Of Heroes and Mortals
This tribe of warrior women lends its name to the world's largest river.
The Amazon
Invulnerable, except his heel where his mother held him when she dipped him in the River Styx
Achilles
The personification of the Earth. She was the ancestral mother of all life: the primal Mother Earth goddess.
Gaia/Terra
This three-headed dog guarded the entrance to the underworld.
Cerberus
This was the weapon of choice for Zeus, the king of the gods and ruler on Mount Olympus.
Lightening Bolt
Oedipus unknowingly fulfilled this prophecy.
Kill his father and marry his mother
Son of Zeus, the Greatest of the Greek Heros. Known for his strength and masculinity.
Hercules
Father Time who maintained the course and cycles of seasons and the periods of time.
Chronos/Saturn
Hercules slayed this multi-headed serpent that grew two heads for every head that was cut off.
Hydra
This is the name of the underworld and the god who ruled there.
Hades
The master craftsman and artist Daedalus designed and built this structure to house the Minotaur.
The Labyrinth
A string, called a clue, helped this son of Poseidon escape the labyrinth after slaying the minotaur.
Theseus
Condemned to hold up the sky after losing the last Titan Battle, the name of this Titan also refers to a collection of maps.
Atlas
An offended Athena transformed this beautiful woman into a snake-haired Gorgon.
Who is Medusa
This goddess of wisdom sprang from Zeus's head, fully grown and in armor.
Jason sailed with the Argonauts to retrieve this quest item in order to claim his throne.
The Golden Fleece.
Bellerophon, son of Poseidon, captured and rode this white, winged creature when he slew the Chimera.
Pegasus
Prometheus was punished for this act.
Stealing fire and giving it to man
Arachne was transformed into an arachnid for challenging Athena to this contest.
Weaving
Goddess of love and beauty
Who is Aphrodite/Venus
Sisyphus had to roll a huge boulder up a hill only to have this happen when he reached the top
The boulder rolled down again.
Pollux was the son of Zeus and the mortal Leda. His twin brother Castor was mortal. They became this constellation and sign of the zodiac.
Gemini Twins
This Portland, Oregon–based athletic shoe, apparel, and sports equipment company is named after the goddess of victory.
Nike
On his journey home, Odysseus has to sail between these two monsters.
Scylla and Charybdis
Poseidon is the god of the seas, water, and this animal, which he created from the foam as waves touched the shore.
What is the Horse