hercules
born from Zeus and this mortal woman
Alcmene
Theseus is responsible for slaying this monster
The Minotaur
Perseus is responsible for slaying this monster
Medusa
He is the king of this Greek City State
Ithaca
Daedalus is the father to this person
Icarus
This goddess is always out to get Hercules because he’s the result of her husband, Zeus’, affair
Hera
His stepmother tried to kill him to prevent him from inheriting the throne instead of her son. Fun Fact: she is also the wife of the Greek hero Jason
Medea
Perseus married this woman after completing his task
Andromeda
He is husband to this woman and father to this son
Penelope and Telemachus
He is the royal inventor to this king
King Minos of Crete
As a result of Hercules committing this crime, he had to complete a series of trials to atone
He used this object to navigate the labyrinth
A ball of string
Perseus was conceived in this unusual method between the god Zeus and the mortal woman Danae
Impregnating via a gold shower of rain
Odysseus was sent away from his home to fight in this war
The Trojan War
Crafty Daedalus used this method to escape the island of Crete
Making wings out of bird feathers and wax
This being helped Hercules complete his task of retrieving golden apples by getting them for the hero while he held up the sky.
Atlas
After marrying Ariadne, he later abandoned her on this island
Naxos
Perseus was aided by this god and goddess. The god gave him winged sandals and a sword while the goddess gifted him a shield
Hermes and Athena
The amount of time Odysseus was trapped on Calypso’s island
7 years
The warning he gave to his son before they left the island
Don’t fly too close to the sun
This was the original number of labors Hercules was given before he had to complete more at the request of King Eurystheus
10
This is Theseus’ father
King Algeus
From the death of the monster Perseus slayed, this winged animal sprung forth
Pegasus
A major theme in the Odyssey that roughly translates to homecoming
Nostos
After leaving Crete, Daedalus founded this island
Icaria