Certamen Myth (Pt.1)

What substance, clearer than blood, runs through the veins of the gods

ichor

What bird is associated with Zeus

eagle

What animal is associated with Ares

boar

What bird is associated with Athena

owl

With which Greek deity is the dove associated

Aphrodite

With which Greek deity is the sparrow associated

Aphrodite

With which Greek deity is the goose associated

Aphrodite

What one term describes the Muses, Nereids and Oceanids

nymphs

What names was given to the nymphs of water, springs, lakes and rivers

Naiads

What name was given to the nymphs of rivers in particular

Potomiads

What name was given to the nymphs of trees

Dryads (or Hamadryads)

Who were the nymphs of ash trees

Meliae

What is the term for a mixed offspring of gods and mortals

demigods

With which deity was Athens most closely associated

Athena

With which deity was Argos most closely associated

Hera

With which deity was Lemnos most closely associated

Hephaestus

With which deity were Delphi and Delos most closely associated

Apollo

Who wrote Works and Days

Hesiod

Who was the Greek god of thunder, lightning and rain

Zeus

What Greek tragedian wrote Agamemnon

Aeschylus

What philosopher proclaimed "man is the measure of all things"

Protagoras

What Greek tragedian wrote Antigone

Sophocles

Who composed the Odyssey

Homer

Who said he would rather be a slave on earth than king of dead souls

Achilles

Who wrote the myth of Er, which appears in the Republic

Plato

What historian tells us the most about Croesus, Solon and Cyrus

Herodotus

Who was the Greek deity of vengeance

Nemesis

What king of Lydia was visited by Solon in Sardis

Croesus

With what city was Solon associated

Athens

Whom does Solon call the happiest man on Earth

Tellus

What brothers does Solon call the second happiest men on Earth

Cleobis and Biton

Who yoked themselves to a chariot to carry their mother

Cleobis and Biton

What brothers were rewarded for their good works with eternal sleep in a temple

Cleobis and Biton

What priestess of Hera was the mother of Cleobis and Biton

Cydippe

What son of Croesus was killed in a dream

Atys

Who was the son of Midas

Gordias

What son of Gordias came to live with Croesus, according to Herodotus

Adrastus (not 7 against Th.)

Who guarded Croesus' son Atys while hunting a boar

Adrastus

Who was told he would destroy a mighty empire if he attacked Persia

Croesus

What kingdom was destroyed when Croesus attacked Persia

Lydia

Who told Croesus he would destroy a great kingdom if he attacked Persia

Delphic oracle

Who was the king of Persia when Croesus attacked

Cyrus the Great

What was the capital city of Lydia

Sardis

Whose name was called out three times by Croesus as Cyrus began to burn him

Solon

Who became archon of Athens in 594 BC

Solon

What god put out the flames before Croesus was burned alive

Apollo

What goddess of doom and destruction inspired the name of Croesus' son

Ate

Who were the parents of the Oceanids

Oceanus and Tethys

Who was the eldest child of Pontus and Ge

Nereus

Who was the wife of Nereus

Doris

What type of creature was Doris

Oceanid

Who were the parents of Doris

Oceanus and Tethys

Who were the parents of Thetis

Nereus and Doris

Who were the parents of the Nereid Galatea

Nereus and Doris

Who were the parents of Amphitrite

Nereus and Doris

Who warned Zeus that Thetis was destined to bear a son mightier than his father

Prometheus

What power did Thetis possess

she could change shape at will

Who was the son of Faunus and Symaethis

Acis

Which of the Nereids was loved by Polyphemus

Galatea

Who combed his hair with a rake and cut his beard with a scythe

Polyphemus

Who was the father of Symaethis

Symaethus

Who repelled the love of Polyphemus

Galatea

After rejecting Polyphemus, whom did Galatea love instead

Acis

Who was turned into a river god after being killed by Polyphemus

Acis

Who was the wife of Poseidon

Amphitrite

Who was the son of Amphitrite and Poseidon

Triton

What merman was human above the waist, fish below, and blew a conch shell

Triton

What old man of the sea could foretell the future

Proteus

Which god was called the Earthshaker

Poseidon

What instrument was carried by Poseidon

trident

Who mated with Demeter in the form of a stallion

Poseidon

In what form did Poseidon mate with Demeter

stallion

Who was the daughter of Phorcys and Hecate

Scylla

Who threw magic herbs into Scylla's bathing place, transforming her into a monster

Amphitrite

What monster, encircled with a ring of dog's heads, lived in a cave at the Straits of Messina

Scylla

Who were the parents of Charybdis

Pontus and Ge

Who cast Charybdis into the sea with a thunderbolt

Zeus

Name the five children of Pontus and Ge

Nereus, Thaumus, Phorcys, Ceto, Eurybie

Who was the consort of Thaumus

Electra

Who was the sister of the Harpies

Iris

Who was the goddess of the rainbow

Iris

What goddess was a messenger for the Gods

Iris

What does the name "Harpies" mean

snatchers

Who were the birdlike creatures with faces of women in mythology

Harpies

Who were the parents of Iris and the Harpies

Thaumus and Electra

What group of sisters shared an eye and a tooth

Graeae

What were the names of the Gorgons

Stheno, Euryale and Medusa

Who were the parents of the Graeae and Gorgons

Phorcys and Ceto

Who was the lover of Medusa

Poseidon

What two creatures were the children of Poseidon and Medusa

Pegasus and Chrysaor

What does Chrysaor mean

he of the golden sword

Who was the only mortal gorgon

Medusa

What dragon was a brother of the Graeae and Gorgons

Ladon

What group of sisters did Ladon help in guarding golden fruit

Hesperides

With what Oceanid did Chrysaor mate

Callirhoe

Who were the children of Chrysaor and Callirhoe

Geryon and Echidna

What monster from mythology was half-woman, half-snake

Echidna

With what monster did Echidna mate

Typhon

What was the hound of Geryon called

Orthus

What was the hound of Hades called

Cerberus