| One of his labors was cleaning the stables of King Augeas |
Hercules |
200 |
July 30, 2014 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 obolus, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Post held by Neith for the ancient Egyptians, Minverva 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 |