Greek Mythology

Characters

100

This character is the king of the gods, and controls the sky, thunder, lightning, and several other things related to the sky

Zeus

200

This character flew too close to the sun, which made his wax wings melt

Icarus

300

This is the god that the planet Venus was named after

Aphrodite

400

This character, popularized by the God of War video games, was "the god or personified spirit of strength, might, power and sovereign rule" (theoi.com)

Kratos

500

This god was the only one to have their Greek name be used for the planet instead of their roman name

BONUS: Name their Roman name

Uranus

Bonus: Caellus

Locations

100

This is the place that the Olympian Gods reside

Olympus

200

This is where the really really bad people go when they die

Tartarus

300

This is the name of the goddess of the Earth

Gaia

400

These were the women that prohibited men from visiting their island

The Amazons

500

This was the home of Theseus

Athens

Myths

100

This god tried to kill Heracles as a baby

Hera

200

This was labor 1

Killing the invincible lion

300

This was the material that the shield, that Athena gave to Perseus, was made of

Bronze

400

This was the person who made the maze that the Minotaur resided

Daedalus

500

This was the total amount of kids that were sent to be eaten by the minotaur

14 kids

7 boys, 7 girls

Creatures

100

This a species of half-human, half-horse people that have healing powers

Centaurs

200

This is a multi-headed serpentine beast that grows more heads when you cut one off

The Hydra

300

This was Medusa's species

Gorgon

400

These are creatures that are usually depicted as being part bird and part woman

Harpy

(Siren is also an acceptable answer)

500

This was the 3 headed wolf that guarded the gates to the underworld

Cerberus

Inspirations, Adaptions, and Idioms

100

This is the famous 1997 Disney movie, showing a decently unfaithful depiction of Heracles' 12 labors

Hercules

200

This was the first book of a very popular book series, that stars the son of Poseidon

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief

300

This is a video game series about a character from Greek mythology, named Kratos, who seeks revenge against Ares, due to him tricking Kratos into killing his family

God of War

400

This idiom is meant to represent one weakness that leading to your downfall

An Achilles Heel

500

This nymph always repeated what others said, leading to the English word that means a similar thing to be named after her

Echo