MYTHS & LEGENDS
ETYMOLOGY
HALF-WHAT?
BY THE NUMBERS
CLASSICS IN MODERN MEDIA
100

Now a name for ego-maniacs, this mythological figure fell in love with his own reflection.

Who is Narcissus?

100

Heroes like Heracles and Percy Jackson are demigods, or halfbloods

What is a half-god, half-mortal?

100

Disney's Hercules depicts 5 Muses, as opposed to the true amount in mythology

What is 9?

100
On Supernatural, Sam and Dean exorcise demons in this language

What is Latin?

200

Athena, goddess of wisdom, was born from this part of Zeus' body

What is his skull/head?

200

Romans often used terracotta in their pottery. Terra means this in Latin

What is land/earth/ground/soil?

200

A centaur (ex: Chiron) is made up of these two animals

What is half-man, half-horse?

200

The number of labors Heracles had to complete as penance for murdering his family

What is 12?

300

Daedalus used these materials to make wings for himself and his son, Icarus

What is wax & feathers?

300

Romans call them fauns, Greeks call them satyrs. Either way, they're still made up of these two creatures

What is half-man, half-goat?

300

In the Roman army, a century had this many fighting men

What is 80?

400

In 1850, French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier hypothesized the existence of this planet, which he named after the Roman god of fire

What is Vulkan?

400

This is not the title for an unmarried woman, but the Latin root for "wrong"

What is mis?

400

The monstrous Minotaur was kept in the Labyrinth because he was made of these two creatures

What is half-man, half bull?

400

Sophocles wrote over a hundred plays, but only this many survived to present day

What is 7?

500

Named similarly to the 7th planet from the sun, she is the muse of astronomy

Who is Urania?

500

The sirens lured sailors to their deaths. What creatures are they?

What is half-woman, half-bird?

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