Greek Mythology: From The Iliad To The Fall Of The Last Tyrant

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1) The word “mentor” means teacher and role model ... the word comes from a character in Greek mythology ... his name was what?

  1. Physignathus
  2.  
  3. Psycarpax
  4.  
  5. Mentor

2) If you see a blond goddess, you are looking at:

  1. Demeter
  2.  
  3. Athene
  4.  
  5. Medusa

3) When Zeus was fighting for power, who was the first Immortal to come to his side?

  1. Pan
  2.  
  3. Styx
  4.  
  5. Prometheus

4) If you were sailing by Skylla’s island, what should you do?

  1. Get ready for lunch
  2.  
  3. Make jokes about her funny looking heads
  4.  
  5. Go below decks and hide

5) When Odysseus finally got home from the Trojan War, he was wearing:

  1. Battle armor
  2.  
  3. Some old rags
  4.  
  5. His bathing suit

6) Phorkys and Keto had really ugly children. Some were so ugly they would turn you to stone if you saw them. Do you know who?

  1. The Gorgons
  2.  
  3. The Snake at the End of the World
  4.  
  5. The Gray Sisters

7) The ancient Greeks who were unfortunate enough to come face to face with the bull-monster, the Minotaur, were buried in which kingdom? Pay attention! This might be a trick question!

  1. The kingdom of Minos
  2.  
  3. The kingdom on the island of Crete
  4.  
  5. The Minoan Kingdom

8) If you sailed off to attack Troy with Odysseus, how long would you be away from home?

  1. A fnordnight
  2.  
  3. Forever
  4.  
  5. Twenty Years

9) If you were sailing to Egypt and you saw Odysseus on his raft. You would be wise to:

  1. Accelerate to ramming speed
  2.  
  3. Pretend you don’t see him
  4.  
  5. Offer him a ride but don’t let him steer the boat

10) The West Wind might remind you of which musical instrument?

  1. Piccolo
  2.  
  3. Zither
  4.  
  5. Les Paul Guitar

11) If you were far far from home in ancient Greece and you met a stranger on the road who offered you baked bread, you would know that they were:

  1. French
  2.  
  3. Civilized
  4.  
  5. Not hungry

12) Can anyone (including Zeus) name all of Zeus’ children?

  1. No
  2.  
  3. Nope
  4.  
  5. No one

13) Aphrodite was born:

  1. In the city of Troy
  2.  
  3. In the sea
  4.  
  5. In Aphrica

14) When Ida trembles, you’d better watch out for:

  1. Goose bumps
  2.  
  3. Falling rocks
  4.  
  5. A brat attack

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