This hero was the rider of Pegasus.

This hero helped kill the Calydonian Boar.

This hero became King of Athens after many adventures.

This hero was the child of Helios, the sun god.

This hero was the queen of the Amazons and liberated women.

This hero killed Medusa.

The oracle foretold that this hero would marry a beast that even the gods feared.

This hero died at a very young age.

This hero killed the Minotaur.

This hero outwitted the Sphinx.

This hero vowed to marry whomever beat him or her in a foot race.

This hero murdered his or her own children.

This hero had a unique marital arrangement by not being able to look at his or her spouse.

This hero was given a cap of invisibility.

This hero abandoned a girl on an island.

This hero, for a short while, helped Atlas by holding up the sky.

This hero turned King Polydectes into stone.

This hero claimed his birthright by lifting a large stone to reveal a sword given to him by his father.

This hero tried to reach the top of Mount Olympus.

This hero was raised in the wild—first by a bear, then by hunters.

This hero received a bridle from Athena to assist him in becoming a hero.

This hero was called the "Bride of Ares."

This hero is tested four times by Aphrodite.

This hero is completed the 12 labors to redeem himself.

This hero killed his father and married his mother.

Creature that is part goat, part lion, and part snake

Female nature spirit

Creature with the head of a woman, body of a lion, and wings of an eagle

Known as "the pine bender," he would kill his victims by tearing them apart between two pine trees

Half-bird, half-woman creature

Half-horse, half-man creature

One of three creatures who controlled the life and death of mortals

One of three snake-haired creatures

Three-headed hound of Hades

This bandit on the Road to Athens would kick his guests into the sea with a hungry man eating turtle waiting below

Winged horse

Half-man, half-bull creature

One of nine creatures who inspired every form of art

Boatman of the Underworld

Half-man, half-goat creature

One of three creatures who tormented criminals

Witch who was married to Theseus's father

Known as "the stretcher", he forced travellers to lie on a bed and made them fit by cutting off or stretching their limbs

God of love, son of Aphrodite

God of the sun

This hero was a talented musician that could subdue the Earth with his music.

This helper swore that he or she would grant his or her son any request.

This helper assisted on the hunt for the Calydonian Boar.

This helper attempted to poison Theseus

This helper designed the Labyrinth.

This hero traveled to the Underworld to try to retrieve his wife.

This helper was saved from a sea serpent by Perseus.

This woman aided Theseus in his quest.

This helper was killed by his or her own mother.

This helper lost a son due to an invention.

Which hero is the best example of an anti-hero?

Atalanta was tricked into losing a foot race through the help of which goddess?

Atalanta’s friend, Meleager, died because:

This person was driven temporarily insane by Hera:

Which of the following was not one of the twelve labors of Heracles:

What do the gods swear by?

Laius, the King of Thebes, was killed by whom?

What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx?

Who assists Perseus on his journey to the end of the earth?

The version of the Bellerophon story we read in class is an example of what?

The Calydonian boar was sent by what god or goddess to plague the king?

Which hero was not a son of Zeus?

Why did King Aegeus, the father of Theseus, commit suicide?

What is a prophecy concerning Oedipus?

Tiresias was:

At the end of their lives Atalanta and her husband, Hippomenes, were said to have been changed into

Theseus was sent to Crete as a:

Daedalus kills his apprentice out of

Phaethon wants to meet his father to prove to _________ that his father was a god.

What is Psyche's fatal flaw?

Phaethon had a major character flaw, believing that he could do what a god did.

A recount of an event that occurred in the past, but is critical to the plot.

"Pulled the wool over my eyes" or "You've made your bed. Now lie in it!"

A myth that is intended to teach a lesson

"Living Life Liverless"

Language that is specific to a particular industry

Medea predicts that Aegeus will die at the hands of his own son.

Daedalus tells Ariadne, "Deep inside, men are no better than beasts." This is an example of

This is why a character may behave in a certain manner.

A clash between expectations and outcomes. This can be verbal, dramatic, or situational.

Also known as the adversary

This is the reason or intent for writing

"Snake in the grass" or "Between a rock and a hard place"

A comedic retelling of a story to imitate or ridicule

Recurring element in a story to help illustrate the theme or main idea.

Why did Icarus die?

In line 35 what does the poet mean by Daedalus’s “wretched cleverness”?

Some myths explain why things are the way they are in the real world. What does this myth explain about the world?

Which lines contain the best example of imagery?

What could be the best theme for this myth?