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| Whose name has became a synonym for rich man? |
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| T/F. Midas had his fortunes for long periods of time; he had a lot of intelligence. |
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| False, he lost his fortunes instantly and he was a dumb butt. |
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| Midas returned _______ to ______. |
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| Bacchus gave Midas a wish... what did he wish for? what was the problem with it? |
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1.Everything he touched turned to gold. 2.He would not be able to eat since his food would turn into gold. |
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| How did Midas cure himself of his wish? |
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| He washed himself in the Pactolus river; this is why gold is in the bottom of rivers "supposedly" |
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| Why did Apollo turn Midas' ears into those of an ass?lol |
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| Because Apollo and Pan had a contest(music), and Midas voted for Pan.... Pan was less powerful so Apollo turned Midas' ears into those of an ass. |
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How did Apollo show that he was angry? Why was he angry? |
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1.He turned his messenger bird black. 2.Because Coronis refused to love him. |
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| T/F. Coronis was killed because of her lack of faith in Apollo, and since she didn't love him. |
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| Who did Apollo give Coronis' child to? |
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Who is this: Son of Apollo. Surpassed Chiron in healing with herbs and medicinces. Revived Theseus' son from the dead. After Zeus killed him, this person appeared in sick people's dreams to tell them how their sickness could be cured. A.Sigurd B.Aesculapius C.Perseus D.Proteus |
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| What do the Danaids do in the underworld? |
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| They carry buckets of water endlessly since the water keeps on leaking out. |
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| How many Danaids are there total? How many in Underworld? |
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| The Danaids were going to marry there 50 cousins, but they didn't want to. What were they told to do after they married them by their father? |
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| Kill them in their sleep. |
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| T/F. Hypermnestra, one of the Danaids, didn't kill her husband, and told him to escape. |
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| Why were their only 49 Danaids in the Underworld instead of 50? |
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| Because only one of them didn't slay their husbands. |
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| Why was Glaucus turned into a sea god? |
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| Because he jumped into the sea after catching many fish, and the sea gods easily agreed to do that. |
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| T/F. Since Scylla was a nymph, she was so familiar to the half-man, half-fish Glaucus. |
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| False, she ran high on a mountain to observe him. |
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| Who turned Scylla into an immovable monster? Why? |
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1.Circe 2.She blamed Scylla for Glaucus not loving her. |
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| Why was Erysichthon punished with being starved forever? |
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| He cut down sacred trees belonging to Ceres, who had Famine go inside him and plant hunger. |
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Eurysichthon's daughter was used in a plan. What was the plan? How did he die? |
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1.To sell her for money to be a slave, then Poseidon would disguise her, so that she could go through being sold for a slave numerous times for money. 2.He ate himself. |
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| Pomona only loved the ________, not men. |
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| T/F. Vertumnus disguised himself as an old lady to Pomona and talked with her. |
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How did Vertumnus die? What happened to Pomona after? |
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1.He killed himself since Pomona didn't love him. 2. She was transformed into a stone image by Venus since she was heartless. |
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Who is this: She was said to have a horn that when played, any food or drink would appear. She was also known to either be a goat that Zeus fed on, or she owned the goat. A.Nisus B.Amalthea C.Persephone D.Scylla |
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Who is being described?: Woman warriors who once tried to go to Attica to get their Queen back from Theseus. Fought the Greeks in the Trojan war. A.The Amazons B.The Myrinedes C.The Siperions D.The Mamothans |
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Who is being described?:One of the Danaids who was chased by a satyr. Posedion saved her and made a spring with her name. A.Scylla B.Harponia C.Perde D.Amymone |
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Who is being described?: Princess of Thebes who bore 2 sons. She was treated badly by her husband, and her sons avenged her by killing her husband and his new wife. A.Dirce B.Antiope C.Feylla |
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Who is being described:? Girl who was just as good as Minerva in weaving. Minerva turned her into a spider. A.Arachne B.Procne C.Europa |
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Who is being described?: Real poet who Apollo told him that his sailors were gonna kill him. He escaped by playing for them music and then jumping on dolphins. A.Hephaestus B.Orion
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Who is being described?: Keeper of bees, son of Apollo. Once his bees died of strange disease, he went to capture Proteus, and he told him to sacrifice animals to the gods. A.Mendenele B.Aristaeus C.Apiares |
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Which couple is being described?: God of Dawn made her husband immortal, but forgot to make him not grow old. Thus, he shriveled away until she turned him into a grasshopper. (No hint, sorry) |
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Who is being described? Sons who went to get a statue for their mom, but their mom prayed to Hera to give them a gift, and she gave them death. T/F. It was Biton and Cleobis. |
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Maiden whose father was cursed by being turned into a wolf. She was turned into a bear by Hera, but Zeus made her apart of the stars as the Greater Bear. A.Callisto B.Chiron C.Clytye |
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Who is this? Centaur who was immortal and wise in herbs. He was killed because Hercules mortaly wounded him by accident. He chose to die since his wound was not treatable. A.Pan B.Grover C.Chiron |
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Who is this?: Maiden in love with the Sun-God. She was turned into a sunflower since she always looked at him. A.Ibycus B.Clytie C.Agamemnon |
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Who is this? Girl who plucked the leaves off of a nymph thinking it was a tree. She was turned into a tree herself. A.Hero B.Leander C.Dryope |
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Who is this? Man who slept for 57 years and saved Athens from a plague wishing only to be friends with Athens and his country Cnossus in Crete. A.Hercules B.Leander C.Epimenides |
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Who is this?: Half-man Half-serpent. Son of Hephaestus. Put in a box never to be opened. Cecrops 3 daughters opened it and Athena drove them mad and they killed themselves. A.Promestheus B.Leander C.Ericthonius |
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Who is this?: These two always swam to eachother since they lived on opposite shores. One night there was a storm and one of them died. Then the other one killed themself. A.Hero B.Leander C.Brynhild D.Both A&B E.Both A&C F.Both B&C |
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Who is this:? Daughters of Atlas who were sent amonf the stars. T/F. They were the Myrmidons |
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| False, they were the Hyades |
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Who is this:? Attacked by robbers from Corinth, a flock of cranes went and avenged him and got his robers arrested. A.Ibycus B.Haletus C.Stalemenis |
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Who is this:? Daughter of Titans Phoebe and Coeus. Wife of Zeus. No one excepted her since they were afraid Hera would give them bad luck. She bore Apollo and Athena. A.Marsyas B.Leto C.Linus |
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Who is this? Torn to pieces by dogs; others say that he was killed by Hercules A.Linus B.Leto C.Latona |
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Who is this? Chose a mortal over Apollo... went on the quest of the Golden Fleece. A.Marpessa B.Riyamphitre C.Euryniadne |
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Who is this? Satyr who played Athena's flute, challenged Apollo, and was frayed because of his loss. A.Marity B.Marsyas C.Pan |
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Who is this? Saved two snakes who gave him this ability to understand most animals. He was captured, but saved his captors by telling them the roof-beam would fall. A.Melampus B.Merope C.Linus |
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Who is this? Mother of Aepytus, he and her helped take down her rude husband(mean) A.Polyneices B.Antigon C.Merope |
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Who are they? Achilles' followers in the Trojan war. Started off as ants until Aeacus prayed to Zeus to make them into people since his kingdom population was very low. A.Myrmidons B.Goomles C.Nyrtles |
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Who are they? King of Megara who had a purple locket that would protect his cirty of Megara. His daughter saw Minos and gave him the locket of hair. They were both transformed into birds. A.Circe and Odysseus B.Nisus and Scylla C.Teirisias and Antigone |
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Who is this?: Young man who cleared a land of the beasts in order to win the heart of Merope/Aero. He insulted her when drunk, and Merope/Aero's father Oenopion blinded him temporarily til he went far East. Killed by Artemis or Apollo. (Orion Constellation) A........ |
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Who is this:? 7 daughters of Atlas who were persued by Orion. A.Pleiades B.Danaides C.Amazons |
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Who is this? Man who saved a dryad from a tree and asked for her love. she sent him a messenger bee but he accidentally harmed it. She then blinded him. A.Rhoecus B.Tyro C.Salmoneus |
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Who is this?: Man who said he was Zeus? A.Bachus B.Tyro C.Salmoneus |
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Who is this?: saw a mighty eagle that took away Asopus' daughter. Eagle was Zeus, and Zeus made this person roll a stone in the underworld that would always fall back down. A.Sisyphus B.Tyro C.Adriadno |
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Who is this:? Daughter of Salmoneus. Bore kids with Poseidon even though she had a husband. Husband(Cretheus) found out and married someone else. Son who slew the wife was called Pelias, and he was the indirect cause of Jason's death. A.Tyro B.Tyra C.Pyrasemenes |
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