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1. "A" What mother of Pentheus tore her son limb from limb, thinking that he was a wild boar?
2. "B" What elderly man was changed into a rock by Hermes for betraying him?
3. "C" Which Greek prophet correctly predicted the length of the Trojan War by witnessing a snake devouring birds?
4. "D" Which goddess did Homer say was the mother of Aphrodite?
5. "E" Which wife of Amphiaraus was bribed to convince her husband to join the Seven Against Thebes?
6. "F" Which shepherd found the twin babies Romulus and Remus after they had been abandoned?
7. "G" Which slave girl of Alcmene was turned into a weasel by Ilithyia?
8. "H" Which daughter of Athamas and Nephele fell off a golden ram to her death?
9. "I" Who was the leader of the Cretan forces at Troy?
10. "J" Who was the sister of Turnus who fought against Aeneas?
11. "K" What was another name for Persephone, the daughter of Demeter?
12. "L" Which music teacher of Heracles was accidentally killed by him?
13. "M" Which woman, pursued by Apollo, dared to choose a mortal over him?
14. "N" Which brave Trojan refugee was killed in Italy while attempting to penetrate enemy lines?
15. "O" Which nymph loved Paris, but refused to heal his wounds because he betrayed her?
16. "P" Which daughter of Asclepius was also a goddess of healing?
17. "Q" What was the name given to the deified Romulus by later Romans?
18. "R" Along with Minos and Aeacus, which son of Zeus and Europa was a judge in the Underworld?
19. "S" What was the collective name for the men that sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus sowed?
20. "T" Which unattractive and acid-tongued soldier did Homer refer to as "the ugliest man at Troy?"
21. "U" Who was the Muse of Astronomy?
22. "V" Which god wooed Pomona under the guise of an old crone?
23. "W" Which deity, worshipped mainly on Crete, was a god of vegetation and fertility?
24. "X" Which talking horse of Achilles failed to prevent the death of Patroclus and prophesied to Achilles his own death?
25. "Z" Which son of Boreas, along with his brother Calais, rescued Phineus from the pursuit of the Harpies?
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