Olympian Gods and Goddesses
The "Second String" Gods
From Atlas to Zephyr
Mythological Expressions
The Trojan War
100
I am the Chuck Norris of all the gods on Olympus. I love the ladies and always have affairs behind my wife's back. Make me mad and I will bombard you with a thunder bolt.
Who is Zeus?
100
He was known as "The Trumpeter of the Sea."
Who is Triton?
100
"A soft gentle breeze" is the definition for this word. Its origin comes from Zephuras, God of the Wind.
What is zephyr?
100
"The face that launched a thousand ships" refers to this woman.
Who is Helen of Troy?
100
Apollo served on this side of the war.
What is the Trojans' side?
200
I got money to blow. My life is one hell of a party and once you enter my realm your soul is mine.
Who is Hades?
200
They are the nymphs of the sea.
Who are the Nereids?
200
This word means "tending to change frequently."
What is protean?
200
This is synonymous to "an apple of discord."
What is a bad omen?
200
This Greek hero came up with the idea of the Trojan horse.
Who is Odysseus?
300
Hephaestus, the lame smith-god, was my appointed husband, although my great beauty led me to have many affairs. You can associate a brand of razors with my Roman name.
Who is Aphrodite?
300
I am the goddess of youth; the cupbearer of the gods.
Who is Hebe?
300
This word means to be finely or skillfully made.
What is daedal?
300
This phrase means different aspects of a problem; refers to the seven-headed monster Hercules killed.
What is "hydra-headed evils?"
300
Hector's wife, Andromache, was made a slave to this man after the war.
Who is Neoptolemus?
400
My Latin name, Ceres, is the root of the word cereal. Hades bamboozled my daughter into becoming his wife.
Who is Demeter?
400
We are the nymphs of the mountains.
Who are the Oreads?
400
This word comes from Opis, the goddess of abundance and fertility.
What is opulent?
400
A shirt of bad fortune. The shirt that cursed Hercules.
What is the shirt of Nessus?
400
During this year of the war, Hector was killed.
What is the Ninth Year?
500
Athena threw a big boulder on me during a little war we partook in.
Who is Ares?
500
I am the king of the winds.
Who is Aeolus?
500
Rhadamanthus was the ruler and judge of the underworld. He is known for justice. This word is derived from his origin.
What is rhadamanthine?
500
Bellerophan carried a letter of death to a king; this example serves the root of this expression.
What are Bellerophonic letters?
500
After the raid of Troy, I was taken to the top of a tower and flung into the rocks below, resulting in my death.
Who is Astyanax, Hector's baby?