Mythology 2017 Flashcards

(35 cards)

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What springs forth from Adonis’ blood after he has been fatally wounded by a boar’s tusk?

A

An Anemone

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Who was the mother of Asclepius?

A

Coronis

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3
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Who are the Giants children of?

A

Gaia

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4
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On what part of his body did the Titan Atlas support the pillars that separate the Earth and the Heavens?

A

Head

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5
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What animal did the goddess Artemis turn Actaeon into after he saw her naked?

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Deer

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6
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Who was the mother of the Minotaur?

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Pasiphae

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What was the name of the goat who nursed Zeus in his infancy, whose horn became the first cornucopia?

A

Amalthea

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8
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Which of these was not one of the Hecatonchires?

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Typhoeus

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9
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Zeus appeared to __________ in his true form as fire and lightning, unintentionally killing her.

A

Semele

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10
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Who killed the Chimera?

A

Bellerophon

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11
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Who guides Aeneas into the Underworld?

A

The Sibyl

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In the Underworld, which Greek hero, having been killed by his wife, warns Odysseus against women?

A

Agamemnon

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13
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What is another name for Achilles’ son Neoptolemus?

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Pyrrhus

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14
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____________abandoned Ariadne on Naxos.

A

Theseus

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15
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Euryclea, the nurse of Odysseus, recognized him by what?

A

A Scar

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The Gorgons were the daughters of __________and Ceto.

17
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Who was the nephew and assistant of Daedalus who was turned into a partridge?

18
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Who killed Procrustes “the stretcher”?

19
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Who was the wife of Cupid?

20
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Who was the mother of the Pegasus?

21
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Oceanus and ___________ bore the Oceanids

22
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Agamemnon, before departing for Troy, sacrifices his daughter _________.

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Who turns into a dog following the events of the Trojan War?

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__________ is the name of the loyal servant whom Odysseus encounters on Ithaca.

25
This Titan was the brother of Prometheus.
Epimetheus
26
What is another name for Aeneas' son Ascanius?
Iulus
27
What does Sphinx mean?
Strangler
28
_____________was the leader of the Lapiths who defeated the Centaurs at his wedding to Deidamia.
Pirithous
29
What does the name Pentheus mean?
"Sorrow"
30
What is the name for the river of "Forgetfulness" in the underworld?
Lethe
31
Who is the cupbearer to the gods whose name means "youthful bloom"?
Hebe
32
Who was the Roman god of bridges, entrances, and archways?
Janus
33
_____________ was the Trojan spy killed by Odysseus.
Dolon
34
Hera turns Io into what animal?
A Cow
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Who was not a child of Helios? Phaethon, Pasiphae, Circe, Eurydice
Eurydice