The personification of the Earth. She was the ancestral mother of all life; the primal Mother Earth goddess.
Who is Gaia/Terra?
This was the weapon of choice for Zeus, the king of gods and ruler on Mount Olympus.
What is a lightning bolt?
Charon was the ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across this border in to Hades.
What is the River Styx?
Invulnerable, except his heel where his mother held him when she dipped him in the River Styx.
Who is Achilles?
This three-headed dog guarded the entrance to the underworld.
What is Cerberus?
Father Time who maintained the course and cycles of seasons and the periods of time.
Who is Chronos/Saturn?
This is the name of the underworld and the god who ruled there.
Who is Hades?
Eros, the Greek god of love and desire, is also known by this Roman name.
Who is Cupid?
Son of Zeus, Greatest of the Greek heroes. Known for his strength and masculinity.
Who is Hercules?
Hercules slayed this multi-headed serpent that grew two heads for every head that was cut off.
What is the Hydra?
Who is Atlas?
This goddess of wisdom sprang from Zeus's head, fully grown and in armor. What a headache.
Who is Athena/Minerva?
Triton, the son of Poseidon, was half-man and half-fish and the first of these mythical beings.
What are mermen/mermaids?
A string, called a clue, helped this son of Poseidon escape the labyrinth after slaying the minotaur.
Who is Theseus?
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
Prometheus was punished for this act.
What is stealing fire and giving it to man?
Goddess of love and beauty. That's quite an aphrodisiac.
Who is Aphrodite/Venus?
The nine goddesses of inspiration, both in the arts and sciences.
Who are the muses?
Who are the Gemini Twins?
An offended Athena transformed this beautiful woman into a snake-haired Gorgon.
Who is Medusa?
This Portland, Oregon-based athletic shoe, apparel, and sports equipment company is named after the goddess of victory.
Who is Nike?
Poseidon is the god of the seas, and of this animal, which he created from the foam as waves touched the shore.
What is a horse?
Because Persephone ate six pomegranate pipes while in Hades, she spent six months in the underworld and six months in the upper world, explaining these yearly climate changes.
What are the seasons?
Bellerophon, a son of Poseidon, captured and rode this white, winged creature when he slew the Chimera.
What is a Pegasus?
What is Weaving?