Fun Trivia : Transformations

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Transformations

I fled from Apollo when he fell in love with me. My father, a river god, changed me into a laurel tree. Who am I?

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Daphne. Daphne was changed into a laurel tree. That was the origin of victors wearing a laurel crown after winning in athletic competitions.



I fled from Pan, the son of Hermes. I was changed into reeds, which could be cut and made into a set of pipes. Who am I?

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Syrinx. Syrinx, unable to escape from Pan, turned herself into reeds.



I was once going down to the river to bathe, when a river god named Alpheus chased me. I had myself changed into a spring, while Alpheus, transforming into water, mingled with my spring. Who am I?

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Arethusa. Arethusa's spring later became mingled with a river, from which the Greek myth was derived.



I was raped by my sister's husband. He cut out my tongue so I couldn't ask for help from anybody. I later reunited with my sister, and we were changed into birds. Who am I?

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Philomela. Philomela, weaving on a piece of tapestry, told her sister Procne what had happened. She and Procne ended up feeding Itylus, Procne's son, to Tereus as food.



I was a queen of Thebes that boasted I was better than the titan Leto. She sent her children to kill my 7 sons and 7 daughters, while I was turned into stone. Who am I?

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Niobe. When Niobe boasted that each of her 7 sons and 7 daughters were better than Leto, Leto sent her own children, Apollo and Artemis, to shoot the Niobids down. First the 7 sons were pierced by Apollo's hard arrows, and the 7 daughters were then pierced by Artemis' arrows. When Niobe mourned for them, the gods turned her into stone. Her husband, Amphion, then killed himself.



I am the sister of Leto. I fled from Zeus' advances and dove into the sea. Zeus then turned me into a quail. Who am I?

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Asteria. Asteria was also the mother of Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft.



Unlike most mortals in Greek Mythology Arachne had no royal blood. Instead she was famous for challenging Athena to a weaving contest. After angering Athena by winning, she was transformed into what animal?

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a spider. Arachne was turned into a spider. The word Arachnophobia, fear of spiders, is derived from Aracne's name.



Before Dionysus became an Olympian, he was once kidnapped by pirates. When the pirates refused to free him, Dionysus turned them into what kind of animal?

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dolphins. The Greeks believed that dolphins were so friendly to humans because they used to be human. In fact, dolphins were sacred and it was against the law to hurt a dolphin.



I am Hecuba, the queen of Troy. I avenged the death of my youngest son Polydorus by killing Polymestor, an ally to the Greeks. Soon after this I was turned into what fierce animal?

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a female dog. After being turned into a dog, Hecuba wandered around the land of Hellas, terrorizing the people.



What object did Zeus disguise in the form of Hera when Ixion came after her?

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a cloud. After coupling with the Nephele, the cloud shaped as Hera, a boy named Centaurus was born.