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Astr268 HW 9
Astr268 HW 9
Astr268 HW 9
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Ares
b. Apollo
c. !Athena
d. Artemis
3. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Dragon
b. A Lion
c. !A Horse
d. A Tiger
5. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. False
b. !True
9. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Charon
b. !Eris
c. Dysnomia
d. Ceres
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
5. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. !True
b. False
6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Daedalus
b. !Orpheus
c. Hercules
d. Perseus
10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. !Harpies
b. Lilith
c. Mermaids
d. Nymph
1. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Dragon
b. !A Horse
c. A Lion
d. A Tiger
2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Odysseus
b. Castor
c. Daedalus
d. !Jason
7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. !Spider
c. Crocodile
d. Monkey