Culture trivia
Name a hero from Greek mythology
70 answers count for this culture prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Hercules
- Achilles
- Perseus
- Odysseus
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Theseus
- Jason
- Ajax
- Hector
- Bellerophon
- Orpheus
- Aeneas
- Agamemnon
- Atalanta
The iceberg for “Name a hero from Greek mythology”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 4 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 9 | 25 |
| The Deep | 19 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 37 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 19 answers starting with C, D, H, I, M, N, O, P and T. The Abyss has 37 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 70 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Ajax”. Longest: “Rhadamanthus”.
- A, P and C are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Polydeuces” counts as Pollux.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (12). Run through it first.
- Skip Hercules, Achilles and Perseus; everybody says them.
- Think of a country, then its currency, its instrument and its dance.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a hero from Greek mythology”?
- Most people start with Hercules, Achilles, Perseus and Odysseus. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a hero from Greek mythology”?
- 70 in all: 4 on The Tip, 9 Below the Surface, 19 in The Deep, 37 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a hero from Greek mythology”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ajax” and the longest is “Rhadamanthus”.
- Is “Name a hero from Greek mythology” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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