Week 2 Flashcards
Daphne
Laurel tree
Arachne
Spider
Clytie
Sunflower
Hyacinthus
Hayacinth flower
Narcissus
Narcissus flower
Tithonus
Grasshopper
Niobe
Weeping rock
Baucis and Philemon
Linden and oaktree
Alcyone and Ceyx
Kingfishers
Myrrha
Myrrh tree
Cadmus and Harmonia
Snakes
Lycaon
Wolf
Hecuba
Female dog
Procne
Nightingale
Philomela
Swallow
Tereus
Hoopoe
Nyctimine
Owl
Galantis
Weasel
Io
Cow
Callisto
Bear
Perdix
Partridge
Ascalabus
Lizard
Ascalaphus
Owl
Asteria
Quail
Pierides
Magpies
Heliades
Poplars
Cycnus
Swan
Daedalion
Hawk
Syrinx
Reeds
Cyparissus
Cypress tree
Nisus
Osprey
Scylla (transformation)
Ciris
Whose rude laughter at the way Demeter greedily drank barley water resulted in his transformation into a lizard?
Ascalabus
From the blood of what Spartan youth did Apollo cause a flower to grow after accidentally killing him with a discus?
Hyacinthus
“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Promachos””?”
Athena
Who twiced punished by Demeter in the underworld - first trapped under a heavy stone, and later transformed into an owl?
Ascalaphus
Who blinded Polymnestor for killing her youngest son and was transformed into a fiery-eyed dog?
Hecuba
Into what were the tears of the Heliades transformed as he mourns Phaethon?
amber
What couple, riding an oxcart, killed a sacred dragon and transformed into snakes?
Cadmus & Harmonia
What woman from Colophon dared to challenge Athena to a weaving contest and as a result was transformed into a spider?
Arachne
What daughter of Peneius was changed into a Laurel tree as she fled from Apollo
Daphne
What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?
Narcissus
Into what was Clytie transformed because of her jealous actions against her sister Leucothoe?
sunflower
What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?
Narcissus
“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Ennosigaeus””, meaning ““Earth-shaker””?”
Poseidon
“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Argeiphontes””, meaning ““killer of Argus””?”
Hermes
“Which Greek deity had the epithets ““Anadyomene””, and ““Cytheria”””
Aphrodite
Which pious couple offered to kill their pet goose to provide a meal for a pair of disguised gods?
Baucis & Philemon
“Which Greek deity had the epithets ““Delphinius””, and ““Smintheus”””
Apollo
“Which Greek Olympian does Homer call ““Nephelegereta”” meaning ““the cloud gatherer””?”
Zeus
After she brought about her father’s death by cutting her purple lock of hair, who was changed into a ciris bird?
Scylla
What Ligurian musician was changed into a swan as he mourned for his friend Phaethon?
Cycnus
While grieving over the loss of his daughter who flung himself from a cliff and was transformed into a hawk?
Daedalion
Arachne’s parent
Idmon
Daphne’s Parent
Peneius
Hyacinthus parent
Amyclas
Narcissus parents
Cephissus and Leiriope
Niobe’s parent
Tantalus
Myrrha’s parents
Cinyras and Cenchreis
Hecuba’s parent
Cisseus
Procne’s parent
Pandion
Philomela’s parent
Pandion
Nyctimine’s parent
Epopeus
Io’s parent
Inachus
Callisto’s parent
Lycaon
Asteria’s parents
Coeus and Pheobe
Pierides‘ parent
Pierus
Heliades’ parents
Helius
Scylla’s parent
Nisus
Why did Tithonus transform?
She was granted eternal life without eternal youth
Why did Niobe transform?
She boasted that she was a greater mother than Leto
Why did Myrrha transform?
She had an incestuous relationship with her father
Why did Lycaon transform?
He fed his sons to Zeus
Why did Procne transform?
She killed her son Itys in revenge
Why did Philomela transform?
She was seduced by her brother in law Tereus
Why did Nyctimine transform?
She was seduced by her father
Why did Galanthis transform?
She tricked Eileithyia into allowing the birth of Heracles
Why did Io transform?
Zeus tried to hide her from Hera
Why did Perdix transform?
She is the nephew of Daedalus of whom he is jealous
Why did Asteria transform?
She tried to escape Zeus’ unwanted romance
Why did Pierides transform?
She loses to the Muses in a music contest
Why did Syrinx transform?
He fled Pan on the banks of the Ladon River
Why did Cyparissus transform?
He accidentally killed his pet stag
Why did Nisus transform?
His purple lock of hair was clipped
