Graeco-Roman Mythology

These creatures are all horse-like. Match each with its unique unhorse-like feature:

1.	CENTAUR		A.	horn
2.	PEGASUS		B.	human torso
3.	UNICORN		C.	wings

Each of these blanks can be filled in with the same word to complete the name of a well-known myth. What is the word?

Hercules & the ______ Apples of the Hesperides Jason & the ______ Fleece Jupiter & The ______ Age Midas & The ______ Touch

The death of three of these characters caused the creation of new flowers. Which did not?

Adonis	Briareus	Hyacinthus	Narcissus

Match each Greek name to its Latin equivalent:

1.	Aphrodite		A.	Cupid
2.	Ares		B.	Diana
3.	Artemis		C.	Juno
4.	Cronus		D.	Jupiter
5.	Eros		E.	Mars
6.	Hades		F.	Mercury
7.	Hera		G.	Neptune
8.	Hermes		H.	Pluto
9.	Poseidon		I.	Saturn
10.	Zeus		J.	Venus

Where did the eyes of Argus end up?

in sewing needles on the peacock's feathers in tropical storms on the potato

Unscramble each monster's name:

HARDY IRAMOUNT NACTURE PLYSOCC RASTY

Which one of the following is not a group of females?

Amazons	Fates	Gorgons	Graces	Griffins
Hyades	Muses	Nymphs	Pleiades	Sirens

Match each word to its meaning:

1.	Sphinx		A.	nymph loved by Pan
2.	Styx		B.	riddle-posing monster
3.	Syrinx		C.	river bordering the underworld

Following is a list of kings from Greek mythology. To the right of each is the name of the place where he ruled, but with one letter changed. Restore each place name:

1.	Aegeus	ASHENS
2.	Agamemnon	ARGUS
3.	Croesus	MYDIA
4.	Erysichthon	TRESSALY
5.	Midas	PHRYGID
6.	Minos	CRATE
7.	Oedipus	THERES
8.	Priam	TRAY
9.	Tyndareus	SMARTA
10.	Zeus	BLYMPUS

Okay, listen carefully: Listed below are the names of four capital cities. If you move one letter from one word and place it inside another, you will be left with the names of four mythological characters. Can you do it?

Atlanta	Helena	Paris	Phoenix

Which of the following is not one of The Labors Of Hercules?

capturing the stag of Artemis cleaning the Augean stables driving away the Stymphalian birds finding the island of the Cabeiri killing the lion of Nemea retrieving the girdle of Hippolyta

Match each character to the item most closely associated with him or her:

Achilles		Andromeda		Cupid		Cyclops		Gordus
	Icarus		Odysseus		Pandora		Prometheus		Theseus
arrow		box		chains		eye		fire
	heel		knot		labyrinth		wings		wooden horse

Wagner's four-opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" is based on what non-Graeco-Roman mythology?

Celtic Egyptian Indian Norse Teutonic

If you don't believe in the story of Perseus and Medusa, why do you read the daily horoscope?

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