September+19,+2007


 * 1) This is the Greek god of fertility and drink and represents the liberation of the affects from the strict control of reason. In Roman mythology he was known as Bacchus. Who was he? (//Dionysus//)


 * 1) What did the Trojans welcome into their city of Troy? (//A wooden horse//)


 * 1) Who had the following as friends: Little John, Will Scarlet and Alan-a-Dale? (//Robin Hood//)


 * 1) In the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus, what did Daedalus create for himself and his son to escape the island to which King Minos had banned them? //(wings//)


 * 1) What mythical creature posed the following question to Oedipus: What animal is it that goes on four feet in the morning, on two feet at noon, and in the evening upon three? (//The Sphynx//). Bonus point: solve the riddle (//man//)


 * 1) Name the author of the following stories: The Fox and the Grapes, The Ants and the Grasshopper, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse. (//Aesop//)


 * 1) Who did Paris steal from her husband’s house? This event was the cause of the Trojan War. (//Helen//)


 * 1) What is the name of the sword in the stone in the Arthurian legend? (//Excalibu//r)


 * 1) Hades was god of the dead, and ruler of the Underworld. Hades also had a pet named Cerberus. Cerberus was a three-headed, dragon-tailed dog that guarded the entrance to the lower world. Who is Hades’ Roman counterpart? (//Pluto//)


 * 1)  Name Zeus’ wife. (//Hera//)


 * 1) The Chinese Buddhist deity Chi Kung prays for the weak. He is depicted as a beggar and always carries two items. What are these (//a bottle of wine and a fan to do magic with//)


 * 1) What is the name of the mythical place where **[|Arthur's]** sword was forged and where he was brought after his last battle? (//Avalon//)


 * 1) This mythological Roman character built the city of Rome and killed his brother Remus during a quarrel. Who is he? (Romulus)


 * 1) Who was sent on the arduous quest to bring back the Golden Fleece and was leader of the Argonauts? //(Jason//)


 * 1) This epic poem is the oldest piece of English literature and chronicles the adventures of its namesake. Can you name it? (//Beowulf//)


 * 1) What did Ajax kill himself over in the Battle of Troy? (//Achilles's armor//)