Verbs
What is a verb?
A word that describes an action
What is a noun?
A word that describes a person, thing, place or idea
What adjectives end in -us; -a; -um?
First class adjectives (or 1st and 2nd declension adjectives)
When Polyphemus asks for Odysseus' name, what does he answer?
"My name is No one"
What's the name of the giant whirlpool that swallows ships?
Charybdis
Who is Hercules' mother?
Alcmene
What is the imperfect 3rd person singular of ambulare?
ambulabat
What kind of noun is "happiness"?
Abstract noun
What adjectives end in -is; -e?
Second class adjectives (or 3rd declension adjectives)
What's the name of the deception that Penelope operates against the suitors?
Penelope's shroud
Who is the most powerful monster in ancient mythology?
Typhon
From which tree does Hercules' club come?
Oak tree
What is the present 2nd person singular of nolo?
Non vis
What's the ablative of the noun navis?
Nave
What preposition expresses motion from or agency? What case does it want?
A / ab + ablative
What gift does King Aeolous give Odysseus to help him in his journey?
The bag of the winds
Who's the "mother of monsters"?
Echidna
Who told Hercules to serve King Eurystheus to obtain purification for killing his family?
The Oracle of Delphi
What is the mood used to give commands?
What's the ablative of vir?
Viro
How do you express the object with which you do something in Latin?
Ablative of instrument
What is the name of Calypso's Island?
Ogygia
Who are Cottus, Briareus and Gyges?
The Hecatoncheires (The 100 handed giants)
What's the name of the instrument that Hercules used to scare the Stymphalian Birds away?
Cymbals
What is the voice of a verb?
Active or passive
In some cases, a verb can function as a noun. Give an example
An example is "Playing is fun". In this case, "playing" is basically a noun and functions as the subject of the sentence (i.e. "the act of playing" is fun)
What word(s) in Latin would you use to say "ghost"?
Larva / umbra / Lemures / imago / simulacrum
What's the name of the first 4 books of the Odyssey?
Telemacheia (or Telemachy), i.e. the journey of Telemachus to try to find Odysseus
In addition to the Theogony, what other poem did Hesiod write?
The Works and Days
Who gave Deianira the poisonous tunic that will cause Hercules' death?
The centaur Nessus
What's the name of the perfect tense that adds a syllable to a verb?
E.g. do > dedi
curro > cucurri
Perfect with reduplication
What is univerbation?
The process through which two words are fused into one
What word(s) in ancient Greek would you use to say "ghost"?
skia / eidolon / psyche / pneuma
According to some versions of the myth, Odysseus and Circe have a son. What's his name?
Telegonus
What's the name of the three-headed giant who guarded a flock of cows?
Geryon
What's the name of Hercules' teacher?
Chiron