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1
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Mercury married this mute nymph, who was a sister of Juturna

A

Lara

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2
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Hades’s Roman names

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Dis, Pales, Pluto

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3
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This deity was the father of the ram with the golden fleece

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Poseidon

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4
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The dead who were deemed neither good nor bad were sent to?

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the fields of Asphodel

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5
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Zeu unfettered this island, to allow the mother of Artemis and Apollo to escape Hera’s wrath

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Delos

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6
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This child of Tantalus, bewitched by Artemis, threw him/herself into flames

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Broteas

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7
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Who taught Heracles to wrestle?

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Autolycus

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8
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Whom did Aphrodite cause to perpetually be in love because of the affair she had had with Ares?

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Eos

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9
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Which deity had the epithets Dithyrambos, Eleutherios, and Enorches?

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Dionysus

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10
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What is Melampus associated with?

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His ability to speak to animals

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11
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Which mythological island was home to the sirens?

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Anthemoessa

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12
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Who trained the hero Achilles after Cherion?

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Phoenix, king of the Dolopians

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13
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Inachus, a river god, was the father of whom?

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Io

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14
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Which minor god of wealth was the child of Iasion and Demeter?

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Plutus

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15
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What caused Semele’s death

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burning after seeing Zeus

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16
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What son of Oeneus, Meleager’s half-brother, was sent with the Argonauts to look after Meleager? He shares his name with a more well-known, ill-fated man.

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Laocoon

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17
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At what body of water did the fleeing Syrinx beg the local nymphs to transform her, as she was unable to cross it in her flight from Pan?

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Ladon

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18
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What group of people mounted an attack on Hercules and Geryon’s cattle? Hercules used all his arrows defending himself against them.

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the Ligurians

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19
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Carna, a nymph, who later became goddess of the hinge, was wooed by what Roman god?

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Janus

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20
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Which king of Sicily hosted Aeneas and his men during Anchises’ funeral games?

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Acestes

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21
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Which son of Zeus and early king of Troy was welcomed to the area by Teucer and given the hand of his daughter Bateia?

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Dardanus

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22
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What queen of Libya bore Zeus’s children only to have them stolen away by a jealous Hera?

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Lamia

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23
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Which of the Giants was killed by Heracles’ arrows as he attempted to rape Hera?

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Porphyrion

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24
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What prize did the Sirens give to the Muses after being defeated in a musical contest?

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their feathers

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25
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What names were given to the three Hesperides?

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Hespere, Aegle, and Erytheis

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26
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Which individual did not tend for Zeus as an infant?

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Alcippe

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27
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What is the general name for the giant sons of Iphimedia and Poseidon, Otus and Ephialtes?

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The Aloedae

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28
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Mars asked which woodland goddess for help in his wooing of Minerva?

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Anna Perenna

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29
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What uncatchable beast was turned to stone along with Laelaps, the inescapable hound?

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Teumessian vixen

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30
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What Cretan stole the golden mastiff that guarded the infant Zeus?

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Panareus

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31
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After Icarius was murdered by Athenian farmers unused to strong drink, how did his daughter Erigone find the body of her murdered father?

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the howling of his dog Maera

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32
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Which daughter of Anius could turn anything she touched into wine?

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Oino

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33
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Selene and Eos were the daughters of the Titans named?

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Theia and Hyperion

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34
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Which seer, son of Thestor, was the chief Greek soothsayer at Troy, having interpreted an omen that
stated that the Greeks would fight for nine years at Troy and take the city in the tenth?

A

Calchas

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35
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For what mythological accomplishment is Epeus, son of Panopeus, known?

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building the Trojan horse

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36
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On what mountain near Troy did Venus give birth to Aeneas?

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Mount Ida

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37
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Which two mythological groups had a member named Calaeno?

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Harpies & Pleiades

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38
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Who was the charioteer of King Oenomaus?

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Myrtilus

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39
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In some myths, Prometheus is said to have won freedom from his torment on the Caucasus
Mountains by telling Zeus the secret that Thetis was destined to have a child greater than its father. Who had told Prometheus?

A

Themis

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40
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Who was born with the name Alcaeus?

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Heracles

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41
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Ganymede, the male cupbearer to the gods, was part of which royal house?

A

Troy

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42
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What early king of Athens was born after Hephaestus tried to rape Athena and wound up impregnating Ge instead?

A

Erichthonius

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43
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Which Greek warrior killed Paris?

A

Philoctetes

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44
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What did Idmon and Adonis have in common?

A

they were both killed by wild boars

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45
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What Athenian princess became the wife of Boreas, the north wind?

A

Oreithyia

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46
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What king of Thebes was the only son of Polydorus and Nycteis?

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Labdacus

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47
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Whom did Achilles kill at Troy because he had mocked him for mourning over Penthesilea’s corpse?

A

Thersites

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48
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What epithet was given to Juno as a goddess of childbirth?

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Moneta

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49
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With what Roman deity was the Libyan god Ammon (or Hammon) identified?

A

Jupiter

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50
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In whose honor did Sisyphus institute the Isthmian Games, after his corpse was carried ashore by a dolphin?

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Melicertes

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51
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What animal did Jupiter and Mercury tell Baucis and Philemon not to sacrifice to them during their visit?

A

goose

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52
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Where did King Celeus rule with his wife Metaneira?

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Eleusis

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53
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To what son of Priam and Hecuba was Helen awarded immediately after Paris’ death?

A

Deiphobus

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54
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Which Trojan and his family were spared during the sack of Troy because Odysseys owed him a debt?

A

Eetion

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55
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What Orchomenian architect cut off his own brother’s head so that his own involvement in robbing the treasury of King Hyreius would not be discovered?

A

Trophonius

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56
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Who was the first mortal seduced by Zeus?

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Niobe

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57
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At what port did Agamemnon sacrifice his daughter Iphigeneia?

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Aulis

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58
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What herdsman of Hades was defeated by Heracles twice-once on the island of Erytheia and then again in the Underworld?

A

Menoetes

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59
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What bastard son of Odysseus by Circe killed him in his old age?

A

Telegonus

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60
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Who made Pandora?

A

Hephaestus

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61
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What wife of Ixion bore Pirithous, either to her husband, or to Zeus?

A

Dia

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62
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Which Greek hero killed Phaea, the Crommyonia sow?

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Theseus

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63
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Near what city noted for its prophet was there supposedly a temple built by Daedalus?

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Cumae

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64
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Who was the herald of Heracles who brought him the shirt poisoned with the Hydra’s blood?

A

Lichas

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65
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What Titan was the father of Leto?

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Cronus

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66
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How was Arete, queen of the Phaeacians, related to her husband?

A

she was his niece

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67
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Who was the king of the Laestrygonian people?

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Antiphates

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68
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What common mythological name did the wife of King Creon of Thebes share with many other women?

A

Eurydice

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69
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What was the special place of the nymphs known as oreads?

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mountains

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70
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What group where the sisters of the Gorgons?

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the Graces

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71
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On what island did Heracles catch and kill Zetes and Calais?

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Tenos

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72
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Mother of Aeacus by Zeus, her son named his island after her

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Aegina

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73
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Mother of Actaeon, she and her sisters tore apart her nephew in a Bacchic frenzy

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Autonoe

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74
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He was the leader of the Seven Against Thebes

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Adrastus

75
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When Odysseus left Troy, he first stopped and raided this city in the land of the CIcones

A

Ismarus

76
Q

He sent his daughter in to entertain the drunken Aegeus, producing Theseus

A

Pittheus

77
Q

Heracles had to serve her as a slave to atone for the death of his wife Megara

A

Omphale

78
Q

This maiden bore a son to Apollo, which she abandoned at Delphi; years later they are reunited

A

Creusa

79
Q

An Oceanid, Cronus lay with her in the form of a stallion; she bore him Chiron

A

Philyra

80
Q

A daughter of Teucer, wife of Dardanus; she could be called the Mother of the Trojan Race

A

Batia

81
Q

Some say Helen went to Egypt, and he was in charge of her during this time

A

Proteus

82
Q

This was the name of Bellerophon before he became “Killer of Bellerus”

A

Hipponous

83
Q

After Europa bore three children to Zeus, she married this man on Crete

A

Asterius

84
Q

His brother usurped the throne & expelled him; Heracles restored him to the throne

A

Tyndareus

85
Q

He was called in to arbitrate a dispute between Helios and Poseidon over the patronship of Corinth

A

Briareus

86
Q

This Argonaut tried to steal sheep but was killed by the owner

A

Canthus

87
Q

His son suffered from impotence due to trauma over seeing his father with a bloody knife

A

Phylacus

88
Q

Minos chased Britomartis for nine months; she dove into the sea, became this goddess

A

Dictynna

89
Q

A loyal vassal of Phineus, he tended to his master as the Harpies pestered him

A

Paraebius

90
Q

Iliad Bk I: She reproaches Zeus for agreeing to the request of Thetis to allow the Trojans to run wild

A

Hera

91
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Bk II. To whom does Zeus send a Murderous Dream, provoking a foolish and disastrous strategy

A

Agamemnon

92
Q

Bk IX: Phoenix tells Achilles the old tale of the attack of these people on Calydon to inspire him

A

Curetes

93
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Bk XI: When Coon wounded him with a sword, this caused a halt to the Greek advance

A

Agamemnon

94
Q

Odyssey Bk X: King of the Laestrygonians, he ate several crewmen of Odysseus

A

Antiphates

95
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Bk XI: Odysseus saw some souls punished in the Underworld; Which of these did he NOT see

A

Ixion

96
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Bk VIII: This son of Alcinous challenged Odysseus to participate in athletics

A

Laodamas

97
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Bk XII: This pious suitor was reluctant to have Telemachus killed without a sign from the gods

A

Amphinomus

98
Q

Athena appears as him at the end of the Odyssey to make peace between Odysseus & suitors’ families

A

Mentor

99
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Bk I: Seeking to sink the Trojan fleet, Juno bribed Aeolus by offering him this nymph as his bride

A

Deiopea

100
Q

Bk II: Who appeared to Aeneas in a dream the night Troy fell, saying, “The Greeks are in the city, Flee!”

A

Hector

101
Q

Bk II: The Trojan refugees tried to settle here but a plague drove them out

A

Crete

102
Q

Bk III: Anchises died and was buried here

A

Drepanum

103
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Bk II: Raped by her father, she hid in the woods out of shame; Minerva turned her into an owl

A

Nyctimene

104
Q

Bk II: Minerva visited Envy, to order the creature to punish this person by infecting her with envy

A

Aglauros

105
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Bk VII: Nymphs helped him escape the Flood

A

Cerambus

106
Q

This king of the Tauri treated Iphigenia kindly, so she asked her brother Orestes to spare his life

A

Thoas

107
Q

Told he would die by one of his children, he asked Nauplius to sell his daughters into slavery

A

Catreus

108
Q

A daughter of Helios, she and her sister Lampetie tended his sacred herds on Thrinacia

A

Phaethusa

109
Q

The father-in-law of Alcmaeon; angry he had been duped, he ordered his sons to kill Alcameon

A

Phegeus

110
Q

Poseidon mated with her in the form of a ram, producing the Golden Ram

A

Theophane

111
Q

What uncle and original fiancee of Andromeda attacked Perseus for planning to marry her?

A

Phineus

112
Q

The Sibyl of Cumae wrote her prophecies on what unusual material prompting Helenus to advise Aeneas to speak the prphecies instead?

A

Oak leaves

113
Q

What stepson did Phaedra falsely accuse of raping her

A

Hippolytus

114
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When Theseus cursed Hippolytus, what sort of creature did Poseidon which caused his death by spooking his horses

A

A bull

115
Q

What king of Pylos did Telemachus first visit to find news of his father in book three of the Odyssey?

A

Nestor

116
Q

In whose guise did Athena first appear to Telemachus in order to advise him to seek out news of his father

A

Mentes

117
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Who was turned in to a horse by Apollo because he or she was a good prophet

A

Ocyrhoe

118
Q

Who was Castor’s biological father

A

Tyndareus

119
Q

Who were the parents of Harmonia, wife of Cadmus

A

Ares and Aphrodite

120
Q

In Aeneid, what was the name of the many-eyed winged creature

A

Fama

121
Q

Who was the father of the ill-fated Actaeon

A

Aristaeus

122
Q

Who is Ino’s husband?

A

Athamus

123
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Who is the Roman goddess of bread-making?

A

Formax

124
Q

He could only assume the form of inanimate objects

A

Phantasos

125
Q

Who is the goddess of safe return

A

Adiona

126
Q

Whom did Stheneboea try to seduce

A

Bellerophon

127
Q

Which goddess turned Medusa into a monster with snaked for hair?

A

Athena

128
Q

What Theban king was named for his “swollen foot” by his foster mother

A

Oedipus

129
Q

What hospitable king of the Doliones was accidentally killed by Jason and his crew

A

Cyzicus

130
Q

Into what river were Orpheus’ lyre and severed head thrown

A

Hebrus

131
Q

What brother of Melampus needed prophetic help to pay the bride-price for his wife

A

Bias

132
Q

Whose daughters were driven mad and were transformed into bats for resisting Dionysus

A

Minyas

133
Q

What Sicilian king of Camicus gave Daedalus refuge from Minos

A

Cocalus

134
Q

What island did the bronze giant Talus guard

A

Crete

135
Q

In Aedied IX, what pair of Trojan soldiers and lovers died tragically during a nocturnal raid of the Rutulian camp

A

Euryalus and Nisus

136
Q

Who was the mother of Neoptolemus

A

Deidamia

137
Q

What woman slept with her father and bore a son Adonis

A

Myrrha

138
Q

Who buried the body of Melicertes and founded the Isthmian Games in the child’s honor

A

Sisyphus

139
Q

Trophonius and Agamedes attempted to steal from the treasury of what king

A

Hyrieus

140
Q

What daughter of Salmoneus was loved by a disguised Poseidon and bore Neleus and Pelias

A

Tyro

141
Q

What elder son of Lelex invented the mill

A

Myles

142
Q

What father of Penelope erected a statue to Modesty after he let his daughter go marry Odysseus

A

Icarius

143
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What Thespian youth offered himself to a dragon in order to save his friend Cleostratus

A

Menestratus

144
Q

What Cypriot you loved Anaxarete so desperately that when she mocked him, he hanged himself from her doorpost

A

Iphis

145
Q

What daughter of Sinis the pine-bender bore a son to Theseus

A

Perigune

146
Q

What daughter of Cronus was the mother of Tantalus, king of Siplyus

A

Pluto

147
Q

Who was the concubine of Ajax the Greater

A

Tecmessa

148
Q

What Egyptian king took advice of a Cypriot seer and sacrificed strangers in his land to Zeus before he was killed by Heracles

A

Busiris

149
Q

What fire-breathing son of Vulcan stole the cattle of Geryon from Heracles and was later killed by him

A

Cacus

150
Q

What Theban noble, descended from the Sparti, was the father of Creon and Jocasta

A

Menoeceus

151
Q

What daughter of Epopeus was raped by her father and transformed by Athena into an owl

A

Nyctimene

152
Q

Who was the father of Menoetes, the herdsman of Hades

A

Ceuthonymus

153
Q

Forty-nine of Lycaon’s fifty sons were destroyed by Zeus. What son of Lycaon was saved from Zeus’ wrathe by the intervention of Ge

A

Nyctimus

154
Q

Typhon cut Zeus’ sinews with a sickle and carried them to a cave. What dragon did Typhon have guard the sinews of Zeus

A

Delphyne

155
Q

Whom does Aeneas marry upon his arrival in Italy

A

Lavinia

156
Q

Whom does Aeneas fight to the death for Livinia’s hand in marriage

A

Turnus

157
Q

What king of the Bebryces kill in a boxing match during his expedition with the Argonauts

A

Amycus

158
Q

Who was the first Greek to step ashore at Troy

A

Protesilaus

159
Q

Who was Protesilaus’ wife whom he was allowed to visit for a short time after his death

A

Laodamia

160
Q

Who were the opposing leaders in the mythological saga, The Seven Against Thebes

A

Polyneices and Eteocles

161
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This young man adorned his uncle’s armor, dying in battle and evoking his uncle’s rage

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Telamonian Ajax

162
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This son of Hippolochus traded armor with his opponent because of the bond their family shared

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Glaucus

163
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Odysseus and his men found themselves here after they opened the bag of winds

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Ithaca

164
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This titaness was said to be a consort to Hyperion

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Mnemosyne

165
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This seer was qualified to judge a gender dispute seeing as he had been both man and woman

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Melampus

166
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This Argonaut could run so quickly across waves that his feet did not get wet

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Euphemus

167
Q

Pan fell in love with this son of Hermes and taught him how to play the pipes

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Marsyas

168
Q

This kindly race of men cared for the injured Hephaestus when he fell from Olympus

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Bebryces

169
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His eleven brothers were killed by Heracles because of their father refused the hero purification

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Periclymenus

170
Q

This kind of Lemnos was the son of Dionysus and Ariadne

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Atymnius

171
Q

This son of Iphitus led 40 ships to Troy with his brother where he was killed by Hector

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Ectenes

172
Q

Athen granted this river the gift of forgetfulness so that he could forget about his lost beloved

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Selemnus

173
Q

Her wish was granted when she became a man so that she could marry the girl she loved

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Ianthe

174
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This kind of Hypoplacian Thebes was buried in full armor because of the respect Achilles had for him

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Telephus

175
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He was the only member of Epigone to die in their assault on Thebes

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Sthenelus

176
Q

This kind of Crete purified Apollo for the murder of the serpent Python

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Tectamus

177
Q

He won the ship race at the funeral games of Anchises

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Cloanthus

178
Q

This son of Poseidon was twice exposed and suckled by mares

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Cyanippuss

179
Q

This son of Oeneus was killed for jumping over a ditch

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Meleager

180
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This seer forsaw the murder of his two sons at the hands of Diomedes, but failed to dissuade them from fighting at Troy

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Merops

181
Q

This hero greeted a bee inhospitably thus was stung in the eyes and blinded

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Catreus

182
Q

This shepherd accidentally discovered how to make wine and shared his discovery with Oeneus

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Staphyllus

183
Q

The sister of Tenes would have been raped by Achilles when he sacked Tenedos, but the earth opened up and swallowed her whole. Who was this daughter of Cycnus

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Idaea

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