A Sphinx is the mythological beast that has the body of a lion and the face of a woman. It was a very cruel being, asking a riddle to anyone she faced, and then eating whoever failed to answer correctly. Until Oepidus answered correctly, upon which the Sphinx killed herself.
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Who is Jason?
Jason is the Greek Hero known for leading the Argonauts (on his ship 'The Argo') in a mighty quest to find and retrieve the Golden Fleece. Married (unfortunately) to Medea.
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Who came first: the Titans or the Gods?
Titans
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Who is Poseidon?
God of the Seas, Water, Oceans, Earthquakes, and Tidal waves. Brother to Zeus and Hades, Son of Cronus and Rhea, and one of the 12 Olympians.
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Where did the Trojan War take place?
Troy
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Where did the Golden Fleece come from?
The Golden Fleece came from a Golden Ram Zeus sent to a oppressed boy, who was being hunted by his stepmother, so after the Ram flew him to safety, the boy sacrificed it.
A Golden Ram would suffice.
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Who is Achilles?
Greatest warrior in the Trojan War, killed Hector, dipped in the River Styx, son of Thetis, etc
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Who is Cronus?
Titan of time and Harvest, former ruler of titans, Father to Zeus, Banished to Tartarus.
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Which Greek goddess had a reputation of hating her husband's children? Which son did she hate and torture the most?
Hera, and she hated Heracles (Hercules) very much
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What is the name of the land that Medea and Jason were living in when she was exiled by King Creon?
Corinth
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What is a pegasus?
A winged horse
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Why did Odysseus not want to participate in the Trojan War, and how did he try to avoid it?
There was a prophecy that if he left, he would not return for a loooooooooooong time. He tried to act like he was insane, but when someone put his son in front of his till (plow) he stopped.
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Who is the Titan of the Oceans?
Oceanus
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Who is Hestia?
The Goddess of Hearth and Family
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What is the name of the land Medea used to be in, the place she betrayed, and the place she is technically Princess of?
Colchis
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What were the two animals that Jason had to defeat to earn the Golden Fleece? (The first and second trial)
Fire breathing Oxen, and a dragon
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Who is Hercules?
Hercules is the product of one of Zeus's affairs, with super human strength and courage. His life was a constant hell, for Hera despised him and did many evil things to him. Poor guy killed his own family.
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Who is the LITERAL PERSONIFICATION of the sun?
Helios
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Which Gods backed which of the two sides (Greek of Trojan) during the Trojan War?
Athena, Hera, Artemis on the side of the Greeks.
Aphrodite, Apollo, and Ares on the side of the Trojans.
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What is the name of the land that Jason is King of?
Iolcus
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What ere the two "Brothers" of the titans, sons of Cronus and Rhea?
Cyclops and the One Hundred Handed Men
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What were the names of BOTH of Achilles' parents? Who COULD have been Achilles' dad if it wasn't for a prophecy?