Question 1

husband of Alcmene,

Accepted Answer

Amphitryon

Question 2

taught Heracles literature was killed by Heracles

Accepted Answer

Linus

Question 3

wife of Heracles, daughter of Creon of Thebes

Accepted Answer

Megara

Question 4

religious pollution brought on by bad deeds

Accepted Answer

miasma

Question 5

King of Mycenae (instead of Heracles), gave Heracles his 12 tasks

Accepted Answer

Eurystheus

Question 6

nephew of Heracles

Accepted Answer

Iolaus

Question 7

patron of Heracles / metaphor for his wisdom

Accepted Answer

Athene

Question 8

Task 1: hide could not be penetrated with sword

Accepted Answer

Nemean Lion

Question 9

Heads grew back x2 when cut off and one was immortal

Accepted Answer

Lernean Hydra

Question 10

golden, sacred to Artemis, bigger than a bull, extremely fast

Accepted Answer

Ceryneian hind / Golden hind

Question 11

Monstrous boar terrorising countryside

Accepted Answer

Erymanthian boar

Question 12

king Augeas of Elis had enormous cattle that produced an enormous amount of dung

Accepted Answer

Augean stables

Question 13

farm lands of Stymphalos being ravaged by enormous flying creatures

Accepted Answer

Stymphalian birds

Question 14

huge creature terrorising inhabitants and farms on Crete

Accepted Answer

Cretan bull

Question 15

King of the Bisthones in Thrace, he owned horses that ate human flesh

Accepted Answer

Mares of Diomedes

Question 16

Queen of the Amazons, she wore a magical belt from her father Ares, god of war

Accepted Answer

Belt of Hippolyte

Question 17

a giant with three heads and three sets of limbs. He owned prized cattle with red hides

Accepted Answer

Cattle of Geryon

Question 18

nymph daughters of Atlas guarded the golden apples which Gaia had given to Zeus and Hera at their wedding

Accepted Answer

Apples of Hesperides

Question 19

the guardian to the Underworld

Accepted Answer

Cerberus

Question 20

large clay jar, often sunk into the ground and used to store grain

Accepted Answer

pithos

Question 21

cult to which Heracles was inducted into in order to get Persephone to give him Cerberus

Accepted Answer

Eleusinian Mysteries

Question 22

Titan condemned to hold up the sky for eternity

Accepted Answer

Atlas

Question 23

blood of the hydra; Heracles later uses on his arrows

Accepted Answer

Venom

Question 24

founded by Heracles in honour of his father Zeus, after the 5th labour

Accepted Answer

Olympic Games

Question 25

where the titan Prometheus was chained

Accepted Answer

Mount Caucasus

Question 26

Titan punished for helping mankind gain fire. Helped Heracles with the 11th task

Accepted Answer

Prometheus

Question 27

Which King founded the city in Attica which needed a name

Accepted Answer

King Cecrops

Question 28

Which two gods competed to name the city in Attica

Accepted Answer

Poseidon and Athena

Question 29

Who was the Erechtheion temple dedicated to

Accepted Answer

Athena, Poseideon and King Erechtheus

Question 30

What is the name of the bowl which shows Theseus' labours

Accepted Answer

kylix

Question 31

Who was the father of Aethra, Theseus' mother

Accepted Answer

King Pittheus

Question 32

What did King Aegeus leave under the rock for Theseus to find

Accepted Answer

sword and sandals

Question 33

What was Periphetes otherwise known as

Accepted Answer

the club bearer

Question 34

What was Sinis otherwise known as

Accepted Answer

the pine bender

Question 35

What was the name of the sow or the female thief Theseus' killed

Accepted Answer

the Crommyonian sow

Question 36

What was the name of the old man with dirty feet and a turtle

Accepted Answer

Sciron

Question 37

What did King Cercyon challenge Theseus to

Accepted Answer

a wrestling match

Question 38

Who was the last of Theseus' six labours on the way to Athens

Accepted Answer

Procustes

Question 39

Who was King Aegeus' wife

Accepted Answer

Medea

Question 40

What was the name of the bull who terrorised Attica

Accepted Answer

Marathonian Bull

Question 41

Who demanded 7 Athenian boys and girls as sacrifice each year

Accepted Answer

Minos, King of Crete

Question 42

Who helped Theseus defeat the minotaur

Accepted Answer

Ariadne

Question 43

Where was Ariadne abandoned

Accepted Answer

Naxos

Question 44

What did Theseus destroy in order to unite Attica

Accepted Answer

town halls and council chambers

Question 45

What new games did Theseus initiate to unite all religions in Attica

Accepted Answer

Panathenaic Games

Question 46

Which historian wrote The History of Rome around 24 BC

Accepted Answer

Livy

Question 47

Who destroyed many of the records of Rome's history in 387 BC

Accepted Answer

The Gauls

Question 48

Who was the grandfather of Romulus and Remus

Accepted Answer

King Numitor

Question 49

Who was the brother of King Numitor

Accepted Answer

Amulius

Question 50

Who left Troy with Aeneas

Accepted Answer

Antenor

Question 51

What area did Antenor go on to found

Accepted Answer

Venetia

Question 52

Who was Aeneas' mother

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 53

Who was his father

Accepted Answer

Anchises

Question 54

What were the sacred objects dedicated to the city called

Accepted Answer

public Penates

Question 55

What word means 'sense of duty' to the gods, family and city

Accepted Answer

pietas

Question 56

Who was Aeneas' first wife

Accepted Answer

Creusa

Question 57

Who was the son of Aeneas either by Creusa or Livia

Accepted Answer

Ascanius

Question 58

What area did King Latinus rule

Accepted Answer

Latium or LaureNtum

Question 59

What new city did Aeneas form

Accepted Answer

Lavinium

Question 60

Who was the son of Ascanius who went on to rule Lavinium

Accepted Answer

Silvius

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