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1
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vulcan

A

Hephaestus

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What were the job(s) of Artemis?

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Hunting, moon

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3
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Who was Andromeda’s fiance?

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Phineus

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Who was the mother of Helen?

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Leda

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What were the symbol(s) of Demeter?

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Stalk of Wheat

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What was significant about the head of Medusa?

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it could turn men to stone

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What was significant about the way Sciron killed people?

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

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Who was the father of Ascanius (Iulus)?

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Aeneas

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9
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How does Medea have Pelias killed?

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She tricks Pelias’ daughters into killing him

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10
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Who was the mother of Helenus?

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Hecuba

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

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

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12
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Who found Danae and Perseus in the box?

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Dictys

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13
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Who is the daughter of Aeetes who helps Jason with the tasks her father demands?

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Medea

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14
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Who was the mother of Andromeda?

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Cassiopeia

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15
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Who was the mother of Astyanax?

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Andromache

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16
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What were the symbol(s) of Hestia?

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Hearth, Fire

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17
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Who was the father of Telemachus?

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Odysseus

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18
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Who was the mother of Apollo?

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Leto

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19
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What does Pelias suggest Jason do when Jason arrives in Iolcus?

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that he should get the Golden Fleece

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20
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Who was the father of Jason?

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Aeson

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21
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In what form did Zeus visit Alcmene to father Heracles?

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her husband Amphitryon

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22
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What was the 6th of the Twelve Labors?

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Slay the Stymphalian Birds

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23
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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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24
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Which god(dess) had the job of Underworld, wealth?

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Hades

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25
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Whose symbols were the Caduceus, Winged Sandals?

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Hermes

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26
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Athena

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Minerva

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27
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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)

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Paris

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28
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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.

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Odysseus

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29
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What were the job(s) of Hestia?

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Home fire, hearth

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30
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What were the job(s) of Hephaestus?

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Blacksmith

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31
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Who was the father of Medea?

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Aeetes

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32
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Who was Dictys’ brother?

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King Polydectes

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33
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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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34
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During the Torjan War, who was the Best fighter of Greeks; son of Pelias and Thetis

A

Achilles

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35
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Who was the father of Paris?

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Priam

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36
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Who does this describe: golden touch; said Pan was a better musician than Apollo – donkey ears – reeds?

A

Midas

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37
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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?

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Atalanta

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38
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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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39
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Ceres

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Demeter

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40
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What were the symbol(s) of Hades?

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Bident, Helmet of Invisibility

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41
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Who was the mother of Minos?

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Europa

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42
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Bacchus

A

Dionysus

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43
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Who helped Theseus through the Labyrinth?

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Ariadne

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44
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Who was the mother of Artemis?

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Leto

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45
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Who was the father of Heracles?

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Zeus (mortal dad = Amphitryon)

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46
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Who was the mother of Paris?

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Hecuba

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47
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Who was the mother of Jason?

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Alcimide

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48
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Whose symbols were the Spear, Dog, Vulture?

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Ares

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49
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Dionysus

A

Bacchus

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50
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What was the 8th of the Twelve Labors?

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Steal the Mares of Diomedes

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51
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Proserpina

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Persephone

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52
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On returning to Seriphos, what did Perseus do to King Polydectes?

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turned him to stone

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53
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Who was the mother of Odysseus?

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Aniclea

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54
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Who was the father of Aeneas?

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Anchises

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55
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Who designed the Labyrinth, and was afterwards trapped inside by Minos?

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Daedalus

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56
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Poseidon

A

Neptune

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57
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Who was the father of Perseus?

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Zeus

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58
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Who is the third bandit Theseus faced?

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Sciron

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59
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Which god(dess) had the job of Wine, life giving fluids?

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Dionysus

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60
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List the 5 river of the Underworld and their traits.

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  1. Styx (hate/ oaths of gods)2. Lethe (forgetfulness)3. Plegethon (fire)4. Cocytus (wailing)5. Acheron (pain)
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61
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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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62
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Who was the mother of Agamemnon?

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Aerope

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63
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Who was the father of Apollo?

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Zeus

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64
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Mycenae/king of the Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra

A

Agamemnon

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65
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Who was Deineira attacked by?

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Nessus the centaur

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66
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Who is sometimes claimed to be the father of Theseus?

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Poseidon

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67
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What did Perseus do with the head of Medusa after turning Polydectes to stone?

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gave it to Athena to put on her shield

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68
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Who was the mother of Telemachus?

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Penelope

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69
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What was the 11th of the Twelve Labors?

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Steal the Apples of the Hesperides

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70
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Which god(dess) had the job of Sun, prophecy, medicine, music?

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Apollo

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71
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What were the symbol(s) of Artemis?

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Bow/Arrow, Moon

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72
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Why did Theseus leave Ariadne of Naxos?

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

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73
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Who was the mother of Ascanius (Iulus)?

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Creusa

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74
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Who was the father of Phaedra?

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Minos

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75
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What were the job(s) of Aphrodite?

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Love and Beauty

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76
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What were the job(s) of Zeus?

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King, weather

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77
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Whose symbols were the Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)?

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Dionysus

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78
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hestia

A

Vesta

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79
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mars

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Ares

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80
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Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when he was 8 months old?

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sent 2 snakes to kill him (he strangled them)

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81
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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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82
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Once deified, who did Heracles marry?

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Hebe (goddess of youth and daughter of Hera

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83
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mercury

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Hermes

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84
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What was the 7th of the Twelve Labors?

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Capture the Cretan Bull

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85
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During the Torjan War, who was the best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles

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Hector

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86
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What did Poseidon send to Ethiopia after Cassiopeia boasted?

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the sea monster Cetus

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87
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Name 4 people who helped Perseus in his quest

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

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88
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Juno

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Hera

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89
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What was the 9th of the Twelve Labors?

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Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen

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90
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Which god(dess) had the job of Sea, earthquakes, horses?

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Poseidon

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91
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During the Torjan War, who was the 2nd greatest fighter of Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles’ armor (lost)

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Ajax the Greater

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92
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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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93
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Who was the mother of Perseus?

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Danae

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94
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What were the symbol(s) of Hermes?

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Caduceus, Winged Sandals

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95
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What did Acrisius do to Danae and Perseus?

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

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96
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to carry leaky buckets?

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Danaids

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97
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Who does this describe: boasted better weaver than Athena; turned into a spider?

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Arachne

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98
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What were the symbol(s) of Hephaestus?

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Forge, Anvil

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99
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Which god(dess) had the job of War?

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Ares

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100
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Who was the father of Astyanax?

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Hector

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101
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Which god(dess) had the job of Love and Beauty?

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Aphrodite

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102
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Who was the father of Achilles?

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Peleus

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103
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Who was punished in the Undeworld with a bird eating his liver daily?

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Tityus

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104
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Whose symbols were the Dove, Rose?

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Aphrodite

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105
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Who was the father of Iphigenia?

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Agamemnon

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106
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Whose symbols were the Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre?

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Apollo

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107
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Who slayed the Minotaur?

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Theseus

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108
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Who was the father of Odysseus?

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Laertes

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109
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What happened to Phineus of Ethiopia after Perseus claimed Andromeda in marriage?

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

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110
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Who is the fourth bandit Theseus faced?

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Procrustes, the stretcher

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111
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Who was the father of Polydeuces?

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Zeus

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112
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What were the job(s) of Persephone?

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Queen of the Underworld

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113
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What were the job(s) of Athena?

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Wisdom, war, handicrafts

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114
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Where did Aeson send Jason to be raised?

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the centaur Chiron

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115
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Who was the mother of Hector?

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Hecuba

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116
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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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117
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Who does this describe: asked dad (sun god) to drive chariot of sun; couldn’t handle horses, burned earth, etc; lightning bolt?

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Phaethon

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118
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Who does this describe: flew too close to sun with wings dad (Daedalus) made; Icarian sea?

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Icarus

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119
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What happened to Heracles when he put on the cloak?

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He caught on fire

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120
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Who was the father of Ariadne?

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Minos

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121
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What happened to Ariadne after she was left on Naxos?

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she met Dionysus and married him

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122
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What were the job(s) of Hera?

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Queen, marriage

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123
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Apollo

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Apollo

124
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What was significant about the Graiae?

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

125
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Who does this describe: tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle; killed Chimaera; tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus?

A

Bellerophon

126
Q

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

127
Q

Who was the mother of Rhadamanthys?

A

Europa

128
Q

What was Heracles’ birth name?

A

Alcides

129
Q

Who was the mother of Aeneas?

A

Aphrodite

130
Q

Who sprangs from the severed head of Medusa?

A

Pegasus and Chrysaor

131
Q

Who was the father of Theseus?

A

Aegeus (Poseidon?)

132
Q

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

A

Artemis

133
Q

What monster is described here: six-headed monster

A

Scylla

134
Q

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

A

a sword and a pair of sandals

135
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Agriculture?

A

Demeter

136
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Ares?

A

Spear, Dog, Vulture

137
Q

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

A

Andromeda

138
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

139
Q

What were the job(s) of Demeter?

A

Agriculture

140
Q

What oracle did Pelias hear?

A

that he should beware the man with one shoe

141
Q

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

A

Hermes

142
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Zeus?

A

Thunderbolt, eagle

143
Q

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

A

Naxos

144
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?

A

Pomegranate

145
Q

What was the 1st of the Twelve Labors?

A

Slay the Nemean Lion

146
Q

Who was the father of Aeacus?

A

Zeus

147
Q

Who was the father of Daphne?

A

Peneius

148
Q

What monster is described here: part goat, part man

A

Satyr

149
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Hera?

A

Peacock, Cow

150
Q

Whose symbols were the Stalk of Wheat?

A

Demeter

151
Q

Who was Daedalus’ son?

A

Icarus

152
Q

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

A

Apollo

153
Q

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

A

Sisyphus

154
Q

Who was Heracles’ second wife?

A

Deianeira

155
Q

What were the job(s) of Dionysus?

A

Wine, life giving fluids

156
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

157
Q

Where do the Argonauts go to get the Golden Fleece?

A

Colchis

158
Q

Who is the first bandit Theseus faced?

A

Periphetes

159
Q

Who was the mother of Orestes?

A

Clytemnestra

160
Q

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

A

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.

161
Q

Give two other names for the Fates.

A

Moirae/Parcae

162
Q

Who was the mother of Achilles?

A

Thetis

163
Q

How did Ariadne help Theseus?

A

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

164
Q

Who was the father of Hermes?

A

Zeus

165
Q

What did Nessus give to Deineira?

A

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

166
Q

Who was the father of Helenus?

A

Priam

167
Q

Whose symbols were the Owl, Olive, Helmet?

A

Athena

168
Q

Who was the mother of Polydeuces?

A

Leda

169
Q

Who were the 2 sister Gorgons of Medusa?

A

Euryale and Stheno

170
Q

What was the 10th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon

171
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.

172
Q

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

A

Hera

173
Q

Whose symbols were the Trident, Horse?

A

Poseidon

174
Q

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

A

Chimera

175
Q

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

A

Aeetes

176
Q

Who was the mother of Castor?

A

Leda

177
Q

Who was the father of Dionysus?

A

Zeus

178
Q

Whose symbols were the Bident, Helmet of Invisibility?

A

Hades

179
Q

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

A

Diana

180
Q

Whose symbols were the Peacock, Cow?

A

Hera

181
Q

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

182
Q

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

A

Hestia

183
Q

Who was the father of Minos?

A

Zeus

184
Q

What is the collective name for Jason and his crew?

A

the Argonauts

185
Q

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

A

Poseidon

186
Q

Who was the mother of Menelaus?

A

Aerope

187
Q

What was significant about the way Sinis killed people?

A

tied people to two trees (ripped them apart)

188
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Aphrodite?

A

Dove, Rose

189
Q

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

A

Mercury

190
Q

How does Jason die?

A

a piece of the Argo fall on him

191
Q

List the 9 Muses and their jobs.

A
  1. Calliope (Epic Poetry)2. Clio (History)3. Erato (Love Poetry)4. Euterpe (Music)5. Melpomene (Tragedy)6. Polyhymnia (Hymns)7. Terpsichore (Dance)8. Thaleia (Comedy)9. Urania (Astronomy)
192
Q

What is another name for the Graces?

A

Charities

193
Q

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

A

Menelaus

194
Q

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

A

Ceres

195
Q

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

A

Androgeos

196
Q

Who was the father of Hector?

A

Priam

197
Q

Who was the father of Menelaus?

A

Atreus

198
Q

Who was the mother of Heracles?

A

Alcmene

199
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

200
Q

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

A

She kills Glauce as well as Medea’s own sons

201
Q

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

A

Echidna

202
Q

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

A

helping an old lady cross a river

203
Q

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

A

Hades

204
Q

Who was the father of Clytemnestra?

A

Tyndareus

205
Q

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

A

Jupiter, Jove

206
Q

What was the 5th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Clean the Augean stables in a single day

207
Q

Who slew Cetus to save Andromeda?

A

Perseus

208
Q

Who was Jason’s father?

A

Aeson

209
Q

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

A

Pluto, Dis

210
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Apollo?

A

Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre

211
Q

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

A

Aegeus, king of Athens

212
Q

What monster is described here: 2 headed dog

A

Orthus

213
Q

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

A

under a boulder

214
Q

Who was the father of Helen?

A

Zeus

215
Q

Who was the father of Orestes?

A

Agamemnon

216
Q

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

A

Zeus

217
Q

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

A

Aethra, princess of Troezen

218
Q

Who was the mother of Cassandra?

A

Hecuba

219
Q

Who was the father of Artemis?

A

Zeus

220
Q

Where was Aeson king?

A

Iolcus

221
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?

A

Pomegranate

222
Q

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

A

Aphrodite

223
Q

What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails?

A

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

224
Q

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

A

Centaur

225
Q

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

A

the Argo

226
Q

List the 3 Furies.

A
  1. Alecto2. Megaera3. Tisiphone
227
Q

What was the 4th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture the Erymanthian Boar

228
Q

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

A

a cloak for Heracles

229
Q

What monster is described here: 3 headed dog

A

Cerberus

230
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

231
Q

Who was the mother of Sarpedon?

A

Europa

232
Q

Which god(dess) had the job of Blacksmith?

A

Hephaestus

233
Q

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

A

Mars

234
Q

What were the job(s) of Ares?

A

War

235
Q

What were the job(s) of Poseidon?

A

Sea, earthquakes, horses

236
Q

Who ruled Ethiopa when Perseus was there?

A

King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia

237
Q

Who was the father of Sarpedon?

A

Zeus

238
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Athena?

A

Owl, Olive, Helmet

239
Q

Who was the daughter of Acrisius?

A

Danae

240
Q

Who was the mother of Hermes?

A

Maia

241
Q

What was significant about the way Periphetes killed people?

A

beats people with golden club

242
Q

Who was Androgeos the son of?

A

Minos

243
Q

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

A

Athena

244
Q

Whose symbols were the Hearth, Fire?

A

Hestia

245
Q

What was the 2nd of the Twelve Labors?

A

Slay the 9-headed Lernean Hydra

246
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.

247
Q

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

A

Larissa

248
Q

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

A

Symplegades

249
Q

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

A

Athena

250
Q

Who was the mother of Aeacus?

A

Aegina

251
Q

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

A

Juno

252
Q

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

A

Hestia

253
Q

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

254
Q

Who was the father of Cassandra?

A

Priam

255
Q

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

A

Deucalion and Pyrrha

256
Q

Who did Heracles ask to build his funeral pyre?

A

Philoctetes

257
Q

What was the 3rd of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis

258
Q

Who was the father of Castor?

A

Tyndareus

259
Q

In what form did Zeus visit Danae to father Perseus?

A

a shower of gold

260
Q

What were the job(s) of Apollo?

A

Sun, prophecy, medicine, music

261
Q

Who was the mother of Electra?

A

Clytemnestra

262
Q

What was the 12th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture Cerberus

263
Q

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

A

Tantalus

264
Q

Who was the mother of Iphigenia?

A

Clytemnestra

265
Q

Who was Ariadne the daughter of?

A

Minos

266
Q

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

A

Artemis

267
Q

Where was Minos king?

A

Crete

268
Q

Who was the father of Agamemnon?

A

Atreus

269
Q

What were the symbol(s) of Poseidon?

A

Trident, Horse

270
Q

Where did Danae and Perseus wash ashore?

A

island of Seriphos

271
Q

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

A

Hera in disguise

272
Q

Who was the father of Electra?

A

Agamemnon

273
Q

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

A

Proserpina

274
Q

What were the job(s) of Hades?

A

Underworld, wealth

275
Q

Who was the mother of Phaedra?

A

Pasiphae

276
Q

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

A

went to the oracle at Delphi

277
Q

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

A

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

278
Q

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

A

Ixion

279
Q

Who took Iolcus from Aeson?

A

Aeson’s brother Pelias

280
Q

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

A

Absyrtus

281
Q

Who was the mother of Theseus?

A

Aethra

282
Q

What group was Medusa a member?

A

Gorgons

283
Q

What did Minos demand from Athens?

A

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

284
Q

Whose symbols were the Pomegranate?

A

Persephone

285
Q

Who was the mother of Ariadne?

A

Pasiphae

286
Q

List the 3 Graces and their jobs.

A
  1. Aglaia (Beauty)2. Euphrosyne (Mirth)3. Thalia (Good Cheer)
287
Q

Whose symbols were the Forge, Anvil?

A

Hephaestus

288
Q

Who was the mother of Clytemnestra?

A

Leda

289
Q

Whose symbols were the Bow/Arrow, Moon?

A

Artemis

290
Q

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

A

Venus

291
Q

What was significant about the way Procrustes killed people?

A

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

292
Q

What were the job(s) of Hermes?

A

Messengers, laughter, thieves

293
Q

Who does Jason fall in love with in Corinth?

A

the princess of Corinth, Glauce

294
Q

Whose symbols were the Thunderbolt, eagle?

A

Zeus

295
Q

List the 3 Fates and their jobs.

A
  1. Clotho (spinner)2. Lachesis (allotter)3. Atropos (cutter of the thread/inevitable)
296
Q

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

A

Persephone

297
Q

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

A

Zeus

298
Q

Who was the father of Andromeda?

A

Cepheus

299
Q

Who is the second bandit Theseus faced?

A

Sinis, the pine-bender

300
Q

What monster is described here: whirpool

A

Charybdis

301
Q

Who was the mother of Dionysus?

A

Semele

302
Q

Give two other names for the Furies.

A

Erinyes/Eumenides

303
Q

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

A

Vulcan

304
Q

Who was the father of Rhadamanthys?

A

Zeus

305
Q

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

A

Ethiopia

Mythology (1 decks)

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