# Weekend Feud: Gods, Heroes and Monsters by brownie55 \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 26, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781 "2008-12-26T22:03:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/61 "2008-12-28T04:37:44Z")

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1. Quetzalcoatl
2. Zeus
3. Vishnu
4. Thor
5. Jupiter
6. Achilles
7. Hydra
8. Clean stables
9. Promethus
10. Hero (by Mariah Carey)

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/62 "2008-12-28T04:38:32Z")

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[The Labors of Hercules](http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/labors.html) I get an even dozen.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/63 "2008-12-28T05:00:59Z")

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> [@brownie55](#):
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> Thinking hard about the Labor of Hercules, I am sorry for any confusion. I believe I have an explanation:
> 
> When I was young there were indeed Seven Labors that we were taught. Inflation during the intervening years has caused that number to creep up until it is now seven.
> 
> Thanks for playing.

Did you crenine that asiten preelevense befive or after you saw [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY6kElOYcd8)?

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/64 "2008-12-28T09:09:35Z")

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1. Quetzalcoatl
2. Zeus
3. Vishnu
4. Thor
5. Mars
6. Odysseus
7. Medusa
8. Killing the hydra
9. Sisyphus
10. Holding Out For A Hero

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/65 "2008-12-28T13:28:48Z")

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> [@Kat](#):
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> Well, obviously Seven = Twelve in 2008 Labors. 😃

Should we expect a Herculean bailout in 2009?

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**Author:** ![Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/66 "2008-12-28T13:47:57Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Should we expect a Herculean bailout in 2009?

And a recession. It’s now his Three Tasks of Slightly Above Usual Difficulty.

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/67 "2008-12-28T14:15:11Z")

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1. Quetzalcoatl
2. Athena
3. Krishna
4. Loki
5. Jupiter
6. Odysseus
7. Cerberus
8. Cleaning the Augean Stables
9. Arachne
10. _Holding Out for a Hero_
11. I wonder how much spelling counts for this.
12. Natch. 😃
13. Why aren’t there more cleaning businesses named after Hercules?
14. by Bonnie Tyler

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/68 "2008-12-28T14:25:20Z")

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> [@WormTheRed](#):
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> 4: How can I not 🙂

Thanks!

> [@](#):
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> 9: Yeah, he both managed to be one and to piss the others off 🙂

Amazing how that happened. You’d think he were some kind of random troublemaker, or something. 😃

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/69 "2008-12-28T14:26:45Z")

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Welcome Loki, would be a shame for you to miss out on this one 😃

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/70 "2008-12-28T14:46:22Z")

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> [@OtakuLoki](#):
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> 1. Quetzalcoatl
> 2. Athena
> 3. Krishna
> 4. Loki
> 5. Jupiter
> 6. Odysseus
> 7. Cerberus
> 8. Cleaning the Augean Stables
> 9. Arachne
> 10. _Holding Out for a Hero_
> 11. I wonder how much spelling counts for this.
> 12. Natch. 😃
> 13. Why aren’t there more cleaning businesses named after Hercules?
> 14. by Bonnie Tyler

If I counted right, you’re #49.

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**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/71 "2008-12-28T17:34:35Z")

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1. Quetzalcoatl
2. Zeus
3. Shiva
4. Odin
5. Jupiter
6. Odysseus
7. Hydra
8. Augean Stables
9. Oedipus
10. Hero

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/72 "2008-12-28T19:15:34Z")

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Ok - entries are cut off.

I’ll go start scoring.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/73 "2008-12-28T19:32:51Z")

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Turns out cmkeller double posted, so we still need one more.

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**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/74 "2008-12-28T19:40:38Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Damn, you’re a stubborn cuss, ain’t ya?

I was going for funny, but I guess I missed.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/75 "2008-12-28T23:15:01Z")

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**WormTheRed** , I gave you Quetzalcoatl for your crazy misspelling of #1.

1. Name a god/goddess from the Aztec tradition.   
**1. Quetzalcoatl 45**

2. Centeotl 1

3. Huitzilopochtli 1

4. Olmec 1

5. Tezcatlipoca 1

6. Name a god/goddess from the Greek tradition.   
**2. Zeus 41**

7. Apollo 4

8. Athena 3

9. Aphrodite 1

10. Name a god/goddess from the Hindu tradition.   
**3. Shiva 21**

11. Vishnu 19

12. Kali 3

13. Krishna 2

14. Rama 2

15. Brahma 1

16. Ganesh 1

17. Name a god/goddess from the Norse tradition.   
**4. Thor 34**

18. Odin 12

19. Loki 3

20. Name a god/goddess from the Roman tradition.   
**5. Jupiter/Jove 27**

21. Mars 9

22. Venus 6

23. Apollo 2

24. Janus 1

25. Juno 1

26. Mercury 1

27. Minerva 1

28. Zeus 1

29. Name a hero from the Iliad or the Odyssey.   
**6. Odysseus/Ulysses 31**

30. Achilles 16

31. Homer 1

32. Jason 1

33. Name a monster from mythology, any mythology.   
**7. Minotaur 13**

34. Cerberus 6

35. Hydra 6

36. Cyclops 5

37. Medusa 5

38. dragon 4

39. Grendel 3

40. Scylla 2

41. Chimera 1

42. Cthulhu 1

43. Flying Spaghetti Monster 1

44. Giants 1

45. Gorgon 1

46. Name one of the [del]Seven[/del] Twelve Labors of Hercules.   
**8. Clean the Aegean stables 26**

47. Kill the Hydra 17

48. Capture Cerberus with no weapons 4

49. Kill the Nemean Lion 2

50. Name someone who got in trouble with the gods.   
**9. Prometheus 24**

51. Odysseus 7

52. Sisyphus 6

53. Hercules 3

54. Tantalus 3

55. Arachne 2

56. Icarus 1

57. Loki 1

58. Narcissus 1

59. Oedipus 1

60. Name a song that has “Hero” in the title.   
**10. Holding Out for a Hero 10**

61. Billy, Don’t be a Hero 7

62. Heroes by David Bowie 7

63. Jukebox Hero 6

64. Hero by Mariah Carey 4

65. We Don’t Need Another Hero 4

66. Hero (not specific) 2

67. I Need A Hero 2

68. We Can Be Heroes 2

69. Working Class Hero 2

70. Hero by Chad Kroeger 1

71. Hero’s Return 1

72. My Hero 1

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/76 "2008-12-28T23:22:42Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> 1. Name a god/goddess from the Norse tradition.   
> **4. Thor 34**
> 2. Odin 12
> 3. Loki 3

I’m just not feeling the love here. 😛  
ETA: At least no one voted for Heimdall.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/77 "2008-12-28T23:23:05Z")

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And the winners are ~~~drumroll~~~ **anyrose** and **critter42**!!! Way to go! They both got 9/10 top answers, and both answered #8 wrong, with the same wrong answer. Twins!! Perfect score was 555.11.

Thanks for playing everyone! Thanks, **brownie55**! A tough one, I think.

Stay tuned and I’ll get another one going shortly.  
\*\*1. anyrose 538.78

1. critter42 538.78 \*\*
2. Biffy the Elephant Shrew 530.61
3. Baker 524.49
4. 42fish 520.41
5. twickster 518.37
6. want2know 502.04
7. cmkeller 493.88
8. DfrntBreign 491.84
9. Sparky812 481.63
10. Little Nemo 481.63
11. Grumman 469.39
12. Sublight 465.31
13. swampbear 457.14
14. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 457.14
15. bluecanary 455.10
16. Kobal2 455.10
17. MsWhatsit 448.98
18. Tangent 442.86
19. RealityChuck 438.78
20. Mahaloth 432.65
21. Avarie537 430.61
22. RickJay 428.57
23. Unauthorized Cinnamon 426.53
24. Fretful Porpentine 426.53
25. astorian 424.49
26. bibliophage 422.45
27. Beadalin 420.41
28. winterhawk11 414.29
29. gonzomax 412.24
30. Elendil’s Heir 412.24
31. delphica 408.16
32. Freudian Slit 406.12
33. Petrobey Mavromihalis 406.12
34. 3acresandatruck 404.08
35. Johnny Q 404.08
36. Tengu 402.04
37. JustAnotherGeek 381.63
38. WormTheRed 379.59
39. notfrommensa 375.51
40. robardin 367.35
41. silenus 348.98
42. jali 332.65
43. This’ll Do 332.65
44. bmoak 320.41
45. NDP 316.33
46. OtakuLoki 316.33
47. Justin\_Bailey 271.43
48. Kat 271.43

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/78 "2008-12-28T23:28:56Z")

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Thanks **Rebo** , both for the Feud and for allowing my all-too-mighty misspelling to count 🙂

And thank you **brownie55**! Cool subject!

And finally, a crap… I managed to just scrape out of the basement, but I don’t think I can use the pietapult at this angle. So anyone want any pie?

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/79 "2008-12-28T23:30:10Z")

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Woo-hoo, fourth place! I’ve been down in the ratings lately, this makes me feel better. If only I’d gone for the Minotaur in place of Grendel.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-gods-heroes-and-monsters-by-brownie55-game-over/478781/80 "2008-12-28T23:48:37Z")

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That was a LOT of fun - thanks!

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