Epic Adventures
This heroine bested a boar but was finally beat in a race thanks to a bunch of apples
Who is Atalanta?
This god was the only one called the same name by both the ancient Greeks and Romans
Who is Apollo?
This musical mortal lost his true love Eurydice forever after looking back when he shouldn't have
Who is Orpheus?
Arachne bragged that she could beat the goddess Athena in this contest but ended up a spider
What is a weaving contest?
The cautionary tale of Daedalus' son Icarus demonstrated what could happen by not listening to advice-- which is an example of this function
What is a teaching tool?
This hero got help from Hermes while hunting the Gorgon Medusa
Who is Perseus?
This young shepherd--nicknamed Alexander- fatefully decided to give the Golden Apple to Aphrodite, sealing his home city's destructive fate
Who is Paris of Troy?
She was turned into a laurel tree by her father to protect her from Apollo's embrace
Who is Daphne?
This poor nymph was cursed by Hera to forever repeat others' words but never use her own
Who is Echo?
Demeter's daughter Persephone must spend part of the year underground, which explained this unexplainable occurrence for the Greeks
What is winter?
What is the Labyrinth?
This Titan's name means "forethought" and he was considered to be wiser even than the gods
Who is Prometheus?
This beautiful woman was married to Cupid, yet had to endure several tasks created by his mother Aphrodite in order to be with him
Who is Psyche?
Apollo's grief over this handsome friend's untimely death from the god's discus throw was consoled somewhat by naming a flower after him
Who is Hyacinth
How the prince of Troy started a war because he awarded the golden apple to Aphrodite helped explain the origins of the war- an example of this function
What is history?
Odysseus cleverly tied himself to his ship's mast in order to survive these creatures' songs of temptation
Who are the Sirens?
This poor fellow lost his name and identify after angering Artemis, who turned him into a stag
Who is Actaeon?
Their love ultimately turned bad after this princess used her magic to help him retrieve the Golden Fleece
Who is Medea?
The winning prize in the contest to name this city was an olive tree-- salt water from Poseidon just couldn't compete
What is Athens?
Oedipus killed the Sphinx and became Thebes' new king-- a myth that is an example of this function
What is a founding myth?
This rash young man fell to his death during his disastrous chariot ride across the sky
Who is Phaethon?
This beautiful woman's name translates as "Gift to All"-- although the gift she unwittingly provided to humans was a bit mixed!
Who is Pandora?
This king sacrificed his own daughter to gain a favorable wind for the Greek fleet
Who is Agamemnon?
This self-absorbed young man was so in love with his own image that he couldn't look away from it
Who is Narcissus?
Mankind's gift of fire from a friendly Titan who disobeyed Zeus served this type of function
What is a creation/origin myth?