Name of POW: "Mount Olympus Dinner"
Problem
On Zeus' birthday, the gods had a dinner party on top of Mount Olympus. In all, there were eight at the table: Zeus, Apollo, Hermes, Aphrodite, Neptune, Cronos, Hera, and Mars.
a. One was a history buff.
b. One was a whiz at math.
c. One was very tall.
d. One was Zeus' friend.
e. One was very hot-tempered.
f. One was very strong.
g. One was a rock collector.
h. One spoke a number of languages.
- The person who was Zeus' friend sat directly opposite Hermes, the rock collector.
- Apollo sat between the math whiz and Zeus' friend.
- The tall one sat opposite Apollo, with Zeus to her left.
- Mars, who had no real friends among the group, sat to the right of Aphrodite who towered over the rest of the group.
- The one who was hot-tempered sat opposite Cronos, between Aphrodite and the one who spoke a number of languages.
- Neptune was to the left of the rock collector and opposite the strongest one, who was next to Hera.
Who was Zeus' friend?
Strategy
Solution
Author: John Healy email: <Room423@aol.com>
Last Updated: Mon, Apr 6, 1998 11:14 PM PST