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Mythology Exam Prep Flashcards

1
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The item associated with Hades is

A

Cap of Invisibility

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2
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Aphrodite is to Venus as Poseidon is to

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Neptune

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3
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Arachne and Athena competed in a

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weaving contest

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4
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The god who ruled the underworld was called

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Hades/Pluto

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5
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The Roman god who protected travelers and thieves is

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Mercury

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6
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Poseidon was the greek god of

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the sea

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7
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Ares was an unpopular god because

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he was vain and cruel

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8
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Who does Zeus send into the underworld to retrieve Persephone

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Hermes

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9
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Who sees Artemis bathing

A

Actaeon

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10
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Who kills the dragon Python

A

Apollo

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11
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Who guides Orion when he is blinded

A

Cyclops boy

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12
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On what mountain is the oracle of Delphi

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Parnassus

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13
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With what do the gods vote in Hermes murder trial

A

pebbles

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14
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Who causes a famine on earth when her daughter is kidnapped

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Demeter

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15
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What is another name for a priestess at an oracle

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Sibyl

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16
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What animals pull the chariot of Artemis

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Hinds (called deer, stags)

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17
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Who whips the wicked people in the underworld

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Erinyes

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18
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On what can Orion walk?

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water

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19
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Who is the god of light and music?

A

Apollo & Apollo

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20
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Into what does Artemis change Actaeon?

A

deer

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21
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The Athenian who built the palace on Crete was:

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Daedalus

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22
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The name of the King Minos’ city was:

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Cnossos

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23
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Daedalus built a maze called the

A

Labyrinth

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24
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Daedalus was an _________ by birth

A

Athenian

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25
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King Minos’ wife was named

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Pasiphae

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26
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The got who sent the white bull to Crete was

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Poseidon

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27
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The king of Athens, Theseus’ father was

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Aegeus

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28
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A princess of Troezen, Thesus’ mother, was

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Aethra

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29
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Who was Europa

A

The mother of Kona Minos

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30
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The name of the island where Minos lives was

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Crete

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31
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The hero who captured the mad bull on Crete was

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Hercules

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32
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The father of Pasiphae was

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Helios

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33
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Balck sailes on Theseus’ ships indicated

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mourning (sadness someone died)

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34
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Pasiphae hid in a hollow what to get close to the snow white bull

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cow

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35
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Seven youths and seven what went to Crete?

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maidens

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36
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The father of King Minos was

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Zeus

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37
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What is an island in the Mediterranean Sea that King Minos ruled?

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Crete

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38
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What is an island you won’t forget where Dionysus and Theseus met?

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Naxos

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39
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King Aegeus fell to his death into me

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Aegean sea

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40
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City in Greece Theseus ruled me in times of peace

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Athens

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41
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The city where Theseus was born

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Troezen

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42
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I’m home to a terrible Minotaur this place has no windows or doors

A

Labyrinth

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43
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Who became Theseus father-in-law and had the prettiest daughters you ever saw

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King Minos

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44
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Who became Theseus mother-in-law She had the prettiest daughters you ever say

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Queen Pasiphae

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45
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This man had a son he taught to fly but the son didn’t listen and fell from the sky

A

Daedalus

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46
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This man pried Theseus off a bench

A

Hercules

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47
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This man and woman were Theseus parents

A

King Aegeus and Princess Aethra

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48
Q

Theseus had a friend who wooed the wrong girl, he followed Persephone to the underworld.

A

Pirithous

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49
Q

Which god lives by his wits

A

Hermes

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50
Q

How many children did Niobe have

A

14

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51
Q

What musical instrument does Hermes invent

A

lyre

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52
Q

What does Orion become after he dies

A

constellation

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53
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What does Hermes wear on his feet

A

winged sandals

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54
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Into what is Niobe transformed

A

weeping rock

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55
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Who are the two giant sons of Poseidon that Gaea hoped would overthrow Zeus

A

Otus and Ephialtes

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56
Q

What is Rhadamanthus’ job in the underwold

A

judge

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57
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Who kills Otus

A

Ephialtes(his brother)

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58
Q

What does Persephone eat in the underwold

A

Pomegranate

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59
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Who is Orion’s father

A

Poseidon

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60
Q

What does the story of Persephone explain

A

The Seasons

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61
Q

Who kills Ephialtes

A

Otus (brother)

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62
Q

What is put under the tongues of dead people

A

coin

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63
Q

What heals Orion’s eyes

A

the sun

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64
Q

Who is the god of the underwold

A

Hades, Pluto

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65
Q

Whose cattle does Hermes steal

A

Apollo’s

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66
Q

Who is Hades queen

A

Persephone

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67
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Who is jealous of the attention that Artemis gives to Orion

A

Apollo

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68
Q

Who is Persephone’s mother

A

Demeter

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69
Q

What creature does Apollo send to attack Orion

A

Scorpian

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70
Q

Who killed Niobe’s seven sons

A

Apollo

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71
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What creature does Apollo send to attack Orion

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Scorpion

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72
Q

Who is the original owner of the Oracle of Delphi

A

Mother Earth

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73
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Who is Hermes’ mother

A

Maia

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74
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Who tells Demeter about disappearing pigs and a screaming girl

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Swineherd’s brother, Triptolemus

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75
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What is the name of the river in the Underwold

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Styx

76
Q

Who is the goddess of the moon and the hunt

A

Artemis/Diana

77
Q

What does Hermes wear on his head

A

Winged Hat

78
Q

What animals kill Actaeon

A

dogs

79
Q

What island does Orion rid of wild animals

A

Chios

80
Q

Who leads souls to the underworld

A

Hermes

81
Q

Who kills Niobe’s seven daughters

A

Artemis

82
Q

Who is the ferryman in the underworld

A

Charon

83
Q

Which goddesses do Otus and Ephialtes want to marry

A

Artemis and Hera

84
Q

Who guards the entrance to the underworld

A

Cerberus

85
Q

Who kidnaps Persephone

A

Hades

86
Q

How many children does Leto have

A

two

87
Q

Who is the goddess of the harvest and growing things

A

Demeter / Ceres

88
Q

The water in what spring helps people forget life on earth

A

Lethe

89
Q

Into what is Ares put during the fight between Otus, Ephialtes and the Olympians

A

bronze jar

90
Q

Where do heroes go in the underworld

A

Elysian Fields

91
Q

Who wins the oracle of Delphi after a fight with the dragon Python

A

Apollo

92
Q

Who decrees that Hades must let Persephone visit her mother

A

Zeus

93
Q

What does Apollo give Hermes in exchange for the lyre

A

cow and magic wand

94
Q

What gift does Demeter give to mankind through Triptolemus

A

how to plant, sow, reap and store again

95
Q

Who is the herald (messenger) of the gods

A

Hermes/Mercury

96
Q

What does Artemis have in common with Orion

A

hunting

97
Q

Who makes noise to drown out the cries of baby Zeus

A

sprites

98
Q

Gaea is

A

Mother Earth

99
Q

What does Metis give to Cronus that is supposed to make him strong

A

magic herb

100
Q

How many Titans and Titanesses are there

A

twelve - 6 of each

101
Q

Who is Amaltheia

A

the goat who nursed baby Zeus

102
Q

What is the distinguishing characteristic of the Cyclopes

A

one eye

103
Q

The titan who chased Uranus away is

A

Cronus

104
Q

What does Rhea give to Cronus instead of baby Zeus?

A

a rock

105
Q

What are Cyclopes’ two occupations

A

smith and masons

106
Q

Uranus is

A

Father Sky

107
Q

What do the Cyclopes make for Hades

A

cap of invisibility

108
Q

Theft was invented after which age was over

A

Golden age

109
Q

Whom does Cronus marry

A

Rhea

110
Q

What do the Cylopes make of Poseidon

A

trident

111
Q

Whose idea is it to hide baby Zeus and trick Cronus

A

Mother Earth

112
Q

Out of the darkness came what

A

Gaea and Uranus

113
Q

Who is the mother of Cerberus, the Sphinx & Chimaera

A

Echidna

114
Q

What does Zeus make his breastplate out of and what is it called

A

From Amaltheia’s hide, Aegis

115
Q

Under what mountain is Typhon buried

A

Aetna

116
Q

Mother Earth gives Cronus a weapon made of flint, what is it

A

sickle

117
Q

Where does Uranus put the Cyclopes and hundred-handed monsters

A

Tartarus

118
Q

Which gods and goddesses does Cronus swallow

A

Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera

119
Q

What flows in gods veins instead of blood

A

ichor

120
Q

Which Titans defect and fight on Zeus’ side during the war between the Olypmians and the Titans

A

Prometheus and Epimetheus

121
Q

For whom do the Cyclopes and the hundred-handed monsters fight in the war between Olympians and Titans

A

Zeus and Olympians

122
Q

What do the Cyclopes make for Zeus

A

thunderbolts

123
Q

Who is Zeus’ first wife

A

Metis

124
Q

Since Cronus fears that his children will want to rule the universe, what does he do with them

A

swallows

125
Q

Where does Zeus put the Titans when he defeats them

A

Tartarus

126
Q

Which Titan carries the sky on his shoulders

A

Atlas

127
Q

What flows from Amaltheia’s horns

A

ambrosia and nectar

128
Q

Who sends Typhon and Echidna to fight against Zeus

A

Mother Earth

129
Q

On what mountain do the gods and goddesses live

A

Olympus

130
Q

To what island does Rhea take Zeus

A

Crete

131
Q

Whom does Mother Earth marry after Uranus departs

A

Pontus

132
Q

Which goddess is the rainbow

A

Iris

133
Q

Three sets of children born to Gaea and Uranus are

A

Titans, Cyclopes, Hekatonchires (100 handed monsters)

134
Q

Who kills the monster Echidna

A

Argus

135
Q

What does Gaea give to Hera for a wedding present

A

apple tree

136
Q

Who are Hephaestus three main helpers

A

Cyclopes

137
Q

Into what does Zeus turn lo?

A

cow

138
Q

What is Eros’ other name

A

cupid

139
Q

Who bores Argus to death

A

Hermes

140
Q

Who is the king of the gods

A

Zeus/Jupiter

141
Q

Who is Artemis and Apollo’s mother

A

Leto

142
Q

What is one animal that Poseidon created

A

horse

143
Q

Into what does Athena turn Arachne

A

spider

144
Q

Who is the god of war

A

Ares/Mars

145
Q

What creature chases lo to Egypt

A

gadfly

146
Q

Who causes Zeus’ headache by hammering out armor

A

Metis

147
Q

Who is the goddess of the hearth

A

Hestia/Vesta

148
Q

Who throws Hephaestus from Mount Olympus

A

Zeus

149
Q

Who tends Hephaestus walk

A

robots

150
Q

Who gives the olive tree to Athens

A

Athena

151
Q

What four creatures follow Ares

A

pain, panic, famine, oblivion

152
Q

Who makes thrones, weapons, and jewelry for the gods

A

Hephaestus

153
Q

Who tends Hephaestus when he falls onto the island of Lemnos

A

Thetis

154
Q

What two natural events does Poseidon cause with his trident

A

earthquakes, tidal waves

155
Q

Who is lo’s father

A

Inachos

156
Q

Who are the Aprhodite’s attendants

A

three graces

157
Q

Which two gods do not have thrones on Mount Olympus

A

Hades Hestia

158
Q

What bird bears Argus eyes

A

peacock

159
Q

With whom are love arrows associated

A

Eros

160
Q

To what island does Aphrodite go to renew her beauty

A

Cythera

161
Q

Who is the queen of the gods

A

Hera/Juno

162
Q

What are Amphitrite’s 49 sisters called

A

Nereids

163
Q

How many eyes does Argus have

A

100

164
Q

To who do the other goddesses give an amber necklace as a bribe

A

Hera

165
Q

Who is the king of the sea

A

Pseidon/Neptune

166
Q

In order to convince Hera to marry him, Zeus turns himself into a

A

cuckoo

167
Q

With whom does Athena have a weaving contest

A

Arachne

168
Q

Who is Aprhodite’s husband

A

Hephaestus

169
Q

Which two Olympians are the children of Hera and Zeus

A

Ares, Hephaestus

170
Q

Who is Ares’ constant companion

A

Eris

171
Q

Which god is cowardly and unable to withstand pain

A

Ares

172
Q

Who is the blacksmith of the gods

A

Hephaestus/Vulcan

173
Q

Athena is the goddess of three things that begin with W and two things that being with O what are they

A

wisdom, war, weaving, olives, owl

174
Q

Who is Athena’s mother

A

Metis

175
Q

What is the name of the spirit of victory always shown with athena

A

Nike

176
Q

Who is Aphrodite’s son

A

Eros

177
Q

Where do Zeus and lo hide to avoid Hera

A

cloud

178
Q

Which two gods want the city of Athens for their own

A

Athena, Poseidon

179
Q

Who is the goddess of love

A

Aphrodite, Venus

180
Q

Who gives salt water to Athens

A

Poseidon

181
Q

What does Eris carry

A

golden apple

182
Q

Who is married to Poseidon

A

Amphitrite

183
Q

From where is Aphrodite born

A

the sea

184
Q

Who is the goddess of wisdom

A

Athena/Minerva

185
Q

Over what body of water does lo jump on her way to Egypt

A

Bosporus (cow ford)

186
Q

Who will not allow the goddess of childbirth, llithyia, to go to Leto

A

Hera

187
Q

On which island are Artemis and Apollo born

A

Delos

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