Certamen Novice Myth Questions

Who were the first set of children of Ouranos and Gaia?

Hecatoncheries

Who were the second set of children of Ouranos and Gaia？

Cyclops

Who were the third set of children of Ouranos and Gaia?

Titans

Who was the she goat that suckled Zeus?

Amalthea

Who was the mother of the Oceanids?

Tethys

Who rescued Hephaestus when he fell into Lemnos?

Thetis

Who were Orion's parents?

Posidon and Euryale

Who was the father of Circe, Aeetus, and Pasiphae?

Helios

Who were the parents of Jason?

Aeson and Polymede

What was the Greek name for the clashing rocks?

Symplegades

Who were the parents of Medea?

Aeetus and Idyia

What did Hera send after Io after Argus was killed by Hermes?

gadflys

What did the egyptians call Demeter?

Isis

Name the 3 Gorgons

Stheno, Euryale, Medusa

What is the name of the two headed dog that guarded the cattles of Geryon?

Orthrus

Who was the satyr son of Olympus that challenged Apollo to music contest, but was flayed alive when he lost?

Marsyas

Who had the audacity to challenge Apollo to a music contest on a lyre, with Tmolus as umpire?

Pan

Which Aetolian princess spurned the love of Apollo in favor of Idas?

Marpessa

Who was given the gift of prophecy but was then turned into a curse by Apollo?

Cassandra

Who was turned into a laurel tree in an attempt to escape Apollo's pursue?

Daphne

Who was the father of Daphne?

Peneus

Who was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds when he saw the secret place where Artemis bathed?

Actaeon

Who confided with Haphaestus that his wife was having affairs with Ares?

Helios

As a punishment for Aphrodite boasting that she didn't have affairs with mortals, Zeus made her fall in love with which mortal that was later on struck with a lightning bolt when bragged about his affair with Aphrodite?

Anchises

Who was the son of Aphrodite and Anchises, also an ancestor of Romulus and Remus in Roman Mythology?

Aeneas

Who was the wife of Aeneas?

Creusa

Who did Aphrodite seduce with a gridle to stay for the whole year, but was then reported by Aphrodite to Ares, who then transformed into a boar and killed him?

Adonis

Which King of Thebes, cousin of Dionysus, refused to reconize Dionysus's divinity and imprisoned him?

Penthesus

Who was abandoned by Theseus on Naxos, but was then founded by Dionysus and became his lover? After she died, Dionysus set her crown in stars as Corona Borealis.

Ariadne

Who was subsequently burned to death after requesting to see Zeus in his full glory?

Semele (mother of Dionysus)

Who once found Athena's bathing place and was blinded by the goddess, but was then given a gift of prophecy as compensation?

Teiresias

Who was Teiresia's mother?

Chariclo

Which boy did both Apollo and Zephyrus fall in love with?

Hyacinthus

What bloomed when Hyacinthus died and his blood hit the grass?

the Hyacinth flower

What King of Argos had a daughter named Danae, though he longed for a son?

Acrisius

Who was Danae's son?

Perseus

What is the name of the fisherman who rescued and took care of Danae and Perseus?

Dictys

Who gave Perseus the task of retrieving the gorgon Medusa's head?

Polydectes

Before encountering the gorgon Medusa, what monster did Perseus have to face? (Hint: they shared one eye and one tooth)

Graeae

What two creatures were born from Medusa's blood, after she was slain by Perseus?

Pegasus and Chrysaor

What other divine horse was the offspring of Posidon and Demeter?

Arion

Who did Perseus save from the island of Ethiopia?

Andromeda

Who was Andromeda's fiance/uncle?

Phineus

Who was the son of Glaucus and Eurynome?

Bellerophon

Who gave Bellerophon dangerous missions, because he did not want to kill him in fear of Zeus's wrath?

King Iobates

What three animals make up the Chimera?

lion, goat, serpent

Who was the mother of Hercules/Heracles?

Alcmene

Who was the mortal half brother of Hercules?

Iphicles

Who was the father of Iphicles?

Amphitryon

Who was Hercules' task giver?

Eurystheus

What was Hercules' first labor?

Kill the Nemean Lion

What was Hercules' second labor?

Kill the Lernean Hydra

Who aided Hercules in completing his 2nd labor?

Iolaus

What was Hercules' third labor?

Capture the Ceryneian Hind

What was Hercules' fourth labor?

Capture the Erymanthian Boar

What was Hercules' fifth labor?

Clean the Augean stables

What was Hercules' sixth labor?

Kill the Stymphalian Birds

Which God aided Hercules in the killing of Stymphalian Birds?

Athena

What was Hercules' seventh labor?

Capture the Cretan Bull

What was Hercules' eighth labor?

Steal the Mares of Diomedes

What was Hercules' ninth labor?

Obtain the Belt of Hippolyta

What was Hercules' tenth labor?

Capture the Cattle of Geryon

How many heads did the Geryon have?

3

Which god helped Hercules in his tenth labor?

Helios

Which two labors of Hercules were not counted?

Killing the Lernean Hydra and cleaning the Augean Stables

What was Hercules' eleventh task?

Obtaining the Golden Apples of Hesperides

What was Hercules' twelfth labor?

Capturing Cerberus

Who did Hercules marry after becoming god?

Hebe

Who was the mother and father of Phrixus?

Nephele and Athamas

Who was the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia?

Ino

Who had to serve Ares as atone for killing a dragon?

Cadmus

Who appeared to Cadmus and told him to sow the earth with the dargon's teeth?

Athena

Who was the second wife of Athamas?

Ino

Who was the sister of Phrixus?

Helle

Who did Jason go to to seek the throne of his father?

Pelias

Why was Pelias so afraid when he saw Jason?

Because he was wearing one sandal

Who gave Jason the task of retrieving the Golden Fleece?

Pelias

Which male-less island did the Argonauts first land on?

Lemnos

Who was the princess of the island of Lemnos, who Jason also slept with?

Hypsipyle

Which seerer angered Zeus by revealing the plans of the gods, so he blinded him and set him amongst food that he could not eat due to many Harpies that attacked him?

Phineas

Who were th twins that chased off the Harpies for Phineas?

Calais and Zetes

Who was the king of Colchis, who also held the Golden Fleece?

Aeetes

Who aided Jason in retrieving the Golden Fleece?

Medea

Who was Medea's brother, who she killed and dismembered?

Absyrtus

Who did Jason marry instead of Medea, when he returned home?

Glauce

How did Glauce die?

Poisoned dress

Who was Jason's father?

Aeson

Who were the mother of Theseus?

Aethra

Who was the father of Theseus?

Aegeus

What did Aegeus leave for Theseus?

Sandals under a Boulder

What son of Anticleia and Posidon had one leg and one eye, held a club and killed travelers from Athens to Troezen with a club?

Periphites

What outlaw tied travelers to bent pine trees and tore them apart?

Sinis

What possible son of Poseidon and outlaw who dwelt at the Sceironian Rocks asked travelers to wash his feet near a click and would then kick them over the cliff into the sea, where the victim's body would be devoured by a sea turtle?

Sciron

What innkeeper stretched travelers to fit their beds?

Procrustes

What King of Crete demanded 7 youths and 7 maidens to be sent to him from Athens every 7 years to feed the Minotaur?

Minos

Who was the inventor of the Labyrinth, which trapped the Minotaur?

Daedalus

What was the name of Daedalus' nephew, whom he killed?

Perdix

Who aided Theseus by giving him a ball of yarn to find his way out of the Labyrinth?

Ariadne

Who was the mother of Meleager?

Althaea

What item determined Meleager's lifespan?

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