Gods and Goddesses
Mere Mortals
It's all Greek...
Oh, Silly Kings...
Tricks are for Gods!
100
The daughter of Zeus, born out of his own head.
Who is Athena?
100
Anxious to please the gods, he cooked his own son in a stew and found himself facing an eternity of punishment.
Who is Tantalus?
100
It rests atop a crest in Athens, dedicated to the Goddess of Wisdom.
What is the Parthenon?
100
Silly man - he wished for everything he touched to turn to gold.
Who is King Midas?
100
To get Hera to marry him, what did Zeus disguise himself as?
What is a tiny bird in distress?
200
She is the flirtatious goddess of Love and Beauty.
Who is Aphrodite?
200
A grandson of Sisyphus, he was a great tamer of horses.
Who is Bellerophon?
200
She foolishly competed against Athena in a weaving contest and lost - so Athena turned her into a spider.
Who is Arachne?
200
This cleverest king who ever lived fooled even Hades into letting him return from the dead.
Who is Sisyphus?
200
How did Hermes distract Argos to help Io?
What is bored him to death?
300
As an infant, he made a sacrifice to the Olympic Gods and Goddesses - and included himself as one of the gods.
Who is Hermes?
300
She was left out to die by her father who wanted a son, but was raised instead by wild animals.
Who is Atalanta?
300
He was so enamored of his own reflection that he wasted away looking at himself.
Who is Narcissus?
300
The Queen of Thebes wore this necklace, foolishly maintaining her youth and beauty forever.
What is the necklace of Harmonia?
300
To protect himself from pirates, Dionysus turned them into this friendly sea animal.
What are dolphins?
400
He is a benevolent god, and ancient Greek theater was performed in his honor.
Who is Dionysus?
400
This father-son pair was held captive within the palace at Knossos until they cleverly escaped.
Who are Daedalus and Icarus?
400
Thanks to her, we have standards of sanitation within the realm of medicine and healthcare.
Who is Hygeia?
400
Constructing a labyrinth to contain the evil half-man, half-bull creature, this king thought he could maintain Crete's glory forever.
Who is King Minos?
400
Infuriating Hera, this foolish girl thought she could trick family members into killing one another - and get away with it.
Who is Medea, wife of Jason.
500
She cleverly slayed the giant sons of Poseidon, Otus and Ephialtes.
Who is Artemis?
500
These ill-fated offspring of Oedipus and Queen Jocasta faced misery following the death of their mother and shame of their father.
Who are Etiocles, Polynices, and Antigone?
500
This kind of task seems unending and impossible to complete.
What is a sisyphian task?
500
In wild grief, he thew himself into the sea when he saw black sails instead of white sails.
Who is King Aegeus?
500
To help Melanion win the hand of Atalanta, Aphrodite advised him to do what?
What is throw sparkling golden apples in her path while they raced.
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