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2013 Area F Mythology Exam Choose the best answer to the following questions: 1. Theseus’ father may have been Aegeus but is sometimes said to be which Greek god? a). Zeus b). Apollo c). Poseidon d). Orpheus 2. How many of the Gorgons were mortal? a). one b). two c). three d). none 3. Herakles’ name at birth was: a). Iphikles b). Alcaeus c). Amphytrion d). Aeschylus 4. According to the poet Hesiod, the first entity in existence was: a). Kronus b). Apollo c). Iuppiter d). Chaos 5. Quirinus was the deified name of: a). Pollux b). Castor c). Remus d). Romulus The Greek goddess, _______, is typically illustrated as “triple-bodied” and was usually associated with witchcraft, magic, crossroads, and the moon. a). Hekate b). Proserpina c). Demeter d). Gaia 6. 7. Artemis was whose sister? a). Helena’s b). Apollo’s c). Perseus’ d). Zalmoxys’ 8. The Roman goddess of crossroads, graveyards, sorcery, and magic was”: a). Trivia b). Juno c). Venus d). Pomona 9. The father of Orpheus was: a). Linus b). Pierus c). Oeagrus d). Dionysus 10. Orpheus’ brother, and music teacher of Herakles was: a). Linus b). Pierus c). Oeagrus d). Dionysus 11. Jason retrieves the Golden Fleece from which eastern region? a). Iberia b). Colchis c). Didoya d). Albania 12. The name of Jason’s ship was the ________. a). Genius b). Hera c). Argo d). Phasis 13. Upon entering Olympus, after his “death”, Herakles marries __________. a). Ganymede b). Matella c). Demeter d). Hebe 14. Herakles builds his own funeral pyre assisted by what shepherd? a). Socrates b). Poeas c). Anchises d). David 15. Philemon and Baucis are changed into: a). lions b). birds. c). trees d). snakes 16. Pygmalion’s statue becomes a woman named,__________. a). Galatea b). Propylaea c). Nike d). Julia 17. Callisto was changed into a(n): a). fish b). bear c). mountain d). eagle 18. Who was the “father” of Erichthonius? a). Zeus b). Hephaestus c). Hades d). Poseidon 19. According to Hesiod, the Titan Ouranus did what with his titan children? a). ate them b). exiled them c). turned them into stone d). pushed them back into their mother 20. Theseus left _______ on the island of _________. a). Megara-Lemnos b). Deianeria-Aegina c). Ariadne-Naxos d). Julia-Delos 21. Although king of Athens, Theseus was born in what Greek city? a). Corinth b). Delphi c). Thermopylae d). Troezen 22. What ancient king of Latium was turned into a woodpecker by Circe? a). Saturn b). Latinus c). Faunus d). Picus 23. Orestes, with the help of his friend and cousin, _________, murders Clytemnestra. a). Euripides b). Pylades c). Alcibiades d). Socrates 24. _______ was struck lame by Zeus for boasting of a love affair with Venus. a). Aeneas b). Anchises c). Iulus d). Hippolytus 25. Bellerophon killed __________. a). the minotaur b). Cerberus c). the chimera d). Pegasus 26. Who carried his father away from Troy on his shoulders: a). Ascanius b). Anchises c). Helenus d). Aeneas 27. During the Trojan War saga, which Greek soldier was initially in possession of the bow of Heracles? a). Philoctetes b). Diomedes c). Aeneas d). Pyrrhus 28. _________ was the twice-born Greek god. a). Poseidon b). Ares c). Dionysus d). Eros 29. Herakles “won” Iole by winning a(n): a). foot race b). boat race c). archery contest d). wrestling contest 30. Apollo wrestles Heracles because he (Heracles) stole the __________ out of his temple: a). shield b). tripod c). metope d). javelin 31. The centaur, __________ tried to rape Deianara, the wife of Heracles. a). Chiron b). Nessus c). Hippodamia d). Pindar 32. Who built the Labyrinth for King Minos? a). Iapyx b). Daedalus c). Theseus d). Icarus 33. Peleus was king of the ___________. a). Myrmidons b). Regnisii c). Egyptians d). Spartans 34. Of the following, which is NOT a child of Cronus and Rhea? a). Artemis b). Zeus c). Hera d). Poseidon 35. Who invented the saw? a) Palamedes b) Perdix c) Daedalus d) Odysseus 36. Notus was god of the _________ wind. a). North b). South c). West d). East 37. The king of the winds is: a). Zephyr b). Eurus c). Boreas d). Aeolus 38. __________ was Aeneas’ mother: a). Juno b). Minerva c). Venus d). Pomona 39. Helle was the twin sister of: a). Jason b). Aegeus c). Phrixus d). Julia 40. The mother of Helle was: a). Nephele b). Demeter c). Athena d). Chalciope 41. Pelias usurps the throne from his brother, ______________: a). Tarquinius b). Sidero c). Aeson d). Iphitos 42. Which Roman soldier burned off his hand to demonstrate his, and all the Romans’, determination? a). Mucius Scaevola b). Horatius Cocles c). Corriolanus d). Cinncinnatus 43. Rome’s Magna Mater, “Great Mother” was: a). Victoria b). Pompa c). Cybele d). Attis 44. Which of Rome’s kings was said to have been a student of Pythagoras? a). Tullus Hostilius b). Numa Pompilius c). Tarquinius Superbus d). Ancus Marcius 45. __________, loved by Eos, was granted immortality but still wasted away with age. a). Ganymede b). Memnon c). Susa d). Tithonus 46. The fisherman, _________, found Perseus and his mother in a wooden chest floating in the ocean. a). Simonides b). Dictys c). Priam d). Helenus 47. The father of the Hecatonchires was: a). Kronus b). Zeus c). Odysseus d). Uranus 48. Which of the following is NOT a cyclopes: a). Coeus b). Brontes c). Steropes d). Arges 49. Aphrodite came ashore on the island of : a). Naxos b). Tenos c). Cythera d). Serifos 50. Hippolyta was queen of the _____________. a). Cretans b). Athenians c). Amazons d). Spartans Answer all of the following Tie-Breakers: 96. _________, was chained to a fiery wheel for his eternal punishment. a). Sisyphus b). Theseus c). Orpheus d). Ixion 97. Who has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat: a). Duris b). Pan c). Dryope d). Nunnos 98. Jason’s “labors” were assigned to him by king __________. a). Minos b). Cecrops c). Aeetes d). Iolus 99. He had the fulmen, or, lightning bolt, as his personal weapon: a). Zeus b). Kronus c). Cerberus d). Helios 100. For the Greeks, Perseus was the legendary founder of which city? a). Mycenae b). Sparta c). Thessaloniki d). Argos