Mythology Introduction Toss-Ups Flashcards
Which Greek Olympian was called the “Earthshaker” because he was responsible for earthquakes?
Poseidon, Week 1
By what collective name do we know the sisters Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa?
Gorgons, Week 1
What ruler of Olympus relied on his thunderbolts to help maintain order?
Zeus / Jupiter, Week 1
Equipped with the caduceus and winged sandals, what messenger god led souls to the underworld?
Hermes / Mercury, Week 1
What whirlpool-like monster made it impossible for Odysseus’ ships to pass safely through the Straits of Messina?
Charybdis, Week 1
Reared by the Lycian King Amisodarus, what creature had the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a snake?
Chimaera, Week 1
By what collective name do we know the daughters of Zeus and Themis who presided over Justice, Peace, and Order?
Seasons / Horae, Week 1
Upon which river in the Underworld did the Gods swear their oaths?
Styx, Week 1
Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx all belong to what group?
Rivers of the Underworld, Week 1
Which of the Muses is often depicted holding a tragic mask and a wreath of vines because of her connection with the theater?
Melpomene, Week 1
What group of sisters, concieved when Zeus lay with Mnemosyne for nine nights, were the patronesses of various arts?
Muses, Week 1
What group of one-eyed giants were in charge of forging Zeus’ thunderbolts?
Cyclopes, Week 1
According to Ovid, what god enduced the Theban women who followed him to create chaos while intoxicated by his wine?
Bacchus (not Dionysus), Week 1
According to Homer, which god created a new shield for Achilles?
Hephaestus (not Vulcan), Week 1
What Greek goddess of wisdom was born from Zeus’ head?
Athena, Week 1
The word “Cereal” derives from the name of what Roman goddess of agriculture?
Ceres, Week 1
According to Homer, who was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea?
Zeus (not Jupiter), Week 1
According to Hesiod’s Theogony, what river in the Underworld was the oldest of the children of Oceanus and Tethys?
Styx, Week 1
Who asked Zeus to give her the following as gifts: 60 ocean nymphs to be her companions; 20 river nymphs from Crete to look after her hunting gear and her hounds; bow and arrows; and eternal virginity?
Artemis, Week 1
Who was protected from his father’s cannibalism by noises made by the clashing of the spears and shields of the Corybantes?
Zeus, Week 1
Whose rude laughter at the way Demeter greedily drank barley water resulted in his transformation into a lizard?
Ascalabus, Week 2
From the blood of what Spartan youth did Apollo cause a flower to grow after accidentally killing him with a discus?
Hyacinthus, Week 2
Which Greek deity had the epithet “Promachos”?
Athena, Week 2
Who twiced punished by Demeter in the underworld - first trapped under a heavy stone, and later transformed into an owl?
Ascalaphus, Week 2
Who blinded Polymnestor for killing her youngest son and was transformed into a fiery-eyed dog?
Hecuba, Week 2
Into what were the tears of the Heliades transformed?
amber, Week 2
What couple, riding an oxcart, led the Encheleans into various wars until that tribe was routed and they were transformed into snakes?
Cadmus & Harmonia, Week 2
What woman from Colophon dared to challenge Athena to a weaving contest and as a result was transformed into a spider?
Arachne, Week 2
What daughter of Peneius was changed into a Laurel tree as she fled from Apollo
Daphne, Week 2
Into what was Clytie transformed because of her jealous actions against her sister Leucothoe?
sunflower, Week 2
What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?
Narcissus, Week 2
Which Greek deity had the epithet “Ennosigaeus”, meaning “Earth-shaker”?
Poseidon, Week 2
Which Greek deity had the epithet “Argeiphontes”, meaning “killer of Argus”?
Hermes, Week 2
Which Greek deity had the epithets “Anadyomene”, and “Cytheria”
Aphrodite, Week 2
Which pious couple offered to kill their pet goose to provide a meal for a pair of disguised gods?
Baucis & Philemon, Week 2
Which Greek deity had the epithets “Delphinius”, and “Smintheus”
Apollo, Week 2
Which Greek Olympian does Homer call “Nephelegereta” meaning “the cloud gatherer”?
Zeus, Week 2
After she brought about her father’s death by cutting her purple lock of hair, who was changed into a ciris bird?
Scylla, Week 2
What Ligurian musician was changed into a swan as he mourned for his friend Phaethon?
Cycnus, Week 2
While grieving over the loss of his daughter who flung himself from a cliff and was transformed into a hawk?
Daedalion, Week 2
Who was given a pair of bronze castanets to assist in chasing the birds away from Lake Stymphalus?
Heracles, Week 3
For which of his labors did Heracles change the course of the Alpheius & Peneius rivers?
Cleaning the Augeian Stables, Week 3
What daughter of Creon did Heracles inadvertently kill in a fit of madness enduced by Hera?
Megara, Week 3
Who took refuge in a bronze jar because he was terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion?
Eurystheus, Week 3
For which of his labors did Heracles demand the payment of one tenth of a herd of cattle?
Cleaning the Augeian Stables, Week 3
Who helped Heracles defeat the Hydra?
Iolaus, Week 3
What Bistonian king did Heracles feed to his own flesh eating horses?
Diomedes, Week 3
Heracles first ventured beyond the Peloponnese in order to retrieve what creature as his seventh labor for Eurystheus?
Cretan Bull, Week 3