certamen Flashcards
(139 cards)
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Whose rude laughter at the way Demeter greedily drank barley water resulted in his transformation into a lizard?
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Ascalabus
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From the blood of what Spartan youth did Apollo cause a flower to grow after accidentally killing him with a discus?
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Hyacinthus
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Which Greek deity had the epithet ‘Promachos’?
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Athena
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Who was twiced punished by Demeter in the underworld - first trapped under a heavy stone, and later transformed into an owl?
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Ascalaphus
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Who blinded Polymnestor for killing her youngest son and was transformed into a fiery-eyed dog?
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Hecuba
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Into what were the tears of the Heliades transformed?
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amber
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What couple, riding an oxcart, led the Encheleans into various wars until that tribe was routed and they were transformed into snakes?
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Cadmus & Harmonia
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What woman from Colophon dared to challenge Athena to a weaving contest and as a result was transformed into a spider?
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Arachne
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What daughter of Penius was changed into a Laurel tree as she fled from Apollo?
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Daphne
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Into what was Clytie transformed because of her jealous actions against her sister Leucothoe?
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sunflower
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What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?
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Narcissus
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Which Greek deity had the epithet ‘Ennosigaeus’, meaning ‘Earth-shaker’?
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Poseidon
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Which Greek deity had the epithet ‘Argeiphontes’, meaning ‘killer of Argus’?
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Hermes
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Which Greek deity had the epithets ‘Anadyomene’ and ‘Cytheria’?
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Aphrodite
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Which pious couple offered to kill their pet goose to provide a meal for a pair of disguised gods?
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Baucis & Philemon
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Which Greek deity had the epithets ‘Delphinius’ and ‘Smintheus’?
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Apollo
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Which Greek Olympian does Homer call ‘Nephelegereta’ meaning ‘the cloud gatherer’?
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Zeus
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After she brought about her father’s death by cutting her purple lock of hair, who was changed into a ciris bird?
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Scylla
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What Ligurian musician was changed into a swan as he mourned for his friend Phaethon?
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Cycnus
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While grieving over the loss of his daughter who flung himself from a cliff and was transformed into a hawk?
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Daedalion
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Which Greek Olympian was called the ‘Earthshaker’ because he was responsible for earthquakes?
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Poseidon
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By what collective name do we know the sisters Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa?
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Gorgons
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What ruler of Olympus relied on his thunderbolts to help maintain order?
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Zeus / Jupiter
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Equipped with the caduceus and winged sandals, what messenger god led souls to the underworld?
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Hermes / Mercury
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What whirlpool-like monster made it impossible for Odysseus' ships to pass safely through the Straits of Messina?
Charybdis
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Reared by the Lycian King Amisodarus, what creature had the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a snake?
Chimaera
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By what collective name do we know the daughters of Zeus and Themis who presided over Justice, Peace, and Order?
Seasons / Horae
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Upon which river in the Underworld did the Gods swear their oaths?
Styx
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Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx all belong to what group?
Rivers of the Underworld
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Which of the Muses is often depicted holding a tragic mask and a wreath of vines because of her connection with the theater?
Melpomene
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What group of sisters, conceived when Zeus lay with Mnemosyne for nine nights, were the patronesses of various arts?
Muses
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What group of one-eyed giants were in charge of forging Zeus' thunderbolts?
Cyclopes
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According to Ovid, what god induced the Theban women who followed him to create chaos while intoxicated by his wine?
Bacchus (not Dionysus)
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According to Homer, which god created a new shield for Achilles?
Hephaestus (not Vulcan)
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What Greek goddess of wisdom was born from Zeus' head?
Athena
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The word 'Cereal' derives from the name of what Roman goddess of agriculture?
Ceres
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According to Homer, who was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea?
Zeus (not Jupiter)
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According to Hesiod's Theogony, what river in the Underworld was the oldest of the children of Oceanus and Tethys?
Styx
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Who asked Zeus to give her the following as gifts: 60 ocean nymphs to be her companions; 20 river nymphs from Crete to look after her hunting gear and her hounds; bow and arrows; and eternal virginity?
Artemis
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Who was protected from his father's cannibalism by noises made by the clashing of the spears and shields of the Corybantes?
Zeus
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Who was given a pair of bronze castanets to assist in chasing the birds away from Lake Stymphalus?
Heracles
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For which of his labors did Heracles change the course of the Alpheius & Penius rivers?
Cleaning the Augeian Stables
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What daughter of Creon did Heracles inadvertently kill in a fit of madness induced by Hera?
Megara
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Who took refuge in a bronze jar because he was terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion?
Eurystheus
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For which of his labors did Heracles demand the payment of one tenth of a herd of cattle?
Cleaning the Augeian Stables
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Who helped Heracles defeat the Hydra?
Iolaus
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What Bistonian king did Heracles feed to his own flesh eating horses?
Diomedes
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Heracles first ventured beyond the Peloponnese in order to retrieve what creature as his seventh labor for Eurystheus?
Cretan Bull
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Who terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion hid in a bronze jar?
Eurystheus
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For which of his labors did Heracles receive help from his nephew Iolaus?
Killing the Hydra
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What fisherman gave shelter to Danae and her son Perseus?
Dictys
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Who was the maiden rescued from a sea monster by Perseus?
Andromeda
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What mythological king of Mycenae, an ancestor of Heracles, was born in a bronze chamber?
Perseus
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From whom did Perseus learn the whereabouts of the nymphs who kept the weapons that were necessary for his quest to find and slay Medusa?
Graeae
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Who fled to Larisa only to be killed there with a discus by his grandson Perseus?
Acrisius
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What king of Seriphos gave Perseus the task of bringing back the head of the Gorgon Medusa?
Polydectys
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For which of his labors did Heracles sail beyond the river Oceanus in a huge golden cup?
retrieving cattle of Geryon
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After pursuing it for a year all over Arcadia, what creature did Heracles finally ensnare in a bed of nets near the Ladon River?
Cerynithian Hind
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Who had told Deianeira that a cloak soaked in his blood would ensure Heracles' faithfulness?
Nessus
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Whose girdle was thought to bestow some magical properties on its possessor and was involved in one of the labors of Hercules?
Hippolyta
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Who encountered Cytissorus, Phrontis, Melas, and Argus shipwrecked, and brought them on the voyage to Colchis?
Jason
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Who was carried to Colchis by a flying ram with a golden fleece?
Phrixus
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After forcing fire-breathing bulls into submission, who yoked them to a plow and used them to sow a field with dragon's teeth?
Jason
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What king was fated to die if strangers carried off the golden fleece?
Aeetes
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What son of Arestor built the ship which allowed Jason to sail to Colchis?
Argus
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Who successfully sailed through the symplegades in route to Colchis on his journey to obtain the Golden Fleece?
Jason
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What creature was wounded first by Atalanta and Amphiaraus before Meleager killed it?
Calydonian Boar
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Who killed his uncles Toxeus & Plexippus in a dispute over the hide of the Calydonian Boar?
Meleager
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Whose life did Atropos declare would last as long as a firebrand?
Meleager
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What maiden was temporarily condemned to the island of Naxos after she was abandoned by Theseus?
Ariadne
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Who found joy in watching the recoil of a bent pine tree fling passersby to their death?
Sinis / Pityocamptes
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The inhabitants of Delos, commemorating the visit of Theseus danced in intricate patterns in order to imitate the windings of what Cretan structure?
labyrinth
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Who admired Heracles so much that he chose the perilous land route across the Isthmus of Corinth, in hopes of facing similar challenges?
Theseus
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Who neglected his father's request to change the color of his black sail upon returning to Athens, causing his father to leap to his death?
Theseus
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What daughter of Minos did Theseus abandon on Naxos after she helped him escape the Labyrinth?
Ariadne
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What bandit was accustomed to making strangers fit his bed, until Theseus ended his life in the same manner?
Procrustes
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What Isthmian outlaw killed by Theseus would kick strangers off a cliff where they would become victim to a giant turtle below?
Sceiron
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What two tokens of his birth did Theseus have to find under a rock?
a sword & sandals
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Who gave birth to a son who grew up to be strong enough to move a heavy stone and claim the sword and sandals under it?
Aethra
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What sort of animal was the beast called Phaea, which Theseus killed at Crommyon?
boar / pig / sow
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What hero rode the winged horse Pegasus?
Bellerophon
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King Proetus became angry when his wife falsely accused what young man of trying to seduce her?
Bellerophon
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Who gave Bellerophon a magic bridle with which to tame Pegasus?
Athena / Minerva
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Which of lobates' daughters falsely accused Bellerophon of lusting over her?
Anteia / Stheboea
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What king of Argos purified Bellerophon of the sin of murder?
Proetus
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What winged creature was the offspring of Poseidon and Medusa?
Pegasus
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What king of Lycia ordered Bellerophon to kill the Chimaera?
lobates
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Who received a letter instructing him to kill its messenger because he had allegedly seduced the wife of Proetus?
lobates
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After Bellerophon killed the Chimaera, against what bellicose tribe was he sent to fight singlehandedly?
Solymi
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Against what other tribe was Bellerophon sent for his third task?
Amazons
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What son of Glaucus and Eurynome received his new name when he was exiled from Corinth for killing the merchant Bellerus?
Bellerophon
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After Bellerophon proved to lobates that there was no task he could send him on that would kill him, what daughter did lobates promise him in marriage?
Philonoe
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What king of Thebes refused to give up power when his year to rule was up?
Eteocles
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What Argive king helped Polyneices by putting together an army to march on Thebes?
Adrastus
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What king of Argos yoked his daughters to a boar and a lion and attempted to put his son-in-law back on the throne of Thebes by leading an expedition of seven heroes, commonly known as the 'Seven Against Thebes'?
Adrastus
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Which of the sons of Oedipus sought help from Adrastus to recover the throne of Thebes?
Polyneices
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Who had decreed that it was illegal to bury the body of Polyneices, the brother of Ismene?
Creon
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Which of the Seven Against Thebes was compelled to go on the expedition because his wife had accepted a bribe from Polyneices?
Amphiaraus
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When she was bribed with Harmonia's necklace, who forced her husband Amphiaraus to join the Seven Against Thebes?
Eriphyle
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What son of Creon was the fiancé of Antigone?
Haemon
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What Ithacan swineherd remained faithful to Odysseus?
Eumaeus
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What island did Odysseus call home for 7 years while under the charms of Calypso?
Ogygia
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What son of Ctesius served as Odysseus' loyal swineherd?
Eumaeus
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Agenor, Leodes, Amphimedon, Eurymachus, and Antinous were all suitors of what Ithacan queen?
Penelope
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Who slaughtered several sheep which he thought were the Greek chieftains and killed himself in shame after losing the contest for Achilles' armor?
Ajax the Greater
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Who acquired a bag full of winds, which he was advised not to open until he saw Ithaca?
Odysseus
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Who provoked the jealous rage of three goddesses when she threw an apple labeled for the most beautiful?
Eris
108
Who was shocked when Calypso urged him to build a raft, after remaining captive to her spells for seven years?
Odysseus
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Who prayed to his father that 'nobody' be punished for blinding his only eye with a wooden stake?
Polyphemus
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Who was tied to the mast of his ship as he sailed past the Sirens so that he could hear their song?
Odysseus
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Who unwove by night the shroud which she spun during the day in order to delay her marriage to a suitor?
Penelope
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What king was ransomed as a child from Heracles by his sister, fathered numerous children, and died at the hands of a Greek warrior as Troy was falling?
Podarces
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Who encountered the Cicones, the Lotophagi, the Phaeaecians and several others during his voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War?
Odysseus
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What concept, brought to life by Epeius, was originally envisioned by Odysseus and gave the Greeks a way to infiltrate the city of Troy?
Trojan Horse
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Which of the sinners of Tartarus, because he was the first mortal to murder a relative, spends his time getting dizzy on a wheel of fire?
Ixion
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What son of Laius and Jocasta inadvertently killed his father at a crossroads and married his mother?
Oedipus
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Which of the sinners of Tartarus, because he fed the flesh of his own son to the gods, spends his time trying to get food and water for himself?
Tantalus
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Because of his crimes such as handcuffing Hades, what mortal was forever forced to roll a boulder up a hill in the underworld?
Sisyphus
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What giant is eternally punished in the Underworld by having his body stretched to cover nine acres while two vultures ate his heart?
Tityus
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Who in the Underworld was condemned to carry water in jars which leaked like sieves?
Danaids
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