Myths and Legends
Both the Greek & Egyptian Sphinxes had the body of this animal
Legend says Cecrops was the first king of this Greek capital
Athens
The name of this principal river of the netherworld means "abhorrent"
the Styx
This verb meaning to tease by keeping something out of reach comes from the legend of Tantalus
tantalize
This lighter-than-air craft derives its name from the Latin word for "to direct"
dirigible
The Norse hero Sigurd the Dragon Slayer was known to the Germans by this name
Siegfreid
A hippogriff is a mythical beast with the head of a griffin & the hindquarters of this animal
A horse
Book II of Virgil's "The Aeneid" is about this famous "gift"
The Trojan Horse
Someone who is "Junoesque" has the imposing figure of this god's wife Juno
Jupiter
This term for a person who travels on foot comes from the Latin word for "foot"
pedestrian
Maui taught the Hawaiians to use fire but didn't get in trouble for it like this Greek Titan did
Prometheus
Accounts of this gigantic hunter's death differ; some say the goddess Artemis killed him
Orion
In Scyros, Odysseus found this warrior disguised as a girl & his heels were killing him
Achilles
A lecherous, lascivious man, or a goatlike half-human creature known for similar behavior
satyr
This term for a crazy or foolish person comes from the Latin word for "moon"
lunatic
Sir James George Frazer's 12-volume study of ancient myths, its title refers to a mythical branch
The Golden Bough
This Egyptian ruler of the dead was murdered by his brother Seth
Osiris
He was Antigone's half brother & father
Oedipus
Temperamental & volatile, like the Roman messenger of the gods
From the name of Plato's school, it's a school that offers special instruction
academy
This guy's epic was found preserved on 12 tablets in the ruins of Nineveh
Gilgamesh
Oedipus became king of Thebes after he answered this monster's riddle
The Sphinx
On his ninth labor, Hercules was sent to get this queen's girdle
Hippolyta
Because these "inspiring" goddesses were born in Pieria, inspiration can be called "the Pierian Spring"
the Muses
This word meaning "of the utmost importance" comes from the Latin word "crux" or cross
crucial