NLE Myth III: Women

Andromeda is related to Perseus in the same way that Ariadne is related to _______

• Perseus
• Theseus
• Icarus
• Jason

What nymph fell desperately in love with Narcissus, and eventually wasted away, leaving only her voice behind?

• Iris
• Narcissus
• Pyramus
• Echo

Ovid’s stories of Philemon, Baucis, and Daphne involve metamorphoses into

• birds
• trees
• streams
• rocks

In Greek mythology, this mother’s sudden loss of her children illustrates that the gods were quick to punish human pride and arrogance.

• Atalanta
• Leda
• Niobe
• Pandora

This speedy runner was beaten in a race when she was distracted by Hippomenes' golden apples.

• Atalanta
• Leda
• Niobe
• Pandora

What Spartan woman gave birth to the beautiful Helen after being seduced by a swan (who was really Zeus, of course)?

• Atalanta
• Leda
• Niobe
• Pandora

What woman's curiosity brought all the evils in hardship into the world (but also let in Hope)?

• Atalanta
• Leda
• Niobe
• Pandora

What prophet and princess of Troy was kidnapped and taken back to Greece by Agamemnon after the Trojan War?

• Delphic oracle
• Tiresias
• Cassandra
• Cumaean Sibyl

What blind seer was turned into a woman for several years and back to a man again, according to some Greek myths?

• Delphic oracle
• Tiresias
• Cassandra
• Cumaean Sibyl

What sorceress aided Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece, eventually married him, and then killed their children in revenge after he rejected her for a younger princess?

• Eurydice
• Ariadne
• Circe
• Medea