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1. _______ was a Greek hero whose heels were the vulnerable part of his body.
Answer: AchillesAchilles was the Greek hero who could not be easily killed. Since the only vulnerable part of his body were his heels, he was killed when stabbed there. 2. King _______ was stabbed in his bath by his wife when he returned after the Trojan war.
Answer: Agamemnon 3. _______ was the Goddess of love and beauty.
Answer: Aphrodite
4. _______ was Apollo's twin sister.
Answer: Artemis 5. The Parthenon was dedicated to Pallas _______.
Answer: Athena 6. _______ carried the world on his shoulders.
Answer: AtlasAtlas was the giant who was condemned to carry the world on his shoulders. 7. _______ was a monster that was half man and half horse.
Answer: Centaur 8. _______ was the ferryman who rowed the dead to Hades over the River Styx.
Answer: Charon 9. _______ turned Ulysses and his companions into swine.
Answer: Circe 10. _______ was King Agamemnon's wife.
Answer: Clytemnestra 11. _______ was a one-eyed giant.
Answer: CyclopeCyclope was the one-eyed giant from whose cave Ulysses and his men managed to escape by clinging to the fur of sheep. 12. _______ was God of wine.
Answer: Dionysius 13. The face of _______ of Troy is said to have launched a thousand ships.
Answer: HelenIn order to bring back Helen of Troy, Agamemnon launched a thousand ships and caused a war between the Greeks and the Trojans. 14. _______ was the son of Zeus and Maia, and the messenger of the Gods.
Answer: Hermes 15. _______ was the Goddess of the hearth (home).
Answer: Hestia 16. _______ was the rainbow goddess, and the messenger of the Gods.
Answer: Iris 17. _______ was the young prince who went to get the golden fleece.
Answer: JasonJason was the young Greek prince who found the golden fleece after fantastic adventures. 18. _______ was Jason's wife.
Answer: Medea 19. The Gods lived on Mount _______.
Answer: Olympus 20. _______ was a winged horse of the Greek Gods.
Answer: Pegasus 21. _______ was the God of the Underworld.
Answer: Pluto 22. _______ was the God of the seas.
Answer: Poseidon 23. _______ was helped by Adriane's thread.
Answer: Theseus 24. _______ was Achilles' mother.
Answer: Thetis 25. _______ was Cupid's mother.
Answer: Venus 26. _______ was the King of the Gods.
Answer: Zeus
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