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Fun Trivia: G : Greek Myth

Special Sub-Topic: Mythologia 4


Why did Athena throw away the flute she had made?

    It made her ugly.. Aphrodite and Hera made fun of her when they saw her cheeks puffed out and called her ugly. Athena threw it away and cursed whoever play it again.

Unfortunately, somebody found Athena's flute and then had an awful death. Who is he?
    Marsyas & Marsias &Marsyus. Marsyas challenged Apollo to a musical contest. Apollo won the contest and flayed Marsyas alive.

Who are the Dioscuri?
    Castor and Polydeuces.. Zeus in the form of a swan consorted with Leda and on the same night Tyndareus made love to her. Leda bore Polydeuces and Helen to Zeus, Castor and Clytemnestra to Tyndareus.

One of the Dioscouri was mortal. Who is he?
    Castor..

The phrase that comes to mean a victory won at a great loss to the victor is named after who?
    Cadmus.. It is the Cadmean Victory. This is also sometimes referred to as a Pyrrhic victory, after Pyrrhus, who, after a battle, said "Another such victory over the Romans and we are undone."

Peleus when married to nereid Thetis had as wedding presents two immortal horses. The one is Xanthus, which of the followings is the other?
    Balius.. The other three are the famous Diomedes' mares.

Achilles, when he was hidden in Scyros, was dressed as a woman under what name?
    Pyrrha..

The eyes that Hera put on the peacock's tail belong to who?
    Argus.. Hera asked Argus to guard Io who was transformed into a cow. Hera took his 100 eyes because he fell asleep and Hermes stole the cow.

Who is the first wife of Hercules?
    Megara.. He killed his first wife and their children. That is why he had to perform the 12 labors. Then he married to Deianira, but pursued Iole. After he died, he became a god and married Hebe.

Hippolytus was born to Theseus and his Amazon wife. Who is she?
    Hippolyte.. Phaedra was his stepmother. She fell in love with him, but he refused her advances, so she accused him of trying to seduce her and then killed herself.


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