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Icarus
Who died because he flew too close to the sun?
Demeter
Which goddess cursed a Greek King with insatiable hunger?
The Minotaur
Who was born half-bull and half-human?
A boulder
What did Sisyphus have to push up a hill forever and ever?
The Styx
What is the river that the dead have to cross into Hades?
Arachne
Who was very skilled at spinning and was turned into a spider by the jealous goddess Athena?
Persephone
Who did Sisyphus trick into letting him go from the Underworld?
Cerberus
What is the name of the three-headed monstrous dog who guards the entrance to the Underworld?
A spider
What did Athena turn the boastful Arachne into?
Hades
Who is the god of the Underworld?
Midas
Who had the 'golden touch'?
Zeus
Which god punished Sisyphus by banishing him to the Underworld to carry out an endless task?
A labyrinth
What did Daedalus construct to keep the minotaur trapped?
Daedalus
Who was imprisoned by King Minos on top of the tallest tower with his son Icarus?
Charon
Who ferries the dead across the River Styx in the Underworld?
Orpheus
Which person was the greatest poet and musician of them all?
A pomegranate
What did Persephone eat in the Underworld that condemned her to stay there forever?
The Nemean Lion
What creature did Heracles or Hercules kill as his first Task?
Medusa
Which snake-haired gorgon did Perseus slay?
Tantalus
Who is condemned to thirst forever with water just out of his reach?
Jason
Who was sent to retrieve the Golden Fleece?
Haphaestus
Which god made Pandora?
Chimera
What is a fire-breathing lion-goat-dragon?
Daedalus
Who murdered his nephew out of jealousy and was banished from Athens, ending up in Crete?
Helios
Which god told Demeter about Hades and Zeus' plot to kidnap Persephone?