Mythology vocab

Question 1

Promethean

Answer 1

-stole fire to help humans
-being “promethean” is a trait meaning “daring” or “original”

Question 2

Elysian Fields

Answer 2

• was the hevean part of the underworld
  -was in Hady
  -Greek paradise

Question 3

Herculean

Answer 3

-was known for strength

Question 4

Achilles’ heel

Answer 4

-someones weakness
Ex. When I say I’m going to do my hw now but end up

Question 5

Labyrinth

Answer 5

-a maze

Question 6

Nemesis

Answer 6

-the opposition and enemy
Ex. Wellesley’s nemesis is Needham

Question 7

Psyche

Answer 7

The prefix psyche refers to the mind, consciousness, spirit and mental
-mind, spirit

Question 8

Gorgon

Answer 8

-ugly and cold-hearted
Ex. Medusa who has snakes in her hair

Question 9

Harp

Answer 9

to talk in a negitive way non-stop
Harp comes from half human, half bird

Question 10

Narcissistic

Answer 10

extremely self-centered with an exaggerated sense of self- importance; known for having an excessive admiration or infutaution with oneself

Question 11

Titanic

Answer 11

Huge having great magnitude, force, or power

Question 12

Midas Touch

Answer 12

The ability to make money out of anything one undertakes. Really good a making money

Question 13

Tantalize

Answer 13

To tease someone with something out of reach of them
Ex. My brother pushed the apple tree branch higher, so I couldn’t reach

Question 14

Sisyphean

Answer 14

A neverending event or action
Ex. A guy pushing a rock up a hill forever

Question 15

1. Apollo and Daphne

Answer 15

Apollo falls in love with Dalphne but she wishes to stay a maiden. Daphne’s dad turns her into a laurel tree to break up Apollo and Daphne.

Question 16

2. Prometheus

Answer 16

Prometheus stole fire from gods for humans. As a punishment, Prometheus would get his liver eaten every day by an eagle until Hercules eventually sent him free.

Question 17

3. Persephone, Demeter and Hades

Answer 17

Persephone, daughter of Demeter is kidnapped by Hade to the underworld. Persephone mom moarns this by making the earth cold and barren.

Question 18

Cupid and Psyche

Answer 18

Cupid and Psyche fall in love but Cupid will see Psyche at night since Psyche isn’t allowed to see Cupid. Then one night Psyche drips candle wax on him. Psyche is then sent away but eventually reunited.

Question 19

Theseus and Minotaur

Answer 19

Theseus convinces father to let him fight the Minotaur. Theseus slays the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne. Theseus then forgets to put a white sail up and instead puts a black sail up.

Question 20

Daedalus and the flight of Icaurs

Answer 20

Icarus and his father attempt to escape King Mino’s Labrinth by flying with wings made of wax and feathers. Icarus flies too close to the sun and wax melts to him plummet to his death.

Question 21

Echo and Narcissus

Answer 21

Echo a nymph can only repeat the last words someone utters. She falls in love with Narcissus who is handsome and also falls in love with himself. Narcissus stares at his own reflection and then becomes a white and purple flower.

Question 22

King Midas

Answer 22

As a reward King Midas askes for the golden touch. After receiving this he immetetly regrets this since he can’t sleep, eat or even hug his daughter. He then begs to return to normal.

Question 23

Pyramus and Thisbe

Answer 23

These young neighbors and both deeply in love and plan to run away together. They planned a secret meeting but when Thisbe saw a bloody ripped-up scarf he thought is Pyramus’s and then kills himself hearing this news.
The white berries turned purple after Thisbe’s death.

Question 24

Medusa and Perseus

Answer 24

Athena transforms Medusa into a gorgon which is a woman with snakes as hair who are able to turn men into stone with just a glance. Medusa was killed by Perseus.

Question 25

Death of Achilles

Answer 25

Achilles’s mother dipped her baby in the waters of immorality and held him by his heel. Nothing could hurt him until he is shot in the Achilles during the Trojan War.

Question 26

Orpheus and Eurydice

Answer 26

Orpheua who is the son of Apollo and Calliope went to the Kingdom to get his dead wife back Eurydice. Hades agreed to free Eurydice on one condition Orpheus can not look back at his wife on the walk. to earth. They almost were to earth until Orpheus looked back and lost his wife forever.

Question 27

Tantalus

Answer 27

Since Tantalus abuses his privilege Zeus punishes him in Hades by not letting him eat fruit or water even when he’s parched.

Question 28

Sisyphus

Answer 28

Sisyphus is known for being a trickster when he was summoned by death to the underworld he was chained up to death.

Question 29

Athena and Arachne

Answer 29

Athena is a goddess of war and handicrafts. Since she is jealous of nature. Athena was bragging about how talented she is at weaving. Athena then turned Arachne into a spider.

Question 30

Labors of Hercules

Answer 30

Hera hated Hercules because Hera thinks he is just an illegitimate sons Hera causes Hercules to go crazy mad and then killed his wife and children. To atone for his sin Hercules has to complete 12 Labors
Labors
-slay the Nemena Lion
-slay the 9-headed Hyrda
-clean the Augean stables in one day
-capture the creatan Bull