Please name the myth that explains the origin of the seasons.
Persephone and Demeter
100
What type of myth explains how the physical world was created or how man was put on Earth?
Creation Myths
100
Who is the God of music?
Apollo
100
Weak spot
What does the term achilles heel mean?
100
What is the name of the winged horse given to Hercules by Zeus is Disney's Hercules?
Pegasus
200
In the myth Persephone and Demeter what fruit does Persephone eat?
Pomegranite
200
What makes many Native American Myths different from Greek or Roman mythology?
Greater emphasis on animals, animals as divine.
200
Who is the King of the Gods? (Please give both the Greek and Roman name)
Zeus/Jupiter
200
Please name two songs influenced by mythology that we listened to or discussed in class?
Persephone by Third Eye Blind
Tales of Brave Ulysseus by Cream
Achilles Last Stand-Led Zeppelin
Flight of Icarus-Iron Maiden
200
What is the name of Hercules' mom in the myth and the Disney movie? (Name Both)
Myth-Alcmene
Movie-Hera
300
The myth Apollo and Daphne explains the origin of what aspect of our natural world?
Laurel Tree
300
Please name two themes, elements or symbols found in World Flood Myths
Arc/Boat, flood send by Gods as punishment, new world is pure and rid of sin, animals/serpent, cycles of destruction and rebirth, cosmic size floods.
300
Who is the Greek God of wine and intoxication?
Dionysus or Dionysos
300
Please name one company/brand that uses mythology as means of advertising a product
Trident, Apollo Theater, Venus Razor, etc.
300
This hero obtained the snake-filled head of Medusa.
Perseus
400
In the myth of Prometheus, what punishment did Zeus inflict upon Prometheus for bringing fire to mortals?
Zeus tied him to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day
400
What are four themes or elements in creation myths?
Any of the following: primordial eggs, Gods/divine being, cycles of creation and destruction, chaos, emptiness, body becoming part of the land, etc.
400
Cupid is the Roman God of Love. What is Cupid's name is Greek mythology?
Eros
400
The film "O Brother Where Art Thou" is based on what book and by what author?
Homer's The Odyssey
400
This hero is most famous for the ten eventful years he took to return home after the ten-year Trojan War and his famous Trojan Horse trick. (Please name both names that this hero is known by)
Odysseys/Ulysseus
500
Please briefly name and summarize myth that explains the origin of the Narcissus Flower.
Echo and Narcissus
Echo is a nymph who fell in love with Narcissus. Narcissus found a spring of water and caught sight of his reflection. For hours he sat enraptured by the spring, at last recognizing himself but tortured by the realization that he could never possess the object of his infatuation. Narcissus was tormented, much as he had tormented all those who in the past had been unlucky enough to fall in love with him.
Finally unable to stand the agony Narcissus plunged a dagger in his heart and died, calling out a last goodbye to his reflected image. Where his blood soaked the earth sprung up the white narcissus flower with its red corollary.
500
The giant Ymir, born from ice, is a central character is what creation myth?
Norse
500
Aphrodite, Artemis and Athena are the goddesses of what three things?
Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty)
Artemis (goddess of the hunt)
Athena (goddess of wisdom)
500
Please name the man responsible for creating the Mythic Hero Cycle
Joseph Campbell
500
This hero is most famous for defeating the Minotour (half-man, half-bull)