1. Mythology Unit Review

2. What did the soothsayer call Paris at his birth in “Black Ships Before Troy?” A firebrand

3. What weapon did Hercules use to kill the Symphalian birds? Poison arrows

4. Who is the woman given to Paris in “Black Ships Before Troy?” Helen of the Fair Cheeks

5. How many labors did Hercules have to complete? Twelve

6. Who granted King Midas’ wish? Dionysus

7. What is the name of the wood nymph Paris was married to? Oenone

8. What does Persephone eat that makes her return to the Underworld? Pomegranate seeds

9. What did Athena turn Arachne into? A spider

10. Was King Midas happy with what his wish did to his life? No

11. What was inscribed on the golden apple in “Black Ships Before Troy?” To the fairest

12. What skill did Arachne challenge Athena to a contest in? Weaving

13. What is the name of Helen’s husband? Menelaus

14. Who sent Hercules on the Labors? Hera and King Eurytheseus (Eury)

15. What did Hercules make out of the Nemean lion’s fur? A coat

16. Demeter is the goddess of what? Grain and Growth

17. What does Hercules use to clean the Augean Stables? Rivers

18. In “Medusa’s Head,” who was Perseus’ mother? Danae

19. Who kills Hippolyta? The Amazons

20. To whom did the horses Hercules had to steal belong? King Diomedes

21. What made the horses in the Hercules myth different from normal horses? They eat flesh

22. Who is Achilles’ mother? Thetis of the Silver Feet

23. What did Hades say when Hercules asked to borrow his beloved three-headed dog? Yes

24. What were the golden apples in the Hercules myth supposed to grant? Immortality

25. Who was Hercules’ witness that he had caught the stag? Artemis

26. Who was the warrior that discovered Achilles when he was hiding as a woman? Odysseus

27. When disguised as an old woman, what does Demeter try to dip an infant in to grant him immortality in the Persephone myth? Fire

28. Who was the king that helped hide Achilles in “Black Ships Before Troy?” King Lycomedes

29. What happened to anyone who looked at Medusa? They turned to stone

30. In “Medusa’s Head,” who was being offered as a sacrifice to Poseidon? Andromeda

31. What did King Midas do the sleeping satyr that earned him his wish? Did not punish him

32. In “Medusa’s Head,” who was the king that sent Perseus after the gorgon? Polydectes

33. Which two goddesses were important in “Narcissus and Echo? Juno/Hera and Nemesis

34. What is one word we have gotten from “Narcissus and Echo?” Echo, narcissus, narcissism

35. What was one spite released from Pandora’s jar? Old Age, Labor, Sickness, Insanity, Vice, Passion, or Delusional Hope

36. Who was Pandora created as a punishment for? Prometheus

37. Who is Persephone’s mother? Demeter

38. What was did King Midas wish for everything he touched to turn to? Gold

39. In “Medusa’s Head,” who was Danae’s father? King Acrisios

40. Did Prometheus accept Pandora from Zeus? No

41. Who was not invited to Thetis and Peleus’ wedding in “Black Ships Before Troy?” Eris, Goddess of Discord

42. In “Black Ships Before Troy,” who does Paris give the apple to? Aphrodite

43. Who killed Medusa? Perseus

44. What was Hercules promised if he completed the twelve labors? Immortality

45. Who were the three goddesses feuding in “Black Ships Before Troy?” Athene/Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera

46. Who or what mythological character or thing are arachnids named after? Arachne

47. How many heads did the Lernean Hydra have? Nine

48. In “Black Ships Before Troy,” what does Achilles swear to do after Agamemnon takes Bryseis from him? Not fight

49. Who is Menelaus’ brother? Agamemnon, High King of Greece

50. What did Prometheus steal that angered Zeus in “Pandora’s Box?” Fire