Many of the 85 of you who responded to our last contest regaled us with marvelous and mind-boggling tales about our mythic monsters and their mates. We learned, for example, that the Norse wolf Fenrir was also known as Fenris and that Jormungand also answers to the name of the Midgard Serpent. And we stand corrected in our description of the Babylonian dragon Tiamat: it was not her blood that was used to make mankind, but that of her mate — or son or commander-in-chief, depending on which version you hear — Kingu.
In any event, the five winners — whose gift certificates from Borders Books and Music are in the mail — are Trevya Tucker M.A. ’94, J.F. Moralez ’87, Rob Claridge ’91, Jim Tasker and David Lawson, age 9, whose entry came complete with a note from mom Marla Miller ’76 verifying that David, a mythology buff, answered all but one question without help. Their correct answers are listed below.

And now, for something completely different, check out our Crooner’s Corner quiz.

1. The Hydra
2. Medusa
3. Tiamat
4. The Sphinx
5. The Scylla
6. Charybdis
7. Fenrir (or Fenris)
8. Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent.