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Question 1

How many cities did Achilles sack by sea, and how many by land?

Answer 1

11;12

Question 2

What king ruled Hypoplacian Thebes?

Answer 2

Eëtion

Question 3

How many sons did Eëtion have?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

What did Achilles do to Eëtion to show his respect to him?

Answer 4

buried him in his nice armor

Question 5

What were the names of Priam’s sons that Achilles (first) killed?

Answer 5

Troïlus, Lycaon, Isus, Antiphus

Question 6

Who was the king of Scyrus?

Answer 6

Enyeus

Question 7

Whose Amazonian corpse did Achilles fall in love with after killing her?

Answer 7

Penthesileia

Question 8

Who did Achilles kill after he taunted Achilles for falling in love with a corpse?

Answer 8

Thersites

Question 9

Who killed Achilles?

Answer 9

Paris

Question 10

What god guided Paris’ hand into the killing of Achilles?

Answer 10

Apollo

Question 11

How was Achilles honored after death?

Answer 11

He was cremated into a golden urn mixed with the ashes of Patroclus

Question 12

Who dried up the river Scamander to save Achilles from drowning?

Answer 12

Hephaestus

Question 13

Who advised Achilles to return Hector’s corpse?

Answer 13

Thetis

Question 14

When Odysseus was awarded Achilles’ armor, what did Ajax do?

Answer 14

He went mad and killed himself

Question 15

What prophet predicted that Troy would fall only if Achilles’ son fought with the Greeks?

Answer 15

Helenus

Question 16

How did Odysseus and Phoenix convince Neoptolemus to aid in the Trojan war?

Answer 16

They showed Neoptolemus the armor of Achilles

Question 17

Who did Achilles’ ghost demand the Greeks sacrifice on his grave?

Answer 17

Priam’s daughter Polyxena

Question 18

Why did Achilles want Polyxena to be sacrificed on his tomb?

Answer 18

He was in love with her, but was killed by her brother Paris

Question 19

What goddess helped Odysseus from being drowned by Poseidon?

Answer 19

Ino; later Leukothea

Question 20

What sea god/shapeshifter did Odysseus capture when in Sparta?

Answer 20

Proteus

Question 21

What daughter of Proteus advised Odysseus to capture her father?

Answer 21

Eidothea

Question 22

Who was Perseus’ grandfather?

Answer 22

Acrisius, king of Argos

Question 23

Who was Acrisius’ dad?

Answer 23

Abas

Question 24

Who was Acrisius’ mom?

Answer 24

Aglaea

Question 25

Who was Acrisius’ twin brother?

Answer 25

Proetus

Question 26

After the divide of Argolis, what did Proetus rule?

Answer 26

Tiryns

Question 27

Who was Danae’s mom?

Answer 27

Eurydice

Question 28

Who was Danae’s dad?

Answer 28

Acrisius

Question 29

Who was Eurydice’s (Acrisius’ wife) father?

Answer 29

Lacedaemon, king of Sparta

Question 30

What form did Zeus take on to impregnate Danae?

Answer 30

A golden shower

Question 31

What god requested that the seas be calm while Danae and Perseus floated along?

Answer 31

Zeus

Question 32

Who did Acrisius shun from Argos while Danae was out at sea?

Answer 32

Dionysus and his satyrs

Question 33

Upon hearing that Perseus was to return to Argos, where did Acrisius flee?

Answer 33

Larisa in Thessaly

Question 34

How did Acrisius die?

Answer 34

Killed by a discus thrown by Perseus

Question 35

What man did Artemis change into a stag after he saw her bathing on Mount Cithaeron?

Answer 35

Actaeon

Question 36

On what mountain did Actaeon spot Artemis bathing on?

Answer 36

Mount Cithaeron

Question 37

To soothe Actaeon’s hounds, who built a statue of Actaeon?

Answer 37

the centaur Cheiron

Question 38

What king of Pherae supported Jason at the confrontation with Pelias?

Answer 38

Admetus

Question 39

What cousin of Admetus led the Argo?

Answer 39

Jason

Question 40

Which daughter of Pelias did Admetus pursue?

Answer 40

Alcestis

Question 41

What challenge was given to any suitor that wanted to marry Alcestis?

Answer 41

yoke two wild beasts to a chariot

Question 42

After Admetus forgot to honor Artemis, what animal did she fill the bridal room with?

Answer 42

snakes

Question 43

When Admetus fell ill, what god told him he could live if someone else died in his place?

Answer 43

Apollo

Question 44

Which hero and god pair are said to have saved Alcestis from her fate with Thanatos?

Answer 44

Hercules and Persephone