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    1. According to the documents, in Norse mythology Thor once dressed as a woman, Loki is the mother, and Odin has two pet crows named Huginn and Muninn which mean Thought and Memory. 2. The documents also provide information about gods from Greek and Roman mythology such as Apollo, god of music and prophecy, Dionysus as god of wine, and Zeus originally being known as Jupiter. 3. Mythological creatures and figures mentioned include the Minotaur that Queen Pasiphae bore after sleeping with a bull, Orpheus who traveled to the underworld to return his wife Eurydice, and Anansi the spider trickster from African mythology.

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    1. According to the documents, in Norse mythology Thor once dressed as a woman, Loki is the mother, and Odin has two pet crows named Huginn and Muninn which mean Thought and Memory. 2. The documents also provide information about gods from Greek and Roman mythology such as Apollo, god of music and prophecy, Dionysus as god of wine, and Zeus originally being known as Jupiter. 3. Mythological creatures and figures mentioned include the Minotaur that Queen Pasiphae bore after sleeping with a bull, Orpheus who traveled to the underworld to return his wife Eurydice, and Anansi the spider trickster from African mythology.

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    ART288 Problems 8

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    1. According to the documents, in Norse mythology Thor once dressed as a woman, Loki is the mother, and Odin has two pet crows named Huginn and Muninn which mean Thought and Memory. 2. The documents also provide information about gods from Greek and Roman mythology such as Apollo, god of music and prophecy, Dionysus as god of wine, and Zeus originally being known as Jupiter. 3. Mythological creatures and figures mentioned include the Minotaur that Queen Pasiphae bore after sleeping with a bull, Orpheus who traveled to the underworld to return his wife Eurydice, and Anansi the spider trickster from African mythology.

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    1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.

    a. False
    b. !True

    2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
    a. Castor
    b. Daedalus
    c. Odysseus
    d. !Jason

    3. 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. Artemis
    b. !Apollo
    c. Athena
    d. Aphrodite

    4. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


    a. !Dionysus
    b. Apollo
    c. Hephaestus
    d. Demeter

    5. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


    a. Roman and Spanish
    b. Greek, Roman and Norse
    c. Greek and Chinese
    d. !Greek and Roman

    6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
    under a long white cloud?
    a. Fiji
    b. Vanuatu
    c. Hawaii
    d. !New Zealand

    7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. True
    b. !False

    8. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
    what?
    a. !Victory
    b. Strength
    c. Courage
    d. Honor

    9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


    a. Asmund
    b. Asger
    c. !Ask
    d. Ake

    10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
    cheese making and bee keeping.
    a. Cephisso
    b. !Aristaeus
    c. Autonoe
    d. Carme

    1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?


    a. Drinking the blood of many slain
    animals.
    b. Performing a ritual involving
    murder.
    c. Excessive mutilation of animal
    corpses.
    d. !Participating in cannibalism.

    2. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


    a. !True
    b. False

    3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
    Underworld.
    a. True
    b. !False

    4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
    ash tree Yggdrasil?
    a. !Nidhogg
    b. Odin
    c. Ymir
    d. Bragi

    5. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


    a. Helen
    b. Hector
    c. Pericles
    d. !Paris

    6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
    Eurydice to the land of the living?
    a. Perseus
    b. Hercules
    c. !Orpheus
    d. Daedalus

    7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
    a. False
    b. !True

    8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
    quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
    a. Power amp; Peace
    b. !Thought amp; Memory
    c. Sleeping amp; Waking
    d. War amp; Learning

    9. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


    a. Moros
    b. !Thanatos
    c. Tartarus
    d. Hades

    10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
    in Greek Mythology?
    a. Ox
    b. !Bull
    c. Horse
    d. Pig

    1. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


    a. !Janus
    b. Vulcan
    c. Mars
    d. Juno

    2. 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

    3. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


    a. !Narcissus
    b. Clotho
    c. Lachesis
    d. Atropos

    4. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


    a. !Greek and Roman
    b. Roman and Spanish
    c. Greek and Chinese
    d. Greek, Roman and Norse

    5. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
    of which animal?
    a. !Spider
    b. Crocodile
    c. Wild dog
    d. Monkey

    6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
    under a long white cloud?
    a. Vanuatu
    b. Hawaii
    c. !New Zealand
    d. Fiji

    7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. True
    b. !False

    8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


    a. False
    b. !True

    9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


    a. Hina
    b. Mui
    c. !039;Oro
    d. Kohara

    10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
    quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
    a. Power amp; Peace
    b. !Thought amp; Memory
    c. Sleeping amp; Waking
    d. War amp; Learning

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