Name one & describe
Comprehension Questions
100

Mortals punished for hubris

Arache, Niobe, Phaeton, Asclepius, Bellerophon, Icarus, Ixion, Pirithous

100

Achilles's vulnerable body part, and why it was vulnerable

His heel was vulnerable because his mother held him by the heel over the sacred fire (or: River Styx) of immortality as an infant. His heel wasn't exposed to the fire so it could cause his mortal death if wounded.

200

Unusual punishments in Hades

Ixion, Tantalus, Danaiades, Sisyphus

200

Hera's most prominent trait that caused her to create trouble in the lives of many gods and heroes

Jealousy

300

Sisters (usually three)

Nymphs/Garden of Hesperides, Three Graces, Gorgons, Three Fates, Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Gray Sisters, nymphs of north, Harpies, Sirens

300

Contrast Ares and Athena

Ares: Handsome, vain, cruel, thrilled by war, liked bloodshed and pain, all gods disliked him

Athena: wise, just, led armies to war only for just causes, confident, respected as a leader, favorite child of Zeus

400

Fifty sisters

Nereids, nymphs of Artemis, daughters of Selene, Danaides

400

The name of Deucalion's new race, and why it was better than the previous one

Deucalion's Race; they were made of stone instead of clay so they were better able to withstand the stings of the miseries.

500

Heroes hidden in youth

Zeus, Hermes, Dionysus, Perseus, Theseus, Jason

500

The job of each of the Three Fates

They decided how long mortals lived and how long gods ruled. 

Clotho: spun thread of life; 

Lachesis: measured thread of life; 

Atropos: cut thread of life at the end of life

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