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Astr150 Sheet 1
Astr150 Sheet 1
a. Juno
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Ares
2. 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 Horse
b. A Lion
c. A Tiger
d. A Dragon
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Cyprus
b. Sardinia
c. !Crete
d. Sicily
5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Zeus
b. Athena
c. !Apollo
d. Demeter
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. False
b. !True
5. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Asger
c. Asmund
d. Ake