Heroes
He slayed the monster of the labyrinth.
Who was THESEUS?
It is the monster that dwells in the labyrinth built by the father of Icarus.
What is the MINOTAUR?
Homer and Hesiod were poets from this ancient civilization and country.
What is GREECE?
A humble plea, or invocation, ought to made by poets to these deities that dispense creative inspiration.
Who are the MUSES?
This wife of Menelaus was stolen by a Trojan prince after Aphrodite was selected most fair of all the Greek goddesses.
Who was HELEN?
He beheaded Medusa.
Who was PERSEUS?
Two of the three of these snaky-haired monsters are immortal, and so only Medusa could be slain.
What are GORGONS?
King Aegeus of this famous kingdom and Greek coastal city placed a sword and sandals under a stone for his future son to retrieve.
What is ATHENS?
One questing hero in need received a sword from Hermes and also a reflective, bronze breastplate from this Greek goddess.
Who is ATHENA?
It is the Greek god that visits Danae in the form of a golden rain-shower in her chamber.
Who was ZEUS?
He was the son of Thetis the sea nymph and also the mortal King Peleus of the Myrmidons.
Who was ACHILLES?
She was a sorceress who tried to poison the son of King Aegeus but fled when her plan was ruined.
Who was MEDEA?
The Iliad was a poem written about Ilium, which is another name for this place.
What is TROY?
Don't spurn his priest or you might face the wrath of this plague-making "distant Deadly Archer."
Who is APOLLO?
This Greek hero saves his cousin from the Chair of Forgetfulness but is unable to save Pirithous.
Who is HERACLES?
Not a good example of a hero, he was known for his boxing talent and also his rage, which ultimately led to the destruction of a gym and the killing of 60 children.
Who was KLEOMEDES?
He was a bed-maker known for fitting travelers, as necessary, to his bed's length.
Who was PROCRUSTES?
It is the island where King Minos and his daughter Ariadne live.
What is CRETE?
If you're going to have a wedding banquet, be sure to invite this Greek goddess of discord.
Who is ERIS?
He was the Argive general who at first refused to give up his "prize" of Chryseis until a god-sent plague swept through his army.
Who was AGAMEMNON?
Not much of a hero himself, but he was the brother of the Trojan hero Hector.
Who was PARIS?
He was known to bend pines with travelers attached and watch as those travelers were torn apart upon the trees' release.
Who was SINIS?
It is in this country that Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia, is saved from a sea monster by a wandering hero.
What is ETHIOPIA?
Prophecies are inevitable, as this god-fearing king of Argos and father of Danae found out when he was struck in the head by a discus.
Who was ACRISIUS?
This inventor gave Ariadne the "clue" (ball of thread) that helped a monster-slaying Athenian hero escape the labyrinth.
Who was DAEDALUS?