The mother of Orpheus was

• Aprhrodite, goddess of love and beauty

• Calliope, a muse of poetry

• Thalia, a muse of comedy

• Thetis, a naiad

How many muses were there?

• 13

• 8

• 9

• 3

English words we get from MUSE:

• museum

• music

• amusement

• amazing

Orpheus

• Greek

• Latin

• Neither

Which god in the Greek/Roman pantheon collects dead souls and escorts them to the underworld?

• Zeus/Jupiter

• Hermes/Mercury

• Apollo

• Hades

Which god of music gave Opheus his first lyre (stringed musical instrument)?

• Hades

• Pan

• Dionysus

• Apollo

According to the myth, what is the earthly passage to get into Tartarus?

• Lake Avernus in Southern Italy

• Rome, Italy

• Lake Como, Italy

• Mt. Aetna, Italy

What did the "shades" ghosts of dead put under their tongues to give the the ferryman to cross the River Styx

• a piece of bread

• a coin

• a piece of grass

• a seed

Who was the ferryman who carried the dead across the River Styx?

• Hades

• Charon

• Sisyphus

• Tantalus

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3 headed dog that guards the gates of Tartarus

• Fido

• Felix

• Cerberus

• Spot

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