Greek Mythology

Explanation: Zeus is the king of the Olympian gods and master of the sky and thunder. He rules over all gods and mortals from Mount Olympus, wielding his fearsome thunderbolt.

Explanation: Athena is the goddess of wisdom, crafts and strategic warfare. Born fully armed from Zeus's skull, she is the protector of Athens, the city that bears her name. Her symbol is the owl.

Explanation: Heracles had to complete 12 labours imposed by King Eurystheus, on the orders of the goddess Hera. Among them: slaying the Nemean Lion, capturing the Erymanthian Boar, cleaning the Augean stables, and retrieving the golden apples of the Hesperides.

Explanation: Achilles was the greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War. His mother Thetis dipped him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable, but she held him by the heel, which remained vulnerable. He was killed by an arrow from Paris guided by Apollo.

Explanation: The Minotaur was a creature with a human body and a bull's head, born from the union of Pasiphae, wife of King Minos of Crete, with a divine white bull. Imprisoned in the labyrinth designed by Daedalus, it was eventually slain by the hero Theseus.

Explanation: Prometheus stole fire from the gods of Olympus to give it to mortals, allowing them to keep warm and create tools. As punishment, Zeus had him chained to a rock in the Caucasus, where an eagle devoured his liver every day, only for it to regrow each night.

Explanation: Medusa was one of the three Gorgons, the only mortal among them. Her gaze instantly turned to stone anyone who looked at her. The hero Perseus beheaded her using his polished shield as a mirror to avoid her gaze. From her blood was born the winged horse Pegasus.

Explanation: Odysseus (Ulysses) trapped the Cyclops Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, by blinding him with a hardened wooden stake. To escape, he told Polyphemus his name was "Nobody", so when the Cyclops cried for help, he said "Nobody" was harming him.

Explanation: In Greek myth, Pandora was given a jar (often mistakenly called "Pandora's box" due to a mistranslation by Erasmus) and ordered never to open it. Curiosity led her to lift the lid, releasing diseases, suffering and misfortunes. Only hope remained trapped at the bottom.

Explanation: Poseidon is the god of the seas, oceans and earthquakes. Brother of Zeus and Hades, he reigned over the waters from his underwater palace. He wielded a trident, his emblematic attribute, and was also the god of horses and storms.