Mythology Flashcards
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What was Athena’s Roman name
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Minerva
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Who are the parents of Amphion and Zethus?
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Zeus and Antiope
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Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Antenor who defends Scaean gate?
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Agenor
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What was on the shield of Tydeus
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moon
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After whose castration was Aphrodite born
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Uranus
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At what city were the Isthmian Games
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Corinth
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What Centaur carried Deianira across a river
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Nessus
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What three-bodied monster had his cattle stolen by Heracles
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Geryon
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Whom did Jason marry after divorcing Medea?
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Glauce
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What captured spy told Odysseus and Diomedes of the Thracian camp
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Dolon
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In whose honor were the Isthmian Games instituted
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Melicertes
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What Roman poet wrote the Heroides
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Ovid
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What seer could understand the speech of animals
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Melampus
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Who killed Penthesilea
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Achilles
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What Roman poet wrote the Argonautica
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Valerius Flaccus
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Which of the Seven against Thebes was a prophet
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Amphiaraus
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Who vowed to sacrifice to Poseidon the first thing that met him upon arriving home
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Idomeneus
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What is the meaning of Pallas
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maiden
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Who saved Paris from being killed in combat with Menelaus
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Aphrodite
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What is the meaning of the Greek word Aphros
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foam
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Who does Pindar say were the parents of Centaurus
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Cronus and Philyra
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What daughter of Nycteus married a son of Cadmus
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Nycteis
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What does the name Metis mean
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wisdom
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From what animal did Hermes construct the lyre
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tortoise
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What does the term 'theomachy' refer to
battle between gods
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What Greek playwright wrote a tragedy called Heracles
Euripides
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Who committed suicide after Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles
Ajax the Greater
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Who sent the Sphinx to plague Thebes
Hera
29
Who founds Mycenae?
Perseus
30
Why was the Scamander River angry with Achilles
filled with Trojan corpses
31
What was the kingdom of the Polybus who adopted Oedipus
Corinth
32
Who killed Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon
Artemis
33
Who was the father of Achilles
Peleus
34
What foe the pine-bender (Pityocamptes), tied to pine trees and let go?
the pine-bender (Pityocamptes), tied to pine trees and let go
35
What daughter of Heracles offered herself for sacrifice to assure Athenian victory
Macaria
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Who were collectively known as the Apharides?
Idas and Lynceus (sons of Aphareus, rivals to Castor and Pollux)
37
What did Eos ask from Zeus on behalf of Tithonus
eternal life
38
What fountain sprung from the kick of Pegasus
Hippocrene
39
Who ate the shoulder of Pelops
Demeter
40
What is another, more favorable, name for the Furies or Erinyes
Eumenides
41
Why was Apollo exiled to Thessaly for nine years
killing Python
42
What Thracian king seduced his wife's sister and was turned into a hoopoe?
Tereus
43
Who was the patron deity of sorceresses and witches
Hecate
44
Who abducted the Trojan prince Tithonus
Eos
45
Who was the father of Acastus?
Pelias
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Who led the Argives at the Trojan War
Diomedes
47
What was the relationship of Jason and Admetus
cousins
48
Who exchanged kingdoms with Perseus
Megapenthes
49
What city did Antenor and Theano found in Italy after escaping Troy
Patavium
50
Who is turned into a(n) almond tree?
Phyllis, after sadness because husband Demophon hadn't returned
51
Why was Hysipyle driven from the island
deception of hiding her father
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Who kept Delos covered with waves while Leto delivered
Poseidon
53
What Trojan boy was abducted by Zeus to be cupbearer to the Gods
Ganymede
54
What does Homer call Stheneboea, the wife of Proetus
Antea
55
What aged women were the sisters of the Gorgons
Graeae
56
Who was Heracles serving when he sacked Troy
Omphale
57
What effect did the Lotus flowers have in the Land of the Lotus-Eaters
forget everything, not want to leave
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What had happened to the suitors who failed to beat Oenomaus
heads decorated his palace
59
What flower sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus
Hyacinth
60
What son of Adastrus, a member of the epigoni, was the only of the group to die?
Aegialeus
61
What did Alcmaeon steal from his first wife
Harmonia's necklace
62
Whose ghost appears to the Greeks after Troy's fall to demand sacrifice
Achilles
63
Who carried water in leaky jars in the underworld
Danaids
64
Who was punished by Apollo for trying to rape Leto
Tityus
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What contingent did Ajax the Lesser lead at Troy
Locrians (people of Locris)
66
Who wrote the Poetics
Aristotle
67
Who was the wife of Atreus
Aerope
68
With whose bones were those of Achilles mixed in a golden urn
Patroclus
69
What giant was spread over nine acres in the underworld
Tityus
70
Into what constellation was Arcas transformed
Arctophylax; Arcturus; Bootes; or Ursa Minor
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What Greek tragedian wrote the Trojan Women
Euripides
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How many strings did Hermes' lyre have
seven
73
What did Calypso offer Odysseus
immortality
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Whom does Solon call the happiest man on Earth
Tellus
75
Which of the Greeks at Troy was second only to Achilles as a warrior
Ajax the Greater
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What three envoys come to Achilles in Iliad book 9 to ask for his return
Odysseus, Phoenix, Ajax (Gr.)
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Who founds Buthrotum?
Helenus
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Who does Odysseus see driving beasts through the fields of Asphodel
Orion
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Who was the mother of Asclepius
Coronis
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What son of Priam foretells Aeneas' journeys in the Aeneid
Helenus
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What did Jason need to bring in order for Pelias to give up the throne
Golden Fleece
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What river did Jason help Hera in disguise cross
Anaurus
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What Roman tragedian wrote Thyestes
Seneca the Younger
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Where was Neoptolemus killed
Delphi
85
Who disguised Odysseus as a beggar
Athena
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Which character in the Trojan War is the the best archer among the Greeks at Troy; brother of Ajax the Greater?
Teucer
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Who was the father of Deucalion?
Prometheus
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After whose death does Achilles end his feud with Agamemnon
Patroclus
89
Into what kind of creature was Callisto transformed
bear
90
Where did Heracles journey for his first labor
Nemea
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Who received Hecuba as part of the spoils of Troy
Odysseus
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Who wrote the Pythian Odes
Pindar
93
How long did it take Heracles to clean the Augean stables
one day
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Where was Sophocles born
Colonus
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Whose jokes make Demeter smile and eat in Eleusis
Iambe
96
Who was loyal friend and armor bearer of Aeneas?
Achates
97
Which Argonaut is a boxer; boxes King Amycus on journey?
Pollux / Polydeuces
98
What does Eumenides mean
kindly ones
99
With what priestess of Athena did Heracles visit in Tegea
Auge
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With what deity was Cyprus associated
Aphrodite
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Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Atreus & Aerope; leads Greeks; killed by Clytemnestra & Aegisthus?
Agamemnon
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What island nymph was loved by Helius
Rhode
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What did Myrtilus do after being bribed by Pelops
removed linchpins from Oenomaus chariot
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What hunter lost his way and had the misfortune of seeing Artemis naked
Actaeon
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What mortal pair called themselves Zeus and Hera
Alcyone and Ceyx
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In Aristophanes 'The Frogs', who rows across the Styx
Dionysus
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What herald was spared while Odysseus slew the suitors of Penelope
Medon
108
What happened to Trophonius & Agamedes on payday from Apollo
fell asleep, never awoke
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What was the relationship of Geryon to the Chimaera
uncle
110
Which character in the Trojan War marries Helen after the death of Paris?
Deiphobus
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What daughter of Nisus was turned into a cirus after cutting off her father's purple lock of hair?
Scylla (not the six headed monster)
112
What epithet of Apollo associates him with dolphins
Delphinius
113
Who was the first wife of Priam
Arisba
114
Who was the husband of Helen
Menelaus
115
Who guides Aeneas to the Underworld
Cumaean Sibyl
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What did Maron give Odysseus in return for being spared
12 jars of red wine
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Who warned Aeneas about the Sibyl's prophecies on leaves
Helenus
118
Whom did the Graeae help Perseus find
nymphs with tools
119
What brothers of Althaea did Meleager kill
Iphiclus & Aphares
120
Who was the son of Oileus
Ajax the Lesser
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Name a son of Asclepius other than Machaon*
Podalirius
122
What theban princess, a daughter of Cadmus, was tricked into seeing Zeus in his true form?
Semele
123
Who was so disgusted with the women of Cyprus that he lived alone
Pygmalion
124
By what river did Heracles catch the Cerynean Hind
Ladon River
125
To what goddess did Eurystheus dedicate the Mares of Diomedes
Hera
126
Who founds Argos?
Phoroneus
127
Who became archon of Athens in 594 BC
Solon
128
Which character in the Trojan War built the Trojan horse?
Epeius
129
At whose worship was the drink of the Kykeon associated
Demeter
130
Who had arranged for a trumpet to sound at the court of Lycomedes
Odysseus
131
Who alone was allowed by Persephone to retain his faculties in the underworld
Tiresias
132
Who was the father of Iolaus
Iphicles
133
Who was the husband of Agave
Echion
134
Who were the parents of Polyxena
Priam and Hecuba
135
What job was held by both Tiphys and Ancaeus?
helmsman of the Argo
136
Who loses to Odysseus in the contest for Achilles' armor
Ajax the Greater
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Who are the parents of Orpheus?
Oeagrus and Calliope
138
What was the first of Heracles' labors
Nemean Lion
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Name the second 5 kings of Thebes
Laius, Oedipus, Eteocles, Creon, Laodamas
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Why did the Argonauts stop at Cios
for Heracles to replace broken oar
141
What brothers were associated with St. Elmo's fire
Dioscuri
142
Who was the hero of Apuleius' Metamorphoses
Lucius
143
For how many days did Leto labor with Apollo
nine
144
What god gave Pegasus to Bellerophon
Poseidon
145
Name the members of the Graces (Charites).
Thalia, Aglaea, Euphrosyne; or Pasithea; or Charis
146
On what island did the Greeks abandon Philoctetes due to his noxious wound
Lemnos
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What monster, encircled with a ring of dog's heads, lived in a cave at the Straits of Messina
Scylla
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How many halcyon days are there in winter
seven
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Who advised Menelaus to force Nereus to explain how to get home safely
Eidothea
150
Into what type of creatures were Cadmus and Harmonia transformed
serpents
151
Who was the son of Io and Zeus
Epaphus
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Who were the paternal grandparents of Alcmena
Perseus & Andromeda
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How did Cydippe avoid marrying suitors other than Acontius
became ill
154
Who was the father of Persephone
Zeus
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Who told Odysseus that he must go to the underworld to speak with Tiresias
Circe
156
Who was the son of Odysseus and Circe
Telegonus
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Which of Danaus' daughters didn't kill her husband
Hypermnestra
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What king of Elis had accepted the exiled Laius
Pelops
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Who were the parents of Thetis
Nereus and Doris
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Which of the Heraclids took over Messene
Cresphontes
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Who was the infant son of Celeus and Metaneira
Demophoon
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Who carried off Aegina, the daughter of a river god
Zeus
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What squire of Heracles was lost during the expedition of the Argo
Hylas
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What was the kingdom of Agamemnon
Mycenae
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Into what did Eileithyia transform Galanthis for her trick
weasel
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Name the sons of Phrixus and Chalciope
Argus, Melas, Phrontis, Cytisorus
167
Who was advised by Delphi to 'await the third fruit' before returning to the Peloponnese
Hyllus
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What pair murdered Agamemnon and Cassandra
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
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In what area of the underworld did blessed souls dwell
Elysium (Elysian Fields)
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Who were the sons of Pelops, called the Pelopidae
Atreus and Thyestes
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Who was the son of Pygmalion and Galatea
Paphos
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Who was the father of Palamedes
Nauplius
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What companion of Achilles had killed a friend over a dice game as a child
Patroclus
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What child of Ino did she carry with her when she jumped into the sea
Melicertes
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Which character in the Trojan War does Neoptolemus kill at an altar in front of Priam (Aeneid - Book 2)?
Polites
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Who cheated Apollo and Poseidon from payment for Troy's walls
Laomedon
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Who was the father of Anchises
Capys
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Who was the squire of Heracles who was lost during the expedition of the Argonauts
Hylas
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What deity did the city of Paphos honor above all others
Aphrodite
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What brother of Heracles was killed in his campaign against Hippocoon
Iphicles
181
What happened to Astyanax when Troy was sacked
thrown from walls
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From what centaur did Heracles rescue the daughter of Dexamenus
Eurytion
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What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx
Man
184
What son of Creon was engaged to Antigone
Haemon
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Who told Menelaus how to return home safely
Nereus
186
Who was the most excellent horsemen among the Argonauts
Castor
187
What giant pursued the Pleiades in life and afterwards as a constellation
Orion
188
Where was Eurytion king
Phthia
189
Who carried Psyche to the mountaintop
Zephyr(us)
190
What two figures first knew that Thetis' son would excede his father
Prometheus and Themis
191
What Roman author wrote De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things)
Lucretius
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Who was the son of Amphitryon and Alcmena, half-brother of Heracles
Iphicles
193
What is the food of the gods
ambrosia
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Who is turned into a(n) laurel tree?
Daphne, pursued by Apollo
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Who was the father of Amphitryon
Alcaeus
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What god was worshiped as patron of all arts and crafts
Hephaestus
197
What did Hera send to harass Io as she wandered
gadfly
198
With what river god does Achilles fight at Troy
Scamander
199
What son of Venus fell in love with Psyche
Cupid
200
What did Odysseus' men do on Thrinacia
killed some of Cattle of Sun
201
What builders were the sons of Erginus
Trophonius and Agamedes
202
Who wrote Trachiniae
Sophocles
203
Who was sacrificed at Aulis to bring favorable winds
Iphigenia
204
After whose wife did the city of Thebes receive its name
Zethus
205
What did Odysseus' men believe was in the bag of Aeolus
gold/treasure
206
Who was ally of Turnus, son of Vulcan, conceived with a spark?
Caeculus
207
Who does Aphrodite claim as her father when she seduces Anchises
Otreus, king of Phrygia
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Where was Anchises when Aphrodite found him
Mt. Ida
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Where did Aepytus learn that Iamus would be the greatest of seers
Delphi
210
Against what tribe did Heracles run out of arrows
Ligurians
211
Who was the son of Midas
Gordias
212
What did Pelias do with the Argo upon receiving it from Jason?
dedicated it to Poseidon
213
Who was the father of Autolycus
Hermes
214
Who was the prophet of the Greek army at Troy
Calchas
215
What did Odysseus do to the oar he carried
planted it and sacrificed to Poseidon
216
What pious old couple gave hospitality to Zeus and Hermes
Baucis and Philemon
217
Who is turned into a(n) cow?
Io (to hide her from Hera)
218
Who was the daughter of Acrisius
Danae
219
Who was Erysichthon's daughter who he sold to purchase more food?
Mestra
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Who swam the Hellespont each night to visit his lover
Leander
221
Who boasted that he could get the head of Medusa
Perseus
222
Into the length of how many nights did Zeus stretch his visit to Alcmena
three
223
What objects did Heracles fetch for his 11th labor
Apples of the Hesperides
224
Who is turned into a(n) wolf?
Lycaon, as punishment for treating disguised Zeus badly
225
How did the Argonauts defeat Talus?
opened hole in ankle, ichor spilled out
226
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Atreus & Aerope; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen?
Menelaus
227
Whom did Apollo have to serve after killing the Cyclopes
Admetus
228
To whom did Hermes and Apollo take their cattle dispute
Zeus
229
What did Homer call Jocasta
Epicasta
230
Who was the uninvited guest at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis
Eris (Discord)
231
Who were the parents of the Pleiades
Atlas and Pleione
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Who replaced the shoulder of Pelops
Demeter
233
Who were the parents of Pelias
Poseidon and Tyro
234
Whose punishment was to eternally roll a stone uphill in the underworld
Sisyphus
235
Who was the builder of the Argo
Argus
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Which character in the Trojan War is the wife of Aeneas and mother of Ascanius/Iulus; lost as Aeneas flees burning Troy?
Creusa
237
Who was the mother of Clytemnestra
Leda
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With what city were Sisyphus, Glaucus and Bellerophon associated
Corinth
239
What judge of the dead is seen by Odysseus during his visit
Minos
240
Who foretold that Paris would lead to Troy's destruction
Aesacus
241
Where was the corpse of Achilles buried
Sigeum
242
Whose daughters were the brides of Aegyptus' sons
Danaus
243
Who was destined to be the only survivor of the Seven Against Thebes
Adrastus
244
Whom did Hera send to delay Alcmena's labor
Eileithyia
245
Who is the wife of Orestes
Hermione
246
Through what type of competition did the suitors of Hippodamia need to beat her father
chariot race
247
Who was punished in the underworld for pretending to be Zeus
Salmoneus
248
What maiden was rescued by Perseus on his return
Andromeda
249
Who were collectively known as the Pelopidae?
Atreus and Thyestes, sons of Pelops
250
How many children did Heracles have by his first wife, Megara
three
251
Whom did Cadmus have to serve after killing a serpent
Ares
252
Who was punished by reaching for food and water
Tantalus
253
Who was the father of Cycnus
Poseidon
254
What mother of Chiron cared for Jason while he was being tutored
Philyra
255
With whom does Odysseus stay on Ogygia
Calypso
256
Who was the brother of Peleus
Telamon
257
Who was the father of Byblis
Miletus
258
What Greek tragedian wrote Antigone
Sophocles
259
Who was disguised as Hera for Ixion to seduce
Nephele
260
Who was the mother of Orthus, Cerberus, the Hydra, the Chimaera, the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion
Echidna
261
Which of the Argonauts had such keen sight that he could see beneath the earth
Lynceus
262
Who was the son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
263
What does Archemorus mean
bringer of death
264
Name the members of the Dactyls.
Heracles, Paeonius, Epimedes, Iasius, Idas, Titias, Cyllenus
265
Who is turned into a(n) partridge?
Perdix
266
What group of sisters did Ladon help in guarding golden fruit
Hesperides
267
Who was the child of Hector and Andromache
Astyanax
268
Which character in the Trojan War is the lame, ugly warrior who mocks Achilles when he weeps for Penthesileia?
Thersites
269
How did Ajax the Greater die
suicide
270
What goddess is assaulted by Orion
Artemis
271
Who was the youngest daughter of Aeetes?
Medea
272
How did Amphitryon treat Comaetho for helping him take her city
he killed her
273
How was Midas' secret made public
reeds repeated whisper
274
How did Helenus gain the gift of prophecy
snakes licked ears as baby
275
What did Heracles say was his most difficult labor
12th - Cerberus
276
Who was the husband of Niobe
Amphion
277
Who tells Aeneas to requirements of visiting the underworld
Sibyl
278
Who was healed by scrapings from Achilles spear
Telephus
279
How did Jason overcome the serpent which protected the Golden Fleece?
drugged it with herbs from Medea
280
To what land did Apollo take the nymph Cyrene
Libya
281
Why did Trophonius cut off his brother's head
make him unrecognizable
282
Who were the paternal grandparents of Amphitryon
Perseus & Andromeda
283
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
284
What island's people threw a chariot in the sea every October
Rhodes
285
What cannibals were visited by Odysseus after his second visit to Aeolus
Laestrygonians
286
Who were the nymphs of ash trees
Meliae
287
Who was the sister of the Harpies
Iris
288
What deity was known for bearing a torch
Hecate
289
From what land did the oak in the prow of the Argo come
Dodona
290
Who fell in love with Attis after he had grown up
Cybele
291
What foe the club-man (Corynetes)?
the club-man (Corynetes)
292
What does the name Nephele mean
cloud
293
How did Heracles beat Antaeus?
He held him off the ground and crushed him
294
What was the Delphic priestess of Apollo called
Pythia
295
On what island did Macareus live
Lesbos
296
Who blew the trumpet that caused Achilles to strip his disguise
Agyrtes
297
Who is turned into a(n) lions?
Hippomenes and Atalanta
298
How did Zeus disguise himself to seduce Callisto
as Artemis
299
Who takes the form of an ape in the myth of Er
Thersites
300
What was the relationship of Anchises and Priam
2nd-cousins
301
Who warned Neoptolemus not to return from Troy by sea
Thetis
302
Who was the son of Deianira and Heracles
Hyllus
303
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the father of Antinous, led Ithacans against Odysseus, killed by Laertes?
Eupeithes
304
Who was the eldest daughter of Aeetes
Chalciope
305
Who helped Heracles recognize Periclymenus in the form of a bee
Athena
306
Who were the followers of Achilles at Troy
Myrmidons
307
What monster lived in a cliff opposite Charybdis
Scylla
308
At what court of Athens was Orestes tried for his crime
Areopagus (hill of Ares)
309
Who was the wife of Orpheus
Eurydice
310
Why did Agamemnon want Anius' daughters for the Trojan War
supply the troops
311
What possession of Electryon was taken by the Teleboans
cattle
312
What organ did the Greeks believe to be the seat of passions
liver (why Tityus has his eaten)
313
What spring was loved by the river-god Alpheus
Arethusa
314
Which Argonaut has perfect sight; could see beneath the earth?
Lynceus
315
Who became the wife of Helenus
Andromache
316
Name the members of the Harpies.
Aello and Ocypetes; or Podarge; or Celaeno
317
What was on the shield of Amphiaraus
nothing
318
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Nestor; reports to Achilles the death of Patroclus?
Antilochus
319
Who was the father of Marpessa
Evenus
320
Who is turned into a(n) lizard?
Ascalabus, for laughing at Demeter drinking barley water
321
Into what were the Minyads transformed
owls or bats
322
Who tried to follow the example of Medea by cutting up their father and boiling him in a stew, which killed him?
daughters of Pelias
323
Who was turned into a sunflower after betraying Helius
Clytie
324
Who was bound to a forever spinning wheel in the underworld
Ixion
325
Who was the father of Lynceus, husband of Hypermnestra
Aegyptus
326
Who killed Glaucus
Ajax the Greater (Telamonian)
327
By what name is Podarces better known
Priam
328
What god had winged sandals
Hermes
329
Who sent the giant crab to help the Lernaean Hydra
Hera
330
Who travelled with Diomedes to fetch Achilles from Scyros
Odysseus
331
What was the River of Forgetfulness in the underworld
Lethe
332
Whom did Calchas challenge to a seer contest after the Trojan War
Mopsus
333
Name a daughter of Asclepius
Hygeia
334
According to Pindar, where did Jason and Medea first stop after escaping Colchis?
Lemnos
335
Who were the twin sons of Antiope
Zethus and Amphion
336
Who is turned into a(n) mare named Euippe?
Thea, a daughter of Chiron
337
In what book of the Iliad do Menelaus and Paris duel
three
338
What goddess rewards Hippolytus for his chastity
Artemis
339
What one part of Achilles remained vulnerable
heel
340
What beggar saunters into the palace of Odysseus and challanges him to a boxing match?
Arnaeus/Irus
341
To what island nation does Odysseus narrate his journey to the underworld
Phaeacians
342
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the forced Odysseus to land at Thrinacia and convinced the others to eat Helios' cattle?
Eurylochus
343
Into what did Zeus transform the Cercopes after they tricked him
apes or stones
344
Where was Orestes buried
Tegea
345
Who demanded that Bias steal the cattle of Phylacus
Neleus
346
What did Melanion use to delay Atalanta in a footrace
3 golden apples
347
What goddess caused the unfavorable winds for the Greeks at Troy
Artemis
348
What man, who found Athena bathing, was blinded and given the gift of prophecy?
Tiresias
349
Who gave Harmonia her famous necklace
Cadmus
350
Who are the parents of Nestor?
Neleus and Chloris
351
Who was the father of Augeas
Helius
352
Who was the king of the Phaeacians when Odysseus visited
Alcinous
353
Who tells the myth of Er in Plato's Republic
Socrates
354
How many times did Talus walk around Crete each day?
three
355
What great Greek physician had a school at Cos
Hippocrates
356
According to Pindar, who stamped the Cerynean Hind's horns with Artemis' name
Taygete
357
Who was the second wife of Theseus
Phaedra
358
Who is turned into a(n) spider?
Arachne (by Athena)
359
Who was the father of Clytemnestra
Tyndareus
360
Who was the wife of Sisyphus
Merope
361
Who was son of Mezentius, killed by Aeneas?
Lausus
362
Who was lost while drawing water when the nymphs pulled him into the spring
Hylas
363
What bird tormented Prometheus when he was enchained in the Caucasus Mts.
eagle
364
What does kore mean
girl
365
What crewmate of Odyssues convinced the crew to eat the cattle of the sun?
Eurylochus
366
Who rejected Thetis upon learning her son would be greater than his father
Zeus
367
What is another name for Eris
Discord
368
Which of Priam's sons had the gift of prophecy
Helenus
369
How did Pyramus and Thisbe usually communicate with each other
chink in wall
370
Who wrote Odes to glorious athletic victors
Pindar
371
Whom did Persephone transform intot the fragrant mint
Mentha
372
Which character in the Trojan War is the has the voice of 100 men; dies after losing to Hermes in a shouting match?
Stentor
373
What names was given to the nymphs of water, springs, lakes and rivers
Naiads
374
What kingdom was founded by Neleus
Pylos
375
Who was changed into a white cow by jealous Hera
Io
376
What body of water is named after the charioteer of Oenomaus
Myrtoan Sea
377
Who was the wife of Pelops
Hippodamia
378
Where did Jason and Medea marry?
Phaeacia
379
What mother boasted that she was more deserving of honor than Leto
Niobe
380
What city-state recovered the bones of Orestes in order to defeat the Tegeans in battle
Sparta
381
Who told Croesus he would destroy a great kingdom if he attacked Persia
Delphic oracle
382
Who warned Odysseus not to touch any of the Cattle of the Sun
Circe
383
What made the Lernaean Hydra so difficult to beat
two heads grew back when one was cut
384
Who mated with Demeter in the form of a stallion
Poseidon
385
What does parthenos mean
virgin
386
To what island is Achilles required to withdraw for the murder of Thersites
Lesbos
387
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the minstrel forced to perform for Penelope's suitors?
Phemius
388
Who ratified the marriage of Cupid and Pysche
Zeus
389
What did the dog of Orion become
the Dog Star
390
What is the more common name of the Trojan prince Alexander
Paris
391
What type of trees supplied the laurels for Olympic victors
olive
392
Who was the father of Pelops
Tantalus
393
What was the River of Woe in the underworld
Acheron
394
Who was the wife of Creon
Eurydice (different from Oprheus')
395
Who was the second wife of Athamas
Ino
396
Who did Heracles put on the throne of Elis to replace king Augeas
Phyleus (Augeas' son)
397
To what god was a shrine at Dodona dedicated
Zeus
398
To whose land did Odysseus go after the Land of the Lotus-Eaters
Cyclops
399
What king's name means "Man of the Land"
Aeetes
400
Who is turned into a(n) linden tree?
Philyra
401
Who was the daughter of Phlegyas
Coronis
402
What was the term for Demeter's secret worship rites at Eleusis
Eleusinian Mysteries
403
On what island did Cyparissus live
Ceos
404
What queen of the Phaeacians was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa
Arete
405
Who was Latin horseman who catches and kills Euryalus, killed by Nisus?
Volcens
406
Who is turned into a(n) monkeys?
the Cercopes, dwarves who harassed Heracles
407
Who were the parents of Geryon
Chrysaor and Callirhoe
408
Who vied with Apollo for Coronis
Ischys
409
Who was the goddess of the rainbow
Iris
410
What happened to Anaxarete after she didn't mourn for Iphis
turned to stone
411
How did Heracles respond to Augeas' failure to pay him
he killed him
412
Who is turned into white doves?
daughters of Anius, transformed by Dionysus to escape Agamemnon
413
Whose weaving depicted the contest for Athens and mortals transformed after challenging gods
Athena
414
Who were collectively known as the Aeacides?
Peleus and Telamon, sons of Aeacus; Peleus fathers Achilles; Telamon fathers Ajax
415
Who was the son of Pentheus
Menoeceus I
416
Who was impregnated when she put an almond blossom to her bosom
Nana
417
What author describes the Argonauts' journey up the Danube?
Apollonius of Rhodes
418
What Greek comic playwright wrote the Frogs
Aristophanes
419
Who instituted the Isthmian Games
Sisyphus
420
Which helmsman of the Argo died during the visit to the Mariandyni?
Tiphys
421
Who was the father of Linus
Apollo
422
What dragon was a brother of the Graeae and Gorgons
Ladon
423
What two uncles of Meleager were killed after arguing about the prize of the Boar's hind?
Toxeus and Plexippus
424
What was the special property of the horn of Amalthea
endless food and drink
425
Who replaced Tiphys as helmsman of the Argo?
Ancaeus
426
Who killed Patroclus
Hector
427
Who lit the funeral pyre of Heracles
Poeas
428
What does Pluto mean
the wealthy one
429
Who repelled the love of Polyphemus
Galatea
430
Who were collectively known as the Atreidae?
Agamemnon and Menelaus (sons of Atreus)
431
Who were the children of Heracles and Echidna
Agathyrsus, Gelonus and Scythes
432
Who was the father of Leto
Coeus
433
How many Graces were there
three
434
In stories which call Zeus the father of Aphrodite, who is the mother
Dione
435
Who tranformed Odysseus' men into swine
Circe
436
Who warned Zeus that Thetis was destined to bear a son mightier than his father
Prometheus
437
Who was the son of Zeus and Danae
Perseus
438
What was the relationship of Actaeon, Dionysus, Pentheus, Melicertes and Learchus
cousins
439
What did Heracles use to catch the Erymanthian Boar
nets
440
Who alone of the Naiads was unknown to Diana
Salmacis
441
Whose opportunity for eternal life from Athena was revoked when he ate the brains of his enemy
Tydeus
442
Who was the father of Ganymede
Tros
443
What did Eurystheus do with the Cattle of Geryon
sacrificed to Hera
444
On what island did Anius live
Delos
445
Who turned Anius' daughters into white doves
Dionysus
446
What is the modern name of Patavium
Padua
447
What kind of animal suckled infant Paris on Mt. Ida
bear
448
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Achilles and Deidamia (daughter of Lycomedes)?
Neoptolemus/Pyrrhus
449
Whose camp did Diomedes and Odysseus raid one night
Rhesus
450
Which character in the Trojan War is loved and cursed by Apollo; assaulted by Ajax the Lesser; leaves with Agamemnon?
Cassandra
451
How did Amphiaraus die
swallowed by the earth
452
To which of the Greeks was Andromache enslaved after the Trojan War
Neoptolemus
453
Who does Achilles allow to use his armor to fight the Trojans
Patroclus
454
What daughter of Hera was goddess of childbirth
Eileithyia
455
Which of Laomedon's sons did Heracles spare
Podarces
456
What was the priestess of Delphi called
Pythia
457
What creature's teeth did Cadmus sow in the ground
serpent's
458
What herald was hurled to his death into the sea after delivering a poisoned robe
Lichas
459
Who was the wife of Sisyphus
Merope
460
What is the term for a side adventure of Heracles' labors
parergon
461
What goddess was a messenger for the Gods
Iris
462
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Penelope's handmaiden; only other person who knew the secret of their wedding bed?
Actoris
463
Who inherited the divine armor of Achilles
Odysseus
464
Who put Odysseus' infant son in front of Odysseus' plow
Palamedes
465
What fountain was located on the slopes of Mt. Helicon
Hippocrene
466
With what city was the tyrant Periander associated
Corinth
467
What two brothers, unlike Polynices and Etiocles, were able to co-rule Thebes peacefully?
Amphion and Zethus
468
Who was the child of Aegeus and Medea?
Medus
469
According to Petronius, what did the Sibyl in a bottle want
to die
470
What Greek was left behind with the Trojan Horse to explain its purpose
Sinon
471
Who are the parents of Aeneas?
Anchises and Venus
472
Who is turned into a(n) woodpecker?
Picus; rejected Circe's love for that of the nymph Canens
473
What river was the father of Phoroneus
Inachus
474
Who is turned into a(n) comet?
Julius Caesar
475
What Trojan widow accompanied Neoptolemus home from Troy
Andromache
476
What did Athena offer Paris as a bribe
victory in war
477
Who was the father of Niobe
Tantalus
478
Who was son of Aeneas?
Ascanius/Iulus
479
Who was condemned to suffer everlasting hunger and thirst in the underworld
Tantalus
480
Whom did Apollo convince with wine to allow Admetus to live
Moirai (Fates)
481
Who is turned into a(n) swan?
Cycnus, mourning for Phaethon
482
Whom did Apollo kill in response to Asclepius' death
Cyclopes
483
Who are the parents of Agamemnon & Menelaus?
Atreus and Aerope
484
Who hid the sword of Peleus on Mt. Pelion
Acastus
485
Who was chained to a rock to appease a sea monster
Andromeda
486
Who accidentally dripped hot wax on the shoulder of her lover, Cupid
Psyche
487
Who was the most insolent of Penelope's suitors
Antinous
488
What was the talent of Castor
horsemanship
489
Who wrote a dramatic trilogy called the Oresteia
Aeschylus
490
Who was the daughter of Cupid and Psyche
Voluptas
491
What poem is often described as 'the wrath of Achilles'
Iliad
492
What objects did Perseus get from nymphs to help him
cap, sandals, wallet
493
Who was the Greek deity of the morning star
Eosphoros
494
Who was attacked by 50 Thebans, and killed all but one
Tydeus
495
Into what was Niobe transformed
weeping stone
496
Who wrote the Theogony
Hesiod
497
What prince, near the Augean stables, entertained Heracles
Dexamenus
498
How did Dionysus punish the killers of Orpheus
turned into trees
499
What goddess, along with Apollo, supports the acquittal of Orestes at the Areopagus
Athena
500
Why psychologist identified the "Oedipus Complex" in 1910
Sigmund Freud
501
Who was the first husband of Hermione
Neoptolemus
502
Which Argonaut can take any shape?
Periclymenus
503
What staff had two snakes intertwined
caduceus
504
Which character in the Trojan War breaks truce by shooting Menelaus; killed by Diomedes (Iliad Book 5)?
Pandarus
505
Whose sons killed Alcmaeon for stealing something from their sister
Phegeus
506
Who was unable to kill Paris because Aphrodite rescued him
Menelaus
507
What son of Electryon and Anaxo was the brother of Alcmena
Licymnius
508
Of Pyramus and Thisbe, who died first
Pyramus
509
What winged steed did Bellerophon ride
Pegasus
510
Where was the most famous cult of Amphiaraus
Oropus
511
Who was the son of Achilles and Deidamia
Neoptolemus
512
Who was the mother of Hermes
Maia
513
What twin giants tried to storm Olympus
Otus and Ephialtes
514
How many of Neleus' 12 sons did Heracles kill after Neleus refused to purify him
eleven
515
Who taught chariot driving to Heracles
Amphitryon
516
How did Jason overcome the fire-breathing bulls?
protective ointment from Medea
517
Who was the child of Pygmalion and Galatea
Paphos
518
Who were punished in underworld carrying leaking jars
Danaides
519
Who killed Priam at an altar
Neoptolemus
520
What wife of Latinus opposed a marriage between Lavinia and Aeneas, and preferred Turnus, another suitor?
Queen Amata
521
What does glaukopis mean
bright-eyed
522
To whom did Hermes give the power to steal whatever he wanted
Autolycus
523
Who was the sister of Phoroneus
Io
524
During what period does Aeolus forbid winds to blow in winter
halcyon days
525
Who are the parents of Odysseus?
Laertes and Anticleia
526
Who did Electryon make king of Mycenae, betrothing him to his daughter
Amphitryon
527
Of what group was Hippolyta queen
Amazons
528
To whose land did Odysseus go after the Cicones
Land of the Lotus-Eaters
529
Who succeeded in stringing a great bow and shooting an arrow through 12 axe heads
Odysseus
530
From what region did Arachne come
Lydia
531
Who purified Ixion for being the first to kill his own kin
Zeus
532
What giant herdsman assisted Geryon
Eurytion
533
Who accidentally killed Eurytion while hunting Calydonia Boar
Peleus
534
How did the Argonauts keep the Stymphalian Birds away?
clashing their shields
535
Who was the wife of Agamemnon
Clytemnestra
536
How did Psyche get wool from dangerous sheep
caught on trees
537
With which deity were Delphi and Delos most closely associated
Apollo
538
Who was Fury who incites Amata and Turnus against Aeneas, causes Ascanius to kill royal stag?
Allecto
539
What deity helped Argus build the Argo
Athena
540
Where was Oeneus king
Calydon
541
In what form did Pseidon seduce Tyro
Enipeus River
542
What king of Athens left a sword and a pair of sandals under a rock for his son Theseus to collect?
Aegeus
543
Who was the father of Autonoe
Cadmus
544
Who first addresses Odysseus in the underworld before drinking the blood
Elpenor
545
What creature did Heracles capture for his 3rd labor
Cerynean Hind (stag/deer)
546
What child did Demeter try to make immortal
Demophoon
547
Who recovered his neice Antiope from Sicyon
Lycus
548
Who were the twin sons of Abas
Proetus and Acrisius
549
What Theban prophet foretold the failure of the Seven Against Thebes
Tiresias
550
What type of nymph was Eurydice
Dryad
551
What name was given to the nymphs of rivers in particular
Potomiads
552
What father of Hesione cheated Heracles from his reward for saving her
Laomedon
553
What is the Greek term for pride which leads to insolent violence
hubris
554
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Heracles & Astydameia; leads 9 ships to Troy; killed by Sarpedon?
Tlepolemus
555
Who told Asopus that it was Zeus that abducted his daughter, Aegina
Sisyphus
556
Where did the Cretan Bull go after Heracles released it
Marathon
557
Who was the Greek god of thunder, lightning and rain
Zeus
558
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the suitor who persuaded others not to kill Telemachus?
Amphinomus
559
Which of the sons of Antiope and Zeus was a skilled herdsman
Zethus
560
What goddess of doom and destruction inspired the name of Croesus' son
Ate
561
Who invented the flute
Athena
562
Who was the daughter of Autolycus
Anticleia
563
Which character in the Trojan War is the Trojan princess sacrificed on Achilles' funeral pyre?
Polyxena
564
Who was the son of Paphos
Cinyras
565
According to Herodotus, with what snake woman did Heracles visit
Echidna
566
Where did Hermes throw his sandals after stealing cattle
Alpheus River
567
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the dog who dies upon finally seeing his master return?
Argus
568
Who kills Eupeithes, father of Antinous
Laertes
569
Who was the father of Aeneas
Anchises
570
Who picked up an apple that read "I swear to marry only Acontius"
Cydippe
571
Who was the son of Nauplius
Palamedes
572
Who wrote the most famous account of Pyramus and Thisbe
Ovid
573
Who was the son of Zeus and Callisto
Arcas
574
Who gave Melanion 3 golden apples for his race with Atalanta
Aphrodite
575
With what city was the festival called Stepteria associated
Delphi
576
What does 'heraclidae' mean?
the descendants of Heracles
577
What brother of Iole was killed by Heracles in his anger
Iphitus
578
Who was the son of Telamon
Ajax the Greater
579
On what peninsula do Heracles' first six labors take place
Peloponnese
580
Who is described by Homer as "polytropos"
Odysseus
581
Who were collectively known as the Aloadae?
Otus and Ephialtes (sons of Aloeus)
582
Who led the Amazons at Troy
Penthesilea
583
Whom does Homer describe as "periphron"
Penelope
584
Of what Trojan ally were Glaucus and Sarpedon the leaders
Lycians
585
Who is turned into bats?
daughters of Minyas, after resisting Dionysus
586
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
587
Who was the child of Hesione and Laomedon
Teucer
588
Who was the child of Ixion and Nephele
Centaurus
589
Who adopted Oedipus
Polybus and Merope
590
From whose blood were the Furies born
Uranus
591
Who were the parents of Iphigenia
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
592
Who, besides Chiron, served as a tutor of Achilles
Phoenix
593
What Greek tragedian wrote Alcestis
Euripides
594
Against what group did Tisamenus die in battle
Heraclidae (descendants of Heracles)
595
What was the relationship of Echidna to Poseidon
granddaughter
596
What son of Heracles married Iole
Hyllus
597
Who was the father of Symaethis
Symaethus
598
What was the most important thing about which Psyche was warned before visiting the underworld
don't look in the box
599
Who was the father of Cassandra
Priam
600
What was the destiny of Danae's child
kill Acrisius
601
Which character in the Trojan War does Odysseus frames him for revealing trick and he is killed; son of Nauplius?
Palamedes
602
Who was the foster-father of Evadne
Aepytus
603
What wife of Proetus is prominent in the myth of Bellerophon
Stheneboea
604
What king of the Mariandyni hospitably received the Argonauts?
Lycus
605
Who was the son of Zeus and Laodamia
Sarpedon
606
What did Poseidon do to Inachus after Argos rejected him
dried Inachus up
607
Who was the son of Pheres
Admetus
608
Who killed two serpents in his cradle
Heracles
609
Who calls Telamonian Ajax the 'bulwark of the Achaeans'
Helen
610
Who in mythology was known for her beautiful ankles
Leto
611
How did Heracles skin the Nemean Lion
with its own claw
612
Who is turned into a(n) tortoise?
Chelone (punishment from Hermes for refusing invitation to Zeus & Hera's wedding)
613
What blind prophet was encountered was tormented by the Harpies?
Phineus
614
What love of Aphrodite was killed by a boar's tusk
Adonis
615
What boy was killed by a discuss thrown by Apollo
Hyacinthus
616
Who was charioteer of Turnus (Juturna takes his form to try to protect Turnus)?
Metiscus
617
Who was king of Pallanteum, ally of Aeneas?
Evander
618
On whose cries did Athena model the sound of the flute
sisters of Medusa
619
Who led the Thracian allies of Troy
Rhesus
620
What name was given to the nymphs of trees
Dryads (or Hamadryads)
621
Who needed to yoke fire-breathing bulls to plow a field and sow it with dragon's teeth to get the Golden Fleece?
Jason
622
Who was the brother of Byblis
Caunus
623
What goddess was called Cypris
Aphrodite
624
Who was drowned by Triton, Aeneas buries him to get access to the Underworld?
Misenus
625
What daugther of Oceanus and Tethys loved Apollo and spent nine days staring at the sun without food or drink?
Clytie
626
Who was the husband of Leda
Tyndareus
627
Who was the son of Heracles and Auge
Telephus
628
Which character in the Trojan War is the greatest Trojan warrior; son of Priam and husband of Andromache?
Hector
629
Who hung herself after challenging Minerva to a weaving contest
Arachne
630
What was the original name of Thebes
Cadmeia
631
What city's army did Heracles successfully lead in battle against the Minyans of Orchomenus
Thebes
632
Who built the Trojan Horse
Epeus
633
Name the son of Menoeceus I
Creon
634
How many famous labors did Heracles perform for Eurystheus
twelve
635
Who was the father of Ajax the Lesser
Oileus
636
What son of Augeas took the side of Heracles in a dispute over payment
Phyleus
637
Who was daughter of Latinus, courted by Aeneas and Turnus?
Lavinia
638
Who advised Psyche to forget her grief and win back Cupid's love
Pan
639
Who was the father of Nestor
Neleus
640
Who founds Nauplia?
Nauplius
641
Who founds Cyrene?
Battus
642
What bride of Pirithous did Centaurs try to abduct at her wedding
Hippodamia
643
Who was brought back to life by Asclepius
Hippolytus
644
Who was the brother of Circe?
Aeetes
645
To whose floating island did Odysseus go after escaping from Polyphemus
Aeolus
646
What foe king who forced travelers to wrestle him before killing them?
king who forced travelers to wrestle him before killing them
647
With what goddess did Callisto travel
Artemis
648
Across what river did Nessus carry Deianira
Evenus
649
What advisor to Nero wrote a tragedy about Medea?
Seneca the Younger
650
Who was ally of Turnus, warrior devotee of Diana, led Volsci, killed by Arruns?
Camilla
651
Who were the nymphs of springs
Naiads
652
Who is turned into a(n) hoopoe?
Tereus
653
With what island, other than Cythera and Cyprus, does a Homeric Hymn associate Aphrodite
Salamis
654
Who were the children of Cretheus and Tyro
Aeson, Pheres, Amythaon
655
Whose cattle did Bias have to steal to win the hand of Pero
Phylacus
656
What tragic playwright wrote the Electra
Euripides
657
Which character in the Trojan War is the Thracian king with magnificent horses; killed by Odysseus and Diomedes?
Rhesus
658
Who was the father of Taygete
Atlas (she was a pleiad)
659
Who was the father of Sisyphus
Aeolus
660
What group is composed of Allecto, Megara and Tisiphone
Furies
661
Who guided the arrow, shot by Paris, which wounded Achilles
Apollo
662
Who were the children of Chrysaor and Callirhoe
Geryon and Echidna
663
Where was the trail of Orestes held?
Areopagus
664
Who were the parents of the Graeae and Gorgons
Phorcys and Ceto
665
What nymph was called "silver-footed"
Thetis
666
Who buried Leucothoe after learning of her affair with Helius
Orchamus (her father)
667
Which of the sons of Heracles and Echidna was able to string Heracles' bow
Scythes
668
In which book of the Aeneid does Aeneas visit the underworld
sixth
669
With which Greek deity is the goose associated
Aphrodite
670
What fisherman found Perseus and Danae on Seriphos
Dictys
671
What extremely arrogant son of Hipponous shouted that not even Zeus could stop him from invading Thebes, and was struck down by Zeus?
Capaneus
672
Who was the father of Philoctetes
Poeas
673
Who was the sister of Pelops
Niobe
674
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Persephone (orphic birth of Dionysus)?
snake
675
What foe asks you to wash his feet and kicks you off cliff?
asks you to wash his feet and kicks you off cliff
676
Who was the father of Anticleia
Autolycus
677
Who was the father of Odysseus
Laertes
678
With how many ships did Odysseus leave the land of the Laestrygonians
one
679
Who foretold the end of Odysseus' wanderings and the manner of his death
Tiresias
680
Why did Aphrodite cause Aegialia to be unfaithful to Diomedes
Diomedes wounded Aphrodite
681
What priestess of Athena was the wife of Antenor
Theano
682
Who persuaded the women of Boeotia to parch seed grain so that crops wouldn't grow
Ino
683
How many years did it take for Odysseus to get from Troy to Ithaca
ten
684
From whose blood did poisonous African snakes spring
Medusa
685
With what city was Sisyphus associated
Corinth
686
Which of Heracles' teachers did he kill
Linus
687
What Egyptian goddess was later identified as Io
Isis
688
What was the goddess of Necessity called
Ananke
689
Who carried an oar until people thought it was a winnowing fan
Odysseus
690
Of what deity was Medea a priestess?
Hecate
691
Who was the son of Aphrodite and Anchises
Aeneas
692
What god had a sanctuary at Cape Taenarum
Poseidon
693
What aunt of Medea was also a sorceress?
Circe
694
What did the Fates give to Althaea, to control Meleager's destiny
log
695
Which god was called the Earthshaker
Poseidon
696
To what city did Tiresias recommend the Thebans migrate
Hestiaea
697
Who in the Underworld rolls a stone up hill (told on Zeus to father of one of his seductions)?
Sisyphus
698
What skilled shipwright was among the Argonauts
Argus
699
With whom did the Dioscuri quarrel over some stolen cattle
Idas and Lynceus
700
What bird ate parts of Tityus
vultures
701
Who was the father of Agamemnon
Atreus
702
Who dreamed that she gave birth to a snake and nursed it
Clytemnestra
703
Who were the brothers of Aeson
Amythaon and Pheres
704
Name the daughter of Menoeceus I
Jocasta
705
Who killed Laius at a crossroads
Oedipus
706
What was the hometown of Sisyphus?
Corinth
707
Who is turned into a(n) guinea fowl?
sisters of Meleager (Meleagrides)
708
Who won the contest of Pan and Apollo according to Tmolus
Apollo
709
Who had told Odysseus to carry an oar until people thought it was a winnowing fan
Tiresias
710
Who was the wife of Sthenelus and mother of Eurystheus
Menippe
711
What was the relationship of Asterie to Leto
sisters
712
What was the Roman name of Artemis
Diana
713
What foe of Heracles had a name which meant 'house of Osiris'
Busiris
714
Who in the Underworld is bound by snake to pillar, back-to-back; screech owl sits atop?
Otus & Ephialtes
715
What was the kingdom of Menelaus
Sparta
716
What king, known as the 'craftiest of men' told his wife to throw his body into the middle of town square instead of burying him?
Sisyphus
717
Which Argonaut is the only female argonaut?
Atalanta
718
What goddess was represented in art with a helmet, spear and shield
Athena
719
What brother of Dictys was king of Seriphos
Polydectes
720
To what shepherd did Heracles give his bow and arrow before dying
Poeas
721
Who was the greatest of the Greek warriors at Troy
Achilles
722
What king had fifty daughters who entertained Heracles
Thespius
723
What did two serpents feed Iamus on the banks of the Alpheus
honey
724
Who vied with Apollo for Daphne
Leucippus
725
What goddess had a center of worship in Argos
Hera
726
Who was the mother of Pentheus
Agave
727
Who foretold the last portion of the Argonaut's expedition?
Phineus
728
What was Caenis' wish
be invulnerable man
729
Who was the god of stealing
Hermes
730
Where was Thespius king
Thespiae (in Boeotia)
731
What daughter of Pandion killed her son Ity's out of revenge and was turned into a nightingale?
Procne
732
To what lake did the Argonauts carry their ship for 12-days?
Lake Tritonis
733
What giant and brigand did Heracles kill at the Isthmus of Corinth
Alcyoneus
734
Which character in the Trojan War comes from Locris; attacked Cassandra during sack of Troy; killed at sea?
Ajax the Lesser (son of Oileus)
735
Who was the craftiest and wisest of the Greeks at Troy
Odysseus
736
Who resided on Aeaea
Circe
737
Who killed Protesilaus
Hector
738
Who purified Peleus for killing Eurytion
Acastus
739
What goddess closes the Odyssey by satisfying the blood demand of Penelope's slain suitors
Athena
740
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Europa?
white bull
741
Who carried off the tripod of Delphi when the priestess refused to help him
Heracles
742
What spring of Argos was named for a maiden Poseidon saved
Amymone
743
What city had the early name Pytho
Delphi
744
Name the members of the Furies (Erinyes, Eumenides, Semnai Theai, Dirae).
Alecto, Megara, Tisiphone
745
Where did the spring of Arethusa emerge as a fountain
Syracuse in Sicily
746
What two goddesses fought over Adonis
Aphrodite & Persephone
747
Who was the most famous poetess of love in antiquity
Sappho
748
What one term describes the Muses, Nereids and Oceanids
nymphs
749
Who was the mother of Iasion and Dardanus by Zeus
Electra
750
What special possession of Pterelaus did Comaetho pluck, thus taking away his immortality and the invincibility of the city
golden hair
751
What is the Roman name of Heracles
Hercules
752
Who beheaded Medusa
Perseus
753
Which book of the Odyssey is sometimes called the Nekuia, or Book of the Dead
Book 11
754
What one-word describes the battle of the Olympian gods against the Giants
Gigantomachy
755
What daughter of Nycteus was seduced by a god
Antiope
756
Who was the mother of Helle and Phrixus
Nephele
757
Who was the priestess of Apollo at Cumae
Sibyl
758
What sister of Meleager did he name as a bride for Heracles
Deianira
759
What boastful queen was punished by Apollo and Artemis
Niobe
760
Whose child's birth was hastened by Hera to trick Zeus
Sthenelus
761
Where was Niobe transported to in the form of a weeping stone
Phrygia
762
What prisoner, chained to a mountain, was released by Heracles
Prometheus
763
What prize did Creon, regent of Thebes, give to Heracles for helping the city
his daughter Megara as wife
764
Who was the father of Aeetes
Helius
765
What god was born on Delos
Apollo
766
Who killed Argus, earning the name Argeiphontes
Hermes
767
Who was leader of Rutulians, suitor of Lavinia?
Turnus
768
Who was shut up in a brazen chamber or tower by her father
Danae
769
Who helped Heracles against the Lernaean Hydra
Iolaus
770
Who wrote the Oresteia
Aeschylus
771
What term refers to the miraculous appearance of a deity at a play's end
deus ex machina
772
Where does the life of Oedipus end
Colonus
773
What had to happen for Meleager to die
log must burn
774
By what underworld river did the gods swear oaths
Styx
775
What titaness of divine justice bore the Horae and the Fates?
Themis
776
Who were the sons of Ino and Athamas
Melicertes and Learchus
777
What nephew of Deadalus was turned into a partridge?
Perdix
778
What statue did Odysseus and Diomedes together steal
Palladium
779
Who wrote Iphigenia at Tauris
Euripides
780
Who, in a fit of madness, killed his wife Megara and three children
Heracles
781
Who was punished in the underworld with eternal thirst and hunger
Tantalus
782
To what lake in Arcadia did Heracles journey for his 6th labor
Lake Stymphalus
783
Who was the sister of Creon
Jocasta
784
Who was the wife of Admetus
Alcestis
785
In what book of the Iliad does Hector bid farewell to Andromache
six
786
What Homeric Hymn was translated by Percy Shelley
Hymn to Hermes
787
What did Hermes accomplish the evening after his birth
stole Apollo's cattle
788
How many Spartoi were there
five
789
Who was the father of Thoas
Dionysus
790
Who is turned into linden and oak trees?
Baucis (linden, or lime) & Philemon(oak) for hospitality to Zeus & Hermes
791
Where did Heracles journey for his second labor
Lerna
792
Who were collectively known as the Oenotropae?
daughters of Anius - Oino, Spermo, Elais
793
What did Aphrodite offer Paris as a bribe
Helen as his wife
794
Which character in the Trojan War is the Ethiopian king, son of Eos and Tithonus; kills Sarpedon; killed by Achilles?
Memnon
795
Name the members of the Titans.
Oceanus, Tethys (sea), Hyperion (sun), Themis (earth), Rhea (earth), Mnemosyne (memory), Coeus, Crius, Theia, Phoebe, Cronus, Iapetus
796
Who was the son of Iolaus
Iphicles
797
Of what city was Niobe queen
Thebes
798
Who are the parents of Andrmeda?
Cassiepea and Cepheus
799
Who founds Rome?
Romulus
800
What Roman wrote "The Phoenician Women"
Seneca
801
Who was the wife of Capaneus
Evadne
802
Who does the ghost of Achilles demand be sacrificed at his tomb
Polyxena
803
What daughter of Priam foretold the truth of the Trojan Horse
Cassandra
804
What king of Pherae entertained Heracles on his way to the Mares of Diomedes
Admetus
805
To what goddess was the head of Eurystheus brought after his fight with Athens
Athena
806
Who was the queen of Lemnos
Hypsipyle
807
With what nymph did Paris fall in love while on Mt. Ida
Oenone
808
How did Polynices get Amphiaraus to join the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes
bribed his wife Eriphyle with Harmonia's robe and necklace
809
Name the first 5 kings of Thebes
Cadmus, Pentheus, Labdacus, Lycus, Zethus & Amphion
810
What city was also referred to as Ilium
Troy
811
Name the members of the Seasons (Horae).
Thallo, Auxo, Carpo; Dike, Eirene, Eunomia
812
What brother of Cepheus had been betrothed to Andromeda
Phineus
813
Whom did Phylacus ask to help heal his son
Melampus
814
What wife of Creon killed herself when she learned of the death of Haemon
Eurydice (different from Orpheus' wife)
815
Why did Nauplius lure Greek ships to their doom with a false beacon
avenging his son Palamedes
816
What Roman comedian wrote the Amphitruo, his only comedy on a myth subject
Plautus
817
Who was the son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus
Bellerophon
818
How did Bellerophon meet his tragic end
tried for Olympus, but fell
819
What labor was Heracles performing when he ran into the centaur Pholus?
4th - Capture te Ermanthion Boar
820
Who yoked themselves to a chariot to carry their mother
Cleobis and Biton
821
Who was represented by a serpent near the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Erechtheus
822
Into what was Lucius transformed in Apuleius' story
Golden Ass
823
Who was the mother of Orpheus
Calliope
824
From what city did Arachne come
Colophon
825
Who was the queen of the underworld
Persephone
826
What was the relationship of Cinyras to Pygmalion and Galatea
grandson
827
What city was ruled by Acrisius
Argos
828
Who was the father of Ajax the Greater
Telamon
829
What goddess is sometimes referred to as Tritogeneia
Athena
830
What did Meleager do to the uncles he offended by awarding Atalanta
killed them in quarrell
831
Who travelled with Diomedes to fetch Philoctetes from Lemnos
Odysseus
832
What swift-footed maiden joined the Calydonian Boar hunt
Atalanta
833
What did Poseidon send to Troy to punish Laomedon
sea monster
834
With whom did Heracles wrestle in order to bring back Alcestis
Thanatos (Death)
835
What reward did Hera give Medea for resisting the advances of Zeus?
offer to make her children immortal
836
From what land was Tydeus exiled
Arcadia
837
Who is turned into a(n) narcissus flower?
Narcissus
838
Into what constellation did Hera transform the crab
Cancer
839
What husband of Dirce was killed by Zethus and Amphion
Lycus
840
Who was Odysseus' sailor, found on island of Cyclopes, sailed with Aeneas?
Achaemenides
841
Who was the father of Salmoneus
Aeolus
842
Who carried the poisoned robe of Deianira to Heracles
Lichas
843
Who sculpted the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon
Pheidias
844
To what island did Danae and Perseus float in a chest
Seriphos
845
Who was the wife of Amphion
Niobe
846
What daugheter of Helen and Menelaus married Neoptolemus?
Hermione
847
What god was spurned by Marpessa
Apollo
848
Who wrote the Thebaid, which includes mention of Hypsipyle?
Statius
849
What goddess was born on Ortygia
Artemis
850
What goddess is associated with the island Cyprus
Aphrodite
851
What was the capital city of Lydia
Sardis
852
What centaur protected Peleus when his sword was hidden
Chiron
853
What daughter of Orchamus was loved by Helius
Leucothoe
854
Who purified Heracles for killing Megara
Thespius
855
Who told Odysseus how to overcome Circe's charms
Hermes
856
Who substituted a stone for the body of Alcmena in her coffin
Hermes
857
What unattractive figure was attacked by Odysseus during a council
Thersites
858
What did Cicero say was Athens greatest contribution to the world
Eleusinian Mysteries
859
Who was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Orestes
860
What stone was the legendary belly-button of the world
omphalos
861
What daughter of Salmoneus was loved by Poseidon
Tyro
862
Who said that he would rather be a slave on earth than king of dead souls
Achilles
863
Who founded Thebes
Cadmus
864
What god's staff, besides Hermes, had intertwining snakes
Asclepius
865
Who were the two sons of Electra and Pylades
Strophius and Medon
866
Where does Aeneas enter the underworld
Avernus
867
Who was the second-cleverest of the Greeks at Troy
Palamedes
868
Who is turned into a(n) myrrh tree?
Myrrha, the mother of Adonis
869
Whom did Phoroneus choose as chief deity for Argos
Hera
870
What daughter of Pterelaus betrayed her city to Amphitryon
Comaetho
871
Who was the king of Colchis
Aeetes
872
What is the final play of the Oresteia
Eumenides
873
Who wrote a Greek tragedy called "Medea"?
Euripides
874
What was on the shield of Capaneus
man carrying fire
875
Where were the mysteries of Demeter celebrated
Eleusis
876
What must Aeneas procure in order to visit the underworld
golden bough (tree branch)
877
What sea deity first told Heracles of the location of the garden of the Hesperides
Nereus
878
What son of Creon killed himself when he found that Antigone had hanged herself
Haemon
879
Who were the two most famous children of Agenor
Cadmus and Europa
880
How did Orestes die
snake-bite
881
Of what tribe was Ixion king
Lapiths
882
What was the talent of Zetes and Calais
flight
883
For how long did Heracles pursue the Cerynean Hind
one year
884
What special power did the wood in the prow of the Argo have
speech
885
What daughter of Coeus and Phoebe truned into a quail in an attempt to escape Zeus and later the island, Ortygia?
Asteria
886
What was the name of the wandering rocks encountered by Odysseus and the Argo
Planctae
887
Who caused a storm to wreck many of Ajax the Lesser's ships
Athena
888
What god was called Earthshaker
Poseidon
889
What did Poeas receive as a result of lighting Heracles' funeral pyre
Heracles' bow and arrows
890
Who saved Hesione from the sea monster of Poseidon
Heracles
891
Name the members of the Underworld Rivers.
Styx (hate, oaths), Cocytus (wailing), Lethe (forgetfulness), Acheron (woe), Phlegethon/Pyriphlegethon (fire)
892
What captive Trojan princess was Agamemnon's concubine
Cassandra
893
What centaur was wounded with a poisonous arrow and exchanged his immortality with Prometheus?
Chiron
894
Who was the grandfather of Anchises
Assaracus
895
Who was the daughter of Deianira and Heracles
Macaria
896
Who founds Mallus in Cilicia?
Mopsus and Amphilochus
897
Who hanged himself in sorrow at the door of Anaxarete
Iphis
898
Who are the parents of Perseus?
Zeus and Danae
899
What Thracian king was visited by Heracles for his 8th labor
Diomedes (not Trojan War guy)
900
What was Hades' relationship to Persephone
uncle
901
Who caught and sacrificed the bull of Marathon, once captured by Heracles
Theseus
902
Who snatched Phrixus and Helle to put them on a golden ram
Nephele
903
Who is the mother of Hyppolytus?
Hyppolyta
904
What does the name of the Harpies mean?
snatchers
905
What goddess was worshiped as patroness of all arts and crafts
Athena
906
Who was the father of Protesilaus and Podarces
Iphiclus
907
Who was the wife of Lycus
Dirce
908
Who was the son of Anticleia
Odysseus
909
What sign, interpreted by Calachas meant that the Torjan war would last nine years?
a water snake devouring nine sparrows
910
Who was the Roman equivalent of Eosphoros
Lucifer
911
Who is turned into a(n) ciris?
Scylla after cutting off Nisus' hair
912
Who was the son of Faunus and Symaethis
Acis
913
From what herald of Heracles did Deianira learn of Iole and the sack of Oechalia
Lichas
914
Who was caught robbing a treasury he had helped build
Agamedes
915
What brother of Deianira asked Heracles to marry her
Meleager
916
Who freed Ares from a jar where he was imprisoned for 13 months?
Hermes
917
What was the alternative name for Jason's wife Glauce?
Creusa
918
Who killed Odysseus
Telegonus
919
What does Cynossema, the place of Hecuba's burial, mean
dog's tomb
920
Why did Artemis cause unfavorable winds for the Greeks at Aulis
Agamemnon killed sacred stag
921
What substance, clearer than blood, runs through the veins of the gods
ichor
922
Who got the better of Diomedes and Glaucus' exchange of armor
Diomedes
923
With what other king did Ajax the Lesser begin his journey home
Agamemnon
924
What was the kingdom of Diomedes
Argos
925
On what pretext was Iphigenia brought to Aulis
marriage to Achilles
926
What patronymic name is applied to Otus and Ephialtes
Aloadae
927
Why had given Laomedon his immortal horses
given to Tros for Ganymede
928
What was the relationship of Iolaus to Heracles
nephew
929
What giant was killed by Heracles during the Gigantomachy
Alcyoneus
930
Who was the son of Aeneas
Ascanius (Iulus)
931
What Lapith chieftain was the son of Ixion
Pirithous
932
What son of a Muse was killed during a raid of Odysseus and Diomedes
Rhesus
933
With whose funeral does the Iliad conclude
Hector
934
Where was Midas king
Phrygia
935
Who twin boys were born to Belus in Egypt
Danaus and Aegyptus
936
Who discovered Odysseus washed up on the shores of Scheria
Nausicaa
937
What secret instructions to Iobates accompanied Bellerophon
to kill Bellerophon
938
Why was a coin put in the mouth of someone upon death
to pay Charon
939
Who was the father of Podalirius and Machaon
Asclepius
940
Who founds Praeneste?
Caeculus
941
Who served his son to the Gods for dinner
Tantalus
942
Who was flayed alive after losing a music contest to Apollo
Marsyas
943
Who was the beloved of Leander
Hero
944
Who was helmsman who falls into the sea as a sacrifice to Neptune for safe passage?
Palinurus
945
What Greek hero went mad after losing the contest for Achilles' armor
Ajax the Greater
946
Whom did the Argonauts accidentally kill when they were mistaken as enemies by the Doliones at night
King Cyzicus
947
Who led the Cretan forces at the Trojan War
Idomeneus
948
Who was the father of Salmoneus, Alcyone, Athamas, Sisyphus and Cretheus
Aeolus
949
Name the members of the Underworld Judges.
Aeacus, Minos, Rhadamanthys
950
Who was the father of Ixion
Phlegyas
951
What helmsman of Aeneas does he see in the underworld
Palinurus
952
What instrument was carried by Poseidon
trident
953
To whom is the golden bough of Aeneas sacred
Proserpina
954
Name the members of the Muses.
Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love verse), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (sacred music), Terpsichore (choral dancing), Thalia (comedy), Urania (astronomy)
955
Who was the king of the Tauri when Iphigenia served as a priestess there
Thoas
956
In what god's sacred grove was the golden fleece hung
Ares
957
What was Diomedes armor made of
bronze
958
Who was the mother of the Aloadae
Iphimedia
959
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the most insolent of the suitors?
Antinous
960
Who was the father of Cadmus
Agenor
961
Who was the eldest child of Pontus and Ge
Nereus
962
How many of Odysseus' men did Polyphemus eat
six
963
What type of creatures saved Arion after he was thrown overboard
dolphin
964
Who was the wife of Protesilaus
Laodamia
965
What hero is the last to see Oedipus at the time of his death
Theseus
966
Besides Delos, what island is given as a location of Artemis' birth
Ortygia
967
Who are the parents of Ajax the Greater?
Telamon and Periboea
968
What bird is associated with Zeus
eagle
969
What did Hermes give Apollo to settle for his cattle
lyre
970
How did Heracles defeat the Lernaean Hydra
Iolaus cauterized the neck when a head was cut
971
Who was the founder of Thebes
Cadmus
972
Who sat on the tripod at Delphi
Pythia (priestess)
973
What Greek hero was said to have instituted the Olympic Games
Heracles
974
Who left her children in the sanctuary of Hera in Corinth, where they died?
Medea
975
What son of Glaucus and Eurynome was origionally named Hipponous?
Bellerophon
976
Where was Artemis bathing when Actaeon stumbled upon her
Gargaphie
977
What queen of Tiryns did Bellerophon return to kill
Stheneboea
978
Who was the son of Zeus and Laodomia
Sarpedon
979
Into what was Philemon transformed
oak tree
980
Who was the father of Hippolytus
Theseus
981
What was Orestes told to look for in the land of the Tauri
wooden statue of Artemis
982
What monster, killed by Bellerophon, was a sibling of the Orthus and Cerberus
Chimaera
983
Who was ambushed and killed Camilla?
Arruns
984
Who was the queen of Babylon during Pyramus and Thisbe's lives*
Semiramis
985
Name the members of the Cercopes.
Passalus & Acmon
986
Which goddess most favored Diomedes
Athena
987
Into what sea goddess was Ino, daughter of Cadmus, transformed
Leucothea
988
Into what type of animal was Actaeon transformed
stag
989
How did Sisyphus prove Autolycus stole his cattle
brands on hooves
990
On what mountain was the infant Oedipus exposed
Cithaeron
991
What two creatures were the children of Poseidon and Medusa
Pegasus and Chrysaor
992
What pair exposed Achilles' disguise on Scyros
Odysseus and Diomedes
993
What daughter of Aeolus married Ceyx, with whom she was later transformed into a kingfisher
Alcyone
994
What king of Megara turned into an osprey after his purple lock of hair was cut off?
Nisus
995
What Ithacan queen undid her day's weaving of a burial shroud for her elderly father in law, Laertes, to avoid marrying any of her suitors?
Penelope
996
What does 'Prokrustes' mean?
the stretcher
997
Who had originally given the golden apples of the Hesperides as a wedding gift
Gaea
998
Who were the twin sons of Jason and Hypsipyle
Euneos and Thoas (or Nebrophonus)
999
Who was the father of Ino
Cadmus
1000
Whose staff has two entwined snakes as a symbol
Asclepius
1001
Into what were the mourners of Meleager transformed
guinea fowl (meleagrides)
1002
What was on the shield of Hippomedon
Typhon
1003
Who was the mother of Phaethon
Clymene
1004
What is the underworld region where souls neither cursed nor blessed dwell
Fields of Asphodel*
1005
Through what pretext had Agamemnon gotten Iphigenia to come to Aulis
marriage to Achilles
1006
Who provided the golden ram to Nephele
Hermes
1007
What iron-working tribe did the Argo steer past?
Chalybes
1008
How did Hero die
threw herself from tower
1009
Who was sent to guard Io
Argus
1010
Which Argonaut is the son of Hermes with perfect memory; serves as herald of Argonauts?
Aethalides
1011
Who was the only one of Priam's sons to survive the Trojan War
Helenus
1012
Who is turned into a(n) hawk?
Daedalion, father of Chione, morning her death at hands of Artemis
1013
From what spring did Tiresias drink, before falling dead on the spot
Telphusa
1014
Of what group was Tydeus a member
Seven Against Thebes
1015
What had the first prostitutes, as a result of a curse from Aphrodite
Cyprus
1016
Who founds Sinope?
Autolycus
1017
What was the principal city of Boeotia
Thebes
1018
What Roman playwright wrote a tragedy called Phaedra
Seneca the Younger
1019
Who is the son of Hector
Astyanax
1020
Who was the father of Hermes
Zeus
1021
Where was Apollo born
Delos
1022
How did the dryads get revenge on Aristaeus for Eurydice's death?
They killed his bees
1023
What does Oenopion mean
wine-face
1024
What god gave Peleus his sword
Hephaestus
1025
What name had been applied to Heracles before the Delphic oracle called him Heracles
Alcides
1026
Who gave Diomedes land in Italy
Daunus
1027
Who was the dog of Orion
Sirius
1028
What son or pupil of Orpheus had his characteristics
Musaeus
1029
Who built the walls of Troy
Apollo and Poseidon
1030
What son of Croesus was killed in a dream
Atys
1031
What creature did Heracles capture for his 4th labor
Erymanthian Boar
1032
Who cast Charybdis into the sea with a thunderbolt
Zeus
1033
What does Peloponnese literally mean
Pelop's Island
1034
Who often stole the cattle of Sisyphus
Autolycus
1035
What role did Tiphys play aboard the Argo
helmsman (he steered the ship)
1036
Who founds Patavium?
Antenor
1037
Who are the Tyndaridae
Castor and Polydeuces
1038
Who founds Ancyra?
Midas
1039
What figure was held in the hand of Athena's statue in the Parthenon
Nike
1040
Who wrote "The Suppliant Women", about the results of the Seven Against Thebes
Euripides
1041
What was the skill of Trophonius and Agamedes
building
1042
Who was son of Heracles, ally of Turnus?
Aventinus
1043
Who was the two-headed hound of Geryon
Orthus
1044
To whose court did Bellerophon go for purification after fratricide
Proetus
1045
What son of Nestor fought at Troy
Antilochus
1046
Who used the skulls of his foes to build a temple to his father Poseidon
Antaeus
1047
To whom did Helius pray to punish Odysseus
Zeus
1048
Where was Cepheus king
Ethiopia
1049
Who makes Phaedra fall in love with Hippolytus
Aphrodite
1050
Who dressed as Zeus by driving a chariot hurling torches
Salmoneus
1051
What tragedian wrote Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus
1052
Who told the Argonauts how to pass through the Symplegades?
Phineus
1053
Who put Danae and her infant son into a chest and to sea
Acrisius
1054
What daughter of Lycomedes fell in love with Achilles
Deidamia
1055
What king of Pylos refused to purify Heracles after the murder of Iphitus
Neleus
1056
What two objects did the Graeae share
eye, tooth
1057
What does the name of Neoptolemus mean
new recruit'
1058
Who are the parents of Achilles?
Peleus and Thetis
1059
What was the ancient court of Athens called
Areopagus
1060
What goddess was associated with Kallichoron
Demeter
1061
To whom did Meleager present the Calydonian Boarskin as a trophy
Atalanta
1062
What was the relationship of Ganymede to Laomedon
uncle
1063
What Egyptian king who sacrificed strangers to Zeus was killed by Heracles
Busiris
1064
According to Ovid, who transformed Daphne into a laurel tree
Peneus, her father
1065
What name did Demeter use when disguised as an old woman
Doso
1066
Who defeated Atalanta in a foot race to win her hand in marriage
Melanion (or Milanion)
1067
Who was the father of Hippodamia
Oenomaus
1068
What historian tells us the most about Croesus, Solon and Cyrus
Herodotus
1069
Who killed Sarpedon
Patroclus
1070
Who was the mother of Memnon, king of the Ethiopians
Eos
1071
Who was king of Latium, abdicates during conflict with Trojans?
Latinus
1072
What widow of Cresphontes was forced to marry his killer, Polyphontes
Merope
1073
Who was the Greek deity of vengeance
Nemesis
1074
How did Perseus treat Polydectes on his return
turned to stone
1075
Who was the father of Diomedes
Tydeus
1076
What daughter of Laomedon was exposed to a sea monster
Hesione
1077
What daughter of Aeetes married Phrixus
Chalciope
1078
Which character in the Trojan War is the prophet who predicts war will last 10 years?
Calchas
1079
What child was born to Sthenelus and Menippe, 2 months early
Eurystheus
1080
What Bithynian tribe compelled strangers, like the Argonauts, to box their king?
Bebryces
1081
Who was the father of Helenus
Priam
1082
Whose body does Achilles drag behind his chariot
Hector
1083
How was Adonis born
from the Myrrh tree
1084
What creature was lion in front, goat in middle, and serpent in back
Chimaera
1085
How many labors did Thesues perform?
six
1086
How did Bellerophon kill Stheneboea
Pegasus dropped her
1087
What mother of Theseus persuaded him to attack Thebes to give the dead a proper burial
Aethra
1088
What many-headed monster killed by Heracles was a sibling of Orthus and Cerberus
Hydra
1089
Who was the twin brother of Agenor
Belus
1090
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
P. Ovidius Naso
1091
What god was called 'earth-shaker'
Poseidon
1092
What daughter of Priam received the gift of prophecy from Apollo
Cassandra
1093
Besides a necklace, what other famous gift did Harmonia receive
robe
1094
What was the condition for Admetus to live
one to die in his place
1095
With whom was the epithet Phoebus associated
Apollo
1096
What couple, changed into kingfishers, called themselves Zeus and Hera?
Ceyx and Alcyone
1097
Why did Hera not like Pelias
he refused to sacrifice to her
1098
Which of the Argonauts could take whatever shape he liked in battle
Periclymenus
1099
Who was the brother of Tithonus
Priam
1100
Where did Iphigenia have to be fetched from to go to Aulis
Mycenae
1101
What does "epigoni" mean
afterborn (the later generation)
1102
Who eventually shared immortality with his mortal brother
Polydeuces
1103
To whom does Helen describe the Greeks as they fight in the plain
Priam
1104
By what collective name were the sons of the Seven Against Thebes known
Epigoni
1105
What daughter of Creon was a wife of Heracles
Megara
1106
What did Heracles do to be purified for murdering Iphitus
be a slave for 1 year
1107
Who is turned into a(n) osprey?
Nisus after Scylla cuts off his purple hair
1108
Who was the son of Anchises and Aphrodite
Aeneas
1109
What was special about the horns of the Cerynean Hind
golden
1110
What group sprang from the teeth Cadmus sowed
Spartoi
1111
Who demanded that Canace kill herself upon learning she was pregnant
Aeolus
1112
Who alone had the right to light the pyre of Heracles
Poeas
1113
Who was the father of Laomedon
Ilus
1114
Who wrote the trilogy called the Oresteia
Aeschylus
1115
To what city did Jason and Medea flee after being driven out of Iolcus?
Corinth
1116
What was the common gift of Idmon and Mopsus
they were seers (prophecy)
1117
What disloyal goatherd of Odysseus was mutilated and killed
Melanthius
1118
What was the kingdom of Oenomaus
Pisa
1119
Who are the parents of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Aeneas and Creusa
1120
By what other name is the horn of Amalthea known
cornu copiae (cornucopia)
1121
Name the members of the Curetes.
Cretan spirits, daughters of Hecaterus, clashed their spears for Zeus, stole Epaphus
1122
Who founds Megara?
Car (son of Phoroneus)
1123
Who in the Underworld is placed on spinning wheel of fire (tried to woo Hera)?
Ixion
1124
Who preserved the body of Sarpedon, upon Zeus' command
Apollo
1125
Who is Heracles' wife on Olympus
Hebe
1126
What two heroes had to be summoned to capture Troy, according to Helenus
Neoptolemus and Philoctetes
1127
Who is turned into a(n) mint?
Mintha (or Menthe) (changed by Persephone)
1128
Where did Pyramus and Thisbe plan to meet
Tomb of Ninus
1129
What goddess appears to help expedite Orestes and Iphigenia's escape from Tauris
Athena
1130
What other creature helped the Hydra against Heracles
crab
1131
Who comes to the Trojan camp to ransom the body of Hector
Priam
1132
In what city was Heracles born
Thebes
1133
What half-brother did Peleus kill
Phocus
1134
What king of Elis, who also had filthy stables, was among the Argonauts
Augeas
1135
Who recognized the corpse of her son wash up on the shore after leaving Troy
Hecuba
1136
Who combed his hair with a rake and cut his beard with a scythe
Polyphemus
1137
Who did Heracles put on the throne of Troy after sacking the city
Podarces
1138
Who had transformed Scylla into a monster
Amphitrite
1139
What was the flaw in the treasury Trophonius and Agamedes built
movable stone
1140
Who are the parents of Hector?
Priam and Hecuba
1141
What river god purified Alcmaeon for the murder of his mother
Achelous
1142
What was the kingdom of Tyndareus
Sparta
1143
What hero was also called Amphitryoniades
Heracles
1144
Who served Thyestes' sons to him in a stew
Atreus
1145
Who wrote the Heroides
Ovid
1146
Who gave Heracles the brazen castanets he used to flush out the Stymphalian Birds
Athena
1147
With which deity was Argos most closely associated
Hera
1148
What two sons of Pelops quarreled over the Mycenean throne?
Thysetes and Atreus
1149
Who were the parents of Achilles
Peleus and Thetis
1150
According to Homer, who wounded Hades among the corpses of Pylos
Heracles
1151
What Phaeacian princess was the daughter of Alcinous
Nausicaa
1152
With what island are Camirus, Ialysus, and Lindos associated
Rhodes
1153
Who was Carthaginian queen who falls in love with Aeneas, suicide with sword?
Dido
1154
Name the five children of Pontus and Ge
Nereus, Thaumus, Phorcys, Ceto, Eurybie
1155
Who recovered the corpse of Achilles
Ajax the Greater
1156
Who was the father of Ancaeus, helmsman of the Argo?
Lycurgus
1157
Which of the Apharidae was killed by Zeus' thunderbolt
Idas
1158
Which Argonaut is the 2nd helmsman of Argo; replaces Tiphys?
Ancaeus
1159
Who purified Amphitryon for the murder of Electryon
Creon
1160
What group was composed of Clotho, Atropos and Lachesis
Fates
1161
Who is the father of Hermione
Menelaus
1162
What statue did Athena make to honor her childhood friend
Palladium
1163
What was the name of Odysseus' dog, who died upon seeing his master return
Argus
1164
Who was the bride of Ixion
Dia
1165
What great demi-god descended from Perseus
Heracles
1166
From what land did Orpheus originate
Thrace
1167
Complete the analogy: Odysseus:Elpenor::Aeneas: _________
Palinurus
1168
Who blinds Orion
Oenopion
1169
Who wrote the Theogony
Hesiod
1170
Who was the father of Nestor
Neleus
1171
What did the terrified Eurystheus use to protect himself from Heracles' prey
a large jar
1172
What creature does Artemis create to defend herself from Orion
scorpion
1173
What son of Oedipus ruled first as king
Eteocles
1174
Who told Odysseus that his men had been transformed into swine
Eurylochus
1175
Who struck down the seven sons of Niobe
Apollo
1176
How did Odysseus escape the Sirens' song
tied to mast
1177
What race sprang from Centaurus and the mares of Magnesia
Centaurs
1178
Who was represented by the Palladium
Pallas
1179
Who accompanies Oedipus to Colonus
Antigone
1180
Who was the father of Niobe
Tantalus
1181
How many suitors had failed to win Hippodamia before the arrival of Pelops
thirteen
1182
Who was the son of Deucalion and Pyrrah?
Hellen
1183
Who was the son of Apollo and Cyrene
Aristaeus
1184
What king of the Dorians was helped by Heracles against the Lapiths and Dryopes
Aegimius
1185
Who provided cover while Menelaus and Meriones recovered Patroclus
Ajax the Greater
1186
What was the blood of the Gods called?
ichor
1187
Who commanded Pysche's father that she be placed on a mountaintop to wed a serpent
Apollo
1188
What is the meaning of Kore, associated with Persephone
girl
1189
What son of Atalanta was one of the Seven Against Thebes
Parthenopaeus
1190
What three heroes did Odysseus meet in the underworld
Agamemnon, Achilles, Ajax Greater
1191
Who was the father of Ajax the Greater
Telamon
1192
Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus
Penelope
1193
What was the relationship of Hecuba to Laocoon
aunt
1194
What goddess is associated with the island Cythera
Aphrodite
1195
Who was the wife of Neoptolemus
Hermione
1196
What son of Ares robbed men passing from Thessaly to Delphi
Cycnus
1197
What is the kingdom of Aegeus?
Athens
1198
Which character in the Trojan War marries Deiophobus after the death of Paris; Menelaus reclaims her?
Helen
1199
Who was the wife of Idomeneus
Meda
1200
What avengers of murder were depicted carrying torches and scourges
Furies
1201
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Laertes & Anticleia; king of Ithaca; killed by Telegonus (son by Circe)?
Odysseus
1202
Who wrote the Socratic dialogue called the Phaedo
Plato
1203
Who refuses to answer Aeneas in the underworld
Dido
1204
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the beggar whom Odysseus kills in disguise?
Irus
1205
What was the island of Circe
Aeaea
1206
Where was Proetus, the purifier of Bellerophon, king
Tiryns
1207
Who was the son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
1208
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Tydeus; wounds Aphrodite and Ares; exchanges armor with Glaucus?
Diomedes
1209
Who is turned into a(n) nightingale?
Procne/Philomela; daughter of Pandion
1210
With what animal is Apollo's epithet Lycios associated
wolf
1211
What deity helps Priam reach Achilles in the Trojan camp
Hermes
1212
What was Sisyphus' punishment for telling on Zeus
roll boulder uphill
1213
Who gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy
Apollo
1214
Who was king of Sicily?
Acestes
1215
Which character in the Trojan War is the Greek in Trojan horse, almost tricked by Helen's cat calling?
Anticlus
1216
In what year was Alcibiades charged with defiling Herms
415 BC
1217
For how many generations did Tiresias live
seven
1218
Who was the father of Tantalus
Zeus
1219
To whom did Priam send his son Polydorus for safe refuge during the war
Polymestor
1220
What was the hound of Hades called
Cerberus
1221
What son of Cretheus and Tyro was the rightful heir to the throne of Iolcus
Aeson
1222
Who are the parents of Heracles?
Zeus and Alcmene
1223
What was the River of Hate in the underworld
Styx
1224
Who were the parents of the Gorgons
Phorcys and Ceto
1225
Who is turned into a(n) sunflower?
Clytie (follows path of Helius)
1226
Who was the son of Achilles
Neoptolemus
1227
Who killed her children to spite their father Jason?
Medea
1228
What father of Polyphemus cursed Odysseus
Poseidon
1229
What Athenian comedic playwright wrote The Frogs
Aristophanes
1230
Who brought tears to the eyes of the Eumenides
Orpheus
1231
Who is turned into a(n) rooster?
Alectryon, by Ares, for not alerting him of rising sun while he was with Aphrodite
1232
What one word best describes Orestes murder of Clytemnestra
matricide
1233
Who was the youngest argonaut and had to be escorted on the journey by his uncle Laocoon?
Meleager
1234
Who tore Orpheus apart
Maenads
1235
Who was the father of Jason's wife Glauce?
Creon (of Corinth, not Thebes)
1236
What king of Crete came voluntarily rather as Agamemnon's bound ally
Idomeneus
1237
Who agreed to die in place of Admetus so that he could live
Alcestis (his wife)
1238
Which of the Argonauts was killed by a boar during the visit to the Mariandyni?
Idmon
1239
What is the term for a mixed offspring of gods and mortals
demigods
1240
Who was the wife of Ceyx
Alcyone
1241
Who was the father of Memnon, king of the Ethiopians
Tithonus
1242
What were the three major orders of Greek architecture
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
1243
Who is the son of Orestes and Hermione
Tisamenus
1244
Who were the sons of Bellerophon
Hippolochus & Isandrus
1245
What king of Nemea did Hypsipyle later serve, bringing her into contact with the Seven Against Thebes
Lycurgus
1246
Who guarded Croesus' son Atys while hunting a boar
Adrastus
1247
With what city was Theseus primarily associated
Athens
1248
What did Diomedes and Glaucus exchange
armor
1249
Whose name was called out three times by Croesus as Cyrus began to burn him
Solon
1250
Who was the father of Aeetes?
Helius (the Sun)
1251
Who is turned into a(n) stag beetle?
Cerambus
1252
To what city did Antiope flee
Sicyon
1253
What faithful swineherd of Odysseus first recognized him
Eumaeus
1254
Who was the maternal grandfather of Actaeon
Cadmus
1255
What rival Heraclid killed Cresphontes
Polyphontes
1256
What leader of the Amazons was killed by Achilles, who fell in love with her as he killed her and mourned her death?
Penthesilea
1257
Into what constellation was Callisto transformed
Arctus; Ursa Major
1258
What creature did Heracles overcome in his second labor
Lernaean Hydra
1259
Who was the father of Callidice, Cleisidice, Demo & Callithoe
Celeus
1260
What son of Hyperion saw Hades abduct Persephone
Helius
1261
What Trojan killed in the first skirmish was transformed into a swan
Cycnus
1262
What Roman author wrote a play called Thyestes
Seneca
1263
With what city's destiny was the Palladium tied
Troy
1264
What was the relationship between Agamemnon and Aegisthus
cousins
1265
In what city did Cassandra die
Mycenae
1266
What were the relationships of Echidna to the Nemean Lion
mother and grandmother
1267
What type of creature was Doris
Oceanid
1268
Who was fated to live long and die ingloriously, or die young and gloriously
Achilles
1269
By what other name was Neoptolemus known
Pyrrhus
1270
What god created Pandora out of earth and water?
Hephaestus
1271
Who gave Perseus a scimitar
Hermes
1272
Who was the wife of Admetus
Alcestis
1273
Who killed himself in sadness after Antiope fled to Sicyon
Nycteus
1274
What did Ajax the Greater do in his madness
slaughtered sheep
1275
To appease what goddess did Agamemnon plan to sacrifice his daughter to gain favorable sailing winds
Artemis
1276
Of Apollo and Artemis, who is born first
Artemis
1277
Who was the father of Callisto
Lycaon
1278
What goddess saved Iphigenia, according to some sources
Artemis
1279
What father of Ajax the Lesser was among the Argonauts
Oileus
1280
By what spring did Bellerophon try to tame Pegasus
Pirene
1281
What was promised to Tros to soften the blow of losing Ganymede
eternal life for Ganymede
1282
What was the island of Circe
Aeaea
1283
Who was the first husband of Dido, whom she rejoins in the underworld
Sychaeus
1284
Which of the Spartoi sacrificed himself to save Thebes
Menoeceus II
1285
How did Talus repel strangers from Crete?
threw rocks at them
1286
Who appeared to Pelias wearing one sandal
Jason
1287
From what son of Electra did the Trojan race spring
Dardanus
1288
What bronze giant was encountered by the Argonauts?
Talus
1289
Who gave Aeetes his fire-breathing bulls?
Hephaestus
1290
What did the Argo lose while passing through the Symplegades?
part of the stern
1291
For how much of their lives were the Graeae old women
from birth
1292
Who granted Caenis whatever wish she wanted
Poseidon
1293
At whose court did Orestes grow to manhood
Strophius
1294
How many gates did ancient Thebes have
seven
1295
Who rejuvenated Jason's father Aeson and an old ram by cutting them up and boiling them with magic herbs?
Medea
1296
Who was summoned by Amphitryon to interpret the miracle of the two snakes sent to Heracles
Tiresias
1297
Who murdered Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
Orestes
1298
With what grandfather was Odysseus hunting when he received the scar on his leg
Autolycus
1299
What god put out the flames before Croesus was burned alive
Apollo
1300
What was the name of Caenis after she became a man
Caeneus
1301
Who warned Pelias to beware of the man with one sandal
Delphic oracle
1302
Who was the wife of Hector
Andromache
1303
Who was the father of Argus, builder of the Argo
Arestor
1304
Who is turned into a(n) diver bird?
Aesacus, son of Priam
1305
Which three goddesses have hearts which Aphrodite is unable to sway
Athena, Artemis, Hestia
1306
Who gave Periclymenus the gift of transformation
Poseidon
1307
Which character in the Trojan War takes the first to step ashore and dies fulfilling prophecy?
Protesilaus
1308
What terms refers to the descendants of Heracles
Heraclidae/Heraclids
1309
What was the kingdom of Nestor
Pylos
1310
To what group did Medusa belong
Gorgons
1311
On what mountain was the Hippocrene fountain
Mt. Helicon
1312
Who was the father of Dia, bride of Ixion
Eioneus
1313
What is the Greek word for laurel
Daphne
1314
Which Argonauts are the winged sons of Boreas; save Phineus from Harpies?
Zetes & Calais
1315
What do the return stories of Diomedes, Idomeneus and Philoctetes have in common
founded Italian colonies
1316
What son of Zeus and Electra married a daughter of Teucer
Dardanus
1317
What Roman wrote a tragedy called Ajax
Seneca the Younger
1318
What queen of Lydia was Heracle sold to and forced to serve as her slave dressed as a woman?
Omphale
1319
With what king of Trachis did Deianira live while Heracles served Omphale
Ceyx
1320
Who preceded Pelias as king of Iolcus
Cretheus
1321
Who was the greatest warrior of the Trojans
Hector
1322
Who was the child of Io and Zeus
Epaphus
1323
Which of the Nereids was loved by Polyphemus
Galatea
1324
Who was the son of Labdacus
Laius
1325
By what mythological name were Calpe and Abyla known
Pillars of Heracles
1326
By what other name was Melanion known
Hippomenes
1327
What daughter of Neleus and sister of Nestor married Bias
Pero
1328
What does of polytropos mean
man of twists and turns
1329
Who was the father of Laodamia and grandfather of Sarpedon
Bellerophon
1330
Who killed the Chimaera
Bellerophon
1331
What was the name of Hecuba's burial place
Cynossema
1332
On what mountain did the mares who mothered Centaurs roam
Mt. Pelion
1333
Who were collectively known as the Leucippides?
Hilaera & Phoebe; daughters of Leucippus; Dioscuri and Apharides fight over
1334
What pair spent alternate days on Olympus and in Hades
Castor and Polydeuces
1335
Who auctioned Heracles as a slave to a queen of the Lydians
Hermes
1336
Which Greek tragedian wrote the Agamemnon
Aeschylus
1337
What sea-goddess did Ino become
Leucothea
1338
What did Althaea upon learning Melaager killed her brothers
put log in fire
1339
Who made the necklace of Harmonia
Hephaestus
1340
Which character in the Trojan War is the prince who abducted Helen; son of Priam and Hecuba?
Paris
1341
What favor did Heracles do for the Doliones in exchange for their kindness
killed nearby earthborn giants
1342
How many years did it take Menelaus and Helen to return to Sparta
seven
1343
Where did the expedition of the Argonauts begin
Iolcus
1344
What was the armor of Glaucus made of
gold
1345
What king of Pandion was rewarded for his hospitality to Dionysus with wine?
Icarius
1346
What district of western Greece was founded by the sons of Alcmaeon
Acarnania
1347
What sister of Procne was seduced by Tereus and turned into a swallow?
Philomela
1348
What goddess was called "ox-eyed"
Hera
1349
Who boasted she was more beautiful than the Nereids
Cassiopeia
1350
Of what tribe was Pirithous the chieftain
Lapiths
1351
Which character in the Trojan War is the 2nd wife of Priam; taken by Odysseus; turns into a female dog?
Hecuba
1352
Which of Anius' daughters had a name meaning "Olive Girl"
Elais
1353
How did Heracles flush out the Stymphalian Birds
clashing brazen castanets
1354
Where was Admetus king
Pherae in Thessaly
1355
What was on the shield of Parthenopaeus
Sphinx
1356
How many of Odysseus' men survived after visiting Thrinacia
none
1357
What attendent of Alcmene distracted Ilithyia and was turned into a weasel?
Galanthis
1358
Who put an end to the chase of the Harpies by making them swear not to bother Phineus again?
Iris
1359
Which character in the Trojan War is the Dardanian prince?
Aeneas
1360
What tribe did Bellerophon defeat after the Solymi
Amazons
1361
Name three goddesses of the moon
Artemis, Selene, Hecate
1362
Who warned Melampus that his jail cell was about to cave in
worms
1363
Who was the king of the Phaeacians
Alcinous
1364
Name the four daughters of Cadmus and Harmonia
Ino, Semele, Autonoe, Agave
1365
Who asked Diomedes to help him fight against Aeneas
Latinus
1366
Who are the parents of Telemachus?
Odysseus and Penelope
1367
Who was the sister of Macareus, with whom he fell in love
Canace
1368
Which of the sons of Libya was a Phoenician king
Agenor
1369
What was the staff of Hermes called
caduceus
1370
To where did Heracles journey for his 8th labor
Thrace
1371
What daughter of Ares and Aphrodite became the wife of Cadmus
Harmonia
1372
What son of Cadmus married a daughter of Nycteus
Polydorus
1373
Who was the infant son of Odysseus used by Palamedes to reveal him
Telemachus
1374
What daughter of Zeus did Theseus abduct?
Helen
1375
Which Argonaut is a shipwright builds the Argo; its prow could talk?
Argus
1376
What was the special skill of Polydeuces
boxing
1377
Who was the daughter of Oenopion
Merope
1378
What philosopher proclaimed "man is the measure of all things"
Protagoras
1379
Who does Odysseus say was the one fellow warrior not afraid in the horse
Neoptolemus
1380
Who concludes his dialogue, The Republic, with the myth of Er
Plato
1381
Name the members of the Winds.
Boreas (North), Zephyrus (West), Notus (South), Eurus (East)
1382
What son of Orestes resisted the Heraclids under Temenus
Tisamenus
1383
What nurse of Orestes safely secured his escape after Agamemnon's murder
Cilissa
1384
Name the members of the Hecatoncheires.
Cottus, Briareus, Gyges
1385
Who was defended against Neoptolemus and Hermione by Peleus
Andromache
1386
On what hunt did Peleus accompany Euytion
Calydonian Boar
1387
Who was Diomedes father
Tydeus
1388
What great temple in Athens was dedicated to Athena
Parthenon
1389
What river god was wrestled by Heracles to win the hand of Deianira
Achelous
1390
What serpent was slain by Apollo
Python
1391
What goddess did Tiresias stumble upon as she was bathing
Athena
1392
What group of sisters shared an eye and a tooth
Graeae
1393
Who was the mother of Alcmaeon
Eriphyle
1394
Who wrote the Nemean Ode
Pindar
1395
To whom did Pygmalion pray to make Galatea come to life
Venus
1396
Who succeeded Cadmus as king of Thebes
Pentheus
1397
Who was the father of Phaethon
Helius
1398
Who was the father of Thetis
Nereus
1399
What father of Ajax the Greater was among the Argonauts
Telamon
1400
Who turned Iphis into a boy the day before her wedding to Ianthe
Isis
1401
Who fasioned new armor for Achilles after the death of Patroclus
Hephaestus
1402
Who was the son of Nana
Attis
1403
Where was Minos king
Crete
1404
Who founds Paphos?
Cinyras
1405
What wife of Tyndareus was seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan?
Leda
1406
How long was the truce between the Greeks and Trojans after Hector died?
11 days
1407
What daughter of Clytemnestra, according to Sophocles, obeys her mother despite Agamemnon's murder
Chrysothemis
1408
What prophet said that Caeneus became a bird
Mopsus
1409
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
1410
What happy beings lived perfect lives in the North
Hyperboreans
1411
Who sent wedding gifts to Glauce which burned her and her father Creon to death?
Medea
1412
What queen of the Lydians bought the right to Heracles as a slave for a year
Omphale
1413
What was the relationship of Nestor to Poseidon
grandson
1414
Who was the tutor of Asclepius
Chiron
1415
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the nurse who recognizes Odysseus by the scar on his leg (earned in a boar hunt)?
Eurycleia
1416
What two relationships did Anaxo have to Heracles
aunt and grandmother
1417
What nurse of Alcmena broke Eileithyia's spell by rushing out and falsely shouting "my mistress has born a son!"
Galanthis
1418
With what monster did Echidna mate
Typhon
1419
Who told Odysseus that he would find arrogant suitors in Ithaca and would kill them
Tiresias
1420
What merman was human above the waist, fish below, and blew a conch shell
Triton
1421
Who has a dream in which an eagle kills a flock of twenty geese
Penelope
1422
Who first called Heracles by the name Heracles
Delphic oracle
1423
What was the middle installment of Aeschylus' Oresteia
Cheophori (Libation Bearers)
1424
Who was the father of Heracles' first wife Megara
Creon
1425
Who hurled a thunderbolt to knock Capaneus from the walls of Thebes
Zeus
1426
What was the relationship of Eidothea to Nereus
daughter
1427
What did Eurystheus do to the Mares of Diomedes when Heracles brought them
freed them
1428
From what island did Ajax the Greater originate
Salamis
1429
Where did Syleus live
by Straits of Euboea
1430
Who tries to get Aegeus to poison his son Theseus?
Medea
1431
Who was the mother of Andromeda
Cassiopeia
1432
What mythological sculptor lived on Cyprus
Pygmalion
1433
How is Elpenor able to address Odysseus without first drinking blood
corpse is unburied
1434
Who killed Myrtilus
Pelops
1435
What daughter of Cisseus was turned inot a dog for blinding Polymnestor?
Hecuba
1436
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Odysseus' herald, whom he spares?
Medon
1437
What was the river of forgetfulness in the underworld
Lethe
1438
What did Apollo send to Troy to punish Laomedon
plague
1439
Who decided that Paris should decide the golden apple judgment
Zeus
1440
Who was the brother of Trophonius
Agamedes
1441
What Roman poet wrote an epic called "Thebaid" about the Seven Against Thebes
Statius
1442
Who was the daughter of Thyestes
Pelopia
1443
What was the relationship of Typhon to the Theban Sphinx
grandfather
1444
Who are the parents of Theseus?
Aegeus and Aethra
1445
What centaur was drinking wine with Heracles, and died when he dropped a poisoned arrow on his hoof?
Pholus
1446
Who used the bow and arrows of Heracles to kill Paris
Philoctetes
1447
Who were the parents of the Oceanids
Oceanus and Tethys
1448
According to Pindar, where did Heracles go to find the Cerynean Hind
land of Hyperboreans
1449
What cattle-driving monster was the son of Chrysaor
Geryon
1450
Name three goddesses of childbirth
Artemis, Hera, Eileithyia
1451
What Greek tragedian wrote Agamemnon
Aeschylus
1452
What foe a wild pig named Phaea, offspring of Echidna and Typhon?
a wild pig named Phaea, offspring of Echidna and Typhon
1453
Who did Heracles marry on Olympus
Hebe
1454
To whom does Odysseus tell of the Trojan Horse in the underworld
Achilles
1455
Why did Apollo kill the Cyclopes when Asclepius died
they made Zeus' bolts
1456
Which Argonaut is the first helmsman of the Argo; died on the journey?
Tiphys
1457
Who was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite
Hermaphroditus
1458
According to Stesichorus, who detained Helen in Egypt
Proteus
1459
What sons of Aristodemus took over Lacedaemon (Sparta) after the Heraclid victory
Procles and Eurysthenes
1460
Name two of Leda and Zeus' children
Clytemnestra/Helen/Castor/Pollux(Polydeuces)
1461
Who lived on the island of Ogygia
Calypso
1462
What creatures lived on the Island of Ares after being frightened away from Greece?
Stymphalian Birds
1463
What deity seduced Antiope
Zeus
1464
Who spread over nine acres in the underworld
Tityus
1465
What king of Troezen raised Hippolytus
Pittheus
1466
Who was the father of Acrisius and Proetus
Abas
1467
What dog, owned by Odyssues died upon finally seeing his master return?
Argus
1468
Who was the mother of Hecate
Asterie
1469
Who split the rock where Locrian Ajax sat, hurling him into the sea
Poseidon
1470
Who were the sisters of Medusa
Stheno and Euryale
1471
Where did the encounter of Menelaus and Nereus occur
Egypt
1472
What southern region of the Greek mainland was named after the son of Tantalus
Peloponnese
1473
What Cyclops was encountered by Odysseus and his men
Polyphemus
1474
What does Pandora mean in greek?
all gifts
1475
What father of Palamedes was among the Argonauts
Nauplius
1476
To what girl was Iphis, disguised as a boy, betrothed
Ianthe
1477
What term means "sons of Zeus"
Dioscuri
1478
Into what river did Thetis dip Achilles to make him immortal
Styx
1479
What twins were born to Tyro and Poseidon
Neleus and Pelias
1480
Who condemned Tiresias to blindness, according to the myth that he settled a dispute,
Hera
1481
What monster had six dogs' heads and twelve feet, and snatched sailors from ships
Scylla
1482
Who was the father of Myrtilus
Hermes
1483
Who revealed the truth of Zeus' visit after the real Amphitryon returned to Alcmena
Tiresias
1484
Who was the son of Peleus and Thetis
Achilles
1485
What enemy did Diomedes discover was his hereditary guest-friend
Glaucus
1486
Of what people was Telephus king
Mysians
1487
What animal is associated with Ares
boar
1488
Into what was Byblis transformed after the shame of loving her brother
fountain
1489
Which of Odysseus' men was not transformed into swine
Eurylochus
1490
Who foretold Heracles' role in the Gigantomachy and eventual deification
Tiresias
1491
What Roman author wrote the Achilleid
Statius
1492
Near what island did Athena cause many of Ajax the Lesser's ships to wreck
Mykonos
1493
What son of Priam married Helen after the death of Paris
Deiphobus
1494
What deity had the epithet glaukopis
Athena
1495
Who was the only daughter of Danaus to disobey her father
Hypermnestra
1496
Who is turned into a(n) flamingo?
Caeneus; punishment for making people worship his spear in the marketplace
1497
Who wrote Oedipus Tyrannus (Oedipus Rex)
Sophocles
1498
What god was called "cloud-gatherer"
Zeus
1499
Who in the Underworld is stretched over nine acres; vulture picks at his liver (tried to woo Leto)?
Tityus
1500
What common name was shared by works of Apollonius of Rhodes and the Roman Valerius Flaccus?
Argonautica
1501
On what temple's metopes were the 12 labors of Heracles depicted
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
1502
Name the members of the Pleiades.
Alcyone, Celaeno, Electra, Maia, Merope, Sterope, Taygete
1503
What was the final drama of Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus
1504
Who was punished on a fiery spinning wheel for his crimes
Ixion
1505
Who was the father of Aegina
Asopus
1506
Who was rescued by Heracles in the underworld
Theseus
1507
Who wrote the Aeneid
Vergil
1508
What happened to Calchas when Mopsus beat him in a contest
died on the spot
1509
How many children did Niobe have
fourteen
1510
Where were Pelias and his son Acastus kings
Iolcus
1511
Which character in the Trojan War is the wife of Hector; her son Astyanax is thrown from walls; she leaves with Pyrrhus?
Andromache
1512
Who were the two children of Tyndareus and Leda
Castor and Clytemnestra
1513
Who resisted the advances of Zeus out of respect for Hera?
Medea
1514
Who gave Odysseus a bag of winds
Aeolus
1515
What object does Odysseus use to prove his identity to Penelope
marriage bed
1516
With what Oceanid did Chrysaor mate
Callirhoe
1517
What Roman poet wrote the Thebaid
Statius
1518
What nurse of Odysseus recognized him by a scar on his leg
Eurycleia
1519
Who was the daughter of Demeter
Persephone
1520
Who is turned into a(n) nightingale?
Thebe, after accidentally killing her son Itylus
1521
Who was Tyro's mortal husband
Cretheus
1522
Who is turned into kingfishers?
Alcyone and Ceyx
1523
What family heirlooms did Polyneices take to Argos while Eteocles ruled Thebes
Harmonia's robe and necklace
1524
What group does Ajax the Lesser lead at Troy
Locrians
1525
Who is turned into a(n) rock?
Daphnis; son of Hermes, threw himself off a cliff and was transformed
1526
What happened to Meleager when Althaea put his log in the fire
he died
1527
Whom did Achilles wound during an invasion of Mysia
Telephus
1528
What plant told Psyche how to bring back wool from dangerous sheep
reed
1529
Who was the father of the descendant of the Spartoi who sacrificed himself to save Thebes
Creon
1530
What did Odysseus first tell Polyphemus his name was
Nobody (Outis)
1531
Who was the son of Amphitrite and Poseidon
Triton
1532
What daughter Perses heard the cries of Persephone
Hecate
1533
Which Argonaut is a prophet; interpreted flight of birds, killed by a snake while Argonauts are in Libya?
Mopsus
1534
Where did Peleus defend Andromache
Delphi
1535
Between what two deities did Phoroneus choose for Argos
Hera and Poseidon
1536
What did Eos forget to ask from Zeus on behalf of Tithonus
eternal youth
1537
Who is turned into a(n) owl?
Ascalaphus, for telling Hades that Persephone ate pomegranate seeds
1538
Who wove scenes of the gods less honorable amorous conquests
Arachne
1539
Who founds Thebes?
Cadmus
1540
What sculptor and architect designed the Parthenon
Pheidias
1541
Who gave Tiresias the gift of prophecy, according to the myth that he settled a dispute
Zeus
1542
Who was the greatest seer of Argos
Melampus
1543
Who pleads with Zeus to help the Trojans while her son Achilles sat out
Thetis
1544
What did Zeus do after Sisyphus reported him to Asopus
sent death to carry him off
1545
Because of what fear did Odysseus leave the house of Hades
feared the appearance of Gorgon's head
1546
Why did Zeus swallow Metis
2nd child would be king of gods
1547
What son of Aegyptus wasn't killed by his bride
Lynceus
1548
Who was the second wife of Priam
Hecuba
1549
Which of Neleus' sons was spared by Heracles
Nestor
1550
Who had a spike driven through his ankles as an infant
Oedipus
1551
Who is turned into reeds?
Syrinx, fleeing Pan on the banks of the river Ladon
1552
What Egyptian rescues Lucius in the Golden Ass
Isis
1553
What flower sprang from the blood of Adonis
anemone
1554
Who is turned into snakes?
Cadmus and Harmonia
1555
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Alcmene?
Amphitryon
1556
Who restores Orion's sight
Helius
1557
What animal did Heracles kill near Mt. Cithaeron
lion
1558
Who were the parents of Doris
Oceanus and Tethys
1559
What was Athena's gift to Athens
olive tree
1560
What kingdom is founded by the son of Aegeus and Medea?
Media, in Persia
1561
What deity sprang from Zeus' head in full panoply (full armor)
Athena
1562
Who was the father of Idas and Lynceus
Aphareus
1563
What bird did the Argonauts use to test whether they could get through the Symplegades?
dove
1564
What sprang from the blood of Ajax the Greater
flower (with AI-AI on petals)
1565
What is the modern name for the passage where the Pillars of Heracles were posted
Straits of Gibraltar
1566
What priestess of Aphrodite lived in Sestos
Hero
1567
What did the women of Lemnos do to the men of the island
killed them
1568
Who are the jury of the Areopagus
Athenian citizens
1569
Who was the father of Euphemus
Poseidon
1570
What food did Demeter feed to Demophoon
ambrosia
1571
Where was Aeacus king
Aegina
1572
What monster from mythology was half-woman, half-snake
Echidna
1573
Who was the father of Aegialia
Adrastus (from 7 Against Thebes)
1574
Who established the kingdom of Argos
Phoroneus
1575
What was the magical wallet of Perseus called
kibisis
1576
Who told Psyche how to get a fragment of Persephone's beauty
a tower
1577
Who lost his wife when he looked back for her
Orpheus
1578
What giant wooed the daughter of Oenopion
Orion
1579
Who gives asylum to Medea after she killed her children by Jason?
Aegeus
1580
Which of the Heraclids took over Argos
Temenus
1581
Where did Iamus receive the gift of prophecy
Olympia
1582
Who was the father of Trophonius and Agamedes
Erginus
1583
What bird reported to Apollo of Coronis' infidelity
raven
1584
Who were collectively known as the Dioscuri?
Castor and Pollux (sons of Zeus = deus)
1585
What was the talent of Periclymenus
transformation
1586
Who turned herself into many shapes to evade her suitor Peleus
Thetis
1587
Who was the father of Ilus, Assaracus and Ganymede
Tros
1588
What moon-goddess was also a deity of crossroads
Hecate
1589
Who killed Pallas
Athena
1590
Which character in the Trojan War is the Amazon queen killed by Achilles?
Penthesileia
1591
How did Jason lose one sandal
helping Hera across the Anaurus
1592
Who is turned into a(n) grasshopper?
Tithonus, beloved of Eos (Aurora) who didn't obtain for him eternal youth
1593
What does the name Argo mean
swift
1594
Who are the parents of Jason?
Aeson and Polymede (or Alcimede)
1595
What did Heracles do after flushing out the Stymphalian Birds
shot them with arrows
1596
What daughter of Oeneus married Heracles
Deianira
1597
What Phaeacian king and queen agreed to protect Medea from the Colchians if she marry Jason?
Alcinous and Arete
1598
Who said he would rather be a slave on earth than king of dead souls
Achilles
1599
Who was the father of Deianira
Oeneus
1600
Who was the son of Aeson
Jason
1601
Who taught wrestling to Heracles
Autolycus
1602
Which of the Seven Against Thebes descended from Melampus
Amphiaraus
1603
Who was the god of travelers and roads
Hermes
1604
What was the kingdom of Strophius
Phocis
1605
What type of creature was Marsyas
satyr
1606
Who was the father of Orpheus
Apollo
1607
Who was the mother of Iphis and wife of Ligdus
Telethusa
1608
What was the last task assigned to Psyche by Venus
get Persephone's beauty
1609
Who fetched Eileithyia to help Leto deliver Apollo
Iris
1610
What sea goddess, along with Athena, helped Odysseus reach the shore of Scheria
Leucothea
1611
What was a traveling hat called
petasus
1612
Who were the parents of Argus, Melas, Phrontis and Cytisorus
Phrixus and Chalciope
1613
What murderous king of egypt was killed by Heracles?
Busiris
1614
To whom had Gaea given the golden apples of the Hesperides as a wedding gift
Hera (marriage to Zeus)
1615
To what island did Zeus take Europa
Crete
1616
What horn did Heracles receive after returning the broken horn of Achelous
horn of Amalthea
1617
How did Trophonius die
Earth swallowed him
1618
What musician is credited with inventing the dithyramb
Arion
1619
With what bird was Athena associated
owl
1620
What happened to Laocoon and his two sons
two serpents attacked them
1621
Who fatally wounded Paris
Philoctetes
1622
Who was offended that Atalanta received the prize of the hunt
Meleager's uncles
1623
What god wore a traveling hat
Hermes
1624
Who was the daughter of Bellerophon
Laodamia
1625
Which Trojan hero was called the 'tamer of horses'
Hector
1626
With what daughter of Eurytus did Heracles fall in love
Iole
1627
Which of Anius' daughters had a name meaning "Seed Girl"
Spermo
1628
What son of Priam was known for his love of Cressida
Troilus
1629
Why did Dionysus turn Anius' daughters into white doves
escape Agamemnon
1630
Who is turned into a(n) cypress tree?
Cyparissus
1631
What instrument did Apollo play
lyre
1632
Which character in the Trojan War is Priam's most beautiful daughter, swallowed by a chasm when Troy fell?
Laodice
1633
Which of Oedipus' children refused to relinguish their rule of the kingdom, causing a war?
Eteocles
1634
Who was the daughter of Thoas
Hypsipyle
1635
Who succeeded Atreus as king of Mycenae
Agamemnon
1636
Who captured Helenus
Odysseus
1637
What type of fruit did Persephone eat in the underworld
pomegranate
1638
Which character in the Trojan War is the wise old king of Pylos; his son was Antilochus?
Nestor
1639
Who was both the mother and sister-in-law of Alcmena
Anaxo
1640
What pair deceptively delivers to Clytemnestra an urn that supposedly contains the ashes of Orestes
Orestes and Pylades
1641
What argonaut could run so fast he could run on water?
Euphemus
1642
To where did Heracles journey for his 7th labor
Crete
1643
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Aegina?
flame
1644
Which of Proetus daughters died during Melampus' healing
Iphinoe
1645
Which of the nine volunteers to fight Hector is chosen and manages to draw blood from Hector?
Ajax the greater
1646
How many men went ahead of Odysseus to meet Circe
twenty-three
1647
What was the name of the goat that suckled Zeus when he was hidden as a baby
Amalthea
1648
Who, some say, seduced Anticleia before she married Laertes
Sisyphus
1649
Who struck down the daughters of Niobe
Artemis
1650
Who are the parents of Meleager?
Oeneus and Althaea
1651
How many of Priam's sons were by his first wife
thirty-one
1652
Who in the Underworld does Demeter put a stone on him for telling Hades about pomegranate; becomes owl?
Ascalaphus
1653
Who supplied the chariot to Pelops for his race with Oenomaus, according to some accounts
Poseidon
1654
Who was the father of Odysseus
Laertes
1655
Who was the mother of Iamus
Evadne
1656
Who was the child of Pelopia and Thyestes
Aegisthus
1657
Who was the daughter of Phorcys and Hecate
Scylla
1658
What son of Scamander was a king of the Troad
Teucer
1659
In what region was Ismarus located
Thrace
1660
What poem features the earliest surviving account of the Greek underworld
Odyssey
1661
Who was wife of Latinus, favors Turnus, commits suicide?
Amata
1662
Who was son of Evander, killed by Turnus, his belt is taken?
Pallas
1663
What companion of Theseus could not be saved by Heracles in the Underworld
Pirithous
1664
Who were the three judges of the underworld
Minos, Rhadymanthus and Aeacus
1665
Who wrotet the Metamorphoses
Ovid
1666
Where is Odysseus when Homer's Odyssey begins
Ogygia
1667
What was another name for the Graces
Charites
1668
Who is turned into a(n) owl?
Nyctimine (Athena pitied her, hiding from her father Epopeus)
1669
What mountain judged a music contest between Pan and Apollo
Tmolus
1670
Who died in place of Prometheus
Chiron
1671
With what island was Orion associated
Chios
1672
Who insisted on giving Polynices a symbolic burial with three handfuls of dust
Antigone
1673
Into what were Anius' daughters transformed
white doves
1674
Who forbid the burial of Polynices
Creon
1675
Who were the sons of Oedipus who agreed to alternate ruling the kingdom yearly?
Eteocles and Polynices
1676
Name three of the seven against thebes
Adastrus/Polynices/Tydeus/Amphiarius/Capaneus/Hippomedon/Parthenopaeus
1677
What daughter of Priam was sacrificed on the tomb of Achilles
Polyxena
1678
Who threw the discus that killed Acrisius
Perseus
1679
What creatures did Heracles overcome in his 6th labor
Stymphalian Birds
1680
What old man of the sea could foretell the future
Proteus
1681
Who was the sister of Nycteis
Antiope
1682
Who had been turned from man into woman for 7 years after touching serpents with his staff
Tiresias
1683
What Greek tragedian wrote Agamemnon
Aeschylus
1684
Where was the home of Philoctetes
Thessaly
1685
To what was Opheltes' name changed
Archemorus
1686
Who wrote the Odyssey
Homer
1687
What daughter of Icarius found her father dead and hanged herself?
Erigone
1688
What child of Telethusa was disguised as a boy
Iphis
1689
How did Jason die?
timber from Argo stern fell on head
1690
Who appeared in a dream to Pelias and ordered him to obtain the Golden Fleece
Phrixus
1691
What priest of Apollo was the father of Chryseis
Chryses
1692
What was the relationship of Thetis to Neoptolemus
grandmother
1693
What is another name for Tartarus
Erebus
1694
What had been Poseidon's expectation for Minos to do with the Cretan Bull
sacrifice it
1695
What term refers to the assignment of human characteristics to the gods
anthropomorphism
1696
What priestess of Apollo was originally awarded to Agamemnon
Chryseis
1697
What did Alcmaeon give to the daughter of Phegeus
Harmonia's necklace
1698
What woman did Bias wish to marry
Pero
1699
Why were Atalanta and Melanion transformed into lions
made love in sacred place
1700
Who founds Telypylus?
Lamus (son of Apollo, Telypylus was home to the Laestrygonians)
1701
Who turned Arethusa into a spring
Artemis
1702
What king of the Bebryces was a great boxer?
Amycus
1703
Who were the parents of Euneus and Nebrophonus
Jason and Hypsipyle
1704
In what disguise did Helius seduce Leucothoe
Eurynome (her mother)
1705
Who wrote the Satyricon
Petronius
1706
What is the Euxine Sea now called
Black Sea
1707
How did Odysseus escape the cave of Polyphemus
on the belly of sheep
1708
What Greek epic poet composed the Odyssey
Homer
1709
What type of creature helped Psyche get water from an underworld river
eagle
1710
What festival was celebrated in Athens in honor of Athena
Panathanaea
1711
Who is turned into a(n) weeping rock?
Niobe, who boasted that she was a greater mother than Leto
1712
What was the ceremonial robe presented to the priestess of Athena called
peplos
1713
Who killed Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons
Heracles
1714
To whom did Heracles give Hesione as a bride
Telamon
1715
What did Heracles promise to Meleager in the Underworld
to marry his sister
1716
What happened to Psyche when she looked in the box of Persephone's beauty
deathlike sleep
1717
Who founds Pallantium?
Evander
1718
Which character in the Trojan War is Achilles' charioteer (he also drove Patroclus' chariot); he killed Aretus?
Automedon
1719
What hero's name meant literally 'glory of Hera'
Heracles
1720
Who discovered that Midas had donkey ears
his barber
1721
What is different about how far into the underworld Odysseus and Aeneas travel
Odysseus stops at entrance
1722
What goddess helped the Argonauts pass through the Symplegades?
Athena (or Hera)
1723
What young Lapith maiden was seduced by Poseidon
Caenis
1724
What was customarily done for a dead person to help him in the underworld
coin in mouth
1725
What son of Odysseus had been told by Menelaus and Nestor that his father was alive
Telemachus
1726
Who was the brother of Agamedes
Trophonius
1727
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
P. Ovidius Naso
1728
With what tree was Athena associated
olive tree
1729
Who led the Cretan forces during the Trojan War
Idomeneus
1730
What king of Athens received Alcmena after the death of Heracles
Demophon
1731
On what mountain do most of the Greek gods live
Mt. Olympus
1732
What son of Phylacus suffered from impotence
Iphiclus
1733
What did the Sphinx do to those who couldn't answer its riddle
ate them
1734
Why didn't Menelaus go to Hades
son-in-law of Zeus
1735
What was special about the blood of the Hydra
poisonous
1736
What age of people fought at the Trojan war?
The age of Heroes
1737
Why did Artemis send the Calydonian Boar
Oeneus didn't sacrifice
1738
What payment did Heracles demand of Laomedon for saving Hesione
Laomedon's immortal horses
1739
Who are the parents of Orestes?
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
1740
How did the Delphic oracle tell Heracles to purify himself for Megara's murder
serve Eurystheus
1741
What goddess influenced Medea to help Jason?
Hera and Aphrodite
1742
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Priam who loved Cressida, the daughter of Calchas (according to later legends, as adopted by Shakespeare)?
Troilus
1743
What is the third installment of the Oresteia
Eumenides
1744
What god was tricked by the Cercopes
Zeus
1745
Who in the Underworld is faced with eternal hunger and thirst (served his son Pelops as dinner to gods)?
Tantalus
1746
What Heraclid learned that the 'third fruit' meant the third generation
Temenus
1747
Who was killed by a snake as the Argonauts carried their ship to Lake Tritonis?
Mopsus
1748
What city was famed for the Scaean gates
Troy
1749
What was the special skill of Castor
taming horses
1750
What does periphron mean
circumspect (wary)
1751
What father of Achilles was among the Argonauts
Peleus
1752
At whose wedding did Eris throw a golden apple
Peleus and Thetis
1753
What was on the shield of Polynices
woman (Justice) leading an armed man
1754
Which of the Argonauts had wings
Zetes and Calais
1755
What cousin of Orestes help him to murder Clytemnestra and Aegisthus?
Pylades
1756
What beautiful animal did Cyparissus accidentally kill
stag
1757
What had Lycaon been transformed into
wolf
1758
Into what type of creature was Arachne transformed
spider
1759
Who did Heracles trick to help him get the Apples of the Hesperides
Atlas
1760
Who was the wife of Nereus
Doris
1761
Who helped Bias steal the cattle of Phylacus
Melampus (his brother)
1762
Where does Medea spend the last years of her life?
Colchis
1763
Who is the mother of Hermione
Helen
1764
Other than Apollo, who could be Orpheus' father
Oeagrus
1765
Who is the daughter of Andromeda and Perseus?
Gorgophone
1766
Which Argonaut is a music master?
Orpheus
1767
Who sent a great boar to ravage Calydon
Artemis
1768
Who held Antaeus aloft and crushed him to death
Heracles
1769
Who was the father of Calypso
Atlas
1770
Who destroyed Asclepius for bringing someone back to life
Zeus
1771
Who was fated to die if he met a cleverer prophet than himself
Calchas
1772
What group pursues Orestes after he kills Clytemnestra
Furies
1773
How many impossible tasks did Venus give Psyche
four
1774
What was the Roman name of Eos
Aurora
1775
Who was the father of Polyphemus
Poseidon
1776
Along what river did the fleeing Amphiaraus die
Ismenus
1777
What possession of Rhesus became a prize of Odysseus and Diomedes
white horses
1778
How many sons did Priam have
fifty
1779
Who was the child of Epaphus
Libya
1780
What important city did Perseus found as he ruled Tiryns
Mycenae
1781
Who was the father of Pyrrah?
Epimetheus
1782
To what father of Stheneboea did Proetus send Bellerophon
Iobates
1783
From what port did the Greek army sail for Troy
Aulis
1784
Who was told to follow a cow until she lay down, and there found a city
Cadmus
1785
Where did Priam expose the infant Paris
Mt. Ida
1786
What handsome Spartan youth of Amyclae was loved by Apollo
Hyacinthus
1787
What invulnerable man was buried under a pile of trees
Caeneus
1788
Who accidentally killed his uncle Electryon while throwing a club at the stolen cattle
Amphitryon
1789
What does the name "sphinx" mean
strangler
1790
Over the throne of what kingdom did Atreus and Thyestes quarrel
Mycenae
1791
What expedition did Orpheus join
Argonauts
1792
What instrument did Pan play
pipes
1793
Who was sister of Dido, urges her to pursue Aeneas?
Anna
1794
What king of Salmydessus was encountered by the Argonauts?
Phineus
1795
Who gave Deianira his blood, which he said would cure Heracles' wandering eye
Nessus
1796
What Trojan hero's blood brought forth the hyacinth
Ajax the Greater
1797
Who dug a pit of fiery coals to trap his father-in-law Eioneus
Ixion
1798
Who was the father of Daphne
Peneus
1799
What goddess derives her name from the Greek word for foam
Aphrodite
1800
What is the meaning of the name Pyrrhus
redhead
1801
Who received Andromache as his share of the spoils
Neoptolemus
1802
What bird is associated with Athena
owl
1803
Who was the father of Circe
Helius
1804
Who was the father of Anius
Apollo
1805
Who assumes the form of Deiphobus to deceive Hector in combat
Athena
1806
In what expedition did Idas participate with his brother Lynceus
expedition of Argonauts
1807
Who was the father of Otus and Ephialtes
Aloeus
1808
Who encouraged Orestes to return to Mycenae
Electra
1809
Who is turned into a(n) hyacinth flower?
Hyacinthus, beloved by Apollo but killed by wind from jealous Boreas
1810
With what city was Solon associated
Athens
1811
Who was the king of Arcadia whose daughter married Alcmaeon
Phegeus
1812
What did Heracles do with the blood of the Hydra
put it on his arrows
1813
What was the hound of Geryon called
Orthus
1814
Why did Heracles not continue with the Argonauts' expedition after stopping at Cios
lost his squire Hylas
1815
Who yoked an ox to an ass and sowed his fields with salt
Odysseus
1816
How did Heracles kill the Nemean Lion
strangled it
1817
Who was the mother of Priapus
Aphrodite
1818
How did Antaeus recover his strength
contact with Mother Earth (Ge)
1819
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Peleus & Thetis; loved Briseis; killed by arrow from Paris?
Achilles
1820
What brother of Alcmena was later killed by a son of Heracles
Licymnius
1821
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Leda (and Nemesis, who was in the form of a goose)?
swan
1822
Who was the only one of the Seven Against Thebes to survive
Adrastus
1823
With what celestial object is Artemis most closely associated
the moon
1824
Who was the first to invent firesticks
Hermes
1825
Who gave his daughters in marriage to two exiles, Polynices and Tydeus
Adrastus
1826
Who led three goddesses to Paris
Hermes
1827
Who was the mother of Actaeon
Autonoe
1828
What son of Triopas cut down an oak tree that grew in a grove sacred to Demeter?
Erysichthon
1829
To which of Heracles' ancestors did the name Alcides connect him
Alcaeus
1830
Who was the consort of Thaumus
Electra
1831
Whose head was on the shield of Athena
Medusa
1832
Who were the parents of Amphitrite
Nereus and Doris
1833
What kingdom did Perseus trade to Megapenthes
Argos
1834
With what city was Bellerophon associated
Corinth
1835
Who was warned to beware of the man wearing one sandal
Pelias
1836
Who was the father of Jason
Aeson
1837
Name the five sons of Perseus and Andromeda
Perses, Alcaeus, Electryon, Sthenelus, Mestor
1838
Who loved Cydippe
Acontius
1839
Besides husband & wife, what other relationship do Orestes and Hermione hold
cousins
1840
How did Actaeon die
his dogs tore him apart
1841
What goddess gave Bellerophon the golden bridle to tame Pegasus
Athena
1842
In what form did Zeus enter the chamber of Danae
golden shower
1843
In what mountain chain was Prometheus enchained
Caucasus Mts.
1844
What was the relationship of Sisyphus to Aeson
uncle
1845
According to some accounts, who turned Diomedes into an immortal god
Athena
1846
Who killed Nestor's son Antilochus
Memnon
1847
What does Chrysaor mean
he of the golden sword
1848
According to Stesichorus, where was Helen during the Trojan War
Egypt
1849
What was the most important center of Demeter's worship
Eleusis
1850
What twins quarrelled even in the womb
Proetus and Acrisius
1851
What was the island of Calypso
Ogygia
1852
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the unfaithful goatherd?
Melanthius
1853
What Trojan woman was given to Neoptolemus as the spoils of war
Andromache
1854
What beggar was knocked out by Odysseus in a fight amid the suitors
Irus
1855
What god was called Phoebus
Apollo
1856
Who was the daughter of Electryon
Alcmena
1857
What two deities were wounded by Diomedes
Ares and Aphrodite
1858
What tricky pair of dwarfs were told to 'beware of the black-bottomed man'
Cercopes
1859
Whom did Aphrodite put in a chest as an infant
Adonis
1860
What is the modern name for the area occupied by the Tauri
Crimea (on the Black Sea)
1861
What city does Eumelos call Ephyra?
Corinth
1862
Who taught archery to Heracles
Eurytus
1863
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Callisto?
Artemis
1864
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the old father of many servants, father of six loyal sons as well as Melantho and Melantheus?
Dolius
1865
What terms refers to gods of the realm below Olympus
chthonian
1866
Who is turned into dolphins?
pirates who abducted Dionysus
1867
What was the first city Odysseus came to after leaving Troy
Ismarus
1868
Who was the father of Andromache
Eetion
1869
Who was the father of Arachne
Idmon
1870
Who prevented Arcas from killing his mother, the bear, while hunting
Zeus
1871
Who was the West Wind
Zephyr(us)
1872
What Greek tragedian wrote "Antigone"
Sophocles
1873
Who brought Protesilaus back to Laodamia from the underworld for a few hours
Hermes
1874
Who was the father of Amycus, king of the Bebryces?
Poseidon
1875
What god had the epithet Psychopompus
Hermes
1876
What oracle told Cadmus where to found his city
Delphi
1877
What instructions did Sisyphyus give to Merope
don't give funeral sacrifice
1878
Who were the two daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta
Antigone and Ismene
1879
What son of Ixion was friends with Theseus and attempted to steal Persephone which got him imprisoned in a chair for eternity?
Pirithous
1880
On what island did Sappho write her love poetry
Lesbos
1881
Who was the ferryman of the underworld
Charon
1882
What goddess was associated with the companion or epithet Nike
Athena
1883
Which of the Argonauts boxed and killed Amycus?
Polydeuces
1884
Who refused to heal Paris after Philoctetes wounded him
Oenone
1885
What was the kingdom of Agenor
Tyre
1886
Who was the brother of Agamemnon
Menelaus
1887
Who was the son of Strophius
Pylades
1888
What god marched cattle backwards to deceive Apollo
Hermes
1889
What king of Lydia was visited by Solon in Sardis
Croesus
1890
Who is the male counterpart of Aphrodite
Eros
1891
Who married Pylades
Electra
1892
Who wrote the Electra
Euripides
1893
What was the talent of Polydeuces
boxing
1894
What island was the first stop of the Argonauts
Lemnos
1895
What sister of Semele rescued Odyssues from drowning during Poseidon's storm by giving him a veil?
Ino
1896
Which character in the Trojan War has a smelly foot so he stays on Lemnos until the end; shoots arrow that kills Paris?
Philoctetes
1897
Who put Mt. Pelion on Mt. Ossa in an attempt to reach Olympus
Otus and Ephialtes
1898
Who gave Heracles a golden cup to sail on Ocean in order to reach Geryon
Helius
1899
What epithet of Apollo refers to his slaying a snake
Pythian
1900
Who were the birdlike creatures with faces of women in mythology
Harpies
1901
Who sent a pair of snakes to kill baby Heracles
Hera
1902
Who taunts Achilles while he mourns the death of Penthesilea
Thersites
1903
What king of Elis owned huge, filthy stables
Augeas
1904
What did Meleager's mother and wife do after his death
hanged themselves
1905
Who sent the eagle that filled Psyche's jar with water from an underworld river
Zeus
1906
What tribe lived at Ismarus
Cicones
1907
With what visitor to Acastus did Astydamia fall in love
Peleus
1908
Who pursued Alcmaeon after he killed his mother
Furies
1909
Who was the "blind bard of Chios"
Homer
1910
Who is turned into a(n) quail?
Asteria, sister of Leto, who was fleeing Zeus; she also becomes the island Ortygia
1911
Who were the children of Amythaon
Bias and Melampus
1912
What nephew of Heracles was rejuvenated by the long-dead Heracles in battle
Iolaus
1913
Who was the lover of Troilus
Cressida
1914
Who curses Polynices and Eteocles, foretelling the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes
Oedipus
1915
Who were the daughters of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Iphigenia, Electra and Chrysothemis
1916
Whose horse prophesies his death in Iliad book 19
Achilles
1917
Who moved the stones of Thebes by the music of his lyre
Amphion
1918
Where was Iobates king
Lycia
1919
On what island did Helius pasture his herds
Thrinacia
1920
Who was the first mortal to shed kindred blood
Ixion
1921
To what goddess was the Cerynean Hind sacred
Artemis
1922
Who led the forces of Argos at the Trojan War
Diomedes
1923
How did Eurydice die
bitten by snake
1924
Who was cursed to offer prophecies that no one would believe
Cassandra
1925
Who are the parents of Diomedes?
Tydeus and Deipyle
1926
Which of Hecuba's sons did she see wash up on the shore of Thrace
Polydorus
1927
What mother of Demophoon shrieked seeing him in the fire
Metaneira
1928
If Laertes wasn't the father of Odysseus, who was
Sisyphus
1929
What comrade must Aeneas bury before visiting the underworld
Misenus
1930
Who is turned into sirens?
(perhaps) daughters of Melpomene & Achelous; didn't tell Demeter about Persephone
1931
Who was the brother of Deianira
Meleager
1932
Which of his daughters did Agamemnon try to sacrifice at Aulis
Iphigenia
1933
Which of the Apharidae had perfect sight
Lynceus
1934
Name the members of the Seven Against Thebes.
Adrastus, Polyneices, Tydeus, Parthenopaeus, Hippomedon/Mecisteus, Amphiaraus, Capaneus
1935
Which Argonaut is a tamer of horses?
Castor
1936
In what city did Pyramus and Thisbe live
Babylon
1937
Where did Helenus and Andromache rule after escaping Troy
Epirus
1938
Whose daughters resisted Dionysus at Orchomenus
Minyas
1939
With whom did Clytemnestra commit adultery while Agamemnon was away at Troy
Aegisthus
1940
What 'three-eyed' man, an Aetolian exile, was used as a guide by the Heraclids
Oxylus
1941
Who led the Seven Against Thebes to a spring near Nemea
Hypsipyle
1942
What did Heracles set up at the Atlantic entrance to the Mediterranean
Pillars of Heracles
1943
Who lured many ships to their destruction with a false beacon
Nauplius
1944
What city was ruled by Proetus
Tiryns
1945
How did Heracles tame the Mares of Diomedes
fed Diomedes to them
1946
Who was the son of Amphiaraus
Alcmaeon
1947
What does Opheltes mean
snake child
1948
Who founds Crete?
Tectamus
1949
With which Greek deity is the sparrow associated
Aphrodite
1950
What does Ortygia mean
quail island
1951
At what port was the Argo stopped when Hylas was lost
Cios
1952
What type of creature helped Psyche sort grain
ant
1953
What woman murdered Cassandra
Clytemnestra
1954
Who made the sun travel in the opposite direction in anger over Thyestes deception
Zeus
1955
In what city was the Palladium kept
Troy
1956
Who was the mother of Odysseus
Anticleia
1957
What brothers weren't paid for building Apollo's temple at Delphi
Trophonius & Agamedes
1958
What was the River of Wailing in the underworld
Cocytus
1959
Where did the Argonauts stop after Cyzicus
Cios
1960
What is the collective name for the daughters of Leucippus
Leucippides
1961
Who does Dante describe as his guide in the underworld
Vergil
1962
What two rivers did Heracles divert to clean the Augean stables
Alpheus and Peneus
1963
Who was the father of Scylla
Phorcys
1964
Who abducted Persephone
Hades
1965
What brother of Hecuba strongly opposed the Trojan War
Antenor
1966
Who was crippled father of Aeneas, Aeneas visits him in Underworld?
Anchises
1967
Who composed the Odyssey
Homer
1968
Whom did Hesione marry after being taken by Heracles
Telamon
1969
To what god was the island of Rhodes sacred
Helius
1970
Who was the wife of Cretheus
Tyro
1971
What future brother-in-law did Heracles see in the Underworld
Meleager
1972
What mortal man was seduced by Aphrodite in the form of a mortal woman
Anchises
1973
To what god did the epithet Delian apply
Apollo
1974
What princess of Troy was rescued from a sea monster by Heracles
Hesione
1975
Who killed Neleus and all but one of his sons
Heracles
1976
What was the relationship of Cretheus to Pelias
stepfather
1977
What was the island of the Phaeacians
Scheria
1978
To whom was Onchestus sacred
Poseidon
1979
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Portheus, leaped from Trojan Horse and was killed?
Echion
1980
Name the Furies
Allecto, Megara, Tisiphone
1981
What daughter of Cinyras fell desperately in love with her own father
Myrrha
1982
Who founds Ardea?
Danae (ancestor of Turnus)
1983
What Greek poet wrote the Idylls (the model for Vergil's Eclogues, by the way)
Theocritus
1984
How many sons did Aegyptus have
fifty
1985
What was another name for the Hours or Seasons of mythology
Horae
1986
What king of Trachis was the son of Eosphoros
Ceyx
1987
What king of Tegea killed Hyllus
Echemus
1988
How did Heracles kill Linus
hit with lyre
1989
How did Apollo punish Midas for challenging his victory
donkey ears
1990
Who was the wife of Meleager
Cleopatra
1991
Who was the father of Orthus, Cerberus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera
Typhon
1992
How did Oxylus have three eyes
riding a one-eyed horse
1993
What athletic contests were held every four years at Delphi
Pythian games
1994
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the a suitor who threw a cow hoof at Odysseus?
Ctesippus
1995
What object did Heracles fetch for his 9th labor
Girdle of Hippolyta
1996
What woman did Odysseus meet in the underworld
Anticlea (his mother)
1997
What does Eumenides mean
kindly ones
1998
What does 'Pityocamptes' mean?
pine-bender
1999
Where was Agamemnon when he was killed, according to the usual account
bath
2000
Who was the mother of Sarpedon
Laodamia
2001
Who was the treacherous charioteer of Oenomaus
Myrtilus
2002
Who was pursuing Daphne when she became a laurel
Apollo
2003
Who was the mother of Apollo and Artemis
Leto
2004
Who is turned into a(n) lump of diamond?
Celmis
2005
What son of Perseus and Andromeda was born in Ethiopia
Perses
2006
How did Laomedon treat Heracles after he saved Hesione
didn't pay him
2007
According to some accounts, into what were the followers of Diomedes transformed
birds
2008
On the slopes of what mountain was the Delphic sanctuary
Mt. Parnassus
2009
Who was the king of Scyros where Achilles hid, disguised as a girl
Lycomedes
2010
With which deity was Lemnos most closely associated
Hephaestus
2011
To whom did Jason hand over the Argo at the conclusion of the expedition?
Pelias
2012
What birdlike creatures with women's heads lured passing sailors onto rocks
Sirens
2013
What Trojan prince accompanied Neoptolemus home from Troy
Helenus
2014
What did Heracles fetch for his 10th labor
Cattle of Geryon
2015
Who was the father of Acastus
Pelias
2016
What goddess disguised herself as an old woman and was helped by Jason in crossing a river
Hera
2017
Which character in the Trojan War stayed behind to trick the Trojans into accepting the horse?
Sinon
2018
With which deity was Athens most closely associated
Athena
2019
Who was the father of Apollo and Artemis
Zeus
2020
Who wrote the Apology, recording the defense of Socrates
Plato
2021
What mortal was chosen by Marpessa over Apollo
Idas
2022
What did the underworld spirits need to do to be able to speak with Odysseus
drink blood of sacrificial victim
2023
Sent by his father Nestor, what prince of Pylos went with Telemachus to Sparta?
Pisistraus
2024
What island did Talus guard?
Crete
2025
Who taught music to Heracles
Linus
2026
What was the kingdom of Adrastus
Argos
2027
Where did Idomeneus go after being driven out of Crete by Leucus
Calabria, in Italy (the heel of the boot)
2028
To whom did Aphrodite give the infant Adonis in a chest
Persephone
2029
Who were the parents of the wrestler Antaeus
Ge an Poseidon
2030
Name the members of the Fates (Moerae, Parcae).
Clotho(spinner), Atropos (cutter), Lachesis(measurer)
2031
How many sisters did Psyche have
three
2032
Who was the father of Atalanta
Schoeneus or Iasus
2033
To where did Acrisius flee upon Perseus' return
Larissa
2034
What Greek playwright wrote "The Phoenician Women" (Phoenissae)
Euripides
2035
To where did Zetes and Calais pursue the Harpies?
Strophades Islands
2036
What did Heracles do to Periclymenus after recognizing him in the form of a bee
shot him with arrow
2037
Who was the father of Peleus
Aeacus
2038
Who was the father of Alcyone
Aeolus
2039
Who was the father of Megapenthes
Proetus
2040
What Greek poet wrote Odes, such as the Pythian Odes, to athletic champions?
Pindar
2041
Who wounded Patroclus with a spear after he was dazed by Apollo
Euphorbus
2042
Who had the epithet Lycios
Apollo
2043
Who was the father of Telephus, wounded by Achilles
Heracles
2044
From whose blood does a fountain in Thebes spring, which bears her name
Dirce
2045
Which of the sons of Antiope and Zeus was a musician
Amphion
2046
What body of water separated Abdydos and Sestos
Hellespont
2047
Who chose a mortal lover instead of Apollo
Marpessa
2048
What city did Leander live in
Abydos
2049
In what form did Poseidon mate with Demeter
stallion
2050
Who founds Carthage?
Dido
2051
Who was turned into a female dog in the aftermath of the Trojan War
Hecuba
2052
Who founds Argyripa?
Diomedes
2053
What did the apple of Eris say
For the fairest
2054
Who was the father of the Ajax the Greater
Telamon
2055
What part of Tityus was eaten by vultures
liver
2056
Who killed the robber Cycnus, son of Ares
Heracles
2057
What was orestes on trial for at Areopagus?
Murdering Clytemnestra - his mother
2058
What creature was captured by Heracles for his 7th labor
Cretan Bull
2059
From what creatures did Melampus learn to understand animals
snakes
2060
What was Hermes' epithet as guide of souls to the underworld
Psychopompus
2061
Into what type of tree did Leucothoe's corpse grow
frankincense tree
2062
Who was the father of 50 sons that followed Danaus to Argos demanding his sons marry Danaus' daughters?
Aegyptus
2063
Who was the son of Semele
Dionysus
2064
Who was the wife of Acastus
Astydamia
2065
Into what were Atalanta and Melanion transformed
lion and lioness
2066
What had the face of a woman, body of a lion and wings of a bird
sphinx
2067
Who were the parents of Aristaeus
Apollo and Cyrene
2068
What was the talent of Lynceus
keen eyesight
2069
With what Phoenician goddess is Aphrodite sometimes confused in the myth of Adonis
Astarte
2070
Which suitor's ghost tells Agamemnon of Odysseus return to Ithaca
Amphimedon
2071
Who was the child of Apollo and Coronis
Asclepius
2072
Who wrote the Nemean Odes
Pindar
2073
Through which gate of the underworld do true dreams pass
Gate of Horn
2074
Where was Admetus king
Pherae
2075
Who foretold the 10-year war with Troy after a vision of a snake eating chicks
Calchas
2076
For how long did Odysseus live with Circe
one year
2077
What was the relationship of Capys and Laomedon
cousins
2078
To what land did Artemis take Iphigenia before she was sacrificed
Tauris
2079
Who sent Cadmus in search of Europa
Agenor
2080
Who was the lover of Medusa
Poseidon
2081
Who returned the golden apples to the Hesperides after Eurystheus saw them
Athena
2082
Who was the father of Penelope
Icarius
2083
What kingdom did Megapenthes trade to Perseus
Tiryns
2084
Who wrote the tragedy Hippolytus
Euripides
2085
Name the tasks assigned to Psyche by Venus in order
sort grains, obtain the wool, collect water from cocytus, obtain Persephone's beauty
2086
What god created a sanctuary at Crisa
Apollo
2087
What was the kingdom of Pelias
Iolcus
2088
What priest hurled a spear at the Trojan Horse
Laocoon
2089
What other name, for a daughter of Athamas, was given to the straits sometimes called the Dardanelles
Hellespont
2090
Who wrote the myth of Er, which appears in the Republic
Plato
2091
Who was the wife of Diomedes
Aegialia
2092
What Shakespearean play takes structure from Pyramus and Thisbe
Midsummer Night's Dream
2093
Whose island did Odysseus end up at after his men opened the bag of winds
Aeolus
2094
Who was punished on a spinning fire wheel
Ixion
2095
Who were collectively known as the Boreades?
Zetes & Calais, the sons of Boreas (North Wind) and Oreithyia
2096
What king challenged the verdict of Tmolus in a music contest
Midas
2097
In what play does Aristophanes write 'brekekekex koax koax'
the Frogs
2098
Who brings about the death of Hippolytus
Theseus
2099
Who threw magic herbs into Scylla's bathing place, transforming her into a monster
Amphitrite
2100
How many times does Achilles chase Hector around the walls of Troy
three
2101
Who took revenge on Polymestor by killing his children and blinding him
Hecuba
2102
What was the leading city of Boeotia
Thebes
2103
With which Greek deity is the dove associated
Aphrodite
2104
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the loyal cowherd?
Philoetius
2105
Which character in the Trojan War is the love of Agamemnon whom he gives up to Chryses, Apollo's priest, to stop plague?
Chryseis
2106
Who said he would rather be a slave to a poor man on earth than king over all dead souls
Achilles
2107
What centaur served Heracles wine
Pholus
2108
What leader of the Calydonian boar hunt was among the Argonauts
Meleager
2109
How did Odysseus' men escape the Sirens' song
wax in ears
2110
Who was the mother of Meleager
Althaea
2111
Who was the father of Tros
Dardanus
2112
What did Hera offer Paris as a bribe
royal power
2113
Who is turned into poplars?
Heliades, daughters of Helius mourning for Phaethon (tears became amber)
2114
Who was the father of Laocoon
Antenor
2115
How did the anemone flower get its name
anemos=wind (Greek)
2116
Who wrote the Olympian Ode
Pindar
2117
Whom does Homer call the mother of Aphrodite
Dione
2118
Who transformed Callisto into a bear
Hera
2119
Of what tribe did Scythes become king and ancestor
Scythians
2120
Who, upon rejection, cursed Cassandra that no one would believe her
Apollo
2121
In what form did Zeus visit Leda
swan
2122
Where did Callisto live
Arcadia
2123
What Roman poet wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
2124
Who was the father of Melampus and Bias
Amythaon
2125
Who was engaged to marry Haemon
Antigone
2126
Of what was Eos the goddess
dawn
2127
What is the name of Achilles' talking horse, which prophesies his death
Xanthus
2128
According to Ovid, who first led the Colchian fleet which pursued Jason and Medea?
Apsyrtus
2129
Who scorned the love of Iphis
Anaxarete
2130
What was the relationship of Athamas and Cretheus
brothers
2131
Who delivered a golden fleece to Atreus
Pan
2132
Who raised Athena shortly after her birth, according to some accounts
Triton (different from conch man)
2133
What was special about Rhodes while Zeus apportioned the lands
had not yet risen from sea
2134
Who were the three daughters of Night who guarded golden apples
Hesperides
2135
Who were the parents of Paris
Priam and Hecuba
2136
Who was cruel Etruscan tyrant, ally of Turnus, killed by Aeneas?
Mezentius
2137
What epic poem, now almost entirely lost, details the Greek returns from Troy
Nostoi
2138
What did Eurytus teach young Heracles
archery
2139
Who drove Idomeneus out of Crete
Leucus
2140
Into what tree was Cyparissus transformed
cypress
2141
Who kills Hector
Achilles
2142
Who was the son of Neleus
Nestor
2143
Who were the two children of Phoroneus
Niobe and Apis
2144
Who was the guard-dog of Hades
Cerberus
2145
Name the members of the Epigoni.
Aegialeus, Diomedes, Alcmaeon, Amphilochus, Euryalus, Promachus, Sthenelus, Thersander
2146
Who accused Bellerophon of trying to seduce her, upon his rejection
Stheneboea
2147
What son of Priam marries Helen after Paris' death
Deiphobus
2148
What was unusual about the death of Menelaus
didn't go to Hades
2149
What son of Pelops was kidnapped by Laius
Chrysippus
2150
Who were the parents of the Nereid Galatea
Nereus and Doris
2151
Who was the only one of the Seven Against Thebes to successfully scale the city walls
Capaneus
2152
Who was the father of Electra, the Pleiad
Atlas
2153
What god was born at dawn and played the lyre by noon
Hermes
2154
Who purified Peleus for killing Phocus
Eurytion
2155
Who was the father of Hecate
Perses
2156
Who was the Greek goddess of the dawn
Eos
2157
Who taught Achilles music and other skills
Chiron
2158
Who vengefully contrived the death of Palamedes
Odysseus
2159
With what material was the shoulder of Pelops replaced
ivory
2160
Who sacrilegiously assaulted Cassandra during the sack of Troy
Ajax the Lessser
2161
What bard was spared while Odysseus slew the suitors of Penelope
Phemius
2162
What god was sometimes called Iacchus
Dionysus
2163
Besides being the hound of Geryon, what other relation did the dog have to him
nephew
2164
Who caused Aegialia to be unfaithful to her husband Diomedes
Aphrodite
2165
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
2166
What rivers did Heracles divert to complete his 5th labor?
Alpheus and Peneius
2167
Who walked around the horse imitating the voices of heroes' wives
Helen
2168
Who was the husband of Hypermnestra
Lynceus
2169
On whose tomb was Polyxena sacrificed
Achilles
2170
What king of the Teleboans fought Electryon of Mycenae
Pterelaus
2171
What body of water was called the Euxine, or Pontus Euxinus?
Black Sea
2172
Where did the chariot race with Oenomaus begin
Pisa
2173
Who split open the head of Zeus to facilitate Athena's birth
Hephaestus
2174
Who was the father of Nana
Sangarios
2175
Who decreed Leto couldn't deliver anywhere the sun shone
Hera
2176
What island was the home of Iphis, daughter of Ligdus
Crete
2177
Which of the Argonauts could run across the waves without getting his feet wet
Euphemus
2178
To what island did the Greek fleet sail when they left the Trojan Horse
Tenedos
2179
From the lamentations of what creatures was the invention of the flute inspired
Gorgons
2180
What epithet was applied to Zeus as the god of escape
Phyxius
2181
Who was the daughter of Helen and Menelaus
Hermione
2182
What is another name for the Furies
Erinyes
2183
How did Trophonius and Agamedes use a treasury's movable stone
to rob it
2184
What goddess flew through the city of Ithaca and spread the news of the massacre of Penelope's suitors?
Rumor
2185
Who purifies Achilles at Lesbos for the murder of Thersites
Odysseus
2186
According to Ovid, at whose shrine did Jason meet Medea?
Hecate
2187
Who the best friend of Pylades
Orestes
2188
What were the plentiful pillar-like statues of Hermes called
Herms
2189
What god played the Cithara at the wedding of Cupid and Psyche
Apollo
2190
Into what kind of tree was Myrrha transformed to escape the wrath of her father Cinyras
Myrrh
2191
What was special about the Mares of Diomedes
they ate flesh
2192
What lover of Evadne was the father of Iamus
Apollo
2193
Which character in the Trojan War is the wounded Patroclus (Iliad - Book 16)?
Euphorbus
2194
Who pursued the Harpies so that they wouldn't bother Phineus?
Zetes and Calais
2195
Name a son of Asclepius
Machaon
2196
Who was the son of Demeter and Iasion
Plutus
2197
Who was the father of Proetus and Acrisius
Abas
2198
Who carried his crippled father on his shoulder from the burning city of Troy
Aeneas
2199
Who answered the riddle of the Sphinx
Oedipus
2200
Who sent Bellerophon on a number of death-defying missions
Iobates
2201
Who was the father of Macareus
Aeolus
2202
What priestess of Hera was the mother of Cleobis and Biton
Cydippe
2203
Who was the father of Harmonia
Ares
2204
What happened to the Symplegades after the Argonauts passed through?
never opened again
2205
Who was the father of Zetes and Calais
Boreas (the North Wind)
2206
Who was the father of Leto
Coeus
2207
Who accepted Chiron's immortality to relieve him from his suffering
Prometheus
2208
What nymph was called 'silver footed'
Thetis
2209
Who are the parents of Bellerophon?
Glaucus and Eurynome
2210
Who was the father of Idomeneus
Deucalion
2211
Who were the two children of Echidna and Orthus
Theban Spinx and Nemean Lion
2212
What was the name of the first Pythia
Phemonoe
2213
Who was the son of Achilles
Neoptolemus
2214
What mortal tried to seduce Hera
Ixion
2215
Why was Laius cursed to die at the hands of his own son
because he abducted Chrysippus
2216
On what island was Achilles disguised as a girl
Scyros
2217
What one male resident of Lemnos was not killed with the rest
Thoas
2218
What famous work by Plato is set at a dinner party at the house of Agathon
Symposium
2219
Through which gate of the underworld do false dreams pass
Gate of Ivory
2220
What king pretended to be mad when summoned to fight at Troy
Odysseus
2221
Who is turned into a(n) weasel?
Galanthis (for tricking Eileithyia into allowing Heracles' birth)
2222
Phemonoe, Aristonice and Perallus all served as what
Pythia
2223
Who traveled in a dragon-led car to spread Demeter's teaching
Triptolemus
2224
Who killed Agamemnon
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
2225
What is the modern name for the region where the Tauri lived
Crimea
2226
Who was the son of Agave and Echion
Pentheus
2227
Of Adydos and Sestos, which was on the European side
Sestos
2228
Who borrows Aphrodite's girdle during the Trojan War to seduce her husband
Hera
2229
Who discovers the presence of her brother by two locks of his hair on their father's grave
Electra
2230
What did Trophonius at Agamedes' suggestion when he was trapped
beheaded Agamedes
2231
What mortal king was called 'Lord of Men' at Troy
Agamemnon
2232
What was the Roman name of Polydeuces
Pollux
2233
What was Poseidon's relationship to Pegasus
father (by Medusa)
2234
Who founds Athens?
Cecrops
2235
What part of Odysseus' marriage bed could not be moved
live olive tree
2236
Who had punished the women of Lemnos by making them unattractive to their husbands
Aphrodite
2237
Who were the two seers among the Argonauts
Idmon and Mopsus
2238
Who guided the Argonauts back to the Mediterranean from Lake Tritonis?
Triton
2239
What tribe lived in Cyzicus under the leadership of King Cyzicus
Doliones
2240
Who was the husband of Autonoe
Aristaeus
2241
Who is turned into a(n) swallow?
Philomela/Procne; daughter of Pandion
2242
What son of Heracles fled to Rhodes after killing his uncle Licymnius
Tlepolemus
2243
Who turned the Phaeacian ship, which had safely returned Odysseus, into stone
Poseidon
2244
Who rescued Amymone from a satyr
Poseidon
2245
What centaur was wounded by Heracles in a fight after Pholus shared his wine
Chiron
2246
What member of the seven against thebes, owned Arion, a horse whose swiftness caused him to be the sole survivor?
Adastrus
2247
What punishment did Erysichthon recieve for this heinous act?
insatiable hunger
2248
What was Hecuba's relationship to Aesacus
stepmother
2249
What was the special place of torment in the underworld
Tartarus
2250
What son of Zeus is killed by Patroclus
Sarpedon
2251
What two warriors killed Deiphobus after he is betrayed by Helen
Menelaus and Odysseus
2252
Who died by falling off Circe's roof, where he had slept the night before
Elpenor
2253
Whose mother is variously named as Polymede, Alcimede or Amphinome
Jason
2254
Who boasted from a rock in the sea that even the Gods couldn't prevent his escape
Ajax the Lesser
2255
Who leaves a suicide note for Theseus, falsely incriminating Hippolytus
Phaedra
2256
Who was the father of Er
Armenius
2257
What goddess helped Epeus build the Trojan Horse
Athena
2258
Who avoided Thetis because her son would be greater than father
Zeus
2259
What does Nike mean
victory
2260
To where did Heracles journey for his 12th labor
underworld
2261
Who was the father of Evadne
Poseidon
2262
Who refused to honor his pact with Jason to hand over the throne when he brought the Golden Fleece?
Pelias
2263
Who was Aeneas' 1st wife, disappears in flight from Troy?
Creusa
2264
Who harnessed a lion and boar to a chariot to marry Alcestis
Admetus
2265
Who told Leucothoe's father about Helius' affair with her
Clytie
2266
To what land did Heracles travel for his 10th labor
Erythia
2267
Who dragged Cassandra from her refuge in the temple of Athena
Ajax the Lesser
2268
Into what was Baucis transformed
linden tree
2269
Who refused to purify Heracles after he murdered Iphitus, the son of Eurytus
Neleus
2270
Who took Cassandra as his slave
Agamemnon
2271
At what battle did the Dioscuri appear in 496 BC
Lake Regillus
2272
To where did Heracles journey for his 4th labor
Mt. Erymanthus
2273
With what deity is the Sibyl, guide of Aeneas, associated
Apollo
2274
Who were the children of Athamas and Nephele
Helle and Phrixus
2275
From whose severed organ had the almond tree grown
Cybele
2276
Who asked Ascelpius to resurrect Hippolytus
Artemis
2277
What island was Alcibiades about to invade when charged
Sicily
2278
What were the names of the Gorgons
Stheno, Euryale and Medusa
2279
What goddess threw away the flute
Athena
2280
Who led the Ethiopian contingent to Troy
Memnon
2281
Who was the wife of Bias
Pero
2282
What cousins of Cadmus were the sons of Belus
Danaus and Aegyptus
2283
Who was the chief priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries
hierophant
2284
Who were punished by having to carry water in sievelike containers
Danaides
2285
Who killed Eetion
Achilles
2286
To where did Heracles journey for his 3rd labor
Cerynea
2287
Name the members of the Gorgons.
Stheno, Euryale, Medusa
2288
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Danae?
golden shower
2289
What dragon helped the Hesperides guard their golden apples
Ladon
2290
What was the relationship of Phaedra to Hippolytus
stepmother
2291
Who was chasing Eurydice when she was killed
Aristaeus
2292
Who drove Jason and Medea out of Iolcus after the death of Pelias?
Acastus
2293
Who was the child of Cinyras and Myrrha
Adonis
2294
What 8th-century BC Corinthian poet writes of Medea's time in Corinth?
Eumelos
2295
Who was the wife of Amphiaraus
Eriphyle
2296
Who caused Aphrodite to fall in love with Anchises
Zeus
2297
What greek man was the first to leap of the boat at Trouy and fulfill the prophecy of being the first to die?
Protesilaus
2298
Who was the brother of Medea?
Apsyrtus
2299
What god was called Psychopompus
Hermes
2300
Who threw a thunderbolt between Heracles and Apollo to stop their fighting
Zeus
2301
Who wrote the Symposium
Plato
2302
What was the River of Fire in the underworld
Phlegethon/Pyriphlegethon
2303
Who was the wife of Poseidon
Amphitrite
2304
What child was nursed by the woman who led the Seven Against Thebes to a spring
Opheltes
2305
Whose four shipwrecked sons were discovered by the Argonauts and helped them reach Colchis?
Phrixus
2306
Who was the child of Hypermnestra and Lynceus
Abas
2307
Who told Oedipus he would murder his father and marry his mother
Delphic Oracle
2308
What Roman author wrote the Golden Ass
Apuleius
2309
Who were the children of Zeus and Leto
Apollo and Artemis
2310
To what island did the head of Orpheus wash up
Lesbos
2311
What group was often referred to a the Minyae
Argonauts
2312
What son of Ge and Poseidon was not able to be beaten so long as he kept contect with the earth?
Antaeus
2313
What birds helped Zeus decide where to put the omphalos
eagles
2314
Into what was Io changed by a jealous Hera
white cow (heifer)
2315
Who was these two people try to warn Aeneas but are captured; one returns to save the other; both die?
Nisus & Euryalus
2316
Who was the first to wound the Calydonian Boar
Atalanta
2317
Who is turned into oak trees?
the maenads who killed Orpheus
2318
What did Zeus do to stop Salmoneus pretending to be him
hit with lightning
2319
Who destroyed the vineyards of Syleus and then Syleus himself
Heracles
2320
Who was the first helmsman of the Argo
Tiphys
2321
What Athenian tragedian wrote the Bacchae
Euripides
2322
Who was the mother of Tiresias
Chariclo
2323
Who were the two sons of Oedipus and Jocasta
Polynices and Eteocles
2324
What do the gods drink
nectar
2325
What mountain king did Heracles wrestle and kill on Sicily
Eryx
2326
Who are the parents of Adrastus?
Talaus and Lysimache
2327
Who married Rhadamanthys after the death of Amphitryon
Alcmena
2328
What herb's had a black root and flower as white as milk
moly
2329
What curse had been laid upon Phoenix by his father
childlessness
2330
What theban king, husband of harmonia, was turned into a snake?
Cadmus
2331
Who delayed her suitors by weaving a cloak which she unthreaded each night
Penelope
2332
On what mountain was the funeral pyre of Heracles
Mt. Oeta
2333
Who was the father of the serpent which guarded a spring Cadmus used
Ares
2334
For how long did Odysseus live with Calypso
seven years
2335
Where was Oeneus king
Calydon
2336
Who succeeded Pentheus on the throne of Thebes
Labdacus
2337
Where does Neoptolemus die
Delphi
2338
Who was the father of Pero
Neleus
2339
Why did Sisyphus get to return from underworld once
to order sacrifices
2340
By what mythological name were Gibraltar and Ceuta known
Pillars of Heracles
2341
Who was the tutor of Jason
Chiron
2342
What city was the kingdom of Eurystheus
Tiryns
2343
Into what were Alcyone and Ceyx transformed
seabirds (kingfishers)
2344
Whom did Aphrodite give to Paris as guides to reach Helen
Himeros and Eros
2345
By what better name is the Trojan Podarces known
Priam
2346
Who were the parents of Iris and the Harpies
Thaumus and Electra
2347
What city does Homer refer to as Ephyra
Corinth
2348
What son of Cresphontes and Merope returned to Messene to kill Polyphontes
Aepytus
2349
Who drove a hot wooden stake into the eye of Polyphemus
Odysseus
2350
How did Perseus persuade the Graeae to help him
took eye or tooth
2351
Who was the father of Aeneas
Anchises
2352
What was the divine horse of Adrastus called
Arion
2353
Who was the uncle of Lynceus, husband of Hypermnestra
Danaus
2354
Who was the king of Persia when Croesus attacked
Cyrus the Great
2355
Which character in the Trojan War is a wealthy Corinthian; son of Polyeidus;fated to die of disease at home or in fight at Troy?
Euchenor
2356
Which three goddesses vied for the apple of Eris
Hera, Aphrodite, Athena
2357
Who cursed Pelops as he fell to his death, leading to the misfortunes of his descendants
Myrtilus
2358
Who continued to have his power of prophecy even in the underworld
Tiresias
2359
In what book of the Aeneid does Vergil describe the fall of Troy
second
2360
To what kingdom did Heracles journey for his 5th labor
Elis
2361
Who was old friend of Acestes, beat Dares in a boxing match at Anchises's funeral games?
Entellus
2362
Name the members of the Hesperides.
Aegle, Erytheia, Hestia, Arethusa, Hespere, Hesperusa, Hesperia
2363
Near what mountain did Leto deliver Apollo
Mt. Cynthus
2364
Who killed Eriphyle
Alcmaeon
2365
Who was the only Greek king to travel safely by sea back to his kingdom
Nestor
2366
Into what were Memnon's brothers transformed after his death
birds (flew around his tomb)
2367
Who had provided the Cretan Bull to Minos
Poseidon
2368
Who was the brother of Pelias
Neleus
2369
Who buried Caeneus under a pile of trees
Centaurs
2370
What skilled craftsmen and metalworkers lived on Rhodes
Telchines
2371
What brothers does Solon call the second happiest men on Earth
Cleobis and Biton
2372
Who was told he would destroy a mighty empire if he attacked Persia
Croesus
2373
In what kingdom was the new king decided by who had a golden fleece
Mycenae
2374
What goddess appeared in a vision convincing Telethusa to keep Iphis
Isis
2375
What 49 sisters carry water in leaky jars (killed their husbands/cousins on wedding night) in the Underworld?
Danaides
2376
What king of Sparta was punished for assisting Neleus against Heracles
Hippocoon
2377
What goddess was followed by Arethusa
Artemis
2378
Who picked up the flute after Athena threw it away
Marsyas
2379
Who was turned into a river god after being killed by Polyphemus
Acis
2380
What Greek philosopher wrote the Poetics
Aristotle
2381
On what hill in Athens was the Parthenon located
Acropolis
2382
Who was the wife of Celeus and queen of Eleusis
Metaneira
2383
Who was the son of Autonoe and Aristaeus
Actaeon
2384
What goddess is sometimes called kore
Persephone
2385
According to Apollonius of Rhodes, who purified Jason and Medea for murdering Apsyrtus?
Circe
2386
What god gave Anius' daughter the power to make oil, grain & wine
Dionysus
2387
What group consisted of Thalia, Aglaea and Euphrosyne*
Graces
2388
With whom did Meda commit adultery while her husband Idomeneus was away
Leucus
2389
Who sculpted the statue of Zeus at Olympia
Pheidias
2390
Who is turned into a(n) pine tree?
Pitys, avoiding Pan's pursuits
2391
To which of Heracles' labor can Melampus adventure be likened
10th (Cattle of Geryon)
2392
Who are the two most famous speakers Plato uses in the Symposium
Aristophanes and Socrates
2393
Who was the husband of Ino
Athamas
2394
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Hera?
cuckoo
2395
What deity possessed a magic girdle with irresistible powers of enticement
Aphrodite
2396
What brothers were rewarded for their good works with eternal sleep in a temple
Cleobis and Biton
2397
Who is turned into magpies (or jackdaws)?
Pierides (daughters of Pierus) after losing music contest to Muses
2398
What was the blood relationship of Electryon to Amphitryon
uncle
2399
What did Theseus do to repay Heracles for rescuing him from the Underworld
sheltered him after Megara murder
2400
What three-headed dog guarded Hades
Cerberus
2401
How did Zeus help Heracles when he ran out of arrows against the Ligurians
rained stones
2402
What Greek tragedian wrote Iphigenia at Aulis
Euripides
2403
Who was the father of Athenian king Demophon
Theseus
2404
Who told the Greeks that Heracles' bow and arrows were needed to take Troy
Helenus
2405
Who were the parents of Telegonus
Odysseus and Circe
2406
What power did Thetis possess
she could change shape at will
2407
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Antiope?
satyr
2408
Who was the only mortal gorgon
Medusa
2409
What goddes favored Jason throughout his adventures
Hera
2410
Who was the mother of Minos
Europa
2411
Where did the expedition of the Argonauts finally end?
Iolcus
2412
Name the members of the Cyclopes.
Arges, Brontes, Steropes
2413
Which character in the Trojan War comes from Salamis; loved Tecmessa; loses to Odysseus in the contest for Achilles' armor?
Ajax the Greater (son of Telamon)
2414
Who did Aeneas go to the underwolrd to visit?
Anchises - his father
2415
What two giants tried to climb to Olympus
Otus and Ephialtes
2416
Who killed Laomedon
Heracles
2417
Off what cape did Nauplius draw shipwrecks with a false beacon
Cape Caphareus
2418
What centaur died when he accidentally dropped Heracles' poisoned arrow on his foot
Pholus
2419
Who was loses boxing match at Anchises' funeral games to Entellus?
Dares
2420
What was the relationship of Creon and Antigone
uncle/niece
2421
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the sister of Melanthius and mistress to a suitor; their father was Dolius?
Melantho
2422
What argonaut had x-ray vision?
Lynceus
2423
What god was called far-shooting
Apollo
2424
What pair fetched Philoctetes from Lemnos
Odysseus and Diomedes
2425
Who killed Polydorus, the son of Priam and Hecuba
Polymestor
2426
Who is turned into a(n) bear?
Callisto
2427
For whom was the burial cloak which Penelope wove
Laertes
2428
On what mountain did Pan challenge Apollo to a music contest
Tmolus
2429
After Adrastus, Polynices and Tydeus, name the rest of the Seven Against Thebes
Capaneus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Amphiaraus
2430
Which character in the Trojan War is the friend of Achilles who wears his armor and is killed by Hector?
Patroclus
2431
What winged horse was the child of Poseidon and Medusa
Pegasus
2432
How did Evadne die
threw herself onto funeral pyre of Capaneus
2433
Who saves Aeneas from being killed in combat with Achilles
Poseidon
2434
Where was the finish line of the chariot race with Oenomaus
Isthmus of Corinth
2435
What river god was horned like a bull and could change himself into different shapes
Achelous
2436
What companion of Orestes returns with him to Mycenae
Pylades
2437
Who were the two children of Zeus and Leda
Polydeuces and Helen
2438
What did Heracles have to fetch for his 12th labor
Cerberus
2439
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the spurs remaining suitors on after death of Antinous-most favored suitor by Penelope?
Eurymachus
2440
From what region did Ixion originate
Thessaly
2441
Who were the two sons of Libya
Belus and Agenor
2442
Who was the wife of Zethus
Thebe
2443
Whom did Jupiter and Juno consult to find out whether women or men had more fun
Tiresias
2444
What did Trophonius and Agamedes build for Hyrieus (or Augeas)
treasury
2445
Who seduced his brother's wife to steal his golden fleece
Thyestes
2446
Who made the Palladium
Athena
2447
What creatures name meant "he of the golden sword"
Chrysaor
2448
Who did Apollo fall in love with as she wrestled a lion
Cyrene
2449
Who is turned into a(n) white poplar?
Leuce
2450
How did Leander die
drowned
2451
What titaness ordered Deucalion and Pyrrah to toss the bones of their great mother behind their backs?
Themis
2452
Who ruled Thebes after the death of Labdacus
Lycus
2453
What kingdom was destroyed when Croesus attacked Persia
Lydia
2454
Who was the son of Zeus and Alcmena
Heracles
2455
What wife of Amphiaraus was killed by her son Alcmaeon
Eriphyle
2456
Who was the father of Periclymenus
Neleus
2457
What games were celebrated in honor of the death of Opheltes
Nemean games
2458
To where did the golden ram carry Phrixus
Colchis
2459
Who refused to accept leadership of the Argo, in favor of Jason
Heracles
2460
Who revealed to Demeter that Hades abducted Persephone
Helius
2461
Who were the parents of Admetus
Pheres and Clymene
2462
Who was the father of Europa
Agenor
2463
What was the name of the beautiful statue of a woman Pygmalion sculpted
Galatea
2464
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the faithful swineherd?
Eumaeus
2465
Who wrestles death himself to save the life of Alcestis
Heracles
2466
What was the island kingdom of Odysseus
Ithaca
2467
What daughter of Achelous became the bride of Alcmaeon
Callirhoe
2468
What was the shield of Athena called
aegis
2469
Who gave a series of impossible tasks to Psyche
Venus
2470
What mountain did Cyrene wrestle a lion on?
Mt. Pelion
2471
Who sent a sea monster to punish the boasts of Cassiopeia
Poseidon
2472
What led Achilles to take off his disguise as a girl and put on armor
trumpet blast
2473
What does the name "Harpies" mean
snatchers
2474
What robber forced strangers to work in his vineyard
Syleus
2475
Name the members of the Spartoi.
Echion, Udaeus, Chthonius, Hyperenor, Pelorus
2476
What son of Gordias came to live with Croesus, according to Herodotus
Adrastus (not 7 against Th.)
2477
Which character in the Trojan War led the Cretan forces to Troy; killed by Meda (his wife) and Leucus upon return?
Idomeneus
2478
Who settled the dispute of Aphrodite and Persephone over Adonis
Zeus
2479
Who was the sister of Cadmus
Europa
2480
How did Thisbe die
suicide
2481
Who was the son of Sisyphus
Glaucus
2482
What wife of Proetus fell in love with Bellerophon
Stheneboea
2483
What honor did Zeus grant on the death of his son Sarpedon
raindrops of blood
2484
What did Apollo do to the Greeks in answer to the prayer of Chryses
sent plague
2485
Which character in the Trojan War is Priam's first wife; mother of Aesacus (prophet who predict's Paris' destruction)?
Arisbe
2486
Who shot Nessus for assaulting Deianira
Heracles
2487
Who cured the madness of the daughters of Proetus
Melampus
2488
To what deity did Thoas become a priest in the land of the Tauri, just as Iphigenia
Artemis
2489
Who were the parents of Charybdis
Pontus and Ge
2490
What Oceanid who married Tmolus, was the mother of Tantalus?
Plouto
2491
Who tried to get Anius' daughters to join the Trojan expedition
Agamemnon
2492
How did Tiresias say that the city could be saved from the Seven Against Thebes
if one of the Spartoi sacrificed himself
2493
What was the kingdom of Odysseus
Ithaca
2494
What pair healed Philoctetes
Podalirius and Machaon
2495
Who wrote Works and Days
Hesiod
2496
What Athenian leader supposedly desecrated the Herms
Alcibiades
2497
On what island was the city of Paphos
Cyprus
2498
What was the kingdom of the Daunus who gave Diomedes land
Apulia
2499
Who burned the temple of Apollo after the god had an affair with his daughter
Phlegyas
2500
What was the kingdom of Agamemnon
Mycenae
2501
What two deities helped Perseus overcome Medusa
Hermes and Athena
2502
Who is turned into a(n) horse?
Ocyrrhoe (or Hippo), daughter of Chiron & Chariclo, because she revealed too much about future
2503
Who were the Dioscuri
Castor and Polydeuces
2504
Who was the father of Eurystheus
Sthenelus
2505
Who were the sisters of Aeetes
Circe and Pasiphae
2506
From what island did the musician Arion originate
Lesbos
2507
Whom did Agamemnon take from Achilles to compensate for losing Chryseis
Briseis
2508
What name was given to the Clashing Rocks encountered by the Argonauts?
Symplegades
2509
Which of Anius' daughters had a name meaning "Wine Girl"
Oeno
2510
What couple murdered Agamemnon
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
2511
Who was the mother of Telemachus
Penelope
2512
What son of Neleus could transform into any bird, beast or insect
Periclymenus
2513
What wife of Aeneas was lost as he fled the city
Creusa
2514
What does Nostoi mean
Returns
2515
Whom did Zethus and Amphion tie to the horns of a bull that dragged her to death
Dirce
2516
Who in the Underworld is forced to plait a rope which a donkey keeps eating; had a spending wife in life?
Ocnus
2517
To what land did Artemis take the rescued Iphigenia
land of the Tauri
2518
Who are the parents of Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus)?
Achilles and Deidamia
2519
Which Argonaut runs so fast across waves that his feet don't get wet?
Euphemus
2520
Who first guided the Greek fleet to the island of Chryse
Philoctetes
2521
To what land did Diomedes go after abandoning Argos
Italy
2522
Who was the father of Andromeda
Cepheus
2523
Who were the parents of Hermione
Menelaus and Helen
2524
What goddess was spurned by Hippolytus
Aphrodite
2525
Who was the father of the intended brides of Idas and Lynceus
Leucippus
2526
Who was the father of Tiresias
Eueres
2527
After rejecting Polyphemus, whom did Galatea love instead
Acis
2528
Who was the mother of the Pleiades
Pleione
2529
What two brothers and later enemies of the Dioscuri (Castor & Polydeuces) joined them on the Argo
Idas and Lynceus
2530
What god did Melicertes, the son of Ino, become
Palaemon
2531
Who was the father of Coronis
Phlegyas
2532
What mythological girl gave her name to the Dardanelles
Helle
2533
What group was also known as the Moirae
Fates
2534
From which underworld river was Psyche assigned to get water to fill a jar
Cocytus
2535
What river led from the Euxine Sea to Colchis?
Phasis
2536
Who was the son of Hypermnestra and Lynceus
Abas
2537
Who had the deciding vote in the trial of Orestes on Areopagus?
Athena
2538
Who is turned into a(n) lynx?
Lyncus, for trying to kill Triptolemus (a follower of Demeter, who transformed Lyncus)
2539
Who were the parents of Narcissus?
Cephissus & Leiriope
2540
Who was the mother of Asclepius
Coronis
2541
Whom did Zeus send to ask Hades to return Persephone
Hermes
2542
What city, besides Eleusis, shared in some Eleusinian Mysteries
Athens
2543
What Libyan giant was wrestled by Heracles
Antaeus
2544
Who gave Periclymenus the power of transformation
Poseidon
2545
Who was the brother of Athamas, Salmoneus and Cretheus
Sisyphus
2546
Who rescued Pysche from deathlike sleep
Cupid
2547
What happened to Philoctetes on the island of Chryse
bitten on foot by serpent
2548
Which Argonaut is a prophet; son of Apollo and Cyrene; knew he wouldn't survive; killed by boar?
Idmon
2549
Who was the wife of Admetus
Alcestis
2550
In what disguise did Zeus abduct Europa
Bull
2551
What was Poseidon's gift to Athens
salt spring (or horse)
2552
Whose gaze created the Atlas Mountains
Medusa
2553
Who was the second wife of Athamas
Ino
2554
What tribe did Bellerophon defeat after killing the Chimaera
Solymi
2555
Complete the analogy: Hell:Tartarus::Heaven: ________
Elysium (Elysian Fields)
2556
Who was the leader of the Greek forces at Troy
Agamemnon
2557
What daughter of Triton was a playmate of Athena's
Pallas
2558
Who were the sons of Atreus, called the Atredae
Agamemnon and Menelaus
2559
Who were collectively known as the Danaides?
50 daughters of Danaus (all of whom are punished except for Hypermnestra)
2560
What baby was killed by a serpent during the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes
Opheltes
2561
Who is turned into a(n) female dog?
Hecuba
2562
What did Heracles do with the immortal head of the Hydra
buried it under rock
2563
What god fell in love with Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon
Zeus
2564
What argonaut could shapeshift?
Periclymenus
2565
Who was the wife of the sculptor Pygmalion
Galatea
2566
Who was the best boxer among the Argonauts
Polydeuces
2567
What goddess is called Cytherea and Cypris
Aphrodite
2568
Who was the father of the Pleiades
Atlas
2569
Who kills Thersites
Achilles
2570
What god was called the cloud-gatherer
Zeus
2571
What was the citadel of Thebes called
Cadmeia
2572
In what form did Zeus seduce Alcmena while Amphitryon was attacking Pterelaus
form of Amphitryon
2573
Who was the first wife of Athamas
Nephele
2574
What was Medea's relationship to Circe?
niece
2575
How did Acrisius die
hit with discus
2576
With whom did Salmacis fall in love
Hermaphroditus
2577
Who was the ferryman of the underworld
Charon
2578
Which character in the Trojan War is the love of Achilles; he is forced to give her up to Agamemnon to replace Chryseis?
Briseis
2579
What does Spartoi mean
sown men
2580
Which character in the Trojan War is the herald of the Greeks at Troy?
Talthybius
2581
Who asked Medea to help Jason?
Chalciope (her sister)
2582
Where did the Pythia ritually cleanse herself
Castalian spring
2583
What childbirth deity was called by Zeus to bring a great descendant of Perseus
Eileithyia
2584
What priest of Apollo was spared in Odysseus' attack of Ismarus
Maron
2585
To what group did Maia belong
Pleiades
2586
Who was the first Greek to leap ashore at Troy
Protesilaus
2587
Which character in the Trojan War is the prophet son of Priam?
Helenus
2588
What wise king of Pylos participated in the Trojan War
Nestor
2589
Who was the brother of Lycus
Nycteus
2590
How did Mopsus win his contest with Calchas
guessed # of unripe figs on tree
2591
What foe also called Damastes or Polypemon, the stretcher, made people fit his bed?
also called Damastes or Polypemon, the stretcher, made people fit his bed
2592
Who founds Crotona?
Myscelos (forced by Heracles to found the city)
2593
What bard sings of Troy in the Odyssey
Demodocus
2594
Who wrote the Metamorphoses?
Ovid
2595
In what city did Creon purify Amphitryon for the murder of Electryon
Thebes
2596
What monster sucked in the water of a strait and spouted it out again three times a day
Charybdis
2597
Who was the son of Pelias
Acastus
2598
Who was the mother of Athena
Metis
2599
With wine from what priest did Odysseus get Polyphemus drunk
Maron
2600
What was the talent of Euphemus
fast running
2601
What son of Poeas inherited the bow and arrows of Heracles, using them at Troy
Philoctetes
2602
Who shot the arrow that killed Achilles
Paris
2603
Who invented the flute
Athena
2604
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Ithacan noble left in charge of Odysseus's household?
Mentor
2605
Who was the mother of Apollo
Leto
2606
What goddess most disliked Heracles
Hera
2607
What is the meaning of the name "Oedipus"
swellfoot
2608
What magic herb was given by Hermes to Odysseus
moly
2609
What was the special talent of Oenone
healing
2610
Who advised the citizens of Thebes to abandon their city before the Epigoni arrived
Tiresias
2611
What mortal married Thetis after Zeus rejected her
Peleus
2612
Where does the Sibyl live
Cumae
2613
What seer did Odysseus visit in the underworld
Tiresias
2614
Who brought orders from Zeus for Calypso to let Odysseus go
Hermes
2615
What was Hermes epithet as guide of souls
Psychopompos
2616
Name the members of the Graeae.
Deino, Enyo, Pemphredo
2617
What king of Eleusis was visited by the mourning Demeter
Celeus
