Atalanta Quiz

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1. What animal adopted Atalanta after her father left her in the woods?

   1. A wolf
   2. A fox
   3. A bear
   4. A deer
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   Answer: A bear

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2. Which centaurs did Atalanta kill with her arrows?

   1. Ixion and Eurytion
   2. Pholus and Eurytion
   3. Chiron and Nessus
   4. Rhoecus and Hylaeus
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   Answer: Rhoecus and Hylaeus

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3. Who did Atalanta defeat in wrestling at the funeral games?

   1. Peleus
   2. Jason
   3. Meleager
   4. Heracles
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   Answer: Peleus

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4. In Hesiod’s Catalogue, how many golden apples, given by Aphrodite, does Hippomenes throw down in the race?

   1. Five
   2. Three
   3. Seven
   4. Two
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   Answer: Three

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5. What did the god turn Atalanta and Melanion into?

   1. Serpents
   2. Lions
   3. Eagles
   4. Wolves
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   Answer: Lions

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6. What was the name of Atalanta's son?

   1. Pelops
   2. Pelias
   3. Meleager
   4. Parthenopaeus
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   Answer: Parthenopaeus

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7. At whose funeral games did Atalanta compete in wrestling?

   1. Peleus
   2. Pelops
   3. Pelias
   4. Heracles
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   Answer: Pelias

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8. According to the Library of Apollodorus (main account), who was Atalanta’s father?

   1. Pelops
   2. Actaeon
   3. Iasus
   4. Pelias
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   Answer: Iasus

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