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100
This river separates the Underworld from Earth. In order to cross this river you must be buried with a coin to give to Charon, the captain of the boat, who takes you to the Underworld.
What is River Styx?
100
This is the goddess of fire and family life.
Who is Hestia?
100
These three sisters have snakes for hair. Two of them are immortal and one of them is mortal.
Who are the Gorgons?
100
This mortal hated women and created a clay figure of his perfect girl. He then fell in love with her and Aphrodite gave her life.
Who is Pygmalion?
100
This love story, much like Romeo and Juliet, explains the reasoning behind why mulberries are red.
What is the story of Pyramus and Thisbe?
200
This is equivalent to heaven, where the good mortals' souls are sent after they die.
What is the Elysian Fields?
200
This is the god of festivities and wine. He is seen as feminine, with not many masculine qualities.
Who is Dionysis?
200
These female followers of Dionysis wear fawn skin and hold sticks. They are said to roam the mountains.
Who are Maenads?
200
This mortal is best known for his love and talent of music. He fell in love with Eurydice who then died from a snakebite. He died when the women of Thrace tore him apart limb by limb.
Who is Orpheus?
200
Apollo was shot by Cupid and fell in love but his lover didn't feel the same way. This naiad nymph was turned into a laurel tree by Gaia to help her escape Apollo's love. Apollo then cut a branch of hers to keep in a planter and this explains why bay laurel leaves don't decay.
Who is Daphne?
300
This is the deepest darkest part of the Underworld, where Gods sent their enemies (Titans).
What is Tartarus?
300
This was goddess of marriage, who had a bad personality, and was married to Zeus.
Who is Hera?
300
These creature have 100 arms. They cause waves and earthquakes.
What are the Hundred Handed Giants?
300
This argonaut who sailed with other heroes, like Castor and Pollux, went to retrieve a golden fleece from Colchis. He faced cruel monsters on his journey.
Who is Jason?
300
This couple demonstrates why trust is important in a relationship.
Who are Cupid and Psyche?
400
This is located on Mytikas Peak and is home to the Gods of Greek mythology.
What is Mount Olympus?
400
This is the god/goddess of war and violence. They are a child of Zeus and Hera. They represent the untamed, gory side of war.
Who is Ares?
400
This creature has the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse and represents barbarism and chaos.
Who is the Centaur?
400
This mortal didn't thank Athena for her skills and they had a competition. This resulted in her being turned into an eight-legged insect.
What is Arachne?
400
In the beginning there was only chaos. Born from that chaos was this object. She birthed Uranus and had other children with him.
Who is Gaia?
500
This place is where souls go when a mortal dies and it is ruled by Hades.
What is the Underworld?
500
This is the god of sea, earthquakes and horses. He was married to Amphitrite and is the brother of Zeus and Hades.
Who is Poseidon?
500
This creature has three heads and guards the Underworld.
Who is Cerberus?
500
She was the first woman ever created. She was given a box and opened it with the curiosity that Hera gave to her.
Who is Pandora?
500
This demigod wanted to pull his father's sun chariot across the sky despite his protests. Not following his father's advice, he drove the chariot anyway and slashed the sky, creating the Milky Way, and scorching the Earth, creating Africa's dark-skinned people and dry deserts.
Who is Phaethon?