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| Who is the father of Bellerophon? | Posiedon |
| Of what city was Bellerophon a prince? | Corinth |
| What false accusation was made against Bellerophon? | He had made advances on the wife of his host |
| What task was Bellerophon given? | kill the Chimaera |
| What was the Chimaera? | A fire-breathing creature which was part lion, goat and serpent |
| What great ambition did Bellerophon have? | ride Pegasus |
| What goddess assisted Bellerophon? | Athena |
| What did Athena do to help Bellerophon? | gave him a golden bridle |
| How did Bellerophon offend Zeus? | he tried to fly to Olympus |
| How did Zeus stop Bellerophon? | sent a gadfly to bite Pegasus |
| Who was the father of Perseus? | Zeus |
| Who was the mother of Perseus? | Danae |
| Who was Perseus' grandfather who put him in a chest? | King Acrisius |
| What evil king pursued Danae? | Polydectes |
| How did Polydectes die? | turned to stone |
| What task was Perseus given? | get the head of Medusa |
| Who told Perseus where to find Medusa? | the Graiae |
| Names of the Graiae | Pemphredo, Enyo & Deino |
| What did the Graiae share? | eye and a tooth |
| Whom did Perseus find chained to a rock? | Andromeda |
| Who became the wife of Perseus? | Andromeda |
| Who was the mother of Andromeda who made a bold boast? | Cassiopeia |
| How was Pegasus brought into being? | Sprang forth from the severed head of Medusa |
| What gift did Athena give Perseus? | polished shield |
| Who gave Perseus the winged shoes? | Hermes |
| What ultimately happened to Medusa's head? | Perseus gave it to Athena who put it on her shield |
| Who was the human father Theseus? | King Aegeus of Athens |
| What god was rumored to be the father of Theseus? | Poseidon |
| What task was Theseus to do when he first reached manhood? | remove a pair of sandals and a sword from beneath a large rock. Then go to Athens to meet his father and claim his inheritance. |
| Which brigand did Theseus meet who clubbed his victims to death? | Periphetes |
| Which brigand did Theseus meet who was called the "pine-bender" | Sinis |
| Which brigand did Theseus meet who made his victims fit to the exact size of a bed? | Procrustes |
| Where were the Athenian youths sent for human sacrifice? | Crete |
| To what creature were the Athenian youth sacrificed? | Minotaur |
| Who built the labyrinth? | Daedalus |
| Who was the son of Daedalus? | Icarus |
| What happened to Icarus | He flew too close to the sun and his waxen wings melted |
| Who was Ariadne | Daughter of Minos who fell in love with Theseus and helped defeat the Minotaur and escape |
| Where did Theseus abandon Ariadne? | island of Naxos |
| How did the gods punish Theseus for abandoning Ariadne? | made him forget to change the sails from black to white |
| What happened to King Aegeus? | He jumped into the sea in despair when he saw Theseus' ships sails to be black. |
| Hercules mother? | Alcmene |
| Hercules step-father? | Amphitryon |
| Herc's first wife | Megara |
| Goddess who makes Herc's life miserable? | Hera |
| Who did Herc have to serve to atone for his crimes? | Eurystheus - his cousin |
| Which labors involved capturing creatures? | 1)stag 2)boar 3)bull 4)horses 5)cattle 6)Cerberus |
| Who was Herc's 2nd wife? | Deianeira |
| Who tried to rape Deianeira while assisting her across a stream? | Nessus the centaur |
| How does Herc nearly die? | Deianeira puts a nearly fatal potion on his cloak |
| Who lights Herc's funeral pyre? | Philoctytes |
| Whom does Herc marry on Olympus? | Hebe, daughter of Hera |
| Which goddess befriends Jason? | Hera |
| Who usurps Jason's father's throne? | Pelias |
| Who tutors Jason? | Chiron |
| What is Jason's quest? | the Golden Fleece |
| What youth is lost to a nymph while on the Argo's voyage? | Hylas |
| Which king gives Jason tasks before he can get the Golden Fleece? | Aeetes |
| How does Pelias die? | his daughter cut him up and put him in a caldron to rejuventate him |
| What woman falls in love with Jason and helps him get the golden fleece? | Medea |
| To what city do Jason and Medea flee after Pelias' death? | Corinth |
| Why does Medea kill her sons? | In revenge for Jason marrying a princess |
| How does Jason die? | a beam of the Argo kills him |
| Who wrestles his foes to death? | Cercyon |
| Who forces his foes to wash his feet, then kicks them off a cliff? | Sciron |
