Met. Myths
Who are Baucis and Philemon?
possum posse potuī.
What is "to be able?"
The emperor who banished Ovid in 8 CE.
Who is Augustus?
The mythological date of the founding of Rome was this year.
What is 753 BCE?
Often mocked for its numerous delays, this highly-anticpated game lends the phrase "We got x before ____________"
What is Grand Theft Auto VI?
The fruit which became red due to the blood of Pyramus and Thisbe.
What is a mulberry?
saepe
What is "often?"
The majority of Ovid's work was written in this meter.
What are elegiac couplets?
The Second Triumvirate was composed of these three men.
Who are Marc Antony (M. Antonius), Octavian (C. Octavius) and Lepidus (M. Aemilius Lepidus)?
This US Olympian has taken the internet by storm after earning a gold medal in figure skating.
Who is Alysa Liu?
This river is the boundary between the mortal realm and the underworld.
What is the river Styx?
ferus -a -um
What is "wild" (or "fierce" or "savage")?
The place to which Ovid was banished.
What is Tomis?
Roman teenage boys put on this garment when becoming men.
(I am looking for the specific name)
What is the toga virilis?
This movie was nominated for a record-breaking 16 Oscars.
What is Sinners?
The king of Crete who trapped Daedalus and Icarus.
Who is Minos?
quīdam quaedam quoddam
What is "a certain one" or "someone?"
Ovid claimed his banishment was due to these two reasons.
What are carmen et error or "a poem and a mistake"?
A collection of elegiac poetry is of the few remaining works of female authorship we have, written by this woman.
These two comedians, one turned successful director, had a sketch show titled after their last names.
Who are (Kegan-Michael) Key and (Jordan) Peele?
The mythological character who refuted the power of the gods; also attempted to kidnap Persephone.
Who is Pirithous?
vis, vis, f.
What is "force" or "strength?" ("Violence" is also accetpable)
Ovid's first work was the Amores, in which he blames this deity for compelling him to write elegy rather than epic.
Who is Cupid?
The ancient enemy of Rome, led by a Queen, originally hailed from this place.
What is Phoenicia? (I will also accept Tyre.)
This song spent 22 weeks at the #1 spot on the Billboard 100.
(You must provide the song title AND artist)
What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey?