Who am I?
I have a strange family... My father ate my siblings, so I had to save them.
Zeus
Pandora gave what 2 things to mankind?
Evil/suffering
Hope
What kind of monster is Medusa?
A Gorgon
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 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
How did Eurydice die?
A snake bite.
What monster is trapped in the labyrinth?
The Minotaur
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.
Who are the 2 war Gods and how do they differ?
Athena is the Goddess of strategic war and Ares 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
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 guards the underworld?
Cerberus
What 2 traits did ancient Greeks value most in a hero?
Bravery and wit (i.e. problem solving skills / creativity)
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
I am often aligned with the pomegranate fruit.
Persephone
Which goddess did Paris judge to be the "fairest"?
Aphrodite
What did monsters in Greek mythology typical symbolize?
Unexplainable human conditions (such as mental illness)
Who were the greatest heroes on the Greek and Trojan sides?
Greek: Achilles
Trojan: Hector
Which God stole Ariadne from Theseus?
Dionysus
What natural occurrence did the story of Persephone and Demeter explain?
The changing of the seasons.
I'm known as "the face who launched a thousand ships"?
Helen of Troy/Sparta
Why was Sisyphus punished with an unachievable task?
He tried to cheat death (twice).
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.
The bow of which hero was needed to defeat the Trojans?
Hercules
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 went to battle in place of my dear friend to ensure our army wouldn't look weak.
Patroclus
Why didn't Zeus want mankind to die when Demeter neglected the harvest?
There would be no one left to worship the gods.
Who are the Minotaur's parents?
Queen Pasiphae (Minos' wife) and the Cretan Bull
Which Greek hero won Achilles armor and which thought he deserved to win it?
Won: Odysseus
Thought he deserved it: Ajax
Name the 3 goddesses competing for the golden apple and the bribes they offered Paris.
Athena: To win the next great war against Greece
Hera: To be Lord of Europe and Asia
Aphrodite: For the most beautiful woman to be his
What are the names of the creators of man and animal, and what do they each mean?
Prometheus - foresight
Epimetheus - aftersight
I am considered the "forgotten goddess" and told I have no personality.
Hestia
Why were Icarus and his father trapped in the Labyrinth?
Daedalus had told Ariadne how to help Theseus through the maze to kill the Minotaur.
What are the 2 monster races that came before the Titans called?
The Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires (those with 50 heads and 100 arms)
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
Name all 12 FINAL Olympians
Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Demeter, and Dionysus
What was the war between the Titans and the Gods called?
The Titanomachy