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ASTR121 Response 6
ASTR121 Response 6
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Bragi
b. Ymir
c. Odin
d. !Nidhogg
6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Perseus
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. !Eris
c. Charon
d. Dysnomia
4. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Aphrodite
b. !Apollo
c. Artemis
d. Athena
7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. !Thought amp; Memory
b. War amp; Learning
c. Power amp; Peace
d. Sleeping amp; Waking
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Autonoe
b. Carme
c. !Aristaeus
d. Cephisso