Myths
Eurydice, the late lover of Orpheus, was killed how (or by what?)
A poisonous snake bite.
These creatures, most famously depicted by Medusa, are called what? Their hair is a web of snakes & turn men to stone.
Gorgons
Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the great, this metroplis is the second largest city in Egypt.
Alexandria.
This book is known to contain “magical measures to ensure the resurrection of the deceased and his safety in the next world.”
The Book of The Dead.
The common word "paper" comes from the name of this reed that grows along the banks of the Nile.
Papyrus
This animal was particularly important in Ancient Egypt for killing certain pests. These animals were the symbol of the goddess Bast. What common animal is this?
Cats.
This monster is known as the "Beast of War." It is depicted with the head, wings & talons of an eagle grafted onto a lion's body.
Griffin.
There is a city in the US state of TN which shares this name with what ancient Egyptian city?
Memphis.
When a person died their heart was weighed against the feather of Maat by a named God. Which God was this?
Anubis
Talismans & Phylacteries are examples of what?
Amulets.
Perhaps the insect most associated with ancient Egypt is the scarab beetle. What were these beetles strongly associated with, as a result of their habit of rolling large balls of dung using their hind legs?
One of the labors of Hercules was to fetch which three headed dog?
Cerberus.
The first capital of Egypt (c. 2135 BC)
Thebes
After a person's heart was weighed, which God would record the result?
Thoth.
agos, ara, and euche were a means to maintain public order through the threat of magical punishment for behaviour detrimental to the community. These would be commonly known as what kind of evil magic?
Curses.
What was the name of the Sun God?
Re or Ra
The blind King Phineas of Thrace is harassed by these bird-women monsters who pollute his food every day.
Harpies.
The warriors from this City-State famously fought a large contingent of Persian forces.
Sparta.
These persian preists were practioners of Mageia, garnering the title of...?
Magi
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BONUS POINTS.
Who built & designed the famous Labyrinth inhabited by the famous Minotaur of Crete?
Daedalus
Their power lay in their upper body appearance: they were beautiful, young women and had a charming voice when they sang. They used their singing to lure sailors who were passing by their island and slaughter them. The great hero Odysseus (Ulysses), clever as he was, sealed his sailors' ears with wax and bound himself to the mast of his ship, to enjoy himself the beautiful song of which creatures?
Sirens.
The Capital of Greece, then & now!
Athens.
The blood of what magic creature was spread on Hercules's cloak by his wife to kill him?
The Centaur Nessos/ Centaur.
Which monster was a three-headed beast? She had a lion's body and head, a tail that ended up in a snake's head, and in the middle of her back came a goat's neck and head. Daughter of Typhon and Echidna, she could breathe fire from her mouth, according to Homer and Hesiod. Bellerophon, the great hero in Greek mythology, was the one to kill this monster, with the help of the flying horse Pegasus.
Chimera