Greek Mythology quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   How did Eris start the conflict leading to the Trojan War?

   Answer: A golden apple

   Why: Eris was the one goddess left off the guest list at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, and the apple was inscribed to the fairest.

2. 2 Medium

   Why was Atlas forced to hold up the celestial heavens?

   Answer: Siding with the Titans

   Why: It is the sky he carries and not the earth, and Zeus posted him at the western edge of the world to do it.

3. 3 Hard

   What plugged the single vein of the giant Talos?

   Answer: Bronze nail

   Why: Medea helped defeat Talos by tricking him into removing the nail from his ankle, which drained all his life fluid.

4. 4 Easy

   Why did Jason and the Argonauts sail to Colchis?

   Answer: To retrieve the Golden Fleece

   Why: Jason needed the mythical Golden Fleece to rightfully claim the throne of Iolcos from his usurping uncle Pelias.

5. 5 Medium

   What musical instrument did the infant Hermes create from tortoise shell?

   Answer: Lyre

   Why: He built it on the morning he was born, then stole Apollo's cattle the same day and traded the instrument to settle the quarrel.

6. 6 Hard

   Whose life was tied to an unburned piece of wood?

   Answer: Meleager

   Why: His own mother caused his death by throwing the preserved log onto the fire after he killed her brothers.