Gods/Goddesses
What is Poseidon the god of?
Oceans, water, horses, and earthquakes
Which Greek hero is famous for completing the 12 Labors?
Hercules.
If you were to look into the eyes of Medusa what would happen to you?
You would be turned to stone.
What is the profession of Dionysus, Greek god of wine, in the PJO series?
Camp Counselor at CHB.
What is the combination of a goat and human called?
Satyr.
What does Hades rule over?
The Underworld / Death
Which Greek hero slew Medusa?
Perseus.
What was the name of the three-headed dog that Hades owned to make sure mortals who were alive couldn't get to the Underworld?
Cerberus.
How does Nemesis, goddess of revenge, spend her time in Salt Lake City?
What did Kronos do to try and prevent his children from taking his place as ruler of the gods (which ultimately failed)?
Kronos eats them as soon as they are born. Rhea, Kronos's wife, hides her last child, Zeus, and he in turn tricks Kronos into eating a rock, making him vomit up his children who then chop him up into thousands of tiny pieces.
Name three things Hermes is the god of.
Which Greek hero was sent from Athens to kill the Minotaur?
Theseus. (the king of Crete demanded that Athens send 12 tributes each year to be sent into a maze on the island and be killed and eaten alive by a man-bull hybrid)
What did the Sphinx do in Thebes?
It terrorized the town, forcing the residents to answer a riddle. If they guessed incorrectly, she would eat them whole.
True or False? This is the route Percy, Annabeth, and Grover take during "The Lightning Thief:" NYC, CHB, New Jersey, St. Louis, Colorado Springs, Phoenix, Los Angeles. (if false, tell the correct order)
False. NYC, CHB, New Jersey, St. Louis, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles.
How did Demeter cause the seasons?
Her daughter, Persephone, was taken by Hades to the Underworld so Demeter got sad when her daughter wasn't with her every year, creating winter.
Who is the sister of Apollo and what does she rule over?
Artemis rules over wild animals and the moon.
What is Homer's "The Odyssey" about and who is it centered around?
What would the sea witch Circe do to any men that approached her island?
She would turn them into pigs. (in PJO, she turned Blackbeard's pirates and Percy into guinea pigs)
Name the Seven Demigods from HOO that traveled to Europe from America and who they are the child of. (BONUS: name the Roman praetor & ghost king and who their parents are)
Percy, son of Poseidon. Annabeth, daughter of Athena. Leo, son of Hephaestus. Jason, son of Jupiter (Zeus). Piper, daughter of Aphrodite. Frank, son of Mars (Ares). Hazel, daughter of Pluto (Hades). BONUS= Nico, son of Hades and Reyna, daughter of Bellona.
Why does an eagle peck out the liver of Prometheus, who is tied to a rock, every day?
Zeus punished Prometheus for giving fire to the mortal humans.
Name all 12 Olympian Gods and what they rule over.
Zeus = the sky and weather; Hera = family and peacocks; Poseidon = oceans and earthquakes; Ares = war and violence; Dionysus = wine and theater; Hermes = travel and communication; Apollo = the sun and music; Artemis = animals and the moon; Aphrodite = beauty and love; Hephaestus = fire and the forge; Athena = wisdom and the arts; Demeter = plants and agriculture
What was the name of the ship that the original Jason took to retrieve the Golden Fleece?
The Argo. (hence why in HOO the name of their ship is the Argo II)
Who was the wife of Typhon, the murderous snake man? (hint: in PJO she was at the Gateway Arch)
Echidna
What was the name of the rancher with three bodies coming out of one who owned a ranch in Texas?
Geryon.
How was Athena born?
Zeus had Athena with a mortal woman. Hera got mad at Zeus for having a child with a mortal and cursed Athena's mortal mom. To protect them both, Zeus ate them. A few months later, Zeus had a headache and Hephaestus cracked open his skull, releasing Athens from his brain.