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The Nemean lion's golden fur was vulnerable to mortal weapons, allowing Heracles to defeat it with arrows.
Answer: False
The Nemean lion's golden fur was famously impervious to mortal weapons, rendering arrows and swords ineffective against it, as Heracles discovered.
According to Hesiod, the Nemean lion was the offspring of Orthus and an unspecified 'she,' possibly the Chimera, Echidna, or Ceto.
Answer: True
Hesiod's account explicitly states the Nemean lion's parentage as Orthus and an ambiguous 'she,' with the Chimera, Echidna, or Ceto being common interpretations.
Apollodorus' account of the Nemean lion's parentage attributed it to Typhon, differing from Hesiod's version.
Answer: True
Apollodorus' account indeed attributes the Nemean lion's parentage to Typhon, which is a distinct tradition from Hesiod's version involving Orthus.
The Nemean lion's claws were duller than any human sword, making them ineffective in combat.
Answer: False
The Nemean lion's claws were described as sharper than any human sword, capable of cutting through strong armor, making them highly effective in combat.
The Nemean lion shared a lineage with other creatures central to the Heracles myth, including Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra.
Answer: True
The Nemean lion's lineage, depending on its parentage, connected it to other significant creatures in the Heracles myth, such as the Theban Sphinx, Cerberus, and the Lernaean Hydra.
The Nemean lion was known for its ability to breathe fire, making it exceptionally dangerous.
Answer: False
The Nemean lion was known for its impervious golden fur and razor-sharp claws, but not for the ability to breathe fire.
The Nemean lion resided in the hills of Arcadia before Heracles confronted it.
Answer: False
The Nemean lion resided in the hills of Nemea, not Arcadia, terrorizing the region before Heracles confronted it.
The Nemean lion was a two-headed dog, according to Hesiod's account of its parentage.
Answer: False
According to Hesiod, the Nemean lion's father, Orthus, was a two-headed dog, but the Nemean lion itself was a lion, not a two-headed dog.
The Nemean lion's claws were capable of cutting through strong armor.
Answer: True
The Nemean lion's claws were indeed described as sharper than any human sword and capable of cutting through strong armor.
Hera, known for her animosity towards Heracles, played a role in the Nemean lion's presence in Nemea.
Answer: True
Hera, driven by her animosity towards Heracles, is indeed credited with raising the Nemean lion and sending it to Nemea to challenge him.
What unique characteristic made the Nemean lion's golden fur formidable?
Answer: It was impervious to mortal weapons.
The Nemean lion's golden fur was famously impervious to mortal weapons, rendering it immune to conventional attacks and making it exceptionally formidable.
According to Hesiod, which mythical figure was one of the parents of the Nemean lion?
Answer: Orthus
Hesiod's account identifies Orthus as one of the Nemean lion's parents, along with an unspecified 'she,' commonly believed to be the Chimera, Echidna, or Ceto.
According to Apollodorus, who was the Nemean lion's parent, presenting a different origin from Hesiod?
Answer: Typhon
Apollodorus' account attributes the Nemean lion's parentage to Typhon, a monstrous giant, which differs from Hesiod's version involving Orthus.
Which mythical creature was considered a brother to the Nemean lion through its lineage?
Answer: The Theban Sphinx
Depending on its parentage, the Nemean lion was considered a brother to the Theban Sphinx, sharing a common monstrous lineage.
What was a key characteristic of the Nemean lion's claws?
Answer: They were sharper than any human sword.
The Nemean lion's claws were famously sharper than any human sword, capable of cutting through the strongest armor.
According to Aelian and Hyginus, who requested the moon-goddess Selene to throw the Nemean lion from the Moon onto Mount Apesas?
Answer: Hera
According to Aelian and Hyginus, Hera, in her animosity towards Heracles, requested the moon-goddess Selene to cast the Nemean lion from the Moon onto Mount Apesas.
Which of the following was NOT a proposed mother of the Nemean lion according to Hesiod's account?
Answer: Hera
According to Hesiod, the Nemean lion's mother was an unspecified 'she,' commonly believed to be the Chimera, Echidna, or Ceto. Hera was involved in sending the lion to Nemea, but not as its mother.
Heracles used a special bronze sword to skin the Nemean lion after killing it.
Answer: False
Heracles struggled to skin the Nemean lion with conventional tools, including knives and stones, due to its impervious hide. He ultimately used one of the lion's own claws, often with divine inspiration.
The first of Heracles' twelve labours was to destroy the Lernaean Hydra, assigned by King Eurystheus.
Answer: False
The first of Heracles' twelve labours, assigned by King Eurystheus, was to slay the Nemean lion, not the Lernaean Hydra, which was the second labor.
Heracles trapped the Nemean lion in its cave by blocking both of its entrances simultaneously.
Answer: False
Heracles trapped the Nemean lion by blocking *one* of its two entrances, then entering through the other to confront the beast in the confined space.
Heracles stunned the Nemean lion with his bare hands before strangling it in the cave.
Answer: False
Heracles first stunned the Nemean lion with his *club* before proceeding to strangle it with his bare hands in the confined space of the cave.
Who assigned Heracles the first of his twelve labours, which was to slay the Nemean lion?
Answer: His cousin, King Eurystheus
King Eurystheus, Heracles' cousin, was the one who assigned him the twelve labours, beginning with the slaying of the Nemean lion, as a penance.
How did Heracles ultimately manage to kill the Nemean lion after realizing his weapons were ineffective?
Answer: He strangled it with his bare hands.
After discovering his weapons were useless against the lion's impervious hide, Heracles trapped the beast in its cave and ultimately strangled it to death with his bare hands.
What did Heracles use to skin the Nemean lion after struggling with its impervious hide?
Answer: One of the lion's own claws.
Heracles, unable to skin the lion with conventional tools, was inspired to use one of the lion's own razor-sharp claws to remove its impervious pelt.
Which goddess is credited with inspiring Heracles to use the lion's own claws to skin its pelt?
Answer: Athena
Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warfare, is credited with inspiring Heracles to use one of the Nemean lion's own claws to skin its impervious pelt.
What was the next labour assigned to Heracles after he defeated the Nemean lion?
Answer: To destroy the Lernaean Hydra
After successfully completing the first labor, King Eurystheus assigned Heracles the task of destroying the Lernaean Hydra as his second labor.
What was the initial weapon Heracles attempted to use against the Nemean lion, which proved ineffective?
Answer: Arrows
Heracles initially attempted to use arrows against the Nemean lion, but they proved ineffective due to its impervious golden fur.
What was the Nemean lion's cave notable for in Heracles' strategy to defeat the beast?
Answer: It had two entrances, allowing Heracles to trap the lion.
The Nemean lion's cave was notable for having two entrances, which Heracles exploited by blocking one and entering through the other to trap the beast.
The Nemean Games were established to honor Heracles' labour, and victors crowned themselves with laurel wreaths.
Answer: False
While the Nemean Games were indeed established to honor Heracles' labor, victors traditionally crowned themselves with wild celery, not laurel wreaths.
The Nemean lion's pelt became a powerful symbol of strength and heroism, frequently depicted in art and used by figures like Alexander the Great.
Answer: True
The Nemean lion's pelt indeed became an iconic symbol of Heracles' strength and heroism, widely represented in art and adopted by historical figures such as Alexander the Great to associate themselves with these qualities.
Zeus transformed the Nemean lion into the constellation Orion to commemorate Heracles' accomplishment.
Answer: False
Zeus transformed the Nemean lion into the constellation Leo, not Orion, to immortalize Heracles' heroic accomplishment in the night sky.
Karl Kerényi proposed that Heracles wearing the Nemean lion's pelt symbolized his transformation of the threat of death into deliverance from death.
Answer: True
Karl Kerényi's interpretation indeed suggests that Heracles wearing the Nemean lion's pelt symbolized his triumph over mortality, transforming the threat of death into deliverance.
Euripides stated that the lion pelt Heracles wore originated from the Lion of Cithaeron.
Answer: False
Euripides stated that the lion pelt Heracles wore originated from a lion he slew within Zeus' grove, not specifically the Lion of Cithaeron, though that is another alternative origin mentioned in other accounts.
Alexander the Great was depicted on the Alexander Sarcophagus wearing the Nemean lion's pelt on his shield.
Answer: False
Alexander the Great is depicted on the Alexander Sarcophagus wearing the Nemean lion's pelt on his *head*, not his shield, while riding into combat.
Which constellation was created from the Nemean lion to commemorate Heracles' accomplishment?
Answer: Leo
To commemorate Heracles' heroic feat, Zeus transformed the Nemean lion into the constellation Leo, immortalizing it in the night sky.
What unique garland did victors of the Nemean Games crown themselves with?
Answer: Wild celery
Victors of the Nemean Games, established to honor Heracles' labor, traditionally crowned themselves with garlands of wild celery.
Which historical figure adopted the symbolism of the Nemean lion pelt to establish a connection with Heracles?
Answer: Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great famously adopted the symbolism of the Nemean lion pelt, wearing it on his head, to visually associate himself with Heracles' legendary strength and heroism.
What did Karl Kerényi interpret the Nemean lion's pelt as symbolizing when Heracles wore it?
Answer: Deliverance from death.
Karl Kerényi interpreted Heracles wearing the Nemean lion's pelt as symbolizing his transformation of the threat of death into deliverance from death, representing triumph over mortality.
What was the primary reason Heracles wore the Nemean lion's coat as armor after killing it?
Answer: Its pelt was impervious to the elements and all but the most powerful weapons.
Heracles wore the Nemean lion's coat primarily because its pelt was impervious to most weapons and the elements, providing him with unparalleled protection.
According to Euripides, where did the lion pelt Heracles wore originate from?
Answer: A lion he slew within Zeus' grove.
Euripides states that the lion pelt Heracles wore originated from a lion he slew within Zeus' grove, offering an alternative origin to the Nemean lion's pelt.
Stesichorus was the first artist to depict Heracles wearing the Nemean lion's fur as a distinctive costume.
Answer: True
Stesichorus is credited as the first artist to depict Heracles wearing the Nemean lion's fur, establishing this as a common artistic convention in the post-Homeric period.
The mosaic of the Nemean lion in the Archaeological Museum of Paros is unique because it depicts the lion in a context other than combat with Heracles or being worn by him.
Answer: True
The mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Paros is indeed unique for depicting the Nemean lion outside the typical contexts of combat with Heracles or being worn as his attribute.
The Oinochoe depicting Heracles and the Nemean lion from 520–500 BC is currently held in the Louvre Museum.
Answer: False
The Oinochoe depicting Heracles and the Nemean lion from 520–500 BC is currently held in the British Museum, not the Louvre Museum.
The Diosphos Painter created a white-ground lekythos depicting Heracles and the Nemean lion, which is displayed in the Louvre Museum.
Answer: True
The Diosphos Painter is indeed credited with creating a white-ground lekythos depicting Heracles and the Nemean lion, which is displayed in the Louvre Museum.
The Mathura art statue of Heracles strangling the Nemean lion is housed in the Prado Museum.
Answer: False
The Mathura art statue depicting Heracles strangling the Nemean lion is housed in the Indian Museum in Kolkata, not the Prado Museum.
Galeazzo Mondella was the artist who created a Renaissance plaque featuring Hercules with the Nemean lion.
Answer: True
Galeazzo Mondella is indeed recognized as the artist who created a Renaissance plaque featuring Hercules with the Nemean lion.
Francisco de Zurbarán's 1634 painting of Hercules fighting the Nemean lion is currently held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Answer: False
Francisco de Zurbarán's 1634 painting of Hercules fighting the Nemean lion is currently held in the Prado Museum, not the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Metope 1 from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, showing Heracles and the Nemean lion, is located at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
Answer: True
Metope 1 from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, depicting Heracles and the Nemean lion, is indeed located at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
The engraving 'Hercules and the Nemean Lion' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was created by Adamo Scultori and Giulio Romano.
Answer: True
The engraving 'Hercules and the Nemean Lion' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is indeed attributed to Adamo Scultori and Giulio Romano.
Who was the first artist to depict Heracles wearing the Nemean lion's fur, establishing a common artistic convention?
Answer: Stesichorus
Stesichorus is recognized as the first artist to depict Heracles wearing the Nemean lion's fur, a convention that became widespread in subsequent artistic representations.
Where is the Oinochoe depicting Heracles and the Nemean lion from 520–500 BC currently located?
Answer: The British Museum
The Oinochoe depicting Heracles and the Nemean lion from 520–500 BC is currently located in the British Museum.
Which museum houses the Mathura art statue depicting Heracles strangling the Nemean lion?
Answer: The Indian Museum in Kolkata
The Mathura art statue depicting Heracles strangling the Nemean lion is housed in the Indian Museum in Kolkata.
Who sculpted the marble titled 'Lucha de Heracles con el león de Nemea' (Heracles' fight with the Nemean lion) in 1941?
Answer: J.M. Félix Magdalena
J.M. Félix Magdalena was the sculptor of the marble titled 'Lucha de Heracles con el león de Nemea,' created in 1941.
Where is Francisco de Zurbarán's 1634 painting of 'Hercules' fight with the Nemean lion' currently displayed?
Answer: The Prado Museum
Francisco de Zurbarán's 1634 painting, 'Hercules' fight with the Nemean lion,' is currently displayed in the Prado Museum.
Which museum in Athens houses a Boeotian Greek pot illustrating Heracles fighting the Nemean lion?
Answer: The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens
The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens houses a Boeotian Greek pot illustrating Heracles fighting the Nemean lion.
Which museum holds the 1st-century sculpture of Hercules and the Nemean lion from Gandhara, India?
Answer: The Met Fifth Avenue
The 1st-century sculpture of Hercules and the Nemean lion from Gandhara, India, is held by The Met Fifth Avenue.
What is unique about the mosaic of the Nemean lion held in the Archaeological Museum of Paros?
Answer: It is one of the few images that does not depict the Nemean lion either locked in combat with Heracles or dead and being worn by the Greek hero.
The mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Paros is unique for depicting the Nemean lion in a context other than its struggle with Heracles or as his iconic attribute.
Who were the creators of the engraving 'Hercules and the Nemean Lion' held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
Answer: Adamo Scultori and Giulio Romano
The engraving 'Hercules and the Nemean Lion' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was created by Adamo Scultori and Giulio Romano.
Where is Metope 1 from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, showing Heracles and the Nemean lion, currently located?
Answer: The Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Metope 1 from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, depicting Heracles and the Nemean lion, is currently located at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
King Eurystheus was pleased and impressed by Heracles' return with the Nemean lion's carcass, welcoming him into the city.
Answer: False
King Eurystheus was, in fact, terrified by Heracles' return with the Nemean lion's carcass, forbidding him from entering the city and demanding future trophies be displayed outside the gates.
King Eurystheus communicated directly with Heracles after the Nemean lion labour, despite his fear.
Answer: False
Due to his profound fear of Heracles after the Nemean lion labor, King Eurystheus refused direct communication, instead using an intermediator named Copreus.
The agreement Heracles made with the boy in Cleonae involved sacrificing a ram to Zeus if Heracles returned alive.
Answer: False
The agreement with the boy in Cleonae stipulated sacrificing a *lion* to Zeus if Heracles returned alive, not a ram. The ram sacrifice was part of an alternative agreement with the shepherd Molorchos.
King Eurystheus hid in a large wooden chest buried in the earth when Heracles returned from his labours.
Answer: False
King Eurystheus hid in a large *bronze* jar buried in the earth, not a wooden chest, when Heracles returned from his labours, due to his fear.
Copreus, also known as the 'Dung-man,' was King Eurystheus's son who assisted Heracles.
Answer: False
Copreus, the 'Dung-man,' was an intermediator used by King Eurystheus to communicate with Heracles, not his son, and he did not assist Heracles.
What was King Eurystheus' reaction when Heracles returned with the Nemean lion's carcass?
Answer: He was astonished and terrified by Heracles' feat.
King Eurystheus was so astonished and terrified by Heracles' return with the Nemean lion that he forbade him from entering the city and demanded future trophies be left outside.
Where did King Eurystheus hide when Heracles returned from future labours, due to his fear?
Answer: In a large bronze jar buried in the earth.
King Eurystheus, terrified by Heracles' power, had a large bronze jar buried in the earth, in which he would hide upon Heracles' return from subsequent labours.
What did the boy in Cleonae propose to sacrifice if Heracles killed the Nemean lion and returned alive within 30 days?
Answer: A lion to Zeus
The boy in Cleonae proposed to sacrifice a *lion* to Zeus if Heracles returned alive within 30 days, or himself if Heracles failed.
What was the alternative agreement Heracles made with the shepherd Molorchos regarding the Nemean lion?
Answer: Molorchos would sacrifice a ram to Zeus if Heracles returned within 30 days.
The shepherd Molorchos agreed to sacrifice a ram to Zeus if Heracles returned within 30 days, or to the deceased Heracles if he did not.
What did King Eurystheus demand regarding future trophies from Heracles' labours after the Nemean lion?
Answer: They be displayed outside the city gates.
Terrified by Heracles' power, King Eurystheus demanded that all future trophies from his labours be displayed outside the city gates, rather than brought into the city.