#9047, aired 2024-02-27 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $200: Zeus placed Castor & Pollux in the heavens as this constellation Gemini |
#9047, aired 2024-02-27 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $400: Depicted here with Apollo, the sisters who presided over the arts & sciences had this collective name the Muses |
#9047, aired 2024-02-27 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $600: One legend said these warrior women cut off their right breasts to make it easier to use their bows the Amazons |
#9047, aired 2024-02-27 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $800: Known for his wisdom, this centaur instructed some of the greatest heroes, including Jason Chiron |
#9047, aired 2024-02-27 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $1000: After her daughter Persephone was abducted, she roamed the Earth for 9 days without eating, drinking or bathing Demeter |
#8873, aired 2023-05-17 | PANTOMIME HORSE $600: Storm Worm & Zeus are types of these computer viruses that take their name from classical mythology a Trojan horse |
#8702, aired 2022-09-20 | SCIENCE & NATURE $1000: Seen here, this lizard with a name from classical mythology, is known for its ability to run across water a basilisk |
#3725, aired 2000-11-10 | ANSWERS TO YOUR FINALS $400: Classical Mythology:
Oddly, these "heavenly" twins had the same mother, Leda, but different fathers Castor & Pollux |
#2519, aired 1995-07-13 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $100: A myth about the poet Epimenides says he did this for 57 years—more than twice as long as Rip Van Winkle slept |
#2519, aired 1995-07-13 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $200: The woodpecker was sacred to this Roman god of war Mars |
#2519, aired 1995-07-13 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $300 (Daily Double): Like the Pleiades, the Hyades were sisters who were transformed into these stars |
#2519, aired 1995-07-13 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $400: This city made famous by a war was founded on a site indicated by a spotted cow Troy |
#2519, aired 1995-07-13 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $500: After they were turned into swine, Ulysses' men "pigged out" on acorns fed to them by this sorceress Circe |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $200: He & his twin brother Remus were descendants of Aeneas via the kings of Alba Longa Romulus |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $400: When this mythical bird felt its death impending, it constructed a nest of aromatic plants & spices phoenix |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $600: The dragon he slew at Delphi was called Python Apollo |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $800: One tradition says he stole the fire that he gave to mankind from Hephaestus' forge Prometheus |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $1000: After this king of Cyprus married a statue that came to life, they had a son named Paphos Pygmalion |
#2358, aired 1994-11-30 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $200: Achilles died after one of these weapons wounded him in the heel an arrow |
#2358, aired 1994-11-30 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $400: Demeter sometimes rides around in one of these vehicles pulled by dragons a chariot |
#2358, aired 1994-11-30 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $600: These 3 goddesses who control human destinies are also called the Moirai the Fates |
#2358, aired 1994-11-30 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $1000: Some say this underworld canine has serpents entwined around his multiple necks Cerberus |
#2358, aired 1994-11-30 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY $1,700 (Daily Double): Urania is usually described as the muse of this science astronomy |
#1454, aired 1990-12-20 | THE WIND $1000: In classical mythology, the west wind Zephyr |
#1034, aired 1989-02-16 | JEWELRY $600: This type of engraved gem features a raised design, often a scene from classical mythology a cameo |
#878, aired 1988-06-01 | NUMBER, PLEASE $400: In classical mythology, the number of Furies 3 |