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1. Who did Perseus turn to stone when he showed him the head of Medusa?
2. Who gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy?
3. Who (or what) gave birth to Pegasus, the winged horse?
4. This son of Zeus carried tidings and lead the dead to Hades. He was also the god of roads, fraud and cunning, commerce and luck. Who was he?
5. Which of the following was NOT one of the 12 labors of Hercules (or Heracles)?
6. Who outraged the gods by cutting up his son and presenting the flesh to the gods at a banquet to test their all-powerful knowledge?
7. In Greek myth, who was the first woman?
8. The 12 Titans were the offspring of:
9. In ancient Egyptian mythology, who supervised the weighing of souls at judgment?
10. Cats and scarabs (dung beetles) were considered sacred in ancient Egypt and honored appropriately. What other animal was considered sacred and, in fact, the god of this animal was worshiped in his very own city?
11. An ancient Egyptian goddess was ordered by her father to destroy the human race. How was she defeated from doing so?
12. What is the main source for Norse mythology?
13. The wisest creature in all of Norse myth is:
14. How was Baldur, the shining god of youth in Norse mythology, killed?
15. According to Norse legend, how were the first humans created?
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