Frame Narrative
Name 5
Alternate Titles
Geography
The Art of War
100
Eurystheus sent this son of Zeus to the underworld to "bring up the watchdog of Hades out of Erebos."
Heracles
100
Five children of Kronos
Answers may vary
(Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus)
100
Shootafar
Apollo
100
This mountain is Zeus's seat of power, where the immortals dwell.
Mount Olympus
100
The duel between Hector and Aias results anticlimactically in what?
A draw
200
Achilles reminds Thetis, daughter of this Olympian, that she saved her father from 'a conspiracy in heaven.'
Zeus
200
The 5 Greek mythology texts studied in Challenge IV
Theogony, Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Oedipus Rex
200
Alexandros
Paris
200
The name of this chthonic river is used as a binding oath.
The River Styx.
200
Which gods did Diomedes wound in the first battle?
Aphrodite and Ares
300
This serpentine giant, husband of Echidna, was defeated by Zeus and cast into Tartarus
Typhoeus/Typhon
300
Five Olympians that directly manipulate the battlefield.
Zeus, Apollo, Athena, Ares, Aphrodite
300
Cronion
Zeus
300
An alternate name for Troy, phonically similar to the title of the novel.
Ilios
300
The duel between which two warriors opened the Trojan War?
Menelaos and Alexandros (Paris)
400
Son of Glaucos and killer of the chimera.
Bellerophontes
400
Five names/titles of the god of sky and thunder.
(Zeus, Allfather, Father, Allwise, Cronion, Cronides, Cloudgatherer, Flashlightning, Thunderbolt)
400
Atrytone
Athena
400
A significant altar of Zeus is located on this mountain, which has a 3-letter name.
Mount Ida
400
After his duel, what was the first weapon to wound Menelaos?
An arrow (the archer was Pandarus)
500
Known as the Bludgeonman, Nestor describes him as the biggest and strongest man he ever killed in combat.
Ereuthalion
500
Five leading men of the Achaians
Answers may include: King Agamemnon, Achilles, Odyssey, Diomedes, Menelaos, Aias/Ajax, Nestor
500
Goldenwing
Iris
500
At the end of Book VIII, this river, whose name is similar to a Harry Potter character, is mentioned to hold the Achaian fleet.
The River Scamandros
500
This Achaian warrior breaks Aineais's hip with a large stone, prompting a goddess to intervene.
Diomedes