Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes; Herakles

Eurystheus

• Herakles' master

• stream punished by Apollo

• mortal consort of Aprhodite

• Hermes' mother

Maia

• Heracles' master

• stream punished by Apollo

• mortal consort of Aprhodite

• Hermes' mother

Telphusa

• Heracles' master

• stream punished by Apollo

• mortal consort of Aprhodite

• Hermes' mother

Anchises

• Heracles' master

• stream punished by Apollo

• mortal consort of Aprhodite

• Hermes' mother

Though the lyre is commonly associated with Apollo, the invention of this stringed instrument is attributed to ___.

• Heracles

• Hermes

• Athena

• Pandora

Aphrodite's affair with a mortal man ___

• is a trick of her son Eros (Cupid)

• results in her expulsion from Olympus for adultery

• is devised by Zeus to curb her arrogance

• results in the birth of Helen of Troy

The shape that Apollo assumes when hijacking a ship full of Cretan nobles serves as ___.

• food for the sailors

• an etymology of his name "Delphinos"

• a "charter" for his temple at Crisa

• a rite-of-passage myth for the Cretans' daughters

Which of the following is not a difficulty in reconstructing the mythical life of Herakles?

• He was both hero and god.

• He seems not always to have been considered a god.

• His story was subjected to extensive elaboration over the years.

• Nothing is known about his parents.

In pictorial representation Herakles' master is often shown ___.

• hiding in a bronze jar

• driving a chariot

• assisting Herakles in his labors

• eating the animals killed by Herakles

Which of the following is not a beast subdued by Hercules/Herakles?

• the Lernaean Hydra

• Typhoeus

• the Nemean Lion

• the Cretan Bull