Lovers
Orpheus’ lover for whom he ventured into the underworld to save.
Who is Eurydice?
This epic written by Homer focused on the ending of the Trojan War and the battles of Achilles and Hector.
What is the Iliad?
The goddess of the hearth, home, and the sacred flame.
Who is Vesta/Hestia?
To circumvent the Nemean Lion’s impenetrable fur, Hercules slayed the lion in this way.
What is strangulation/choking?
The author of the Iliad and the messenger god.
What is Homercury?
In a tragic misunderstanding involving a mulberry tree and a lioness, these two Babylonian lovers took their own lives—a story that later inspired Romeo and Juliet.
Who are Pyramus and Thisbe?
This is the Roman name of the Greek mythological hero Odysseus.
Who is Ulysses?
The two Titans who birthed the Olympian gods, one of them having been slain by Zeus in collusion with the other.
Who are Kronos and Rhea?
These two kinds of monsters were birthed by Rhea, yet were imprisoned by Ouranos out of hatred.
What are the Hecatonchires and Cyclopes?
The goddess of love and the son of Odysseus.
What is Aphroditelemachus?
She was married to Vulcan, the god of blacksmithing.
Who is Venus?
Achilles' “very close friend” who met an untimely end during the Trojan War while fighting in Achilles’ place.
Who is Patroclus?
Apollo and Hermes traded these two items as forgiveness for stealing cattle.
What are the Lyre and Caduceus (Hermes’ staff)?
Odysseus’ faithful dog who waited for him the entire time he was gone.
Who is Argos?
The priestess of prophecy blessed by Apollo and one of two hospitable lovers rewarded for their kindness.
What is Oracle of Delphilemon?
This mortal princess was so beautiful that she made Venus jealous, and was given a series of trials.
Who is Psyche?
After a long journey chronicled by the Aeneid, Aeneas settled in this region of Italy.
What is Latium?
He was the god who granted Midas the power to turn everything he touched into gold.
Who is Dionysus?
The fearsome Chimera is a combination of these animals.
What are the Lion, Goat, and Snake? (and also Dragon but that’s optional)
The underworld river which makes you forget and the sea nymph mother of an insuperable war hero.
What is the River Lethetis?
Gain 50 points for each lover you name that Jupiter has pursued or interacted with romantically.
Juno
Io
Callisto
Europa
Ganymede
Danaë
Semele
Alcmena
Antiope
Maia
Leto
Metis
Themis
Dione
Mnemosyne
Demeter
Eurynome
Gain 50 points for each land you name that was touched on Odysseus’ journey in the Odyssey from Troy to Ithaca.
Troy
Land of the Cicones (Ismarus)
Island of the Lotus Eaters
Land of the Cyclopes (Sicily)
Island of Aeolus (Aeolia)
Land of the Laestrygonians (Telepylos)
Circe’s Island (Aeaea)
The Underworld
❌ Sirens' Island (did not touch)
❌ Scylla & Charybdis (not an island)
Island of the Sun God, Helios (Thrinacia)
Calypso's Island (Ogygia)
Land of the Phaeacians (Scheria)
Ithaca
Gain 75 points for each Olympian god’s Roman name which you name that isn’t a planet in the Solar System.
Ceres (Demeter)
Apollo (Apollo)
Juno (Hera)
Diana (Artemis)
Minerva (Athena)
Vulcan (Hephaestus)
Vesta (Hestia)
❌ Pluto (is not an olympian lmao)
Gain 100 points for each kind of animal that Hercules was tasked to capture, slay, or steal as a part of his labors other than the Nemean Lion and Lernaean Hydra.
❌ Nemean Lion (I told you not to say that! 😠)
❌ Lernaean Hydra (😠)
Ceryneian Hind
Erymanthian Boar
Stymphalian birds
Cretan Bull
Mares of Diomedes
Cattle of the three-bodied giant Geryon
Cerberus
Gain 1/5 of your wagered points for each of the first 10 presidents of the United States you name with their order.