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Undergraduate 1
11/04/2015

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Who was Menelaos?
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The king of Sparta and husband of Helen; a strong warrior
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The Cretan bull was...
Definition
A bull Minos refused to sacrifice to Poseidon. It was caught alive.
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Cerberus was...
Definition
A 3-headed beast that lived under the world
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What was the purpose of the Cerberus?
Definition
To keep the living from entering the world of the dead
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The Roman name for Poseidon was...
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Neptune
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The Roman name for Hades was...
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Pluto
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The Roman name for Hermes was...
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Mercury
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The Roman name for Hephaistos was...
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Vulcan
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The Roman name for Dionysus was...
Definition
Bacchus
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The Roman name for Ares was...
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Mars
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Who was the brother of Zeus?
Definition
Poseidon
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The Roman name for Hestia was...
Definition
Vesta
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Who was the god of the forge/divine craftsman?
Definition
Hephaistos/Vulcan
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"Eros" mean...
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Love, desire
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"Gaia" means...
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Earth
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"Ouranos" means...
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Sky
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"Chaos" means...
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Chasm, gap
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Who were the Titan Gods?
Definition
Kronos and Rhea
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Posiedon supported...
Definition
Troy originally, but switched to the side of the Greeks when they failed to honour him properly
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Who was responsible for the war and how?
Definition
Paris (Alexander) because he stole Helen away from Troy
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Who was Ajax?
Definition
A strong warrior for the side of the Greeks
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Who was the queen of Troy?
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Hekuba
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Who is the king of Troy?
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Priam
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Who was Odysseus?
Definition
The king of Ithaka, known as a great Greek warrior and a clever individual
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Which side of the war did Aphrodite support?
Definition
Troy
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Which side of the war did Hera support?
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Greece
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What was the name of the girl that Agamemnon took from Achilles?
Definition
Briseis
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Who was Nestor?
Definition
The king of Pylos, an old man, but once a great Greek warrior. Known as the wisest.
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Who was the wife of Menelaos?
Definition
Helen
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Who is Hektor's wife?
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Andromache
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Which side of the war does Artemis support?
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Troy
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Who is the leader of the Greeks?
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Agamemnon
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Why is Agamemnon the most powerful?
Definition
He is the most powerful because he commands the most men
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