The Gods
War and Battlelust
Ares/Mars?
Poseidon/Neptune
Who is god of the sea and earthquakes? And horses?
The most famous painting in the world, done by Leonardo and sold to the King of France.
What is the Mona Lisa?
The horse that Odysseus made to trick the Trojans.
The Nike Swoosh is a modern representation of this.
What is Victory's (Nike's) wing?
King of the gods who rules earth. He has three brothers.
Zeus?
Aphrodite/Venus
Who is goddess of love and beauty?
This awe-inspiring statue was on the prow of a boat atop a cliff overlooking an ancient Greek town, Now it sits at the top of a grand staircase.
What is the Victory of Samothrace (Nike)?
Odysseus upset this god who kept him from returning home for 20 years.
Who is Poseidon?
This ancient temple in Rome is so well preserved because it was turned into a church in 609 AD.
What is the Pantheon?
Wisdom and Warcraft
Athena/Minerva?
Hades/Pluto
Who is the god of the underworld?
This statue of a famous goddess from about 2,000 years ago is no longer holding an apple because her arms fell off.
What is the Venus de Milo (Aphrodite)?
This bull will gore you to death if it finds you in its maze.
What is the Minotaur?
Daily Double!!!!!!
While in the Vatican, Coral and JCam went against the Holy Pope's mandate and did this?
Wine and festivity
Dionysus/Bacchus?
Daily Double!!!!
Artemis/Diana
This is the name Michelangelo gave to his unfinished statues.
What are slaves?
Don't fly too close to the sun.
What is Icarus?
The name given to the ancient Greeks.
Who were the Mycenaeans?
This hero became a god and is the defender of Olympus
Heracles/Hercules?
Apollo
Who is the sun god. God of music, prophecy, and healing?
This statue from the 1800s underscores the idea that love conquers all, even a jealous goddess' curse.
What is Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss?
Leave this guy alone or he will cry to his daddy Poseidon that you hurt him.
Who is the Cyclops?
The name of the technique Leonardo experimented with on the Mona Lisa that makes her eyes follow you around the room.
What is sfumato?