Mottoes
This Ivy League school has the simple Latin motto, "Veritas"
What is Harvard?
This early labor supposedly didn't count because Hercules had outside assistance
What is the Lernean Hydra?
This Olympian goddess turned Arachne into a spider
Who is Athena / Minerva?
Caesar supposedly said this Latin phrase after he crossed the Rubicon, setting off a civil war
What is "alea iacta est"?
This woman kept a horde of suitors at bay while she waited for her husband to return from Troy
Who is Penelope?
This university's motto is "Eruditio et Religio"
What is Duke?
Hercules let Jason be the captain of this ship out of respect for him
What is the Argo?
After being dumped for Glauce, Medea did this to get revenge on Jason
What is she killed her children and/or Glauce?
Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Scipio Africanus were both survivors of this battle that took place in Apulia in 216 BC
What is Cannae?
Dominus Anulorum: Reditus Regis would be this movie in English
What is Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
This school has the motto "artes, scientia, veritas"
What is (U. of) Michigan?
This treacherous centaur tricked Deianeira to use his poisoned blood as a love potion on Hercules
Who is Nessus?
This king of Phrygia received donkey ears for choosing Pan over Apollo in a music contest
Who is Midas?
This shepherd is said to have raised both Romulus and Remus
Who is Faustulus?
The first month of the year gets its name from this Roman god of beginnings
Who is Janus?
This state, which borders Tennessee, has the Latin motto "Regnat populus"
What is Arkansas?
In one of his later labors, Hercules goes far to the west to steal the cattle of this three-bodied giant
Who is Geryon?
This member of the House of Atreus ate his own children, who had been murdered by his vengeful brother
Who is Thyestes?
She was the prophetic Etruscan wife of Tarquinius Priscus
Who is Tanaquil?
This English executive title derives from a Latin word meaning "to sit"
What is president?
This midwestern school has the motto "numen, lumen"
What is (U. of) Wisconsin?
Macaria, Hyllus, Telephus, Tlepolemus
Who are the children of Hercules?
This man, supposedly the ugliest Greek at Troy, made fun of Achilles for his infatuation with Penthesilea's corpse
Who is Thersites?
This emperor defeated the Carpi in Dacia during his reign, which included Rome's 1000th anniversary
Who is Philip (the Arabian)?
This small oak found in the Rocky Mountains is called Quercus Undulata in Latin
What is wavy (wave-like / wavyleaf) oak?