| Cupid's mom is this Roman goddess |
Venus |
200 |
May 28, 2020 |
| This race of gods includes the 12 children of Uranus & Gaia |
the Titans |
400 |
May 28, 2020 |
| 2 stars in the constellation Gemini are named for these twins of myth |
Castor & Pollux |
600 |
May 28, 2020 |
| Iolaus helps his uncle Hercules slay this many-headed water monster |
the Hydra |
800 |
May 28, 2020 |
| In art from the 400s B.C., Odysseus is offered a drink by this sorceress who had already turned his men into swine |
Circe |
1000 |
May 28, 2020 |
| Hippolyta is the queen of these women |
the Amazons |
200 |
January 14, 2020 |
| Dryads were the tree-dwelling version of these creatures |
nymphs |
400 |
January 14, 2020 |
| Opposite the cave of the sea monster Scylla, you'd find this monstrous personification of a whirlpool |
Charybdis |
600 |
January 14, 2020 |
| At his death, this great hunter was changed into a constellation |
Orion |
1000 |
January 14, 2020 |
| Echo's love for this lad was unrequited; he only had eyes for himself |
Narcissus |
|
January 14, 2020 |
| In some versions of the myth, Uther had used this sword long before his son Arthur removes it from the stone |
Excalibur |
200 |
May 17, 2017 |
| The mythical birthplace of this pre-Columbian people was Aztlan, the "White Land" |
the Aztecs |
400 |
May 17, 2017 |
| In Greek mythology rivers leading into this place include Cocytus, Phlegethon, Acheron & Styx |
Hades |
600 |
May 17, 2017 |
| After drinking from the fountain of Mimir, he becomes the wisest Norse god |
Odin |
800 |
May 17, 2017 |
| The ultimate night watchman, the mythical giant Argus has 100 of these |
eyes |
1000 |
May 17, 2017 |
| Odysseus blinded Polyphemus, one of these one-eyed giants |
a Cyclops |
200 |
October 20, 2015 |
| This Greek sun god loved Hyacinthus, a beautiful young man |
Apollo |
400 |
October 20, 2015 |
| Polydeuces is another name for this twin brother of Castor |
Pollux |
600 |
October 20, 2015 |
| Hell hath no fury like this woman scorned--when Jason left her, she murdered their children & Jason's new love |
Medea |
800 |
October 20, 2015 |
| In Greek myth, they're wood nymphs that live in trees |
dryads |
1000 |
October 20, 2015 |
| One of his labors was cleaning the stables of King Augeas |
Hercules |
200 |
July 30, 2014 |
| This sea god was often depicted holding a trident |
Poseidon |
400 |
July 30, 2014 |
| This goddess of wisdom had an unusual parentage-- no mom, just sprang full grown out of Zeus' head |
Athena |
600 |
July 30, 2014 |
| He made wax wings so he & his son Icarus could escape Crete; a great plan in theory, but... |
Daedalus |
800 |
July 30, 2014 |
| She wasn't just the Greek goddess of the rainbow--she personified it, too |
Iris |
1000 |
July 30, 2014 |
| This leader of the Argonauts was raised by the centaur Chiron |
Jason |
200 |
February 1, 2013 |
| His mother Thetis made the mistake of bathing him in the River Styx by holding him by the heel, thus making his heel vulnerable |
Achilles |
400 |
February 1, 2013 |
| The yoke of a chariot was lashed to a pole via this, named for the man who tied it so intricately |
the Gordian knot |
600 |
February 1, 2013 |
| This Greek messenger was also the conductor of souls to the underworld |
Hermes |
800 |
February 1, 2013 |
| Asterius was the name of this hybrid creature kept in the labyrinth |
a Minotaur |
1000 |
February 1, 2013 |
| This brother of Prometheus had the whole world on his shoulders |
Atlas |
200 |
November 10, 2010 |
| Sound the alarm! It's the term for a nymph who lures sailors & ships onto the rocks |
a siren |
400 |
November 10, 2010 |
| The cyclopes gave headwear to Hades that rendered him not invincible, but this |
invisible |
600 |
November 10, 2010 |
| She pined away over Narcissus until only her voice was left |
Echo |
800 |
November 10, 2010 |
| He tamed the winged horse Pegasus with a bridle given to him by Athena |
Bellerophon |
1000 |
November 10, 2010 |
| In Incan myth, it was this South American camel relative that warned man about the impending flood |
the llama |
200 |
June 13, 2008 |
| Go to Ellen in the name books & you'll find it's a form of this name from Greek myth |
Helen |
400 |
June 13, 2008 |
| In Roman myth, this powerful tot killed 2 serpents in his cradle |
Hercules |
600 |
June 13, 2008 |
| Island on which Theseus slew the Minotaur |
Crete |
1000 |
June 13, 2008 |
| According to Greek mythology, this horn of plenty is the horn of the goat Amalthea |
the cornucopia |
|
June 13, 2008 |
| Some say his 12 labors were penance for killing his wife Megara & their children |
Hercules |
200 |
October 12, 2007 |
| Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of this Greek god |
Zeus |
400 |
October 12, 2007 |
| She was given a box & told not to open it; she did, releasing the world's evils, but shut it before Hope could escape |
Pandora |
600 |
October 12, 2007 |
| This Greek sea god could cause springs to flow & create storms with a flourish of his trident |
Poseidon |
800 |
October 12, 2007 |
| The subject of a huge statue, this monster on the road to Thebes ate people who could not answer its riddle |
the Sphinx |
|
October 12, 2007 |
| In Greek myth Hypnos was the god of sleep; his brother Thanatos was the god of this more permanent state |
death |
200 |
March 14, 2007 |
| Not a bad gig: Omacatl was the god of joy, festvity & happiness in the pantheon of these people |
the Aztecs |
400 |
March 14, 2007 |
| In the title of an Ayn Rand novel, this mythological figure "Shrugged" |
Atlas |
600 |
March 14, 2007 |
| Sleipnir was this Norse god's 8-legged stallion |
Odin |
800 |
March 14, 2007 |
| As a constellation, this mythological princess is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster |
Andromeda |
1000 |
March 14, 2007 |
| Part hippopotamus & part woman, the Egyptian goddess Taweret had the tail of this alligator relative |
a crocodile |
200 |
February 7, 2006 |
| These half-horse, half-man creatures were notorious for misbehaving at parties |
centaurs |
400 |
February 7, 2006 |
| This "heel" of a hero fell in love with Penthesilea a little late; he'd already killed her! |
Achilles |
600 |
February 7, 2006 |
| In Etruscan myth, Tinia & Uni are the counterparts of Jupiter & this lovely wife |
Juno |
800 |
February 7, 2006 |
| Set, the evil brother of this Egyptian god, tricked him into lying down in a chest; it became his coffin |
Osiris |
1000 |
February 7, 2006 |
| The fleet-footed Atalanta once lost a race to Hippomenes when she stopped to pick up these golden fruits |
apples |
200 |
March 4, 2005 |
| This Roman goddess of wisdom is said to have leaped forth from the brain of Jupiter, fully mature & in armor |
Minerva |
400 |
March 4, 2005 |
| Hamadryads were nymphs who lived in these; when they died, so did the hamadryads |
trees |
800 |
March 4, 2005 |
| Heracles' seventh labor was to bring Eurystheus this savage Cretan animal |
the bull |
1000 |
March 4, 2005 |
| Hera punished this nymph by saying that she shall have the last word but no power to speak first |
Echo |
|
March 4, 2005 |
| The Roman god of war |
Mars |
200 |
October 16, 2003 |
| This king of Ithaca was married to the faithful Penelope |
Odysseus |
400 |
October 16, 2003 |
| (Sofia of the Clue Crew at the headquarters of Goodyear) Goodyear's "winged foot" symbol was inspired by a statue of this god |
Mercury |
600 |
October 16, 2003 |
| When this Greek god came to Delphi, he killed a dragon named Python |
Apollo |
800 |
October 16, 2003 |
| After Zeus turned her to stone, she still wept over the loss of her children |
Niobe |
1000 |
October 16, 2003 |
| The son of Venus, this Roman god of love carried a bow & arrows to shoot his victims |
Cupid |
100 |
October 5, 2000 |
| The son of Cronus & Rhea, he's the chief god of Greek mythology |
Zeus |
200 |
October 5, 2000 |
| When she opened the box that released all the misfortunes on the world, she shut it in time to keep hope inside |
Pandora |
300 |
October 5, 2000 |
| This Greek mountain was the home of the gods |
Mount Olympus |
400 |
October 5, 2000 |
| Athena gave this maiden snaky hair & a face so hideous that a glimpse of it would turn men to stone |
Medusa |
500 |
October 5, 2000 |
| In the legends of this country, Hsi Wang Mu keeps the peaches of immortality |
China |
100 |
July 16, 1997 |
| This great Norse god is sometimes known by the epithet Baleygr, which means "flaming-eyed" |
Odin/Wotan |
200 |
July 16, 1997 |
| In the mythology of these people, Yacatecutli was the god of traveling merchants |
Aztecs |
300 |
July 16, 1997 |
| He had a wife, Isis & an evil brother, Set, who was sometimes represented as an ass |
Osiris |
400 |
July 16, 1997 |
| In early Greek art, these singing water nymphs had the bodies of birds & the faces of beautiful women |
Sirens |
500 |
July 16, 1997 |
| Romulus & this twin brother were grandsons of Numitor, King of Alba Longa |
Remus |
100 |
May 26, 1997 |
| To these early people of Mexico, Ueuecoyotl was the god connected with revelry |
Aztecs |
200 |
May 26, 1997 |
| We don't know if Tim Allen has a pet name for this tool, but Thor called his Mjollnir--Thunderbolt |
hammer |
300 |
May 26, 1997 |
| In post Homeric stories, this sorceress bore Odysseus a son named Telegonus |
Circe |
400 |
May 26, 1997 |
| Some say she was reunited with her husband Menelaus after the fall of Troy |
Helen |
500 |
May 26, 1997 |
| According to tradition, Zeus' home was on this mountain on the Thessaly/Macedonia border |
Mount Olympus |
100 |
May 8, 1997 |
| One account had her opening a jar, not a box, but she still shuts it before hope escapes |
Pandora |
200 |
May 8, 1997 |
| Asterius was the real name of this bull-headed creature |
the Minotaur |
300 |
May 8, 1997 |
| After Zeus mated with Leda, disguised as this bird, Castor & Pollux were born in an egg |
swan |
400 |
May 8, 1997 |
| She & Athena had a weaving contest |
Arachne |
500 |
May 8, 1997 |
| In Roman mythology Luna was a goddess of this heavenly body |
Moon |
100 |
January 9, 1997 |
| They were the twin founders of Rome |
Romulus & Remus |
200 |
January 9, 1997 |
| In Norse myth a she-goat called Heidrun provides mead for the slain heroes of this hall |
Valhalla |
300 |
January 9, 1997 |
| The name of this "complex" king is Greek for "swollen foot" |
Oedipus |
400 |
January 9, 1997 |
| This Olympian taught Greek mortals how to cultivate grapevines & make wine |
Bacchus/Dionysius |
500 |
January 9, 1997 |
| The name of these creatures means "Round-Eyed"; they each had only one round eye |
Cyclops |
100 |
January 1, 1997 |
| In Slavic myth, Svarozic, the god of fire, is the brother of Dazhbog, god of this heavenly body |
sun |
200 |
January 1, 1997 |
| During the twilight of the gods, Odin is destined to be eaten by Fenris, one of these lupine animals |
wolf |
300 |
January 1, 1997 |
| A July 7 festival honoring this supreme Roman goddess featured a sham fight by maidservants |
Juno |
400 |
January 1, 1997 |
| Fearing their vengeful wrath, the Greeks called them Eumenides, which means "The Kindly Ones" |
Furies |
500 |
January 1, 1997 |
| Daedalus used this substance to fasten the wings to his back |
wax |
100 |
December 6, 1996 |
| Cadmus planted these parts of a dragon to raise some troops |
teeth |
200 |
December 6, 1996 |
| The sister of Orestes, mourning became her |
Electra |
300 |
December 6, 1996 |
| Zeus' father, Cronus, was one of this group of 12 |
Titans |
400 |
December 6, 1996 |
| Leda laid 2 eggs: one with Helen & Pollux in it, the other containing Clytemnestra & him |
Castor |
500 |
December 6, 1996 |
| For a while, everything he touched turned to gold, including his daughter |
Midas |
100 |
November 21, 1996 |
| Jason died in his old age when the prow of this ship fell on him |
the <i>Argo</i> |
200 |
November 21, 1996 |
| These three goddesses who controlled human destiny were called "Moirae" in Greek & "Parcae" in Latin |
the Fates |
300 |
November 21, 1996 |
| These attendants of Dionysus, part man & part animal, were famous for chasing nymphs |
satyrs |
400 |
November 21, 1996 |
| For a fee of one obol, he ferried the souls of the dead across the river Styx into Hades |
Charon |
500 |
November 21, 1996 |
| Anticlea gave birth to this hero of "The Odyssey" near Mt. Neriton on the island of Ithaca |
Odysseus |
100 |
July 17, 1996 |
| This god of shepherds & flocks is depicted with a reed pipe |
Pan |
200 |
July 17, 1996 |
| Persephone, who reigned with him over the underworld, was his niece |
Hades |
300 |
July 17, 1996 |
| Unlike others of these horse-men, Pholus & Chiron were hospitable & nonviolent |
centaurs |
100 |
July 3, 1996 |
| In ancient Rome the Flamen Martialis was the priest in charge of service to this god |
Mars |
200 |
July 3, 1996 |
| According to Hesiod, she was Zeus' last wife, following Metis & Themis |
Hera |
300 |
July 3, 1996 |
| The cult of this Egyptian goddess, the mother of Horus, was widespread in the Greco-Roman world |
Isis |
400 |
July 3, 1996 |
| In the "Iliad" Hypnos, god of sleep appears as the brother of Thanatos, the personification of this |
death |
500 |
July 3, 1996 |
| In Greek mythology, Bellerophon tried to fly to Olympus on this horse |
Pegasus |
100 |
May 10, 1996 |
| After his sight was restored, this hunter lived on Crete with Artemis |
Orion |
200 |
May 10, 1996 |
| Hermes had wings on these 2 different parts of his attire |
his shoes and his hat |
300 |
May 10, 1996 |
| Aeschylus tells us he taught man how to use medicinal plants & gave us fire |
Prometheus |
400 |
May 10, 1996 |
| The Greek goddess Gaea is the personification of this |
Mother Earth |
500 |
May 10, 1996 |
| These half-equine creatures became uncontrollably lascivious when they drank wine |
centaurs |
100 |
April 3, 1996 |
| Khepera, an Egyptian sun god, is closely associated with this sacred beetle |
a scarab |
200 |
April 3, 1996 |
| This area of northern Europe is named for Skadi, a Norse goddess of winter |
Scandinavia |
300 |
April 3, 1996 |
| Any mortal who consumed nectar & this food of the gods would become immortal |
ambrosia |
400 |
April 3, 1996 |
| Under the name Psychopompos, this Greek messenger god conducted souls to the underworld |
Hermes |
500 |
April 3, 1996 |
| Some say this woman of Troy married Paris' brother Deiphobus after Paris' death |
Helen |
100 |
January 16, 1996 |
| Poseidon's son Polyphemus was one of these one-eyed creatures |
Cyclops |
200 |
January 16, 1996 |
| The name of this river of the underworld means "hateful" or "abhorrent" |
Styx |
300 |
January 16, 1996 |
| In Norse myth Fenris, one of these lupine animals, has jaws so huge they stretch from heaven to Earth |
Wolf |
400 |
January 16, 1996 |
| This wife of Jupiter was considered the queen of heaven |
Juno |
500 |
January 16, 1996 |
| Athena caught Poseidon & this gorgon in her temple & turned her into a monster |
Medusa |
100 |
January 3, 1996 |
| Echion was the name shared by an argonaut, one of Cadmus' warriors & one of the Greeks in this object |
the Trojan Horse |
200 |
January 3, 1996 |
| Pitys, Syrinx & Echo were among the nymphs pursued by this lecherous half-man, half-goat |
Pan |
300 |
January 3, 1996 |
| Name given to the Horn of Amalthea, the goat that suckled Zeus; it was always full of food & drink |
cornucopia |
400 |
January 3, 1996 |
| If you enjoy tripping the light fantastic, this is your muse |
Terpsichore |
|
January 3, 1996 |
| In Norse myth sisters known as the Norns represent the past, present & this |
future |
100 |
December 8, 1995 |
| The Arabian wilderness was home to this bird that was reborn from its own ashes |
a phoenix |
200 |
December 8, 1995 |
| With Athena's help, Epeius built this object in which the Greeks hid |
the Trojan Horse |
300 |
December 8, 1995 |
| Orthrus, a two-headed dog who guarded the cattle of Geryon, was the brother of this Hades hound |
Cerberus |
400 |
December 8, 1995 |
| The Maenads were frenzied followers of this God of wine & vegetation |
Dionysus |
500 |
December 8, 1995 |
| I'ts the Latinized name of the Greek hero Heracles |
Hercules |
100 |
November 9, 1994 |
| Gordius, of Gordian knot fame, was the father of this man with the golden touch |
Midas |
200 |
November 9, 1994 |
| The underworld was guarded by Cerberus, a 3-headed type of this animal |
dog |
300 |
November 9, 1994 |
| Legend says that this woman, a cause of the Trojan War, was later hanged on Rhodes |
Helen (of Troy) |
400 |
November 9, 1994 |
| This bull-headed monster was the son of Pasiphae, the wife of King Minos |
Minotaur |
500 |
November 9, 1994 |
| This man with a golden touch was the son of Gordius & Cybele |
Midas |
100 |
January 13, 1994 |
| Ares was the father of this race of warrior women |
the Amazons |
200 |
January 13, 1994 |
| Eros was the personification of this emotion |
love |
300 |
January 13, 1994 |
| This man was imprisoned with his son Icarus in the Labyrinth by King Minos |
Daedalus |
400 |
January 13, 1994 |
| Alcmena gave birth to twin sons: Iphicces by Amphitryon & this great hero by Zeus |
Hercules |
500 |
January 13, 1994 |
| When his earthly labors were over, his immortal part ascended to Mount Olympus & married Hebe |
Hercules |
100 |
November 16, 1992 |
| After slaying the minotaur, Theseus found his way out of this maze by following a thread |
the Labyrinth |
200 |
November 16, 1992 |
| While gathering flowers, Persephone was abducted by this underworld god & became his queen |
Hades |
300 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Ironically, Jason was killed when a piece of this ship fell & struck him on the head |
Argo |
400 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Adrastus was the only one of the seven against this city who survived the expedition |
Thebes |
500 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Inari, not Uncle Ben, is the Japanese god of this food |
rice |
100 |
September 14, 1992 |
| Pan had the horns & hoofs of this animal |
goat |
200 |
September 14, 1992 |
| Rulers in Egypt claimed descent from this heavenly body |
the sun |
300 |
September 14, 1992 |
| The Greeks & the Romans used the same name for this god, though the Greeks also called him Hades |
Pluto |
400 |
September 14, 1992 |
| There's a temple for this Egyptian goddess preserved at Pompeii |
Isis |
500 |
September 14, 1992 |
| It plagued Thebes by killing & eating anyone who didn't answer its riddle |
Sphinx |
100 |
March 18, 1992 |
| Orion's occupation |
hunter |
200 |
March 18, 1992 |
| The number of Greek ships that went to Troy to get Helen back |
a thousand |
300 |
March 18, 1992 |
| The Greek gods ate ambrosia & drank this to keep up their immortality |
nectar |
400 |
March 18, 1992 |
| Hermes' winged sandals were the talaria & his staff, this |
caduceus |
500 |
March 18, 1992 |
| Apollo's son Aristaeus was a keeper of these insects |
bees |
100 |
October 2, 1991 |
| Castor & this brother were known as the Dioscuri, or sons of Zeus |
Pollux |
200 |
October 2, 1991 |
| Perseus turned a king & his court into statues by showing them the head of this Gorgon |
Medusa |
300 |
October 2, 1991 |
| "The Pursuit of Diarmait and Grania" is a romantic tale from this country's Fenian Cycle |
Ireland |
400 |
October 2, 1991 |
| This Norse ruler of the sky had such a huge appetite he once tried to drink the sea dry |
Thor |
500 |
October 2, 1991 |
| The Norse goddess Freya had the unusual habit of weeping tears of this precious metal |
gold |
100 |
September 2, 1991 |
| The name of this netherworld river is Greek for "hateful" |
Styx |
200 |
September 2, 1991 |
| Stargazers should know these 7 sisters are the daughters of Pleione, an ocean nymph |
Pleiades |
300 |
September 2, 1991 |
| In some accounts, these goat-men are the sons of Hermes & a naiad |
satyr |
400 |
September 2, 1991 |
| This Greek sea god was sometimes called "Earth-shaker" |
Poseidon |
500 |
September 2, 1991 |
| Legend says Cecrops was the first king of this Greek capital |
Athens |
100 |
July 18, 1991 |
| A hippogriff is a mythical beast with the head of a griffin & the hindquarters of this animal |
a horse |
200 |
July 18, 1991 |
| Accounts of this gigantic hunter's death differ; some say the goddess Artemis killed him |
Orion |
300 |
July 18, 1991 |
| This Egyptian ruler of the dead was murdered by his brother Seth |
Osiris |
400 |
July 18, 1991 |
| Oedipus became king of Thebes after he answered this monster's riddle |
the Sphinx |
|
July 18, 1991 |
| This Norse god of thunder had a huge appetite; he once ate an ox & drank three barrels of mead |
Thor |
100 |
February 6, 1991 |
| This Egyptian god of the underworld, Isis' husband, is often represented in art as a mummy |
Osiris |
200 |
February 6, 1991 |
| These frightful sisters not only had snakes on their heads, they had claws and enormous teeth, too |
the Gorgons |
400 |
February 6, 1991 |
| This king of Cyprus fell in love with a statuesque beauty, a statue named Galatea |
Pygmalion |
500 |
February 6, 1991 |
| When they were babies, Romulus & Remus were thrown into this river, but miraculously didn't drown |
the Tiber |
|
February 6, 1991 |
| In an argument about building Rome, he killed Remus |
Romulus |
100 |
December 3, 1990 |
| Sacred to the Muses, the fountain called Hippocrene was created by this winged horse |
Pegasus |
200 |
December 3, 1990 |
| Believing his beloved Thisbe to be dead, he killed himself with his sword |
Pyramus |
300 |
December 3, 1990 |
| She came to life after Pygmalion created her as a statue |
Galatea |
400 |
December 3, 1990 |
| He was the father of six of the twelve Olympians, including Zeus, Hades & Hera |
Cronus |
500 |
December 3, 1990 |
| Hercules had to fetch the girdle of Hippolyta, the queen of these women |
Amazons |
100 |
October 30, 1990 |
| She was once a mortal maiden, but Athena changed her curls into hissing serpents |
Medusa |
200 |
October 30, 1990 |
| Name of the ship that carried the heroes searching for the golden fleece |
Argo |
300 |
October 30, 1990 |
| The main shrine of this Roman god of entrances had 2 doors & his 2-faced statue |
Janus |
400 |
October 30, 1990 |
| This daughter of Priam was given the gift of prophecy, then cursed so she was never believed |
Cassandra |
500 |
October 30, 1990 |
| Polyphemus was the chief of these one-eyed Greek giants |
cyclops |
100 |
October 10, 1990 |
| Some legends say this sea was named for Io, who swam across it after being turned into a heifer |
Ionian |
200 |
October 10, 1990 |
| Sirius, who later became the Dog Star, was the faithful hound of this hunter |
Orion |
300 |
October 10, 1990 |
| In Greek myth, bad souls were sent to Hades & heroes went to these fields |
Elysian |
400 |
October 10, 1990 |
| Though he was quite unattractive, this Roman blacksmith married Venus |
Vulcan |
500 |
October 10, 1990 |
| Pyramus & she didn't have a ball for they were separated by a wall |
Thisbe |
100 |
May 18, 1990 |
| Prometheus' brother, you may know the fact he was cursed to bear the sky upon his back |
Atlas |
200 |
May 18, 1990 |
| Imagine that, he had wings on his hat; & we could add this bit of news -- he also had them on his shoes |
Mercury/Hermes |
300 |
May 18, 1990 |
| Juno cursed her, have you heard? So she'll always have the very last word |
Echo |
400 |
May 18, 1990 |
| In the underworld he's busy still pushing a rock to the top of a hill |
Sisyphus |
500 |
May 18, 1990 |
| A greedy king, or a brand of automobile muffler |
Midas |
100 |
July 20, 1989 |
| The muse of history, or an award given for the best advertisements of the year |
Clio |
200 |
July 20, 1989 |
| The Greek goddess of victory, or a brand of athletic show |
Nike |
300 |
July 20, 1989 |
| The sea nymph who loved Odysseus, or a type of Caribbean folk music |
Calypso |
400 |
July 20, 1989 |
| A priestess of Aphrodite, or a kind of sandwich |
Hero |
500 |
July 20, 1989 |
| This god of commerce, contrary to his name, wasn't a liquid at room temperature |
Mercury |
100 |
May 17, 1989 |
| He presided over the Roman games, sort of like the deal the Greeks had with Zeus for the Olympics |
Jupiter |
200 |
May 17, 1989 |
| Shamu could tell you he's the Roman god of the sea world |
Neptune |
300 |
May 17, 1989 |
| One of the few gods whose name begins with "U", he's the father of the Titans |
Uranus |
400 |
May 17, 1989 |
| Roman underworld figure who was boss of all down under, & we don't mean Australia |
Pluto |
500 |
May 17, 1989 |
| Post held by Neith for the ancient Egyptians, Minerva for the Romans & Athena for the Greeks |
goddess of wisdom |
100 |
December 29, 1988 |
| Xochipilli was the Nahua god of flowers & patron of dance, games & sports in what is now this country |
Mexico |
200 |
December 29, 1988 |
| Clotho who spun the thread of life, Lachesis who measured its length & Atropos who cut it |
3 Fates |
300 |
December 29, 1988 |
| Norse myth predicted that this god, their chief deity, would eventually be eaten by a ferocious wolf |
Odin or Woden |
400 |
December 29, 1988 |
| Because Venus was jealous, this lover of Cupid had to go through many trials before they were united |
Psyche |
500 |
December 29, 1988 |
| In Hindu & Chinese mythology, the earth emerged from this, possibly laid by a gigantic cosmic chicken |
egg |
100 |
September 29, 1987 |
| She, not Fauna, was the Roman goddess of flowering plants |
Flora |
200 |
September 29, 1987 |
| Derceto, Greek goddess of fertility, has a scaly tail like this type of animal |
fish |
300 |
September 29, 1987 |
| Killing the Nemean lion was the 1st of his dozen duties |
Heracles (Hercules) |
400 |
September 29, 1987 |
| While only some say he was born on Mt. Lycaeus, sources agree that he ruled from Mt. Olympus |
Zeus |
500 |
September 29, 1987 |
| 2 of their most important gods were Ra, the sun god & Osiris, the river god |
Egyptians |
100 |
February 23, 1987 |
| When Achilles' mother dipped him into the River Styx, she held him by this |
heel |
200 |
February 23, 1987 |
| Jove was the other name for this Roman god, by Jove |
Jupiter |
300 |
February 23, 1987 |
| He encountered the monstrous Scylla & Charybdis on his long journey home from the Trojan War |
Ulysses |
400 |
February 23, 1987 |
| These warrior maidens took dead heroes to Valhalla & served them feasts |
Valkyries |
500 |
February 23, 1987 |
| Masculine names "Mark", "Mario", & "Martin" all derive from this Roman god of war |
Mars |
100 |
March 11, 1986 |
| Contrary to popular belief, he held up the sky, not the Earth |
Atlas |
200 |
March 11, 1986 |
| After he gave gifts to all the animals, there were none left for man, so Prometheus stole this |
fire |
300 |
March 11, 1986 |
| Our word "janitor" is derived from this Roman god of doorways |
Janus |
400 |
March 11, 1986 |
| Norse god of mischief & trickery who's eventually supposed to destroy the world |
Loki |
500 |
March 11, 1986 |