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.

  1. The person who was Zeus' friend sat directly opposite Hermes, the rock collector.
  2. Apollo sat between the math whiz and Zeus' friend.
  3. The tall one sat opposite Apollo, with Zeus to her left.
  4. Mars, who had no real friends among the group, sat to the right of Aphrodite who towered over the rest of the group.
  5. The one who was hot-tempered sat opposite Cronos, between Aphrodite and the one who spoke a number of languages.
  6. Neptune was to the left of the rock collector and opposite the strongest one, who was next to Hera.
Who was Zeus' friend?

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Author: John Healy email: <Room423@aol.com>
Last Updated: Mon, Apr 6, 1998 11:14 PM PST