Mythology Underworld and Etc. Flashcards
Why did king Midas receive Donkey ears?
He thought Pan was a better musician than Apollo
Who defeated Atlanta in a race by using golden apples?
Hippomenes
How did Bellerophon tame the pegasus?
He used a golden bridle
Who killed the Chimaera?
Bellerophon
Which two people repopulated the Earth using stones?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
Which two priests became oak and linden trees after being hospital to Zeus and Hermes?
Baucis and Philemon
What couple turned mulberries red with their blood?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Why was Tithonus turned into a grasshopper?
Aurora forgot to ask Zeus for eternal yourth
Who killed the Calydonian boar?
Meleager
How was the son of Oeneus killed?
Althaea, his mom, burned his life log
What was the punishment for Ixian in the underworld?
Spinning wheel of fire
What was the punishment for Tityus in the underworld?
bird ate at his liver dailey
What was the punishment for Sisyphus in the underworld?
Rulls boulder up hill
What was the punishment for Tantalus in the underworld?
eternal hunger and thirst
What was the punishment for the Danaids in the underworld?
carry water in leaky buckets.
Who was punished by being surrounded by a spinning wheel of fire?
Ixian
Who was punished by having a bird eat at his liver daily?
Tityus
Who was punished by being forced to roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
Who was punished by eternal hunger and thirst?
Tantalus
Who was punished by being force to carry water in leaky buckets?
The Danaid sisters
What was the river Styx?
The river of hate or the oath of gods
What was the river Lethe?
The river of forgetfulness
What was the river PLEGETHON!!!?
The river of fire
What was the river Cocytus?
The river of wailing
