Greek Mythology Allusions

Business

100

Sneaker company named after winged goddess of flight

What is Nike?

200

Major online retail store; a mythic race of warrior women

What is Amazon?

300

Familiar household cleaner; hero of the Trojan war

What is Ajax?

400

First woman in Greek mythology; online music service

Who is Pandora?

500

Candy bar company; god of war

What is Mars?

Words and Sayings

100

Weak spot; only place on his body where this Greek hero was vulnerable

What is Achilles' heel?

200

Mythological character known for making others fall in love. 

Who is Cupid?

300

something that isn't quite what it appears to be; how the Greeks won a war

What is a Trojan horse?

400

This allusion refers to turning something to gold.

What is the Midas Touch or King Midas?

500

self-centered or self obsessed; named after a very handsome Greek who fell in love with his reflection

What is narcissistic?

Harry Potter

100

a bird that rises from fire

What is a phoenix?

200

a creature who kills people by staring at them in the eyes; a mythological dragon who can kill with a glance or a breath

What is a basilisk?

300

daughter of the king of Sparta

Who is Hermione?

400

a mythical bird who is half eagle half lion

What is a griffin?

500

Hagrid really wants the egg of one these; an very nasty Greek monster made up of many different parts of creatures

What is the chimera?