Who am I?
I have a strange family... My father ate my siblings, so I had to save them.
Zeus
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
Aphrodite
What kind of monster is Medusa?
A Gorgon
Hercules completed 12 labors to be forgiven for his sins. What were the sins he needed to be forgiven for?
Killing his family
Who is Queen of the Gods?
Hera
Before anything else existed, there was what?
Chaos
I stole fire from Olympus, and ended up chained to a cliff for eternity.
Prometheus
What condition did Hades give to Orpheus if he wished to bring his wife back from the dead?
He could not turn around to ensure she was following him out of the Underworld.
What monster is trapped in the labyrinth?
The Minotaur
How did Perseus manage to kill Medusa without being turned to stone?
He used his shield as a mirror in order to see where she was.
Who are the 2 war Gods and how do they differ?
Athena is the Goddess of strategic war and Apollo is the God of violent war.
Who are the parents of the Titans?
Mother Earth (Gaia) and Father Heaven (Ouranus)
I was almost responsible for the extinction of mankind by famine.
Demeter
Why did Aphrodite think Pygmalion was unique?
She had never before seen a man fall in love with a sculpture.
What did monsters in Greek mythology typical symbolize?
Unexplainable human conditions (such as mental illness)
How did Hercules kill the Hydra if every time he cut off one head, two more grew in its place?
Whenever he cut off one head, his cousin would cauterize the wound so a new one could not regrow.
Apollo and Artemis are the Gods of what?
The sun and the moon (as well as music and the hunt)
Why was Pandora created?
As a punishment to Prometheus
The gods never forgave me for my sins, though I tried to atone for them with many tasks given to me by my cousin.
Hercules
What natural occurrence did the story of Pyramus and Thisbe explain?
Why the Mulberry bush has red berries.
What is Medusa's backstory?
She was a mortal priestess of Athena until she had relations with Poseidon in Athena's temple.
Athena took offense to this and punished her by turning her into a Gorgon.
What mistake did Theseus make when he returned home from his task?
He forgot to hoist the white sails, causing his father to think he had died in the labyrinth.
Which God stole Ariadne from Theseus?
Dionysus
What are the names of the creators of man and animal, and what do they each mean?
Prometheus - foresight
Epimetheus - aftersight
I am often aligned with the pomegranate fruit.
Persephone
Which lover myth was a lesson on hospitality?
Baucis and Philemon
What 2 monsters resemble dogs with serpent tails?
Cerberus, the guard dog of the Underworld, and Orthrus, the guard dog of the giant Geryon.
What 2 traits did ancient Greeks value most in a hero?
Bravery and wit (i.e. problem solving skills / creativity)
Who were Zeus' original 5 brothers and sisters?
Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia
How did Rhea fool Cronus to save Zeus from being eaten?
She gave him a rock covering in swaddling clothes as the "baby" to be eaten.
I am considered the "forgotten goddess" and told I have no personality.
Hestia
Who did Perseus and Theseus each fall in love with during their journeys home?
Perseus fell in love with Andromeda
Theseus fell in love with Ariadne
Who are the Minotaur's parents?
Queen Pasiphae (Minos' wife) and the Cretan Bull
Name all 12 of Hercules' labors.
1) Nemean Lion
2) Hydra
3) Artemis' Hind
4) Erymanthian Boar
5) Augean Stables
6) Stymphalian Birds
7) Cretan Bull
8) Man-eating Mares
9) Girdle of Hippolyta
10) Cattle of Geryon
11) Golden Apples
12) Cerberus
Name all 12 FINAL Olympians
Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Hestia or Dionysus
What was the war between the Titans and the Gods called?
The Titanomachy