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CONTEST CODE: 09

2014 TEXAS STATE JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE MYTHOLOGY TEST

DIRECTIONS: Please mark the letter of the correct answer on your scantron answer sheet.

1. Goddess of the hunt, she is associated with , goddess of the moon (A) (B) (C) (D) Aurora

2. He performed Twelve Labors for his cousin due to a trick by (A) Admetus (B) (C) (D)

3. They were the Dioscuri, the Gemini Twins (A) & Artemis (B) & Lynceus (C) Otus & Ephialtes (D) Pollux & Castor

4. He led the Trojan refugees to a new land and their destiny (A) (B) Jason (C) (D)

5. Goddess of love and beauty (A) Aphrodite (B) (C) Hera (D)

6. King of the Underworld, brother to (A) Apollo (B) (C) (D) Vulcan

7. A , half goat and half man, patron of shepherds (A) (B) (C) (D)

8. God of the , known as The Earth-Shaker (A) (B) (C) Jupiter (D) Poseidon

9. She and her husband Philemon welcomed the disguised Zeus and to their home (A) Baucis (B) (C) (D) Semiramis

10. This beast was defeated by Heracles when he lopped off its heads and seared the stumps (A) (B) Chimaera (C) Echidna (D) Hydra

11. Zeus gave Aphrodite to this god as his wife, an interesting choice (A) Apollo (B) Ares (C) Hephaestus (D) Poseidon

12. Zeus changed her into a heifer in order to hide her from Hera (A) Danae (B) Io (C) (D) Semele

13. Zeus disguised himself as a swan to woo this woman (A) Antiope (B) (C) Leda (D) Themis

14. He saw Artemis bathing and was punished for it; turned into a stag (A) (B) Dictys (C) (D) Polyphemon

15. She welcomed her returning husband and then killed him in his bath (A) (B) (C) (D) Metaniera

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16. She loved the sun so much that she followed his path across the sky, becoming a sunflower (A) Aerope (B) (C) Larissa (D)

17. She dared to insult Athena & was challenged to a weaving contest; changed into a spider (A) Arachne (B) Deidameia (C) Niobe (D)

18. This beautiful Trojan youth was taken by Zeus to be cupbearer to the gods (A) Cyathus (B) Eunomus (C) (D) Polites

19. He argued with a stranger at a crossroads and was killed by him, fulfilling their destinies (A) Acontius (B) (C) (D) Polydorus

20. They manufactured the Zeus’ , Poseidon’s , & Hades’ (A) Aloidae (B) (C) (D)

21. He borrowed his father’s chariot and lost control of the wild horses and burnt the Earth (A) Aeetes (B) Epaphus (C) (D) Tenes

22. She is angry at her mother for killing her father (A) Cassiopeia (B) (C) (D)

23. When the ’s teeth were sown, they grew from the ground and began fighting each other (A) Epigoni (B) Hecatoncheires (C) Mariadyni (D) Spartoi

24. She committed suicide as Aeneas sailed out of her harbor (A) Anna (B) Dido (C) Merope (D) Polymene

25. His brother refused to turn over the rule of Thebes as agreed, so he got an army and attacked (A) Arbelus (B) Iobates (C) Lysander (D)

26. He challenged Apollo to a musical contest and lost; the god flayed him alive (A) Daphnis (B) Demodocus (C) Marsyas (D) Thamyris

27. This was either a sow that plagued Isthmian travelers or a female thief with poor hygiene (A) Colomene (B) Euippe (C) Macaria (D) Phaea

28. This son of tried to retrieve the Marathon Bull but was killed in the attempt (A) Androgeus (B) (C) (D) Syleus

29. He and his brother were the Boreadae; as , they were useful (A) Amphion (B) Idas (C) Melantheus (D) Zetes

30. This maiden did not want someone to take advantage of her again & became an invulnerable man (A) Caenis (B) Iphithime (C) Menodice (D) Perigune

31. She denied the divinity of and with her sisters, she attacked and killed her nephew (A) (B) Elissa (C) Hilaeiria (D) Tecmessa

32. He came up with the idea of the ; he was inspired by Athena (A) (B) (C) Odysseus (D) Teucer

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33. On this island, Heracles finds the drowned body of a foolish youth who didn’t listen to his father (A) Andros (B) (C) Icaria (D) Thira

34. He was loved by who obtained eternal life for him but forgot to ask for eternal youth (A) (B) Hippomedon (C) (D) Tithonous

35. He used a trick (“Call to Arms! Enemy attacks!”) to uncover the gender of (A) Agamemnon (B) (C) Odysseus (D)

36. Indifferent to the tragic death of at her gatepost, she was turned to stone (A) Anaxarete (B) Herse (C) Lysippe (D) Praxithea

37. She arranged for Jason & Medea to get married so they could obtain sanctuary (A) Arete (B) Deidameia (C) Metaniera (D) Polycaste

38. This is the name of Hermes when he functions as the Leader of Dreams (A) Hercius (B) Loxias (C) Oneicopompos (D) Tellurian

39. He cut down a tree which killed the inhabiting it; he was inflicted with insatiable hunger (A) (B) Erysichthon (C) (D)

40. He gave refuge to and his daughters killed Minos (A) Acmon (B) Cocalus (C) Labdacus (D) Plexippus

41. He usurped the throne of Cresophontes (A) Codrus (B) Iphimedon (C) Learchus (D) Polyphontes

42. He usurped the throne of (A) Anchialus (B) Geronius (C) (D)

43. She was loved by Glaucus & the enchantress poisoned her bath water out of jealousy (A) (B) Iolanthe (C) Myrrha (D) Scylla

44. Heracles broke the ribs of this herdsman of Hades; he was saved only by the pleas of (A) Ascalaphus (B) Hyraethimus (C) Menoetes (D) Perieres

45. This outlaw robbed travelers, forcing them to wash his feet then kicking them over a cliff (A) (B) Lityerses (C) Periphetes (D) Sceiron

46. Unlike her sisters, she was faithful to her promise to Athena not to look inside the chest (A) Arsinoe (B) Callidice (C) Merope (D) Pandrosus

47. He & his brother raided the king’s treasury (which they had built) until one was caught in a trap (A) Cydippus (B) Epeus (C) Mecisteus (D)

48. Daughter of Cercyon, seduced by Poseidon, she bore who was nourished by mares (A) (B) (C) (D)

49. In the war against the , Hermes borrowed Hades’ Helmet of Invisibility to kill this (A) Cryterion (B) Hippolytus (C) Menoceus (D) Steropes

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50. His father cursed him so that he could never have children (A) Agamedes (B) Demophon (C) Molorchus (D)

51. Bk I: The sight of which bustling about, serving the gods, provoked laughter (A) Apollo (B) Dionysus (C) Hephaestus (D) Pan

52. Iliad Bk XI: Coon wounded this warrior, putting an end to his rampage (A) Agamemnon (B) Diomedes (C) Menelaus (D) Odysseus

53. Iliad: Who killed , charioteer of (A) Achilles (B) (C) Odysseus (D)

54. Iliad: This leader of the Cretan forces ably defended the Greek fleet against Trojan attack (A) (B) Glaucus (C) Idomeneus (D)

55. Iliad: This deity smacked Artemis, spilling her arrows and dragging her from the field of battle (A) Athena (B) Hera (C) Hermes (D) Poseidon

56. : This tended the cattle herds of her father (A) Alcippe (B) Halcyone (C) Melantho (D) .

57. Odyssey: This son of Mastor interprets an omen involving two eagles (A) Andraemon (B) Ctessipus (C) Halistherses (D) Noemon

58. Odyssey: He was the first person to speak with Odysseus in the Underworld (A) Achilles (B) Elpenor (C) Iphitus (D) Poydorus

59. Odyssey: Angry at Odysseus, he prayed to Poseidon that he would not get home (A) (B) Hector (C) (D)

60. Odyssey: When the dead suitors entered Hades, he spoke to one of them, praising Odysseus (A) Achilles (B) Agamemnon (C) Ajax Telamon (D) Patroclus

61. : In his prime, Evander killed this man three times in one day (A) Coroneus (B) Erulus (C) Phlegeus (D) Toxippeus

62. Aeneid: Who told the Trojans that they would eat their tables before they found a new home (A) Bibulus (B) (C) (D)

63. Aeneid: Formerly a ship, she told Aeneas to hurry back to the battle & gave him a push (A) Aerope (B) (C) Idaea (D) Polydamna

64. Aeneid: Whom does Juno send to inflame the Latins against Aeneas and the Trojans (A) (B) (C) (D)

65. Aeneid: This Trojan refugee founded Padua (A) (B) Capys (C) (D)

66. : She was changed into an owl because of her incestuous act (A) Arisbe (B) (C) Nyctimene (D) Pancratis

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67. Metamorphoses: He was changed into a touchstone by Mercury because he lied to the god (A) Battus (B) Hippolochus (C) Otreus (D) Staphyllus

68. Metamorphoses: This hero of Troezon told the story of Baucis and Philemon (A) Cragaleus (B) Hyenas (C) (D) Telemus

69. Metamorphoses: His daughters challenged the to a contest and they became magpies (A) Cadmus (B) Evenus (C) Memthyleus (D) Pierus

70. Metamorphoses: This lover of was transformed into an island (A) Combe (B) Gorge (C) Hylonome (D) Perimele

TIE-BREAKERS: Please mark these as #96-#100! These will be scored only to break ties!

96. Father of , he chased Idas but could not catch him; he drowned himself as a result (A) (B) Evenus (C) (D) Teledamas

97. Son of , he was too young to rule at first; acted as regent for him as a result (A) Aepytus (B) Iapyx (C) Laodamas (D)

98. Son of Jason and , he became king of (A) Canthus (B) Euneus (C) (D) Polycastus

99. These twins attacked Heracles when he was too sick to fight; later he killed them during a truce (A) Cantori (B) Echani (C) Moliones (D) Telchines

100. Only son of Cadmus and (A) (B) Iphis (C) Menoeceus (D) Polydorus

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