
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What was the 4th of the Twelve Labors?

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Capture the Erymanthian Boar

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25
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What was Cronusʼ Latin name?

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Saturn

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26
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Where did Aegeus place a pair of sandals and a sword?

A

under a boulder

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27
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Where did Aeson send Jason to be raised?

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the centaur Chiron

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28
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What daughter of Priam and Hecuba was gifted the power of prophecy but cursed such that nobody would ever believe her omens?

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Cassandra

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29
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What son of Atreus and Aerope was king of Mycenae and the leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War?

A

Agamemnon

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30
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Who was the father of Iphigenia?

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Agamemnon

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31
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What deity presides over the home fire and the hearth?

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Hestia/Vesta

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32
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What deity carries the thyrsus, a stick with a pinecone on top?

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Dionysus/Bacchus

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33
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For his 12th and final labor, Heracles had to capture whom from the Underworld?

A

Cerberus

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34
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What hero helped the gods when the Giants later rebelled against the Olympians?

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Hercules

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35
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Who was the father of Dionysus?

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Zeus

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36
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What mythological hero was born after Zeus found his mom Danae trapped in a bronze tower?

A

Perseus

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37
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What was the 12th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture Cerberus

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38
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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?

A

Procrustes

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39
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When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Tyndaridae, who is the father named?

A

Tyndareus

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40
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Another name for the Furies, what does “Erinyes” mean?

A

the “Appeased”.

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41
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Which river of the Underworld is the river of hate and was used for oaths of the gods?

A

Styx

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42
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What is the Greek name of Vulcan?

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Hephaestus

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43
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What sinner in the underworld was punished with eternal hunger and thirst after serving his son Pelops as food to the gods?

A

Tantalus

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44
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What deity carries around the caduceus, a staff with intertwining snakes?

A

Hermes/Mercury

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45
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Who ruled Ethiopa when Perseus was there?

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King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia

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46
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Who was the mother of Minos?

A

Europa

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47
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Where was the Minotaur housed?

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in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete

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48
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What deity had the peacock and cow as symbols?

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Hera/Juno

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49
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What did Acrisius do when he found out that his daughter Danae had Perseus as a son?

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Locked them in a chest and sent them out to sea

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50
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What is the Roman name of Demeter?

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Ceres

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51
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What is the Greek name of Mercury?

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Hermes

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52
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Who was the father of Polydeuces?

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Zeus

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53
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What monster is described here: 3 headed dog

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Cerberus

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54
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Name the ferryman who carries souls across the river Styx (Cocytus in some versions).

A

Charon

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55
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Whose father left a sword and sandals underneath a great boulder which he could only move once he was old enough?

A

Theseus

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56
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What woman in mythology was the fastest of all mortals?

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Atalanta

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57
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Who is the second bandit Theseus faced?

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Sinis, the pine-bender

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58
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What monster is described here: part goat, part man

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Satyr

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59
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Who was Mother Earth?

A

Ge (Gaea)

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60
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What oracle did Pelias hear?

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that he should beware the man with one shoe

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61
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What was the 8th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Steal the Mares of Diomedes

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62
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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?

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Odysseus

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63
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Who sprangs from the severed head of Medusa?

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Pegasus and Chrysaor

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64
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What deity is the queen of the underworld and is the wife of Hades/Pluto?

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Persephone/Proserpina

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65
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Which child of Iapetus had Pandora for a wife?

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Epimetheus

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66
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What were the job(s) of Zeus?

A

King, weather

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67
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Who is the fourth bandit Theseus faced?

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Procrustes, the stretcher

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68
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Who is the Grace known for “mirth”?

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Euphrosyne

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69
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Which god(dess) had the job of Sun, prophecy, medicine, music?

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Apollo

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70
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During the Torjan War, who was the wife of Priam; mother of Hector, Priam, Cassandra, Helenus and others

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Hecuba

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71
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What couple, when they had wished to die together, were transformed into an Oak and Linden tree?

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Baucis and Philemon

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72
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Who was the mother of Andromeda?

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Cassiopeia

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73
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What were the job(s) of Persephone?

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Queen of the Underworld

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74
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Name the Muses.

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Melpomene, Thalia, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Clio, Urania, Erato, Calliope, and Euterpe.

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75
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What mythological monster was a 2-headed dog and a companion of Geryon?

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Orthus

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76
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On what mountain did the gods live?

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Mt. Olympus

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77
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What kind of nymphs are nereids?

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sea nymphs

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78
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Aphrodite is usually listed as the wife of Hephaestus. When she is not, which of the Graces is his wife?

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Aglaia

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79
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen, marriage?

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Hera

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80
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What god accidentally killed the youth Hyacinthus?

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Apollo

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81
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What was the name of the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus?

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Polyphemus

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82
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Who helped Theseus through the Labyrinth?

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Ariadne

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83
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Who was the king of Seriphos who wanted to marry Danae?

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Polydectes

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84
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Who was the mother of Paris?

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Hecuba

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85
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Whose symbols were the Owl, Olive, Helmet?

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Athena

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86
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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?

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Ariadne

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87
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What couple repopulated the Earth following the Great Flood by throwing stones (the bones of their mother) over their shoulders?

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Deucalion and Pyrrha

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88
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?

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Pomegranate

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89
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Into what was Syrinx changed?

A

reeds

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90
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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.?

A

Meleager

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91
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What were the symbol(s) of Zeus?

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Thunderbolt, eagle

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92
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Who was the father of Orestes?

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Agamemnon

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93
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Troy; name means “ransomed one” originally named Podarces

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Priam

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94
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Whose symbols were the Peacock, Cow?

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Hera

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95
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Who killed Medusa?

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Perseus

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96
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What did Cassiopeia boast about?

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Cassiopeia had boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids

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97
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With what youth did Echo fall in love?

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Narcissus

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98
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What nymphs cared for the infant Dionysus?

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the Hyades or the nymphs of Nysa

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99
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Where was Minos king?

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Crete

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100
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Who was the father of Agamemnon?

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Atreus

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101
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Which Roman god was considered a strengthener of callte?

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Pales

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102
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Who was the second wife of Heracles whom he rescued from the centaur Nessus?

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Deianeira

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103
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Who were the 2 sister Gorgons of Medusa?

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Euryale and Stheno

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104
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What was the aegis?

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the breastplate of Zeus (often worn by Athena) on which she placed the Gorgonʼs head

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105
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Who is the Muse of Love Poetry?

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Erato

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106
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What were the job(s) of Hestia?

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Home fire, hearth

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107
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Who is the Muse of history?

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Clio

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108
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Who is known as the messenger of the gods?

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Hermes/Mercury

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109
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Who was the mother of Iphigenia?

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Clytemnestra

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110
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What king of Troy during the Trojan War was originally named Podarces?

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Paris

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111
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Who is the Muse of songs to the gods?

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Polyhymnia

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112
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Who was the mother of Helen?

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Leda

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113
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What is the Greek name of Ceres?

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Demeter

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114
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What was significant about the way Procrustes killed people?

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he was an innkeeper who stretched people to fit a specific bed

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115
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Who was the mother of Clytemnestra?

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Leda

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116
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What youth did Galatea prefer to Polyphemus?

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Acis

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117
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Who is the Muse of Epic Poetry?

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Calliope

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118
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Who was the King of the Winds?

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Aeolus

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119
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Who was Demophonʼs mother who snatched him from the flames?

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Metaneira

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120
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What monster is described here: six-headed monster

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Scylla

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121
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What mythological monster is known as the mother of all monsters and is half-nymph, half-snake?

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Echidna

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122
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Proserpina

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Persephone

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123
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What were the symbol(s) of Apollo?

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Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre

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124
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Who was the father of Helenus?

A

Priam

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125
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What god presided over underground rivers?

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Poseidon

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126
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Who was the mother of Ariadne?

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Pasiphae

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127
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Who was the father of Medea?

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Aeetes

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128
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What is the Roman name of Persephone?

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Proserpina

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129
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What biological son of Alcmene and Zeus had Amphitryon as his stepdad?

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Heracles

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130
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Into what flower was Hyacinthus changed?

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the hyacinth

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131
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Name the 5 rivers of the underworld.

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Acheron, Cocytus, Styx, Phlegethon, and Lethe.

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132
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Who was the father of Theseus and where was he from?

A

Aegeus, king of Athens

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133
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Who was Dictys’ brother?

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King Polydectes

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134
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What were the Manes?

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the spirits of the god dead in Hades

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135
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What mythological monster is half-man, half-horse?

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Centaur

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136
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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.?

A

Aurora and Tithonus

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137
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What youth spent half a year in the underworld with Persephone and half a year with Aphrodite?

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Adonis

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138
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What youn child did Demeter attempt to make immortal by annointing him with ambrosia and placing him in a hot fire?

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Demophon

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139
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What goddess presides over wisdom, war, and handicrafts?

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Athena/Minerva

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140
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What is the Roman name of Dionysus?

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Bacchus

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141
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When the human race was destroyed by the Great Flood, who were the only two humans to survive?

A

Deucalion and Pyrrha

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142
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Who was the father of Minos?

A

Zeus

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143
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vesta

A

Hestia

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144
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What were the job(s) of Poseidon?

A

Sea, earthquakes, horses

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145
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What is the Roman name of Hephaestus?

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Vulcan

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146
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Who were the godesses in the Underworld who punished unnatural crimes?

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the Furies

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147
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Who is the Muse of love poetry?

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Erato

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148
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What did Minos demand from Athens?

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7 youths and 7 maidens be sent to him from Athens every 7 years to feed the Minotaur

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149
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What body of water is named for the fact that Io crossed it?

A

the Bosphorus.

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150
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What was the 11th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Steal the Apples of the Hesperides

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151
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What is the Roman name of Poseidon?

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Neptune

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152
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Who was Androgeos the son of?

A

Minos

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153
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Who was the mother of Heracles?

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Alcmene

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154
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Pelias heard an oracle that he should beware a man wearing only one what?

A

Shoe

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155
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Before Theseus had arrived in Athens, who had been killed by the Marathonian Bull?

A

Androgeos

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156
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What was the 9th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen

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157
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What comes out of the gate of horn?

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true dreams

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158
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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?

A

Geryon

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159
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What son of Aegina and Zeus was one of the judges of the Underworld?

A

Aeacus

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160
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Who was the old lady who Jason helps cross a river?

A

Hera in disguise

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161
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What were the job(s) of Athena?

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Wisdom, war, handicrafts

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162
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Whom did Perseus marry after rescuing her from the sea monster Ceto in Ethiopia after killing Medusa?

A

Andromeda

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163
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What were the job(s) of Dionysus?

A

Wine, life giving fluids

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164
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Who was the mother of Aeacus?

A

Aegina

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165
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Who kidnapped Persephone to make her his wife?

A

Hades

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166
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What was the 5th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Clean the Augean stables in a single day

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167
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What goddess of youth did Heracles marry after his “mortal” self died?

A

Hebe

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168
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What son of Aeneas and Creusa was credited with founding Alba Longa?

A

Ascanius

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169
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Who was the father of Achilles?

A

Peleus

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170
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hestia

A

Vesta

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171
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Who designed the Labyrinth, and was afterwards trapped inside by Minos?

A

Daedalus

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172
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Who was the goddess of witchcraft and the dark side of the moon?

A

Hecate

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173
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Who does Jason fall in love with in Corinth?

A

the princess of Corinth, Glauce

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174
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Who was the mother of Cassandra?

A

Hecuba

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175
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What kind of animal from Nemea, which was invulnerable to weapons, did Heracles have to kill for his first labor?

A

Lion

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176
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What kind of nymphs were oreads?

A

mountain nymphs

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177
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During the Torjan War, who was the son of Priam, “stole” Helen, killed Achilles with an arrow (with help of Apollo)

A

Paris

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178
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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.

A

Odysseus

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179
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To what island did Rhea smuggle Zeus to prevent his being swallowed by his father?

A

Crete

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180
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Who was the first wife of Heracles?

A

Megara

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181
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Who was the father of Odysseus?

A

Laertes

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182
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What happened to Ariadne after she was left on Naxos?

A

she met Dionysus and married him

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183
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How does Medea have Pelias killed?

A

She tricks Pelias’ daughters into killing him

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184
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Who is the Muse of Music?

A

Euterpe

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185
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When offered any gift she named, what did Semele ask of Zeus?

A

To see him as lord of the sky

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186
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What deity has the thunderbolt and eagle as symbols?

A

Zeus/Jupiter

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187
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Who was the mother of Agamemnon?

A

Aerope

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188
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Name the 3 Fates.

A

Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos

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189
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What monsters sprang from the blood of the wounded Uranus?

A

the Giants and the Furies

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190
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Who was the father of Astyanax?

A

Hector

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191
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What were the hecatoncheires?

A

giants with a hundred hands and 50 heads, children of Uranus and Gaea

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192
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Which god(dess) had the job of Blacksmith?

A

Hephaestus

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193
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What kind of nymphs were the Meliae?

A

ash tree nymphs

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194
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Who is the daughter of Aeetes who helps Jason with the tasks her father demands?

A

Medea

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195
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Bacchus

A

Dionysus

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196
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What is the name of the ship that Jason and his crew sail in?

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the Argo

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197
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What did Heracles do after he killed his wife and children?

A

went to the oracle at Delphi

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198
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Which of the Fates cut the thread of human life?

A

Atropos

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199
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What deity presides over hunting and the moon?

A

Artemis/Diana

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200
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What daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia was the wife of Perseus

A

Andromeda

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201
Q

What deity has their own oracle at Delphi?

A

Apollo

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202
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In what form did Zeus visit Alcmene to father Heracles?

A

her husband Amphitryon

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203
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Who was the father of Hector?

A

Priam

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204
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What is the Roman name of Artemis?

A

Diana

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205
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to carry leaky buckets?

A

Danaids

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206
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Who slew Cetus to save Andromeda?

A

Perseus

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207
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Whose symbols were the Hearth, Fire?

A

Hestia

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208
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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?

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Aegeus

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209
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Why was Juno angry with Echo?

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Because Echoʼs chattering kept her from noticing the affairs of Jupiter

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210
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What was the 1st of the Twelve Labors?

A

Slay the Nemean Lion

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211
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What did Odysseus originally tell Polyphemus his name was?

A

“No Man”

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212
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How was Dionysus saved from his burning mother?

A

Zeus sewed him up in his thigh

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213
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Which of the Fates is known as the cutter of the thread?

A

Atropos

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214
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?

A

Pomegranate

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215
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Who was the father of Theseus?

A

Aegeus (Poseidon?)

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216
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What were the symbol(s) of Athena?

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Owl, Olive, Helmet

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217
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What god is the son of the Pleiad Maia?

A

Hermes

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218
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For his 7th labor, Heracles had to travel to Crete and capture what kind of bull, which he then brought to Mycenae?

A

Bull

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219
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What were the job(s) of Artemis?

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Hunting, moon

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220
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Into what did Dionysus change the pirates who tried to capture him?

A

Dolphins

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221
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Which god(dess) had the job of Messengers, laughter, thieves?

A

Hermes

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222
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Poseidon

A

Neptune

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223
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What mythological monster is a Sicilian Cyclops who encountered Odysseus and Aeneas?

A

Polyphemus

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224
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What deities were known as the Dioscuri and the Tyndaridae?

A

Castor and Pollux

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225
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What gift had Polyphemus promised Odysseus?

A

to eat him last

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226
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For his 11th labor, Heracles had to fetch golden apples from what far-off nymphs?

A

Hesperides

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227
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Who was the son of Io and Zeus?

A

Epaphus

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228
Q

Who is the Muse of lyric poetry?

A

Euterpe

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229
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Whom did Zeus seduce in the guise of a bull?

A

Europa

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230
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What is the Roman name of Hestia?

A

Vesta

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231
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What Titan was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?

A

Atlas

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232
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Midas claimed that what satyr was a better musician than Apollo for which Midas’s ears transformed into those of a donkey?

A

Pan

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233
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In what form did Zeus visit Danae to father Perseus?

A

a shower of gold

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234
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What group of 49 sisters were forced to carry water in leaky buckets in the underworld after killing their newlywed husbands?

A

Danaids

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235
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What mythological monster is half-goat, half-man?

A

Satyr

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236
Q

Who was the father of Artemis?

A

Zeus

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237
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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?

A

Perseus

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238
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Who did Heracles ask to build his funeral pyre?

A

Philoctetes

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239
Q

What brother of Aeson and uncle of Jason took over Iolcus and sent Jason to fetch the Golden Fleece?

A

Pelias

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240
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Which child of Iapetus was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?

A

Atlas

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241
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Which river in the underworld is known as the river of forgetfulness?

A

Lethe

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242
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How did Ariadne help Theseus?

A

told Theseus to use yarn to find his way out of the Labyrinth

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243
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mars

A

Ares

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244
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Whose symbols were the Bident, Helmet of Invisibility?

A

Hades

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245
Q

Who was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea?

A

Zeus

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246
Q

Who was the mother of Persephone?

A

Demeter

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247
Q

While Danae was locked away in a bronze tower, Zeus visited her in the form of what?

A

Golden Shower

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248
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What goddess of the Dawn fell in love with a mortal named Tithonus?

A

Aurora

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249
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What Theban princess killed her son under the influence of Dionysus?

A

Agave

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250
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Who was the daughter of Acrisius?

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Danae

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251
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Apollo

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Apollo

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252
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Who was the father of Aeacus?

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Zeus

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253
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What sinner in the underworld was punished with a bird who eats his liver daily?

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Tityus

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254
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Who were the parents of Dionysus?

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Zeus and Semele

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255
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What is Opsʼ name in Greek?

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Rhea

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256
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What did Aegeus ask of Theseus before Theseus went to Crete, and what did Theseus do?

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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.

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257
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Ceres

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Demeter

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258
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After he was overthrown, what became of Cronus?

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He fled to Italy

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259
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What monster is described here: Horse’s body/man’s torso, head, arms

A

Centaur

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260
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Which river of the Underworld was the river of pain?

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Acheron

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261
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What is the Greek name of Juno?

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Hera

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262
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What does Bosphorus mean?

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Cow Ford

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263
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Athena

A

Minerva

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264
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What flower grew from the blood of Adonis?

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the red anemone (windflower)

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265
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What does Axine mean?

A

Unfriendly

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266
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Who was the Roman god of boundaries?

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Terminus

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267
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What goddess sent two snakes to kill the infant Heracles out of jealousy?

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Hera

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268
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What Phrygian king was cursed with the golden touch?

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Midas

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269
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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)?

A

Baucis and Philemon

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270
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What daughter of the river god Peneius was transformed into a laurel tree while being chased by Apollo?

A

Daphne

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271
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What deity has the spear, dog, and vulture as symbols?

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Ares/Mars

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272
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Europa was a princess of what city?

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Sidon

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273
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The story of what mythological couple explains the metamorphosis of mulberries from white to red?

A

Pyramus and Thisbe

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274
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What monsters, released from their prison by Zeus, helped Zeus defeat the Titans?

A

hecatoncheires

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275
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Which river of the Underworld was the river of fire?

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Phlegethon

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276
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What is the Greek name of Mars?

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Ares

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277
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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?

A

Androgeus

278
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Who was the father of Helen?

A

Zeus

279
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What god of wine is sometimes not considered to be one of the twelve Olympians?

A

Dionysus

280
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What son of Priam and Hecuba gave the Golden Apple to Venus for which he received the love of Helen, starting the Trojan War?

A

Paris

281
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Name the 3 Furies.

A

Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone

282
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William Shakespeare adopted the story of what mythological couple for his Romeo and Juliet?

A

Pyramus and Thisbe

283
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hermes

A

Mercury

284
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During the Torjan War, who was the 2nd greatest fighter of Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles’ armor (lost)

A

Ajax the Greater

285
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What were the Sileni?

A

creatures part man, part horse, that walked on two legs, had horses hooves and tails and sometimes horsesʼ ears.

286
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How did Adonis die?

A

He was gored by a boar

287
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Name the 4 mountains of the Muses.

A

Helicon, Pierus, Olympus and Parnassus.

288
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What young couple from Babylon could only converse to each other through a crack in a wall between their houses?

A

Pyramus and Thisbe

289
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What mythological monster is a giant whirlpool?

A

Charybdis

290
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Which of the Fates is known as the allotter and decides how long one’s life should be?

A

Lachesis

291
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Who was the mother of Astyanax?

A

Andromache

292
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Who kills her brother and chops him up into pieces before throwing him overboard to delay the Colchian fleet chasing her and Jason?

A

Medea

293
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What monster is described here: whirpool

A

Charybdis

294
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When it was time for Theseus to visit Athens, which path does he choose to take and why?

A

he chose to go by land because it was harder

295
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Who was the father of Heracles?

A

Zeus (mortal dad = Amphitryon)

296
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What son of Peleus and Thetis was the fiercest Greek warrior at Troy and killed Hector?

A

Achilles

297
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Who was Andromeda’s fiance?

A

Phineus

298
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What deity has the hearth and fire as symbols?

A

Hestia/Vesta

299
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Dionysus

A

Bacchus

300
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Who killed Argus and took Io?

A

Hermes

301
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Name the four major winds in Latin.

A

Favonius—West Wind, Auster—South Wind, Aquilo—North Wind, Eurus—East Wind

302
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Name the three Graces.

A

Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne.

303
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Which of the gorgons was mortal?

A

Medusa

304
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What were the job(s) of Ares?

A

War

305
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How did Odysseus and his men escape from Polyphemus?

A

they blinded him and then tied themselves to the undersides of his sheep. The sheep carried them fr om the cave.

306
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Io was returned to human form when she reached what body of water?

A

the Nile

307
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Whose symbols were the Pomegranate?

A

Persephone

308
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hephaestus

A

Vulcan

309
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Where did Danae and Perseus wash ashore?

A

island of Seriphos

310
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What is another name for the Graces?

A

Charities

311
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What Greek hero, returning from the Trojan War, encountered a Cyclops?

A

Odysseus

312
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Who was the king of the gods at Olympus?

A

Zeus/Jupiter

313
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When returning to Iolcus after being old enough, how does Jason lose his shoe?

A

helping an old lady cross a river

314
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What comes out of the gate of ivory?

A

false dreams

315
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What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails?

A

jumped into the sea from a cliff (thus naming the sea “Aegean.”)

316
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Juno

A

Hera

317
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Which monsters did Zeus not banish from the earth after he conquered them?

A

the Cyclops

318
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What deity has the forge and anvil as symbols?

A

Hephaestus/Vulcan

319
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What group was Medusa a member?

A

Gorgons

320
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Where did Zeus take Europa (a land, not a continent)?

A

Crete

321
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Which of the sons of Priam killed Achilles with an arrow to his heel guided by the god Apollo?

A

Paris

322
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For what crimes was Prometheus chained to the Caucasus?

A

for refusing to reveal to Zeus the name of the mother of the child that would dethrone him and for stealing fire.

323
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What deity presides over the sun, prophecy, medicine, and music?

A

Apollo

324
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Which river in the underworld is known as the river of lamentation?

A

Cocytus

325
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What kind of nymphs were dryads (hamadryads)?

A

tree nymphs

326
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What son of Hector and Andromache was flung from the walls of Troy by Odysseus or Neoptolemus

A

Astyanax

327
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Where did Theseus and Ariadne stop on their way back to Athens?

A

Naxos

328
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Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone are all part of what mythological group?

A

Furies

329
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What son of Priam and Hecuba led the Trojan contingent at the Trojan War before he was killed by Achilles?

A

Hector

330
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What game were Apollo and Hyacinthus playing when Hyacinthus was killed?

A

discus

331
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Who was the father of Daphne?

A

Peneius

332
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What was the 7th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture the Cretan Bull

333
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What does “Dis” mean?

A

rich

334
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Who is the Muse of tragedy?

A

Melpomene

335
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What deity presides over the underworld and wealth?

A

Hades/Pluto

336
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen of the Underworld?

A

Persephone

337
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Who were the parents of Pyrrha?

A

Epimetheus and Pandora

338
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Who were the parents of the Titans?

A

Uranus and Gaea

339
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Where do the Argonauts go to get the Golden Fleece?

A

Colchis

340
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by being placed on a spinning wheel of fire?

A

Ixion

341
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Who was the mother of Menelaus?

A

Aerope

342
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What king of Thebes was torn apart by his own mother when she was infected with the madness of Dionysus?

A

Pentheus

343
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Who changed Io back to human form?

A

Zeus

344
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Into what flower was Narcissus changed?

A

the narcissus

345
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Which river of the Underworld was the river of forgetfulness?

A

Lethe

346
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What son of Aeson and Alcimede was tasked to retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis?

A

Jason

347
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What were the job(s) of Hermes?

A

Messengers, laughter, thieves

348
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Which child of Iapetus stole fire for mankind?

A

Prometheus

349
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Into what had Zeus changed Io?

A

a cow or heifer

350
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Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos are all part of what mythological group?

A

The Fates

351
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Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia are all part of what mythological group, also called the Charites?

A

Graces

352
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What were the followers of Bacchus called?

A

Maenads or Bacchantes

353
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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?

A

Ajax the Lesser

354
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What man threw golden apples outside of the race course in order to beat Atlanta in a footrace and win her hand in marriage?

A

Hippomenes

355
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Who/what were the Sirens?

A

creatures with beautiful voices who lured sailors to their death

356
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What was the name of the clashing rocks Jason had to pass through to get to Colchis?

A

Symplegades

357
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Who was the King of Colchis when Jason sought the Golden Fleece?

A

Aeetes

358
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Which river of the Underworld was the river of wailing?

A

Cocytus

359
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Jason lost a shoe helping what goddess disguised as an old woman across the Anaurus River?

A

Hera

360
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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?

A

Atalanta

361
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What king of Tiryns, the cousin of Heracles, was the ‘taskmaster’ for Heracles?

A

Eurystheus

362
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On the way back to Seriphos, where did Perseus pass?

A

Ethiopia

363
Q

Which of the Fates is known as the spinner?

A

Clotho

364
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What monsters, the children of Uranus and Gaea, were giants with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads?

A

the Cyclopes

365
Q

Who was the mother of Orestes?

A

Clytemnestra

366
Q

Who is the Muse of dance?

A

Terpsichore

367
Q

What were centaurs?

A

creatures half man, half horse.

368
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How many Cyclopes were there origially?

A

3

369
Q

Who was the father of Deucalion?

A

Prometheus

370
Q

Who found Danae and Perseus in the box?

A

Dictys

371
Q

What is the Greek name of Apollo?

A

Apollo

372
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What does Pelias suggest Jason do when Jason arrives in Iolcus?

A

that he should get the Golden Fleece

373
Q

What is the Roman name of Hera?

A

Juno

374
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What man used a golden bridle to tame Pegasus with whom he killed the Chimera?

A

Bellerophon

375
Q

Which of Zeusʼs sisters is sometimes not considered to be one of the twelve Olympians?

A

Demeter

376
Q

What monster was the last created by Gaea?

A

Typhon

377
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What deity has the bident and helmet of invisibility as symbols?

A

Hades

378
Q

Which two goddesses loved Adonis?

A

Aphrodite and Persephone

379
Q

What old couple was hospitable to the disguised Zeus and Hermes for which they received any wish they wanted?

A

Baucis and Philemon

380
Q

What did Poseidon send to Ethiopia after Cassiopeia boasted?

A

the sea monster Cetus

381
Q

Who is the Muse of epic poetry?

A

Calliope

382
Q

What is the reign of Saturn in Italy called?

A

The Golden Age

383
Q

What were the job(s) of Hera?

A

Queen, marriage

384
Q

Which river in the underworld is known as the river of fire?

A

Phlegethon

385
Q

Who was the queen of the gods and presides over marriage?

A

Hera/Juno

386
Q

Name the three gorgons.

A

Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa

387
Q

Where was Aeson king?

A

Iolcus

388
Q

What monster killed by Bellerophon is part lion, part goat, part snake?

A

Chimera

389
Q

When he grew up, Perseus had no money for a present for King Polydectes, so what did he promised to bring him?

A

the head of Medusa

390
Q

What Titan was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas?

A

Iapetus

391
Q

Which son of Zeus and Europa was NOT one of the judges of the underworld?

A

Sarpedon

392
Q

Who does this describe: golden touch; said Pan was a better musician than Apollo – donkey ears – reeds?

A

Midas

393
Q

Which Roman god was the helper of plowmen and woodcutters?

A

Sylvanus

394
Q

Who was the mother of Electra?

A

Clytemnestra

395
Q

What is the Greek name of Neptune?

A

Poseidon

396
Q

What kind of nymphs are Oceanids?

A

Nymphs of the river Ocean

397
Q

Name the four major winds in Greek.

A

Zephyr—West Wind, Notus—South Wind, Boreas—North Wind, Eurus—East Wind

398
Q

Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Aphrodite

A

Venus

399
Q

Into what kind of animals were Hippomenes and Atalanta transformed after forgetting to sacrifice to Aphrodite?

A

Lions

400
Q

What were the Lemures?

A

spirits of the wicked dead

401
Q

Who was the father of Perseus?

A

Zeus

402
Q

During the Torjan War, who was King of Mycenae/king of the Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra

A

Agamemnon

403
Q

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.?

A

Pyramus and Thisbe

404
Q

Name the three judges of the Underworld.

A

Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus.

405
Q

Whose symbols were the Thunderbolt, eagle?

A

Zeus

406
Q

Who is the Muse of comedy?

A

Thalia

407
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld with eternal hunger and thirst?

A

Tantalus

408
Q

How were Deucalion and Pyrrha instructed to restore the human race?

A

To throw their motherʼs bones behind their backs. The bones were the stones and they were changed into men and women.

409
Q

Who was the mother of Jason?

A

Alcimide

410
Q

Who was the mother of Telemachus?

A

Penelope

411
Q

Who was the child of Erebus and Night?

A

Love (Eros)

412
Q

Who was the mother of Rhadamanthys?

A

Europa

413
Q

Who was the mother of Hermes?

A

Maia

414
Q

What deity presides over blacksmithing?

A

Hephaestus/Vulcan

415
Q

Who believed that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereid Thetis, a boast that caused the sea monster Ceto to ravage Ethiopia?

A

Cassiopeia

416
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Ares?

A

Spear, Dog, Vulture

417
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Hera?

A

Peacock, Cow

418
Q

Who was Ariadne the daughter of?

A

Minos

419
Q

Which river in the underworld is known as the river of woe?

A

Acheron

420
Q

In another version of the story, a jealous wind god kills Hyacinthus. Which one?

A

Zephyr

421
Q

What name is given to the twin brother of Heracles?

A

Iphicles

422
Q

Although Apollo is often listed as god of the sun, what child of the Titan Hyperion is more accurately the sun god?

A

Helios

423
Q

Which of the Fates spun the thread of human life?

A

Clotho

424
Q

What sinner in the underworld was punished by having to roll a boulder up a hill?

A

Sisyphus

425
Q

Who was the mother of Polydeuces?

A

Leda

426
Q

What Lernaean monster would grow back two heads after Heracles cut one off during his second labor?

A

Hydra

427
Q

Who was the mother of Ascanius (Iulus)?

A

Creusa

428
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Hephaestus?

A

Forge, Anvil

429
Q

Who was the mother of Apollo?

A

Leto

430
Q

What son of Zeus and Danae killed Medusa?

A

Perseus

431
Q

Which river in the underworld is known as the river of unbreakbale oaths?

A

Styx

432
Q

What body parts did the three Graiae sisters share amongst themselves?

A

An eye and a tooth

433
Q

Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Demeter

A

Ceres

434
Q

Who was the father of Andromeda?

A

Cepheus

435
Q

Who took Iolcus from Aeson?

A

Aeson’s brother Pelias

436
Q

What monster is described here: mother of all monsters – half nymph, half snake

A

Echidna

437
Q

What sea deity was known as the “Old Man of the Sea”?

A

Nereus

438
Q

What does Pandora mean?

A

“gift of all”

439
Q

Who was the father of Phaedra?

A

Minos

440
Q

Name the two immortal Gorgons and sisters of Medusa.

A

Stheno and Euryale

441
Q

What was Heracles’ birth name?

A

Alcides

442
Q

What name is shared by a member of the Muses and the Graces?

A

Thalia

443
Q

Name 4 people who helped Perseus in his quest

A

Hermes, Athena, the Graiae, and the Nymphs of the North (Stygian Nymphs or Hyperboreans)

444
Q

What did Nessus give to Deianeira?

A

His blood letting her think it was a love potion; but it was really poison

445
Q

Who was the father of Apollo?

A

Zeus

446
Q

Who is the first bandit Theseus faced?

A

Periphetes

447
Q

What is the Greek name of Diana?

A

Artemis

448
Q

Who was the mother of Aeneas?

A

Aphrodite

449
Q

After Pelias is killed, where do Jason and Medea sail?

A

Corinth, where they live there with their sons for 10 years

450
Q

What 3-headed dog serves as the guardian of the Underworld?

A

Cerberus

451
Q

What was the 2nd of the Twelve Labors?

A

Slay the 9-headed Lernean Hydra

452
Q

Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hera

A

Juno

453
Q

Before settling down, where did Perseus and Andromeda to for an athletic event?

A

Larissa

454
Q

What three deities were worshipped at Eleusis?

A

Demeter, Persephone, and Dionysus

455
Q

Who is the Muse of History?

A

Clio

456
Q

What was unusual about Argus?

A

He had 100 eyes and never closed all of them at once.

457
Q

Jason and the Argonauts had to sail past the Symplegades to get to Colchis, but what are the Symplegades?

A

Clashing Rocks

458
Q

What monster is described here: 2 headed dog

A

Orthus

459
Q

What three tasks does King Aeetes demand of Jason before he hands over the fleece?

A

sow the ground with fire breathing bulls, plant teeth of a dragon and fight the men who grow from these teeth.

460
Q

Give 2 alternate names for the Fates.

A

Moirae and Parcae

461
Q

Who was the father of Hermes?

A

Zeus

462
Q

Who was the mother of Artemis?

A

Leto

463
Q

Who is the Grace known for “good cheer”?

A

Thalia

464
Q

Who was the father of Aeneas?

A

Anchises

465
Q

Which Titan gave fire to mankind?

A

Prometheus

466
Q

What is the Greek form of Polluxʼs name?

A

Polydeuces

467
Q

Who was the father of Telemachus?

A

Odysseus

468
Q

Name the 4 gifts Perseus received from the people who helped him.

A

curved sword, invisible helmet, winged sandals, and a bag that could be any size

469
Q

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?

A

Acrisius

470
Q

Who is the Muse of Tragedy?

A

Melpomene

471
Q

Who was Deianeira attacked by?

A

Nessus the centaur

472
Q

What is the Roman name of Aphrodite?

A

Venus

473
Q

Which god is sometimes called “Dis”?

A

Pluto

474
Q

Who was the mother of Achilles?

A

Thetis

475
Q

What deity has grape leaves and the thyrsus as symbols?

A

Dionysus/Bacchus

476
Q

What was significant about the way Sciron killed people?

A

makes people wash his feet, and then would push themm off a cliff to a man-eating turtle

477
Q

Who was the mother of Dionysus?

A

Semele

478
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Minerva

A

Athena

479
Q

Philoctetes built the funeral pyre for what mythological hero after he died from a poisoned (mistaken for a love potion) cloak?

A

Heracles

480
Q

Who is the third bandit Theseus faced?

A

Sciron

481
Q

Who was the father of Paris?

A

Priam

482
Q

What does Prometheus mean?

A

Forethought

483
Q

Who was the Roman goddess of childbirth?

A

Lucina

484
Q

Who was the king of the Titans who was overthrown by Zeus?

A

Cronus

485
Q

What type of apparel did Heracles need to obtain from the Amazonian queen Hippolyta for his 9th labor?

A

Belt

486
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld with a bird eating his liver daily?

A

Tityus

487
Q

What nymphs of springs were the Roman equivalent to the Muses?

A

Camenae

488
Q

Aeson sent Jason away for training under what Centaur so he wouldn’t be killed by Pelias?

A

Chiron

489
Q

For his fourth labor, what kind of animal did Heracles drive into a snowbank on Mount Erymanthus in order to capture?

A

Boar

490
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Poseidon?

A

Trident, Horse

491
Q

Which couple does this describe: repopulated earth with stones thrown over their shoulders?

A

Deucalion and Pyrrha

492
Q

Who was the brother of Medea who she kills in order to escape with Jason?

A

Absyrtus

493
Q

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?

A

Sciron

494
Q

Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when was older?

A

she made him go insane and he killed his wife Megara and their children

495
Q

What were the job(s) of Demeter?

A

Agriculture

496
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Hestia?

A

Hearth, Fire

497
Q

Who was Daedalus’ son?

A

Icarus

498
Q

Name the two figures who sprang from the neck of Medusa following her decapitation?

A

Pegasus and Chrysaor

499
Q

Which Titan who presided over memory is, in some versions of the story, the mother of Athena?

A

Mnemosyne

500
Q

According to Hesiod, what are the five ages of man?

A

The golden age, silver age, bronze age, age of heroes, iron age

501
Q

What Titan presided over justice?

A

Themis

502
Q

What son of Daedalus flew too close to the son sun causing his wax wings to melt?

A

Icarus

503
Q

Which two of the Olympians are twin children of Zeus and Leto?

A

Apollo and Artemis

504
Q

Who was the mother of Theseus?

A

Aethra

505
Q

Who was Quirinus?

A

the deified Romulus

506
Q

Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hades

A

Pluto, Dis

507
Q

Heracles was forced to complete 12 labors because he killed what woman, his first wife?

A

Megara

508
Q

Give two other names for the Furies.

A

Erinyes/Eumenides

509
Q

What happened when Perseus threw a discus at the athletic event in Larissa?

A

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.

510
Q

After her father Acrisius heard an oracle that his grandson would kill him, he imprisoned his daughter by what name in a bronze tower?

A

Danae

511
Q

What did Deianeira use Nessus’ “love potion” on?

A

a cloak for Heracles

512
Q

What deity has the owl, olive, and helmet as her symbol?

A

Athena/Minerva

513
Q

What is the Greek name of Minerva?

A

Athena

514
Q

Who does this describe: boasted better weaver than Athena; turned into a spider?

A

Arachne

515
Q

Who were the sisters of the gorgons who shared one eye and one tooth between them?

A

the Graiae

516
Q

With what nymph did Polyphemus fall in love?

A

Galatea

517
Q

What sinner in the underworld was punished by being spun on a wheel of fire?

A

Ixion

518
Q

Whose lifespan was tied to a log, which his mother Althea burned after he killed his uncles?

A

Meleager

519
Q

When Jason divorces Medea for Glauce, what does Medea do?

A

She kills Glauce as well as Medea’s own sons

520
Q

Who was the father of Menelaus?

A

Atreus

521
Q

During the Torjan War, who was the best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles

A

Hector

522
Q

Who was Heracles’ second wife?

A

Deianeira

523
Q

There are two gates in the Underworld. Name them.

A

the gate of ivory and the gate of horn.

524
Q

What is the Roman name of Apollo?

A

Apollo

525
Q

Who is the Muse of Comedy?

A

Thalia

526
Q

Who killed Acis?

A

Polyphemus

527
Q

What deity has the sun and lyre as symbols?

A

Apollo

528
Q

While he was driving his dad Helios/Apollo’s chariot across the sky, who was struck down by Zeus via a lightning bolt?

A

Phaethon

529
Q

Who was the mother of Odysseus?

A

Aniclea

530
Q

What sea was called both the Axine and the Euxine Sea by the Greeks?

A

the Black Sea

531
Q

What fisherman on Seriphos rescued the imprisoned Danae and Perseus?

A

Dictys

532
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Demeter?

A

Stalk of Wheat

533
Q

What son of Aethra and Aegeus killed the Minotaur and became the king of Athens?

A

Theseus

534
Q

Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Artemis

A

Diana

535
Q

With whom did Narcissus fall in love?

A

his reflection

536
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of King, weather?

A

Zeus

537
Q

Who does this describe: asked dad (sun god) to drive chariot of sun; couldn’t handle horses, burned earth, etc; lightning bolt?

A

Phaethon

538
Q

What sea deityʼs name means “Deep Sea”?

A

Pontus

539
Q

Of what was Saturn the god?

A

Sowers and Seed

540
Q

What deity presides over messengers, laughter, and thieves?

A

Hermes/Mercury

541
Q

What Titan avenged the hecatoncheires by castrating his father?

A

Cronus

542
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Apollo

A

Apollo

543
Q

What is the Roman name of Zeus?

A

Jupiter/Jove

544
Q

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?

A

Sinis

545
Q

What son of Oeneus and Althaea killed the Calydonian Boar?

A

Meleager

546
Q

What is the Roman name of Hades?

A

Pluto/Dis

547
Q

When Aurora asked Zeus for immortality for Tithonus, she forgot to ask for eternal youth. Into what was Tithonus then transformed?

A

Grasshopper

548
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to eternally roll a boulder up a hill?

A

Sisyphus

549
Q

What was the name of the Titan that encircled the earth?

A

Oceanus

550
Q

For how many months does Persephone remain in the Underworld?

A

4 months

551
Q

What deity has the caduceus and the winged sandals as symbols?

A

Hermes/Mercury

552
Q

Whose symbols were the Spear, Dog, Vulture?

A

Ares

553
Q

What happened to Heracles when he put on the cloak?

A

He caught on fire

554
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Sea, earthquakes, horses?

A

Poseidon

555
Q

Who was the mother of Phaedra?

A

Pasiphae

556
Q

Whose symbols were the Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)?

A

Dionysus

557
Q

Give two other names for the Fates.

A

Moirae/Parcae

558
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of War?

A

Ares

559
Q

Which Titan created man?

A

Epimetheus (Prometheus finished the job)

560
Q

Whose symbols were the Caduceus, Winged Sandals?

A

Hermes

561
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Pluto, Dis

A

Hades

562
Q

What was significant about the way Periphetes killed people?

A

beats people with golden club

563
Q

Who was sacrificed to Cetus in order that it not demolish the whole city?

A

Andromeda

564
Q

Who was the mother of Sarpedon?

A

Europa

565
Q

Who was the father of Sarpedon?

A

Zeus

566
Q

What bird ate at Prometheusʼ liver each day?

A

an eagle

567
Q

During the Torjan War, who was King of Sparta, husband of Helen

A

Menelaus

568
Q

What son of Agamemnon and Clytemnstra avenged his father by killing his mother?

A

Orestes

569
Q

What monster wandered in the Labyrinth underneath the Cretan palace of Minos?

A

Minotaur

570
Q

What god presides over war?

A

Ares/Mars

571
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Agriculture?

A

Demeter

572
Q

Who killed the eagle and set Prometheus free?

A

Hercules

573
Q

What were the job(s) of Apollo?

A

Sun, prophecy, medicine, music

574
Q

What deity presides over wine?

A

Dionysus/Bacchus

575
Q

Who was the mother of Perseus?

A

Danae

576
Q

Who was the husband of Metaneira and the father of Demophon?

A

Celeus

577
Q

What was significant about the head of Medusa?

A

it could turn men to stone

578
Q

What were the job(s) of Aphrodite?

A

Love and Beauty

579
Q

Who was the father of Castor?

A

Tyndareus

580
Q

What son of Anchises and Aphrodite was a Trojan warrior who led refugees out of the city all the way to Latium?

A

Aeneas

581
Q

Who does this describe: flew too close to sun with wings dad (Daedalus) made; Icarian sea?

A

Icarus

582
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mercury

A

Hermes

583
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Home fire, hearth?

A

Hestia

584
Q

What did Acrisius do to Danae and Perseus?

A

put Danae and Perseus in a box and set it out to sea

585
Q

What were the job(s) of Hephaestus?

A

Blacksmith

586
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Hermes?

A

Caduceus, Winged Sandals

587
Q

Who flew on the back of a golden ram to Colchis with his sister Helle?

A

Phrixus

588
Q

Which two of the children of Zeus and Europa are judges of the underworld?

A

Minos and Rhadamanthys

589
Q

Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Ares

A

Mars

590
Q

What Titan was the father of the sun, moon, and dawn?

A

Hyperion

591
Q

What two creatures arose from Love?

A

Light and Day

592
Q

Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when he was 8 months old?

A

sent 2 snakes to kill him (he strangled them)

593
Q

What deity has the trident and horse as symbols?

A

Poseidon/Neptune

594
Q

What son of Atreus and Aerope was the king of Sparta and husband to Helen before she left the city with Paris?

A

Menelaus

595
Q

What is the Greek name of Vesta?

A

Hestia

596
Q

During the Torjan War, who was the Best fighter of Greeks; son of Pelias and Thetis

A

Achilles

597
Q

Whose symbols were the Bow/Arrow, Moon?

A

Artemis

598
Q

What is the Greek name of Pluto?

A

Hades

599
Q

What were the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris called?

A

Nereids

600
Q

Castor and Pollux also became deities. Whom did they protect?

A

shipwrecked sailors

601
Q

What goddess punished Echo by taking away her voice?

A

Juno

602
Q

Who was the mother of Theseus and where was she from?

A

Aethra, princess of Troezen

603
Q

What deity has the stalk of wheat as a symbol?

A

Demeter/Ceres

604
Q

Whose symbols were the Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre?

A

Apollo

605
Q

What does Aegeus leave for Theseus for when Theseus is older?

A

a sword and a pair of sandals

606
Q

Whose symbols were the Trident, Horse?

A

Poseidon

607
Q

What does “Cyclops” mean?

A

wheel-eyed

608
Q

Who was the mother of Castor?

A

Leda

609
Q

Who was the mother of Helenus?

A

Hecuba

610
Q

What does Epimetheus mean?

A

Afterthought

611
Q

Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Zeus

A

Jupiter, Jove

612
Q

Who was the father of Ascanius (Iulus)?

A

Aeneas

613
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Artemis?

A

Bow/Arrow, Moon

614
Q

What sorceress and daughter of King Aeetes falls in love with Jason and helps him steal the golden fleece?

A

Medea

615
Q

Who were the two children of Chaos?

A

Erebus and Night

616
Q

Besides Bacchus, what Latin name was given to Dionysus?

A

Liber

617
Q

What kind of nymphs were naiads?

A

fresh water nymphs (springs and grottos)

618
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Hunting, moon?

A

Artemis

619
Q

What happened after Jason planted dragon’s teeth into the ground on Colchis?

A

Armed men sprang up

620
Q

For his third labor, Heracles had to capture what kind of animal sacred to Artemis?

A

Deer/Hind

621
Q

Who was the first woman in Greek mythology?

A

Pandora

622
Q

On returning to Seriphos, what did Perseus do to King Polydectes?

A

turned him to stone

623
Q

What deity has the pomegranate as a symbol?

A

Persephone/Proserpina

624
Q

What types of animals (who could also breathe fire) did Jason have to yoke together on Colchis?

A

Bulls

625
Q

Jacksonvilleʼ s original name was Cow Ford. What would that be in Greek?

A

Bosphorus

626
Q

Who does this describe: tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle; killed Chimaera; tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus?

A

Bellerophon

627
Q

What story did Hermes tell Argus to lull him to sleep?

A

The love story of Pan and Syrinx

628
Q

What monster is described here: part lion, goat, snake

A

Chimera

629
Q

What former fiancé of Andromeda did Perseus turn to stone before marrying Andromeda himself?

A

Phineus

630
Q

Which of the Fates twisted and measured the thread of human life?

A

Lachesis

631
Q

What was the 6th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Slay the Stymphalian Birds

632
Q

What did Perseus do with the head of Medusa after turning Polydectes to stone?

A

gave it to Athena to put on her shield

633
Q

What were the job(s) of Hades?

A

Underworld, wealth

634
Q

Once deified, who did Heracles marry?

A

Hebe (goddess of youth and daughter of Hera

635
Q

What was significant about the way Sinis killed people?

A

tied people to two trees (ripped them apart)

636
Q

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?

A

Birds

637
Q

What happened to Phineus of Ethiopia after Perseus claimed Andromeda in marriage?

A

Phineus was upset by this and soon turned to stone by the head of Medusa

638
Q

Into what was Acis changed?

A

a river god

639
Q

What is the collective name for Jason and his crew?

A

the Argonauts

640
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Underworld, wealth?

A

Hades

641
Q

Who was the father of Ariadne?

A

Minos

642
Q

What is the Greek name of Bacchus?

A

Dionysus

643
Q

What is the Greek name of Venus?

A

Aphrodite

644
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Wine, life giving fluids?

A

Dionysus

645
Q

Who was Jason’s father?

A

Aeson

646
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Neptune

A

Poseidon

647
Q

What deity presides over love and beauty?

A

Aphrodite/Venus

648
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Love and Beauty?

A

Aphrodite

649
Q

To whom had Hera given Io for save-keeping?

A

Argus

650
Q

Which of his children did Uranus bury in the earth?

A

the hecatoncheires

651
Q

What is the Greek name of Proserpina?

A

Persephone

652
Q

Who is the Muse of Hymns?

A

Polyhymnia

653
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Hades?

A

Bident, Helmet of Invisibility

654
Q

What is the Roman name of Hermes?

A

Mercury

655
Q

After Theseus abandoned Ariadne on the island of Naxos, what god rescued and married her?

A

Dionysus

656
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vulcan

A

Hephaestus

657
Q

Who is the Muse of Astronomy?

A

Urania

658
Q

Who slayed the Minotaur?

A

Theseus

659
Q

What was significant about the Graiae?

A

sisters of the Gorgons, they shared 1 eye and 1 tooth among the 3 of them

660
Q
A
661
Q

What creature sent by Hera drove Io mad?

A

a gadfly

662
Q

What is the Greek name of Jupiter?

A

Zeus

663
Q

Who boasted that she was a better weaver than Athena and was turned into a spider after beating the goddess?

A

Arachne

664
Q

Who was the wife of Oceanus?

A

Tethys

665
Q

Who is the Grace known for “splendor”?

A

Aglaia

666
Q

Who were Europaʼs sons by Zeus who became judges of the dead?

A

Minos and Rhadamanthys

667
Q

What deity has the bow and arrow and the moon as symbols?

A

Artemis/Diana

668
Q

What sorceress, the daughter of King Aeetes, helped Jason steal the Golden Fleece?

A

Medea

669
Q

Whose symbols were the Dove, Rose?

A

Aphrodite

670
Q

Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Persephone

A

Proserpina

671
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Diana

A

Artemis

672
Q

What daughter of the Cretan king Minos and Pasiphae helped Theseus navigate the Labyrinth?

A

Ariadne

673
Q

Who predicted to Prometheus that he would be released from his chains by one of ther descendants?

A

Io

674
Q

Whose symbols were the Stalk of Wheat?

A

Demeter

675
Q

Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Jupiter, Jove

A

Zeus

676
Q

What is a satyr?

A

half man, half goat

677
Q

Who was the wife of Saturn and the “harvest helper”?

A

Ops

678
Q

What is the Roman name of Athena?

A

Minerva

679
Q

Why did Theseus leave Ariadne of Naxos?

A

Dionysus came to Theseus in a dream and asked him to leave Ariadne on the island

680
Q

Who was the mother of Hector?

A

Hecuba

681
Q

What sea is named after Io?

A

Ionian Sea

682
Q

What lonely hero finally met his end when a piece of his famed ship breaks off the hull and kills him?

A

Jason

683
Q

Whose symbols were the Forge, Anvil?

A

Hephaestus

684
Q

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?

A

Augeias

685
Q

What deity has the dove and rose as symbols?

A

Aphrodite/Venus

686
Q

What did the oracle instruct Heracles to do?

A

change his name to Heracles and go to his cousin Eurytheus to do the 12 Labors

687
Q

Who was the father of Jason?

A

Aeson

688
Q

Who is sometimes claimed to be the father of Theseus?

A

Poseidon

689
Q

What is the Roman name of Ares?

A

Mars

690
Q

Who was the father of Electra?

A

Agamemnon

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