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Bacchus and Ariadne's children were : Oenopion, Thoas, Staphylos, Latromis, Euanthès and Tauropolos.


Annibale Carracci: the triumph of Bacchus

Bacchus goes down into the Underworld to look for the shadow of his mother Semelea, to give her back her life.  He passes through the  Lerne lake, a lake without bottom, for a more direct access. 

Q1 : To whom does  Bacchus ask his way?
a   Ceyx
b   Prosymnos
c   Charon

The person asks for a payment for his help, but Bacchus can only give it to him when he comes back.

Q2 : Why can't he reward his guide?

a   he is dead
b   he ran away
c   he doesn't want the reward anymore

Q3 : Who is the God of the Underworld to the Greeks?

a  Castor
b  Hades
c  Chronos


Jean Batiste with the attributes of Bacchus

Q4 : Who painted this work?

a  De Vinci
b  Andrea del Verrocchio
c  Andrea Solario

Bacchus asks the God of the Underworld to release his mother.  He agrees, under the condition that he makes an exchange with something he holds dear.

Q5 : What does Bacchus give up?

a   the vineyard
b   myrtle
c   ivy

Q6 : What is this present? 

a   a plant
b   a weapon
c   a piece of clothing



Q7 : Who was Hades to the Romans?

a  Mercury
b  Pluto
c  Vulcan

Q8 : What object did the Cyclops give him which rendered him invisible?

a   his helmet
b   his coat
c   his boots

Q9 : What monster was Hades companion and guardian of the Underworld?

a  Hydra
b  Cerber
c  Minotaur



Q10 : Who painted this painting "The priestess of Bacchus" ?

a  John Collier
b  Sir Edward Poynter
c  Albert Joseph Moore






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