Greek Mythology & Drama
In the beginning of the Greek Creation Myth, there was a state of nothingness called ______.
Chaos
Who was the leader of the Olympian Gods?
Zeus
Who pushes a stone up a hill forever, only to have it roll back down before he ever gets to the top?
Sisyphus
Who was the son of Zeus who accomplished 12 Labors, among them killing the Hydra and stealing Cerberus from the Underworld?
Hercules
What are the two Homeric Poems?
"The Iliad" and "The Odyssey."
Who were the God and Goddess of the Heavens and Earth who gave birth to the Titans, Cyclops, and Hecatonchires?
Uranus and Gaea.
Wife of Zeus who famously hates Hercules.
Hera
For the punishment of killing his son and cooking him into a meal for the Gods, he had to stand in a pool of water, unable to drink the water or eat the food from the nearby tree.
Tantalus.
Who sent snakes to kill Hercules when he was an infant?
Hera.
"The Iliad" tells the story of the final days of what war?
The Trojan War.
What was the name of the Titan who castrated his own father, then attempted to swallow his own children?
Cronus.
Goddess of Wisdom who favored Odysseus during the events of "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey."
Athena
For the crime of attempting to seduce Hera, what was Ixion's punishment?
Bound to a flaming wheel for all eternity.
Who was Hercules' cousin who killed the Minotaur?
Theseus.
"The Iliad" also recounts the story of Agamemnon's long-standing quarrel with what legendary Greek soldier?
Achilles.
Who was known as the "Father of Comedy"?
Aristophanes, Sophocles, or Euripedes?
Aristophanes.
Messenger of the Gods, who guided souls to the Underworld with his winged sandals and helmet.
Hermes
For stealing the secret of fire from the Gods and giving it to humans, what was Prometheus' punishment?
Chained to a rock, and each day an eagle would come and tear out his liver.
What was the name of the Gorgon killed by Perseus?
Medusa.
What event began the Trojan War?
Helen was captured by Paris and brought to Troy.
Why did Oedipus gouge out his own eyes?
He realized he had married his mother and murdered his father.
Goddess of Love who was born from the cut off genitals of her father.
Aphrodite
What was Erysichthon's punishment for cutting down Demeter's favorite tree?
He feels hungry all the time, and nothing can satisfy him, until eventually he consumes himself.
Theseus and his friend Pirithous went on a quest to the Underworld together to abduct _______________?
Persephone.
"The Odyssey" recounts the adventures of what clever Greek soldier on his way home from war?
Odysseus.