Myth
God of the sun, music, medicine, and archery, this son of Zeus and Leto has a lot of responsibilities.
Apollo
This general famously brought Elephants over the Alps to attack Roman forces.
Hannibal
The three headed dog that guards the Underworld is easily distracted with treats, but he also inspired "Fluffy," Hagrid's pet from the Harry Potter series.
Cerberus
This marvel of engineering brought water as far as 57 miles. Their name in Latin translates to "water leader."
Aqueducts
This King of Ithaca spent 10 years trying to find his way home from the Trojan War after angering Poseidon. He brings chaos everywhere he goes, which makes sense since name means both "he who suffers" and "he that causes suffering."
Odysseus, comes from "Οδύσσομαι"
Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome, did not have a typical upbringing. Instead, they were raised by this wild animal.
A wolf
This group of Greeks fought at Thermopylae, where they nearly conquered a Persian army over 100 times their size. They later inspired the movie The 300.
Spartans
This children's book/television series drops the gods of old in the modern world; Olympus is the Empire State Building, Medusa makes garden statues, and the Lotus Eaters run a casino in Vegas
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
A Roman emperor was the first example of this type of birth, where surgery is performed to remove the baby. In fact, it was named after him.
Caesarean section (C-Section), named after Julius Caesar
You might see these half-bird, half-women monsters inhabit the underworld, or, if you're Percy Jackson, they might disguise themselves as your math teacher. Their name in Greek means "snatcher."
Harpies, comes from "ἁρπάζω/Harpazo"
This demigod son of Zeus undertook 12 labors, after Hera sent him into a rage that made him kill his own family. Things worked themselves out though, since he eventually became a god.
Hercules
This chemical weapon was used by the Byzantines to set ships ablaze, even if they were on water. In fact, it would burn on top of water, and modern scientists still don't know exactly how.
Greek Fire
This English playwright is one of the famous in all of history, but many of his most famous plays are based on Roman stories. Some examples are A Comedy of Errors, Oedipus Rex, and Romeo and Juliet.
William Shakespeare
This Roman technique made transport throughout the Empire incredibly easy thanks to cobblestone pavement. After all, all _____ lead to Rome.
Roads
The Roman god of the gods and thunder was a copy of Zeus, the Greek one. His name is different, but it actually stems from "Zeus Pater," or "Zeus the father."
Jupiter
This former king of Ephyra got on the gods' bad side when he decided to kill his guests, instead of welcome them as was tradition. His punishment for breaking this rule was to push a rock up a hill for all eternity.
Sisyphus
This Roman legion formation for shields, protected them on all sides, and was named after a well defended animal.
The Tortoise/Testudo
This broadway musical retells both the story of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone. It also reimagines the Underworld as a capitalistic hellscape, and can get you funding from the Center for the Humanities
Hadestown
Cartography
This Greek hero with fragile ankles's name is a combination of the words "people" and "pain," which is fitting since he killed many throughout the Trojan War.
Achilles, comes from "ἄχος+λαός"
The Trojan War started when the goddess of discord bowled a golden apple between Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena. Its message made the goddess fight each other; what did it say?
Hint: Mirror, mirror, on the wall...
For the fairest
There were two Greek gods of war, a godly sibling duo consisting of the god of battle and goddess of battle strategy. One was the patron god of Sparta, and the other Athens.
Ares and Athena
This high school English staple follows an eccentric billionaire, who is obsessed with a green light and throwing massive parties to woo a former lover. Despite taking place in NYC in the 1920s, it is based on an ancient Roman story: Petronius' Satyricon.
The Great Gatsby
The Romans loved their baths, which makes sense since the fires bellowed them allowed them to do what?
Heating/Temperature control
The hero of The Aeneid and founder of Rome's name is far from a noble one; it means "terrible," and he was given this name by his goddess mother Venus, who was devastated that her child would not live forever like her.
Aeneas