Theseus
This monster was half man and half bull. What was its name?
What is the Minotaur?
A Cyclops is a giant monster with only one of these in the middle of its forehead.
What is an eye?
Orpheus was famous for playing beautiful music on this instrument.
What is the lyre (or harp)?
Whatever King Midas touched turned into this shiny metal.
What is gold?
Pandora was given a special box (or jar) and was told never to do this to it.
What is open it?
Ariadne gave Theseus a sword and a ball of this to help him get out of the maze.
What is string (or thread)?
Odysseus tricked the Cyclops by telling him his name was this word.
What is "Nobody"?
Eurydice died and went to the Underworld because she was bitten by this animal.
What is a snake?
Why did King Midas start to hate his golden touch?
He could not eat food/drink water (or he turned his daughter to gold).
When Pandora opened the box, what bad things flew out into the world?
What are sicknesses, sadness, or evil things?
Theseus forgot to change the color of his ship's sails from black to white. What did his father think happened?
He thought Theseus had died.
How did Odysseus and his men sneak out of the cave without being seen?
They hid under the bellies of the sheep.
Hades said Eurydice could leave the Underworld, but only if Orpheus did NOT do this on the walk back up.
What is look back at her?
What did King Midas have to wash his hands in to break the magic spell?
What is the river?
Even after all the sickness and evil flew out into the world, this one good thing stayed in the box to help humans never give up during hard times.
What is Hope?
The giant maze built to hold the Minotaur is called this.
What is the Labyrinth?
What weapon or tool did Odysseus use to blind Polyphemus the Cyclops?
What is a wooden stake (or sharp pole)?
Who was the god of the Underworld that Orpheus had to talk to so he could get Eurydice back?
Who is Hades?
Which god gave King Midas the golden touch as a reward for helping a friend?
Who is Dionysus (or Bacchus)?
Pandora was created by the gods, but who was the first human man who became her husband?
Who is Epimetheus?
Theseus risked his own life to go into the maze and save the youth of Athens. This theme is defined as taking a big risk or giving something up to help others.
What is sacrifice (or bravery)?
Odysseus defeated a giant monster not with giant muscles, but by tricking him with a fake name and a sharp stake. This main lesson is that brains are better than this.
What is brawn (or strength)?
Orpheus failed his task because he could not stop himself from turning around to look at Eurydice. This myth teaches us that we must have this quality when following rules, even when we are scared.
What is trust (or patience)?
King Midas learned that turning his food, drink, and daughter into gold brought him sadness instead of joy. This story teaches us that this thing cannot buy real happiness.
What is wealth (or gold / money)?
Pandora opened the box because she could not control her overwhelming desire to know what was inside. This myth teaches us about the dangers of letting this feeling control your actions.
What is curiosity?