Gods
Danae, mother of Perseus, was visited by Zeus in this form
Golden rain
This former wild man became the close companion of Gilgamesh.
Enkidu
This half-woman, half-lion terrorizes Thebes.
The Sphinx
Laius, and then Oedipus, were its rulers
Thebes
He is the Greek god of the Underworld
Hades
Zeus forces Apollo to serve Admetus, as a punishment for this deed
Killing the Cyclopes
Perseus
The goddess Inanna sends this beast to punish Gilgamesh for his rejection
The Bull of Heaven
Uruk
Gilgamesh traveled to meet this man for advice on his quest for immortality, only to be told he couldn't achieve it
Utnapishtim
Persephone, the daughter of this goddess, had some trouble when she ate the pomegranate seed.
Hercules made his way to Admetus to accomplish the 8th labor, which involved stealing these.
Man-eating horses of Thracian king, Diomedes
Heracles obtained his characteristic garment as a trophy from his first labor, the slaying of this beast
Nemean lion
The garden of the Hesperides, far to the West of the known world, was found at the base of this mountain
Atlas
Alcestis chose to sacrifice herself and die in place of this man, her husband
To escape the wrath of this god, some unlucky pirates were transformed into dolphins.
Dionysus
This man's sister broke the rules and gave him proper burial rites after his fratricidal death
Polynices
These humanoid beings guard the mountain passage through which Gilgamesh travels.
Man-Scorpions
The homeland of princess Ariadne, who loved Theseus and helped him fight the Minotaur
Crete
This is the term for the posthumous deification of a hero (e.g. Heracles)
apotheosis
This is the Greek term for the Mesopotamian fertility ritual associated with Inanna and her lover Dumuzi
hieros gamos
Orpheus retrieved and then lost this woman in the underworld, then returned to the living world to roam the land in grief.
Eurydice
The venom of this monster, infused in the blood of Nessus, poisoned Heracles' cloak
Hydra
Heracles died in agony at this location
Mount Oeta
This school of thought, named after a hero who visited the underworld, used myth in their teachings about life, death, and the origins of the universe
Orphism