It's Greek to Me!
The Underworld
Character Archetypes
I know that guy!
Intervention of the Gods
100

This instrument gave us the word "lyrical" which relates to music and poetry.

What is the lyre?

100

This body of water must be crossed by boat in the journey to the underworld.

What is the River Styx?

100

youthful girl that all other girls emulate

What is a nubile maiden?

100

In the night sky, this famous hunter can be seen by his shining belt.

Who is Orion?

100
This jealous goddess did everything in her power to disrupt Hercules' labors.

Who is Hera?

200
Tantalus was condemned to always be teased and never fulfilled by the fruits of a tree and water from below, and he gave us this word.

What is "tantalize?"

200

This password protected body of water allows one to remember their past lives.

What is the Pool of Mnemosyne?

200

wise, older character who guides

What is a senex?
200

At the base of the Rockefeller Christmas tree, this compassionate and self-sacrificing titan can be seen holding a torch.

Who is Prometheus?
200

This intelligent goddess assisted those she found smart and cunning enough to deserve her help.

Who is Athena?

300

The word furious comes from the anger felt by these women who punished those who bullied the innocent.

Who are the Furies?

300
Shades of those who were not very good nor very bad wandered in this place.

What is the Fields of Asphodel?

300

motherly figure

What is a magna mater?

300
This massive titan can be seen on NYC's 5th Ave holding the world on his shoulders.

Who is Atlas?

300

The council of the gods would meet in this location to decide how to handle mortal affairs.

What is Mt. Olympus?

400

A long, winding maze or complex problem to be solved.

What is a labyrinth?

400

This location of the underworld is where soldiers aspired to end up, where everything was paradise.

What is Elysium?

400

sly, cunning, quick thinking

What is the trickster?

400

My morning coffee features this enemy of Odysseus' men.

What is a siren?

400
In this epic masterpiece, Poseidon was angered by the actions of a "master mariner" and "Son of Laertes", and often interfered to make the long journey home miserable and dangerous.

What is The Odyssey?

500

The word panic comes from the screeching terror that came from the mouth of this country god. 

Who is Pan?

500
When this goddess is in the underworld, the vegetation of earth becomes barren and lifeless.

Who is Persephone?

500

otherness, ghastly inhuman character

What is the monster?

500

The caduceus on the side of an ambulance is a reference to this first doctor of ancient Greece

Who is Asclepius?

500

The goddess Aphrodite assisted in the story of Atalanta by providing this distraction.

What are golden apples?