Mythology Cards Set I Flashcards
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What deity presides over the sea, earthquakes, and horses?
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Poseidon/Neptune
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What was the 3rd of the Twelve Labors?
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Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis
3
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Venus
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Aphrodite
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What god is the son of the Theban princess Semele?
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Dionysus
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For his 8th labor, Heracles traveled to Bistonia to steal the man-eating mares of what king?
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Diomedes
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How did Perseus kill Medusa and escape?
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Perseus used the shiny part of his shield to “see” Medusa by her reflection. He killed her with the sword. Perseus put her head in the bag. He wore the helmet of invisibility to escape Medusa’s 2 sister Gorgons and flew off with the winged sandals.
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Who is the Muse of Dance?
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Terpsichore
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Who was the father of Cassandra?
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Priam
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On his way to Athens, Theseus fought a number of dangerous bandits. Which one, who also goes by Corynetes, would beat people with a golden club?
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Periphites
10
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What deity presides over agriculture?
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Demeter/Ceres
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Who is the Muse of astronomy?
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Urania
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What Greek warrior at Troy, often said to be the wittiest of all, came up with the idea to build the wooden horse?
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Odysseus
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What was the 10th of the Twelve Labors?
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Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon
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Which god(dess) had the job of Wisdom, war, handicrafts?
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Athena
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What were the symbol(s) of Aphrodite?
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Dove, Rose
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Why did Acrisius put his daughter in a bronze tower?
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he heard from an oracle that any of her children would kill him.
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What does Euxine mean?
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Friendly
18
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How does Jason die?
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a piece of the Argo fall on him
19
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Who was Father Heaven?
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Ouranos (Uranus)
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Who was the father of Rhadamanthys?
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Zeus
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Dioscuri and Tyndaridae are patronymics, that is, they are words that name someoneʼs father. When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Dioscuri, who is the father named?
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Zeus
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Who was the father of Clytemnestra?
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Tyndareus
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What mythological monster was formally a woman transformed into a six-headed monster who feeds on sailors?
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Scylla
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What was the 4th of the Twelve Labors?
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Capture the Erymanthian Boar
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What was Cronusʼ Latin name?
Saturn
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Where did Aegeus place a pair of sandals and a sword?
under a boulder
27
Where did Aeson send Jason to be raised?
the centaur Chiron
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What daughter of Priam and Hecuba was gifted the power of prophecy but cursed such that nobody would ever believe her omens?
Cassandra
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What son of Atreus and Aerope was king of Mycenae and the leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War?
Agamemnon
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Who was the father of Iphigenia?
Agamemnon
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What deity presides over the home fire and the hearth?
Hestia/Vesta
32
What deity carries the thyrsus, a stick with a pinecone on top?
Dionysus/Bacchus
33
For his 12th and final labor, Heracles had to capture whom from the Underworld?
Cerberus
34
What hero helped the gods when the Giants later rebelled against the Olympians?
Hercules
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Who was the father of Dionysus?
Zeus
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What mythological hero was born after Zeus found his mom Danae trapped in a bronze tower?
Perseus
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What was the 12th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture Cerberus
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On his way to Athens, Theseus fought a number of dangerous bandits. Which one, also called Damastes, was an innkeeper who would stretch those too short for the bed or cut the legs off of those too tall?
Procrustes
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When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Tyndaridae, who is the father named?
Tyndareus
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Another name for the Furies, what does “Erinyes” mean?
the “Appeased”.
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Which river of the Underworld is the river of hate and was used for oaths of the gods?
Styx
42
What is the Greek name of Vulcan?
Hephaestus
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What sinner in the underworld was punished with eternal hunger and thirst after serving his son Pelops as food to the gods?
Tantalus
44
What deity carries around the caduceus, a staff with intertwining snakes?
Hermes/Mercury
45
Who ruled Ethiopa when Perseus was there?
King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia
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Who was the mother of Minos?
Europa
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Where was the Minotaur housed?
in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete
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What deity had the peacock and cow as symbols?
Hera/Juno
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What did Acrisius do when he found out that his daughter Danae had Perseus as a son?
Locked them in a chest and sent them out to sea
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What is the Roman name of Demeter?
Ceres
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What is the Greek name of Mercury?
Hermes
52
Who was the father of Polydeuces?
Zeus
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What monster is described here: 3 headed dog
Cerberus
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Name the ferryman who carries souls across the river Styx (Cocytus in some versions).
Charon
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Whose father left a sword and sandals underneath a great boulder which he could only move once he was old enough?
Theseus
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What woman in mythology was the fastest of all mortals?
Atalanta
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Who is the second bandit Theseus faced?
Sinis, the pine-bender
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What monster is described here: part goat, part man
Satyr
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Who was Mother Earth?
Ge (Gaea)
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What oracle did Pelias hear?
that he should beware the man with one shoe
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What was the 8th of the Twelve Labors?
Steal the Mares of Diomedes
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What son of Laertes and Anticlea took an additional 10 years to get back to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus in Ithaca after the Trojan War?
Odysseus
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Who sprangs from the severed head of Medusa?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
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What deity is the queen of the underworld and is the wife of Hades/Pluto?
Persephone/Proserpina
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Which child of Iapetus had Pandora for a wife?
Epimetheus
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What were the job(s) of Zeus?
King, weather
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Who is the fourth bandit Theseus faced?
Procrustes, the stretcher
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Who is the Grace known for “mirth”?
Euphrosyne
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Which god(dess) had the job of Sun, prophecy, medicine, music?
Apollo
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During the Torjan War, who was the wife of Priam; mother of Hector, Priam, Cassandra, Helenus and others
Hecuba
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What couple, when they had wished to die together, were transformed into an Oak and Linden tree?
Baucis and Philemon
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Who was the mother of Andromeda?
Cassiopeia
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What were the job(s) of Persephone?
Queen of the Underworld
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Name the Muses.
Melpomene, Thalia, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Clio, Urania, Erato, Calliope, and Euterpe.
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What mythological monster was a 2-headed dog and a companion of Geryon?
Orthus
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On what mountain did the gods live?
Mt. Olympus
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What kind of nymphs are nereids?
sea nymphs
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Aphrodite is usually listed as the wife of Hephaestus. When she is not, which of the Graces is his wife?
Aglaia
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen, marriage?
Hera
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What god accidentally killed the youth Hyacinthus?
Apollo
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What was the name of the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus?
Polyphemus
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Who helped Theseus through the Labyrinth?
Ariadne
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Who was the king of Seriphos who wanted to marry Danae?
Polydectes
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Who was the mother of Paris?
Hecuba
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Whose symbols were the Owl, Olive, Helmet?
Athena
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With whom does Jason fall in love after having kids with Medea, for which the spurned sorceress kills her own children and Jason's new love?
Ariadne
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What couple repopulated the Earth following the Great Flood by throwing stones (the bones of their mother) over their shoulders?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?
Pomegranate
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Into what was Syrinx changed?
reeds
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Who does this describe: son of Oeneus and Althaea; kills Calydonian Boar; gives Atalanta trophy; uncles mad – fight – he kills uncles; mom kills him by burning the log that had the same life span.?
Meleager
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What were the symbol(s) of Zeus?
Thunderbolt, eagle
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Who was the father of Orestes?
Agamemnon
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Troy; name means "ransomed one" originally named Podarces
Priam
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Whose symbols were the Peacock, Cow?
Hera
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Who killed Medusa?
Perseus
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What did Cassiopeia boast about?
Cassiopeia had boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids
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With what youth did Echo fall in love?
Narcissus
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What nymphs cared for the infant Dionysus?
the Hyades or the nymphs of Nysa
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Where was Minos king?
Crete
100
Who was the father of Agamemnon?
Atreus
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Which Roman god was considered a strengthener of callte?
Pales
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Who was the second wife of Heracles whom he rescued from the centaur Nessus?
Deianeira
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Who were the 2 sister Gorgons of Medusa?
Euryale and Stheno
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What was the aegis?
the breastplate of Zeus (often worn by Athena) on which she placed the Gorgonʼs head
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Who is the Muse of Love Poetry?
Erato
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What were the job(s) of Hestia?
Home fire, hearth
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Who is the Muse of history?
Clio
108
Who is known as the messenger of the gods?
Hermes/Mercury
109
Who was the mother of Iphigenia?
Clytemnestra
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What king of Troy during the Trojan War was originally named Podarces?
Paris
111
Who is the Muse of songs to the gods?
Polyhymnia
112
Who was the mother of Helen?
Leda
113
What is the Greek name of Ceres?
Demeter
114
What was significant about the way Procrustes killed people?
he was an innkeeper who stretched people to fit a specific bed
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Who was the mother of Clytemnestra?
Leda
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What youth did Galatea prefer to Polyphemus?
Acis
117
Who is the Muse of Epic Poetry?
Calliope
118
Who was the King of the Winds?
Aeolus
119
Who was Demophonʼs mother who snatched him from the flames?
Metaneira
120
What monster is described here: six-headed monster
Scylla
121
What mythological monster is known as the mother of all monsters and is half-nymph, half-snake?
Echidna
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Proserpina
Persephone
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What were the symbol(s) of Apollo?
Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre
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Who was the father of Helenus?
Priam
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What god presided over underground rivers?
Poseidon
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Who was the mother of Ariadne?
Pasiphae
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Who was the father of Medea?
Aeetes
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What is the Roman name of Persephone?
Proserpina
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What biological son of Alcmene and Zeus had Amphitryon as his stepdad?
Heracles
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Into what flower was Hyacinthus changed?
the hyacinth
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Name the 5 rivers of the underworld.
Acheron, Cocytus, Styx, Phlegethon, and Lethe.
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Who was the father of Theseus and where was he from?
Aegeus, king of Athens
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Who was Dictys' brother?
King Polydectes
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What were the Manes?
the spirits of the god dead in Hades
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What mythological monster is half-man, half-horse?
Centaur
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Which couple does this describe: She is goddess of Dawn, asks Zeus for immortality for hr lover – forgets to ask for eternal youth – he is turned into a grasshopper.?
Aurora and Tithonus
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What youth spent half a year in the underworld with Persephone and half a year with Aphrodite?
Adonis
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What youn child did Demeter attempt to make immortal by annointing him with ambrosia and placing him in a hot fire?
Demophon
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What goddess presides over wisdom, war, and handicrafts?
Athena/Minerva
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What is the Roman name of Dionysus?
Bacchus
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When the human race was destroyed by the Great Flood, who were the only two humans to survive?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
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Who was the father of Minos?
Zeus
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vesta
Hestia
144
What were the job(s) of Poseidon?
Sea, earthquakes, horses
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What is the Roman name of Hephaestus?
Vulcan
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Who were the godesses in the Underworld who punished unnatural crimes?
the Furies
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Who is the Muse of love poetry?
Erato
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What did Minos demand from Athens?
7 youths and 7 maidens be sent to him from Athens every 7 years to feed the Minotaur
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What body of water is named for the fact that Io crossed it?
the Bosphorus.
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What was the 11th of the Twelve Labors?
Steal the Apples of the Hesperides
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What is the Roman name of Poseidon?
Neptune
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Who was Androgeos the son of?
Minos
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Who was the mother of Heracles?
Alcmene
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Pelias heard an oracle that he should beware a man wearing only one what?
Shoe
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Before Theseus had arrived in Athens, who had been killed by the Marathonian Bull?
Androgeos
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What was the 9th of the Twelve Labors?
Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen
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What comes out of the gate of horn?
true dreams
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From what 3-headed (or 3 bodied-don't think about it too much) monster in modern-day Spain did Heracles have to steal cattle?
Geryon
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What son of Aegina and Zeus was one of the judges of the Underworld?
Aeacus
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Who was the old lady who Jason helps cross a river?
Hera in disguise
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What were the job(s) of Athena?
Wisdom, war, handicrafts
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Whom did Perseus marry after rescuing her from the sea monster Ceto in Ethiopia after killing Medusa?
Andromeda
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What were the job(s) of Dionysus?
Wine, life giving fluids
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Who was the mother of Aeacus?
Aegina
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Who kidnapped Persephone to make her his wife?
Hades
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What was the 5th of the Twelve Labors?
Clean the Augean stables in a single day
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What goddess of youth did Heracles marry after his "mortal" self died?
Hebe
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What son of Aeneas and Creusa was credited with founding Alba Longa?
Ascanius
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Who was the father of Achilles?
Peleus
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hestia
Vesta
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Who designed the Labyrinth, and was afterwards trapped inside by Minos?
Daedalus
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Who was the goddess of witchcraft and the dark side of the moon?
Hecate
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Who does Jason fall in love with in Corinth?
the princess of Corinth, Glauce
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Who was the mother of Cassandra?
Hecuba
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What kind of animal from Nemea, which was invulnerable to weapons, did Heracles have to kill for his first labor?
Lion
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What kind of nymphs were oreads?
mountain nymphs
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During the Torjan War, who was the son of Priam, "stole" Helen, killed Achilles with an arrow (with help of Apollo)
Paris
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During the Torjan War, who thought up wooden horse; King of Ithaka, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus; took 10 years to return home from Trojan War.
Odysseus
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To what island did Rhea smuggle Zeus to prevent his being swallowed by his father?
Crete
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Who was the first wife of Heracles?
Megara
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Who was the father of Odysseus?
Laertes
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What happened to Ariadne after she was left on Naxos?
she met Dionysus and married him
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How does Medea have Pelias killed?
She tricks Pelias' daughters into killing him
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Who is the Muse of Music?
Euterpe
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When offered any gift she named, what did Semele ask of Zeus?
To see him as lord of the sky
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What deity has the thunderbolt and eagle as symbols?
Zeus/Jupiter
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Who was the mother of Agamemnon?
Aerope
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Name the 3 Fates.
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos
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What monsters sprang from the blood of the wounded Uranus?
the Giants and the Furies
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Who was the father of Astyanax?
Hector
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What were the hecatoncheires?
giants with a hundred hands and 50 heads, children of Uranus and Gaea
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Which god(dess) had the job of Blacksmith?
Hephaestus
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What kind of nymphs were the Meliae?
ash tree nymphs
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Who is the daughter of Aeetes who helps Jason with the tasks her father demands?
Medea
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Bacchus
Dionysus
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What is the name of the ship that Jason and his crew sail in?
the Argo
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What did Heracles do after he killed his wife and children?
went to the oracle at Delphi
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Which of the Fates cut the thread of human life?
Atropos
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What deity presides over hunting and the moon?
Artemis/Diana
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What daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia was the wife of Perseus
Andromeda
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What deity has their own oracle at Delphi?
Apollo
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In what form did Zeus visit Alcmene to father Heracles?
her husband Amphitryon
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Who was the father of Hector?
Priam
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What is the Roman name of Artemis?
Diana
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to carry leaky buckets?
Danaids
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Who slew Cetus to save Andromeda?
Perseus
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Whose symbols were the Hearth, Fire?
Hestia
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After he saw the black sail on Theseus's ship, who believed his son to be dead and threw himself into the sea later named after him?
Aegeus
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Why was Juno angry with Echo?
Because Echoʼs chattering kept her from noticing the affairs of Jupiter
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What was the 1st of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the Nemean Lion
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What did Odysseus originally tell Polyphemus his name was?
“No Man”
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How was Dionysus saved from his burning mother?
Zeus sewed him up in his thigh
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Which of the Fates is known as the cutter of the thread?
Atropos
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?
Pomegranate
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Who was the father of Theseus?
Aegeus (Poseidon?)
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What were the symbol(s) of Athena?
Owl, Olive, Helmet
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What god is the son of the Pleiad Maia?
Hermes
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For his 7th labor, Heracles had to travel to Crete and capture what kind of bull, which he then brought to Mycenae?
Bull
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What were the job(s) of Artemis?
Hunting, moon
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Into what did Dionysus change the pirates who tried to capture him?
Dolphins
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Which god(dess) had the job of Messengers, laughter, thieves?
Hermes
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Poseidon
Neptune
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What mythological monster is a Sicilian Cyclops who encountered Odysseus and Aeneas?
Polyphemus
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What deities were known as the Dioscuri and the Tyndaridae?
Castor and Pollux
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What gift had Polyphemus promised Odysseus?
to eat him last
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For his 11th labor, Heracles had to fetch golden apples from what far-off nymphs?
Hesperides
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Who was the son of Io and Zeus?
Epaphus
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Who is the Muse of lyric poetry?
Euterpe
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Whom did Zeus seduce in the guise of a bull?
Europa
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What is the Roman name of Hestia?
Vesta
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What Titan was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
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Midas claimed that what satyr was a better musician than Apollo for which Midas's ears transformed into those of a donkey?
Pan
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In what form did Zeus visit Danae to father Perseus?
a shower of gold
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What group of 49 sisters were forced to carry water in leaky buckets in the underworld after killing their newlywed husbands?
Danaids
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What mythological monster is half-goat, half-man?
Satyr
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Who was the father of Artemis?
Zeus
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Who was given a helmet of invisibility, winged sandals, a bag of infinite size, and a mirror shield so he could look at Gorgon in the eye safely?
Perseus
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Who did Heracles ask to build his funeral pyre?
Philoctetes
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What brother of Aeson and uncle of Jason took over Iolcus and sent Jason to fetch the Golden Fleece?
Pelias
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Which child of Iapetus was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
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Which river in the underworld is known as the river of forgetfulness?
Lethe
242
How did Ariadne help Theseus?
told Theseus to use yarn to find his way out of the Labyrinth
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mars
Ares
244
Whose symbols were the Bident, Helmet of Invisibility?
Hades
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Who was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea?
Zeus
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Who was the mother of Persephone?
Demeter
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While Danae was locked away in a bronze tower, Zeus visited her in the form of what?
Golden Shower
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What goddess of the Dawn fell in love with a mortal named Tithonus?
Aurora
249
What Theban princess killed her son under the influence of Dionysus?
Agave
250
Who was the daughter of Acrisius?
Danae
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Apollo
Apollo
252
Who was the father of Aeacus?
Zeus
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What sinner in the underworld was punished with a bird who eats his liver daily?
Tityus
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Who were the parents of Dionysus?
Zeus and Semele
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What is Opsʼ name in Greek?
Rhea
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What did Aegeus ask of Theseus before Theseus went to Crete, and what did Theseus do?
Aegeus had asked Theseus to put up a white sail if he was successful against the Minotaur. In his excitement, Theseus forgot to take down the black sails.
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Ceres
Demeter
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After he was overthrown, what became of Cronus?
He fled to Italy
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What monster is described here: Horse's body/man's torso, head, arms
Centaur
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Which river of the Underworld was the river of pain?
Acheron
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What is the Greek name of Juno?
Hera
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What does Bosphorus mean?
Cow Ford
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Athena
Minerva
264
What flower grew from the blood of Adonis?
the red anemone (windflower)
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What does Axine mean?
Unfriendly
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Who was the Roman god of boundaries?
Terminus
267
What goddess sent two snakes to kill the infant Heracles out of jealousy?
Hera
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What Phrygian king was cursed with the golden touch?
Midas
269
Which couple does this describe: hospitable to Zeus and Hermes dressed as beggars; became priests of Zeus' temple; died together – became trees (oak and linden)?
Baucis and Philemon
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What daughter of the river god Peneius was transformed into a laurel tree while being chased by Apollo?
Daphne
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What deity has the spear, dog, and vulture as symbols?
Ares/Mars
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Europa was a princess of what city?
Sidon
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The story of what mythological couple explains the metamorphosis of mulberries from white to red?
Pyramus and Thisbe
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What monsters, released from their prison by Zeus, helped Zeus defeat the Titans?
hecatoncheires
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Which river of the Underworld was the river of fire?
Phlegethon
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What is the Greek name of Mars?
Ares
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The Marathonian bull killed what child of Minos, for which he demanded an annual tribute of 7 boys and 7 girls to feed to the Minotaur?
Androgeus
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Who was the father of Helen?
Zeus
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What god of wine is sometimes not considered to be one of the twelve Olympians?
Dionysus
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What son of Priam and Hecuba gave the Golden Apple to Venus for which he received the love of Helen, starting the Trojan War?
Paris
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Name the 3 Furies.
Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone
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William Shakespeare adopted the story of what mythological couple for his Romeo and Juliet?
Pyramus and Thisbe
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hermes
Mercury
284
During the Torjan War, who was the 2nd greatest fighter of Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles' armor (lost)
Ajax the Greater
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What were the Sileni?
creatures part man, part horse, that walked on two legs, had horses hooves and tails and sometimes horsesʼ ears.
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How did Adonis die?
He was gored by a boar
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Name the 4 mountains of the Muses.
Helicon, Pierus, Olympus and Parnassus.
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What young couple from Babylon could only converse to each other through a crack in a wall between their houses?
Pyramus and Thisbe
289
What mythological monster is a giant whirlpool?
Charybdis
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Which of the Fates is known as the allotter and decides how long one's life should be?
Lachesis
291
Who was the mother of Astyanax?
Andromache
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Who kills her brother and chops him up into pieces before throwing him overboard to delay the Colchian fleet chasing her and Jason?
Medea
293
What monster is described here: whirpool
Charybdis
294
When it was time for Theseus to visit Athens, which path does he choose to take and why?
he chose to go by land because it was harder
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Who was the father of Heracles?
Zeus (mortal dad = Amphitryon)
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What son of Peleus and Thetis was the fiercest Greek warrior at Troy and killed Hector?
Achilles
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Who was Andromeda's fiance?
Phineus
298
What deity has the hearth and fire as symbols?
Hestia/Vesta
299
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Dionysus
Bacchus
300
Who killed Argus and took Io?
Hermes
301
Name the four major winds in Latin.
Favonius—West Wind, Auster—South Wind, Aquilo—North Wind, Eurus—East Wind
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Name the three Graces.
Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne.
303
Which of the gorgons was mortal?
Medusa
304
What were the job(s) of Ares?
War
305
How did Odysseus and his men escape from Polyphemus?
they blinded him and then tied themselves to the undersides of his sheep. The sheep carried them fr om the cave.
306
Io was returned to human form when she reached what body of water?
the Nile
307
Whose symbols were the Pomegranate?
Persephone
308
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hephaestus
Vulcan
309
Where did Danae and Perseus wash ashore?
island of Seriphos
310
What is another name for the Graces?
Charities
311
What Greek hero, returning from the Trojan War, encountered a Cyclops?
Odysseus
312
Who was the king of the gods at Olympus?
Zeus/Jupiter
313
When returning to Iolcus after being old enough, how does Jason lose his shoe?
helping an old lady cross a river
314
What comes out of the gate of ivory?
false dreams
315
What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails?
jumped into the sea from a cliff (thus naming the sea “Aegean.”)
316
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Juno
Hera
317
Which monsters did Zeus not banish from the earth after he conquered them?
the Cyclops
318
What deity has the forge and anvil as symbols?
Hephaestus/Vulcan
319
What group was Medusa a member?
Gorgons
320
Where did Zeus take Europa (a land, not a continent)?
Crete
321
Which of the sons of Priam killed Achilles with an arrow to his heel guided by the god Apollo?
Paris
322
For what crimes was Prometheus chained to the Caucasus?
for refusing to reveal to Zeus the name of the mother of the child that would dethrone him and for stealing fire.
323
What deity presides over the sun, prophecy, medicine, and music?
Apollo
324
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of lamentation?
Cocytus
325
What kind of nymphs were dryads (hamadryads)?
tree nymphs
326
What son of Hector and Andromache was flung from the walls of Troy by Odysseus or Neoptolemus
Astyanax
327
Where did Theseus and Ariadne stop on their way back to Athens?
Naxos
328
Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone are all part of what mythological group?
Furies
329
What son of Priam and Hecuba led the Trojan contingent at the Trojan War before he was killed by Achilles?
Hector
330
What game were Apollo and Hyacinthus playing when Hyacinthus was killed?
discus
331
Who was the father of Daphne?
Peneius
332
What was the 7th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Cretan Bull
333
What does “Dis” mean?
rich
334
Who is the Muse of tragedy?
Melpomene
335
What deity presides over the underworld and wealth?
Hades/Pluto
336
Which god(dess) had the job of Queen of the Underworld?
Persephone
337
Who were the parents of Pyrrha?
Epimetheus and Pandora
338
Who were the parents of the Titans?
Uranus and Gaea
339
Where do the Argonauts go to get the Golden Fleece?
Colchis
340
Who was punished in the Undeworld by being placed on a spinning wheel of fire?
Ixion
341
Who was the mother of Menelaus?
Aerope
342
What king of Thebes was torn apart by his own mother when she was infected with the madness of Dionysus?
Pentheus
343
Who changed Io back to human form?
Zeus
344
Into what flower was Narcissus changed?
the narcissus
345
Which river of the Underworld was the river of forgetfulness?
Lethe
346
What son of Aeson and Alcimede was tasked to retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis?
Jason
347
What were the job(s) of Hermes?
Messengers, laughter, thieves
348
Which child of Iapetus stole fire for mankind?
Prometheus
349
Into what had Zeus changed Io?
a cow or heifer
350
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos are all part of what mythological group?
The Fates
351
Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia are all part of what mythological group, also called the Charites?
Graces
352
What were the followers of Bacchus called?
Maenads or Bacchantes
353
Who was the second-best fighter among the Greeks at Troy but succumbed to insanity after losing the contest for Achilles's armor to Odysseus?
Ajax the Lesser
354
What man threw golden apples outside of the race course in order to beat Atlanta in a footrace and win her hand in marriage?
Hippomenes
355
Who/what were the Sirens?
creatures with beautiful voices who lured sailors to their death
356
What was the name of the clashing rocks Jason had to pass through to get to Colchis?
Symplegades
357
Who was the King of Colchis when Jason sought the Golden Fleece?
Aeetes
358
Which river of the Underworld was the river of wailing?
Cocytus
359
Jason lost a shoe helping what goddess disguised as an old woman across the Anaurus River?
Hera
360
Who does this describe: fastest runner; run faster to marry her; Hippomenes used Golden Apples to beat her; forgot to thank Aphrodite – turned into lions?
Atalanta
361
What king of Tiryns, the cousin of Heracles, was the 'taskmaster' for Heracles?
Eurystheus
362
On the way back to Seriphos, where did Perseus pass?
Ethiopia
363
Which of the Fates is known as the spinner?
Clotho
364
What monsters, the children of Uranus and Gaea, were giants with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads?
the Cyclopes
365
Who was the mother of Orestes?
Clytemnestra
366
Who is the Muse of dance?
Terpsichore
367
What were centaurs?
creatures half man, half horse.
368
How many Cyclopes were there origially?
3
369
Who was the father of Deucalion?
Prometheus
370
Who found Danae and Perseus in the box?
Dictys
371
What is the Greek name of Apollo?
Apollo
372
What does Pelias suggest Jason do when Jason arrives in Iolcus?
that he should get the Golden Fleece
373
What is the Roman name of Hera?
Juno
374
What man used a golden bridle to tame Pegasus with whom he killed the Chimera?
Bellerophon
375
Which of Zeusʼs sisters is sometimes not considered to be one of the twelve Olympians?
Demeter
376
What monster was the last created by Gaea?
Typhon
377
What deity has the bident and helmet of invisibility as symbols?
Hades
378
Which two goddesses loved Adonis?
Aphrodite and Persephone
379
What old couple was hospitable to the disguised Zeus and Hermes for which they received any wish they wanted?
Baucis and Philemon
380
What did Poseidon send to Ethiopia after Cassiopeia boasted?
the sea monster Cetus
381
Who is the Muse of epic poetry?
Calliope
382
What is the reign of Saturn in Italy called?
The Golden Age
383
What were the job(s) of Hera?
Queen, marriage
384
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of fire?
Phlegethon
385
Who was the queen of the gods and presides over marriage?
Hera/Juno
386
Name the three gorgons.
Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa
387
Where was Aeson king?
Iolcus
388
What monster killed by Bellerophon is part lion, part goat, part snake?
Chimera
389
When he grew up, Perseus had no money for a present for King Polydectes, so what did he promised to bring him?
the head of Medusa
390
What Titan was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas?
Iapetus
391
Which son of Zeus and Europa was NOT one of the judges of the underworld?
Sarpedon
392
Who does this describe: golden touch; said Pan was a better musician than Apollo – donkey ears – reeds?
Midas
393
Which Roman god was the helper of plowmen and woodcutters?
Sylvanus
394
Who was the mother of Electra?
Clytemnestra
395
What is the Greek name of Neptune?
Poseidon
396
What kind of nymphs are Oceanids?
Nymphs of the river Ocean
397
Name the four major winds in Greek.
Zephyr—West Wind, Notus—South Wind, Boreas—North Wind, Eurus—East Wind
398
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Aphrodite
Venus
399
Into what kind of animals were Hippomenes and Atalanta transformed after forgetting to sacrifice to Aphrodite?
Lions
400
What were the Lemures?
spirits of the wicked dead
401
Who was the father of Perseus?
Zeus
402
During the Torjan War, who was King of Mycenae/king of the Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra
Agamemnon
403
Which couple does this describe: Romeo and Juliet; talked through crack in wall; met at mulberry bush; he kills himself when he thinks she was eaten by a lion, then she kills herself; mulberries turn red.?
Pyramus and Thisbe
404
Name the three judges of the Underworld.
Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus.
405
Whose symbols were the Thunderbolt, eagle?
Zeus
406
Who is the Muse of comedy?
Thalia
407
Who was punished in the Undeworld with eternal hunger and thirst?
Tantalus
408
How were Deucalion and Pyrrha instructed to restore the human race?
To throw their motherʼs bones behind their backs. The bones were the stones and they were changed into men and women.
409
Who was the mother of Jason?
Alcimide
410
Who was the mother of Telemachus?
Penelope
411
Who was the child of Erebus and Night?
Love (Eros)
412
Who was the mother of Rhadamanthys?
Europa
413
Who was the mother of Hermes?
Maia
414
What deity presides over blacksmithing?
Hephaestus/Vulcan
415
Who believed that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereid Thetis, a boast that caused the sea monster Ceto to ravage Ethiopia?
Cassiopeia
416
What were the symbol(s) of Ares?
Spear, Dog, Vulture
417
What were the symbol(s) of Hera?
Peacock, Cow
418
Who was Ariadne the daughter of?
Minos
419
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of woe?
Acheron
420
In another version of the story, a jealous wind god kills Hyacinthus. Which one?
Zephyr
421
What name is given to the twin brother of Heracles?
Iphicles
422
Although Apollo is often listed as god of the sun, what child of the Titan Hyperion is more accurately the sun god?
Helios
423
Which of the Fates spun the thread of human life?
Clotho
424
What sinner in the underworld was punished by having to roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
425
Who was the mother of Polydeuces?
Leda
426
What Lernaean monster would grow back two heads after Heracles cut one off during his second labor?
Hydra
427
Who was the mother of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Creusa
428
What were the symbol(s) of Hephaestus?
Forge, Anvil
429
Who was the mother of Apollo?
Leto
430
What son of Zeus and Danae killed Medusa?
Perseus
431
Which river in the underworld is known as the river of unbreakbale oaths?
Styx
432
What body parts did the three Graiae sisters share amongst themselves?
An eye and a tooth
433
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Demeter
Ceres
434
Who was the father of Andromeda?
Cepheus
435
Who took Iolcus from Aeson?
Aeson's brother Pelias
436
What monster is described here: mother of all monsters – half nymph, half snake
Echidna
437
What sea deity was known as the “Old Man of the Sea”?
Nereus
438
What does Pandora mean?
“gift of all”
439
Who was the father of Phaedra?
Minos
440
Name the two immortal Gorgons and sisters of Medusa.
Stheno and Euryale
441
What was Heracles' birth name?
Alcides
442
What name is shared by a member of the Muses and the Graces?
Thalia
443
Name 4 people who helped Perseus in his quest
Hermes, Athena, the Graiae, and the Nymphs of the North (Stygian Nymphs or Hyperboreans)
444
What did Nessus give to Deianeira?
His blood letting her think it was a love potion; but it was really poison
445
Who was the father of Apollo?
Zeus
446
Who is the first bandit Theseus faced?
Periphetes
447
What is the Greek name of Diana?
Artemis
448
Who was the mother of Aeneas?
Aphrodite
449
After Pelias is killed, where do Jason and Medea sail?
Corinth, where they live there with their sons for 10 years
450
What 3-headed dog serves as the guardian of the Underworld?
Cerberus
451
What was the 2nd of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the 9-headed Lernean Hydra
452
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hera
Juno
453
Before settling down, where did Perseus and Andromeda to for an athletic event?
Larissa
454
What three deities were worshipped at Eleusis?
Demeter, Persephone, and Dionysus
455
Who is the Muse of History?
Clio
456
What was unusual about Argus?
He had 100 eyes and never closed all of them at once.
457
Jason and the Argonauts had to sail past the Symplegades to get to Colchis, but what are the Symplegades?
Clashing Rocks
458
What monster is described here: 2 headed dog
Orthus
459
What three tasks does King Aeetes demand of Jason before he hands over the fleece?
sow the ground with fire breathing bulls, plant teeth of a dragon and fight the men who grow from these teeth.
460
Give 2 alternate names for the Fates.
Moirae and Parcae
461
Who was the father of Hermes?
Zeus
462
Who was the mother of Artemis?
Leto
463
Who is the Grace known for “good cheer”?
Thalia
464
Who was the father of Aeneas?
Anchises
465
Which Titan gave fire to mankind?
Prometheus
466
What is the Greek form of Polluxʼs name?
Polydeuces
467
Who was the father of Telemachus?
Odysseus
468
Name the 4 gifts Perseus received from the people who helped him.
curved sword, invisible helmet, winged sandals, and a bag that could be any size
469
Perseus eventually traveled to Larisa to compete in athletic events. What elderly man, his grandfather, did Perseus hit in the toe with a discus which killed him, fulfilling a prophecy from many years ago?
Acrisius
470
Who is the Muse of Tragedy?
Melpomene
471
Who was Deianeira attacked by?
Nessus the centaur
472
What is the Roman name of Aphrodite?
Venus
473
Which god is sometimes called “Dis”?
Pluto
474
Who was the mother of Achilles?
Thetis
475
What deity has grape leaves and the thyrsus as symbols?
Dionysus/Bacchus
476
What was significant about the way Sciron killed people?
makes people wash his feet, and then would push themm off a cliff to a man-eating turtle
477
Who was the mother of Dionysus?
Semele
478
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Minerva
Athena
479
Philoctetes built the funeral pyre for what mythological hero after he died from a poisoned (mistaken for a love potion) cloak?
Heracles
480
Who is the third bandit Theseus faced?
Sciron
481
Who was the father of Paris?
Priam
482
What does Prometheus mean?
Forethought
483
Who was the Roman goddess of childbirth?
Lucina
484
Who was the king of the Titans who was overthrown by Zeus?
Cronus
485
What type of apparel did Heracles need to obtain from the Amazonian queen Hippolyta for his 9th labor?
Belt
486
Who was punished in the Undeworld with a bird eating his liver daily?
Tityus
487
What nymphs of springs were the Roman equivalent to the Muses?
Camenae
488
Aeson sent Jason away for training under what Centaur so he wouldn't be killed by Pelias?
Chiron
489
For his fourth labor, what kind of animal did Heracles drive into a snowbank on Mount Erymanthus in order to capture?
Boar
490
What were the symbol(s) of Poseidon?
Trident, Horse
491
Which couple does this describe: repopulated earth with stones thrown over their shoulders?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
492
Who was the brother of Medea who she kills in order to escape with Jason?
Absyrtus
493
On his way to Athens, Theseus fought a number of dangerous bandits. Which one would make travelers wash their feet at the top of a cliff before pushing them off into the jaws of his man-eating turtle?
Sciron
494
Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when was older?
she made him go insane and he killed his wife Megara and their children
495
What were the job(s) of Demeter?
Agriculture
496
What were the symbol(s) of Hestia?
Hearth, Fire
497
Who was Daedalus' son?
Icarus
498
Name the two figures who sprang from the neck of Medusa following her decapitation?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
499
Which Titan who presided over memory is, in some versions of the story, the mother of Athena?
Mnemosyne
500
According to Hesiod, what are the five ages of man?
The golden age, silver age, bronze age, age of heroes, iron age
501
What Titan presided over justice?
Themis
502
What son of Daedalus flew too close to the son sun causing his wax wings to melt?
Icarus
503
Which two of the Olympians are twin children of Zeus and Leto?
Apollo and Artemis
504
Who was the mother of Theseus?
Aethra
505
Who was Quirinus?
the deified Romulus
506
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hades
Pluto, Dis
507
Heracles was forced to complete 12 labors because he killed what woman, his first wife?
Megara
508
Give two other names for the Furies.
Erinyes/Eumenides
509
What happened when Perseus threw a discus at the athletic event in Larissa?
he slipped and hit an old man in the crowd by mistake. This man was Acrisius, his grandfather, and so, the oracle that a son of Danae would kill Acrisius, came true.
510
After her father Acrisius heard an oracle that his grandson would kill him, he imprisoned his daughter by what name in a bronze tower?
Danae
511
What did Deianeira use Nessus' "love potion" on?
a cloak for Heracles
512
What deity has the owl, olive, and helmet as her symbol?
Athena/Minerva
513
What is the Greek name of Minerva?
Athena
514
Who does this describe: boasted better weaver than Athena; turned into a spider?
Arachne
515
Who were the sisters of the gorgons who shared one eye and one tooth between them?
the Graiae
516
With what nymph did Polyphemus fall in love?
Galatea
517
What sinner in the underworld was punished by being spun on a wheel of fire?
Ixion
518
Whose lifespan was tied to a log, which his mother Althea burned after he killed his uncles?
Meleager
519
When Jason divorces Medea for Glauce, what does Medea do?
She kills Glauce as well as Medea's own sons
520
Who was the father of Menelaus?
Atreus
521
During the Torjan War, who was the best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles
Hector
522
Who was Heracles' second wife?
Deianeira
523
There are two gates in the Underworld. Name them.
the gate of ivory and the gate of horn.
524
What is the Roman name of Apollo?
Apollo
525
Who is the Muse of Comedy?
Thalia
526
Who killed Acis?
Polyphemus
527
What deity has the sun and lyre as symbols?
Apollo
528
While he was driving his dad Helios/Apollo's chariot across the sky, who was struck down by Zeus via a lightning bolt?
Phaethon
529
Who was the mother of Odysseus?
Aniclea
530
What sea was called both the Axine and the Euxine Sea by the Greeks?
the Black Sea
531
What fisherman on Seriphos rescued the imprisoned Danae and Perseus?
Dictys
532
What were the symbol(s) of Demeter?
Stalk of Wheat
533
What son of Aethra and Aegeus killed the Minotaur and became the king of Athens?
Theseus
534
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Artemis
Diana
535
With whom did Narcissus fall in love?
his reflection
536
Which god(dess) had the job of King, weather?
Zeus
537
Who does this describe: asked dad (sun god) to drive chariot of sun; couldn't handle horses, burned earth, etc; lightning bolt?
Phaethon
538
What sea deityʼs name means “Deep Sea”?
Pontus
539
Of what was Saturn the god?
Sowers and Seed
540
What deity presides over messengers, laughter, and thieves?
Hermes/Mercury
541
What Titan avenged the hecatoncheires by castrating his father?
Cronus
542
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Apollo
Apollo
543
What is the Roman name of Zeus?
Jupiter/Jove
544
On his way to Athens, Theseus fought a number of dangerous bandits. Which one, known as the pine-bender, would tie passersby to two pine trees and rip them apart?
Sinis
545
What son of Oeneus and Althaea killed the Calydonian Boar?
Meleager
546
What is the Roman name of Hades?
Pluto/Dis
547
When Aurora asked Zeus for immortality for Tithonus, she forgot to ask for eternal youth. Into what was Tithonus then transformed?
Grasshopper
548
Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to eternally roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
549
What was the name of the Titan that encircled the earth?
Oceanus
550
For how many months does Persephone remain in the Underworld?
4 months
551
What deity has the caduceus and the winged sandals as symbols?
Hermes/Mercury
552
Whose symbols were the Spear, Dog, Vulture?
Ares
553
What happened to Heracles when he put on the cloak?
He caught on fire
554
Which god(dess) had the job of Sea, earthquakes, horses?
Poseidon
555
Who was the mother of Phaedra?
Pasiphae
556
Whose symbols were the Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)?
Dionysus
557
Give two other names for the Fates.
Moirae/Parcae
558
Which god(dess) had the job of War?
Ares
559
Which Titan created man?
Epimetheus (Prometheus finished the job)
560
Whose symbols were the Caduceus, Winged Sandals?
Hermes
561
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Pluto, Dis
Hades
562
What was significant about the way Periphetes killed people?
beats people with golden club
563
Who was sacrificed to Cetus in order that it not demolish the whole city?
Andromeda
564
Who was the mother of Sarpedon?
Europa
565
Who was the father of Sarpedon?
Zeus
566
What bird ate at Prometheusʼ liver each day?
an eagle
567
During the Torjan War, who was King of Sparta, husband of Helen
Menelaus
568
What son of Agamemnon and Clytemnstra avenged his father by killing his mother?
Orestes
569
What monster wandered in the Labyrinth underneath the Cretan palace of Minos?
Minotaur
570
What god presides over war?
Ares/Mars
571
Which god(dess) had the job of Agriculture?
Demeter
572
Who killed the eagle and set Prometheus free?
Hercules
573
What were the job(s) of Apollo?
Sun, prophecy, medicine, music
574
What deity presides over wine?
Dionysus/Bacchus
575
Who was the mother of Perseus?
Danae
576
Who was the husband of Metaneira and the father of Demophon?
Celeus
577
What was significant about the head of Medusa?
it could turn men to stone
578
What were the job(s) of Aphrodite?
Love and Beauty
579
Who was the father of Castor?
Tyndareus
580
What son of Anchises and Aphrodite was a Trojan warrior who led refugees out of the city all the way to Latium?
Aeneas
581
Who does this describe: flew too close to sun with wings dad (Daedalus) made; Icarian sea?
Icarus
582
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mercury
Hermes
583
Which god(dess) had the job of Home fire, hearth?
Hestia
584
What did Acrisius do to Danae and Perseus?
put Danae and Perseus in a box and set it out to sea
585
What were the job(s) of Hephaestus?
Blacksmith
586
What were the symbol(s) of Hermes?
Caduceus, Winged Sandals
587
Who flew on the back of a golden ram to Colchis with his sister Helle?
Phrixus
588
Which two of the children of Zeus and Europa are judges of the underworld?
Minos and Rhadamanthys
589
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Ares
Mars
590
What Titan was the father of the sun, moon, and dawn?
Hyperion
591
What two creatures arose from Love?
Light and Day
592
Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when he was 8 months old?
sent 2 snakes to kill him (he strangled them)
593
What deity has the trident and horse as symbols?
Poseidon/Neptune
594
What son of Atreus and Aerope was the king of Sparta and husband to Helen before she left the city with Paris?
Menelaus
595
What is the Greek name of Vesta?
Hestia
596
During the Torjan War, who was the Best fighter of Greeks; son of Pelias and Thetis
Achilles
597
Whose symbols were the Bow/Arrow, Moon?
Artemis
598
What is the Greek name of Pluto?
Hades
599
What were the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris called?
Nereids
600
Castor and Pollux also became deities. Whom did they protect?
shipwrecked sailors
601
What goddess punished Echo by taking away her voice?
Juno
602
Who was the mother of Theseus and where was she from?
Aethra, princess of Troezen
603
What deity has the stalk of wheat as a symbol?
Demeter/Ceres
604
Whose symbols were the Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre?
Apollo
605
What does Aegeus leave for Theseus for when Theseus is older?
a sword and a pair of sandals
606
Whose symbols were the Trident, Horse?
Poseidon
607
What does “Cyclops” mean?
wheel-eyed
608
Who was the mother of Castor?
Leda
609
Who was the mother of Helenus?
Hecuba
610
What does Epimetheus mean?
Afterthought
611
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Zeus
Jupiter, Jove
612
Who was the father of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Aeneas
613
What were the symbol(s) of Artemis?
Bow/Arrow, Moon
614
What sorceress and daughter of King Aeetes falls in love with Jason and helps him steal the golden fleece?
Medea
615
Who were the two children of Chaos?
Erebus and Night
616
Besides Bacchus, what Latin name was given to Dionysus?
Liber
617
What kind of nymphs were naiads?
fresh water nymphs (springs and grottos)
618
Which god(dess) had the job of Hunting, moon?
Artemis
619
What happened after Jason planted dragon's teeth into the ground on Colchis?
Armed men sprang up
620
For his third labor, Heracles had to capture what kind of animal sacred to Artemis?
Deer/Hind
621
Who was the first woman in Greek mythology?
Pandora
622
On returning to Seriphos, what did Perseus do to King Polydectes?
turned him to stone
623
What deity has the pomegranate as a symbol?
Persephone/Proserpina
624
What types of animals (who could also breathe fire) did Jason have to yoke together on Colchis?
Bulls
625
Jacksonvilleʼ s original name was Cow Ford. What would that be in Greek?
Bosphorus
626
Who does this describe: tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle; killed Chimaera; tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus?
Bellerophon
627
What story did Hermes tell Argus to lull him to sleep?
The love story of Pan and Syrinx
628
What monster is described here: part lion, goat, snake
Chimera
629
What former fiancé of Andromeda did Perseus turn to stone before marrying Andromeda himself?
Phineus
630
Which of the Fates twisted and measured the thread of human life?
Lachesis
631
What was the 6th of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the Stymphalian Birds
632
What did Perseus do with the head of Medusa after turning Polydectes to stone?
gave it to Athena to put on her shield
633
What were the job(s) of Hades?
Underworld, wealth
634
Once deified, who did Heracles marry?
Hebe (goddess of youth and daughter of Hera
635
What was significant about the way Sinis killed people?
tied people to two trees (ripped them apart)
636
What kind of animals did Heracles kill at Lake Stymphalus for his 6th labor with the aid of bronze castanets given to him by Athena?
Birds
637
What happened to Phineus of Ethiopia after Perseus claimed Andromeda in marriage?
Phineus was upset by this and soon turned to stone by the head of Medusa
638
Into what was Acis changed?
a river god
639
What is the collective name for Jason and his crew?
the Argonauts
640
Which god(dess) had the job of Underworld, wealth?
Hades
641
Who was the father of Ariadne?
Minos
642
What is the Greek name of Bacchus?
Dionysus
643
What is the Greek name of Venus?
Aphrodite
644
Which god(dess) had the job of Wine, life giving fluids?
Dionysus
645
Who was Jason's father?
Aeson
646
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Neptune
Poseidon
647
What deity presides over love and beauty?
Aphrodite/Venus
648
Which god(dess) had the job of Love and Beauty?
Aphrodite
649
To whom had Hera given Io for save-keeping?
Argus
650
Which of his children did Uranus bury in the earth?
the hecatoncheires
651
What is the Greek name of Proserpina?
Persephone
652
Who is the Muse of Hymns?
Polyhymnia
653
What were the symbol(s) of Hades?
Bident, Helmet of Invisibility
654
What is the Roman name of Hermes?
Mercury
655
After Theseus abandoned Ariadne on the island of Naxos, what god rescued and married her?
Dionysus
656
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vulcan
Hephaestus
657
Who is the Muse of Astronomy?
Urania
658
Who slayed the Minotaur?
Theseus
659
What was significant about the Graiae?
sisters of the Gorgons, they shared 1 eye and 1 tooth among the 3 of them
660
661
What creature sent by Hera drove Io mad?
a gadfly
662
What is the Greek name of Jupiter?
Zeus
663
Who boasted that she was a better weaver than Athena and was turned into a spider after beating the goddess?
Arachne
664
Who was the wife of Oceanus?
Tethys
665
Who is the Grace known for “splendor”?
Aglaia
666
Who were Europaʼs sons by Zeus who became judges of the dead?
Minos and Rhadamanthys
667
What deity has the bow and arrow and the moon as symbols?
Artemis/Diana
668
What sorceress, the daughter of King Aeetes, helped Jason steal the Golden Fleece?
Medea
669
Whose symbols were the Dove, Rose?
Aphrodite
670
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Persephone
Proserpina
671
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Diana
Artemis
672
What daughter of the Cretan king Minos and Pasiphae helped Theseus navigate the Labyrinth?
Ariadne
673
Who predicted to Prometheus that he would be released from his chains by one of ther descendants?
Io
674
Whose symbols were the Stalk of Wheat?
Demeter
675
Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Jupiter, Jove
Zeus
676
What is a satyr?
half man, half goat
677
Who was the wife of Saturn and the “harvest helper”?
Ops
678
What is the Roman name of Athena?
Minerva
679
Why did Theseus leave Ariadne of Naxos?
Dionysus came to Theseus in a dream and asked him to leave Ariadne on the island
680
Who was the mother of Hector?
Hecuba
681
What sea is named after Io?
Ionian Sea
682
What lonely hero finally met his end when a piece of his famed ship breaks off the hull and kills him?
Jason
683
Whose symbols were the Forge, Anvil?
Hephaestus
684
For his 5th and most demeaning task, Heracles had to clean the stables of what king of Elis, which he did by diverting the paths of the Alpheius and Peneius Rivers?
Augeias
685
What deity has the dove and rose as symbols?
Aphrodite/Venus
686
What did the oracle instruct Heracles to do?
change his name to Heracles and go to his cousin Eurytheus to do the 12 Labors
687
Who was the father of Jason?
Aeson
688
Who is sometimes claimed to be the father of Theseus?
Poseidon
689
What is the Roman name of Ares?
Mars
690
Who was the father of Electra?
Agamemnon
