Rivers of the Underworld
This river of hatred is the most notable river and sacred to the gods and used for oaths.
(What is Styx?)
The Underworld is ruled by Hades and this queen. Who is his queen?
(Who is Persephone?)
The god who guides souls to the Underworld.
(Who is Hermes?)
This sea monster swallowed ships whole.
(Who is Charybdis?)
This winged horse was born from Medusa’s blood.
Pegasus
Souls drink from this river to forget their earthly lives.
(What is Lethe?)
This neutral region is for souls neither good nor evil.
(What are the Asphodel Meadows?)
To cross into the Underworld, souls needed to pay this ferryman.
(Who is Charon?)
This monster shared the sea with Charybdis, attacking sailors.
(Who is Scylla?)
This fiery bird is reborn from its own ashes.
(What is the Phoenix?)
This river’s waters were said to burn with fire.
(What is Phlegethon?)
This pit beneath Hades was where the worst souls were punished.
(What is Tartarus?)
This three-headed dog guards the gates of Hades.
Cerberus!
This half-man, half-bull was trapped in a labrynth.
(What is the Minotaur?)
This female monster turned people to stone.
(Who is Medusa / a Gorgon?)
Charon ferried souls across this river of pain—if they paid him.
(What is Acheron?)
The judges of the dead were Minos, Rhadamanthus, and ____.
(Who is Aeacus?)
Souls destined for paradise would go to this place.
(What is Elysium / the Elysian Fields?)
These rocky islands slammed together to crush ships.
What are the Clashing Rocks?
This creature had the body of a lion and the face of a woman.
(What is the Sphinx?)
This river of wailing flows into Tartarus.
(What is Cocytus?)
These terrifying avengers of crime had snake hair and blood-red eyes.
(Who are the Furies?)
Hades’ palace is surrounded by this mysterious natural feature.
(What is mist and a shadowy grove?)
This giant creature had 100 eyes and watched over Io.
(Who is Argus?)
The Chimera was made of these three animals.
(What are a lion, a serpent, and a goat?)