Heroes
Jason gained the favor of Hera after he carried her over this.
What is a river?
What does the Minotaur's name mean?
What is the Bull of Minos?
Persephone's kidnapping/arranged marriage to Hades was used to explain this natural phenomenon.
What is the changing of the seasons?
The first king of Rome, who killed his brother after a dispute over where to build the city.
Who is Romulus?
According to Hesiod's Theogony, Aphrodite is Zeus's _____.
What is aunt?
After not being invited to Peleus and Thetis's wedding, this goddess set in motion the events of the Trojan War.
Who is Eris?
An unlucky boy, this hero gained fame after defeating the Chimera.
Who is Bellerophon?
Akin to being stuck between a rock and a hard place, this idiom has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils."
What is Between Scylla and Charybdis?
According to Ovid's Metamorphosis, this person was devoured by his own hounds after being transformed into a deer by Artemis.
Who is Actaeon?
In some versions of the myth, Ares sends this animal to kill Adonis, as he is jealous of Aphrodite's love for the mortal.
What is a boar?
After the death of his mother, Dionysus was sewn into Zeus's ______.
What is thigh?
This symbol is often confused with Hermes's caduceus, leading to the incorrect sign being used in places such as hospitals.
What is the Staff/Rod of Asclepius?
Zeus impregnates Perseus's mother, Danae, in the form of ______?
What is Golden Rain?
This dragon guards the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.
Who is Ladon?
Ares and Aphrodite were both injured during the Trojan War by this Greek hero.
Who is Diomedes?
The most common reason Tantalus is cursed to an eternity of punishment stems from hosting a dinner party for the gods. After killing this person, he serves them up on a platter to eat.
Who is Pelops?
According to the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, Artemis is older than her brother by _______.
What is 9 days?
Out of the four winds, this god is the gentlest and is associated with Spring.
Who is Zephyr?
Mortal son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, this man is the twin brother of the mighty hero, Herakles.
Who is Iphicles?
Who is Chrysaor?
The myth of this person was created by the Greeks to explain why the African continent was hot and dry, as well as the darkened skin color of the people there.
Who is Phaeton?
What are Pan Pipes?
According to Hesiod's Theogony, the children of Kronos and Rhea were born in this order.
The twin brother of the God of Death, Thanatos.
Who is Hypnos?
To earn Atalanta's hand in marriage, one had to beat her in a footrace. This person became her husband after asking Aphrodite for help to win.
Who is Hippomenes?
The brother of Cerberus, this two-headed dog helped Geryon guard his cattle.
Who is Orthrus?
Before Athena became the city's patron goddess, Athens was known by this name.
What is Cecrops?
After killing their husbands on their wedding night, these ladies spend the rest of eternity trying to fill a water container without a bottom.
Who are the Danaïds?
This god is responsible for giving Hermes his caduceus as a gesture of friendship.
Who is Apollo?
The mother of Helen of Troy/Sparta according to the Cypria.
Who is Nemesis?