What Punishment does Niobe receive?

Her children are killed and she is turned to stone

What causes Icarus's wings to fail?

The sun melted the wax as he flew too high

Why does Achilles refuse to fight in the Trojan War at first?

His war prize Briseis is taken from him

What was Daedalus’s warning to Icarus?

Don’t fly too high or too low

What was the cultural purpose of hubris myths in Ancient Greece?

Teaching moral and social values

Why is Arachne Punished by Athena?

She creates a tapestry mocking the gods

What mistake does Niobe make in her myth?

she claims to be more beautiful than Aphrodite

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1
What Punishment does Niobe receive?
she is struck by lightning
she is turned into a spider
Her children are killed and she is turned to stone
she is banished to the underworld
2
What causes Icarus's wings to fail?
They were not finished
The sun melted the wax as he flew too high
They were stolen mid-air
Rain melted the wax
3
Why does Achilles refuse to fight in the Trojan War at first?
His friend looses hit foot
His war prize Briseis is taken from him
He is afraid of Hector
He is injured
4
What was Daedalus’s warning to Icarus?
Don’t fly too high or too low
Stay close to the sun
Fly close to the sea
Don’t fly at night
5
What was the cultural purpose of hubris myths in Ancient Greece?
Explaining farming methods
Teaching moral and social values
Advertising religious festivals
Entertainment for children
6
What does the term "hubris" mean in Greek mythology?
Excessive pride or arrogance
fear of gods
Cleverness or skill
Divine punishment
7
What is Icarus’s fatal flaw?
arrogance
vanity
his heel
lazyness
8
What do all hubris myths suggest about how the Greeks saw the gods?
needy
unforgiving and powerful
passive
As forgiving and gentle
9
Why is Arachne Punished by Athena?
She kills a spider
She burns Athena's temple
She creates a tapestry mocking the gods
she refuses to admit she is mortal
10
What mistake does Niobe make in her myth?
She Steals from the gods
she claims to be more beautiful than Aphrodite
She challenges Zeus to a duel
She Boast she has more children than the Goddess Leto
11
What skill is Arachne famous for?
Weaving
Dancing
singing
Sword fighting
12
In the myth of Achilles, who is Patroclus?
His close companion
His commander
His brother
His rival
13
What does Arachne become?
a cow
a ladybug
a spider
a snake
14
Which character is turned into something non-human as punishment?
Arachne
Achilles
Niobe
Icarus
15
What modern idea or phrase comes from the myth of Achilles?
Eternal flame
Fly too close to the sun
Achilles’ heel
The spider sense

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