Names for the Sun
What did the Persians call the sun?
Mithra
In the fourth wonder of the world, which city has a temple of Jupiter?
Olympia
Who was the most celebrated of Sol's children?
Phaeton
Who were the niece and nephew of Sol?
Byblis and Caunus
What is the first wonder of the world?
The Colossus at Rhodes
What did the Egyptians call the sun?
Horus
Who built the 5th wonder of the world?
Queen Semiramis
How did Phaeton die?
Jupiter struck him out of a chariot with thunder and cast him headlong into the river Po.
Where did the Persians worship Sol?
In a cave
What is the second wonder of the world?
The temple of Diana?
How did the Egyptians represent the sun's power?
They represented his power by a sceptre, on the top of which an eye was placed.
What is the 6th wonder of the world?
The Pyramids of Egypt
How is the fable of the Minotaur explained?
Phasiphae was the wife of Minos, king of Crete. She loved an officer named Taurus. She gave birth to a monster, half man half beast.
How many pillars supported the temple of Diana?
127
Who requested the building of the Mausoleum?
Queen Artemisia
What is Cicero's opinion with regards to Sol?
He says that the glorious sun illustrates all things with his light either because he is the only star that is of that apparent magnitude, or because when he rises he puts out all the other starts, and only appears himself.
To whom was the seventh wonder of the world built?
Cyrus, King of the Medes
Who were Phaeton's sisters and what happened to them?
Phaeton's sisters were Lampethusa, Lampetia and Phaethusa. Lamenting his death by the river, they were turned into poplars weeping amber instead of tears.
What famous act got Phaeton in trouble?
He mounted his father's chariot and took the reins.
Which wonder of the world is their no physical proof for?
The hanging gardens of Babylon
What was thought of the horae?
These horae were thought to be the daughters of Sol and Chronis, who early in the morning prepare the chariot and the horses for their father and open the gates of the day.
How tall is the first wonder of the world?
70 cubits high
Who was Circe and what was related of her?
Circe was the most skillful of all sorceresses and poisoned her husband, a king of the Sarmatias. Circe turned Scylla into a sea monster by poisoning the water in which she used to wash.
What did Daedalus invent?
He invented the ax, the saw, the plummet, the augur and glue.
What are the fourth, fifth and seventh wonders of the world?
The statue of Jupiter, the Walls of Babylon and the Palace of Cyrus