Advanced Certamen Customs Questions Flashcards
(16 cards)
Which Olympian was the father of the mythological king Tereus?
Ares
What was the name of the son whom Tereus unwittingly consumed?
Itys
What kingdom in Greece did Tereus rule?
Thrace
Which son of King Aeacus was an Argonaut, took part in the Calydonian Boar Hunt, and became king
of Salamis, although he never gained the notoriety of his son Ajax?
Telemon
What other son of Telamon was one of the Greeks’ finest archers? He should not be confused with
the early king of Troy of the same name
Teucer
King Telamon and his brother Peleus were both close friends of Heracles. On which of his labors did
the two of them accompany him?
Retreiving hypolita’s Belt
In mythology, where were Andromeda’s father Cepheus and the Trojan ally Memnon both kings?
Ethiopia
. Memnon killed which son of Nestor at Troy?
Antilochus
By whom was Memnon himself killed shortly after?
Achilles
Which mythological group is sometimes said to have had a youngest member named Pasithea,
although traditionally there are only three members – Thalia, Aglaia, and Euphrosyne?
The Graces
This Pasithea was promised to what minor sleep god as a bride by Hera?
Hypnos
Hypnos’ brother was the abstract deity of death with whom Heracles once famously wrestled.
Name him.
Thanatos
Which goddess attempted to avoid the advanced of Poseidon by becoming a mare among the herds
of Oncius?
Demeter
Demeter’s attempts failed, and her union with Poseidon produced two offspring – one human, a
daughter named Despoina, and a non-human. Name that non-human offspring
Arion
Arion belong to Heracles for a time until Heracles made a gift of Arion to what Argive king?
Adrastus
