In order to slay Medusa the Gorgon, Zeus gave me an adamantine sword, Athena gave me a mirrored shield, and Hades gave me the Cap of Invisibility. I killed my grandfather, and Percy Jackson is named after me.
Who is Perseus?
100
I lost my pencil, so I couldn't write.
I LOST MY PENCIL
100
That guy was driving like a maniac, so I swerved to get out of the way.
I SWERVED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.
100
Polydectes was going to marry Perseus' mother, SO PERSEUS KILLED HIM DEAD WITH MEDUSA'S HEAD.
EFFECT
100
Acrisius, King of Argos, threw Perseus and his mother Danae into one of these so that he could confound the Oracle's prophecy.
What is a chest?
200
When trying to escape the Labyrinth my father built for King Minos, I flew too close to the sun with wings of wax.
Who is Icarus?
200
There were no more Cheetos because my silly dogs ate them all.
MY SILLY DOGS ATE THEM ALL.
200
Mr. Heisey gave me a sticker because I did a lovely job on my warm-ups.
MR. HEISEY GAVE ME A STICKER.
200
As his punishment for punking Zeus, Sisyphus watches the boulder roll back down the hill every day AFTER ROLLING IT TO THE TOP.
CAUSE
200
Icarus' father, and the architect of the Labyrinth on Crete.
Who is Daedalus?
300
After murdering my son, I tricked Zeus into eating his shoulder. As punishment, I was forced to push a boulder up a hill every day, only to watch it roll back down whenever I finished.
Who is Sisyphus?
300
Because I didn't study, I failed the test.
I DIDN'T STUDY
300
I did the laundry because all my clothes were dirty.
I DID THE LAUNDRY
300
AEGEUS THREW HIMSELF OFF THE CLIFFS TO HIS OWN DEATH because Theseus didn't raise the white sails.
EFFECT
300
The Minotaur was the son of King Minos' wife and a bull sent by this Greek god.
Who is Poseidon?
400
I am the son of Aegeus, King of Athens. Most famous among my many heroic deeds, I killed the Minotaur. Also, I can't keep a promise to save my dang life.
Who is Theseus?
400
I dropped my phone and the screen cracked.
I DROPPED MY PHONE
400
My dogs were driving me up the wall until I took them to the dog park.
I TOOK THEM TO THE DOG PARK
400
Icarus flew from the Labyrinth ONCE HE MADE WINGS MADE OUT OF WAX.
EFFECT
400
I told Zeus' wife Hera that I was more beautiful than her, so she turned me into a Gorgon, a creature so hideous that a mere glimpse of my face will turn any mortal to stone.
Who is Medusa?
500
These sisters share one eye among the three of them and can only see the future. They draw and cut the thread of human life. Perseus stole their eye to locate Medusa.
Who are the Fates?
500
Mr. Heisey walked by, so I closed Snapchat.
MR. HEISEY WALKED BY
500
When Sandra broke up with Thomas, he went to the batting cages to let off some steam.
HE WENT TO THE BATTING CAGES
500
Perseus turned Atlas to stone AFTER HE BEHEADED MEDUSA.
CAUSE
500
In Ernest Hemingway's great work "The Old Man and the Sea," the title character pursued this giant fish.