Daughter of Cronus and Rhea; sister and wife to Zeus. She was queen of the gods and known for her jealous rages.
What is Hera?
100
Legendary creatures that are half man and half horse.
What are centaurs?
100
Giant metal-workers who forged thunderbolts for Zeus; they had but one eye in the middle of their foreheads.
What are the Cyclopes?
100
Performed Twelve Labors.
What is Heracles?
100
Son of Daedalus; wearing wings his father made for flight, he ignored his father's warning and flew too close to the sun.
What is Icarus?
200
Wife of Poseidon; queen of the sea.
What is Amphitrite?
200
Three dread sisters: Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, whom even the gods must obey. They spun the thread of live, measured it, and cut it.
What are The Fates?
200
Goat-footed, goat-horned woodland deities, descendants of Pan and followers of Dionysus.
What are the Satyrs?
200
Son of Zeus and Danae; slayer of Medusa; rescuer of Andromeda.
What is Perseus?
200
A young girl who was so proud of her skill at weaving that she dared challenge Athena to a contest.
What is Arachne?
300
Wife of Orpheus, she was bitten by a snake and died. Orpheus went to the underworld, charmed Persephone, and forced Hades to allow her to return to the land of the living - as long as he did not look back until she was fully back in the realm of the living.
What is Eurydice?
300
Hades'hellhags.AlsocalledtheEumenides ("kindly ones") because they were fond of flattery.
What is the Furies?
300
An old couple, who despite their poverty, lavishly and graciously entertained two strangers (who turned out to be Zeus and Hermes in disguise).
What is Baucis and Philemon?
300
Leader of the Argonauts in their search for the golden fleece. He was aided in his quest by Medea, a powerful sorceress.
What is Jason?
300
A son of Apollo who persuaded his father to allow him to drive the sun chariot.
What is Phaeton?
400
Maiden bound to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster; she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife.
What is Andromeda?
400
The crew of heroes recruited by Jason for
his quest of the Golden Fleece.
What are the Argonauts?
400
Nymphs of the waters which were not the sea; they inhabited rivers, lakes, streams, fountains and springs.
What is Naiads?
400
Slayer of the Minotaur with Ariadne's help; king of Athens.
What is Theseus?
400
A hero who bridled Pegasus and slew the
Chimera.
What is Bellerophon?
500
Long-legged maiden who promised to marry the first man who could outrun her in a race, but losers must pay with their lives.
What is Atalanta?
500
Three beautiful daughters of Atlas; their task was to guard the golden apples that grew on Hera's tree.
What are the Hesperides?
500
Wood nymphs.
What are Dryads?
500
King of Ithaca; he came up with the idea to build a great wooden horse (after the symbol of Troy) to trick the Trojans.
What is Odysseus?
500
King of Corinth who angered Zeus. In Hades, he was condemned to roll a stone up a hill for eternity. Just as the summit is reached, the stone rolls back and he must resume the task again.