myth

Question 1

Promethean

Answer 1

relating to Promethean who helped humans by stealing fire.

Question 2

Elysian Fields

Answer 2

heaven or paradise.

Question 3

Nemesis

Answer 3

long-term rival or something you compete with.

Question 4

Psyche (prefix)

Answer 4

Soul or consciousness

Question 5

Achilles’ heel

Answer 5

a weakness or point of vulnerability

Question 6

arachnid

Answer 6

There was an arachnid on the ground and it was big. Such as spiders.

Question 7

harp

Answer 7

To talk in a negative way

Question 8

gorgon

Answer 8

a fierce, frighting, or repulsive woman

Question 9

narcissistic

Answer 9

extremely self centered, cocky, Vain

Question 10

Titanic

Answer 10

having a great magnitude of force and power.

Question 11

Midas touch

Answer 11

the ability to make money and to turn all things gold

Question 12

tantalize

Answer 12

To make something out of there reach.

Question 13

Sisyphean

Answer 13

A never ending event of action

Question 14

Herculean

Answer 14

with great strength and effort

Question 15

labyrinth

Answer 15

Its a maze

Question 16

Pandora

Answer 16

Pandora was created by the Gods they made pandora very curious and gave her a box and told her not to open it

Question 17

Did Zeus stop the miseries?

Answer 17

Yes he stopped them with a flood

Question 18

Was Pandora scared to open the box?

Answer 18

She was not all she wanted to do is open the box.

Question 19

Apollo and Daphne

Answer 19

• Apollo falls in love with Daphne
• She wishes to remain a maiden
  -Gets turned into a laural tree

Question 20

Prometheus

Answer 20

• Steals fire from the Gods
• He is captured and totured
• each night his liver gets teared away

Question 21

Hades Demeter and Persephone

Answer 21

kidnapped by Hades
- Demeter made the earth cold and barren
- Persephone was released but had to go back for one month per year

Question 22

Cupid and Psyche

Answer 22

• Cupid and Psyche fell in love
  -But they could only see each other at night
  -she drips candle wax on him then Psyche is sent away

Question 23

Theseus and the Minotaur

Answer 23

Theseus wanted to prove himself to hid dad s he fought Minotaur

He kills it with Ariadne
forgets to hoist the white sail and father kills himself

Question 24

Daedalus and the fight of Icarus

Answer 24

• try to escape the labyrinth
  they made wings of feathers and wax to escape
  flies to close to the sun and melts

Question 25

Echo and narcissus

Answer 25

Echo is nymph that can only repeat the words someone utters -Echo falls in love with narcissus who falls in love with himself Narcissus stares at the lake and turns into a flower

Question 26

King Midas

Answer 26

Was given a wish and granted to make everything he touches gold -He regrets it after not being able to eat sleep or even hug hid daughter - ask for forgiveness and wanted the person to take the midas touch away

Question 27

Pyramus and Thisbe

Answer 27

- Neighbors who are deeply in love and plan to run away together - there secret meet up at night goes wrong and Pyramids sees blood then murders himself

Question 28

Medusa and Perseus

Answer 28

Athena transforms medusa to a gorgon lady with snakes on her head - If men look they would be turned into stone - medusa was killed by Perseus

Question 29

Death of Achilles

Answer 29

Achilles mother dipped her baby into the waters of immortality - held him by the heal no weapon can harm him unless Paris shoots him in his heal

Question 30

Orpheus and Eurydice

Answer 30

Orpheus was the son of Apollo went down to the kingdom to retrieve his wife. Hades would free orpheus in one condition if he had never see his wife again He looked back on the way and lost his wife forever

Question 31

Sisyphus

Answer 31

Was known for being a trickster liar he was summoned by death to the underworld he chained up so he wont have to leave as his punishment he had to push a rock for eternity.

Question 32

Athena and Arachne

Answer 32

Athena was a goddess of war and handicrafts. - she was chalanced by Archne and turned her into a spider because of jealousy

Question 33

12 Labors of Hercules

Answer 33

Hera did not like Hercules because he was Zeus son -Hera made Zeus go mad and he killed his wife and children -to atone for the sin he had to complete 12 labors - Slay the nemean lion -slay 9 headed hydra clean the Augean stables in one day capture the Cretan bull - this was also the reason why Zeus was very respected and disrespected at the same time. Hated by many loved by some