Greek Heroes
This son of Zeus is perhaps the most famous hero, known for completing twelve legendary labors to make amends for his past.
Who is Hercules
Hercules wore the impenetrable pelt of this beast, which he strangled during his first labor.
What is a Nemean Lion
This hero was forced to clean these massive stables, home to 3,000 cattle, in a single day.
Who is Hercules
After beheading Medusa, Perseus rescued this Ethiopian princess from a sea monster.
Who is Andromeda
Theseus famously forgot to change his ship's sails from this color to white, leading to his father's suicide.
What is black
To slay the gorgon Medusa, this hero used a polished shield as a mirror to avoid her petrifying gaze.
Who is Perseus
Perseus was given this object to hold Medusa’s head after slaying her
What is a Wallet
To defeat the multi-headed Hydra, Hercules had his nephew Iolaus do this to the neck stumps.
What is to burn them
Atalanta was the first to draw blood during the hunt for this massive beast sent by Artemis to ravage a kingdom.
What is the Calydonian Boar
He swallowed his children to prevent a prophecy from being fulfilled
Who is Cronus
This founder-hero of Athens famously navigated the Labyrinth to defeat the Minotaur.
Who is Theseus
Perseus received a pair of winged sandals and a "cap of invisibility" from these three sisters who shared a single eye
Who are the Gray Sisters
Hercules' final labor involved traveling to the Underworld to kidnap this three-headed guard dog
Who is Cerberus
King Acrisius tried to avoid a prophecy by locking this woman, Perseus’ mother, in a bronze tower
Who is Danae
Hades wasn’t considered an Olympian because he lived ______ instead of ______?
What is the Underworld and (Mount) Olympus
A skilled huntress and the only woman, she lost a footrace and her freedom because of three golden apples.
Who is Atalanta
While Hercules used a club, this hero's signature weapon was a curved sword (harpe) given to him by Hermes.
Who is Perseus
Despite his strength, Hercules was once forced to serve this Queen of Lydia for three years, often dressing in her clothes.
Who is Omphale
This man finally defeated Atalanta in a race by dropping three golden apples provided by Aphrodite
Who is Milanion
This goddess was said to be born from seafoam
Who is Aphrodite
After being abandoned on a mountain as a baby, this heroine was raised by a she-bear before being found by hunters.
Who is Atalanta
To prove his lineage, Theseus had to retrieve a sword and sandals hidden under a massive boulder by his father, King Aegeus.
Who is Theseus
After his mortal death, Hercules was brought to Olympus and married this goddess of youth.
Who is Hebe
Perseus was the legendary founder of this ancient city-state, later famous for Agamemnon's rule
What is Mycenae
Her grief over her child causes winter
Who is Demeter