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Worksheetstheban mythology
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 46mins
Who lives in Phoenicia?
Androgeos
Agenor
Eteocles
Theseus
Where was Theseus a prince?
Troezen
Corinth
Thebes
Athens
Whose sister was seduced by a bull
Cilix
Polyneices
Aectaeon
Echion
Where is the location of Apollo's oracle?
Knossos
Corinth
Delphi
Olympia
in what region is Thebes located?
Attica
Boeotia
Peloponnesus
Crete
Who is the mother of Ino?
Harmonia
Ismene
Phaedra
Telephassa
Who crafted a magical necklace as a wedding gift?
Dionysus
Vulcan
Zeus
Hera
Who constructed the labyrinth?
Theseus
Aegeus
Daedalus
Aethra
Who is thought to be Theseus' divine parent
Zeus
Heracles
Neptune
Bacchus
Who is the father of Semele?
Dionysus
Jupiter
Cadmus
Oedipus
Who committed suicide by jumping into the sea?
Theseus
Aegeus
Agenor
Aethra
Who is the twice born god?
Jupiter
Dionysus
Haephestus
Poseidon
Who is the mother of Ariadne?
Pasiphae
Phaedra
Telephassa
Jocasta
Whose sister was abducted?
Agenor
Phoenix
Androgeos
Creon
Who does not believe in the divinity of Dionysus?
Cadmus
Oedipus
Minos
Theseus
Pentheus' desire was to....
become a god
marry his mother
see Diana naked
see the illicit practices of women worshipping Bacchus
Who forgot to change the color of his sails?
Oedipus
Minos
Cadmus
Theseus
Who is the son of Echion?
Dianus
Polydorus
Polyneices
Pentheus
What is the favorite food of the Minotaur
corn
people
pig
chicken
Who is the founder of Thebes
Dionysus
Cadmus
Theseus
Oedipus
Who likes to go hunting?
Actaeon
Oedipus
Cadmus
Theseus
Whose father was a snake/dragon?
Pentheus
Oedipus
Androgeos
Cadmus
What trick did Dionysus play on Pentheus?
dressed him as a wild animal
dressed him in women's clothing
set him aflame
lured him into the labyrinth?
who accompanied Cadmus in his search for his sister?
Agenor
Polydorus
Telephassa
Europa
who is an aunt of Actaeon
Hera
Semele
Echion
Antigone
Who is the final husband of Ariadne?
Theseus
Oedipus
Jupiter
Dionysus
Who is king of Thebes when Dionysus returns
Cadmus
Theseus
Oedipus
Pentheus
Who was born in Thebes?
Oedipus
Merope
Polybus
Harmonia
What promise did Semele request?
Promise me eternal age
promise me a kingdom
promise to show me your divine self
promise me eternal youth
who ripped Pentheus apart?
his aunt and mother
Bacchus
the minotaur
Semele
Where did Oedipus discover the truth about his prophecy?
Delos
Thasos
Athens
Delphi
Who is the god of grapes?
Hermes
Apollo
Bacchus
Poseidon
Who was abandoned on the island of Naxos?
Phaedra
Theseus
Ismene
Ariadne
Who is the god of ecstacy/madness/irrationality?
Apollo
Artemis
Zeus
Dionysus
Who did Oedipus think to be his father?
Polydorus
Labdacus
Laius
Polybus
who refused to sacrifice a special bull to the god who had given it?
Agenor
Polyneices
Androgeos
Minos
Who is the mother of Bacchus?
Agave
Autonoe
Semele
Ino
Where did Oedipus spend his childhood?
Thebes
Corinth
Delphi
Athens
what scene is this?
Oedipus defeats the Sphinx
Theseus defeats the minotaur
Actaeon spies Artemis
Agave begins to dismember Pentheus
What is the maternal homeland of Dionysus?
Thebes
Corinth
Mt. Nysa
Crete
what is the central scene?
Oedipus confronts the Sphinx
birth of Dionysus
Zeus and Semele
the death of Pentheus
Who did Oedipus think was his mother?
Jocasta
Antigone
Merope
Harmonia
What was Actaeon's punishment?
fed to the minotaur
killed by his hunting buddies
killed by his dogs
turned into a bull
What walks on 4's when young, on 2's when grown up, on 3 legs when old?
a giraffe
a minotaur
a chimera
a man
Who married Harmonia?
Theseus
Cadmus
Oedipus
Creon
who is this?
Zeus
Bacchus
Oedipus
Theseus
Who is the sister of Antigone?
Ismene
Eteocles
Polyneices
Jocasta
Who is the father of Phaedra?
Theseus
Dionysus
Minos
Minotaur
Who is the cousin of Dionysus?
Pentheus
Bacchus
Autonoe
Oedipus
who became queen of Crete
Phoenicia
Hera
Jocasta
Pasiphae
Who was sewn into the thigh of Zeus?
Apollo
Haephestus
Oedipus
Bacchus
Who is the brother of Eteocles?
Antigone
Polyneices
Laius
Polydorus
what mountain is near Thebes?
Acropolis
Nysa
Penteles
Citheron
who makes females followers crazy from his rituals
Hermes
Cadmus
Spartoi
Dionysus
Whose favorite god is Poseidon
Minos
Oedipus
Actaeon
Agenor
"the odds are that this could never happen... it is preposterous. but just in case, i will take the baby, pin his ankles together, give him to the slave and let the slave leave the baby on the hillside" who said this?
Labdacus
Polydorus
Laius
Menoecus
What did Agave believe she was carrying back to the palace?
the head of her son
the head of Dionysus
the head of her sister
the head of a wild animal
Who accompanied the exiled Oedipus?
Ismene
Antigone
Jocasta
the Sphinx
what scene is this?
defeated Sphinx
Theseus slays the minotaur
death of Actaeon
Ariadne assists Theseus
who is married to Minos
minotaur
Phaedra
Pasiphae
Harmonia
Who is the goddess of wild animals and hunting?
Diana
Athena
Juno
Aphrodite
What was Oedipus' reward for defeating the Sphinx?
to see a god in his true form
to marry the queen
to be deified
to drive the sun chariot
what basic direction do you go to Crete from Phoenicia?
north
east
west
south
Why did Oedipus leave Corinth?
sent into exile because he killed his father
ordered by Apollo to establish a new city
Ordered by his father to locate his lost sister
fled the city lest he kill his father
Whose son is ripped apart by his own dogs?
Autonoe
Agave
Jocasta
Phaedra
How did Semele die?
eaten by the minotaur
burnt alive
jumped into the sea
hanged herself
who became king of Thebes after Oedipus?
Laius
Creon
Epicaste
Ismene
"wow! is she ever cute... so cute she could be a model... perhaps i should bring her a towel to dry her off after her bath" who said this?
Oedipus
Minos
Actaeon
Zeus
who was abducted by a bull?
Minos
Pasiphae
Harmonia
Europa
who are here?
Artemis / Actaeon
Oedipus / Sphinx
Poseidon / Pasiphae
Zeus / Europa
Where was Oedipus taken to Heaven?
Delphi
Corinth
Thebes
Athens
what basic direction to you go to Greece from Tyre?
north / west
south / east
south / west
north /east
Who could have played the Riddler on the Batman series?
Minos
Actaeon
Sphinx
Minotaur
what scene is this
Cadmus defeats the snake
Theseus defeats the minotaur
Oedipus kills Laius
Polyneices and Eteocles fight for Thebes
what basic direction do you go to Crete from Thebes?
north
east
south
west
How did Oedipus try to solve the 2nd plague?
by sending Creon to Delphi
By begging Zeus to reveal the truth
by sending out his children to find the murderer
by killing a dragon and sowing its teeth
what basic direction do you go from Naxos to Crete?
north
south
east
west
whose husband can change himself into a bull?
Aethra
Aphrodite
Minerva
Juno
what basic direction did Dionysus take to go home?
north
south
east
west
How did the 2nd plague which beset Thebes come to a close?
the riddle of the Sphinx was solved
the murderer of Laius was exiled
the queen gave birth to divine twins
Delphi cleansed the murderer of his crime
whose love led to Theseus killing the minotaur?
PHaedra
Ariadne
Agave
Telephassa
Which goddess did Actaeon spy on?
Hera
Hestia
Vesta
Artemis
what happened to Jocasta when she learned the truth?
she went into exile
she jumped off a cliff
she hanged herself
she poked out her eyes
what scene is this?
Ariadne assists Theseus
death of Actaeon
death of Pentheus
the arrest of Dionysus
Who lives in Tyre?
Minos
Oedipus
Telephassa
Pasiphae
"hey, you punk kid, get your chariot out of the way.... i reached the intersection before you... I am going through first.... move it!" Who said this?
Oedipus
Theseus
Laius
Theseus
Who told Cadmus to abandon his search for Europa?
Telephassa
Apollo
Boeotia
Dionysus
What happened to Oedipus when he learned the truth?
he returned to Corinth
he poked out his eyes
he jumped off a cliff
he hanged himself
From where did Pentheus watch the estatic women?
from a chariot
from a bear's cave
from a tree
on the shoulders of Dionysus
Who made Semele suspicious of her boyfriend?
Juno
Venus
Harmonia
Pentheus
Who had to sow dragon-teeth?
Cadmus
Theseus
Minos
Actaeon
Who was sent into exile out of her city?
Jocasta
Europa
Agave
Aethra
