vocab quiz #21

Question 1

was the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan war. The only way to kill him was to attack his one weak spot, his heel

Answer 1

Achilles

Question 2

was a greek youth who was so handsome that even Aphrodite, the goddess of love, fell in love with him

Answer 2

Adonis

Question 3

was the king who led the Greek forces in the Trojan war

Answer 3

Agamemnon

Question 4

were a tribe of female warriors who were known for their great size, strength, and fierceness

Answer 4

Amazons

Question 5

was the beautiful goddess of love and beauty

Answer 5

Aphrodite

Question 6

was the god of prophecy, music, poetry, medicine, and light

Answer 6

Apollo

Question 7

was the god of war

Answer 7

ares

Question 8

was the goddess of the unt

Answer 8

Artemis

Question 9

in norse mythology, _________ was the domain of the gods and of heroes killed in battle. _______________ was situated at the center of the universe

Answer 9

Asgard

Question 10

was the goddess of wisdom.

Answer 10

Athena

Question 11

was punished by being forced to hold up the earth and sky on his shoulders for eternity

Answer 11

atlas

Question 12

is the roman name for dionysus, the god of wine

Answer 12

Bacchus

Question 13

was the norse god of light

Answer 13

Balder

Question 14

was the three headed dog that guarded the gates of the underworld, Hades

Answer 14

Cerberus

Question 15

is the roman name for demeter, the goddess of farming

Answer 15

Ceres

Question 16

was a monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon or serpent

Answer 16

chimera

Question 17

was the roman god of love

Answer 17

cupid

Question 18

were giants with only one eye, set in the middle of the forehead. Odysseus escaped this giant by putting out its eye

Answer 18

cyclops

Question 19

was a famous greek inventor who built the labyrinth, a great maze from which no one could escape

Answer 19

Daedalus

Question 20

was a nymph who was loved by Apollo. to escape him, she asked the gods to turn her into a laurel, or bay tree

Answer 20

Daphne