MythologyImgeContest_Fall2007Here are the instructions.... Non ACE schools wishing to take part, you must FIRST email Souzana Hauslohn@cox.net so that you can be registered.
Date: 10/25/2007
Here are the instructions.... Non ACE schools wishing to take part, you must FIRST email Souzana Hauslohn@cox.net so that you can be registered.
Biga of what? on Republican Denarius1) This Roman Republican silver denarius shows a mythological creature - actually two of them - pulling a chariot. What are they called?
Date: 08/01/2006
1) This Roman Republican silver denarius shows a mythological creature - actually two of them - pulling a chariot. What are they called?
god_animal2) a) Who is this god known for his remarkable strength? b) Which fierce animal is he fighting here? Please give the name of the animal and where he comes from (b= 2 words).
Date: 10/18/2006
2a) Who is this god known for his remarkable strength? 2b) Which fierce animal is he fighting here? Please give the name of the animal and where he comes from (b= 2 words).
DiocletianRev3) This coin of Diocletian has the most important god on it. What is his name?
Date: 10/27/2006
3)This coin of Diocletian has the most important god on it. What is his name?
Mythological horse with wings4) Many coins from the Greek city state of Corinth show this mythical animal. What is its name?
Date: 08/01/2006
4)Many coins from the Greek city state of Corinth show this mythical animal. What is its name?
SnakeScarf,LeopardDionysus BM mosaic5) Please give the Roman name of the ancient god shown on this mosaic from the British Museum.
Date: 08/01/2006
5)Please give the Roman name of the ancient god shown on this mosaic from the British Museum.
Sousse Tunisia6) a) What is the name of this mythological character shown in a Roman mosaic? b) What does she have in her hair?
Date: 10/18/2006
6a) What is the name of this mythological character shown in a Roman mosaic? 6b) What does she have in her hair?
Owl Rev7) This owl reverse is on a coin of a famous city. For which goddess was this city named?
Date: 10/19/2006
7)This owl reverse is on a coin of a famous city. For which goddess was this city named?
Boy on Dolphin Fishbourne mosaic8) Who is this riding a dolphin and shown in a Romano British mosaic?
Date: 10/18/2006
8) Who is this riding a dolphin and shown in a Romano British mosaic?
Claud_shield9) Who is this warlike female warrior with a shield on the reverse of a coin of the Emperor Claudius? Please give her Roman name.
Date: 10/19/2006
9) Who is this warlike female warrior with a shield on the reverse of a coin of the Emperor Claudius? Please give her Roman name.
Another of the Labors of Hercules10) One of the Labors of Hercules - with whom is he fighting here?
Date: 10/18/2006
10)One of the Labors of Hercules - with whom is he fighting here?
GoddesswHound11) This lovely goddess is often depicted with a hound as they both love to hunt. Please give a) her Greek name, and b) her Roman name.
Date: 10/27/2006
11) This lovely goddess is often depicted with a hound as they both love to hunt. Please give a) her Greek name, and b) her Roman name.
Caria Halicarnassos12) This ancient Greek coin from Halicarnassos in Caria shows a god whose symbol is a trident. a) What is his Greek name? b) What is his Roman name?
Date: 10/19/2006
12)This ancient Greek coin from Halicarnassos in Caria shows a god whose symbol is a trident. a) What is his Greek name? b) What is his Roman name?
strangeDog_befriended13) Hercules is talking to a strange dog. a) What is the dog's name? b) What is physically strange about him?
Date: 10/29/2006
13)Hercules is talking to a strange dog. a) What is the dog's name? b) What is physically strange about him?
GreekPantikapaion14) Who is this ugly mythological character? You can't see them but he has very hairy legs. He also plays a pipe which has come to be named after him.
Date: 10/24/2006
14) Who is this ugly mythological character? You can't see them but he has very hairy legs. He also plays a pipe which has come to be named after him.
NerocoinTemple15) Nero's coin shows a temple which still exists in the Roman Forum today. It was served by virgins and honored the Goddess of the Hearth. Who was ..........?
Date: 10/28/2006
16)Nero's coin shows a temple which still exists in the Roman Forum today. It was served by virgins and honored the Goddess of the Hearth. Who was ..........?
PontusAmisosObv16) This Greek coin from Pontos Amisos shows the mythological character who killed Medusa. Who was he?
Date: 10/28/2006
16)This Greek coin from Pontos Amisos shows the mythological character who killed Medusa. Who was he?
JuliaDomna_Vulcan17) This worn Roman coin of Julia Domna has Vulcan on its reverse. What is the Greek name for Vulcan?
Date: 10/29/2006
17)This worn Roman coin of Julia Domna has Vulcan on its reverse. What is the Greek name for Vulcan?
GordianHerculesApples18) Here we see Hercules again on a coin reverse, and some fruit connected with his labors. What fruits are they?
Date: 10/29/2006
18) Here we see Hercules again on a coin reverse, and some fruit connected with his labors. What fruits are they?
Warlike19) This warlike god was called a)......... in ancient Rome, and b) ........... in ancient Greece. c) What was the Roman name for his mother?
Date: 10/28/2006
19) This warlike god was called a)......... in ancient Rome, and b) ........... in ancient Greece. c) What was the Roman name for his mother?
2earsWheat20) This reverse of a Roman coin shows a goddess holding two ears of wheat . a) Who is she? b) What was her Greek name?
Date: 10/29/2006
20)This reverse of a Roman coin shows a goddess holding two ears of wheat . a) Who is she? b) What was her Greek name?
AradosTyche21) This ancient coin from Arados shows the Goddess Tyche. a) Which goddess is the equivalent Roman deity? b) Where was Arados?
Date: 10/29/2006
21) This ancient coin from Arados shows the Goddess Tyche. a) Which goddess is the equivalent Roman deity? b) Where was Arados?
MytholoGical animal22) What is the name of this mythological creature? It begins with a G.
Date: 10/27/2006
22)What is the name of this mythological creature? It begins with a G.
Hadrian & mythical animal23) a) What mythical animal is shown on this coin of the Emperor Hadrian? b) Which mythical character killed this animal by solving a riddle?
Date: 08/01/2006
23) a) What mythical animal is shown on this coin of the Emperor Hadrian? b) Which mythical character killed this animal by solving a riddle?
Thetis rides a Hippocamp24) This is Thetis riding a hippocamp. What was the name of her famous son, who fought in the Trojan War and hated Hector?
Date: 10/27/2006
24) This is Thetis riding a hippocamp. What was the name of her famous son, who fought in the Trojan War and hated Hector?
apollo_maiden25) Apollo pursues this maiden who turns into a laurel tree. Who is she?
Date: 10/18/2006
25) Apollo pursues this maiden who turns into a laurel tree. Who is she?
Wall frieze in Pompeii26) This wall frieze in Pompeii depicts a male character who is in love with his own image. Who is he?
Date: 10/18/2006
26) This wall frieze in Pompeii depicts a male character who is in love with his own image. Who is he?
lyre27) Which god was famous for playing this musical instrument and is often depicted on coins with it? His name has six letters.
Date: 10/18/2006
27)Which god was famous for playing this musical instrument and is often depicted on coins with it? His name has six letters.
2_ Mythanimals1God28) What mythological animals draw this chariot on the sea as shown in a Roman mosaic from Tunisia?
Date: 10/19/2006
28) What mythological animals draw this chariot on the sea as shown in a Roman mosaic from Tunisia?
WingedPetasos_AncImp29) Which god usually wears the winged petasos on his head?
Date: 10/27/2006
29)Which god usually wears the winged petasos on his head?
TwoCaps_Symbolic30) On this coin's reverse you see two "caps" either side of a cornucopia. These two caps are symbols representing a pair of gods. a) Who are they? b) By what joint name are they known?
Date: 10/27/2006
30) On this coin's reverse you see two "caps" either side of a cornucopia. These two caps are symbols representing a pair of gods. a) Who are they? b) By what joint name are they known?
another_god_Lyre31) On this British mosaic appears another mythological figure with a lyre. He could sing beautifully and charm wild beasts. a) What is his name ( 7 letters) b) What is the name of his wife who died from a serpent bite?
Date: 10/19/2006
31) On this British mosaic appears another mythological figure with a lyre. He could sing beautifully and charm wild beasts. a) What is his name ( 7 letters) b) What is the name of his wife who died from a serpent bite?
Neptune32) This is the god Neptune shown on a coin of Septimius Severus. Neptune had a giant son who was a mighty hunter, but he was killed and then placed among the stars. a) Who is he ? b) What is the name of his dog?
Date: 10/19/2006
32) This is the god Neptune shown on a coin of Septimius Severus. Neptune had a giant son who was a mighty hunter, but he was killed and then placed among the stars. a) Who is he ? b) What is the name of his dog?
Greek_Aulos33) This shows an aulos, a Greek reedpipe. A mythological satyr was an expert at playing it and challenged Apollo to a musical contest, but Apollo won and killed him. Who was this unfortunate musical satyr?
Date: 10/28/2006
33) This shows an aulos, a Greek reedpipe. A mythological satyr was an expert at playing it and challenged Apollo to a musical contest, but Apollo won and killed him. Who was this unfortunate musical satyr?
Persephone_Lokris34) On the reverse of this coin from Lokris is a famous hero who is featured in Homer's Iliad. He was the King of Salamis and his name has 4 letters. Who is he?
Date: 10/29/2006
34) On the reverse of this coin from Lokris is a famous hero who is featured in Homer's Iliad. He was the King of Salamis and his name has 4 letters. Who is he?
A_leavesTroy35) On this coin Aeneas is portrayed leaving Troy and carrying his father. What was his father's name?
Date: 10/28/2006
35)On this coin Aeneas is portrayed leaving Troy and carrying his father. What was his father's name?
UlyssesGreeted36) On this Roman Republican coin the returning Ulysses is greeted by his dog who still remembered him. What was the dog's name?
Date: 10/28/2006
36)On this Roman Republican coin Ulysses is greeted by his dog who still remembered him. What was the dog's name?
ABullbabe37) Tie Breaker #1: This mythic child with a bull's head was supposedly born in Crete. a) Who was the mother? b) Who was the child?
Date: 10/29/2006
37) Tie Breaker #1: This mythic child with a bull's head was supposedly born in Crete. a) Who was the child's mother? b) Who was the child?
Cretan_Labyrinth38) Tie Breaker #2: a) At the command of which king was this labyrinth designed? b) Who designed it? c) what was the name of his son who flew too close to the sun?
Date: 10/29/2006
38) Tie Breaker #2: a) At the command of which king was this labyrinth designed? b) Who designed it?
OdysseusresistsSiren39) Tie Breaker #3 - Odysseus is here shown as tied to a mast to resist a Siren, however there was a witch whom he did not resist. a) What was her name? b) On which island did she live? c) into which animals did she turn Odysseus' crew?
Date: 10/29/2006
39) Tie Breaker #3 - Odysseus is here shown as tied to a mast to resist a Siren, however there was a witch whom he did not resist. a) What was her name? b) On which island did she live? c) into which animals did she turn Odysseus' crew?
FamousexPergamon40) Tie Breaker #4: This Greek coin from Pergamon shows the God of Healing. a) Who is he? b) What is his symbol? c) Who tutored him in the art of healing? d) What was the name of the Goddess of Healing in Greek ? e) What was her Roman name?
Date: 10/29/2006
40) Tie Breaker #4: This Greek coin from Pergamon shows the God of Healing. a) Who is he? b) What is his symbol? c) Who tutored him in the art of healing? d) What was the name of the Goddess of Healing in Greek ? e) What was her Roman name?