October+15


 * 1) This Greek mythological figure chained up the god of death, Thanatos, so the deceased could not reach the underworld. He was punished and condemned to roll a block of stone against a steep hill, which tumbles back down when he reaches the top. His punishment never ends. What is his name?//(Sisyphus//)
 * 2)  Who is Zeus's father? (//Kronos)//
 * 3)  In the Chinese myth, how many suns were there before the archer Yi shot them down? (//ten//)
 * 4)  In Norse mythology, how many legs does Odin's horse have? (//8//)
 * 5)  In Greek mythology what is the name of the river that separates the world of the living from the world of the dead? (//the Styx)//
 * 6)   This magician who was also the political advisor of a great British mythological figure lived in the early middle ages and was known by the name of Myrddin. He is better known under another name. What is this name? (//Merlin//)
 * 7) In the Greek legend of Demeter and Persephone, who kidnapped Persephone? (//Hades//)
 * 8) What did the Trojans welcome into their city of Troy? (//A wooden horse//)
 * 9) In Chinese mythology, who is the goddess of mercy and compassion? (//Kwan Yin//)
 * 10) In Greek mythology what was unusual about Medusa’s hair? (//It was made of snakes/serpents//)
 * 11) Which giant from Greek legends could be called one-eyed? (Cyclops)
 * 12)  In the Arabian Nights, what was the name of both the porter and of the sailor who told tales of the dangers of the sea? (//Sindbad//)
 * 13)   Who asked Oedipus to solve the following riddle: "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three at close of day?" (//The Sphinx)//
 * 14) What mythological figure fell in love with his reflection in the water? //(Narcissus)//
 * 15)  Who was the goddess of war in Roman mythology? (//Minerva//)
 * 16)  Aphrodite was the Greek goddess associated with love, beauty and fertility. Who was her Roman counterpart? (//Venus//)
 * 17)  This Roman god is the brother of Jupiter and he rules over the seas. What is his name? (//Neptune//)
 * 18)  Thor, son of Odin, is the Norse god of thunder. He is usually depicted as a large man with a red beard carrying what over his shoulder? (//a hammer//)
 * 19)  Who is the courageous Chinese girl who decides to take her father’s place in the battle against the Huns? (//Fa Mulan//)
 * 20)  In Maori myth, the ancestor Paikea came to New Zealand riding an animal. What animal? (//a whale//)