Gods, Titans, and Demigods
This goddess, who is both the wife AND sister of Zeus, often referred to as the queen of the gods, is the goddess of women, marriage, family, and childbirth.
Who is Hera/Juno?
This famous poet is attributed as the author of both the Iliad and the Odyssey, and shares a name with a famous cartoon character.
Who is Homer?
Although technically not an emperor, this man played a critical role in the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. The next several emperors all shared his name.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This three headed dog, referred to as the hound of Hades, guards the gates of the Underworld and prevents the dead from leaving.
Who is Cerberus?
This 1997 Disney film tells the story of the titular character who must stop his evil uncle Hades from overthrowing his father Zeus.
What is Hercules?
This legendary demigod is best known for overcoming 12 labors, one of which involved slaying the Hydra.
Who is Heracles/Hercules?
This person, considered one of Rome's greatest poets, is most famous for his great epic about the Trojan refugee Aeneas, the line of which is "I sing of arms and the man..."
Who is Virgil?
The reign of this man is often associated with tyranny, extravagance and debauchery. He was also accused of starting the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD.
Who is Emperor Nero?
This goddess was abducted by Hades and became Queen of the Underworld after she was tricked into eating pomegranate seeds, preventing her from permanently leaving.
Who is Persephone?
This fictional book series written by Rick Riordan tells the story of modern day demigods who attend a secret mythical summer called Camp Half-Blood and go on quests to save the world from the evil titans.
What is Percy Jackson and the Olympians?
This demigod is most famous for slaying the gorgon Medusa, using his polished shield as a mirror in order to see her without turning into stone.
Who is Perseus?
The poet Hesiod tells the story of this titan who is attributed with stealing fire from Mount Olympus and giving it to humans. As punishment, he was chained down to a high mountain where an eagle sent by Zeus would eat his liver every day for 30 years until he was rescued by Hercules.
Who is Prometheus?
This emperor, who ruled from 306 - 337 AD, was the first emperor to convert to Christianity. He also moved the capital of the Roman empire from Rome to modern day Istanbul.
Who is Emperor Constantine I/Constantine the Great?
In this classic told by Virgil, a musician and son of Apollo descends into the Underworld in order to bring his wife back to the land of the living. He was allowed to retrieve her with the condition that he must walk in front of her and not look back until both had reached the upper world.
What is Orpheus and Eurydice?
In Shakespeare's Macbeth, this goddess of magic appears as the queen of witches, uniquely placing the Anglo-Saxon witches under a Greek goddess's control.
Who is Hecate?
This titan, known as the mother of the gods, hid her son Zeus from her husband and brother Cronos, who ate his children in fear that they would overthrow him.
Who is Rhea?
In this famous myth bearing the name of the two "lovers", due to the manipulation of Eros, a water nymph is turned into a laurel tree by her father, the river god Peneus, in order to avoid the romantic and sexual advances of a god.
What is Apollo and Daphne?
This emperor, whose name translates to "little soldier" was known for his cruelty, sadism, extravagance, and sexual perversion. He is most famous for promising to make his horse a consul.
Who is Emperor Caligula?
This king of Corinth, who cheated death twice, was punished by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity.
Who is Sisyphus?
This 2016 musical, set in a Great Depression-era inspired post-apocalyptic setting, tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
What is Hadestown?
This goddess of revenge is responsible for cursing Narcissus to fall in love with his reflection due to his hubris.
Who is Nemesis?
This poem/hymn by Hesiod describes the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods.
What is the Theogony?
This emperor and stoic philosopher was the last of the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire.
Who is Emperor Marcus Aurelius?
This king was sentenced to Tartarus after murdering his son and feeding him to the gods. His punishment for his actions was to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree, however never being able to reach the fruit or drink the water.
Who is Tantalus?
This popular Ubisoft video game series about a secret society includes retellings of mythological and historical settings and includes a precursor race called the Isu, inspired by Greek and Roman gods.
What is Assassin's Creed?