Plautus' Amphitryon
Who is Jupiter pretending to be?
Amphitryon
What is Hera's Roman name?
Juno
Does Heracles have a half-brother?
Yes
What is Neptune's Greek name?
Poseidon
What kind of play is Plautus' Amphitryon?
A Roman comedy.
Another acceptable answer is, as Mercury calls it, a "tragicomedy"
What is the Latin name for the god pretending to be Sosia?
Mercury/Mercurius
What is Jupiter's Greek name?
Zeus
What does Heracles do just after he's born?
Strangles two snakes
What special weapon does Hades have?
Helm(et) of Invisibility
What is the collective name for the children of Gaea & Uranus?
The Titans
What is unusual about the night before the play's action?
It's very long
Which goddess does Hera ask for help?
Aphrodite
Which Titan is Heracles destined to save from eternal torture?
Prometheus
How do you tell apart statues of Zeus & Poseidon?
Whether they're holding the lightning bolt or trident
What does it mean to call someone a Cassandra?
That nobody will believe them
Who is the prologue speaker pretending to be?
Sosia
Which god does Hera ask for help?
Who are Heracles' parents?
Zeus (Jupiter) & Alcmena
(200 pts. each)
Which Greek gods/Titans were the Sun before Apollo?
(200 pts each)
Hyperion & Helios
What does anthropomorphism mean?
Giving human traits to non-humans
What city does the play take place in?
Thebes
Why is Sleep hesitant to help Hera?
He's done so before, and Zeus was extremely angry.
The Disney movie got it wrong. Which goddess most despises Heracles?
Hera
Who is Poseidon's wife?
Amphitrite
What is a theogony?
(A story of) the creation/birth/origin of the gods