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| His home was a marvelous golden palace, adorned with corals and sea flowers, lit with a phosphorescent glow. | Neptune (or Poseidon) |
| Who was the Greek god of love? | Eros |
| Roman goddess of death. | Morta |
| This messenger god of Greek myth became Apollo's close friend after inventing the seven-stringed lyre and giving it to Apollo who loved music. | Hermes |
| Who is Dionysus? | Greek god of wine |
| Paris killed this Greek hero with a fatal shot from a bow and arrow to his only weak spot | Achilles |
| Roman god of fire. | Vulcan |
| Roman symbol of the earth; wife of Uranus. | Terra |
| One of Hercules' 12 Labors was to obtain the girdle of this Amazon queen. | Hippolyta |
| This unfortunate and confused fellow unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. | Oedipus |
| This Titan was mother to the sun (Helios), moon (Selene) and the dawn (Eos). | Thea |
| This Roman deity, whose name means "good ending," was god of success in business. | Eventus Bonus |
| Unending stream of water encircling the earth. | Oceanus |
| In Roman mythology, this creature sprang from the spot where blood from Medusa's head sank into the earth. | Pegasus |
| Latin name of the goddess called Rhea and Ops by the Greeks; she is often shown by artists in the company of lions. | Cybele |
| This possession of Pandora's has come to symbolize any object or situation that has the potential for great evil. | Pandora's box (or her box) |
| Soothsayers predicited that this son of Priam would bring about the destruction of Troy. | Paris |
| Hebe served as waitress on Mt. Olympus, bringing this drink to gods and goddesses. | nectar |
| According to Greek myth, Andromeda died and became one of these. | a constellation |
| King Minos' palace on this island was built atop the legendary Labyrinth. | Crete |
| A number of myths describe her ruthless hostility towards her husband's many mistresses. | Hera |
| Representing the most brutal and violent aspects of war, this god was not highly respected by the Greeks, who placed little value on these traits. | Ares |
| The Roman archaic triad, or old group, included Quininus and these two "planetary" gods. | Jupiter and Mars |
| The most beautiful of all the gods. | Apollo |
| Her intense curiousity led her to open a box from which all manner of evil escaped into the world. | Pandora |
| Name two categories into which most myths fall. | creation and explanatory |
| These story poems relate the deeds and adventures of a hero. | epics |
| City that became the center of the cult of Artemis. | Ephesus |
| This city took its name from the Greek goddess of wisdom. | Athens |
| Formed the basis of classical Greek mythology. | Dorian and Mycenaean myths |
| Zeus was hidden on this island to protect him from his father. | Crete |
| He wrote the Heroides, fictitious letters written by famous women in mythology to their husbands. | Ovid |
| Romans believed that the family of this ruler descended from Venus. | Julius Caesar |
| In Metamorphoses, the Roman poet Ovid retold the story of this Greek sculptor who fell in love with the ivory statue of a beautiful woman he had carved. | Pygmalion |
| Juno was one of three deities enshrined in temples on this site. | Capitoline Hill |
| The deaths of her husband and several of their children during the Trojan war caused this second wife of Priam great suffering. | Hecuba |
| In the center of Aegis was the head of this gorgon | Medusa |
| This fearful fire-breathing monster was a mixture of lion, goat and dragon. | Chimaera |
| Paris, left to die as an infant, was rescued by a kindly man of this profession. | shepherd |
| Name the mythical place that was the eternal home of humans who lived virtuous lives. | Isle of the Blessed |
| Many authors portray her as the innocent victim of her own great beauty. | Helen |
| The Hero Bellerophon tamed Pegasus with this gift from Athena. | golden bridle |
| The love child of Aphrodite and Ares. | Eros |
| This Roman god of the heavens is often associated with Zeus. | Jupiter |
| The sweet singing of these sea nymphs lured sailors to their destruction on their island's rocky shores. | Sirens |
| Hera honored this mythical monster upon its death by putting its 100 eyes on the tail of her favorite bird, the peacock. | Argus |
| These myths try to explain the origins of the world. | creation myths |
| Gods and goddesses made their home here. | Mt. Olympus |
| Zeus led his brothers and sisters in a war against whom? | Cronus and the Titans |
| Who is Hades? | Ruler of the underworld |
| Which Roman goddess rules both "hearth and home"? | Hestia |
| After marrying the Latium princess Lavinia, Aeneas founded this city. | Lavinium |
| This Roman goddess of the hunt, twin to Apollo, symbolized chastity and modesty. | Diana |
| Each year, the Romans honored this "universal" god with a festival that began December 17 and lasted seven days; most rules of public conduct were suspended during the festival. | Saturn |
| Among this Roman god's symbols were the royal scepter and the thunderbolt. | Jupiter |
| Venus' three sacred birds. | dove, swan, and sparrow |
| The Greek name for Victoria, goddess of victory - Just do it. | Nike |
| According to Greek myth, Callisto and her son Arco became these heavenly bodies. | Ursa Major and Ursa Minor |
| Orpheus came into the service of Jason armed only with this musical instrument. | Lyre |
| Mortal mother of Heracles, or Hercules, if you prefer. | Alcmene |
| Roman goddess of childbirth. | Diana |
| Name for the one-eyed giants of Greek mythology. | Cyclops |
| Hers was the face that launched a thousand ships. | Helen |
| Whose face could turn a man to stone? | Medusa |
| The adventures of this hero are chronicled in the Odyssey. | Odysseus |
| The bewitching Circe turned Odysseus' men into these creatures. | pigs |
| She remained faithful to her husband throughout his twenty-year absence. | Penelope |
| In Greek myth, Lethe, the river of this, flowed through the cave of Hypnos. | forgetfulness |
| Rome is named for him | Romulus |
| She represents the righteous anger of the gods, especially toward the insolent or proud. | Nemesis |
| Myths tell of the actions of whom? | gods and heroes |
| What is six of each (or six of 12)? | Number of gods and goddesses in the top rank of the Olympians |
| What did Helios' flaming chariot symbolize? | the sun |
| Name for nymphs living in the forests. | dryads |
| The followers of Jason. | Argonauts |
| This Roman god resembled the Greek god Ares, but Ares had less religious and moral significance for Greeks and Romans. | Mars |
| The Greeks used the myth of this handsome youth to explain why the seasons changed; they honored him by cultivating plants that grew and died quickly. | Adonis |
| Number of nearly impossible tasks that Psyche was required to perform as the slave of Venus. | 4 |
| Although most of his best known works were modeled on the works of Greek poets, he is considered the greatest poet of ancient Rome and one of the outstanding poets of the world. | Virgil |
| Hera sent a gadfly to torment this mistress of Zeus who was disguised as a heifer; according to myth, she fled over the whole earth from its pursuit. | Europa |
| Greek mythology is full of these part-mortal, part-divine beings; for example, Hercules. | demigods |
| This mythical creature was a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. | Minotaur |
| The words commerce, merchandise, and merchant are related to the name of this crafty Roman messenger god. | Mercury |
| Jupiter used Aegis to create it. | thunder |
| The Greek god of love | Eros |
| Sorceress wife of the Roman hero Jason. | Medea |
| Sacred bird of Aphrodite. | dove |
| The a-"maze"-ing home of the Minotaur. | Labyrinth |
| Rome's national epic. | Aeneid |
| Roman goddess of love. | Venus |
| Home of the mythical Scylla and Charybdis. | Strait of Messina |
| What is ambrosia? | Ah, the nectar of the gods |
| Hercules used the Hydra's blood to do this. | poison his arrows |
| Who is Zeus? | In Greek mythology, ruler of all the gods and goddesses |
| Neptune's three-pronged spear. | a trident |
| His mother was the Nereid or nymph Thetis. | Achilles |
| In Greek mythology, he is god of the sea. | Poseidon |
| Who is Athena? | This "wise" goddess directed the outcome of wars |
| Number of Vestal Virgins. | six |
| Greek goddess of love. | Aphrodite |
| Mythical mountain home of the Muses. | Helicon |
| Titan goddess of the moon. | Phoebe |
| Tempestes is the Roman goddess of these. | storms |
| Jupiter's sisters. | Juno, Vesta and Ceres |
| What are Olympians? | Name given to the divinities inhabiting Mt. Olympus |
| This "mother" goddess arose out of Chaos. | Gaea |
| In what country is Mount Olympus located? | Greece |
| Inscription on the Apple of Discord. | "To the Fairest" |
| The Roman personification of night. | Nox |
| Sacred bird of the war god Ares (or Mars). | the vulture |
| Sacred island of Venus. | Cyprus |
| Magic shield of Minerva. | Aegis |
| He killed the Minotaur. | Theseus |
| Who is Ares? | Greek god of war |
| Roman personification of good fortune. | Fortuna |
| Jupiter's brothers. | Neptune and Pluto |
| What do explanatory myths try to do? | explain natural processes or events |
| Roman goddess of the dawn. | Aurora |
| Favorite city of Hera. | Argos |
| They tended the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta. | Vestal Virgins |
| As a demigod, he symbolized strength and physical endurance. | Hercules |
| A person shot with one of his arrows supposedly fell in love. | Cupid |
| How did ancient societies believe a person died? | the act of a mythical being |
| Which Greek god drove a flaming chariot across the sky? | Helios |
| Who fed Cronus a stone to save her sixth child from being swallowed? | Rhea |
| All wild animals, especially deer, were sacred to her. | Artemis (or Diana) |
| This muse of epic poetry must have been a favorite of Homer. | Calliope |
| This goddess was the gatekeeper of Mt. Olympus. | Seasons |
| This famous Greek warrior had only one weak spot -- his heel. | Achilles |
| He kidnapped Persephone and made her his wife. | Pluto or Hades |
| Who are the children of Gaea (earth) and Uranus (sky)? | Titans |
| He freed Prometheus from the mountain to which Zeus had bound him. | Hercules |
| Hercules' wife was attacked by a mythical creature that was half man and half horse. | Centaur |
| This son of the Roman goddess of love lived in a fairyland palace of gold and gems. | Cupid |
| This Roman deity, similar to Pan, was worshiped as the god of shepherds and fields. | Faunus |
| As punishment for stealing fire, Prometheus was tortured daily by this creature. | an eagle |
| The nine Greek/Roman goddesses who inspired art, poetry and learning. | Muses |
| Aphrodite promised Paris this if he would choose her as the "fairest" of the goddessess. | the most beautiful woman in the world |
| Perseus married this beautiful maiden after rescuing her from a giant sea monster. | Andromeda |
| Beautiful enchantress of Greek mythology who had the power to turn men into beasts. | Circe |
| Artists portray Neptune riding in this vehicle and accompanied by dolphins. | A chariot pulled by seahorses |
| Some of these mythical creatures resembled human beings but had supernatural powers. | gods and goddesses |
| In Greek mythology, she was the first woman, created by Zeus as a punishment for man. | Pandora |
| Blind poet and author of the Illiad and the Odyssey; no, his last name is NOT Simpson. | Homer |
| In Greek mythology, this god of the sea was also god of earthquakes and horses. | Poseidon |
| This three-headed watchdog of the underworld was captured by Hercules. | Cerberus |
| She was the goddess of flowers and is sometimes paired with fauna. | Flora |
| The modern symbol for the medical profession comes from the Greek god of healing. | Aesculapius |
| The actions of which god portrayed the ideal of moderation in all things? | Apollo |
| This ancient work, attributed to Homer, recounts the seige of the city of Troy. | The Illiad |
| In Roman myth, he was replaced as ruler of the universe by his son Jupiter. | Uranus |
| This Greek hero led a band of heroes on a quest for the mythical Golden Fleece. | Jason |
| In Greek mythology, various parts of nature were guarded by these beautiful maidens. | nymphs |
| The interior of the Pantheon is lit by this opening in the top of the dome. | An oculus |
| Fifty beautiful Nereids lived under the sea but surfaced occasionally for this purpose. | To dance in the waves |
| Which Titan attacked his father with a sickle and replaced him as king of the sky? | Cronus |
| Aeneas was the son of a mortal father and this Greek goddess. | Aphrodite |
| The Greeks won the Trojan War with the help of what? | Trojan Horse |
| This Greek poet described Prometheus as a trickster and troublemaker. | Hesiod |
| This "wise" and "crafty" Roman goddess was also the goddess of war. | Minerva |
| Jupiter destroyed Bellerophon for attempting to do this. | Fly up into heaven on Pegasus |
| In Greek mythology, the souls of the dead live here. | Hades |
| Term for the state of emptiness in which the universe began | Chaos |
| What has twelve signs and is a Greek word meaning "circle of little animals"? | Zodiac |
| Name given to the ship built for Jason's quest. | Argo |
| This protector of marrige and women was also the wife of Zeus. | Hera |
| Gaea arose out of Chaos and immeadiately gave birth to this king of the sky. | Uranus |
| The Greeks believed these were tears shed by Aurora for her son Memnon. | Dew drops |
| Of Greek or Roman, deity names used most often in art and poetry. | Roman |
| This mythical creature was an immortal winged horse. | Pegasus |
| This Greek hero was commander in chief of Greek forces in the Trojan War. | Agamemnon |
| In Roman mythology, these three goddesses punished criminals who escaped publicc justice. | Furies |
| The Hesperides were helped in their task of guarding the Golden Apples by this mythical creature. | A sleepless dragon |
| These goddesses ruled over the banquet, the dance and all social enjoyments and elegant arts. | Graces |
| Uranus feared his children would overthrow him so he imprisoned them here. | Tartarus |
| He was condemned to bear the weight of the heavens upon his shoulders. | Atlas |
| This god gave Odysseus a magic herb that protected him from Circe's spells. | Hermes |
| After being deserted by Theseus, Ariadne married this Greek god. | Dionysus |
| This heroic son of Zeus slew medusa the Gorgon. | Perseus |
| Arachne was changed into this web-spinning creature after angering Minerva. | A spider |
| "When my sheep needed greener pastures, I prayed to him." | Pan |
| What is the weapon of choice for the Greek god Zeus? | Thunderbolts |
| Pantheon comes from the Greek word meaning this. | Place for all gods |
| Site of the main temple of Jupiter and one of Rome's legendary Seven Hills. | Capitoline Hill |
| Odysseus was the prisoner of this sea nymph for seven years. | Calypso |
| Poseidon's anger at Odysseus is a major theme of the Odyssey and stemmed from this event. | The blinding of Polyphemus |
| It's the spot his mother missed when she dipped Achilles in the River Styx; it would prove to be a fatal error. | His heel |
| The ancient Greeks believed that this city was sacred to Apollo; his Temple, containing the famous oracle, is also here. | Delphi |
| These mythical creatures were said to be covered with bristly hair, to have goat feet and short horns on their heads. | Fauns |
| According to Roman mythology, Romulus was the first of this number of Rome's first kings. | Seven |
| Sisyphus was so clever he even managed to capture Thantos, or this, and bind him in chains. | Death |
| These nine sisters attended festivals on Mt. Olympus, where they entertained the othr gods with their wit and charm. | Muses |
| Justitia, the Roman goddess of this, is often shown blindfolded, holding scales and a sword. | Justice |
| The constellation Sagittarius is one of these celebrated in half-man, half-horse monsters of ancient myth. | Centaur |
| Atlanta, swift of foot and good with bow, dedicated herself to this Greek guardian of wild things, vowing to remain unwed. | Artemis |
| This god was a kind and gentle youth who had the power to lull even the mightiest god to sleep. | Hypnos |
| This African queen commited suicide after Jupiter ordered Aeneas to leave her and continue on his way. | Dido |
| Praying for escape from Apollo, Daphne was tranformed into this tree, which Apollo made sacred and whose leaves he wore as a crown. | Laurel |
| The story of Cupid and Psyche (whose name means soul) has been interpreted as symbolic of the human soul's encounter with love and passion (Cupid) and its struggle to achieve this. | Immortality |
| For his crime against Cassandra the prophet, this hero of the Trojan war evoked the anger of Minerva and Neptune, one of whom killed him for his defience. | Ajax |
| This Roman messenger god is often shown wearing winged shoes, a winged hat and carrying a winged staff entwined with snakes. | Mercury |
| twins born of a mortal mother and the Roman god of war, they are the mythical founders of Rome. | Romulus and Remus |
| Originally the gift of this Roman god, the Golden Fleece found rest under the watchful eye of a sleepless dragon. | Mercury |
| This winged creature attended Zeus as a minister of his will; for example, it ate Prometheus' liver. | An eagle |
| Titan born brother of Prometheus and Epimetheus who allied with Cronos against Zeus and was later given a "heavy" punishment. | Atlas |
| The myth of this Phoenician founder of Thebes and brother of Europa explains how the alphabet came to the Greeks. | Cadmus |
| Roman women especially worshiped this goddess of marrige and children, was also queen of the gods and the most powerful of all goddesses. | Juno |
| The Romans worshiped this goddess for her association with the city's early history and dedicated some of Rome's most powerful temples to her. | Venus |
| Using his wits alone, Oedpius defeated this monster, which had the body of a lion, the face of a woman and vexed travelers on the road to Thebes. | Sphinx |
| Who is Demeter? | "For this bountifulharvest, we give thanks to..." htis Greek goddess of growing things |
| In Greek and Roman mythology, these persons have a divine father and a mortal mother. | Demigods (or heroes) |
| Ovid considered this narrative poem that include more than 200 tales taken from the favorite myths and legends of the ancient world his greatest work. | Metamorphoses |
| Most of these human-like followers of Pan and Dionysus had some animal features. Their favorite occupations included drinking wine and pursuing nymphs. | Satyrs |
| The souls of people guilty of serious offenses were tormented by these three goddesses of Greek mythology. | Furies |
| This fiery god's masterpieces included the armor of the warrior Achilles and the golden throne of Zeus. | Hephaestus |
| With the help of their father, Hercules obtained these tempting life-giving treasures from the Hesperides nymphs. | Golden Apples |
| Homer, Virgil, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides all wrote works inspired by this conflict, once believed entirely fictional. | Trojan War |
| One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Colossus of Rhodes was a monument to him. | Helios |
| The gods and goddesses adorned Pandora with all manner of gifts; it's not suprising that her name means this. | All gifts or gift to the world. |
| Page and cupbearer for Zeus, this boy was so beautiful that Zeus had him stolen from Mt. Ida to make him immortal in heaven. | Ganymede |
| Odysseus visited the island of these people whose magical food made visitors forget their homeland. | The lotus-eaters |
| Most of our knowledge of this war, once thought completely mythical, comes from the works of Homer. | Trojan War |
| Youth who, with Aphrodite's help, defeated Atlanta in a footrace and thus won her hand in marrige. | Hippomenes |
| Like her Greek counterpart, this Roman goddess was her father's favorite child and the embodiment of wisdom, reason and purity. | Minerva |
| It expresses ancient Rome's highest moral and religiious ideals and so serves as an important source for understanding Roman civilization. | Aeneid |
| This Titan helped Hercules complete one of his 12 labors; in exchange, Hercules took a bit of weight off his shoulders.e | Atlas |
| What massive creatures were born of the blood of Uranus, father of the Titans? | Giants |
| What Titan felt compassion for mankind and stole fire from the altar of Zeus to give to man? | Prometheus |
| The six-thousand offspring of the Titans, Oceanus and Tethys. | Oceanids |
| This Titan of justice and order fought with Zeus against the other Titans and was mother to the Fates. | Themis |
| Fearing a hostile takeover, he swallowed each of his children immediately after their birth. | Cronus |
| Heroes were given a special place of rest after death in this paradise located in the underworld. | Elysian Fields |
| The name the ancient Romans gave to any aged woman who could supposedly foretell the future. | Sibyl |
| These gods have the same name in both Roman and Greek myths. | Apollo and Uranus (and in some texts, Pluto) |
| This Roman goddess of wisdom is said to have leaped forth from the brain of Jupiter mature and in full armor. | Minerva |
| This temple in the center of Rome was built during the reign of Hadrian to honor all gods. | Pantheon |
| Unlike his Greek counterpart, this Roman god of wine is viewed as the promoter of civilization, a lawgiver and a lover of peace. | Bacchus |
| According to the Illiad, this Greek god of war was wounded in battle by the hero Diomedes, with a little help from Athena. | Ares |
| Zeus chose Paris to judge a contest between Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera in which this was the prize. | a golden apple |
| Roman god of sleep. | Somnus |
| Wife of the Roman god Neptune. | Amphitrite |
| Number of books in the Aeneid. | 12 |
| A wonder of the ancient world located at Ephesus. | Temple of Artemis. |
| Three areas in art and science represented by the Greek Muses. | dance, astronomy, or astrology, poetry (love poems and epic poetry), music (sacred music, song and flute playing), history, tragedy, comedy |
| Legendary island home of the lovely maidens whose music enchanted Odysseus. | Island of Calypso |
| Plato wrote of this legendary continent that disappeared into the sea in one day and one night. | Atlantis |
| Vesta is said to have safeguarded the households of the early kings of this city. | Rome |
| His epic poem the Aeneid is modeled after Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. | Virgil |
| What two works did Homer write? | Iliad and the Odyssey |
| What poem by Hesiod describes the origins of earth and history of gods. | Theogony |
| She gave the hero Triptolemus a bag of seeds and sent him throughout the world in a magic chariot to teach the people how to farm. | Demeter |
| King Augeas's stables had not been cleaned for thirty years; nevertheless, Hercules cleaned them in a single day by using these two rivers. | Alpheus and Peneus |
| Greek god of fire and the forge, also the blacksmith of the gods and patron of metalworkers. | Hephaestus |
| Because the Greeks associated Hephaestus with volcanic regions, he was worshiped on this volcanic island. | Limnos or Lemnos |
| Heartbroken over the loss of her daughter, this goddess of agriculture took revenge by refusing to let crops grow. | Ceres |
| At the temple of Vesta in the Forum at Rome burned a permanent one that symbolized Roman belief in the eternity of the city. | A sacred flame |
| Vulcan made the shield Aegis for this chief Roman god, who then allowed his daughter Minerva to carry it when she went on missions for him. | Jupiter |
| Upon returning to Mt. Olympus, Pegasus was given this job. | Carrying Zeus' lightning and thunderbolts |
| She gave Theseus, whom she loved, a ball of thread as he entered the Labyrinth so that he could find his way out. | Ariadne |
| Scylla lived in a cave opposite this dangerous mythical whirlpool. | Charybdis |
| Almost as important as divinities in Greek mythology, these men were largely or entirely mortal. | Heroes |
| Artists depict this Roman goddess wearing hunting clothes, carrying a bow and quiver of arrows, and accompanied by forest nymphs and hunting dogs. | Diana |
| According to ancient myths, this beautiful princess and wife of Cupid was so beautiful that people turned to worshiping her instead of Venus. | Psyche |
| Both Apollo's love for her and that she did not return his love were the direct result of Cupid's malice. | Daphne |
| As a natonal hero, he symbolized the perfect Roman--a person willing to sacrifice his own pleasure to attain his goals. | Aeneas |
| This many-headed serpent of Greek mythology lived in Lake Lerna and was killed by Hercules. | Hydra |
| Roman goddess of horses. | Hippona |
| Hades may have been god of the dead, but this god was death itself. | Thanatos |
| Every Roman home had a shrine that honored this goddess, whose symbol was fire in the hearth. | Vesta |
| This bird of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, has traditionally been viewed as wise. | Owl |
| The Romans copied and preserved almost all myths about Hades and his underworld kingdom; however, they changed his name to this. | Pluto |
| Perhaps to compensate for his physical imperfection, all items produced by this Roman blacksmith god were perfect; some even had magic qualities. | Vulcan |
| This jealous suitor of Lavinia was killed in single combat by Aeneas. | Turnus |
| His "golden touch" was a gift from Bacchus as reward for the kindness he showed Bacchus's foster father. | Midas |
| The affair of Zeus and this Titaness of all wisdom resulted in the birth of Athena; however, she is rarely mentioned as Athena's mother. | Metis |
| In this ancient work, Hesiod examined human life, set forth his moral values and explained that life is difficult and people must work hard, despite the rule of Zeus. | Works and Days |
| The story of this daughter of Oedipus, who defied the king's order and buried her brotheer, has come to represent personal courage and conscience, especially in opposing the unjust use of power by by the state. | Antigone |
| Because the ancient Romans were seafaring people who imported much of their food and other necessities by ship, this god played an important role in their daily lives. | Neptune |
| The Greek god of purity could tell you that the way to a lady's heart was through flowery words and love songs because he was also the god of this. | poetry and music |
| To cross this best known river in Hades, a soul was ferried by the boatman Charon, who always demanded payment. For this reason, the Greeks placed coins in the mouths of their dead. | Styx |
| Among the wisest, gentlest and most learned of creatures, this centaur son of Cronos was asked to tutor several of the greatest Greek heroes: for example, Achilles, Jason and Hercules. | Cheiron (Chiron) |
| In the language of mythology, these creatures had unnatural proportions or parts, were usually regarded with terror, and often possesed great strength and ferocity, used to injure or annoy man. | monsters |
| At the beginning of the Aeneid, the goddess Juno persuades this keeper of the winds to release the winds that scatter Aeneas's fleet. | Aeolus |
| This Roman goddess of grain and the harvest, worshiped by the common people of Rome and farmers outside the city, was honored in a yearly April festival called Ceralia. | Ceres |
| Once a beautiful nymph, she was transformed by Circe into a sea monster, part woman part fish, with the heads of dogs growing out of her waist. | Scylla |
| The Roman hero Aeneas disappeared in a battle with this people and, according to some stories, was taken to heavan and became a god. | Etruscans |
| The Aeneid traces the wandering of this Trojan hero who escaped un harmed from the burning city of Troy. | Aeneas |
| Eleusis, near Athens, was an important center of worship to this Greek goddess of earth, agriculture, fertility and grain. | Demeter |
| This neutral region under the earth was reserved for souls of people who deserved neither punishment nor reward upon death. | Hades |
| Although depicted as lame and deformed, Hephaestus won the hand of this beautiful goddess of love; their marriage symbolized the union of beauty and art. | Aphrodite |
| This half-man half-fish son of Poseidon often blew his conch shell horn to stir up or calm the seas. | Triton |
| Greeks believed that the destiny of every man was controlled by these three goddesses | Fates |
| This son of Apollo and Calliope knew that "music has charms to soothe a savage breast"; his skill with a lyre was said to charm even the rocks and the trees | Orpheus |
| Respectively, these Titan brothers were wise and stupid; one name meaning "forethought," the other "afterthought". | Prometheus and Epimetheus |
| This city, founded by Cadmus, was populated by sowing dragon's teeth that promptly sprouted into warriors. | Thebes |
| These mythical monsters, with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, were said to build nests of pure gold, making them a tempting target for hunters. | Griffin |
| The ancient story of these lovers may have been the basis for Shakespare's Romeo and Juliet; his A Midsummer Night's Dream includes a comic adaptation of this same legend. | Pyramus and Thisbe |
| According to Greek myth, this city was founded by Sisyphus, a notorius trickster who deceived even the gods. | Corinth |
| In Greek and Roman mythology, the story of this beautiful goddess explains the cycle of fertility in nature. | Persephone or Proserpina |
| According to Greek mythology, this fabled prize was believed to be the pure gold wool of a sacred ram. | Golden Fleece |
