NB Scholastic Bowl Mythology
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bearsgirl13 on October 17, 2011
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ECMS A-Team, Prairie Ridge Scholastic Bowl, Dunbar Study Stuff, Academic Team
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Zeus gave this woman to Epimetheus who was the brother of Prometheus. Her curiosity led her to open a jar, from which all types of evil escaped to plague humanity. Identify this woman whose greek name means "all gifts" in English. | Pandora |
| Eurydice was a tree nymph in Greek mythology. On her wedding day, she accidentally stepped on a snake and died from its bite. After her death, she descended into the underworld. Identify her husband, a legendary Greek musician, who went to the underworld to try and return her to the surface. His name begins with the letter "O". | Orpheus |
| In Greek legend, this sorceress was the daughter of Helios and an ocean nymph. Using drugs and incantations, she turned humans into lions, wolves, or swine. Identify this woman who turned Odysseus' men into swine. Her name begins with the letter "C". | Circe |
| Identify the zodiac sign for the following. Zodiac sign known as "The Water Bearer" | Aquarius |
| Identify the zodiac sign for the following. Zodiac sign known as "The Archer" | Sagittarius |
| Identify the zodiac sign for the following. Zodiac sign that runs from June 21 to July 22 | Cancer |
| Identify the zodiac sign for the following. Zodiac sign that runs from April 20 to May20 | Taurus |
| The Fate who spun the thread of life | Clotho |
| The Fate who held the thread of life and fixed its length | Lachesis |
| The Fate who cut the thread of life | Atropos |
| The father of the Fates | Zeus |
| Identifty the Greek counterpart to the Roman God or Goddesses. Venus | Aphrodite |
| Identifty the Greek counterpart to the Roman God or Goddesses. Bacchus | Dionysus |
| Identifty the Greek counterpart to the Roman God or Goddesses. Minerva | Athena |
| Identifty the Greek counterpart to the Roman God or Goddesses. Ceres | Demeter |
| As son of the Earth God Geb, this Egyptian god was regarded as a source of Earth's fertility. Egyptians sometimes compared him to the Nile River. Identify this chief god of the underworld in Egyptians mythology. | Osiris |
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