Mythology Allusions Quiz

Pertaining to dance; for Terpsichore, one of nine muses, sometimes said to be mother of sirens

Carrier of tidings, a newsboy, messenger of the gods , conductor of souls to underworld.

Abnormal drowsiness or inertia;from the word Lethe, a river in Hades caused drinkers to forget

Dark and gloomy named after the river Styx, a river in the Underworld. The water is poisonous.

A play of colors producing rainbow effects from Iris, goddess of the rainbow.

The human soul,named after Psyche, maiden who reunited with cupid was made immortal by jupiter.

A very ugly or terrible person; especially a repulsive woman, Medusa, any one of three sisters

Majestic in manner, superior to mundane affairs ;participant in the ancient/modern olympic game

Having a loud voice; after Stentor, character from The Iliad who can shout as loudly as 50 men.

Suddenly cranky or changeable Roman Mythology of or relating to the God Mercury.

Taking many forms, versatile, named after proteus, god of the sea.

A too costly victory; from Pyrrhus, a Greek king who defeated the Romans in 279 BC 

A period of unrestrained revelry;named after the ancient Roman festival of Saturn.

Marked by stately beauty; comes from the word Juno, the wife of Jupiter, Goddess of light.

A witch or sorceress, priestess who made know the oracles of Apollo ;possessed gift of prophecy

Some creature of inspiration; the daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus divine singers.

Having many centers or branches,hard to bring under control;something bad you cannot eradicate.

Poetic inspiration named after winged horse which sprang from the blood of medusa at her death

Handsome young man Aphrodite loved him

from King Tantalus, reigned on Mt. Sipylus was to reside in a river with fruits out of reach

Something that opens door for bad occurrences opened by someone known for curiosity, pandora.

To bully; from Hector, the son of Priam, and the bravest Trojan warrior. 

Large grand enormous after Tityus, a giant, the son of Zeus

A bitter white,crystalline alkaloid used to relieve pain and induce sleep

to treat rubber with sulfur to increase strength and elasticity.