Heroes and Atlas

Hour 25 is a companion project to HeroesX. Or as I explain to my friends and family (philos); the classical studies club we formed after taking The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours.

The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours is a massive online open classroom sponsored by Harvard and hosted by my hero Professor Gregroy Nagy via their Center for Hellenic Studies.

Created by: William Moulton of Bill's Classical Studies
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  1. Who was the titan-brother of Atlas chained to the crags of the Caucasus Mtn range with his liver eternally gnawed on by Zeus' eagle?
  2. The turning point in Odysseus' epic is his stay with the goddess Calypso. She was the daughter of which second generation Titan who guarded the pillar at the western end of the world?
  3. King Pentheus of Thebes is first cousin to which Olympian god?
  4. The sons of Zeus and Leda; the Dioscouri on horseback fought for which side during the Gigantomachy?
  5. Odysseus and Diomedes stole what from Rhesus, but not his chariot, and rode back to their camp?
  6. Why did Telemachus turn down Menelaus' gift of horses?
  7. Who was Penelope's husband?
  8. Herakles, the best beloved of Zeus – even he could not escape the hand of death. Which centaur was responsible for the demi-gods death?
  9. Achilles had a yellow lock which he had let grow for which river-god? .
  10. Kalypsō's island is Ogygia, the "navel of the sea," and the one place one can go that is furthest from the Navel of the World . Where is the "Navel" of the Ancient Greek world?
  11. We know from Nagy, that events such as getting zapped by Zeus' lightning bolt can signal what eventuality for a hero?

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