ROUND 8: Literature - Zeus and the ladies

Good old philandering Zeus. He had some daughters, a mother, and plenty of lovers. 
Oh - and a wife, too. The following questions deal with the women in Zeus's life. 
Where applicable, you can use either the Greek or the Latin name to answer a question.


1. Zeus's mother, Rhea, saved young Zeus's life when her husband
   Kronos wanted to eat the newborn god. What stratagem did Zeus's
   mother use to save his life?

A. She fed him a stone instead of Zeus


2. Zeus's jealous wife, the queen of the gods, was also his sister.
   Name her.

A. Hera OR Juno


3. Zeus carried the maiden Europa from the Lebanese coast to Crete.
   What shape did Zeus adopt to lure Europa to Europe?

A. a bull


4. According to one version of the story, Zeus visited Leda - a
   married woman - and begot upon her Helen of Troy and some other
   children. What form did Zeus take to seduce Leda?

A. a swan


5. With the nymph Leto, Zeus fathered twins who became two of the
   12 Olympian gods. Each twin carries a bow and arrows. The
   brother is identified with the sun and the sister with the moon.
   Name both of them.

A. Apollo; Artemis OR Diana


6. To hide another nymph named Io [EYE-oh] from his wife Hera, Zeus
   turned the nymph into an animal. But Hera found out and chased
   Io all the way to Egypt with stinging flies. What kind of animal
   did Io become?

A. a cow OR heifer
 

7. When Zeus's daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades,
   Persephone's mother spent a whole winter looking for her.
   Persephone's mother was an Earth Mother, the goddess of cereals
   and farming. Name her.

A. Demeter OR Ceres


8. After impregnating a female Titan, Zeus swallowed her and later
   gave birth to a daughter who emerged from his head. Which
   goddess was born from Zeus's head?

A. Athena OR Minerva


9. The father of a princess named Danae [Da na EH] imprisoned her
   in a tower, but Zeus got in through the window, as shown in a
   painting by Titian. What form did Zeus take to get in the
   window?

A. a shower of gold (accept "gold coins")


10. Zeus and Hera argued over an important point that could only be
    resolved by Tiresias, a prophet who had lived as both a man and
    a woman. What point were they arguing over?

A. Who enjoys sex more - a man or a woman? 
   [NOT FOR CREDIT: Tiresias's answer was "a woman, ten
    times as much!"]