Gods
Which Greek God was said to rule the seas?
Poseidon
Troy
This hero was said to be the leader of the Argonauts and the husband of the sorceress Medea. He is known for his quest to find the Golden Fleece.
Jason
This North African Kingdom was ruled by the Greek Ptolemic dynasty, where it's rulers practiced sibling marriages.
Egypt
Which Greek philosopher and student of Socrates influenced much of Western Philosophy and was the author of the "Symposium"?
Plato
The virginal goddess of the hearth and sister to Zeus. She played a minimal role in mythology.
Hestia
Sparta was a Greek city state that was said to be incredibly strong and militaristic. Which city-state did they fight in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
This tragic figure was given magical shoes by his father that allowed him to fly. However, he flew too close to the sun, melting his wings and killing him.
Icarus
Name the confederacy of 150-300 allied Greek city-states who met at the island of Delos, in which the name of this league is derived from.
The Delian League
Which philosopher and mathematician invented numerous mathematical theorems (the most famous one being in geometry) and proposed that planets move according to mathematical ratios?
Pythagoras
Which Greek Goddess was associated with witchcraft and crossroads and was said to be accompanied by a dog and a polecat?
Hecate
This Macedonian King dominated Greece using advanced military tactics and was the founder of the Hellenic League.
Phillip II of Macedon
A mythical king who cheated death, this figure was sentenced to an eternity rolling a rock up a hill. One must imagine him happy.
Sisyphus
This region of Turkey was a constant source of conflict between the Greeks and the Persians. Located in Western Anatolia, it bordered the city-states of Lydia and Caria.
Ionia
Which philosopher and cartographer created an early map of the world and is one of the most influential figures in geography?
Anaximander
This Greek God was the personification of sleep and was the brother of the god of death (Thanatos).
Hypnos
Alexander the Great failed to completely conquer this subcontinent after his army mutinied. This is seen as one of his greatest failures.
India
Once a princess known for her legendary beauty, she fell in love with the God Eros after being left as a sacrifice for him. After undergoing grueling trials to prove her will, she ascended to Olympus, becoming a minor goddess of pleasure.
Psyche
Myokonos
Whilst little of this poet's work has survived, she is known as one of the greatest lyrical poets, most of them being about love. Who is she?
Sappho
The Olympians predecessors were the titans, who were the offspring of the primordial gods. According to Hesiod, the earth deity Gaea had 12 children by the sky deity Ouranos. Name at least 4 of these titans.
This member of the Achaemenid dynasty ruled Persia and became one of Greece's most notorious enemies. He subjugated Egypt and Babylon. After invading Greece in 480 B.C.E., he was defeated. Who was he?
Xerxes/Xerxes I
This Mycenian queen murdered her husband after he returned from war to avenge the death of their daughter, Iphigenia, who he had used as a sacrifice.
Clytemnestra
The Seleucid Empire was formed after the division of the Hellenic Empire and founded by a successor of Alexander the Great. Located mostly in the Middle East, what was its capital?
Antioch
This humanist and historian was a citizen of both ancient Greece and Rome. He wrote about the histories of both nations and is well known for writing "Parallel Lives". Who is he?
Plutarch