THAT'S A MYTH
These one-eyed giants forged Zeus' thunderbolts
cyclopses
Capri & Sicily
Italy
They're paired with "balances" as the way our 3 branches of government share power
checks
Idiomatically pigs do it "in the mud" & people do it "in luxury"
wallow
Kind of test that might be "pop"
(4)
quiz
Daedalus built this maze that confined the Minotaur, but was later imprisoned in it himself
the Labyrinth
Honshu
Japan
A resident of a congressman's district
a constituent
A bank employee who accepts your deposit
teller
An epic search, as for the Holy Grail
(5)
Quest
Only this one of the 3 Gorgons was mortal; Perseus killed her
Medusa
Crete
Greece
Congress has many of these, including a "joint" one on taxation
committee
It's the aerosol foam used to control & style hair
mousse
Division result
(8)
a quotient
Poets gave this name to Amor, the winged boy god of love
Cupid
Baffin Island
Canada
After talk of moving them to December, Iowa's first in the nation these were held January 3, 2012
caucuses
The soroban, the Japanese type of this adding device, used rods with 1 bead above the partition & 4 beads below
abacus
"Charm"ing or strange particle
(5)
a quark
She's Apollo's older twin sister
Artemis
The Isle of Wight
England
Discussion rooms adjacent to the House & Senate Chambers are called these, for a type of clothing
cloakrooms
Originally referring to one who fled the French Revolution, it now means any political refugee
émigré
Ballroom dance style with fast footwork
(9)
a quickstep