Hercules Cacus and Achelaus
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- Q1Which author tells the story of Hercules and Cacus?VirgilOvidHomer30s
- Q2On which hill in future Rome was Cacus living?PaletineAventineCapitoline30s
- Q3Who was Cacus's fatherVulcanPlutoJupiter30s
- Q4What has Cacus stolen belonging to Hercules?CattleBoarApples30s
- Q5During which myth does the story of Cacus take place?Mares of DiomedesStymphalian birdsCattle of Geryon30s
- Q6Why cannot Hercules get into Cacus's cave?Cacus is guarding it outsidecannot see it due to the smokeit is blocked by a boulder30s
- Q7What does Hercules do when he can't get through the entrancesets fire to the cavethrows rocks from abovechallenges Cacus to come out.30s
- Q8Which Greek hero told the story of Hercules and AchelousDiomedesPerseusTheseus30s
- Q9Who were Hercules and Achelous fighting over?AlcmeneNessusHippolyteDeianira30s
- Q10How does Alcheous criticise Hercules Labourssays he had help from the godssays they were his own faultsays they were easy30s
- Q11What does Achelous change into first in the fight?snakefireriverbull30s
- Q12Why does Hercules laugh at Achelous when he changes into a snake?he easily defeated the hydra which was much worsethe snake was smallit is a cowards way of fighting30s
- Q13What does Achelous change into after the snake?waterfirebull30s
- Q14How does he defeat Achelous as bull?stuns it with his clubstrangles itchops off the horn30s
- Q15What kind of creature was Nessuslapithsatyrcentaur30s