Perseus

Question 1

Acrisius

Answer 1

King of Argos; father of Danaë
Danaë’s child will kill Acrisius
Imprison Danaë
§ Brazen Underground Chamber
§ Roman poet Horace: § Brazen T ower

Acrisius flees Argos
§ Hides out in Larissa, Thessaly
Perseus enters discus competition
§ Errant discus kills Acrisius § Oracle fulfilled

Question 2

Aegis

Answer 2

a shield or breastplate used by Zeus and his daughter Athena

Question 3

Andromeda

Answer 3

Daughter of:
§ King Cepheus & Queen Cassiopea
§ In Ethiopia or Near East § Cassiopea’s Boast:
§ More beautiful than Nereids § Punishment:
§ Poseidon floods Kingdom
§ Sends Sea-monster
§ Oracle of Zeus Ammon Consulted:
§ Must Sacrifice Andromeda

Question 4

Argos (Argolid)

Answer 4

Acrisius king of Argos

Question 5

Athena

Answer 5

Athena Guides Perseus
§ Perseus Looks into Polished Shield

Question 6

Bellerophon

Answer 6

Grandson of Sisyphus § From Corinth

Exiled
§ Unintentionally kills Brother
§ Received by Proetus, King of Tiryns § Sthenboea
§ Wife of Proetus
§ Falls for Bellerophon
§ Bellerophon rejects advances:
§ Accuses him of attempted Seduction § Potiphar’s Wife Motif

Sent to Lycia with Sealed Letter
§ ‘Kill Bearer of Letter’ § Quest
§ Kill Chimera
§ Hybrid Creature:
§ Lion-Head
§ Serpent-Tail § Goat-midriff
§ Aided By:
§ Athena: gives him golden bridle to tame: § Pegasus

Attempts Ascent to Mt Olympus § On back of Pegasus
§ Zeus Annoyed at Hubris § Sends Gadfly
§ Pegasus Bucks
§ Bellerophon Falls
§ Bellerophon Survives § Crippled
§ Pegasus
§ Reaches Olympus

Question 7

Cassieopea

Answer 7

Boast:
§ More beautiful than Nereids § Punishment:
§ Poseidon floods Kingdom
§ Sends Sea-monster
§ Oracle of Zeus Ammon Consulted:
§ Must Sacrifice Andromeda

Question 8

Cepheus

Answer 8

father of andromeda

Question 9

Chimera

Answer 9

Hybrid Creature:
§ Lion-Head
§ Serpent-Tail § Goat-midriff

Question 10

Chrysaor

Answer 10

He of the Golden Sword’
§ Father of Monster: Geryon

Question 11

Danaë

Answer 11

Zeus falls for Danaë
§ Enters Chamber as Shower of Gold § Impregnates Danaë
§ Perseus Born
§ Danaë Punished
§ Acrisius discovers truth § Denies divine parentage
§ Danaë and Perseus set adrift

Question 12

Dictys

Answer 12

Rescues Mother & Son § Shelters them both

Question 13

Gorgon

Answer 13

Daughters of Phorcys & Ceto § 2 Immortal
§ 1 Mortal: Medusa
§ Appearance so frightening:
§ Can turn anyone to stone
§ Numerous depictions in art
§ Gargoyle-like features

Question 14

Gorgoneion

Answer 14

Gorgon Head: to Athena
§ Set on Shield

Question 15

Graeae (Graiai)

Answer 15

Daughters of sea-god Phorcys & Ceto § Sisters of Gorgons
§1 Eye & 1 Tooth Between them § Perseus steals both
§ Graeae Reveal Whereabouts of: § 3 Nymphs

3 Nymphs give Perseus: § Cap of Invisibility
§ Winged Sandals
§ Leather Pouch (kibisis)
§ Hermes gives Perseus: § Scimitar
§ Artistic Representations § Polished Shield

Question 16

Hermes

Answer 16

divine assist,andals, kibisis, Cap: to Hermes

Question 17

Hippocrene

Answer 17

(Horse’s Fountain)
§ Source of Poetic Inspiration

Question 18

Kibisis

Answer 18

Leather Pouch

Question 19

Medusa

Answer 19

1/3 gorgon
mortal

Puts Head in Leather Pouch
§ From Decapitated Body of Pregnant Medusa:
§ Pregnant by Poseidon

Question 20

Nymphs

Answer 20

Graeae Reveal Whereabouts of: § 3 Nymphs

Question 21

Pegasus

Answer 21

Winged Horse
§ Hoof strikes Mt. Helicon

Question 22

Perses

Answer 22

son of Perseus and Andomeda
Perses
§ Founder of Perseid Dynasty
§ Ancestor of Heracles (Hercules)

Question 23

Perseus

Answer 23

Perseus Beheads Medusa
§ Athena Guides Perseus
§ Perseus Looks into Polished Shield
§ Puts Head in Leather Pouch
§ From Decapitated Body of Pregnant Medusa:
§ Pregnant by Poseidon
§ Chrysaor: ‘He of the Golden Sword’
§ Father of Monster: Geryon § Pegasus: Winged Horse
§ Hoof strikes Mt. Helicon
§ Hippocrene (Horse’s Fountain)
§ Source of Poetic Inspiratio

Question 24

Phineus

Answer 24

Andromeda’s Betrothed

Question 25

Phorcys & Ceto

Answer 25

parents of Graeae and Gorgons

Question 26

Polydectes

Answer 26

King of Seriphos
§ Brother of Dictys § Falls for Danaë
§ Danaë Rejects His Advances

Perseus Rescues Danaë
§ Turns Polydectes to Stone
§ Makes Dictys Ruler of Seriphos
§ Danaë Released
§ All Return to Argo

Question 27

Potiphar’s Wife Motif

Answer 27

woman wrongly accuses man of seduction when rejected

Question 28

Proetus

Answer 28

King of Tiryns; brother of Acrisius

Question 29

Seriphos

Answer 29

Island

Question 30

Sisyphus

Answer 30

king of Corinth and became infamous for his general trickery when he twice cheated death. Sisyphus ultimately got his comeuppance when Zeus dealt him the eternal punishment of forever rolling a boulder up a hill in the depths of Hades

Question 31

Stheneboea

Answer 31

Stheneboea was the daughter of King Jobatesof Lycia in Greek mythology. She married Proetus, who was the king of the Greek region of Argolis, along with Acrisius. When Bellerophon visited the court of Argolis, she fell in love with him and tried to seduce him. However, she was rejected, which infuriated her and lied to Proetus, saying it was Bellerophon who made advances towards her. Proetus did not want to violate the hospitality rule and kill a guest, so he sent Bellerophon to Jobates. Jobates gave him a series of impossible tasks which would definitely lead to the death of Bellerophon, but the hero successfully managed to complete all of them.
Source: https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Stheneboea/stheneboea.html

Question 32

Tiryns

Answer 32

Perseus at Tiryns
§ Founder of Mycenae
§ Ancestor to Heracles & Eurystheus

Question 33

Zeus Ammon

Answer 33

Oracle of Zeus Ammon Consulted:
§ Must Sacrifice Andromeda