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100
This three headed dog guarded the gate to Hades.
Who was Cerberus?
100
This Greek god is the only one who retained the same name in Roman versions of Greek myths.
Who was Apollo?
100
This son of Zeus became famous for completing 12 Labors assigned to him by King Eurystheus
Who was Heracles?
(Hercules is his Roman name.)
100
This woman was married to the King of Sparta before she ran away to Troy with Paris.
Who was Helen?
100
The mountain where Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Athena, and many other gods made their home.
What was Mount Olympus?
100
Who portrayed Odysseus in the Movie The Odyssey released in 2026?
Who is Matt Damon?
200
Heracles (Hercules) experienced difficulty defeating this monster because it would regrow two heads for each one he cut off.
What was the hydra?
200
This goddess was born fully formed out of the forehead of Zeus.
Who was Athena?
200
This warrior defeated Hector outside the walls of Troy and later died when he was wounded by an arrow shot through his heel.
Who was Achilles?
200
This woman waited twenty years for her husband, Odysseus, to return to her.
Who was Penelope?
200
The location of the most respected oracle where many leaders and heroes consulted the high priestess to help them make important decisions.
What was Delphi?
200
What is the name of the 2014 movie about a Greek hero that starred Dwayne Johnson?
What is Hercules?
300
Perseus was able to escape death by using the reflection of this gorgon to guide his attack and remove its head.
Who was Medusa?
300
This god required Persephone to live with him in Hades for six months each year.
Who was Hades?
300
This Greek hero thought of using a large sculpture of a horse to defeat the city of Troy.
Who was Odysseus?
(Ulysses is his Roman name.)
300
Although this woman could foretell the future, she was cursed by Apollo so that no one would ever believe her prophecies.
Who was Cassandra?
300
This river represented the boundary between the world of the living and the underworld.
What was the Styx?
300
In Wrath of the Titans, Perseus defeats the father of Zeus by using a combination of the trident, lightning bolt, and pitch fork to destroy his core.
Who was Kronos?
400
This monster lived in a labyrinth until he was killed by Theseus.
What was the Minotaur?
400
Which goddess did Paris give the golden apple to indicating that she was "the fairest?"
Who was Aphrodite?
400
This hero makes a voyage to Colchis where he acquires a Golden Fleece to assure prosperity for his home kingdom.
Who was Jason?
400
Despite commands by Zeuse not to do so, this woman opened a box (or jar) that released all the miseries and evils into the world.
Who was Pandora?
400
The island where Odysseus was king and the home that he strove to return to during his ten-year journey home from Troy.
What was Ithaca?
500
Oedipus was able to survive his confrontation with this monster by solving her riddle.
What was the Sphinx?
500
This titan was condemned to hold up the sky for all eternity.
Who was Atlas?
500
This Greek hero tamed Pegasus by using a golden bridle given to him by Athena.
Who was Bellerophon?
(The story of Perseus taming Pegasus was developed centuries later by Roman storytellers.)
500
This huntress agreed to only marry a man who could defeat her in a foot race.
Who was Atalanta?
500
The name given by the ancient Greeks to the Strait of Gibraltar.
What were the Pillars of Heracles?
(Roman version: Pillars of Hercules)