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NLE Myth Review 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The man who first tried to fly was the artisan... | Daedalus |
| Mercury was ... of the gods | messenger |
| Achilles' tutor Chiron was a.... | centaur |
| The Roman god with a face looking forwards, and one looking backwards is.... | Janus |
| Pluto took Persephone, daughter of ... to the Underworld to be his queen. | Ceres |
| .... fought the Minotaur in Crete | Theseus |
| Orpheus did not succeed in bring Eurydice back from death because | he looked back |
| The legendary founder of Rome was... | Romulus |
| Pyramus and .... were famous lovers who died tragic deaths. | Thisbe |
| Theseus slew the Minotaur with the help of ... | Ariadne |
| .... was the queen of the gods and patron of marriage | Juno |
| Daedalus' son .... fell into the sea and drowned | Icarus |
| The Trojan leader .... was the ancestor of the Romans | Aeneas |
| Medusa, one of the three.... could turn a man to stone. | Gorgons |
| Romulus and Remus were the sons of... | Mars |
| Hercules went to ... to fetch Cerberus. | the Underworld |
| The Saturnalia holiday is roughly comparable to.... | Christmas |
| The Greek hero ... is associated with Danae, Medusa and Andromeda. | Perseus |
| Often pictured wearing a helmet,.... is also known to the Greeks as goddess of arts and crafts. | Athena |
| .... tried to recapture his dead wife from the Underworld. | Orpheus |