The Mortal Descendants of Zeus

Question 1

What did Cadmus sow int he ground to regenerate his soldiers?

Accepted Answer

dragon teeth

Question 2

What city did Cadmus found?

Accepted Answer

Thebes

Question 3

Who sacrificed his only son?

Accepted Answer

Tantalus

Question 4

Why did Acrisus lock Danae up?

Accepted Answer

an oracle warned her son would kill him

Question 5

What did Tantalus serve to the gods?

Accepted Answer

Pelops stew

Question 6

Who was Oenomaus' daughter?

Accepted Answer

Hippodamia

Question 7

In what form did Zeus descend upon Danae?

Accepted Answer

golden shower

Question 8

What was one object NOT given to Perseus by the nymphs

Accepted Answer

magic horses

Question 9

Where were the olympic games started?

Accepted Answer

Elis

Question 10

Where did the nymphs live?

Accepted Answer

far to the north

Question 11

True or False: the words of the oracle came true

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What protected the island of Crete?

Accepted Answer

a robot

Question 13

Who was the first queen of Crete?

Accepted Answer

Europa

Question 14

Who was Danae's husband?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 15

Who found Perseus and Danae in the chest?

Accepted Answer

a fisherman

Question 16

How often were the olympic games to be played?

Accepted Answer

every 4 years

Question 17

How many Gorgon sisters were there?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 18

Who was the son of Danae?

Accepted Answer

Perseus

Question 19

Who was responsible for chaining Andromeda to the cliff?

Accepted Answer

Poseidon

Question 20

What happened when Perseus and Andromeda died?

Accepted Answer

they were hung as constellations

Question 21

Together, how many children did the two brothers have?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 22

What was Danaus king of?

Accepted Answer

Libya

Question 23

How many eyes did the three gray sisters have?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 24

Why didn't Hypermnestra obey Danaus?

Accepted Answer

she fell in love

Question 25

Who was Acrisus?

Accepted Answer

grandson of Hypermnestra and Lynceus

Question 26

Which one of Danaus' daughters did not listen to him?

Accepted Answer

Hypermnestra

Question 27

What is a good moral for the story of the chariot race?

Accepted Answer

It's better to win fairly than unfairly., There are always consequences to one's actions.

Question 28

Why didn't Perseus keep Medusa's head?

Accepted Answer

too dangerous

Question 29

Who founded the city of Mycenae?

Accepted Answer

Perseus

Question 30

Who did Hippodamia ask to fix her father's chariot?

Accepted Answer

the stableboy

Question 31

Where did the Olympic games begin, more specifically?

Accepted Answer

the plain of olympia

Question 32

What animal did Zeus change into before he kidnapped Europa?

Accepted Answer

bull

Question 33

What kind of pins replaced the wooden ones in Oenomaus' chariot?

Accepted Answer

wax

Question 34

What object ended up killing Acrisus?

Accepted Answer

discus

Question 35

What gift did Poseidon give to Pelops?

Accepted Answer

magic horses

Question 36

Who was Danaus' brother?

Accepted Answer

Aegyptus

Question 37

Who becomes king when Perseus returns?

Accepted Answer

the fisherman

Question 38

What color were the gorgons' teeth?

Accepted Answer

yellow

Question 39

Who descended from Andromeda and Perseus?

Accepted Answer

kings and heroes

Question 40

Who is the King of Elis?

Accepted Answer

Oenomaus

Question 41

What object did the 49 daughters kill their husbands with?

Accepted Answer

dagger

Question 42

Why is the Red Sea, red?

Accepted Answer

because of a sea monster's blood

Question 43

What animal did Cadmus follow?

Accepted Answer

cow

Question 44

Which person was one of Europa's brothers?

Accepted Answer

Cadmus

Question 45

Who was Tantalus' father?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 46

What gift did Hermes give to Perseus?

Accepted Answer

a sword

Question 47

How many gates does the city of Thebes have?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 48

To whom did Perseus give Medusa's head?

Accepted Answer

Athena

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