Greek

Question 1

Apollo and Daphne

Answer 1

Apollo falls in love with Daphne, but she wishes to remain a maiden. As Apollo chases her, Daphne’s father, a river god, takes pity on her and turns her into a laurel tree.

Question 2

Prometheus

Answer 2

Steals fire and gets changed to a rock

Question 3

Persephone, Demeter and Hades

Answer 3

• The daughter of Demeter is Persephone
• Demeter is the goddess of the harvest
• Hades is the king of the underworld

Hade kidnapped Persephone to the underworld, and Demeter is in misery because of her absence making the earth cold and barren.

Question 4

Cupid and Psyche

Answer 4

• cupid and psyche fall in love and marry
• Psyche is not allowed to see him

Question 5

Theseus slays the Minotaur

Answer 5

-To prove himself to his father he fights the minotaur
-The Minotaur is a man with a bull head
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Question 6

Daedalus and the fight of Icarus

Answer 6

• Icarus and Daedalus try to escape king mino’s island
  -Icarus father made him wings and warned him about flying close to the sun
  -despite this he flew to close died fell and into the ocean

Question 7

Echo and Narcissus

Answer 7

-Echo falls in love with Narcissus
- Narcissus ends up falling in love with himself
- they both end up dying, Narcissus became a white and purple flower and Echo becomes an Echo

Question 8

King Midas

Answer 8

-wishes everything he touched turned to gold then he wishes come true and ends up turning his daughter into gold

Question 9

Pyramus and Thisbe

Answer 9

-Young lovers who planned to run away together
-one ends up killing themselves because they think one is already dead witch leads them to both kill themselves

Question 10

Medusa and Pereus

Answer 10

• Athena tranfers Medusa into a gorgon

Question 11

Death of Achilles

Answer 11

Achilles mother put Achillies in water to make him immortal holding him by the heel which made that his weak spot

Question 12

Orpheus and Eurydice

Answer 12

-son of apollo and Caliope
- traveled to Hades to get his dead wife back
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Question 13

Tantalus

Answer 13

• would often abuse his privilege of sharing food with the gods
• Get punished by Zeus in Hades
• he is not allowed to reach the fruit or water that surrounds him

Question 14

Sisyphus

Answer 14

• known for being devious and tricky
• as punishment for being devious and tricky he is forced to roll a giant boulder uphill every day for eternity

Question 15

Athena and Arachne

Answer 15

• Arachne is a skilled but vain weaver who claims to be superior to Athena
• they started a weaving competition during which Arachne mocked the gods

Question 16

12 labors of Hercules

Answer 16

• Hera always hated Zeus
• Hera made Zeus so mad he killed his wife and children
• To atone for his sins he was assigned to complete 12 labors

Question 17

Zeus

Answer 17

• didnt want humans to have as much power as gods
• Son of Kronos and Rhea
• thunder god
• King of Gods

Question 18

Epimetheus

Answer 18

• Prometheus brother
• doesn’t think things through
  -afterthought
  gives all gifts to the animals and saves none for humans

Question 19

Pandora

Answer 19

• Hermes gives her cunning deceit, and curiosity
• “all-gifted”

Question 20

Psyche

Answer 20

soul ; consciousness

Question 21

narcissistic

Answer 21

self-centered

Question 22

Promethean

Answer 22

a risk taker; daringly origanal

Question 23

labyrinth

Answer 23

maze

Question 24

Pandora’s box

Answer 24

a source of trouble

Question 25

arachnid

Answer 25

spider

Question 26

harp (v)

Answer 26

tedious talking

Question 27

Achille’s heel

Answer 27

Vulnerability

Question 28

Elysian Field

Answer 28

paradise

Question 29

Gorgon

Answer 29

unattractive; fierce

Question 30

titanic

Answer 30

having great power; fierce

Question 31

Midas touch

Answer 31

ability to make money

Question 32

Herculean

Answer 32

with great strength and effort

Question 33

tanalize

Answer 33

tempt

Question 34

nemesis

Answer 34

ememey

Question 35

Why is Zeus associated with lighting

Answer 35

to explain the unexplainable

Question 36

Who were Zeus’ parents

Answer 36

Kronos and Rhia

Question 37

How is Zeus similar to his father?

Answer 37

they both wanted control and all the power in the universe

Question 38

The moral message of the myth?

Answer 38

the power in love , and dont make assumptions

Question 39

what do mulberry symbols?

Answer 39

his blood and their love

Question 40

what do the parents do?

Answer 40

put aside there problems and put both of there ashes in one golden eirn so they could be in death together

Question 41

Ordinary World (Lion king)

Answer 41

-Simba is born and raised in the pride land
- taken care of by Mufasa (Dad) and Sabrabi (Mom)
- King Musfasa shows Simba around the pride land and shows Simba the pride land and explains to him the circle of life.
- expected to be a brave king like his father
- Warns Simba to never go to the elephant graveyard because it is dangerous and outside the pride land

Question 42

Call to Adventure (Lion King)

Answer 42

• Uncle Scar manipulates Simba into going to the elephant graveyard Simba is too naive and falls right into Scar’s trap
• Uncle Scar is jealous of his brother King Mufasa and how is rules over the pride land and the power he has. He plots to kill Mufasa and Simba to take the throne

Question 43

Refusal of the call (Lion King)

Answer 43

• Simba brought Nala to the elephant graveyard with him
• Uncle Scar manipulates Simba into going to the elephant graveyard to be brave
• When Simba and Nala went to the elephant graveyard they ran into hyenas and he quickly realized he wasn’t as brave as he thought but King Mufasa came to the rescue

Question 44

Meeting the Mentor (Lion King)

Answer 44

• King Mufasa and Nala helped Simba remember who he was after the death of Mufasa

Question 45

Crossing the Threshold (Lion King)

Answer 45

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