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In Homer’s Iliad, what did Daedalus make for Ariadne on Crete?

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A dancing floor

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In Greek mythology, what was the name of the festival established in Athens to honor Theseus?

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Theseia

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Which Argentine writer made the Minotaur the narrator of “The House of Asterion”?

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Jorge Luis Borges

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In which epic does Virgil briefly mention the Minotaur in the Underworld?

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The Aeneid

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Which Roman poem by Catullus tells the story of Theseus and Ariadne?

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Catullus 64

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In Greek mythology, what food did the Minotaur traditionally eat?

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Human flesh

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In Greek mythology, which god became Ariadne’s husband after she was left on Naxos?

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Dionysus

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In Greek mythology, what was the Minotaur’s other name in Apollodorus’s account?

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Asterius

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In Greek mythology, what constellation was Ariadne’s crown said to become after Theseus abandoned her?

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Corona Borealis

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Which Greek hero is paired with Romulus in Plutarch’s Parallel Lives?

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Theseus

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In Greek mythology, which god sent Minos the bull he was expected to sacrifice?

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Poseidon

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Which Roman poet included Ariadne’s abandoned lament in the Heroides?

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Ovid

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