Mythology Cards Part II Flashcards
1
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Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Antiope?
A
satyr
2
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Who was the son of Agave and Echion
A
Pentheus
3
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Who gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy
A
Apollo
4
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With what priestess of Athena did Heracles visit in Tegea
A
Auge
5
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What Thracian king was visited by Heracles for his 8th labor
A
Diomedes (not Trojan War guy)
6
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Who was changed into a white cow by jealous Hera
A
Io
7
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What moon-goddess was also a deity of crossroads
A
Hecate
8
Q
Where was Iobates king
A
Lycia
9
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What role did Tiphys play aboard the Argo
A
helmsman (he steered the ship)
10
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Who was the father of Argus, builder of the Argo
A
Arestor
11
Q
What god had the epithet Psychopompus
A
Hermes
12
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Who was the brother of Tithonus
A
Priam
13
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Who is turned into dolphins?
A
pirates who abducted Dionysus
14
Q
What titaness ordered Deucalion and Pyrrah to toss the bones of their great mother behind their backs?
A
Themis
15
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With whom did Salmacis fall in love
A
Hermaphroditus
16
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Which Argonauts are the winged sons of Boreas; save Phineus from Harpies?
A
Zetes & Calais
17
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What was the relationship of Asterie to Leto
A
sisters
18
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Who disguised Odysseus as a beggar
A
Athena
19
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What possession of Rhesus became a prize of Odysseus and Diomedes
A
white horses
20
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What blind prophet was encountered was tormented by the Harpies?
A
Phineus
21
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Who was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite
A
Hermaphroditus
22
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What river god was wrestled by Heracles to win the hand of Deianira
A
Achelous
23
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Where was Artemis bathing when Actaeon stumbled upon her
A
Gargaphie
24
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What is another name for Tartarus
A
Erebus
25
Who founds Mallus in Cilicia?
Mopsus and Amphilochus
26
What woman did Odysseus meet in the underworld
Anticlea (his mother)
27
Who was the son of Pelias
Acastus
28
Who settled the dispute of Aphrodite and Persephone over Adonis
Zeus
29
According to Apollonius of Rhodes, who purified Jason and Medea for murdering Apsyrtus?
Circe
30
How did Psyche get wool from dangerous sheep
caught on trees
31
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Nestor; reports to Achilles the death of Patroclus?
Antilochus
32
What daughter of Creon was a wife of Heracles
Megara
33
Who was the leader of the Greek forces at Troy
Agamemnon
34
Who was Fury who incites Amata and Turnus against Aeneas, causes Ascanius to kill royal stag?
Allecto
35
Where does the Sibyl live
Cumae
36
Whose gaze created the Atlas Mountains
Medusa
37
What Heraclid learned that the 'third fruit' meant the third generation
Temenus
38
Whom did Jupiter and Juno consult to find out whether women or men had more fun
Tiresias
39
Who were collectively known as the Dioscuri?
Castor and Pollux (sons of Zeus = deus)
40
Who was the wife of Admetus
Alcestis
41
What epithet of Apollo refers to his slaying a snake
Pythian
42
Who was the child of Cinyras and Myrrha
Adonis
43
What was the skill of Trophonius and Agamedes
building
44
What was the relationship of Geryon to the Chimaera
uncle
45
Of what was Eos the goddess
dawn
46
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Europa?
white bull
47
Which book of the Odyssey is sometimes called the Nekuia, or Book of the Dead
Book 11
48
Who struck down the seven sons of Niobe
Apollo
49
What bride of Pirithous did Centaurs try to abduct at her wedding
Hippodamia
50
What was a traveling hat called
petasus
51
Into what type of creatures were Cadmus and Harmonia transformed
serpents
52
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Odysseus' herald, whom he spares?
Medon
53
What one term describes the Muses, Nereids and Oceanids
nymphs
54
Who killed Neleus and all but one of his sons
Heracles
55
What Bithynian tribe compelled strangers, like the Argonauts, to box their king?
Bebryces
56
Who wrote the Oresteia
Aeschylus
57
Of what tribe was Pirithous the chieftain
Lapiths
58
Who served his son to the Gods for dinner
Tantalus
59
What son of Zeus is killed by Patroclus
Sarpedon
60
Who was the wife of Lycus
Dirce
61
Whom did Jason marry after divorcing Medea?
Glauce
62
Who is turned into snakes?
Cadmus and Harmonia
63
What island did Talus guard?
Crete
64
How many sons did Aegyptus have
fifty
65
Why did Zeus swallow Metis
2nd child would be king of gods
66
What stone was the legendary belly-button of the world
omphalos
67
What Thracian king seduced his wife's sister and was turned into a hoopoe?
Tereus
68
Who was the father of Acrisius and Proetus
Abas
69
Name the members of the Pleiades.
Alcyone, Celaeno, Electra, Maia, Merope, Sterope, Taygete
70
What was the relationship of Eidothea to Nereus
daughter
71
Who was the mother of Andromeda
Cassiopeia
72
What brothers were associated with St. Elmo's fire
Dioscuri
73
Who was the father of Trophonius and Agamedes
Erginus
74
What Greek was left behind with the Trojan Horse to explain its purpose
Sinon
75
What two rivers did Heracles divert to clean the Augean stables
Alpheus and Peneus
76
Who was the mother of Asclepius
Coronis
77
What mortal king was called 'Lord of Men' at Troy
Agamemnon
78
Who does Pindar say were the parents of Centaurus
Cronus and Philyra
79
Who are the parents of Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus)?
Achilles and Deidamia
80
What sign, interpreted by Calachas meant that the Torjan war would last nine years?
a water snake devouring nine sparrows
81
On what mountain did the mares who mothered Centaurs roam
Mt. Pelion
82
Who was wife of Latinus, favors Turnus, commits suicide?
Amata
83
Which character in the Trojan War comes from Locris; attacked Cassandra during sack of Troy; killed at sea?
Ajax the Lesser (son of Oileus)
84
What body of water was called the Euxine, or Pontus Euxinus?
Black Sea
85
To where did Heracles journey for his 12th labor
underworld
86
Who resisted the advances of Zeus out of respect for Hera?
Medea
87
Who told Odysseus that he would find arrogant suitors in Ithaca and would kill them
Tiresias
88
Who was the son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
89
What did Meleager do to the uncles he offended by awarding Atalanta
killed them in quarrell
90
What was the island kingdom of Odysseus
Ithaca
91
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the father of Antinous, led Ithacans against Odysseus, killed by Laertes?
Eupeithes
92
Whose ghost appears to the Greeks after Troy's fall to demand sacrifice
Achilles
93
Who brought tears to the eyes of the Eumenides
Orpheus
94
Who was the father of Ganymede
Tros
95
Into what sea goddess was Ino, daughter of Cadmus, transformed
Leucothea
96
Why did Agamemnon want Anius' daughters for the Trojan War
supply the troops
97
What southern region of the Greek mainland was named after the son of Tantalus
Peloponnese
98
Which of the sons of Antiope and Zeus was a musician
Amphion
99
To whom did Priam send his son Polydorus for safe refuge during the war
Polymestor
100
In what area of the underworld did blessed souls dwell
Elysium (Elysian Fields)
101
What son of Ge and Poseidon was not able to be beaten so long as he kept contect with the earth?
Antaeus
102
With what river god does Achilles fight at Troy
Scamander
103
Who the best friend of Pylades
Orestes
104
Who was the only Greek king to travel safely by sea back to his kingdom
Nestor
105
What goddess appeared in a vision convincing Telethusa to keep Iphis
Isis
106
What Trojan woman was given to Neoptolemus as the spoils of war
Andromache
107
What does Eumenides mean
kindly ones
108
Who were the nymphs of ash trees
Meliae
109
What giant wooed the daughter of Oenopion
Orion
110
What happy beings lived perfect lives in the North
Hyperboreans
111
What avengers of murder were depicted carrying torches and scourges
Furies
112
What island's people threw a chariot in the sea every October
Rhodes
113
Who founds Patavium?
Antenor
114
How many gates did ancient Thebes have
seven
115
What unattractive figure was attacked by Odysseus during a council
Thersites
116
Who carried Psyche to the mountaintop
Zephyr(us)
117
Which of Oedipus' children refused to relinguish their rule of the kingdom, causing a war?
Eteocles
118
What winged horse was the child of Poseidon and Medusa
Pegasus
119
What father of Achilles was among the Argonauts
Peleus
120
Who alone had the right to light the pyre of Heracles
Poeas
121
How many Spartoi were there
five
122
Who fell in love with Attis after he had grown up
Cybele
123
Who are the parents of Odysseus?
Laertes and Anticleia
124
Who was the "blind bard of Chios"
Homer
125
Who was the father of Harmonia
Ares
126
To what island did Danae and Perseus float in a chest
Seriphos
127
What giant and brigand did Heracles kill at the Isthmus of Corinth
Alcyoneus
128
Who was pursuing Daphne when she became a laurel
Apollo
129
What goddess is assaulted by Orion
Artemis
130
Who concludes his dialogue, The Republic, with the myth of Er
Plato
131
Who is turned into a(n) swan?
Cycnus, mourning for Phaethon
132
What king of Pylos refused to purify Heracles after the murder of Iphitus
Neleus
133
Who auctioned Heracles as a slave to a queen of the Lydians
Hermes
134
Who was the treacherous charioteer of Oenomaus
Myrtilus
135
Who got the better of Diomedes and Glaucus' exchange of armor
Diomedes
136
With wine from what priest did Odysseus get Polyphemus drunk
Maron
137
Who received Andromache as his share of the spoils
Neoptolemus
138
What type of trees supplied the laurels for Olympic victors
olive
139
Who was the father of Persephone
Zeus
140
Which of Proetus daughters died during Melampus' healing
Iphinoe
141
Who used the bow and arrows of Heracles to kill Paris
Philoctetes
142
What was the condition for Admetus to live
one to die in his place
143
Who killed Priam at an altar
Neoptolemus
144
Who was turned into a female dog in the aftermath of the Trojan War
Hecuba
145
With which deity was Argos most closely associated
Hera
146
Of what tribe was Ixion king
Lapiths
147
Who was the first mortal to shed kindred blood
Ixion
148
Who yoked themselves to a chariot to carry their mother
Cleobis and Biton
149
Who is turned into a(n) weeping rock?
Niobe, who boasted that she was a greater mother than Leto
150
What does 'Prokrustes' mean?
the stretcher
151
Sent by his father Nestor, what prince of Pylos went with Telemachus to Sparta?
Pisistraus
152
Who was the father of Aeneas
Anchises
153
What terms refers to the descendants of Heracles
Heraclidae/Heraclids
154
Into what type of creature was Arachne transformed
spider
155
Who founds Pallantium?
Evander
156
Who wrote Odes to glorious athletic victors
Pindar
157
Where did the expedition of the Argonauts finally end?
Iolcus
158
What did Odysseus' men believe was in the bag of Aeolus
gold/treasure
159
Who wrote the trilogy called the Oresteia
Aeschylus
160
Which of Anius' daughters had a name meaning "Seed Girl"
Spermo
161
Which character in the Trojan War is the prince who abducted Helen; son of Priam and Hecuba?
Paris
162
What daughter of Aeolus married Ceyx, with whom she was later transformed into a kingfisher
Alcyone
163
Who led the Ethiopian contingent to Troy
Memnon
164
What argonaut could run so fast he could run on water?
Euphemus
165
What did Hermes accomplish the evening after his birth
stole Apollo's cattle
166
Who wrote the Theogony
Hesiod
167
Who was the father of Peleus
Aeacus
168
What kingdom was founded by Neleus
Pylos
169
How did Apollo punish Midas for challenging his victory
donkey ears
170
At what port was the Argo stopped when Hylas was lost
Cios
171
Who became the wife of Helenus
Andromache
172
What is the meaning of the name Pyrrhus
redhead
173
Who was king of Latium, abdicates during conflict with Trojans?
Latinus
174
What husband of Dirce was killed by Zethus and Amphion
Lycus
175
Whom does Homer describe as "periphron"
Penelope
176
Where did the Pythia ritually cleanse herself
Castalian spring
177
How did Talus repel strangers from Crete?
threw rocks at them
178
To which of Heracles' ancestors did the name Alcides connect him
Alcaeus
179
Who was rescued by Heracles in the underworld
Theseus
180
Who sculpted the statue of Zeus at Olympia
Pheidias
181
What daughter of Ares and Aphrodite became the wife of Cadmus
Harmonia
182
Who was the son of Strophius
Pylades
183
What led Achilles to take off his disguise as a girl and put on armor
trumpet blast
184
Who was the brother of Pelias
Neleus
185
What captive Trojan princess was Agamemnon's concubine
Cassandra
186
Who was the father of Aegialia
Adrastus (from 7 Against Thebes)
187
Who yoked an ox to an ass and sowed his fields with salt
Odysseus
188
What giant was spread over nine acres in the underworld
Tityus
189
What did Eurystheus do with the Cattle of Geryon
sacrificed to Hera
190
Which character in the Trojan War is the love of Achilles; he is forced to give her up to Agamemnon to replace Chryseis?
Briseis
191
Who was the son of Peleus and Thetis
Achilles
192
Who was the husband of Ino
Athamas
193
Name three goddesses of the moon
Artemis, Selene, Hecate
194
What tribe did Bellerophon defeat after killing the Chimaera
Solymi
195
Who was loyal friend and armor bearer of Aeneas?
Achates
196
What cousin of Orestes help him to murder Clytemnestra and Aegisthus?
Pylades
197
What king of Trachis was the son of Eosphoros
Ceyx
198
Who did Apollo fall in love with as she wrestled a lion
Cyrene
199
Who was the father of Otus and Ephialtes
Aloeus
200
Who picked up an apple that read "I swear to marry only Acontius"
Cydippe
201
Who founds Sinope?
Autolycus
202
What brothers weren't paid for building Apollo's temple at Delphi
Trophonius & Agamedes
203
Who was sent to guard Io
Argus
204
What creature was lion in front, goat in middle, and serpent in back
Chimaera
205
To where did Acrisius flee upon Perseus' return
Larissa
206
Who founds Ancyra?
Midas
207
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Hera?
cuckoo
208
What daughter of Clytemnestra, according to Sophocles, obeys her mother despite Agamemnon's murder
Chrysothemis
209
What son of Priam foretells Aeneas' journeys in the Aeneid
Helenus
210
Into what was Byblis transformed after the shame of loving her brother
fountain
211
Who was the wife of Meleager
Cleopatra
212
Who was charioteer of Turnus (Juturna takes his form to try to protect Turnus)?
Metiscus
213
Who calls Telamonian Ajax the 'bulwark of the Achaeans'
Helen
214
Who was ally of Turnus, warrior devotee of Diana, led Volsci, killed by Arruns?
Camilla
215
What was the blood of the Gods called?
ichor
216
What did Odysseus' men do on Thrinacia
killed some of Cattle of Sun
217
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Portheus, leaped from Trojan Horse and was killed?
Echion
218
To what shepherd did Heracles give his bow and arrow before dying
Poeas
219
How many times does Achilles chase Hector around the walls of Troy
three
220
Who was the father of Augeas
Helius
221
What river led from the Euxine Sea to Colchis?
Phasis
222
Who were the two sons of Oedipus and Jocasta
Polynices and Eteocles
223
Who were the parents of Telegonus
Odysseus and Circe
224
What was the kingdom of Agamemnon
Mycenae
225
Who was the father of Achilles
Peleus
226
Name the members of the Graeae.
Deino, Enyo, Pemphredo
227
Who tore Orpheus apart
Maenads
228
Who eventually shared immortality with his mortal brother
Polydeuces
229
Who was the father of Athenian king Demophon
Theseus
230
What son of Creon killed himself when he found that Antigone had hanged herself
Haemon
231
Who was the brother of Deianira
Meleager
232
What does the term 'theomachy' refer to
battle between gods
233
Who was the father of Anticleia
Autolycus
234
What goddess rewards Hippolytus for his chastity
Artemis
235
With what monster did Echidna mate
Typhon
236
What was the kingdom of Odysseus
Ithaca
237
Who was the father of Protesilaus and Podarces
Iphiclus
238
Who vied with Apollo for Daphne
Leucippus
239
Whose child's birth was hastened by Hera to trick Zeus
Sthenelus
240
What centaur was drinking wine with Heracles, and died when he dropped a poisoned arrow on his hoof?
Pholus
241
What giant herdsman assisted Geryon
Eurytion
242
Who was the second wife of Athamas
Ino
243
Who was the builder of the Argo
Argus
244
What food did Demeter feed to Demophoon
ambrosia
245
Who was the wife of Creon
Eurydice (different from Oprheus')
246
What Greek hero was said to have instituted the Olympic Games
Heracles
247
Into what was Io changed by a jealous Hera
white cow (heifer)
248
Who resided on Aeaea
Circe
249
Who was the best boxer among the Argonauts
Polydeuces
250
Who was the daughter of Thoas
Hypsipyle
251
Who founds Buthrotum?
Helenus
252
What argonaut could shapeshift?
Periclymenus
253
Who continued to have his power of prophecy even in the underworld
Tiresias
254
What god was called Psychopompus
Hermes
255
Whose mother is variously named as Polymede, Alcimede or Amphinome
Jason
256
What prisoner, chained to a mountain, was released by Heracles
Prometheus
257
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Persephone (orphic birth of Dionysus)?
snake
258
Who was the father of Niobe
Tantalus
259
What three envoys come to Achilles in Iliad book 9 to ask for his return
Odysseus, Phoenix, Ajax (Gr.)
260
Which of the Heraclids took over Messene
Cresphontes
261
Name the members of the Winds.
Boreas (North), Zephyrus (West), Notus (South), Eurus (East)
262
Who has a dream in which an eagle kills a flock of twenty geese
Penelope
263
Whose body does Achilles drag behind his chariot
Hector
264
Name the members of the Dactyls.
Heracles, Paeonius, Epimedes, Iasius, Idas, Titias, Cyllenus
265
Who was killed by a snake as the Argonauts carried their ship to Lake Tritonis?
Mopsus
266
Who adopted Oedipus
Polybus and Merope
267
Who sent a sea monster to punish the boasts of Cassiopeia
Poseidon
268
What island was Alcibiades about to invade when charged
Sicily
269
Who condemned Tiresias to blindness, according to the myth that he settled a dispute,
Hera
270
Where did Jason and Medea marry?
Phaeacia
271
Who was the maternal grandfather of Actaeon
Cadmus
272
Who was the son of Paphos
Cinyras
273
What deity helped Argus build the Argo
Athena
274
Who is Heracles' wife on Olympus
Hebe
275
What historian tells us the most about Croesus, Solon and Cyrus
Herodotus
276
What flower sprang from the blood of Adonis
anemone
277
What son of Poeas inherited the bow and arrows of Heracles, using them at Troy
Philoctetes
278
Name three of the seven against thebes
Adastrus/Polynices/Tydeus/Amphiarius/Capaneus/Hippomedon/Parthenopaeus
279
Who turned Anius' daughters into white doves
Dionysus
280
To whom did Pygmalion pray to make Galatea come to life
Venus
281
Where was Apollo born
Delos
282
What brothers of Althaea did Meleager kill
Iphiclus & Aphares
283
Who are the parents of Amphion and Zethus?
Zeus and Antiope
284
Who were the parents of Amphitrite
Nereus and Doris
285
What did Aphrodite offer Paris as a bribe
Helen as his wife
286
With how many ships did Odysseus leave the land of the Laestrygonians
one
287
Who was the father of Circe
Helius
288
Who is turned into a(n) lynx?
Lyncus, for trying to kill Triptolemus (a follower of Demeter, who transformed Lyncus)
289
Who founds Carthage?
Dido
290
Who was Erysichthon's daughter who he sold to purchase more food?
Mestra
291
What is the modern name for the area occupied by the Tauri
Crimea (on the Black Sea)
292
Into what were Anius' daughters transformed
white doves
293
Who were the parents of Euneus and Nebrophonus
Jason and Hypsipyle
294
What king of Athens left a sword and a pair of sandals under a rock for his son Theseus to collect?
Aegeus
295
What island was the first stop of the Argonauts
Lemnos
296
Which of the Greeks at Troy was second only to Achilles as a warrior
Ajax the Greater
297
What Egyptian rescues Lucius in the Golden Ass
Isis
298
Who is turned into poplars?
Heliades, daughters of Helius mourning for Phaethon (tears became amber)
299
Who was the father of Nestor
Neleus
300
Who sent wedding gifts to Glauce which burned her and her father Creon to death?
Medea
301
Which suitor's ghost tells Agamemnon of Odysseus return to Ithaca
Amphimedon
302
What group was also known as the Moirae
Fates
303
Who was the sister of Macareus, with whom he fell in love
Canace
304
In what region was Ismarus located
Thrace
305
How did Actaeon die
his dogs tore him apart
306
Who was the mother of Orpheus
Calliope
307
Who was the child of Ixion and Nephele
Centaurus
308
What was the name of Odysseus' dog, who died upon seeing his master return
Argus
309
What faithful swineherd of Odysseus first recognized him
Eumaeus
310
Who was the wife of Atreus
Aerope
311
What group consisted of Thalia, Aglaea and Euphrosyne*
Graces
312
Who was the mother of Telemachus
Penelope
313
What three-bodied monster had his cattle stolen by Heracles
Geryon
314
How did Heracles beat Antaeus?
He held him off the ground and crushed him
315
What was special about the blood of the Hydra
poisonous
316
Who gave Perseus a scimitar
Hermes
317
What did Trophonius and Agamedes build for Hyrieus (or Augeas)
treasury
318
Who was the king of the Phaeacians
Alcinous
319
Who wrote the Symposium
Plato
320
In what expedition did Idas participate with his brother Lynceus
expedition of Argonauts
321
From whose severed organ had the almond tree grown
Cybele
322
Where was Thespius king
Thespiae (in Boeotia)
323
Who was the wife of Zethus
Thebe
324
In what form did Zeus enter the chamber of Danae
golden shower
325
Who was the bride of Ixion
Dia
326
What Roman author wrote the Golden Ass
Apuleius
327
With what island was Orion associated
Chios
328
What important city did Perseus found as he ruled Tiryns
Mycenae
329
Against what group did Tisamenus die in battle
Heraclidae (descendants of Heracles)
330
Who was the mother of Actaeon
Autonoe
331
Who was condemned to suffer everlasting hunger and thirst in the underworld
Tantalus
332
What group is composed of Allecto, Megara and Tisiphone
Furies
333
Who established the kingdom of Argos
Phoroneus
334
What son of Cretheus and Tyro was the rightful heir to the throne of Iolcus
Aeson
335
What was the island of Circe
Aeaea
336
Who was the father of Acastus
Pelias
337
Who was the son of Achilles and Deidamia
Neoptolemus
338
Who was the father of Taygete
Atlas (she was a pleiad)
339
What tragedian wrote Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus
340
What did the Sphinx do to those who couldn't answer its riddle
ate them
341
Who drove Jason and Medea out of Iolcus after the death of Pelias?
Acastus
342
What was the relationship of Jason and Admetus
cousins
343
What does Opheltes mean
snake child
344
Who provided cover while Menelaus and Meriones recovered Patroclus
Ajax the Greater
345
On what pretext was Iphigenia brought to Aulis
marriage to Achilles
346
What wife of Creon killed herself when she learned of the death of Haemon
Eurydice (different from Orpheus' wife)
347
Who was the two-headed hound of Geryon
Orthus
348
Name the members of the Harpies.
Aello and Ocypetes; or Podarge; or Celaeno
349
What was the special property of the horn of Amalthea
endless food and drink
350
Who is turned into a(n) ciris?
Scylla after cutting off Nisus' hair
351
Who warned Odysseus not to touch any of the Cattle of the Sun
Circe
352
On whose tomb was Polyxena sacrificed
Achilles
353
What Theban prophet foretold the failure of the Seven Against Thebes
Tiresias
354
How was Midas' secret made public
reeds repeated whisper
355
Who was the father of Andromache
Eetion
356
Who was the eldest daughter of Aeetes
Chalciope
357
What daughter Perses heard the cries of Persephone
Hecate
358
What beggar was knocked out by Odysseus in a fight amid the suitors
Irus
359
Who was the wife of Orpheus
Eurydice
360
What greek man was the first to leap of the boat at Trouy and fulfill the prophecy of being the first to die?
Protesilaus
361
Who turned Arethusa into a spring
Artemis
362
What son of Scamander was a king of the Troad
Teucer
363
What daughter of Achelous became the bride of Alcmaeon
Callirhoe
364
What god created Pandora out of earth and water?
Hephaestus
365
Who harnessed a lion and boar to a chariot to marry Alcestis
Admetus
366
What was the original name of Thebes
Cadmeia
367
Who was the father of Linus
Apollo
368
What son of Glaucus and Eurynome was origionally named Hipponous?
Bellerophon
369
Who was the brother of Byblis
Caunus
370
Who helped Heracles against the Lernaean Hydra
Iolaus
371
What is the food of the gods
ambrosia
372
What was the talent of Zetes and Calais
flight
373
Who does Odysseus see driving beasts through the fields of Asphodel
Orion
374
What bird did the Argonauts use to test whether they could get through the Symplegades?
dove
375
What nephew of Heracles was rejuvenated by the long-dead Heracles in battle
Iolaus
376
Why did Apollo kill the Cyclopes when Asclepius died
they made Zeus' bolts
377
Who was punished in the underworld for pretending to be Zeus
Salmoneus
378
Who sent a pair of snakes to kill baby Heracles
Hera
379
What squire of Heracles was lost during the expedition of the Argo
Hylas
380
Which of Anius' daughters had a name meaning "Wine Girl"
Oeno
381
What spring of Argos was named for a maiden Poseidon saved
Amymone
382
What Roman author wrote a play called Thyestes
Seneca
383
Who is the daughter of Andromeda and Perseus?
Gorgophone
384
For whom was the burial cloak which Penelope wove
Laertes
385
Who were the two children of Zeus and Leda
Polydeuces and Helen
386
Who was the father of Sisyphus
Aeolus
387
Who were the parents of the wrestler Antaeus
Ge an Poseidon
388
Through what type of competition did the suitors of Hippodamia need to beat her father
chariot race
389
Who built the Trojan Horse
Epeus
390
Who destroyed Asclepius for bringing someone back to life
Zeus
391
Who picked up the flute after Athena threw it away
Marsyas
392
Who was destined to be the only survivor of the Seven Against Thebes
Adrastus
393
Who kept Delos covered with waves while Leto delivered
Poseidon
394
What poem features the earliest surviving account of the Greek underworld
Odyssey
395
Who was the father of Ancaeus, helmsman of the Argo?
Lycurgus
396
Who was Diomedes father
Tydeus
397
After whose wife did the city of Thebes receive its name
Zethus
398
Who recovered his neice Antiope from Sicyon
Lycus
399
Who was the king of Colchis
Aeetes
400
What did the Fates give to Althaea, to control Meleager's destiny
log
401
Name the members of the Hesperides.
Aegle, Erytheia, Hestia, Arethusa, Hespere, Hesperusa, Hesperia
402
Who does the ghost of Achilles demand be sacrificed at his tomb
Polyxena
403
Who were the sons of Ino and Athamas
Melicertes and Learchus
404
On whose cries did Athena model the sound of the flute
sisters of Medusa
405
Whose four shipwrecked sons were discovered by the Argonauts and helped them reach Colchis?
Phrixus
406
What was the relationship of Iolaus to Heracles
nephew
407
What group pursues Orestes after he kills Clytemnestra
Furies
408
What Athenian tragedian wrote the Bacchae
Euripides
409
What epic poem, now almost entirely lost, details the Greek returns from Troy
Nostoi
410
What was the citadel of Thebes called
Cadmeia
411
Who was the father of the intended brides of Idas and Lynceus
Leucippus
412
Who killed two serpents in his cradle
Heracles
413
What did Eurystheus do to the Mares of Diomedes when Heracles brought them
freed them
414
To what god was the island of Rhodes sacred
Helius
415
Who had originally given the golden apples of the Hesperides as a wedding gift
Gaea
416
What sister of Semele rescued Odyssues from drowning during Poseidon's storm by giving him a veil?
Ino
417
Who was the father of Salmoneus, Alcyone, Athamas, Sisyphus and Cretheus
Aeolus
418
Who wrote the Thebaid, which includes mention of Hypsipyle?
Statius
419
Who was the daughter of Demeter
Persephone
420
Into what constellation was Arcas transformed
Arctophylax; Arcturus; Bootes; or Ursa Minor
421
Who gave Melanion 3 golden apples for his race with Atalanta
Aphrodite
422
How many impossible tasks did Venus give Psyche
four
423
In which book of the Aeneid does Aeneas visit the underworld
sixth
424
What daughter of Heracles offered herself for sacrifice to assure Athenian victory
Macaria
425
Who in the Underworld is stretched over nine acres; vulture picks at his liver (tried to woo Leto)?
Tityus
426
Which character in the Trojan War is the Trojan princess sacrificed on Achilles' funeral pyre?
Polyxena
427
What did Cicero say was Athens greatest contribution to the world
Eleusinian Mysteries
428
What was the kingdom of Strophius
Phocis
429
Who was the son of Zeus and Danae
Perseus
430
Who was the son of Io and Zeus
Epaphus
431
Who was the beloved of Leander
Hero
432
What fountain was located on the slopes of Mt. Helicon
Hippocrene
433
What did Heracles have to fetch for his 12th labor
Cerberus
434
What member of the seven against thebes, owned Arion, a horse whose swiftness caused him to be the sole survivor?
Adastrus
435
Who married Rhadamanthys after the death of Amphitryon
Alcmena
436
Who is turned into a(n) mint?
Mintha (or Menthe) (changed by Persephone)
437
What reward did Hera give Medea for resisting the advances of Zeus?
offer to make her children immortal
438
What son of Priam married Helen after the death of Paris
Deiphobus
439
Who turned herself into many shapes to evade her suitor Peleus
Thetis
440
What son of Adastrus, a member of the epigoni, was the only of the group to die?
Aegialeus
441
What epithet was applied to Zeus as the god of escape
Phyxius
442
What 49 sisters carry water in leaky jars (killed their husbands/cousins on wedding night) in the Underworld?
Danaides
443
Who was the son of Pentheus
Menoeceus I
444
Who succeeded in stringing a great bow and shooting an arrow through 12 axe heads
Odysseus
445
With what city was the tyrant Periander associated
Corinth
446
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the faithful swineherd?
Eumaeus
447
What was the final drama of Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus
448
Where was Orestes buried
Tegea
449
From what animal did Hermes construct the lyre
tortoise
450
Who was the father of the Ajax the Greater
Telamon
451
What power did Thetis possess
she could change shape at will
452
Who was the father of Nestor
Neleus
453
Who was the father of Palamedes
Nauplius
454
What sea goddess, along with Athena, helped Odysseus reach the shore of Scheria
Leucothea
455
To what island did the head of Orpheus wash up
Lesbos
456
Who was the son of Anchises and Aphrodite
Aeneas
457
To what goddess was the head of Eurystheus brought after his fight with Athens
Athena
458
What hero is the last to see Oedipus at the time of his death
Theseus
459
Who boasted she was more beautiful than the Nereids
Cassiopeia
460
Which character in the Trojan War is the Greek in Trojan horse, almost tricked by Helen's cat calling?
Anticlus
461
Who was loses boxing match at Anchises' funeral games to Entellus?
Dares
462
What was special about the Mares of Diomedes
they ate flesh
463
How did Thisbe die
suicide
464
Who were the children of Zeus and Leto
Apollo and Artemis
465
What king of Pandion was rewarded for his hospitality to Dionysus with wine?
Icarius
466
Where was Admetus king
Pherae in Thessaly
467
Who was the sister of Phoroneus
Io
468
Who was the sister of the Harpies
Iris
469
Who was the most excellent horsemen among the Argonauts
Castor
470
How did Antaeus recover his strength
contact with Mother Earth (Ge)
471
What god was born at dawn and played the lyre by noon
Hermes
472
What possession of Electryon was taken by the Teleboans
cattle
473
Who caught and sacrificed the bull of Marathon, once captured by Heracles
Theseus
474
According to Pindar, who stamped the Cerynean Hind's horns with Artemis' name
Taygete
475
Who led the Cretan forces at the Trojan War
Idomeneus
476
Who restores Orion's sight
Helius
477
Through what pretext had Agamemnon gotten Iphigenia to come to Aulis
marriage to Achilles
478
Who fetched Eileithyia to help Leto deliver Apollo
Iris
479
Who rescued Pysche from deathlike sleep
Cupid
480
Who is turned into a(n) myrrh tree?
Myrrha, the mother of Adonis
481
To what island did Zeus take Europa
Crete
482
Where was the finish line of the chariot race with Oenomaus
Isthmus of Corinth
483
Which character in the Trojan War is the wounded Patroclus (Iliad - Book 16)?
Euphorbus
484
What was the relationship of Nestor to Poseidon
grandson
485
Who were the parents of the Oceanids
Oceanus and Tethys
486
Name the members of the Seasons (Horae).
Thallo, Auxo, Carpo; Dike, Eirene, Eunomia
487
Complete the analogy: Odysseus:Elpenor::Aeneas: _________
Palinurus
488
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Heracles & Astydameia; leads 9 ships to Troy; killed by Sarpedon?
Tlepolemus
489
What was the special skill of Polydeuces
boxing
490
Who was the consort of Thaumus
Electra
491
Why did Hera not like Pelias
he refused to sacrifice to her
492
Who was ambushed and killed Camilla?
Arruns
493
What creature did Heracles capture for his 4th labor
Erymanthian Boar
494
Who was the wife of Protesilaus
Laodamia
495
What sculptor and architect designed the Parthenon
Pheidias
496
Who was the king of Persia when Croesus attacked
Cyrus the Great
497
Who was the Greek deity of the morning star
Eosphoros
498
What were the plentiful pillar-like statues of Hermes called
Herms
499
Who travelled with Diomedes to fetch Achilles from Scyros
Odysseus
500
What giant pursued the Pleiades in life and afterwards as a constellation
Orion
501
How many men went ahead of Odysseus to meet Circe
twenty-three
502
Who warned Pelias to beware of the man with one sandal
Delphic oracle
503
For how many generations did Tiresias live
seven
504
Who is turned into a(n) lump of diamond?
Celmis
505
What murderous king of egypt was killed by Heracles?
Busiris
506
What mountain did Cyrene wrestle a lion on?
Mt. Pelion
507
What Greek tragedian wrote Antigone
Sophocles
508
What boastful queen was punished by Apollo and Artemis
Niobe
509
What son of Venus fell in love with Psyche
Cupid
510
Which character in the Trojan War is Priam's first wife; mother of Aesacus (prophet who predict's Paris' destruction)?
Arisbe
511
What is the Euxine Sea now called
Black Sea
512
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
513
How is Elpenor able to address Odysseus without first drinking blood
corpse is unburied
514
Who told Psyche how to get a fragment of Persephone's beauty
a tower
515
What boy was killed by a discuss thrown by Apollo
Hyacinthus
516
Which character in the Trojan War is the Ethiopian king, son of Eos and Tithonus; kills Sarpedon; killed by Achilles?
Memnon
517
Who was the wife of Nereus
Doris
518
Into what river did Thetis dip Achilles to make him immortal
Styx
519
Who refuses to answer Aeneas in the underworld
Dido
520
Who is turned into a(n) rooster?
Alectryon, by Ares, for not alerting him of rising sun while he was with Aphrodite
521
Why did Sisyphus get to return from underworld once
to order sacrifices
522
What did Hera offer Paris as a bribe
royal power
523
How many of Priam's sons were by his first wife
thirty-one
524
Who was the second wife of Athamas
Ino
525
What god fell in love with Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon
Zeus
526
What son of Electryon and Anaxo was the brother of Alcmena
Licymnius
527
Who were the parents of Admetus
Pheres and Clymene
528
What monster from mythology was half-woman, half-snake
Echidna
529
What two figures first knew that Thetis' son would excede his father
Prometheus and Themis
530
How did Evadne die
threw herself onto funeral pyre of Capaneus
531
Who was the greatest seer of Argos
Melampus
532
What creatures lived on the Island of Ares after being frightened away from Greece?
Stymphalian Birds
533
What was the ancient court of Athens called
Areopagus
534
Who was the son of Achilles
Neoptolemus
535
What Greek tragedian wrote Alcestis
Euripides
536
From what region did Arachne come
Lydia
537
What was the talent of Polydeuces
boxing
538
On what mountain did Pan challenge Apollo to a music contest
Tmolus
539
Who wrote the Nemean Odes
Pindar
540
How did the anemone flower get its name
anemos=wind (Greek)
541
What was the name of the wandering rocks encountered by Odysseus and the Argo
Planctae
542
Name the tasks assigned to Psyche by Venus in order
sort grains, obtain the wool, collect water from cocytus, obtain Persephone's beauty
543
What group was composed of Clotho, Atropos and Lachesis
Fates
544
Who shot the arrow that killed Achilles
Paris
545
Who was the father of Jason's wife Glauce?
Creon (of Corinth, not Thebes)
546
Who revealed the truth of Zeus' visit after the real Amphitryon returned to Alcmena
Tiresias
547
What son of Heracles married Iole
Hyllus
548
What was on the shield of Parthenopaeus
Sphinx
549
Who were the parents of the Graeae and Gorgons
Phorcys and Ceto
550
Who did Electryon make king of Mycenae, betrothing him to his daughter
Amphitryon
551
Who split open the head of Zeus to facilitate Athena's birth
Hephaestus
552
How did Helenus gain the gift of prophecy
snakes licked ears as baby
553
Who was the father of Europa
Agenor
554
What brothers were rewarded for their good works with eternal sleep in a temple
Cleobis and Biton
555
What Greek playwright wrote "The Phoenician Women" (Phoenissae)
Euripides
556
With what goddess did Callisto travel
Artemis
557
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Penelope's handmaiden; only other person who knew the secret of their wedding bed?
Actoris
558
Who is the mother of Hermione
Helen
559
Who were the sisters of Aeetes
Circe and Pasiphae
560
By what collective name were the sons of the Seven Against Thebes known
Epigoni
561
Who buried Caeneus under a pile of trees
Centaurs
562
With whom did Meda commit adultery while her husband Idomeneus was away
Leucus
563
What goddess gave Bellerophon the golden bridle to tame Pegasus
Athena
564
Who founds Cyrene?
Battus
565
Who raised Athena shortly after her birth, according to some accounts
Triton (different from conch man)
566
Who was represented by a serpent near the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Erechtheus
567
Who killed Eriphyle
Alcmaeon
568
Who warned Neoptolemus not to return from Troy by sea
Thetis
569
Who was the father of Phaethon
Helius
570
With whom did the Dioscuri quarrel over some stolen cattle
Idas and Lynceus
571
What creature did Heracles overcome in his second labor
Lernaean Hydra
572
What great demi-god descended from Perseus
Heracles
573
What Roman tragedian wrote Thyestes
Seneca the Younger
574
How did the dryads get revenge on Aristaeus for Eurydice's death?
They killed his bees
575
Into what type of tree did Leucothoe's corpse grow
frankincense tree
576
Who was the father of Scylla
Phorcys
577
Across what river did Nessus carry Deianira
Evenus
578
What special possession of Pterelaus did Comaetho pluck, thus taking away his immortality and the invincibility of the city
golden hair
579
What is the underworld region where souls neither cursed nor blessed dwell
Fields of Asphodel*
580
What did Ajax the Greater do in his madness
slaughtered sheep
581
Who was the dog of Orion
Sirius
582
To what island nation does Odysseus narrate his journey to the underworld
Phaeacians
583
Where were Pelias and his son Acastus kings
Iolcus
584
What were the relationships of Echidna to the Nemean Lion
mother and grandmother
585
What did Apollo send to Troy to punish Laomedon
plague
586
What theban princess, a daughter of Cadmus, was tricked into seeing Zeus in his true form?
Semele
587
What half-brother did Peleus kill
Phocus
588
With what nymph did Paris fall in love while on Mt. Ida
Oenone
589
What city does Eumelos call Ephyra?
Corinth
590
What punishment did Erysichthon recieve for this heinous act?
insatiable hunger
591
Who foretold the end of Odysseus' wanderings and the manner of his death
Tiresias
592
What was the destiny of Danae's child
kill Acrisius
593
Which of the sons of Libya was a Phoenician king
Agenor
594
To what kingdom did Heracles journey for his 5th labor
Elis
595
What was another name for the Graces
Charites
596
How many years did it take Menelaus and Helen to return to Sparta
seven
597
What three-headed dog guarded Hades
Cerberus
598
What happened to Trophonius & Agamedes on payday from Apollo
fell asleep, never awoke
599
What was Hermes epithet as guide of souls
Psychopompos
600
What foe the pine-bender (Pityocamptes), tied to pine trees and let go?
the pine-bender (Pityocamptes), tied to pine trees and let go
601
Where was Niobe transported to in the form of a weeping stone
Phrygia
602
What was the Roman name of Artemis
Diana
603
What was Hermes' epithet as guide of souls to the underworld
Psychopompus
604
Who were the Dioscuri
Castor and Polydeuces
605
Of Pyramus and Thisbe, who died first
Pyramus
606
What Athenian leader supposedly desecrated the Herms
Alcibiades
607
To what city did Antiope flee
Sicyon
608
How long did it take Heracles to clean the Augean stables
one day
609
Who was the squire of Heracles who was lost during the expedition of the Argonauts
Hylas
610
What two brothers and later enemies of the Dioscuri (Castor & Polydeuces) joined them on the Argo
Idas and Lynceus
611
Who are the parents of Achilles?
Peleus and Thetis
612
What does Pluto mean
the wealthy one
613
What is the collective name for the daughters of Leucippus
Leucippides
614
Who are the Tyndaridae
Castor and Polydeuces
615
What type of creature helped Psyche get water from an underworld river
eagle
616
What does the name Metis mean
wisdom
617
To what lake in Arcadia did Heracles journey for his 6th labor
Lake Stymphalus
618
Who foretold Heracles' role in the Gigantomachy and eventual deification
Tiresias
619
What does glaukopis mean
bright-eyed
620
What god gave Anius' daughter the power to make oil, grain & wine
Dionysus
621
How did the Argonauts defeat Talus?
opened hole in ankle, ichor spilled out
622
Who first addresses Odysseus in the underworld before drinking the blood
Elpenor
623
Of what group was Hippolyta queen
Amazons
624
Who was the sister of Cadmus
Europa
625
Who was the father of Laomedon
Ilus
626
What father of Hesione cheated Heracles from his reward for saving her
Laomedon
627
What organ did the Greeks believe to be the seat of passions
liver (why Tityus has his eaten)
628
Who twin boys were born to Belus in Egypt
Danaus and Aegyptus
629
What was the principal city of Boeotia
Thebes
630
Which character in the Trojan War is the the best archer among the Greeks at Troy; brother of Ajax the Greater?
Teucer
631
Who was advised by Delphi to 'await the third fruit' before returning to the Peloponnese
Hyllus
632
Into what were the Minyads transformed
owls or bats
633
What sea deity first told Heracles of the location of the garden of the Hesperides
Nereus
634
Whom did Aphrodite give to Paris as guides to reach Helen
Himeros and Eros
635
What king of the Dorians was helped by Heracles against the Lapiths and Dryopes
Aegimius
636
Who told the Greeks that Heracles' bow and arrows were needed to take Troy
Helenus
637
Who cheated Apollo and Poseidon from payment for Troy's walls
Laomedon
638
Who was the father of Lynceus, husband of Hypermnestra
Aegyptus
639
Whose name was called out three times by Croesus as Cyrus began to burn him
Solon
640
Whom did Persephone transform intot the fragrant mint
Mentha
641
What god's staff, besides Hermes, had intertwining snakes
Asclepius
642
Who tells the myth of Er in Plato's Republic
Socrates
643
What objects did Heracles fetch for his 11th labor
Apples of the Hesperides
644
Who was the father of Tiresias
Eueres
645
What god put out the flames before Croesus was burned alive
Apollo
646
What happened to Astyanax when Troy was sacked
thrown from walls
647
How did Eurydice die
bitten by snake
648
What skilled shipwright was among the Argonauts
Argus
649
What foe of Heracles had a name which meant 'house of Osiris'
Busiris
650
Who killed Glaucus
Ajax the Greater (Telamonian)
651
What Roman playwright wrote a tragedy called Phaedra
Seneca the Younger
652
Who moved the stones of Thebes by the music of his lyre
Amphion
653
Which of the Heraclids took over Argos
Temenus
654
With what grandfather was Odysseus hunting when he received the scar on his leg
Autolycus
655
What had the face of a woman, body of a lion and wings of a bird
sphinx
656
Who was Tyro's mortal husband
Cretheus
657
Why did Trophonius cut off his brother's head
make him unrecognizable
658
Who were collectively known as the Pelopidae?
Atreus and Thyestes, sons of Pelops
659
Which of Hecuba's sons did she see wash up on the shore of Thrace
Polydorus
660
Who was the tutor of Asclepius
Chiron
661
Who was warned to beware of the man wearing one sandal
Pelias
662
What was special about the horns of the Cerynean Hind
golden
663
Who was the child of Pelopia and Thyestes
Aegisthus
664
Who purified Heracles for killing Megara
Thespius
665
What mortal pair called themselves Zeus and Hera
Alcyone and Ceyx
666
What tragic playwright wrote the Electra
Euripides
667
Who was Odysseus' sailor, found on island of Cyclopes, sailed with Aeneas?
Achaemenides
668
To whom was Onchestus sacred
Poseidon
669
What was the common gift of Idmon and Mopsus
they were seers (prophecy)
670
With what material was the shoulder of Pelops replaced
ivory
671
Who was the father of Electra, the Pleiad
Atlas
672
What was the kingdom of Tyndareus
Sparta
673
Who was son of Mezentius, killed by Aeneas?
Lausus
674
What mountain judged a music contest between Pan and Apollo
Tmolus
675
What was the blood relationship of Electryon to Amphitryon
uncle
676
Where did Helenus and Andromache rule after escaping Troy
Epirus
677
What two goddesses fought over Adonis
Aphrodite & Persephone
678
Which character in the Trojan War is Priam's most beautiful daughter, swallowed by a chasm when Troy fell?
Laodice
679
Who put an end to the chase of the Harpies by making them swear not to bother Phineus again?
Iris
680
Name the members of the Titans.
Oceanus, Tethys (sea), Hyperion (sun), Themis (earth), Rhea (earth), Mnemosyne (memory), Coeus, Crius, Theia, Phoebe, Cronus, Iapetus
681
Which Argonaut is the son of Hermes with perfect memory; serves as herald of Argonauts?
Aethalides
682
Who demanded that Canace kill herself upon learning she was pregnant
Aeolus
683
Who is turned into a(n) osprey?
Nisus after Scylla cuts off his purple hair
684
How did Bellerophon meet his tragic end
tried for Olympus, but fell
685
What type of creatures saved Arion after he was thrown overboard
dolphin
686
Because of what fear did Odysseus leave the house of Hades
feared the appearance of Gorgon's head
687
What was the relationship of Hecuba to Laocoon
aunt
688
Into what kind of creature was Callisto transformed
bear
689
Which three goddesses have hearts which Aphrodite is unable to sway
Athena, Artemis, Hestia
690
Who was the son of Telamon
Ajax the Greater
691
What son of Ares robbed men passing from Thessaly to Delphi
Cycnus
692
Who were the children of Chrysaor and Callirhoe
Geryon and Echidna
693
What Trojan hero's blood brought forth the hyacinth
Ajax the Greater
694
Whom did the Argonauts accidentally kill when they were mistaken as enemies by the Doliones at night
King Cyzicus
695
Who was the wife of Amphion
Niobe
696
What was Poseidon's gift to Athens
salt spring (or horse)
697
What object did Heracles fetch for his 9th labor
Girdle of Hippolyta
698
What substance, clearer than blood, runs through the veins of the gods
ichor
699
What centaur served Heracles wine
Pholus
700
What wife of Proetus is prominent in the myth of Bellerophon
Stheneboea
701
What was the kingdom of the Daunus who gave Diomedes land
Apulia
702
What son of Pelops was kidnapped by Laius
Chrysippus
703
What plant told Psyche how to bring back wool from dangerous sheep
reed
704
To what land did Diomedes go after abandoning Argos
Italy
705
To what land did Artemis take Iphigenia before she was sacrificed
Tauris
706
Who was the son of Achilles
Neoptolemus
707
What creature was captured by Heracles for his 7th labor
Cretan Bull
708
Who tells Aeneas to requirements of visiting the underworld
Sibyl
709
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Atreus & Aerope; leads Greeks; killed by Clytemnestra & Aegisthus?
Agamemnon
710
Who caused Aegialia to be unfaithful to her husband Diomedes
Aphrodite
711
What is different about how far into the underworld Odysseus and Aeneas travel
Odysseus stops at entrance
712
What child was nursed by the woman who led the Seven Against Thebes to a spring
Opheltes
713
What was the River of Forgetfulness in the underworld
Lethe
714
What spring was loved by the river-god Alpheus
Arethusa
715
What had happened to the suitors who failed to beat Oenomaus
heads decorated his palace
716
What hero's name meant literally 'glory of Hera'
Heracles
717
Into what did Eileithyia transform Galanthis for her trick
weasel
718
What was Diomedes armor made of
bronze
719
Who was the only daughter of Danaus to disobey her father
Hypermnestra
720
Who was the ferryman of the underworld
Charon
721
Whom did Calchas challenge to a seer contest after the Trojan War
Mopsus
722
What was the name of the beautiful statue of a woman Pygmalion sculpted
Galatea
723
Who led the forces of Argos at the Trojan War
Diomedes
724
What future brother-in-law did Heracles see in the Underworld
Meleager
725
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Callisto?
Artemis
726
To whom did Jason hand over the Argo at the conclusion of the expedition?
Pelias
727
What 'three-eyed' man, an Aetolian exile, was used as a guide by the Heraclids
Oxylus
728
Who was the father of Agamemnon
Atreus
729
Whose camp did Diomedes and Odysseus raid one night
Rhesus
730
Who is the father of Hermione
Menelaus
731
What Greek hero went mad after losing the contest for Achilles' armor
Ajax the Greater
732
Who had been turned from man into woman for 7 years after touching serpents with his staff
Tiresias
733
Who was both the mother and sister-in-law of Alcmena
Anaxo
734
Who recovered the corpse of Achilles
Ajax the Greater
735
Who defeated Atalanta in a foot race to win her hand in marriage
Melanion (or Milanion)
736
In what form did Poseidon mate with Demeter
stallion
737
Where was the most famous cult of Amphiaraus
Oropus
738
Who taunts Achilles while he mourns the death of Penthesilea
Thersites
739
What did Althaea upon learning Melaager killed her brothers
put log in fire
740
Who traveled in a dragon-led car to spread Demeter's teaching
Triptolemus
741
To what land did Heracles travel for his 10th labor
Erythia
742
Who was the father of Leto
Coeus
743
Who wrote the Pythian Odes
Pindar
744
Of what tribe did Scythes become king and ancestor
Scythians
745
What queen of Tiryns did Bellerophon return to kill
Stheneboea
746
How many strings did Hermes' lyre have
seven
747
How did Heracles defeat the Lernaean Hydra
Iolaus cauterized the neck when a head was cut
748
What daughter of Neleus and sister of Nestor married Bias
Pero
749
To whom did Helius pray to punish Odysseus
Zeus
750
What was the River of Woe in the underworld
Acheron
751
Who was the mother of Iphis and wife of Ligdus
Telethusa
752
Who lost his wife when he looked back for her
Orpheus
753
By what mythological name were Gibraltar and Ceuta known
Pillars of Heracles
754
How many years did it take for Odysseus to get from Troy to Ithaca
ten
755
What was the Roman name of Eos
Aurora
756
Who gave Tiresias the gift of prophecy, according to the myth that he settled a dispute
Zeus
757
What was the hound of Hades called
Cerberus
758
What wife of Tyndareus was seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan?
Leda
759
Who sent the eagle that filled Psyche's jar with water from an underworld river
Zeus
760
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
761
What king of the Teleboans fought Electryon of Mycenae
Pterelaus
762
Who boasted that he could get the head of Medusa
Perseus
763
What did Trophonius at Agamedes' suggestion when he was trapped
beheaded Agamedes
764
Who were the parents of Geryon
Chrysaor and Callirhoe
765
What term means "sons of Zeus"
Dioscuri
766
Who was the West Wind
Zephyr(us)
767
Into what kind of tree was Myrrha transformed to escape the wrath of her father Cinyras
Myrrh
768
What was the kingdom of Agenor
Tyre
769
With whom does Odysseus stay on Ogygia
Calypso
770
With which deity was Lemnos most closely associated
Hephaestus
771
What was unusual about the death of Menelaus
didn't go to Hades
772
What type of creature helped Psyche sort grain
ant
773
Where was Aeacus king
Aegina
774
Who was the father of Idas and Lynceus
Aphareus
775
Who was the father of Aeetes
Helius
776
What is another, more favorable, name for the Furies or Erinyes
Eumenides
777
Who was son of Aeneas?
Ascanius/Iulus
778
Who was cruel Etruscan tyrant, ally of Turnus, killed by Aeneas?
Mezentius
779
What king of Elis had accepted the exiled Laius
Pelops
780
What was another name for the Hours or Seasons of mythology
Horae
781
How did Amphiaraus die
swallowed by the earth
782
Who was the mother of Apollo
Leto
783
Where does Neoptolemus die
Delphi
784
What was the relationship of Sisyphus to Aeson
uncle
785
Name a son of Asclepius other than Machaon*
Podalirius
786
Who was the sister of Nycteis
Antiope
787
Who in the Underworld rolls a stone up hill (told on Zeus to father of one of his seductions)?
Sisyphus
788
Who was the youngest daughter of Aeetes?
Medea
789
What monster sucked in the water of a strait and spouted it out again three times a day
Charybdis
790
Who married Pylades
Electra
791
Who was the mother of Athena
Metis
792
What city was ruled by Proetus
Tiryns
793
Who was sister of Dido, urges her to pursue Aeneas?
Anna
794
Who guides Aeneas to the Underworld
Cumaean Sibyl
795
What two deities helped Perseus overcome Medusa
Hermes and Athena
796
Who was the daughter of Acrisius
Danae
797
Who had arranged for a trumpet to sound at the court of Lycomedes
Odysseus
798
Who was the only mortal gorgon
Medusa
799
Where was Cepheus king
Ethiopia
800
What river did Jason help Hera in disguise cross
Anaurus
801
Whose head was on the shield of Athena
Medusa
802
Who was the greatest of the Greek warriors at Troy
Achilles
803
Who wrote "The Suppliant Women", about the results of the Seven Against Thebes
Euripides
804
Who buried Leucothoe after learning of her affair with Helius
Orchamus (her father)
805
Who were the sons of Pelops, called the Pelopidae
Atreus and Thyestes
806
Who rescued Amymone from a satyr
Poseidon
807
From whose blood does a fountain in Thebes spring, which bears her name
Dirce
808
What goddess appears to help expedite Orestes and Iphigenia's escape from Tauris
Athena
809
Which of the sons of Antiope and Zeus was a skilled herdsman
Zethus
810
Who were the two sons of Libya
Belus and Agenor
811
What king's name means "Man of the Land"
Aeetes
812
Who were the birdlike creatures with faces of women in mythology
Harpies
813
What is the modern name for the passage where the Pillars of Heracles were posted
Straits of Gibraltar
814
Who was the father of Iolaus
Iphicles
815
Who ate the shoulder of Pelops
Demeter
816
Which character in the Trojan War is the lame, ugly warrior who mocks Achilles when he weeps for Penthesileia?
Thersites
817
Name the members of the Fates (Moerae, Parcae).
Clotho(spinner), Atropos (cutter), Lachesis(measurer)
818
On the slopes of what mountain was the Delphic sanctuary
Mt. Parnassus
819
Who exchanged kingdoms with Perseus
Megapenthes
820
Which of Laomedon's sons did Heracles spare
Podarces
821
Who was told to follow a cow until she lay down, and there found a city
Cadmus
822
By what mythological name were Calpe and Abyla known
Pillars of Heracles
823
Whose staff has two entwined snakes as a symbol
Asclepius
824
What aged women were the sisters of the Gorgons
Graeae
825
What son of Oedipus ruled first as king
Eteocles
826
What god was called far-shooting
Apollo
827
Who is turned into a(n) partridge?
Perdix
828
What did Diomedes and Glaucus exchange
armor
829
What honor did Zeus grant on the death of his son Sarpedon
raindrops of blood
830
Who is turned into a(n) diver bird?
Aesacus, son of Priam
831
Who were punished by having to carry water in sievelike containers
Danaides
832
What kingdom is founded by the son of Aegeus and Medea?
Media, in Persia
833
Who are the parents of Agamemnon & Menelaus?
Atreus and Aerope
834
What king of Elis owned huge, filthy stables
Augeas
835
In what form did Pseidon seduce Tyro
Enipeus River
836
Who carried the poisoned robe of Deianira to Heracles
Lichas
837
Who were the parents of Polyxena
Priam and Hecuba
838
Who put Odysseus' infant son in front of Odysseus' plow
Palamedes
839
Who was the father of Orthus, Cerberus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera
Typhon
840
To whom does Odysseus tell of the Trojan Horse in the underworld
Achilles
841
To where did the golden ram carry Phrixus
Colchis
842
What does the name "sphinx" mean
strangler
843
What two brothers, unlike Polynices and Etiocles, were able to co-rule Thebes peacefully?
Amphion and Zethus
844
After whose death does Achilles end his feud with Agamemnon
Patroclus
845
Who was the greatest warrior of the Trojans
Hector
846
Who does Dante describe as his guide in the underworld
Vergil
847
Who was the father of Amycus, king of the Bebryces?
Poseidon
848
What prophet said that Caeneus became a bird
Mopsus
849
What terms refers to gods of the realm below Olympus
chthonian
850
Who was the god of travelers and roads
Hermes
851
Why was the Scamander River angry with Achilles
filled with Trojan corpses
852
Who was so disgusted with the women of Cyprus that he lived alone
Pygmalion
853
Who discovered Odysseus washed up on the shores of Scheria
Nausicaa
854
In what book of the Iliad does Hector bid farewell to Andromache
six
855
Who are the parents of Meleager?
Oeneus and Althaea
856
Into what were Alcyone and Ceyx transformed
seabirds (kingfishers)
857
By what other name was Melanion known
Hippomenes
858
How did Jason overcome the serpent which protected the Golden Fleece?
drugged it with herbs from Medea
859
Name a son of Asclepius
Machaon
860
What Phaeacian princess was the daughter of Alcinous
Nausicaa
861
What Athenian comedic playwright wrote The Frogs
Aristophanes
862
From what island did Ajax the Greater originate
Salamis
863
What god was sometimes called Iacchus
Dionysus
864
Who was the king of the Phaeacians when Odysseus visited
Alcinous
865
Who guided the Argonauts back to the Mediterranean from Lake Tritonis?
Triton
866
What brother of Deianira asked Heracles to marry her
Meleager
867
Who was the father of Idomeneus
Deucalion
868
Who wrestles death himself to save the life of Alcestis
Heracles
869
What did the dog of Orion become
the Dog Star
870
What was the relationship of Cretheus to Pelias
stepfather
871
Who was the father of Philoctetes
Poeas
872
What Greek tragedian wrote "Antigone"
Sophocles
873
Who was the wife of Poseidon
Amphitrite
874
Who was the father of Thoas
Dionysus
875
Who was the son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
876
Who is turned into a(n) guinea fowl?
sisters of Meleager (Meleagrides)
877
Who was the chief priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries
hierophant
878
According to some accounts, who turned Diomedes into an immortal god
Athena
879
Who gave Heracles a golden cup to sail on Ocean in order to reach Geryon
Helius
880
Who is turned into a(n) mare named Euippe?
Thea, a daughter of Chiron
881
With what deity was Cyprus associated
Aphrodite
882
Who was the father of Ajax the Lesser
Oileus
883
Who is turned into a(n) nightingale?
Procne/Philomela; daughter of Pandion
884
Who sat on the tripod at Delphi
Pythia (priestess)
885
What Roman comedian wrote the Amphitruo, his only comedy on a myth subject
Plautus
886
Who wrote the Electra
Euripides
887
To what girl was Iphis, disguised as a boy, betrothed
Ianthe
888
What was Hecuba's relationship to Aesacus
stepmother
889
What did Eurytus teach young Heracles
archery
890
What was the staff of Hermes called
caduceus
891
Who were the followers of Achilles at Troy
Myrmidons
892
What did Heracles fetch for his 10th labor
Cattle of Geryon
893
What was the kingdom of the Polybus who adopted Oedipus
Corinth
894
Who was the brother of Trophonius
Agamedes
895
In what kingdom was the new king decided by who had a golden fleece
Mycenae
896
Who is turned into a(n) wolf?
Lycaon, as punishment for treating disguised Zeus badly
897
What son of Croesus was killed in a dream
Atys
898
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the beggar whom Odysseus kills in disguise?
Irus
899
According to Pindar, where did Jason and Medea first stop after escaping Colchis?
Lemnos
900
What was the kingdom of Adrastus
Argos
901
What statue did Odysseus and Diomedes together steal
Palladium
902
Who wrote the Nemean Ode
Pindar
903
What goddess caused the unfavorable winds for the Greeks at Troy
Artemis
904
What son of Zeus and Electra married a daughter of Teucer
Dardanus
905
In what city was Heracles born
Thebes
906
Who accompanies Oedipus to Colonus
Antigone
907
To what goddess did Eurystheus dedicate the Mares of Diomedes
Hera
908
Who wrote Trachiniae
Sophocles
909
Who was the father of Macareus
Aeolus
910
Who were collectively known as the Aeacides?
Peleus and Telamon, sons of Aeacus; Peleus fathers Achilles; Telamon fathers Ajax
911
What did Pelias do with the Argo upon receiving it from Jason?
dedicated it to Poseidon
912
How many famous labors did Heracles perform for Eurystheus
twelve
913
Why were Atalanta and Melanion transformed into lions
made love in sacred place
914
With what Oceanid did Chrysaor mate
Callirhoe
915
Who rejuvenated Jason's father Aeson and an old ram by cutting them up and boiling them with magic herbs?
Medea
916
Whom did Zeus send to ask Hades to return Persephone
Hermes
917
What was the leading city of Boeotia
Thebes
918
Who was the child of Io and Zeus
Epaphus
919
Who was the mother of Alcmaeon
Eriphyle
920
Who accused Bellerophon of trying to seduce her, upon his rejection
Stheneboea
921
What goddess was worshiped as patroness of all arts and crafts
Athena
922
Who was the twin brother of Agenor
Belus
923
Whom did Hera send to delay Alcmena's labor
Eileithyia
924
Who are the parents of Aeneas?
Anchises and Venus
925
What tribe lived at Ismarus
Cicones
926
Why psychologist identified the "Oedipus Complex" in 1910
Sigmund Freud
927
Who was the foster-father of Evadne
Aepytus
928
Into what tree was Cyparissus transformed
cypress
929
Who are the parents of Adrastus?
Talaus and Lysimache
930
What was the most important thing about which Psyche was warned before visiting the underworld
don't look in the box
931
Who said he would rather be a slave to a poor man on earth than king over all dead souls
Achilles
932
Who built the walls of Troy
Apollo and Poseidon
933
How many labors did Thesues perform?
six
934
Who vied with Apollo for Coronis
Ischys
935
Which character in the Trojan War built the Trojan horse?
Epeius
936
Between what two deities did Phoroneus choose for Argos
Hera and Poseidon
937
What goddess did Tiresias stumble upon as she was bathing
Athena
938
Where did Callisto live
Arcadia
939
What goddess, along with Apollo, supports the acquittal of Orestes at the Areopagus
Athena
940
To whom had Gaea given the golden apples of the Hesperides as a wedding gift
Hera (marriage to Zeus)
941
Who leaves a suicide note for Theseus, falsely incriminating Hippolytus
Phaedra
942
Who asked Ascelpius to resurrect Hippolytus
Artemis
943
What foe the club-man (Corynetes)?
the club-man (Corynetes)
944
Who was the brother of Agamedes
Trophonius
945
Who is turned into a(n) sunflower?
Clytie (follows path of Helius)
946
Who foretold that Paris would lead to Troy's destruction
Aesacus
947
What daughter of Icarius found her father dead and hanged herself?
Erigone
948
Who are the parents of Orestes?
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
949
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
950
What son of Orestes resisted the Heraclids under Temenus
Tisamenus
951
Who was the father of Daphne
Peneus
952
Who cured the madness of the daughters of Proetus
Melampus
953
Who were the sisters of Medusa
Stheno and Euryale
954
Who are the two most famous speakers Plato uses in the Symposium
Aristophanes and Socrates
955
What group does Ajax the Lesser lead at Troy
Locrians
956
What body of water is named after the charioteer of Oenomaus
Myrtoan Sea
957
Who in mythology was known for her beautiful ankles
Leto
958
Who invented the flute
Athena
959
Who abducted the Trojan prince Tithonus
Eos
960
From what land was Tydeus exiled
Arcadia
961
In what book of the Iliad do Menelaus and Paris duel
three
962
Who was the king of the Tauri when Iphigenia served as a priestess there
Thoas
963
Name three goddesses of childbirth
Artemis, Hera, Eileithyia
964
Which of Heracles' teachers did he kill
Linus
965
Who was the father of Clytemnestra
Tyndareus
966
Who was the father of Heracles' first wife Megara
Creon
967
Who was the guard-dog of Hades
Cerberus
968
What kingdom was destroyed when Croesus attacked Persia
Lydia
969
What crewmate of Odyssues convinced the crew to eat the cattle of the sun?
Eurylochus
970
Who was impregnated when she put an almond blossom to her bosom
Nana
971
To what lake did the Argonauts carry their ship for 12-days?
Lake Tritonis
972
Who wrote the tragedy Hippolytus
Euripides
973
In what play does Aristophanes write 'brekekekex koax koax'
the Frogs
974
Who threw magic herbs into Scylla's bathing place, transforming her into a monster
Amphitrite
975
On what island did Macareus live
Lesbos
976
Who was the father of Nana
Sangarios
977
Who foretold the 10-year war with Troy after a vision of a snake eating chicks
Calchas
978
What god was born on Delos
Apollo
979
Who was the father of Polyphemus
Poseidon
980
Who are the parents of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Aeneas and Creusa
981
Who was son of Heracles, ally of Turnus?
Aventinus
982
Who is turned into a(n) almond tree?
Phyllis, after sadness because husband Demophon hadn't returned
983
Who forbid the burial of Polynices
Creon
984
Of what people was Telephus king
Mysians
985
Who were the parents of Hermione
Menelaus and Helen
986
Who used the skulls of his foes to build a temple to his father Poseidon
Antaeus
987
What 8th-century BC Corinthian poet writes of Medea's time in Corinth?
Eumelos
988
For how long did Odysseus live with Circe
one year
989
What son of Perseus and Andromeda was born in Ethiopia
Perses
990
Who advised Menelaus to force Nereus to explain how to get home safely
Eidothea
991
Who are the parents of Diomedes?
Tydeus and Deipyle
992
Who was the father of Helenus
Priam
993
Who was the Greek deity of vengeance
Nemesis
994
With which Greek deity is the dove associated
Aphrodite
995
What does Nostoi mean
Returns
996
Who was the wife of Idomeneus
Meda
997
Who founded Thebes
Cadmus
998
What rivers did Heracles divert to complete his 5th labor?
Alpheus and Peneius
999
At what court of Athens was Orestes tried for his crime
Areopagus (hill of Ares)
1000
Who was healed by scrapings from Achilles spear
Telephus
1001
Who preserved the body of Sarpedon, upon Zeus' command
Apollo
1002
What goddess helped the Argonauts pass through the Symplegades?
Athena (or Hera)
1003
What does the name Nephele mean
cloud
1004
Who dragged Cassandra from her refuge in the temple of Athena
Ajax the Lesser
1005
Where was Sophocles born
Colonus
1006
Which character in the Trojan War is the greatest Trojan warrior; son of Priam and husband of Andromache?
Hector
1007
Who was the father of Ajax the Greater
Telamon
1008
Who wrote the Metamorphoses?
Ovid
1009
Who carried his crippled father on his shoulder from the burning city of Troy
Aeneas
1010
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Danae?
golden shower
1011
Where did the expedition of the Argonauts begin
Iolcus
1012
Who founds Crotona?
Myscelos (forced by Heracles to found the city)
1013
Who warned Aeneas about the Sibyl's prophecies on leaves
Helenus
1014
How many children did Heracles have by his first wife, Megara
three
1015
What son of Odysseus had been told by Menelaus and Nestor that his father was alive
Telemachus
1016
Who, upon rejection, cursed Cassandra that no one would believe her
Apollo
1017
How was Adonis born
from the Myrrh tree
1018
Who preceded Pelias as king of Iolcus
Cretheus
1019
Who were the parents of Achilles
Peleus and Thetis
1020
Who gave Periclymenus the gift of transformation
Poseidon
1021
What widow of Cresphontes was forced to marry his killer, Polyphontes
Merope
1022
With what king of Trachis did Deianira live while Heracles served Omphale
Ceyx
1023
What was the relationship of Capys and Laomedon
cousins
1024
Who was the father of Megapenthes
Proetus
1025
Who persuaded the women of Boeotia to parch seed grain so that crops wouldn't grow
Ino
1026
Where does the life of Oedipus end
Colonus
1027
Who was the father of 50 sons that followed Danaus to Argos demanding his sons marry Danaus' daughters?
Aegyptus
1028
What creatures did Heracles overcome in his 6th labor
Stymphalian Birds
1029
What son of a Muse was killed during a raid of Odysseus and Diomedes
Rhesus
1030
Who told Leucothoe's father about Helius' affair with her
Clytie
1031
Through which gate of the underworld do true dreams pass
Gate of Horn
1032
What is the Roman name of Heracles
Hercules
1033
Which of the Argonauts had such keen sight that he could see beneath the earth
Lynceus
1034
On what temple's metopes were the 12 labors of Heracles depicted
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
1035
What extremely arrogant son of Hipponous shouted that not even Zeus could stop him from invading Thebes, and was struck down by Zeus?
Capaneus
1036
Whom did Apollo kill in response to Asclepius' death
Cyclopes
1037
Why did Heracles not continue with the Argonauts' expedition after stopping at Cios
lost his squire Hylas
1038
Who was the father of Anchises
Capys
1039
What was the goddess of Necessity called
Ananke
1040
What cannibals were visited by Odysseus after his second visit to Aeolus
Laestrygonians
1041
What is the Greek term for pride which leads to insolent violence
hubris
1042
With what visitor to Acastus did Astydamia fall in love
Peleus
1043
What couple, changed into kingfishers, called themselves Zeus and Hera?
Ceyx and Alcyone
1044
Who drove Idomeneus out of Crete
Leucus
1045
Who travelled with Diomedes to fetch Philoctetes from Lemnos
Odysseus
1046
Into what were the mourners of Meleager transformed
guinea fowl (meleagrides)
1047
Who brought orders from Zeus for Calypso to let Odysseus go
Hermes
1048
What was the river of forgetfulness in the underworld
Lethe
1049
What type of creature was Marsyas
satyr
1050
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
1051
Who was the first to invent firesticks
Hermes
1052
Who was the only one of the Seven Against Thebes to successfully scale the city walls
Capaneus
1053
What deity sprang from Zeus' head in full panoply (full armor)
Athena
1054
Whose daughters resisted Dionysus at Orchomenus
Minyas
1055
At whose court did Orestes grow to manhood
Strophius
1056
On what hunt did Peleus accompany Euytion
Calydonian Boar
1057
What did Zeus do to stop Salmoneus pretending to be him
hit with lightning
1058
Who put Mt. Pelion on Mt. Ossa in an attempt to reach Olympus
Otus and Ephialtes
1059
What other name, for a daughter of Athamas, was given to the straits sometimes called the Dardanelles
Hellespont
1060
Who ratified the marriage of Cupid and Pysche
Zeus
1061
Who threw a thunderbolt between Heracles and Apollo to stop their fighting
Zeus
1062
In what city did Cassandra die
Mycenae
1063
What goddess was associated with the companion or epithet Nike
Athena
1064
Whose sons killed Alcmaeon for stealing something from their sister
Phegeus
1065
What wife of Aeneas was lost as he fled the city
Creusa
1066
Who were the three daughters of Night who guarded golden apples
Hesperides
1067
On what island was Achilles disguised as a girl
Scyros
1068
According to Stesichorus, who detained Helen in Egypt
Proteus
1069
Who was the father of Pero
Neleus
1070
What Roman author wrote De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things)
Lucretius
1071
What Cyclops was encountered by Odysseus and his men
Polyphemus
1072
Name the members of the Furies (Erinyes, Eumenides, Semnai Theai, Dirae).
Alecto, Megara, Tisiphone
1073
Name the members of the Epigoni.
Aegialeus, Diomedes, Alcmaeon, Amphilochus, Euryalus, Promachus, Sthenelus, Thersander
1074
Who threw the discus that killed Acrisius
Perseus
1075
Who was the mother of Minos
Europa
1076
Who was the husband of Autonoe
Aristaeus
1077
What goddess threw away the flute
Athena
1078
Who died in place of Prometheus
Chiron
1079
Who delayed her suitors by weaving a cloak which she unthreaded each night
Penelope
1080
Which of Priam's sons had the gift of prophecy
Helenus
1081
What priestess of Hera was the mother of Cleobis and Biton
Cydippe
1082
How did Bellerophon kill Stheneboea
Pegasus dropped her
1083
What goddess disguised herself as an old woman and was helped by Jason in crossing a river
Hera
1084
What staff had two snakes intertwined
caduceus
1085
What kingdom did Perseus trade to Megapenthes
Argos
1086
Who are the parents of Perseus?
Zeus and Danae
1087
What king of Nemea did Hypsipyle later serve, bringing her into contact with the Seven Against Thebes
Lycurgus
1088
Who in the Underworld is faced with eternal hunger and thirst (served his son Pelops as dinner to gods)?
Tantalus
1089
What son of Priam marries Helen after Paris' death
Deiphobus
1090
What king of the Bebryces was a great boxer?
Amycus
1091
What goddess flew through the city of Ithaca and spread the news of the massacre of Penelope's suitors?
Rumor
1092
Who dressed as Zeus by driving a chariot hurling torches
Salmoneus
1093
Who murdered Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
Orestes
1094
Whose opportunity for eternal life from Athena was revoked when he ate the brains of his enemy
Tydeus
1095
Who was the father of the serpent which guarded a spring Cadmus used
Ares
1096
Where did Aepytus learn that Iamus would be the greatest of seers
Delphi
1097
What was Orestes told to look for in the land of the Tauri
wooden statue of Artemis
1098
Whom does Solon call the happiest man on Earth
Tellus
1099
What author describes the Argonauts' journey up the Danube?
Apollonius of Rhodes
1100
How did Tiresias say that the city could be saved from the Seven Against Thebes
if one of the Spartoi sacrificed himself
1101
From what son of Electra did the Trojan race spring
Dardanus
1102
What sister of Procne was seduced by Tereus and turned into a swallow?
Philomela
1103
Why was a coin put in the mouth of someone upon death
to pay Charon
1104
What goddess is sometimes referred to as Tritogeneia
Athena
1105
What brother of Dictys was king of Seriphos
Polydectes
1106
Who was the son of Deianira and Heracles
Hyllus
1107
Which of the Spartoi sacrificed himself to save Thebes
Menoeceus II
1108
What daughter of Nycteus was seduced by a god
Antiope
1109
Who curses Polynices and Eteocles, foretelling the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes
Oedipus
1110
Who was the father of Podalirius and Machaon
Asclepius
1111
Who was represented by the Palladium
Pallas
1112
Which of the Nereids was loved by Polyphemus
Galatea
1113
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Peleus & Thetis; loved Briseis; killed by arrow from Paris?
Achilles
1114
From what centaur did Heracles rescue the daughter of Dexamenus
Eurytion
1115
Who is the wife of Orestes
Hermione
1116
Who granted Caenis whatever wish she wanted
Poseidon
1117
Who killed Nestor's son Antilochus
Memnon
1118
Who was the father of Hippodamia
Oenomaus
1119
Who walked around the horse imitating the voices of heroes' wives
Helen
1120
What many-headed monster killed by Heracles was a sibling of Orthus and Cerberus
Hydra
1121
What cousins of Cadmus were the sons of Belus
Danaus and Aegyptus
1122
What festival was celebrated in Athens in honor of Athena
Panathanaea
1123
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
1124
Who were the nymphs of springs
Naiads
1125
What child of Ino did she carry with her when she jumped into the sea
Melicertes
1126
Who was turned into a river god after being killed by Polyphemus
Acis
1127
What is the meaning of the Greek word Aphros
foam
1128
What Roman poet wrote an epic called "Thebaid" about the Seven Against Thebes
Statius
1129
Who was the god of stealing
Hermes
1130
What was the relationship between Agamemnon and Aegisthus
cousins
1131
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Antenor who defends Scaean gate?
Agenor
1132
Who was the sister of Pelops
Niobe
1133
What god did Melicertes, the son of Ino, become
Palaemon
1134
Who abducted Persephone
Hades
1135
Which character in the Trojan War marries Deiophobus after the death of Paris; Menelaus reclaims her?
Helen
1136
Who guided the arrow, shot by Paris, which wounded Achilles
Apollo
1137
Who was the prophet of the Greek army at Troy
Calchas
1138
What was the relationship of Thetis to Neoptolemus
grandmother
1139
What did Zeus do after Sisyphus reported him to Asopus
sent death to carry him off
1140
From which underworld river was Psyche assigned to get water to fill a jar
Cocytus
1141
What priestess of Athena was the wife of Antenor
Theano
1142
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
1143
Who lured many ships to their destruction with a false beacon
Nauplius
1144
Where did the Cretan Bull go after Heracles released it
Marathon
1145
What companion of Orestes returns with him to Mycenae
Pylades
1146
To what land did Artemis take the rescued Iphigenia
land of the Tauri
1147
What king of Lydia was visited by Solon in Sardis
Croesus
1148
Who refused to heal Paris after Philoctetes wounded him
Oenone
1149
To whom did Hermes and Apollo take their cattle dispute
Zeus
1150
How did Heracles respond to Augeas' failure to pay him
he killed him
1151
Who struck down the daughters of Niobe
Artemis
1152
What prince, near the Augean stables, entertained Heracles
Dexamenus
1153
What term refers to the assignment of human characteristics to the gods
anthropomorphism
1154
On what mountain was the funeral pyre of Heracles
Mt. Oeta
1155
Who agreed to die in place of Admetus so that he could live
Alcestis (his wife)
1156
Who made the Palladium
Athena
1157
Which character in the Trojan War is the friend of Achilles who wears his armor and is killed by Hector?
Patroclus
1158
What Greek poet wrote the Idylls (the model for Vergil's Eclogues, by the way)
Theocritus
1159
What Egyptian goddess was later identified as Io
Isis
1160
Who is described by Homer as "polytropos"
Odysseus
1161
Who was the father of Er
Armenius
1162
What woman did Bias wish to marry
Pero
1163
What was the ceremonial robe presented to the priestess of Athena called
peplos
1164
What happened to Psyche when she looked in the box of Persephone's beauty
deathlike sleep
1165
Who was the wife of Cretheus
Tyro
1166
What tribe lived in Cyzicus under the leadership of King Cyzicus
Doliones
1167
What goddess helped Epeus build the Trojan Horse
Athena
1168
What judge of the dead is seen by Odysseus during his visit
Minos
1169
What giant was killed by Heracles during the Gigantomachy
Alcyoneus
1170
On what island did Cyparissus live
Ceos
1171
Who were the three judges of the underworld
Minos, Rhadymanthus and Aeacus
1172
Into what were Atalanta and Melanion transformed
lion and lioness
1173
How did the Argonauts keep the Stymphalian Birds away?
clashing their shields
1174
What goddess of doom and destruction inspired the name of Croesus' son
Ate
1175
Who is turned into bats?
daughters of Minyas, after resisting Dionysus
1176
Who were the two children of Phoroneus
Niobe and Apis
1177
What were the names of the Gorgons
Stheno, Euryale and Medusa
1178
What god had a sanctuary at Cape Taenarum
Poseidon
1179
What did Theseus do to repay Heracles for rescuing him from the Underworld
sheltered him after Megara murder
1180
Who was the son of Heracles and Auge
Telephus
1181
Who was the father of Autolycus
Hermes
1182
Whose punishment was to eternally roll a stone uphill in the underworld
Sisyphus
1183
Who needed to yoke fire-breathing bulls to plow a field and sow it with dragon's teeth to get the Golden Fleece?
Jason
1184
What was Hades' relationship to Persephone
uncle
1185
Who was the mother of Sarpedon
Laodamia
1186
How did Heracles kill the Nemean Lion
strangled it
1187
Of what Trojan ally were Glaucus and Sarpedon the leaders
Lycians
1188
Who pursued Alcmaeon after he killed his mother
Furies
1189
Besides a necklace, what other famous gift did Harmonia receive
robe
1190
Where did the encounter of Menelaus and Nereus occur
Egypt
1191
What centaur died when he accidentally dropped Heracles' poisoned arrow on his foot
Pholus
1192
Who was the priestess of Apollo at Cumae
Sibyl
1193
How did Odysseus escape the Sirens' song
tied to mast
1194
Which character in the Trojan War has a smelly foot so he stays on Lemnos until the end; shoots arrow that kills Paris?
Philoctetes
1195
Who was the father of Cassandra
Priam
1196
Who was the sister of Creon
Jocasta
1197
Who was the most famous poetess of love in antiquity
Sappho
1198
Who is turned into a(n) bear?
Callisto
1199
For how much of their lives were the Graeae old women
from birth
1200
Who said he would rather be a slave on earth than king of dead souls
Achilles
1201
What tribe did Bellerophon defeat after the Solymi
Amazons
1202
What advisor to Nero wrote a tragedy about Medea?
Seneca the Younger
1203
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Alcmene?
Amphitryon
1204
What instrument did Apollo play
lyre
1205
On what mountain was the infant Oedipus exposed
Cithaeron
1206
What god was worshiped as patron of all arts and crafts
Hephaestus
1207
Who is turned into a(n) owl?
Ascalaphus, for telling Hades that Persephone ate pomegranate seeds
1208
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the Ithacan noble left in charge of Odysseus's household?
Mentor
1209
According to Pindar, where did Heracles go to find the Cerynean Hind
land of Hyperboreans
1210
Who were the parents of Narcissus?
Cephissus & Leiriope
1211
Who were the sons of Oedipus who agreed to alternate ruling the kingdom yearly?
Eteocles and Polynices
1212
What was the magical wallet of Perseus called
kibisis
1213
Name the sons of Phrixus and Chalciope
Argus, Melas, Phrontis, Cytisorus
1214
Who was the daughter of Deianira and Heracles
Macaria
1215
What father of Ajax the Greater was among the Argonauts
Telamon
1216
What payment did Heracles demand of Laomedon for saving Hesione
Laomedon's immortal horses
1217
After Adrastus, Polynices and Tydeus, name the rest of the Seven Against Thebes
Capaneus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Amphiaraus
1218
Phemonoe, Aristonice and Perallus all served as what
Pythia
1219
What happened to Anaxarete after she didn't mourn for Iphis
turned to stone
1220
Who was the child of Hector and Andromache
Astyanax
1221
Who is turned into a(n) stag beetle?
Cerambus
1222
Who, some say, seduced Anticleia before she married Laertes
Sisyphus
1223
What two deities were wounded by Diomedes
Ares and Aphrodite
1224
Who fatally wounded Paris
Philoctetes
1225
Which of the nine volunteers to fight Hector is chosen and manages to draw blood from Hector?
Ajax the greater
1226
Who were the two children of Tyndareus and Leda
Castor and Clytemnestra
1227
Who gave Diomedes land in Italy
Daunus
1228
Who were the parents of Thetis
Nereus and Doris
1229
What was the flaw in the treasury Trophonius and Agamedes built
movable stone
1230
Which of his daughters did Agamemnon try to sacrifice at Aulis
Iphigenia
1231
Who vowed to sacrifice to Poseidon the first thing that met him upon arriving home
Idomeneus
1232
Who wrote the Olympian Ode
Pindar
1233
Who was the brother of Medea?
Apsyrtus
1234
How did Dionysus punish the killers of Orpheus
turned into trees
1235
Who was the wife of Admetus
Alcestis
1236
With which Greek deity is the sparrow associated
Aphrodite
1237
What pair healed Philoctetes
Podalirius and Machaon
1238
Who gave his daughters in marriage to two exiles, Polynices and Tydeus
Adrastus
1239
Who vengefully contrived the death of Palamedes
Odysseus
1240
What part of Odysseus' marriage bed could not be moved
live olive tree
1241
What Roman poet wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
1242
What wife of Proetus fell in love with Bellerophon
Stheneboea
1243
Who does Achilles allow to use his armor to fight the Trojans
Patroclus
1244
Who is turned into a(n) lions?
Hippomenes and Atalanta
1245
Which of the Seven against Thebes was a prophet
Amphiaraus
1246
Who often stole the cattle of Sisyphus
Autolycus
1247
What goddess was represented in art with a helmet, spear and shield
Athena
1248
What leader of the Amazons was killed by Achilles, who fell in love with her as he killed her and mourned her death?
Penthesilea
1249
What deity did the city of Paphos honor above all others
Aphrodite
1250
On what island did Sappho write her love poetry
Lesbos
1251
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the loyal cowherd?
Philoetius
1252
Who led the Argives at the Trojan War
Diomedes
1253
Who was the daughter of Cupid and Psyche
Voluptas
1254
Who was sacrificed at Aulis to bring favorable winds
Iphigenia
1255
Who was the father of Andromeda
Cepheus
1256
What Egyptian king who sacrificed strangers to Zeus was killed by Heracles
Busiris
1257
Who is turned into a(n) rock?
Daphnis; son of Hermes, threw himself off a cliff and was transformed
1258
Why was Hysipyle driven from the island
deception of hiding her father
1259
How did Polynices get Amphiaraus to join the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes
bribed his wife Eriphyle with Harmonia's robe and necklace
1260
What queen of Lydia was Heracle sold to and forced to serve as her slave dressed as a woman?
Omphale
1261
To what land did Apollo take the nymph Cyrene
Libya
1262
Name two of Leda and Zeus' children
Clytemnestra/Helen/Castor/Pollux(Polydeuces)
1263
How many sisters did Psyche have
three
1264
Who was the father of Pyrrah?
Epimetheus
1265
What does Pandora mean in greek?
all gifts
1266
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Tydeus; wounds Aphrodite and Ares; exchanges armor with Glaucus?
Diomedes
1267
What did Jason need to bring in order for Pelias to give up the throne
Golden Fleece
1268
Who killed Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons
Heracles
1269
What was the relationship of Cinyras to Pygmalion and Galatea
grandson
1270
What group sprang from the teeth Cadmus sowed
Spartoi
1271
What priest of Apollo was spared in Odysseus' attack of Ismarus
Maron
1272
Who supplied the chariot to Pelops for his race with Oenomaus, according to some accounts
Poseidon
1273
What did Apollo do to the Greeks in answer to the prayer of Chryses
sent plague
1274
What father of Ajax the Lesser was among the Argonauts
Oileus
1275
Besides being the hound of Geryon, what other relation did the dog have to him
nephew
1276
Who turned the Phaeacian ship, which had safely returned Odysseus, into stone
Poseidon
1277
Who scorned the love of Iphis
Anaxarete
1278
Which helmsman of the Argo died during the visit to the Mariandyni?
Tiphys
1279
What did Poseidon send to Troy to punish Laomedon
sea monster
1280
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the suitor who persuaded others not to kill Telemachus?
Amphinomus
1281
Who was the child of Aegeus and Medea?
Medus
1282
What builders were the sons of Erginus
Trophonius and Agamedes
1283
What deity possessed a magic girdle with irresistible powers of enticement
Aphrodite
1284
What is another name for Eris
Discord
1285
Who was the father of Laocoon
Antenor
1286
What argonaut had x-ray vision?
Lynceus
1287
What objects did Perseus get from nymphs to help him
cap, sandals, wallet
1288
Who led the Thracian allies of Troy
Rhesus
1289
Who was the first helmsman of the Argo
Tiphys
1290
Name the members of the Underworld Rivers.
Styx (hate, oaths), Cocytus (wailing), Lethe (forgetfulness), Acheron (woe), Phlegethon/Pyriphlegethon (fire)
1291
What group was often referred to a the Minyae
Argonauts
1292
On what mountain do most of the Greek gods live
Mt. Olympus
1293
With what island, other than Cythera and Cyprus, does a Homeric Hymn associate Aphrodite
Salamis
1294
Who are the parents of Jason?
Aeson and Polymede (or Alcimede)
1295
What tricky pair of dwarfs were told to 'beware of the black-bottomed man'
Cercopes
1296
Who founds Thebes?
Cadmus
1297
Who was caught robbing a treasury he had helped build
Agamedes
1298
Who in the Underworld is bound by snake to pillar, back-to-back; screech owl sits atop?
Otus & Ephialtes
1299
Who was the husband of Agave
Echion
1300
Who was the only one of Priam's sons to survive the Trojan War
Helenus
1301
By what spring did Bellerophon try to tame Pegasus
Pirene
1302
Who was the son of Oileus
Ajax the Lesser
1303
What bard sings of Troy in the Odyssey
Demodocus
1304
How did Ajax the Greater die
suicide
1305
What does the name of the Harpies mean?
snatchers
1306
With whom did Clytemnestra commit adultery while Agamemnon was away at Troy
Aegisthus
1307
How long was the truce between the Greeks and Trojans after Hector died?
11 days
1308
With what bird was Athena associated
owl
1309
Who was the father of Tantalus
Zeus
1310
What birdlike creatures with women's heads lured passing sailors onto rocks
Sirens
1311
Of what deity was Medea a priestess?
Hecate
1312
How did Heracles kill Linus
hit with lyre
1313
Who was the father of Ajax the Greater
Telamon
1314
What city does Homer refer to as Ephyra
Corinth
1315
Why did Artemis cause unfavorable winds for the Greeks at Aulis
Agamemnon killed sacred stag
1316
Who was the father of Hecate
Perses
1317
Who was the wife of Agamemnon
Clytemnestra
1318
What princess of Troy was rescued from a sea monster by Heracles
Hesione
1319
Who was the brother of Peleus
Telamon
1320
What centaur protected Peleus when his sword was hidden
Chiron
1321
Who put Danae and her infant son into a chest and to sea
Acrisius
1322
What is the Greek word for laurel
Daphne
1323
Who ruled Thebes after the death of Labdacus
Lycus
1324
Who were the paternal grandparents of Amphitryon
Perseus & Andromeda
1325
Where was Oeneus king
Calydon
1326
What was the last task assigned to Psyche by Venus
get Persephone's beauty
1327
Who is turned into a(n) monkeys?
the Cercopes, dwarves who harassed Heracles
1328
Who snatched Phrixus and Helle to put them on a golden ram
Nephele
1329
Who in the Underworld is placed on spinning wheel of fire (tried to woo Hera)?
Ixion
1330
To what island did the Greek fleet sail when they left the Trojan Horse
Tenedos
1331
Who was the father of Arachne
Idmon
1332
Who gave Aeetes his fire-breathing bulls?
Hephaestus
1333
Who was told he would destroy a mighty empire if he attacked Persia
Croesus
1334
Who killed Eetion
Achilles
1335
Against what tribe did Heracles run out of arrows
Ligurians
1336
What was the River of Hate in the underworld
Styx
1337
With what island are Camirus, Ialysus, and Lindos associated
Rhodes
1338
What daughter of Lycomedes fell in love with Achilles
Deidamia
1339
What Libyan giant was wrestled by Heracles
Antaeus
1340
Who is turned into magpies (or jackdaws)?
Pierides (daughters of Pierus) after losing music contest to Muses
1341
Who was the wife of Acastus
Astydamia
1342
Who was the infant son of Odysseus used by Palamedes to reveal him
Telemachus
1343
What goddess influenced Medea to help Jason?
Hera and Aphrodite
1344
Which Argonaut is a music master?
Orpheus
1345
For how many days did Leto labor with Apollo
nine
1346
What brother of Alcmena was later killed by a son of Heracles
Licymnius
1347
To whose floating island did Odysseus go after escaping from Polyphemus
Aeolus
1348
What child did Demeter try to make immortal
Demophoon
1349
Where was the home of Philoctetes
Thessaly
1350
What goddess was born on Ortygia
Artemis
1351
Who wrote a Greek tragedy called "Medea"?
Euripides
1352
Who was the wife of Capaneus
Evadne
1353
What captured spy told Odysseus and Diomedes of the Thracian camp
Dolon
1354
Who was the Roman equivalent of Eosphoros
Lucifer
1355
Who founds Argos?
Phoroneus
1356
What two sons of Pelops quarreled over the Mycenean throne?
Thysetes and Atreus
1357
How many of Odysseus' men did Polyphemus eat
six
1358
What is the meaning of the name "Oedipus"
swellfoot
1359
Who founds Mycenae?
Perseus
1360
During what period does Aeolus forbid winds to blow in winter
halcyon days
1361
What does Homer call Stheneboea, the wife of Proetus
Antea
1362
Who wrote the most famous account of Pyramus and Thisbe
Ovid
1363
Who is turned into a(n) hawk?
Daedalion, father of Chione, morning her death at hands of Artemis
1364
Who was the eldest child of Pontus and Ge
Nereus
1365
What king of Tegea killed Hyllus
Echemus
1366
Who was the son of Nauplius
Palamedes
1367
What pious old couple gave hospitality to Zeus and Hermes
Baucis and Philemon
1368
Which character in the Trojan War is the herald of the Greeks at Troy?
Talthybius
1369
Who is the son of Hector
Astyanax
1370
What nurse of Odysseus recognized him by a scar on his leg
Eurycleia
1371
Who was the father of Laodamia and grandfather of Sarpedon
Bellerophon
1372
How did Orestes die
snake-bite
1373
To what island is Achilles required to withdraw for the murder of Thersites
Lesbos
1374
What type of fruit did Persephone eat in the underworld
pomegranate
1375
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)
1376
What twins quarrelled even in the womb
Proetus and Acrisius
1377
Who was the child of Hesione and Laomedon
Teucer
1378
Besides husband & wife, what other relationship do Orestes and Hermione hold
cousins
1379
Which character in the Trojan War is Achilles' charioteer (he also drove Patroclus' chariot); he killed Aretus?
Automedon
1380
Who swam the Hellespont each night to visit his lover
Leander
1381
Where is Odysseus when Homer's Odyssey begins
Ogygia
1382
Who purified Peleus for killing Eurytion
Acastus
1383
What river god was horned like a bull and could change himself into different shapes
Achelous
1384
What did Heracles do to be purified for murdering Iphitus
be a slave for 1 year
1385
Who was the father of Ino
Cadmus
1386
What did Odysseus do to the oar he carried
planted it and sacrificed to Poseidon
1387
How many Graces were there
three
1388
Who were the parents of Doris
Oceanus and Tethys
1389
What goddess was a messenger for the Gods
Iris
1390
What mortal married Thetis after Zeus rejected her
Peleus
1391
What was the kingdom of Menelaus
Sparta
1392
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)
1393
How did Zeus help Heracles when he ran out of arrows against the Ligurians
rained stones
1394
What did Heracles do after flushing out the Stymphalian Birds
shot them with arrows
1395
What king of Pherae entertained Heracles on his way to the Mares of Diomedes
Admetus
1396
Name the son of Menoeceus I
Creon
1397
What daughter of Priam received the gift of prophecy from Apollo
Cassandra
1398
Who guarded Croesus' son Atys while hunting a boar
Adrastus
1399
What king of the Mariandyni hospitably received the Argonauts?
Lycus
1400
To appease what goddess did Agamemnon plan to sacrifice his daughter to gain favorable sailing winds
Artemis
1401
What did Poseidon do to Inachus after Argos rejected him
dried Inachus up
1402
To what was Opheltes' name changed
Archemorus
1403
What skilled craftsmen and metalworkers lived on Rhodes
Telchines
1404
Who was Carthaginian queen who falls in love with Aeneas, suicide with sword?
Dido
1405
Where did Pyramus and Thisbe plan to meet
Tomb of Ninus
1406
Who in the Underworld does Demeter put a stone on him for telling Hades about pomegranate; becomes owl?
Ascalaphus
1407
What helmsman of Aeneas does he see in the underworld
Palinurus
1408
What three heroes did Odysseus meet in the underworld
Agamemnon, Achilles, Ajax Greater
1409
Who led the Seven Against Thebes to a spring near Nemea
Hypsipyle
1410
Who was the son of Aeson
Jason
1411
What is another name for the Furies
Erinyes
1412
What daughter of Salmoneus was loved by Poseidon
Tyro
1413
Who killed Laius at a crossroads
Oedipus
1414
Where did Heracles journey for his second labor
Lerna
1415
To whose court did Bellerophon go for purification after fratricide
Proetus
1416
Who purified Ixion for being the first to kill his own kin
Zeus
1417
What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx
Man
1418
What does Chrysaor mean
he of the golden sword
1419
Whose horse prophesies his death in Iliad book 19
Achilles
1420
Whom did Zethus and Amphion tie to the horns of a bull that dragged her to death
Dirce
1421
To whom did Aphrodite give the infant Adonis in a chest
Persephone
1422
Who were the parents of Iris and the Harpies
Thaumus and Electra
1423
Who was the father of Deucalion?
Prometheus
1424
Who substituted a stone for the body of Alcmena in her coffin
Hermes
1425
Who is turned into a(n) hyacinth flower?
Hyacinthus, beloved by Apollo but killed by wind from jealous Boreas
1426
Who is turned into a(n) woodpecker?
Picus; rejected Circe's love for that of the nymph Canens
1427
Who killed Agamemnon
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
1428
What sprang from the blood of Ajax the Greater
flower (with AI-AI on petals)
1429
To whom did Heracles give Hesione as a bride
Telamon
1430
What god gave Peleus his sword
Hephaestus
1431
Who cast Charybdis into the sea with a thunderbolt
Zeus
1432
Who was the son of Amphiaraus
Alcmaeon
1433
What horn did Heracles receive after returning the broken horn of Achelous
horn of Amalthea
1434
How did Hero die
threw herself from tower
1435
Who was shut up in a brazen chamber or tower by her father
Danae
1436
Which Argonaut is the first helmsman of the Argo; died on the journey?
Tiphys
1437
Who taught music to Heracles
Linus
1438
Who was the Greek god of thunder, lightning and rain
Zeus
1439
What queen of the Phaeacians was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa
Arete
1440
Who sent the giant crab to help the Lernaean Hydra
Hera
1441
Where did Hermes throw his sandals after stealing cattle
Alpheus River
1442
Who did Heracles put on the throne of Elis to replace king Augeas
Phyleus (Augeas' son)
1443
Who founds Praeneste?
Caeculus
1444
Who founds Crete?
Tectamus
1445
Who killed Odysseus
Telegonus
1446
Whose cattle did Bias have to steal to win the hand of Pero
Phylacus
1447
In what form did Zeus seduce Alcmena while Amphitryon was attacking Pterelaus
form of Amphitryon
1448
Who was disguised as Hera for Ixion to seduce
Nephele
1449
What fisherman found Perseus and Danae on Seriphos
Dictys
1450
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
1451
What mortal was chosen by Marpessa over Apollo
Idas
1452
What king challenged the verdict of Tmolus in a music contest
Midas
1453
What king had fifty daughters who entertained Heracles
Thespius
1454
Who wrote the myth of Er, which appears in the Republic
Plato
1455
How did Acrisius die
hit with discus
1456
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
P. Ovidius Naso
1457
To what god did the epithet Delian apply
Apollo
1458
Who wove scenes of the gods less honorable amorous conquests
Arachne
1459
In whose honor were the Isthmian Games instituted
Melicertes
1460
Who killed Patroclus
Hector
1461
Who was the founder of Thebes
Cadmus
1462
Who takes the form of an ape in the myth of Er
Thersites
1463
Who were the parents of the Nereid Galatea
Nereus and Doris
1464
What goddess closes the Odyssey by satisfying the blood demand of Penelope's slain suitors
Athena
1465
What was the Roman name of Polydeuces
Pollux
1466
What oracle told Cadmus where to found his city
Delphi
1467
Who fasioned new armor for Achilles after the death of Patroclus
Hephaestus
1468
What twins were born to Tyro and Poseidon
Neleus and Pelias
1469
Which Argonaut is the only female argonaut?
Atalanta
1470
What was on the shield of Hippomedon
Typhon
1471
What Shakespearean play takes structure from Pyramus and Thisbe
Midsummer Night's Dream
1472
Who are the parents of Telemachus?
Odysseus and Penelope
1473
What is the third installment of the Oresteia
Eumenides
1474
What does Ortygia mean
quail island
1475
What Greek playwright wrote a tragedy called Heracles
Euripides
1476
What Oceanid who married Tmolus, was the mother of Tantalus?
Plouto
1477
Who wrote the Poetics
Aristotle
1478
Which character in the Trojan War is the love of Agamemnon whom he gives up to Chryses, Apollo's priest, to stop plague?
Chryseis
1479
Off what cape did Nauplius draw shipwrecks with a false beacon
Cape Caphareus
1480
How did Sisyphus prove Autolycus stole his cattle
brands on hooves
1481
What made the Lernaean Hydra so difficult to beat
two heads grew back when one was cut
1482
Who assumes the form of Deiphobus to deceive Hector in combat
Athena
1483
What deity had the epithet glaukopis
Athena
1484
Who gave Odysseus a bag of winds
Aeolus
1485
How did Heracles skin the Nemean Lion
with its own claw
1486
Who refused to accept leadership of the Argo, in favor of Jason
Heracles
1487
Who was the wife of the sculptor Pygmalion
Galatea
1488
What was Poseidon's relationship to Pegasus
father (by Medusa)
1489
What does Spartoi mean
sown men
1490
What Roman author wrote the Achilleid
Statius
1491
Name the members of the Curetes.
Cretan spirits, daughters of Hecaterus, clashed their spears for Zeus, stole Epaphus
1492
Who were collectively known as the Oenotropae?
daughters of Anius - Oino, Spermo, Elais
1493
Who was the father of the descendant of the Spartoi who sacrificed himself to save Thebes
Creon
1494
With which deity were Delphi and Delos most closely associated
Apollo
1495
What monster, encircled with a ring of dog's heads, lived in a cave at the Straits of Messina
Scylla
1496
Who boasted from a rock in the sea that even the Gods couldn't prevent his escape
Ajax the Lesser
1497
At what city were the Isthmian Games
Corinth
1498
Who were the parents of Argus, Melas, Phrontis and Cytisorus
Phrixus and Chalciope
1499
Who was fated to die if he met a cleverer prophet than himself
Calchas
1500
What did Heracles promise to Meleager in the Underworld
to marry his sister
1501
Who foretold the last portion of the Argonaut's expedition?
Phineus
1502
On what hill in Athens was the Parthenon located
Acropolis
1503
Over the throne of what kingdom did Atreus and Thyestes quarrel
Mycenae
1504
Who was the second wife of Theseus
Phaedra
1505
To what deity did Thoas become a priest in the land of the Tauri, just as Iphigenia
Artemis
1506
Whom did Phoroneus choose as chief deity for Argos
Hera
1507
Who kills Hector
Achilles
1508
Who caused Aphrodite to fall in love with Anchises
Zeus
1509
Who was crippled father of Aeneas, Aeneas visits him in Underworld?
Anchises
1510
Who was fated to live long and die ingloriously, or die young and gloriously
Achilles
1511
Who was the son of Odysseus and Circe
Telegonus
1512
Who is turned into a(n) hoopoe?
Tereus
1513
Which character in the Trojan War is the Dardanian prince?
Aeneas
1514
What river was the father of Phoroneus
Inachus
1515
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
1516
Who was Aeneas' 1st wife, disappears in flight from Troy?
Creusa
1517
Who recognized the corpse of her son wash up on the shore after leaving Troy
Hecuba
1518
In what form did Zeus visit Leda
swan
1519
With whom was the epithet Phoebus associated
Apollo
1520
Who was the father of Calypso
Atlas
1521
Whom did Cadmus have to serve after killing a serpent
Ares
1522
Which character in the Trojan War is the wise old king of Pylos; his son was Antilochus?
Nestor
1523
What do the return stories of Diomedes, Idomeneus and Philoctetes have in common
founded Italian colonies
1524
What mountain king did Heracles wrestle and kill on Sicily
Eryx
1525
What was the relationship of Athamas and Cretheus
brothers
1526
What did Heracles say was his most difficult labor
12th - Cerberus
1527
Who appeared in a dream to Pelias and ordered him to obtain the Golden Fleece
Phrixus
1528
Who is turned into a(n) weasel?
Galanthis (for tricking Eileithyia into allowing Heracles' birth)
1529
Who lived on the island of Ogygia
Calypso
1530
How many sons did Priam have
fifty
1531
Who was the son of Autonoe and Aristaeus
Actaeon
1532
Which of the Argonauts boxed and killed Amycus?
Polydeuces
1533
What was customarily done for a dead person to help him in the underworld
coin in mouth
1534
Through which gate of the underworld do false dreams pass
Gate of Ivory
1535
What was on the shield of Polynices
woman (Justice) leading an armed man
1536
Into what constellation was Callisto transformed
Arctus; Ursa Major
1537
Who prevented Arcas from killing his mother, the bear, while hunting
Zeus
1538
What son of Atalanta was one of the Seven Against Thebes
Parthenopaeus
1539
Which character in the Trojan War takes the first to step ashore and dies fulfilling prophecy?
Protesilaus
1540
What was the talent of Lynceus
keen eyesight
1541
Who was the daughter of Electryon
Alcmena
1542
Who were collectively known as the Aloadae?
Otus and Ephialtes (sons of Aloeus)
1543
What attendent of Alcmene distracted Ilithyia and was turned into a weasel?
Galanthis
1544
Who sent a great boar to ravage Calydon
Artemis
1545
Who was the hero of Apuleius' Metamorphoses
Lucius
1546
What was the alternative name for Jason's wife Glauce?
Creusa
1547
What centaur was wounded by Heracles in a fight after Pholus shared his wine
Chiron
1548
What goddess had a center of worship in Argos
Hera
1549
What nymph was called "silver-footed"
Thetis
1550
Who were the two most famous children of Agenor
Cadmus and Europa
1551
Who decreed Leto couldn't deliver anywhere the sun shone
Hera
1552
With what celestial object is Artemis most closely associated
the moon
1553
What name did Demeter use when disguised as an old woman
Doso
1554
Who split the rock where Locrian Ajax sat, hurling him into the sea
Poseidon
1555
What was the Delphic priestess of Apollo called
Pythia
1556
Who wrotet the Metamorphoses
Ovid
1557
Who loved Cydippe
Acontius
1558
What brother of Iole was killed by Heracles in his anger
Iphitus
1559
Who was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Orestes
1560
Who were the children of Cretheus and Tyro
Aeson, Pheres, Amythaon
1561
To where did Heracles journey for his 8th labor
Thrace
1562
What wife of Amphiaraus was killed by her son Alcmaeon
Eriphyle
1563
What king of Elis, who also had filthy stables, was among the Argonauts
Augeas
1564
What does the name Argo mean
swift
1565
Where did the chariot race with Oenomaus begin
Pisa
1566
What disloyal goatherd of Odysseus was mutilated and killed
Melanthius
1567
On what island did the Greeks abandon Philoctetes due to his noxious wound
Lemnos
1568
Who, besides Chiron, served as a tutor of Achilles
Phoenix
1569
What son of Augeas took the side of Heracles in a dispute over payment
Phyleus
1570
Who were the two daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta
Antigone and Ismene
1571
What monster, killed by Bellerophon, was a sibling of the Orthus and Cerberus
Chimaera
1572
Who was the son of Iolaus
Iphicles
1573
What priestess of Aphrodite lived in Sestos
Hero
1574
Who is turned into oak trees?
the maenads who killed Orpheus
1575
What daughter of Aeetes married Phrixus
Chalciope
1576
Who was the mother of the Pleiades
Pleione
1577
What city's army did Heracles successfully lead in battle against the Minyans of Orchomenus
Thebes
1578
How did Trophonius die
Earth swallowed him
1579
What athletic contests were held every four years at Delphi
Pythian games
1580
What dog, owned by Odyssues died upon finally seeing his master return?
Argus
1581
Who carried water in leaky jars in the underworld
Danaids
1582
Into the length of how many nights did Zeus stretch his visit to Alcmena
three
1583
What was the term for Demeter's secret worship rites at Eleusis
Eleusinian Mysteries
1584
Who was the son of Deucalion and Pyrrah?
Hellen
1585
Who was the first husband of Hermione
Neoptolemus
1586
By what other name is the horn of Amalthea known
cornu copiae (cornucopia)
1587
What race sprang from Centaurus and the mares of Magnesia
Centaurs
1588
What god was spurned by Marpessa
Apollo
1589
Who led three goddesses to Paris
Hermes
1590
Who was the second-cleverest of the Greeks at Troy
Palamedes
1591
What was the River of Fire in the underworld
Phlegethon/Pyriphlegethon
1592
Who are the parents of Nestor?
Neleus and Chloris
1593
Who chose a mortal lover instead of Apollo
Marpessa
1594
What does "epigoni" mean
afterborn (the later generation)
1595
Which Argonaut is the 2nd helmsman of Argo; replaces Tiphys?
Ancaeus
1596
Who caused a storm to wreck many of Ajax the Lesser's ships
Athena
1597
What monster had six dogs' heads and twelve feet, and snatched sailors from ships
Scylla
1598
Who commanded Pysche's father that she be placed on a mountaintop to wed a serpent
Apollo
1599
Who was old friend of Acestes, beat Dares in a boxing match at Anchises's funeral games?
Entellus
1600
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
1601
Who burned the temple of Apollo after the god had an affair with his daughter
Phlegyas
1602
Who had the epithet Lycios
Apollo
1603
With which Greek deity is the goose associated
Aphrodite
1604
How did Leander die
drowned
1605
With which deity was Athens most closely associated
Athena
1606
Who was punished by Apollo for trying to rape Leto
Tityus
1607
Who took Cassandra as his slave
Agamemnon
1608
Who was the husband of Niobe
Amphion
1609
With what city was Sisyphus associated
Corinth
1610
In what god's sacred grove was the golden fleece hung
Ares
1611
Who destroyed the vineyards of Syleus and then Syleus himself
Heracles
1612
What pair spent alternate days on Olympus and in Hades
Castor and Polydeuces
1613
How did Odysseus escape the cave of Polyphemus
on the belly of sheep
1614
What was the special place of torment in the underworld
Tartarus
1615
Who in the Underworld is forced to plait a rope which a donkey keeps eating; had a spending wife in life?
Ocnus
1616
Who was the father of Autonoe
Cadmus
1617
According to Stesichorus, where was Helen during the Trojan War
Egypt
1618
What goddess most disliked Heracles
Hera
1619
Who killed Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon
Artemis
1620
Who taught archery to Heracles
Eurytus
1621
After rejecting Polyphemus, whom did Galatea love instead
Acis
1622
Who had a spike driven through his ankles as an infant
Oedipus
1623
From what land did Orpheus originate
Thrace
1624
Who was the father of Aeetes?
Helius (the Sun)
1625
What cattle-driving monster was the son of Chrysaor
Geryon
1626
What nurse of Orestes safely secured his escape after Agamemnon's murder
Cilissa
1627
What does 'Pityocamptes' mean?
pine-bender
1628
To whom does Helen describe the Greeks as they fight in the plain
Priam
1629
Who was engaged to marry Haemon
Antigone
1630
What philosopher proclaimed "man is the measure of all things"
Protagoras
1631
What god played the Cithara at the wedding of Cupid and Psyche
Apollo
1632
Who was the queen of Lemnos
Hypsipyle
1633
To what goddess was the Cerynean Hind sacred
Artemis
1634
What did the apple of Eris say
For the fairest
1635
What dragon helped the Hesperides guard their golden apples
Ladon
1636
Who were the children of Amythaon
Bias and Melampus
1637
What was on the shield of Capaneus
man carrying fire
1638
Where was Minos king
Crete
1639
How did Perseus persuade the Graeae to help him
took eye or tooth
1640
What king of Eleusis was visited by the mourning Demeter
Celeus
1641
What son of Gordias came to live with Croesus, according to Herodotus
Adrastus (not 7 against Th.)
1642
Who wrote the Odyssey
Homer
1643
Who did Heracles trick to help him get the Apples of the Hesperides
Atlas
1644
What does Eumenides mean
kindly ones
1645
Who was the father of Orpheus
Apollo
1646
Who was the father of Coronis
Phlegyas
1647
Who was the father of Alcyone
Aeolus
1648
Where was Neoptolemus killed
Delphi
1649
Which god was called the Earthshaker
Poseidon
1650
What son of Nestor fought at Troy
Antilochus
1651
What wife of Latinus opposed a marriage between Lavinia and Aeneas, and preferred Turnus, another suitor?
Queen Amata
1652
What figure was held in the hand of Athena's statue in the Parthenon
Nike
1653
Who was the wife of Pelops
Hippodamia
1654
Who was the father of Anius
Apollo
1655
What kind of animal suckled infant Paris on Mt. Ida
bear
1656
Who replaced Tiphys as helmsman of the Argo?
Ancaeus
1657
What young Lapith maiden was seduced by Poseidon
Caenis
1658
Which of the Apharidae was killed by Zeus' thunderbolt
Idas
1659
Who is turned into a(n) laurel tree?
Daphne, pursued by Apollo
1660
Who is turned into a(n) horse?
Ocyrrhoe (or Hippo), daughter of Chiron & Chariclo, because she revealed too much about future
1661
Who are the parents of Heracles?
Zeus and Alcmene
1662
Who was the wife of Ceyx
Alcyone
1663
Who saves Aeneas from being killed in combat with Achilles
Poseidon
1664
What one word best describes Orestes murder of Clytemnestra
matricide
1665
What instrument did Pan play
pipes
1666
Who killed Protesilaus
Hector
1667
Who was the father of Myrtilus
Hermes
1668
Who avoided Thetis because her son would be greater than father
Zeus
1669
How many children did Niobe have
fourteen
1670
To what group did Maia belong
Pleiades
1671
What did Calypso offer Odysseus
immortality
1672
According to Ovid, who first led the Colchian fleet which pursued Jason and Medea?
Apsyrtus
1673
Who founds Telypylus?
Lamus (son of Apollo, Telypylus was home to the Laestrygonians)
1674
What maiden was rescued by Perseus on his return
Andromeda
1675
Which of the Apharidae had perfect sight
Lynceus
1676
To where did Heracles journey for his 7th labor
Crete
1677
Who was the wife of Celeus and queen of Eleusis
Metaneira
1678
According to Herodotus, with what snake woman did Heracles visit
Echidna
1679
To which of the Greeks was Andromache enslaved after the Trojan War
Neoptolemus
1680
How many halcyon days are there in winter
seven
1681
What musician is credited with inventing the dithyramb
Arion
1682
What brother of Cepheus had been betrothed to Andromeda
Phineus
1683
Which Trojan hero was called the 'tamer of horses'
Hector
1684
Who is turned into a(n) owl?
Nyctimine (Athena pitied her, hiding from her father Epopeus)
1685
Who transformed Callisto into a bear
Hera
1686
Other than Apollo, who could be Orpheus' father
Oeagrus
1687
Who purified Peleus for killing Phocus
Eurytion
1688
Who are the jury of the Areopagus
Athenian citizens
1689
Who are the parents of Ajax the Greater?
Telamon and Periboea
1690
Which character in the Trojan War stayed behind to trick the Trojans into accepting the horse?
Sinon
1691
How did the Delphic oracle tell Heracles to purify himself for Megara's murder
serve Eurystheus
1692
What did Poeas receive as a result of lighting Heracles' funeral pyre
Heracles' bow and arrows
1693
To whom did Meleager present the Calydonian Boarskin as a trophy
Atalanta
1694
Who was the father of Aeneas
Anchises
1695
Who was the father of Pelops
Tantalus
1696
Who is turned into reeds?
Syrinx, fleeing Pan on the banks of the river Ladon
1697
Who were the parents of Pelias
Poseidon and Tyro
1698
Who purifies Achilles at Lesbos for the murder of Thersites
Odysseus
1699
Who spread over nine acres in the underworld
Tityus
1700
Who accidentally killed his uncle Electryon while throwing a club at the stolen cattle
Amphitryon
1701
Which of Neleus' sons was spared by Heracles
Nestor
1702
Who was punished on a fiery spinning wheel for his crimes
Ixion
1703
Who was the son of Pygmalion and Galatea
Paphos
1704
To where did Heracles journey for his 4th labor
Mt. Erymanthus
1705
What sons of Aristodemus took over Lacedaemon (Sparta) after the Heraclid victory
Procles and Eurysthenes
1706
Whose daughters were the brides of Aegyptus' sons
Danaus
1707
What Roman wrote "The Phoenician Women"
Seneca
1708
What did the underworld spirits need to do to be able to speak with Odysseus
drink blood of sacrificial victim
1709
What was the kingdom of Nestor
Pylos
1710
What is the modern name for the region where the Tauri lived
Crimea
1711
What Trojan widow accompanied Neoptolemus home from Troy
Andromache
1712
Which of the Argonauts could take whatever shape he liked in battle
Periclymenus
1713
Who led the Amazons at Troy
Penthesilea
1714
Who had punished the women of Lemnos by making them unattractive to their husbands
Aphrodite
1715
What two objects did the Graeae share
eye, tooth
1716
Who left her children in the sanctuary of Hera in Corinth, where they died?
Medea
1717
Who refused to purify Heracles after he murdered Iphitus, the son of Eurytus
Neleus
1718
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the most insolent of the suitors?
Antinous
1719
What type of creature was Doris
Oceanid
1720
Who was the daughter of Oenopion
Merope
1721
Who was the uncle of Lynceus, husband of Hypermnestra
Danaus
1722
What city did Antenor and Theano found in Italy after escaping Troy
Patavium
1723
Who wrote the Satyricon
Petronius
1724
Who inherited the divine armor of Achilles
Odysseus
1725
Why was Laius cursed to die at the hands of his own son
because he abducted Chrysippus
1726
What is the final play of the Oresteia
Eumenides
1727
At whose wedding did Eris throw a golden apple
Peleus and Thetis
1728
What object does Odysseus use to prove his identity to Penelope
marriage bed
1729
To whom did Hermes give the power to steal whatever he wanted
Autolycus
1730
Who was the wife of Sisyphus
Merope
1731
What Greek philosopher wrote the Poetics
Aristotle
1732
Which character in the Trojan War is the Amazon queen killed by Achilles?
Penthesileia
1733
Who is turned into a(n) lizard?
Ascalabus, for laughing at Demeter drinking barley water
1734
Name the members of the Hecatoncheires.
Cottus, Briareus, Gyges
1735
What part of Tityus was eaten by vultures
liver
1736
Who killed Penthesilea
Achilles
1737
Who was the father of Leto
Coeus
1738
What did Athena offer Paris as a bribe
victory in war
1739
What father of Polyphemus cursed Odysseus
Poseidon
1740
Who drove a hot wooden stake into the eye of Polyphemus
Odysseus
1741
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the sister of Melanthius and mistress to a suitor; their father was Dolius?
Melantho
1742
What god marched cattle backwards to deceive Apollo
Hermes
1743
What son of Aegyptus wasn't killed by his bride
Lynceus
1744
Name the four daughters of Cadmus and Harmonia
Ino, Semele, Autonoe, Agave
1745
To which of Heracles' labor can Melampus adventure be likened
10th (Cattle of Geryon)
1746
What happened to Calchas when Mopsus beat him in a contest
died on the spot
1747
Whom does Homer call the mother of Aphrodite
Dione
1748
What pair murdered Agamemnon and Cassandra
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
1749
What daugther of Oceanus and Tethys loved Apollo and spent nine days staring at the sun without food or drink?
Clytie
1750
Name the members of the Gorgons.
Stheno, Euryale, Medusa
1751
What were the three major orders of Greek architecture
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
1752
Who tranformed Odysseus' men into swine
Circe
1753
What son of Creon was engaged to Antigone
Haemon
1754
What city had the early name Pytho
Delphi
1755
With what other king did Ajax the Lesser begin his journey home
Agamemnon
1756
How did Perseus treat Polydectes on his return
turned to stone
1757
Who is turned into a(n) white poplar?
Leuce
1758
What mythological sculptor lived on Cyprus
Pygmalion
1759
Where does Aeneas enter the underworld
Avernus
1760
What happened to Philoctetes on the island of Chryse
bitten on foot by serpent
1761
What one male resident of Lemnos was not killed with the rest
Thoas
1762
Who were the parents of the Pleiades
Atlas and Pleione
1763
What Roman wrote a tragedy called Ajax
Seneca the Younger
1764
Name the daughter of Menoeceus I
Jocasta
1765
Who killed Polydorus, the son of Priam and Hecuba
Polymestor
1766
For how long did Odysseus live with Calypso
seven years
1767
Whose weaving depicted the contest for Athens and mortals transformed after challenging gods
Athena
1768
How did Heracles tame the Mares of Diomedes
fed Diomedes to them
1769
Where did the Argonauts stop after Cyzicus
Cios
1770
Who are the parents of Hector?
Priam and Hecuba
1771
Besides Delos, what island is given as a location of Artemis' birth
Ortygia
1772
What centaur was wounded with a poisonous arrow and exchanged his immortality with Prometheus?
Chiron
1773
Why had given Laomedon his immortal horses
given to Tros for Ganymede
1774
What sister of Meleager did he name as a bride for Heracles
Deianira
1775
What favor did Heracles do for the Doliones in exchange for their kindness
killed nearby earthborn giants
1776
Name the members of the Cercopes.
Passalus & Acmon
1777
How did Oxylus have three eyes
riding a one-eyed horse
1778
Who was Heracles serving when he sacked Troy
Omphale
1779
What old man of the sea could foretell the future
Proteus
1780
Which character in the Trojan War is the prophet who predicts war will last 10 years?
Calchas
1781
Who warned Zeus that Thetis was destined to bear a son mightier than his father
Prometheus
1782
Which Argonaut is a boxer; boxes King Amycus on journey?
Pollux / Polydeuces
1783
What nurse of Alcmena broke Eileithyia's spell by rushing out and falsely shouting "my mistress has born a son!"
Galanthis
1784
What games were celebrated in honor of the death of Opheltes
Nemean games
1785
What two giants tried to climb to Olympus
Otus and Ephialtes
1786
Who was the son of Labdacus
Laius
1787
Who was the mother of Hermes
Maia
1788
Which character in the Trojan War marries Helen after the death of Paris?
Deiphobus
1789
Who accepted Chiron's immortality to relieve him from his suffering
Prometheus
1790
What city-state recovered the bones of Orestes in order to defeat the Tegeans in battle
Sparta
1791
Whom did Phylacus ask to help heal his son
Melampus
1792
Who turned Iphis into a boy the day before her wedding to Ianthe
Isis
1793
Who was attacked by 50 Thebans, and killed all but one
Tydeus
1794
Who alone of the Naiads was unknown to Diana
Salmacis
1795
Who was the mother of Hecate
Asterie
1796
What was Caenis' wish
be invulnerable man
1797
Who were the two sons of Electra and Pylades
Strophius and Medon
1798
Who was the son of Hypermnestra and Lynceus
Abas
1799
Who is the male counterpart of Aphrodite
Eros
1800
How did Cydippe avoid marrying suitors other than Acontius
became ill
1801
What son of Cresphontes and Merope returned to Messene to kill Polyphontes
Aepytus
1802
What god had winged sandals
Hermes
1803
What god was tricked by the Cercopes
Zeus
1804
What mother boasted that she was more deserving of honor than Leto
Niobe
1805
Who founds Nauplia?
Nauplius
1806
Who died by falling off Circe's roof, where he had slept the night before
Elpenor
1807
What enemy did Diomedes discover was his hereditary guest-friend
Glaucus
1808
To what city did Tiresias recommend the Thebans migrate
Hestiaea
1809
Why did Dionysus turn Anius' daughters into white doves
escape Agamemnon
1810
Who hung herself after challenging Minerva to a weaving contest
Arachne
1811
What did Heracles use to catch the Erymanthian Boar
nets
1812
Who founds Rome?
Romulus
1813
What was the divine horse of Adrastus called
Arion
1814
Who was the son of Nana
Attis
1815
Which Argonaut has perfect sight; could see beneath the earth?
Lynceus
1816
Who is turned into a(n) flamingo?
Caeneus; punishment for making people worship his spear in the marketplace
1817
With whom did Heracles wrestle in order to bring back Alcestis
Thanatos (Death)
1818
Who was the daughter of Phlegyas
Coronis
1819
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Achilles and Deidamia (daughter of Lycomedes)?
Neoptolemus/Pyrrhus
1820
With what tree was Athena associated
olive tree
1821
Where did Peleus defend Andromache
Delphi
1822
Who was the mother of Asclepius
Coronis
1823
What deity helps Priam reach Achilles in the Trojan camp
Hermes
1824
What hunter lost his way and had the misfortune of seeing Artemis naked
Actaeon
1825
Where did the spring of Arethusa emerge as a fountain
Syracuse in Sicily
1826
Who committed suicide after Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles
Ajax the Greater
1827
Who gave Periclymenus the power of transformation
Poseidon
1828
What goddess is sometimes called kore
Persephone
1829
Who were collectively known as the Danaides?
50 daughters of Danaus (all of whom are punished except for Hypermnestra)
1830
Who was the father of the Pleiades
Atlas
1831
From what land did the oak in the prow of the Argo come
Dodona
1832
What son of Heracles fled to Rhodes after killing his uncle Licymnius
Tlepolemus
1833
Who was turned into a sunflower after betraying Helius
Clytie
1834
Who was defended against Neoptolemus and Hermione by Peleus
Andromache
1835
Who was punished in the underworld with eternal thirst and hunger
Tantalus
1836
Who was the mother of Memnon, king of the Ethiopians
Eos
1837
Who lit the funeral pyre of Heracles
Poeas
1838
What son of Phylacus suffered from impotence
Iphiclus
1839
Who alone was allowed by Persephone to retain his faculties in the underworld
Tiresias
1840
What god was called 'earth-shaker'
Poseidon
1841
With what city was the festival called Stepteria associated
Delphi
1842
Whom did Achilles wound during an invasion of Mysia
Telephus
1843
Where did Heracles journey for his first labor
Nemea
1844
Name the Furies
Allecto, Megara, Tisiphone
1845
Who was the father of Thetis
Nereus
1846
What seer could understand the speech of animals
Melampus
1847
What daughter of Priam foretold the truth of the Trojan Horse
Cassandra
1848
What baby was killed by a serpent during the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes
Opheltes
1849
With what daughter of Eurytus did Heracles fall in love
Iole
1850
What robber forced strangers to work in his vineyard
Syleus
1851
By what better name is the Trojan Podarces known
Priam
1852
What Greek tragedian wrote Iphigenia at Aulis
Euripides
1853
What goddes favored Jason throughout his adventures
Hera
1854
By what other name was Neoptolemus known
Pyrrhus
1855
With what Phoenician goddess is Aphrodite sometimes confused in the myth of Adonis
Astarte
1856
Who is turned into linden and oak trees?
Baucis (linden, or lime) & Philemon(oak) for hospitality to Zeus & Hermes
1857
What child was born to Sthenelus and Menippe, 2 months early
Eurystheus
1858
What was the first city Odysseus came to after leaving Troy
Ismarus
1859
What merman was human above the waist, fish below, and blew a conch shell
Triton
1860
Who was the father of Penelope
Icarius
1861
What son of Ixion was friends with Theseus and attempted to steal Persephone which got him imprisoned in a chair for eternity?
Pirithous
1862
With whose bones were those of Achilles mixed in a golden urn
Patroclus
1863
Which goddess most favored Diomedes
Athena
1864
Who was the son of Zeus and Alcmena
Heracles
1865
What patronymic name is applied to Otus and Ephialtes
Aloadae
1866
Who succeeded Atreus as king of Mycenae
Agamemnon
1867
Name the first 5 kings of Thebes
Cadmus, Pentheus, Labdacus, Lycus, Zethus & Amphion
1868
In what disguise did Zeus abduct Europa
Bull
1869
What Trojan boy was abducted by Zeus to be cupbearer to the Gods
Ganymede
1870
To where did Zetes and Calais pursue the Harpies?
Strophades Islands
1871
Who was the lover of Medusa
Poseidon
1872
What was the hometown of Sisyphus?
Corinth
1873
Who was chasing Eurydice when she was killed
Aristaeus
1874
What was the relationship of Creon and Antigone
uncle/niece
1875
What does Oenopion mean
wine-face
1876
What is the term for a side adventure of Heracles' labors
parergon
1877
Who did Aeneas go to the underwolrd to visit?
Anchises - his father
1878
Who returned the golden apples to the Hesperides after Eurystheus saw them
Athena
1879
Who was the father of Proetus and Acrisius
Abas
1880
Who was son of Evander, killed by Turnus, his belt is taken?
Pallas
1881
Who was bound to a forever spinning wheel in the underworld
Ixion
1882
What foe king who forced travelers to wrestle him before killing them?
king who forced travelers to wrestle him before killing them
1883
Who was the daughter of Helen and Menelaus
Hermione
1884
Who was the father of Byblis
Miletus
1885
What daughter of Nycteus married a son of Cadmus
Nycteis
1886
What woman murdered Cassandra
Clytemnestra
1887
Who was lost while drawing water when the nymphs pulled him into the spring
Hylas
1888
What instructions did Sisyphyus give to Merope
don't give funeral sacrifice
1889
What effect did the Lotus flowers have in the Land of the Lotus-Eaters
forget everything, not want to leave
1890
From whose blood were the Furies born
Uranus
1891
What iron-working tribe did the Argo steer past?
Chalybes
1892
What is the meaning of Pallas
maiden
1893
Why did Artemis send the Calydonian Boar
Oeneus didn't sacrifice
1894
What animal is associated with Ares
boar
1895
What is the name of Achilles' talking horse, which prophesies his death
Xanthus
1896
Who were collectively known as the Leucippides?
Hilaera & Phoebe; daughters of Leucippus; Dioscuri and Apharides fight over
1897
Whom did Apollo convince with wine to allow Admetus to live
Moirai (Fates)
1898
What companion of Achilles had killed a friend over a dice game as a child
Patroclus
1899
What is the meaning of Kore, associated with Persephone
girl
1900
Who invented the flute
Athena
1901
What did Hermes give Apollo to settle for his cattle
lyre
1902
From what region did Ixion originate
Thessaly
1903
Who wrote the Socratic dialogue called the Phaedo
Plato
1904
Who gave Heracles the brazen castanets he used to flush out the Stymphalian Birds
Athena
1905
What did Meleager's mother and wife do after his death
hanged themselves
1906
Who were the parents of Paris
Priam and Hecuba
1907
Into what was Lucius transformed in Apuleius' story
Golden Ass
1908
What was the armor of Glaucus made of
gold
1909
What fountain sprung from the kick of Pegasus
Hippocrene
1910
Name the second 5 kings of Thebes
Laius, Oedipus, Eteocles, Creon, Laodamas
1911
Who told the Argonauts how to pass through the Symplegades?
Phineus
1912
Who was helmsman who falls into the sea as a sacrifice to Neptune for safe passage?
Palinurus
1913
What happened to the Symplegades after the Argonauts passed through?
never opened again
1914
Who gave Deianira his blood, which he said would cure Heracles' wandering eye
Nessus
1915
To what city did Jason and Medea flee after being driven out of Iolcus?
Corinth
1916
What name was given to the nymphs of trees
Dryads (or Hamadryads)
1917
Who kills Thersites
Achilles
1918
Name the members of the Seven Against Thebes.
Adrastus, Polyneices, Tydeus, Parthenopaeus, Hippomedon/Mecisteus, Amphiaraus, Capaneus
1919
What was the River of Wailing in the underworld
Cocytus
1920
What two uncles of Meleager were killed after arguing about the prize of the Boar's hind?
Toxeus and Plexippus
1921
What mother of Theseus persuaded him to attack Thebes to give the dead a proper burial
Aethra
1922
What goddess was called "ox-eyed"
Hera
1923
Who was the first wife of Priam
Arisba
1924
What was the special talent of Oenone
healing
1925
What queen of the Lydians bought the right to Heracles as a slave for a year
Omphale
1926
How did Odysseus' men escape the Sirens' song
wax in ears
1927
In Aristophanes 'The Frogs', who rows across the Styx
Dionysus
1928
Who is turned into a(n) comet?
Julius Caesar
1929
Which character in the Trojan War is the Thracian king with magnificent horses; killed by Odysseus and Diomedes?
Rhesus
1930
From the lamentations of what creatures was the invention of the flute inspired
Gorgons
1931
To whom is the golden bough of Aeneas sacred
Proserpina
1932
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)
1933
What creatures name meant "he of the golden sword"
Chrysaor
1934
Who was the most insolent of Penelope's suitors
Antinous
1935
Where was Midas king
Phrygia
1936
Whom did Hesione marry after being taken by Heracles
Telamon
1937
Who was the father of Amphitryon
Alcaeus
1938
Who was the son of Zeus and Callisto
Arcas
1939
What bird is associated with Zeus
eagle
1940
Who wrote the Apology, recording the defense of Socrates
Plato
1941
Who was the patron deity of sorceresses and witches
Hecate
1942
In what mountain chain was Prometheus enchained
Caucasus Mts.
1943
How did Jason die?
timber from Argo stern fell on head
1944
Into what type of animal was Actaeon transformed
stag
1945
What city, besides Eleusis, shared in some Eleusinian Mysteries
Athens
1946
Which Argonaut is a shipwright builds the Argo; its prow could talk?
Argus
1947
What god was called "cloud-gatherer"
Zeus
1948
What flower sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus
Hyacinth
1949
What did two serpents feed Iamus on the banks of the Alpheus
honey
1950
What was the most important center of Demeter's worship
Eleusis
1951
Who was the wife of Sisyphus
Merope
1952
Who was the goddess of the rainbow
Iris
1953
Who wrote Iphigenia at Tauris
Euripides
1954
Who first called Heracles by the name Heracles
Delphic oracle
1955
What leader of the Calydonian boar hunt was among the Argonauts
Meleager
1956
Who was the infant son of Celeus and Metaneira
Demophoon
1957
Who were the sons of Atreus, called the Atredae
Agamemnon and Menelaus
1958
What Roman poet wrote the Heroides
Ovid
1959
What was the talent of Periclymenus
transformation
1960
Name the five children of Pontus and Ge
Nereus, Thaumus, Phorcys, Ceto, Eurybie
1961
What daugheter of Helen and Menelaus married Neoptolemus?
Hermione
1962
What was the relationship of Phaedra to Hippolytus
stepmother
1963
Who was the child of Hypermnestra and Lynceus
Abas
1964
Who had told Odysseus to carry an oar until people thought it was a winnowing fan
Tiresias
1965
Near what mountain did Leto deliver Apollo
Mt. Cynthus
1966
Who was the father of Symaethis
Symaethus
1967
What couple murdered Agamemnon
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
1968
What birds helped Zeus decide where to put the omphalos
eagles
1969
On what island did Helius pasture his herds
Thrinacia
1970
What statue did Athena make to honor her childhood friend
Palladium
1971
What was the talent of Euphemus
fast running
1972
Where did Idomeneus go after being driven out of Crete by Leucus
Calabria, in Italy (the heel of the boot)
1973
Which of Anius' daughters had a name meaning "Olive Girl"
Elais
1974
Who accidentally dripped hot wax on the shoulder of her lover, Cupid
Psyche
1975
What brothers does Solon call the second happiest men on Earth
Cleobis and Biton
1976
Who was the father of Deianira
Oeneus
1977
Which character in the Trojan War is the wife of Hector; her son Astyanax is thrown from walls; she leaves with Pyrrhus?
Andromache
1978
What son of Priam was known for his love of Cressida
Troilus
1979
Who founds Athens?
Cecrops
1980
What common name was shared by works of Apollonius of Rhodes and the Roman Valerius Flaccus?
Argonautica
1981
Who gave a series of impossible tasks to Psyche
Venus
1982
Who were the two children of Echidna and Orthus
Theban Spinx and Nemean Lion
1983
What term refers to the miraculous appearance of a deity at a play's end
deus ex machina
1984
Who was the first wife of Athamas
Nephele
1985
In what book of the Aeneid does Vergil describe the fall of Troy
second
1986
Which of the Seven Against Thebes descended from Melampus
Amphiaraus
1987
What was the relationship of Echidna to Poseidon
granddaughter
1988
Which Argonaut is a tamer of horses?
Castor
1989
Who was the mother of Phaethon
Clymene
1990
Who was the son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus
Bellerophon
1991
What names was given to the nymphs of water, springs, lakes and rivers
Naiads
1992
Who was the mother of Iasion and Dardanus by Zeus
Electra
1993
Which Argonaut is a prophet; son of Apollo and Cyrene; knew he wouldn't survive; killed by boar?
Idmon
1994
Who answered the riddle of the Sphinx
Oedipus
1995
Who taught Achilles music and other skills
Chiron
1996
At what battle did the Dioscuri appear in 496 BC
Lake Regillus
1997
Who was drowned by Triton, Aeneas buries him to get access to the Underworld?
Misenus
1998
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
1999
Who are the parents of Orpheus?
Oeagrus and Calliope
2000
Which character in the Trojan War breaks truce by shooting Menelaus; killed by Diomedes (Iliad Book 5)?
Pandarus
2001
What city was the kingdom of Eurystheus
Tiryns
2002
Who was the mother of Clytemnestra
Leda
2003
What father of Palamedes was among the Argonauts
Nauplius
2004
What was the special skill of Castor
taming horses
2005
What king of Salmydessus was encountered by the Argonauts?
Phineus
2006
What goddess was associated with Kallichoron
Demeter
2007
What did Heracles do with the blood of the Hydra
put it on his arrows
2008
What happened to Meleager when Althaea put his log in the fire
he died
2009
Who sent Bellerophon on a number of death-defying missions
Iobates
2010
From what city did Arachne come
Colophon
2011
What city did Leander live in
Abydos
2012
Who was the son of Aphrodite and Anchises
Aeneas
2013
In what city did Pyramus and Thisbe live
Babylon
2014
What son or pupil of Orpheus had his characteristics
Musaeus
2015
Who is turned into a(n) swallow?
Philomela/Procne; daughter of Pandion
2016
Who did Heracles put on the throne of Troy after sacking the city
Podarces
2017
What two heroes had to be summoned to capture Troy, according to Helenus
Neoptolemus and Philoctetes
2018
Who killed Argus, earning the name Argeiphontes
Hermes
2019
Why did the Argonauts stop at Cios
for Heracles to replace broken oar
2020
What was the relationship of Ganymede to Laomedon
uncle
2021
Who was the wife of Admetus
Alcestis
2022
How many times did Talus walk around Crete each day?
three
2023
What comrade must Aeneas bury before visiting the underworld
Misenus
2024
To whose land did Odysseus go after the Cicones
Land of the Lotus-Eaters
2025
What brother of Hecuba strongly opposed the Trojan War
Antenor
2026
What nephew of Deadalus was turned into a partridge?
Perdix
2027
Who killed Laomedon
Heracles
2028
What is the more common name of the Trojan prince Alexander
Paris
2029
Who is turned into a(n) grasshopper?
Tithonus, beloved of Eos (Aurora) who didn't obtain for him eternal youth
2030
What bird tormented Prometheus when he was enchained in the Caucasus Mts.
eagle
2031
What daughter of Priam was sacrificed on the tomb of Achilles
Polyxena
2032
Who were collectively known as the Boreades?
Zetes & Calais, the sons of Boreas (North Wind) and Oreithyia
2033
Who mated with Demeter in the form of a stallion
Poseidon
2034
Who was chained to a rock to appease a sea monster
Andromeda
2035
From what port did the Greek army sail for Troy
Aulis
2036
To whose land did Odysseus go after the Land of the Lotus-Eaters
Cyclops
2037
What did Eos ask from Zeus on behalf of Tithonus
eternal life
2038
What did Heracles set up at the Atlantic entrance to the Mediterranean
Pillars of Heracles
2039
How many of Odysseus' men survived after visiting Thrinacia
none
2040
What was on the shield of Amphiaraus
nothing
2041
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the a suitor who threw a cow hoof at Odysseus?
Ctesippus
2042
Who founds Argyripa?
Diomedes
2043
What king of Megara turned into an osprey after his purple lock of hair was cut off?
Nisus
2044
What goddess is called Cytherea and Cypris
Aphrodite
2045
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Laertes & Anticleia; king of Ithaca; killed by Telegonus (son by Circe)?
Odysseus
2046
What love of Aphrodite was killed by a boar's tusk
Adonis
2047
Who was the brother of Circe?
Aeetes
2048
Who demanded that Bias steal the cattle of Phylacus
Neleus
2049
What secret instructions to Iobates accompanied Bellerophon
to kill Bellerophon
2050
What theban king, husband of harmonia, was turned into a snake?
Cadmus
2051
Who was daughter of Latinus, courted by Aeneas and Turnus?
Lavinia
2052
Into what was Baucis transformed
linden tree
2053
According to Homer, who wounded Hades among the corpses of Pylos
Heracles
2054
What job was held by both Tiphys and Ancaeus?
helmsman of the Argo
2055
What mortal man was seduced by Aphrodite in the form of a mortal woman
Anchises
2056
What was Sisyphus' punishment for telling on Zeus
roll boulder uphill
2057
Whose island did Odysseus end up at after his men opened the bag of winds
Aeolus
2058
What priestess of Apollo was originally awarded to Agamemnon
Chryseis
2059
By what river did Heracles catch the Cerynean Hind
Ladon River
2060
What special power did the wood in the prow of the Argo have
speech
2061
Who was the father of Callisto
Lycaon
2062
What god was called Earthshaker
Poseidon
2063
Who does Aphrodite claim as her father when she seduces Anchises
Otreus, king of Phrygia
2064
What beggar saunters into the palace of Odysseus and challanges him to a boxing match?
Arnaeus/Irus
2065
Who saved Hesione from the sea monster of Poseidon
Heracles
2066
Who was the husband of Leda
Tyndareus
2067
Who wrote Works and Days
Hesiod
2068
Who pleads with Zeus to help the Trojans while her son Achilles sat out
Thetis
2069
Who was the father of Callidice, Cleisidice, Demo & Callithoe
Celeus
2070
What does 'heraclidae' mean?
the descendants of Heracles
2071
What island nymph was loved by Helius
Rhode
2072
What was the relationship of Anchises and Priam
2nd-cousins
2073
What invulnerable man was buried under a pile of trees
Caeneus
2074
Who are the parents of Bellerophon?
Glaucus and Eurynome
2075
Into what was Philemon transformed
oak tree
2076
Who killed the Chimaera
Bellerophon
2077
What one-word describes the battle of the Olympian gods against the Giants
Gigantomachy
2078
What did Eos forget to ask from Zeus on behalf of Tithonus
eternal youth
2079
Of Adydos and Sestos, which was on the European side
Sestos
2080
Which Greek tragedian wrote the Agamemnon
Aeschylus
2081
Of Apollo and Artemis, who is born first
Artemis
2082
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the unfaithful goatherd?
Melanthius
2083
According to Ovid, who transformed Daphne into a laurel tree
Peneus, her father
2084
Who were collectively known as the Apharides?
Idas and Lynceus (sons of Aphareus, rivals to Castor and Pollux)
2085
What was the kingdom of Oenomaus
Pisa
2086
Who wounded Patroclus with a spear after he was dazed by Apollo
Euphorbus
2087
What bird ate parts of Tityus
vultures
2088
Who was the son of Semele
Dionysus
2089
Who wrote Oedipus Tyrannus (Oedipus Rex)
Sophocles
2090
Who was the lover of Troilus
Cressida
2091
Who is turned into a(n) cow?
Io (to hide her from Hera)
2092
What was the middle installment of Aeschylus' Oresteia
Cheophori (Libation Bearers)
2093
Who was king of Sicily?
Acestes
2094
What bird reported to Apollo of Coronis' infidelity
raven
2095
Who was the daughter of Thyestes
Pelopia
2096
Which character in the Trojan War is the wife of Aeneas and mother of Ascanius/Iulus; lost as Aeneas flees burning Troy?
Creusa
2097
Which character in the Trojan War does Odysseus frames him for revealing trick and he is killed; son of Nauplius?
Palamedes
2098
Who was the first to wound the Calydonian Boar
Atalanta
2099
What did the Argo lose while passing through the Symplegades?
part of the stern
2100
Who led the Cretan forces during the Trojan War
Idomeneus
2101
What priest of Apollo was the father of Chryseis
Chryses
2102
Who was the queen of the underworld
Persephone
2103
What age of people fought at the Trojan war?
The age of Heroes
2104
What was the island of Circe
Aeaea
2105
What seer did Odysseus visit in the underworld
Tiresias
2106
What river god purified Alcmaeon for the murder of his mother
Achelous
2107
What did Maron give Odysseus in return for being spared
12 jars of red wine
2108
Who appeared to Pelias wearing one sandal
Jason
2109
What creature's teeth did Cadmus sow in the ground
serpent's
2110
Who was the daughter of Bellerophon
Laodamia
2111
Whom did Aphrodite put in a chest as an infant
Adonis
2112
What deity was known for bearing a torch
Hecate
2113
In stories which call Zeus the father of Aphrodite, who is the mother
Dione
2114
What son of Cadmus married a daughter of Nycteus
Polydorus
2115
Name the members of the Cyclopes.
Arges, Brontes, Steropes
2116
What instrument was carried by Poseidon
trident
2117
What king of Troezen raised Hippolytus
Pittheus
2118
Who makes Phaedra fall in love with Hippolytus
Aphrodite
2119
Who was the father of Periclymenus
Neleus
2120
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the dog who dies upon finally seeing his master return?
Argus
2121
Near what island did Athena cause many of Ajax the Lesser's ships to wreck
Mykonos
2122
Who dug a pit of fiery coals to trap his father-in-law Eioneus
Ixion
2123
What one part of Achilles remained vulnerable
heel
2124
Where does Medea spend the last years of her life?
Colchis
2125
What had to happen for Meleager to die
log must burn
2126
Which character in the Trojan War is the 2nd wife of Priam; taken by Odysseus; turns into a female dog?
Hecuba
2127
What aunt of Medea was also a sorceress?
Circe
2128
What Trojan killed in the first skirmish was transformed into a swan
Cycnus
2129
Who was the son of Neleus
Nestor
2130
Who provided the golden ram to Nephele
Hermes
2131
Who killed himself in sadness after Antiope fled to Sicyon
Nycteus
2132
What foe a wild pig named Phaea, offspring of Echidna and Typhon?
a wild pig named Phaea, offspring of Echidna and Typhon
2133
How did Heracles flush out the Stymphalian Birds
clashing brazen castanets
2134
What goddess was called Cypris
Aphrodite
2135
How did Laomedon treat Heracles after he saved Hesione
didn't pay him
2136
What Greek comic playwright wrote the Frogs
Aristophanes
2137
Who was summoned by Amphitryon to interpret the miracle of the two snakes sent to Heracles
Tiresias
2138
Which character in the Trojan War is the has the voice of 100 men; dies after losing to Hermes in a shouting match?
Stentor
2139
What god wore a traveling hat
Hermes
2140
Who cursed Pelops as he fell to his death, leading to the misfortunes of his descendants
Myrtilus
2141
What was the talent of Castor
horsemanship
2142
What is the term for a mixed offspring of gods and mortals
demigods
2143
What group of sisters did Ladon help in guarding golden fruit
Hesperides
2144
With what city were Sisyphus, Glaucus and Bellerophon associated
Corinth
2145
Who is turned into a(n) tortoise?
Chelone (punishment from Hermes for refusing invitation to Zeus & Hera's wedding)
2146
Who was unable to kill Paris because Aphrodite rescued him
Menelaus
2147
What did the terrified Eurystheus use to protect himself from Heracles' prey
a large jar
2148
Who were the brothers of Aeson
Amythaon and Pheres
2149
Who was the father of Salmoneus
Aeolus
2150
Who sculpted the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon
Pheidias
2151
What great Greek physician had a school at Cos
Hippocrates
2152
Who was the father of Evadne
Poseidon
2153
Who was the father of Cadmus
Agenor
2154
Who discovers the presence of her brother by two locks of his hair on their father's grave
Electra
2155
Who does Odysseus say was the one fellow warrior not afraid in the horse
Neoptolemus
2156
Which of the Argonauts could run across the waves without getting his feet wet
Euphemus
2157
What handsome Spartan youth of Amyclae was loved by Apollo
Hyacinthus
2158
How many of Neleus' 12 sons did Heracles kill after Neleus refused to purify him
eleven
2159
With what city was Solon associated
Athens
2160
Who was the brother of Lycus
Nycteus
2161
Who was the ferryman of the underworld
Charon
2162
Who was the father of Apollo and Artemis
Zeus
2163
Why did Aphrodite cause Aegialia to be unfaithful to Diomedes
Diomedes wounded Aphrodite
2164
If Laertes wasn't the father of Odysseus, who was
Sisyphus
2165
Who killed the robber Cycnus, son of Ares
Heracles
2166
How did Jason lose one sandal
helping Hera across the Anaurus
2167
Who is turned into a(n) spider?
Arachne (by Athena)
2168
What daughter of Oeneus married Heracles
Deianira
2169
Where was Anchises when Aphrodite found him
Mt. Ida
2170
What Centaur carried Deianira across a river
Nessus
2171
Who was the husband of Hypermnestra
Lynceus
2172
Who was the father of Marpessa
Evenus
2173
Which of Odysseus' men was not transformed into swine
Eurylochus
2174
Who is turned into kingfishers?
Alcyone and Ceyx
2175
What does Archemorus mean
bringer of death
2176
Who was the father of Hermes
Zeus
2177
Who served Thyestes' sons to him in a stew
Atreus
2178
To what god was a shrine at Dodona dedicated
Zeus
2179
What island was the home of Iphis, daughter of Ligdus
Crete
2180
Name a daughter of Asclepius
Hygeia
2181
With what animal is Apollo's epithet Lycios associated
wolf
2182
What does Nike mean
victory
2183
Who beheaded Medusa
Perseus
2184
What was the island of the Phaeacians
Scheria
2185
Who were the parents of the Gorgons
Phorcys and Ceto
2186
What king of Athens received Alcmena after the death of Heracles
Demophon
2187
Who were the daughters of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Iphigenia, Electra and Chrysothemis
2188
What did Odysseus first tell Polyphemus his name was
Nobody (Outis)
2189
Who is turned into a(n) cypress tree?
Cyparissus
2190
With what city's destiny was the Palladium tied
Troy
2191
What daughter of Laomedon was exposed to a sea monster
Hesione
2192
What bard was spared while Odysseus slew the suitors of Penelope
Phemius
2193
To what group did Medusa belong
Gorgons
2194
On what island did Anius live
Delos
2195
What name had been applied to Heracles before the Delphic oracle called him Heracles
Alcides
2196
Who revealed to Demeter that Hades abducted Persephone
Helius
2197
Who killed Myrtilus
Pelops
2198
What was the relationship of Typhon to the Theban Sphinx
grandfather
2199
What Greek tragedian wrote Agamemnon
Aeschylus
2200
Who were the sons of Bellerophon
Hippolochus & Isandrus
2201
Who is turned into a(n) nightingale?
Thebe, after accidentally killing her son Itylus
2202
What kingdom did Megapenthes trade to Perseus
Tiryns
2203
Who helped Heracles recognize Periclymenus in the form of a bee
Athena
2204
Who was the wife of Amphiaraus
Eriphyle
2205
Who sent Cadmus in search of Europa
Agenor
2206
On what mountain was the Hippocrene fountain
Mt. Helicon
2207
On what peninsula do Heracles' first six labors take place
Peloponnese
2208
What did Heracles do to Periclymenus after recognizing him in the form of a bee
shot him with arrow
2209
Who brings about the death of Hippolytus
Theseus
2210
What was Athena's gift to Athens
olive tree
2211
Who were punished in underworld carrying leaking jars
Danaides
2212
What bronze giant was encountered by the Argonauts?
Talus
2213
Who gave Harmonia her famous necklace
Cadmus
2214
What was the name of the goat that suckled Zeus when he was hidden as a baby
Amalthea
2215
What labor was Heracles performing when he ran into the centaur Pholus?
4th - Capture te Ermanthion Boar
2216
Who accidentally killed Eurytion while hunting Calydonia Boar
Peleus
2217
What does the name "Harpies" mean
snatchers
2218
Of what city was Niobe queen
Thebes
2219
Who freed Ares from a jar where he was imprisoned for 13 months?
Hermes
2220
Who are the parents of Theseus?
Aegeus and Aethra
2221
What goddess was spurned by Hippolytus
Aphrodite
2222
Who was the child of Pygmalion and Galatea
Paphos
2223
With whose funeral does the Iliad conclude
Hector
2224
What name was given to the nymphs of rivers in particular
Potomiads
2225
Who was the only one of the Seven Against Thebes to survive
Adrastus
2226
To where did Heracles journey for his 3rd labor
Cerynea
2227
What famous work by Plato is set at a dinner party at the house of Agathon
Symposium
2228
Which Argonaut is a prophet; interpreted flight of birds, killed by a snake while Argonauts are in Libya?
Mopsus
2229
In what city was the Palladium kept
Troy
2230
Who had the deciding vote in the trial of Orestes on Areopagus?
Athena
2231
Who was the queen of Babylon during Pyramus and Thisbe's lives*
Semiramis
2232
What district of western Greece was founded by the sons of Alcmaeon
Acarnania
2233
Who was these two people try to warn Aeneas but are captured; one returns to save the other; both die?
Nisus & Euryalus
2234
What was on the shield of Tydeus
moon
2235
Who was the craftiest and wisest of the Greeks at Troy
Odysseus
2236
What god was called Phoebus
Apollo
2237
What group of sisters shared an eye and a tooth
Graeae
2238
Who was the father of Hippolytus
Theseus
2239
What priest hurled a spear at the Trojan Horse
Laocoon
2240
What had the first prostitutes, as a result of a curse from Aphrodite
Cyprus
2241
What contingent did Ajax the Lesser lead at Troy
Locrians (people of Locris)
2242
Who tries to get Aegeus to poison his son Theseus?
Medea
2243
Who were the two seers among the Argonauts
Idmon and Mopsus
2244
What god gave Pegasus to Bellerophon
Poseidon
2245
At whose worship was the drink of the Kykeon associated
Demeter
2246
Who killed her children to spite their father Jason?
Medea
2247
Which character in the Trojan War is the son of Atreus & Aerope; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen?
Menelaus
2248
Who was the son of Faunus and Symaethis
Acis
2249
Who was the mother of Meleager
Althaea
2250
Who delivered a golden fleece to Atreus
Pan
2251
Who sent the Sphinx to plague Thebes
Hera
2252
Who was the father of Memnon, king of the Ethiopians
Tithonus
2253
Who repelled the love of Polyphemus
Galatea
2254
What god created a sanctuary at Crisa
Apollo
2255
What expedition did Orpheus join
Argonauts
2256
Into what was Niobe transformed
weeping stone
2257
Who was the father of Diomedes
Tydeus
2258
Why didn't Menelaus go to Hades
son-in-law of Zeus
2259
Who was the son of Pheres
Admetus
2260
What pair deceptively delivers to Clytemnestra an urn that supposedly contains the ashes of Orestes
Orestes and Pylades
2261
Who warned Melampus that his jail cell was about to cave in
worms
2262
What was the name of Caenis after she became a man
Caeneus
2263
Who brought Protesilaus back to Laodamia from the underworld for a few hours
Hermes
2264
What rival Heraclid killed Cresphontes
Polyphontes
2265
Into what constellation did Hera transform the crab
Cancer
2266
What daughter of Hera was goddess of childbirth
Eileithyia
2267
With what city was Bellerophon associated
Corinth
2268
Who carried an oar until people thought it was a winnowing fan
Odysseus
2269
From what island did the musician Arion originate
Lesbos
2270
Who pursued the Harpies so that they wouldn't bother Phineus?
Zetes and Calais
2271
What Homeric Hymn was translated by Percy Shelley
Hymn to Hermes
2272
What does parthenos mean
virgin
2273
Who are the parents of Andrmeda?
Cassiepea and Cepheus
2274
What Roman poet wrote the Argonautica
Valerius Flaccus
2275
Who was the brother of Athamas, Salmoneus and Cretheus
Sisyphus
2276
Who is turned into a(n) pine tree?
Pitys, avoiding Pan's pursuits
2277
Who did Heracles marry on Olympus
Hebe
2278
Who told Odysseus that he must go to the underworld to speak with Tiresias
Circe
2279
What pair fetched Philoctetes from Lemnos
Odysseus and Diomedes
2280
What swift-footed maiden joined the Calydonian Boar hunt
Atalanta
2281
Who was the father of Dia, bride of Ixion
Eioneus
2282
Who was the father of Telephus, wounded by Achilles
Heracles
2283
Who had provided the Cretan Bull to Minos
Poseidon
2284
What did Melanion use to delay Atalanta in a footrace
3 golden apples
2285
How did Amphitryon treat Comaetho for helping him take her city
he killed her
2286
Who became archon of Athens in 594 BC
Solon
2287
Name the five sons of Perseus and Andromeda
Perses, Alcaeus, Electryon, Sthenelus, Mestor
2288
What poem is often described as 'the wrath of Achilles'
Iliad
2289
What curse had been laid upon Phoenix by his father
childlessness
2290
Which character in the Trojan War is the prophet son of Priam?
Helenus
2291
Who loses to Odysseus in the contest for Achilles' armor
Ajax the Greater
2292
What name was given to the Clashing Rocks encountered by the Argonauts?
Symplegades
2293
Who was brought back to life by Asclepius
Hippolytus
2294
Who were the parents of Aristaeus
Apollo and Cyrene
2295
What creature did Heracles capture for his 3rd labor
Cerynean Hind (stag/deer)
2296
Name the members of the Spartoi.
Echion, Udaeus, Chthonius, Hyperenor, Pelorus
2297
What Greek tragedian wrote the Trojan Women
Euripides
2298
Who insisted on giving Polynices a symbolic burial with three handfuls of dust
Antigone
2299
What titaness of divine justice bore the Horae and the Fates?
Themis
2300
Who was the son of Apollo and Cyrene
Aristaeus
2301
Who is the son of Orestes and Hermione
Tisamenus
2302
Into what did Zeus transform the Cercopes after they tricked him
apes or stones
2303
Into what were Memnon's brothers transformed after his death
birds (flew around his tomb)
2304
What Greek poet wrote Odes, such as the Pythian Odes, to athletic champions?
Pindar
2305
Whose jokes make Demeter smile and eat in Eleusis
Iambe
2306
Who carried off Aegina, the daughter of a river god
Zeus
2307
What Roman poet wrote the Thebaid
Statius
2308
Who comes to the Trojan camp to ransom the body of Hector
Priam
2309
What hero was also called Amphitryoniades
Heracles
2310
Complete the analogy: Hell:Tartarus::Heaven: ________
Elysium (Elysian Fields)
2311
Who advised Psyche to forget her grief and win back Cupid's love
Pan
2312
Who was the father of Tros
Dardanus
2313
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the minstrel forced to perform for Penelope's suitors?
Phemius
2314
What was the name of the first Pythia
Phemonoe
2315
What two relationships did Anaxo have to Heracles
aunt and grandmother
2316
Who was flayed alive after losing a music contest to Apollo
Marsyas
2317
What nymph was called 'silver footed'
Thetis
2318
What brother of Heracles was killed in his campaign against Hippocoon
Iphicles
2319
Where was the corpse of Achilles buried
Sigeum
2320
What king of Crete came voluntarily rather as Agamemnon's bound ally
Idomeneus
2321
Who was the father of Odysseus
Laertes
2322
What daughter of Cisseus was turned inot a dog for blinding Polymnestor?
Hecuba
2323
Who captured Helenus
Odysseus
2324
What beautiful animal did Cyparissus accidentally kill
stag
2325
According to some accounts, into what were the followers of Diomedes transformed
birds
2326
What Greek epic poet composed the Odyssey
Homer
2327
Who was the mother of Priapus
Aphrodite
2328
Whom did the Graeae help Perseus find
nymphs with tools
2329
Who replaced the shoulder of Pelops
Demeter
2330
Who was the child of Epaphus
Libya
2331
What companion of Theseus could not be saved by Heracles in the Underworld
Pirithous
2332
Who seduced his brother's wife to steal his golden fleece
Thyestes
2333
Who blinds Orion
Oenopion
2334
Which of the Argonauts was killed by a boar during the visit to the Mariandyni?
Idmon
2335
Who told Oedipus he would murder his father and marry his mother
Delphic Oracle
2336
Who was offended that Atalanta received the prize of the hunt
Meleager's uncles
2337
Who was Latin horseman who catches and kills Euryalus, killed by Nisus?
Volcens
2338
Who was the son of Demeter and Iasion
Plutus
2339
Who was the father of Acastus?
Pelias
2340
Who composed the Odyssey
Homer
2341
Where was Agamemnon when he was killed, according to the usual account
bath
2342
What goddess derives her name from the Greek word for foam
Aphrodite
2343
Where were the mysteries of Demeter celebrated
Eleusis
2344
What mortal tried to seduce Hera
Ixion
2345
What dragon was a brother of the Graeae and Gorgons
Ladon
2346
Where was Proetus, the purifier of Bellerophon, king
Tiryns
2347
What happened to Laocoon and his two sons
two serpents attacked them
2348
Who were the children of Athamas and Nephele
Helle and Phrixus
2349
What herald was spared while Odysseus slew the suitors of Penelope
Medon
2350
For how long did Heracles pursue the Cerynean Hind
one year
2351
In what disguise did Helius seduce Leucothoe
Eurynome (her mother)
2352
Who held Antaeus aloft and crushed him to death
Heracles
2353
Which of the sons of Heracles and Echidna was able to string Heracles' bow
Scythes
2354
What two warriors killed Deiphobus after he is betrayed by Helen
Menelaus and Odysseus
2355
Who was punished on a spinning fire wheel
Ixion
2356
What winged steed did Bellerophon ride
Pegasus
2357
Which character in the Trojan War is loved and cursed by Apollo; assaulted by Ajax the Lesser; leaves with Agamemnon?
Cassandra
2358
Who said that he would rather be a slave on earth than king of dead souls
Achilles
2359
What had Lycaon been transformed into
wolf
2360
What creature does Artemis create to defend herself from Orion
scorpion
2361
Who helped Bias steal the cattle of Phylacus
Melampus (his brother)
2362
In what city did Creon purify Amphitryon for the murder of Electryon
Thebes
2363
Who asked Medea to help Jason?
Chalciope (her sister)
2364
What sea-goddess did Ino become
Leucothea
2365
Who were the children of Heracles and Echidna
Agathyrsus, Gelonus and Scythes
2366
Who carried off the tripod of Delphi when the priestess refused to help him
Heracles
2367
Who was the father of Cycnus
Poseidon
2368
Why was Apollo exiled to Thessaly for nine years
killing Python
2369
According to Ovid, at whose shrine did Jason meet Medea?
Hecate
2370
Who told Asopus that it was Zeus that abducted his daughter, Aegina
Sisyphus
2371
Who was the mother of Orthus, Cerberus, the Hydra, the Chimaera, the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion
Echidna
2372
What was promised to Tros to soften the blow of losing Ganymede
eternal life for Ganymede
2373
Who first guided the Greek fleet to the island of Chryse
Philoctetes
2374
Which of Danaus' daughters didn't kill her husband
Hypermnestra
2375
What Lapith chieftain was the son of Ixion
Pirithous
2376
Who killed Pallas
Athena
2377
What type of nymph was Eurydice
Dryad
2378
Who was the mother of Helle and Phrixus
Nephele
2379
How did Mopsus win his contest with Calchas
guessed # of unripe figs on tree
2380
What mythological girl gave her name to the Dardanelles
Helle
2381
What do the gods drink
nectar
2382
What did the women of Lemnos do to the men of the island
killed them
2383
How did Jason overcome the fire-breathing bulls?
protective ointment from Medea
2384
What is the kingdom of Aegeus?
Athens
2385
Who was the son of Amphitryon and Alcmena, half-brother of Heracles
Iphicles
2386
What son of Neleus could transform into any bird, beast or insect
Periclymenus
2387
After whose castration was Aphrodite born
Uranus
2388
Who was the wife of Diomedes
Aegialia
2389
What magic herb was given by Hermes to Odysseus
moly
2390
Why did Nauplius lure Greek ships to their doom with a false beacon
avenging his son Palamedes
2391
What pair exposed Achilles' disguise on Scyros
Odysseus and Diomedes
2392
Name the members of the Graces (Charites).
Thalia, Aglaea, Euphrosyne; or Pasithea; or Charis
2393
Where did Iamus receive the gift of prophecy
Olympia
2394
What was the priestess of Delphi called
Pythia
2395
What was the island of Calypso
Ogygia
2396
What bird is associated with Athena
owl
2397
Who was the father of Euphemus
Poseidon
2398
Who was the king of Scyros where Achilles hid, disguised as a girl
Lycomedes
2399
Who was the brother of Agamemnon
Menelaus
2400
Who was the grandfather of Anchises
Assaracus
2401
From what herald of Heracles did Deianira learn of Iole and the sack of Oechalia
Lichas
2402
Who told Odysseus that his men had been transformed into swine
Eurylochus
2403
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the forced Odysseus to land at Thrinacia and convinced the others to eat Helios' cattle?
Eurylochus
2404
Who were the parents of Charybdis
Pontus and Ge
2405
Who discovered that Midas had donkey ears
his barber
2406
By what name is Podarces better known
Priam
2407
What daughter of Coeus and Phoebe truned into a quail in an attempt to escape Zeus and later the island, Ortygia?
Asteria
2408
Who took revenge on Polymestor by killing his children and blinding him
Hecuba
2409
Who was the father of Niobe
Tantalus
2410
Who were the twin sons of Jason and Hypsipyle
Euneos and Thoas (or Nebrophonus)
2411
What foe asks you to wash his feet and kicks you off cliff?
asks you to wash his feet and kicks you off cliff
2412
Who was the tutor of Jason
Chiron
2413
Who was the son of Zeus and Laodamia
Sarpedon
2414
Which character in the Trojan War led the Cretan forces to Troy; killed by Meda (his wife) and Leucus upon return?
Idomeneus
2415
In what year was Alcibiades charged with defiling Herms
415 BC
2416
Who borrows Aphrodite's girdle during the Trojan War to seduce her husband
Hera
2417
Who is turned into a(n) quail?
Asteria, sister of Leto, who was fleeing Zeus; she also becomes the island Ortygia
2418
Who was king of Pallanteum, ally of Aeneas?
Evander
2419
With what deity is the Sibyl, guide of Aeneas, associated
Apollo
2420
What does of polytropos mean
man of twists and turns
2421
Who combed his hair with a rake and cut his beard with a scythe
Polyphemus
2422
What serpent was slain by Apollo
Python
2423
What was special about Rhodes while Zeus apportioned the lands
had not yet risen from sea
2424
Who was the husband of Helen
Menelaus
2425
Who founds Paphos?
Cinyras
2426
Who was the wife of Hector
Andromache
2427
Who is turned into a(n) linden tree?
Philyra
2428
Who shot Nessus for assaulting Deianira
Heracles
2429
How many suitors had failed to win Hippodamia before the arrival of Pelops
thirteen
2430
What was the kingdom of Pelias
Iolcus
2431
Who was the father of Aegina
Asopus
2432
What family heirlooms did Polyneices take to Argos while Eteocles ruled Thebes
Harmonia's robe and necklace
2433
Who is turned into sirens?
(perhaps) daughters of Melpomene & Achelous; didn't tell Demeter about Persephone
2434
What goddess is associated with the island Cyprus
Aphrodite
2435
Who was punished by reaching for food and water
Tantalus
2436
Who kills Eupeithes, father of Antinous
Laertes
2437
What was orestes on trial for at Areopagus?
Murdering Clytemnestra - his mother
2438
Where did Iphigenia have to be fetched from to go to Aulis
Mycenae
2439
Who founds Megara?
Car (son of Phoroneus)
2440
Who decided that Paris should decide the golden apple judgment
Zeus
2441
Who was the youngest argonaut and had to be escorted on the journey by his uncle Laocoon?
Meleager
2442
How did Pyramus and Thisbe usually communicate with each other
chink in wall
2443
Who were the paternal grandparents of Alcmena
Perseus & Andromeda
2444
What son of Hyperion saw Hades abduct Persephone
Helius
2445
What did Homer call Jocasta
Epicasta
2446
Who saved Paris from being killed in combat with Menelaus
Aphrodite
2447
What did Alcmaeon give to the daughter of Phegeus
Harmonia's necklace
2448
Who is turned into a(n) narcissus flower?
Narcissus
2449
What Phaeacian king and queen agreed to protect Medea from the Colchians if she marry Jason?
Alcinous and Arete
2450
What twin giants tried to storm Olympus
Otus and Ephialtes
2451
What was Athena's Roman name
Minerva
2452
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Aegina?
flame
2453
Who was leader of Rutulians, suitor of Lavinia?
Turnus
2454
Who was the son of Anticleia
Odysseus
2455
What daughter of Zeus did Theseus abduct?
Helen
2456
What had been Poseidon's expectation for Minos to do with the Cretan Bull
sacrifice it
2457
Who refused to honor his pact with Jason to hand over the throne when he brought the Golden Fleece?
Pelias
2458
Who is turned into white doves?
daughters of Anius, transformed by Dionysus to escape Agamemnon
2459
How did Zeus disguise himself to seduce Callisto
as Artemis
2460
What daughter of Pterelaus betrayed her city to Amphitryon
Comaetho
2461
From whose blood did poisonous African snakes spring
Medusa
2462
Who hanged himself in sorrow at the door of Anaxarete
Iphis
2463
Who taught wrestling to Heracles
Autolycus
2464
What goddess was followed by Arethusa
Artemis
2465
What great temple in Athens was dedicated to Athena
Parthenon
2466
Who was the father of Eurystheus
Sthenelus
2467
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
P. Ovidius Naso
2468
Which character in the Trojan War does Neoptolemus kill at an altar in front of Priam (Aeneid - Book 2)?
Polites
2469
What daughter of Orchamus was loved by Helius
Leucothoe
2470
Who made the sun travel in the opposite direction in anger over Thyestes deception
Zeus
2471
What body of water separated Abdydos and Sestos
Hellespont
2472
Along what river did the fleeing Amphiaraus die
Ismenus
2473
What does Peloponnese literally mean
Pelop's Island
2474
What mother of Chiron cared for Jason while he was being tutored
Philyra
2475
Who was the daughter of Autolycus
Anticleia
2476
What herald was hurled to his death into the sea after delivering a poisoned robe
Lichas
2477
Who was the wife of Sthenelus and mother of Eurystheus
Menippe
2478
What was the kingdom of Agamemnon
Mycenae
2479
What was the hound of Geryon called
Orthus
2480
What wise king of Pylos participated in the Trojan War
Nestor
2481
What city was also referred to as Ilium
Troy
2482
Who purified Amphitryon for the murder of Electryon
Creon
2483
Who was the son of Midas
Gordias
2484
According to Petronius, what did the Sibyl in a bottle want
to die
2485
What was the first of Heracles' labors
Nemean Lion
2486
Who instituted the Isthmian Games
Sisyphus
2487
Who told Odysseus how to overcome Circe's charms
Hermes
2488
What monster lived in a cliff opposite Charybdis
Scylla
2489
Who sacrilegiously assaulted Cassandra during the sack of Troy
Ajax the Lessser
2490
What herb's had a black root and flower as white as milk
moly
2491
On what island was the city of Paphos
Cyprus
2492
Who blew the trumpet that caused Achilles to strip his disguise
Agyrtes
2493
Who was the father of Ixion
Phlegyas
2494
What does Cynossema, the place of Hecuba's burial, mean
dog's tomb
2495
Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus
Penelope
2496
What was Medea's relationship to Circe?
niece
2497
What son of Triopas cut down an oak tree that grew in a grove sacred to Demeter?
Erysichthon
2498
Name the members of the Underworld Judges.
Aeacus, Minos, Rhadamanthys
2499
Which member of the court of Odysseus was the spurs remaining suitors on after death of Antinous-most favored suitor by Penelope?
Eurymachus
2500
What king pretended to be mad when summoned to fight at Troy
Odysseus
2501
Who was the father of Odysseus
Laertes
2502
From what creatures did Melampus learn to understand animals
snakes
2503
Who wrote a dramatic trilogy called the Oresteia
Aeschylus
2504
Who tried to get Anius' daughters to join the Trojan expedition
Agamemnon
2505
Who wrote the Metamorphoses
Ovid
2506
Who was the mother of Tiresias
Chariclo
2507
What prize did Creon, regent of Thebes, give to Heracles for helping the city
his daughter Megara as wife
2508
Who made the necklace of Harmonia
Hephaestus
2509
What was the relationship of Actaeon, Dionysus, Pentheus, Melicertes and Learchus
cousins
2510
What did Alcmaeon steal from his first wife
Harmonia's necklace
2511
Who were the twin sons of Abas
Proetus and Acrisius
2512
Who dreamed that she gave birth to a snake and nursed it
Clytemnestra
2513
What daughter of Pandion killed her son Ity's out of revenge and was turned into a nightingale?
Procne
2514
Who was the second wife of Priam
Hecuba
2515
Which three goddesses vied for the apple of Eris
Hera, Aphrodite, Athena
2516
Who asked Diomedes to help him fight against Aeneas
Latinus
2517
Who was the mother of Apollo and Artemis
Leto
2518
Who gives asylum to Medea after she killed her children by Jason?
Aegeus
2519
What did Myrtilus do after being bribed by Pelops
removed linchpins from Oenomaus chariot
2520
What animal did Heracles kill near Mt. Cithaeron
lion
2521
Who were the parents of Iphigenia
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
2522
Which Argonaut can take any shape?
Periclymenus
2523
Where was Oeneus king
Calydon
2524
What mother of Demophoon shrieked seeing him in the fire
Metaneira
2525
Who, in a fit of madness, killed his wife Megara and three children
Heracles
2526
Who was the father of Zetes and Calais
Boreas (the North Wind)
2527
What was the kingdom of Diomedes
Argos
2528
Who was the son of Amphitrite and Poseidon
Triton
2529
Who was the father of Jason
Aeson
2530
From what spring did Tiresias drink, before falling dead on the spot
Telphusa
2531
Where was the trail of Orestes held?
Areopagus
2532
What epithet of Apollo associates him with dolphins
Delphinius
2533
Whom did Agamemnon take from Achilles to compensate for losing Chryseis
Briseis
2534
What goddess saved Iphigenia, according to some sources
Artemis
2535
Which of the Argonauts had wings
Zetes and Calais
2536
Who succeeded Cadmus as king of Thebes
Pentheus
2537
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
2538
Who was the mother of the Aloadae
Iphimedia
2539
Who is turned into a(n) female dog?
Hecuba
2540
Who was the first Greek to leap ashore at Troy
Protesilaus
2541
Who taught chariot driving to Heracles
Amphitryon
2542
Who rejected Thetis upon learning her son would be greater than his father
Zeus
2543
Who was the wife of Bias
Pero
2544
Who advised the citizens of Thebes to abandon their city before the Epigoni arrived
Tiresias
2545
Whom did Apollo have to serve after killing the Cyclopes
Admetus
2546
What daughter of Cinyras fell desperately in love with her own father
Myrrha
2547
What daughter of Triton was a playmate of Athena's
Pallas
2548
Who was ally of Turnus, son of Vulcan, conceived with a spark?
Caeculus
2549
Who was the mother of Pentheus
Agave
2550
Where was Eurytion king
Phthia
2551
What king of Sparta was punished for assisting Neleus against Heracles
Hippocoon
2552
How did Trophonius and Agamedes use a treasury's movable stone
to rob it
2553
Who was the father of Melampus and Bias
Amythaon
2554
Who was the first husband of Dido, whom she rejoins in the underworld
Sychaeus
2555
What Trojan prince accompanied Neoptolemus home from Troy
Helenus
2556
Who told Croesus he would destroy a great kingdom if he attacked Persia
Delphic oracle
2557
What does periphron mean
circumspect (wary)
2558
Who wrote the Heroides
Ovid
2559
Who killed Sarpedon
Patroclus
2560
What was the capital city of Lydia
Sardis
2561
What god was called the cloud-gatherer
Zeus
2562
What Greek tragedian wrote Agamemnon
Aeschylus
2563
What goddess is associated with the island Cythera
Aphrodite
2564
Who was the mother of Odysseus
Anticleia
2565
Who was the father of Ilus, Assaracus and Ganymede
Tros
2566
Where did Priam expose the infant Paris
Mt. Ida
2567
What was the name of Hecuba's burial place
Cynossema
2568
Who hurled a thunderbolt to knock Capaneus from the walls of Thebes
Zeus
2569
What does the name of Neoptolemus mean
new recruit'
2570
What is the modern name of Patavium
Padua
2571
What was the shield of Athena called
aegis
2572
Who founds Ardea?
Danae (ancestor of Turnus)
2573
What deity seduced Antiope
Zeus
2574
What did Hera send to harass Io as she wandered
gadfly
2575
Who hid the sword of Peleus on Mt. Pelion
Acastus
2576
What does kore mean
girl
2577
Who was cursed to offer prophecies that no one would believe
Cassandra
2578
Who wrote the Theogony
Hesiod
2579
With what city was Theseus primarily associated
Athens
2580
What other creature helped the Hydra against Heracles
crab
2581
Who was the father of Atalanta
Schoeneus or Iasus
2582
What man, who found Athena bathing, was blinded and given the gift of prophecy?
Tiresias
2583
Which Argonaut runs so fast across waves that his feet don't get wet?
Euphemus
2584
What city was ruled by Acrisius
Argos
2585
Who was the child of Apollo and Coronis
Asclepius
2586
Who wrote the Aeneid
Vergil
2587
What must Aeneas procure in order to visit the underworld
golden bough (tree branch)
2588
What two creatures were the children of Poseidon and Medusa
Pegasus and Chrysaor
2589
Who was the king of Arcadia whose daughter married Alcmaeon
Phegeus
2590
To what father of Stheneboea did Proetus send Bellerophon
Iobates
2591
Who was the daughter of Phorcys and Hecate
Scylla
2592
Who were the twin sons of Antiope
Zethus and Amphion
2593
Who was the son of Aeneas
Ascanius (Iulus)
2594
Who was the Greek goddess of the dawn
Eos
2595
Who was the uninvited guest at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis
Eris (Discord)
2596
Who were collectively known as the Atreidae?
Agamemnon and Menelaus (sons of Atreus)
2597
Who won the contest of Pan and Apollo according to Tmolus
Apollo
2598
What child of Telethusa was disguised as a boy
Iphis
2599
Who was the mother of Iamus
Evadne
2600
Into what does Zeus transform to seduce Leda (and Nemesis, who was in the form of a goose)?
swan
2601
Who was the son of Sisyphus
Glaucus
2602
Who succeeded Pentheus on the throne of Thebes
Labdacus
2603
Who was the son of Zeus and Laodomia
Sarpedon
2604
What city was famed for the Scaean gates
Troy
2605
Who encouraged Orestes to return to Mycenae
Electra
2606
What lover of Evadne was the father of Iamus
Apollo
2607
Who had transformed Scylla into a monster
Amphitrite
2608
What did Heracles do with the immortal head of the Hydra
buried it under rock
2609
What childbirth deity was called by Zeus to bring a great descendant of Perseus
Eileithyia
2610
Where did Syleus live
by Straits of Euboea
2611
Who is the mother of Hyppolytus?
Hyppolyta
2612
Where was Admetus king
Pherae
2613
Who told Menelaus how to return home safely
Nereus
2614
By what underworld river did the gods swear oaths
Styx
2615
Who was the wife of Neoptolemus
Hermione
2616
Of what group was Tydeus a member
Seven Against Thebes
2617
Who received Hecuba as part of the spoils of Troy
Odysseus
