Tell how Hera, Demeter, Hestia, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, and Cronus are related.
Hera, Demeter, Hestia, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades are all siblings.
Cronus is their dad.
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What is the biggest challenge that Zeus and Hera face in their relationship?
Zeus cheating on Hera.
100
Why did Cronus swallow his kids?
The Oracle foretold that his son would take him over so he wanted to prevent that.
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What did Hercules do to be remembered?
The 12 labors.
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What is Tantalus's punishment?
There is water up to his neck but every time he tries to take a drink the water moves away. There is also a fruit tree right above his head but every time he tries to grab a piece of fruit it moves away.
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It is said that Hera is a very jealous wife. Tell three examples to prove this.
1. The story of Io
2. The story of Leto
3. The story of Semele
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What is the reason that Persephone has to stay in the underworld for six months?
She ate the food of the dead. The pomegranates.
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Why was Hephaestus thrown off Mt. Olympus?
During a fight between Zeus and Hera, he sided with Hera and Zeus got mad and threw him off.
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What did Pandora do to be known?
Unleashed all miseries known to mankind.
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What is Prometheus's punishment?
He is chained to a mountain and every day an eagle comes down to him and eats his liver. Then his liver grows back, only to be devoured again tomorrow.
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Name three things to describe Pan.
Ugly, goat's legs, pointed ears, a pair of small horns, and dark, shaggy hair.
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Why was Aphrodite given to Hephaestus?
Zeus was afraid that everyone would fight over her so he quickely gave her to him.
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How did Semele(Dionysus' mother) die?
Hera tricked her into forcing Zeus to show his real form which was to radiant for mortal eyes and she died.
300
Why is King Midas remembered?
He made a wish that everything he touched would turn to gold and it came true.(He ended up hating that wish!)
300
Who is Sinis and how does he die?
Sinis is a large man/monster that takes travelers and ties them between two bent trees and lets go of the trees and the people get ripped in half and die. Theseus comes down the road and fights him and then ties him to the tree and does the same thing to him that he did to many people.
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Why and how did Hades take Persephone to the underworld?
He took her because he knew that nobody would ever marry him and he thought she was beautiful.
He made a large hole in the ground and charged up with his chariot and then he grabbed her and went back down.
400
Mother Earth told two people to defeat one person in their family. One was to defeat their dad and the other their husband. Who did she tell?
She told Cronus to defeat his dad.
She told Rhea to defeat Cronus.
400
Why was Echo's ability to make her own words taken away?
Hera was looking for Zeus and suspected he would be with the nymphs, so she went down to where they were and Echo started talking to her. While she was talking Zeus was escaping. As soon as Hera saw the plan she punished Echo.
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Why is Echo known?
She destracted Hera so that Zeus could escape the forest and when Hera found out, she took Echo's ability of making her own words away.
400
Who is Sciron and how did he die?
He was a man/monster and he built a wall on the road so that all travelers had to stop and then he made them wash his feet and he kicked them off a cliff (while they were washing his feet) down to the man-eating tortiose. Theseus came and strangled him until he almost died and then made him wash his feet and Theseus kicked him off the cliff.
500
Tell Hestia's, Demeter's, Hera's, Zeus's, Poseidon's, and Hades's symbol.
Hestia: hearth,
Demeteer: grain,
Hera: peacock,
Zeus: lightningbolts,
Poseidon: trident,
Hades: cap of invisibility.
500
Artemis said she would never be married but once she was almost going to get married until she had her fiancee(I guess you could call it) kill its brother and its brother killed him. Who was that guy?
Otus
60 ft. tall giant
500
Tell how Orpheus(son of Calliope, one of the nine muses) lost Euridice(his lover) twice.
The first time Euridice stepped on a poisonous snake and died. Then Orpheus went down to the underworld and sang a song the made Hades agree to let Euridice back to earth if Opheus didn't look back until they made it up to Earth. He failed this and never got to see Euridice again until he died.
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What were the three things Perseus needed to slay Medusa?
1. A pair of winged sandals
2. A cap to make him invisible
3. A magic bag to hold anything
500
Who is Procrustes and how did he die?
He was a wealthy man/monster that took people into his home and fed them and then put them on a bed and if they were to long he would chop off their limbs to make them fit and if they were to short he would strech them out so they would fit. After the people died he took their money and prized possessions. Theseus beat him to death.