Origin of the Seasons
Orpheus, the Great Musician
Flight of Icarus
King Midas and the Golden Touch
Famous People
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Why does Demeter neglect her duty as goddess of the harvest?
She is grief-stricken over the loss of her daughter.
100
In the beginning of the myth, what inspires Orpheus to sing so beautifully?
His love and/or passion for Eurydice
100
Why do Icarus's wings finally fall apart?
The heat of the sun melts the wax.
100
Why is Silenus's appearance remarkable?
He's half man, half beast. He has hooves.
100
Son of Daedalus
Icarus
200
What happens to Persephone as a result of eating the pomegranate seeds?
She must return to the underworld for 7 months of each year.
200
What does Hades do when he hears Orpheus's music?
He weeps at his beauty
200
Why does Icarus fly higher and higher?
He enjoys the sense of freedom.
200
Why does Midas want everything he touches to turn to gold?
He wants to become the most powerful king in the world.
200
He offers Midas a reward or wish
Dionysus
300
Why does Hades kidnap Persephone?
Because he wants to marry her.
300
When does Orphus lose Eurydice for a second time?
When he looks back to see if she is following him.
300
Why does Daedalus decide to escape from Crete by air?
King Minos will not have the power to stop him.
300
What must Midas do to save his daughter?
He has to wash himself in the river of Pactolus
300
Mean tyrant that controls land and sea in 'The Flight of Icarus'
King Minos
400
Why does Zeus decide that Persephone must be returned to Demeter?
To prevent human kind from dying of hunger.
400
When is Orpheus finally reunited with Eurydice?
When he dies at the hands of an angry mob.
400
What is Daedalus' warning to his son if he flies too low?
The spray/mist from the sea will clog his wings.
400
The difference between what you say and what you mean, or between what's supposed to happen and what does happen.
Irony
400
Who is the monster that guards the gates of the underworld in 'Orpheus'?
Cerberus
500
The story is an example of one. These are the special type of myths that give an explanation for how something came to be.
Origin Myth
500
How does losing Eurydice a second time affect Orpheus?
He cannot sing for seven days.
500
What happens to Daedalus at the end of the myth?
He finds safety in Sicily.
500
How does Midas feel at the end of the myth?
Joyful and satisfied
500
Because she is generous to them, what do farmers call Demeter?
The Great Mother
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