Epic Fights & Allusions
This allusion is used to describe someone's weakness
What is an Achilles heel?
Mother of the Titans
Gaea
The goddess of love and beauty
Who is Aphrodite?
Gave Theseus a magic ball of thread
Who is Ariadne?
The god of light and music
Who is Apollo?
This allusion refers to the ability to succeed at anything one undertakes, especially in terms of making money or achieving success easily.
What is the Midas touch?
Father of Zeus
Cronus
Goddess of the harvest, Persephone's mother
Who is Demeter?
Arachne showed too much of this, so Athena turned her into a spider?
What is HUBRIS?
I was chained to a rock until Perseus came and saved me.
Who is Andromeda?
_________ gave Perseus her shield and _____________gave him his sword.
Who are Athena and Hermes?
One eyed giants who were masters of the forge
Cyclopes
Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage, promised Paris all of Asia
Who is Hera?
Defeated Medusa, saved Andromeda
Who is Perseus?
Messenger god, gave Perseus winged sandals
Who is Hermes?
Orpheus lost Eurydice forever because he did this.
What is "he turned around"?
The island where Zeus was nursed by nymphs
What is Crete?
Goddess of the hunt
Who is Artemis?
Had insatiable curiosity
Who is Pandora?
Sailed back with black sails, defeated the minotaur
Theseus
What Perseus used to escape Medusa's sisters after killing her
What is the cap of invisibility?
Why did Zeus release his siblings from Cronus' stomach?
What is "to gain allies in his battle against the Titans"?
The gentlest goddess, tended the sacred fire, goddess of the hearth
What is Hestia?
Flew too close to the sun and his wings melted
Who is Icarus?
Excessive pride that leads to one's downfall. The myth of Athena and Arachne is an example of this term.
What is hubris?