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Mythology Flashcards

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The son of Daedalus who ignored his father’s instructions not to fly too close to the sun and fell into the sea when the wax in his wings melted?

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ICARUS

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What was the name of the hall located in Asgard ruled over by Odin where half of those who die in combat travel upon death led by valkyries?

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VALHALLA

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Which mythological creature had the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse?

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CENTAUR

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Geoffrey of Monmouth described which castle in Cornwall as the place of King Arthur’s conception?

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TINTAGEL

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The daughter of King Priam and of Queen Hecuba of Troy who was cursed by Apollo that nobody would ever believe her prophecies?

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CASSANDRA

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Which Egyptian god was the brother of Set and Isis the father of Horus and the god of the afterlife death life and resurrection?

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OSIRIS

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Usually considered to be the son of Jupiter and Juno who was the Roman god of war?

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MARS

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Closely related to nectar which food of the gods was stolen by Tantalus from Zeus’ table in Olympus?

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AMBROSIA

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In Hinduism the Trimurti consists of Shiva Vishnu and which other deity?

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BRAHMA

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The Roman god of doorways and passageways who is usually depicted as having two faces and gives his name to a month of the year?

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JANUS

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What was the name of the elaborate maze-like construction built by Daedalus to hold the Minotaur?

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LABYRINTH

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In Ovid’s narrative poem Metamorphoses which Cypriot sculptor fell in love with an ivory statue he had carved?

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PYGMALION

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Who was the Greek goddess of retribution? Her name is used today as a term for an archenemy.

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NEMESIS

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Nike was the goddess of victory in Greek mythology. Who was her Roman equivalent?

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VICTORY

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Which god associated with mummification and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion is usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackel?

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ANUBIS

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Usually considered the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome the minor goddesses Aglaea Euthrosyne and Thalia are together known by what name?

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GRACES (OR CHARITIES)

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Which of the Greek primordial deities was the mother goddess of the Earth giving her name to a hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock that the Earth is a self-regulating complex system?

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GAIA

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Who was the ferryman of Hades who carried souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron?

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CHARON

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Prometheus was punished for stealing fire from Mount Olympus and giving it to mankind by Zeus who chained him in unbreakable fetters and set which bird of prey over him to eat his liver each day?

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EAGLE

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Romulus and Remus were sheltered and suckled by what type of animal after they were abandoned on the bank of the Tiber River to die?

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SHE-WOLF

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Which of the nine realms of Norse mythology was the name for Earth and was inhabited by humans?

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MIDGARD

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The son of Parzival which knight of the Holy Grail was sent in a boat pulled by swans to rescue a maiden who can never ask his identity?

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LOHENGRIN

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Which hunter was killed by his own dogs after he was turned into a stag by Artemis?

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ACTEON

24
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Who was awarded the golden apple at the Judgement of Paris?

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APHRODITE

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Which mythological creatures in Scottish folklore are said to live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land?

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SELKIES

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Jason and the Argonauts seized the Golden fleece from which wealthy land ruled by King Aeetes?

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COLCHIS

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Who was punished for chronic deceitfulness by being condemned to push a large boulder up a hill in Hades only to watch it roll back down repeating this action throughout eternity?

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SISYPHUS

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Loki gave birth in the form of a mare to which eight-legged horse the steed of Odin?

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SLEIPNIR

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Who was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans who castrated and deposed his father Uranus?

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CRONOS

30
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Pollux was the divine son of Zeus and Leda who had been seduced by Zeus in the guise of which animal?

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SWAN

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In Arthurian legend which powerful enchantress was the daughter of Arthur’s mother Igraine?

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MORGAN LE FAY (OR MORGANA)

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Which Hindu goddess described as being black in colour but most often depicted as blue in popular Indian art is often portrayed standing or dancing on her consort the Hindu god Shiva?

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KALI

33
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Which Knight of the Round Table achieves the Holy Grail alongside Galahad and Percival?

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BORS

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In Greek mythology which sea nymphs often accompany Poseidon the god of the sea and can be friendly and helpful to sailors?

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NEREIDS

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The eighth labour of Hercules (Heracles) was to steal the man-eating mares belonging to which king of Thrace?

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DIOMEDES

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Which of the three Furies (or Erinyes) punished crimes of murder and was the sister of Alecto and Megaera?

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TISIPHONE

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After killing has father-in-law Deioneus which king of the Lapiths was ordered by Zeus to be bound to a burning solar wheel for all eternity?

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IXION

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Mictlan which consisted of nine distinct levels was the underworld in the mythology of which civilisation?

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AZTEC

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Which of the nine muses whose name was derived from a Greek verb meaning “to celebrate with dance and song” was the Muse of Tragedy?

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MELPOMENE

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The name of which Roman god was the Latin word for a boundary stone?

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TERMINUS

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Which king of Mycenae imposed the Twelve Labours on Hercules (Heracles)?

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EURYSTHEUS

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What was the name of the gigantic ash tree that was thought to connect all the nine worlds of Norse cosmology?

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YGGDRASIL

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In Celtic mythology who was the god of thunder who is usually represented with a thunderbolt in one hand and a wheel in the other?

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TARANIS

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Which prominent figure in Welsh mythology who chooses Pwyll prince of Dyfed as her consort may be associated with the horse goddess Epona?

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RHIANNON

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Who was the goddess of memory who lay with Zeus for nine nights and gave birth to the nine Muses?

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MNEMOSYNE

46
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Amaterasu the powerful sun goddess is the best known deity of the mythology of which country?

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JAPAN

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Which King of Cornwall appears in Arthurian legend as the uncle of Tristan and husband of Iseult who engage in a secret affair?

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MARK

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Often listed as the first avatar in the lists of the ten primary avatars of Vishnu which avatar appeared in the form of a fish and rescued the first man Manu from a great deluge?

A

MATSYA

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Which late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia was the patron deity of the city of Babylon?

A

MARDUK

50
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In Inca mythology who was the fertility goddess depicted with multiple breasts?

A

MAMA ALLPA

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