THE SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM 207-780-4249 www.usm.maine.edu/planet <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usm.maine.edu%2Fplanet&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHulkHuLP13bOG2PkNrPazsGWFs2A> 70 Falmouth Street Portland, Maine 04103 43.6667° N 70.2667° W Altitude: 10 feet below sea level Founded January 1970 Julian Date: 2459369.18 2020-2021: CXLII THE DAILY ASTRONOMER Friday,June 4, 2021 50-Question Mythology Quiz [image: gods.jpg] Let's have some fun today, ladies and gentlemen! After all, the weather is sublime, the weekend is approaching and summer is imminent. So, we'll shelve astronomy in favor of mythology. No worries. The Universe will still be extant -we think- on Monday. Today, we're posting a different type of quiz. Questions and answers without multiple choice. Yes, I omitted the multiple choice option SOLELY for my benefit. Composing this test would have been a _______________ labor had I included four choices with each question. (That's right, I wasn't about to give away the answer to Question # 2.) During the pandemic shutdown, we posted both a "remote planetarium" astronomy course which included a mythological preface at the beginning of most lessons. The following questions are based on the mythological stories presented in those introductions. (Note: Some answers might be used more than once.) Oh, and since my infant daughter Miranda is going to celebrate her 1st birthday tomorrow (probably at some dive in the Old Port), we included an updated photo at the end of the quiz. 1. Which king developed the "golden touch?" 2. Who performed the twelve labors? 3. Who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother? 4. Who was the only mortal Gorgon? 5. Who killed the only mortal Gorgon? 6. Name either one of the two immortal Gorgons. 7. Whose abduction precipitated the Trojan War? 8. Who abducted the person whose abduction precipitated the Trojan War? 9. Who was the god of the Underworld? 10. Who is credited with having written the Iliad? 11. Who was Zeus' father? 12. Zeus' father was king of the ___________. 13. Who was the goddess of the hearth? 14. Who led the expedition to capture the golden fleece? 15. The participants in that expedition to capture the golden fleece were called the _______________. 16. Who kept Odyssesus on her island for seven years? 17. Who was the goddess of dawn? 18. Who was the god of sleep? 19. Who was Orion's father? 20. Who was the legendary king of Crete? 21. Who built the labyrinth for the legendary king of Crete? 22. Which half-man/half-bull creature was imprisoned in the labyrinth built for the legendary king of Crete? 23. Who slew the half-man/half-bull creature who was imprisoned in the labyrinth built for the legendary king of Crete? 24. _______________ was the only mortal woman to give birth to a god. 25. To which god did that woman give birth? 26. What does the name of that god mean? 27. What was the name of the cyclops which ate a few of Odysseus' men? 28. Who tossed the golden apple into the wedding party of Thetis and Peleus? 29. The answer to # 28 was the god/goddess of ____________. 30. Which three goddesses all laid claim to that apple? 31. Who decided which goddess would receive the apple? 32. Which goddess did receive the apple? 33. Who was the three headed hound who guarded the entrance to the underworld? 34. Which horse emerged from Medusa's blood? 35. What feature distinguished that horse from all other horses? 36. Who tamed that horse? 37. Who was Cassiopeia's daughter? 38. Which creature almost devoured Cassiopeia's daughter? 39. Who saved Cassiopeia's daughter from that creature? 40. Which god presided over the Delphic Oracle? 41. Who killed Achilles? 42. Who became queen of the Underworld? 43. Who was the god of stupidity? 44. Who was the muse of dancing? 45. Who was the muse of history? 46. Hippolyta was the queen of the ______________. 47. Who was the god of love? 48. Who was the god of love's consort? 49. What were the names of Achilles' two immortal horses? 50. Who was the goddess of marriage? ANSWERS 1. Which king developed the "golden touch?" Midas 2. Who performed the twelve labors? Heracles (Hercules) 3. Who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother? Oedipus 4. Who was the only mortal Gorgon? Medusa 5. Who killed the only mortal Gorgon? Perseus 6. Name either one of the two immortal Gorgons. Stheno or Euryale 7. Whose abduction precipitated the Trojan War? Helen 8. Who abducted the person whose abduction precipitated the Trojan War? Paris 9. Who was the god of the Underworld? Hades 10. Who is credited with having written the Iliad? Homer 11. Who was Zeus' father? Cronos 12. Zeus' father was king of the _______________. Titans 13. Who was the goddess of the hearth? Hestia (Vesta) 14. Who led the expedition to capture the golden fleece? Jason 15. The participants in that expedition to capture the golden fleece were called the _____________________. Argonauts 16. Who kept Odysseus on her private island for seven years? Calypso 17. Who was the goddess of dawn? Aurora 18. Who was the god of sleep? Hypnos 19. Who was Orion's father? Poseidon 20. Who was the legendary king of Crete? Minos 21. Who built the labyrinth for the legendary king of Crete? Daedalus 22. Which half-man/half bull creature was imprisoned in the labyrinth built for the legendary king of Crete? The Minotaur 23. Who slew the half-man/half-bull creature who was imprisoned in the labyrinth built for the legendary king of Crete? Theseus 24. _______________ was the only mortal woman to give birth to a god. Semele 25. To which god did that woman give birth? Dionysus 26. What does the name of that god mean? "Twice born" 27. What was the name of the cyclops which ate a few of Odysseus' men? Polyphemus 28. Who tossed the golden apple into the wedding party of Thetis and Peleus? Eris 29. The answer to # 28 was the god/goddess of ____________. Discord 30. Which three goddesses all laid claim to that apple? Aphrodite, Athena, Hera 31. Who decided which goddess would receive the apple? Paris 32. Which goddess did receive the apple? Aphrodite 33. Who was the three headed hound who guarded the entrance to the underworld? Cerberus 34. Which horse emerged from Medusa's blood? Pegasus 35. What feature distinguished that horse from all other horses? It was winged. 36. Who tamed that horse? Bellerophon 37. Who was Cassiopeia's daughter? Andromeda 38. Which creature almost devoured Cassiopeia's daughter? Cetus the sea monster 39. Who saved Cassiopeia's daughter from that creature? Perseus 40. Which god presided over the Delphic Oracle? Apollo 41. Who killed Achilles? Paris 42. Who became queen of the Underworld? Persephone 43. Who was the god of stupidity? Koalemos 44. Who was the muse of dancing? Terpischore 45. Who was the muse of history? Clio 46. Hippolyta was the queen of the ______________. Amazons 47. Who was the god of love? Eros 48. Who was the god of love's consort? Psyche 49. What were the names of Achilles' two immortal horses? Xanthus and Ballius 50. Who was the goddess of marriage? Hera [image: unnamed.jpg] *Happy 1st birthday, little Miranda!* To subscribe or unsubscribe from the Daily Astronomer: https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=DAILY-ASTRONOMER&A= <https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=DAILY-ASTRONOMER&A=1>