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What man lead the expedition for the golden fleece?

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Jason

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What ship was used to find the golden fleece?

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The argo

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What man married Ino?

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Athamas

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Who was the first wife of Athamas?

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Nephele

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Who was the father of Ino?

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Cadmus

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What son of Nephele…

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Phrixus

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Who was the first king of Thebes?

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Cadmus

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What did Ino do in order to get rid of Athamas?

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parched all of the seeds which caused famine and tricked Cadmus into sacrificing Athamas

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Who bribed a messenger to convince the king to offer the young prince as sacrifice?

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Ino

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Who send the golden ram which carried off Phrixus and Helle?

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Hermes

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Who was the Hellespont named for?

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Helle

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What body of water was named after Helle fell into it?

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Hellespont

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Where did the ram take Phrixus?

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Colchis

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Who was the king of Colchis?

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Aeetes

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Who did Phrixus give the golden fleece to?

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Aeetes

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What did the oracle warn Pelias of?

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To beware of the man with one sandal

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What man usurped the throne of Iolcus?

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Pelias

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Who was the man with one sandal?

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Jason

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What goddess took a liking to Jason?

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Hera

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What island was only inhabited by women?

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Lemnos

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Who was the queen of Lemnos?

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Hypsipyle

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On what island had the women all killed the men?

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Lemnos

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What armor bearer of Heracles…

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What man did Heracles search for, causing the argo to leave him behind?
Hylas
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What argonaut was drowned in a spring by a nymph who fell in love with him?
Hylas
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What man was tortured by the harpies?
Phineus
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Why was Phineus punished to be tortured by harpies?
he exposed too much of the future
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How did the harpies torture Phineus?
whenever he was about to eat, the harpies swooped down and defiled his food
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Sons of what man chased the harpies away from Pineus?
Boreas
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What obstacle did Phineus advise the argonauts on?
the symplegades
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What did Phineus advise the argonauts to do?
free a dove and if she flew safely through the symplegades then they would too
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What happened to the symplegades after the argonauts went through?
they have been rooted fast to each other
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What group of warrior women...
the amazons
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Who was the father of the Amazons?
Ares
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What mountain is prometheus ties to?
Mount Caucasus
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What goddess did Hera go to seeking help about the argonauts?
Aphrodite
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Why did Medea fall in love with Jason?
Cupid had shot her with his bow
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What task did Aeetes give Jason?
to yoke two bulls with feet of bronze and flaming breath and plow a field, then plant the dragons teeth which spring up men for Jason to fight
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What magic was the ointment Medea had for Jason?
It would make him invincible for a day
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What was the plant Medea used to help Jason created from?
The blood of Prometheus
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With a plant sprung from the blood of Prometheus, what woman...
Medea
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How did Jason defeat the men who sprang from the dragon's teeth?
he threw a stone in their midst and they killed each other
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How did Jason get the golden fleece after completing his tasks?
Medea lulled the dragon to sleep and Jason grabbed the golden fleece and ran
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Who was the brother of Medea?
Absyrtus
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Who was the sister of Absyrtus?
Medea
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Who was the father of Absyrtus?
King Aeetes
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Who cut her brother limb to limb to save her lover?
Medea
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How did Absyrtus die?
Medea cut him limb from limb
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What bronze giant lived on Crete?
Talus
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Where was Talus vulnerable?
his ankle
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How had Jasons mother died?
of greif
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Who tricked Pelias's daughters into killing their father?
Medea
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How did Medea trick Pelias's daughters?
She cut up a ram and turned it younger convincing them to cut up their father to make him young
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What did Medea trick Pelias's daughters into doing?
cutting him up
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How did Pelias die?
His daughters cut him into peices
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What happened to Jason's new bride?
Medea sent her a robe covered in poison and she was killed
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How did Medea get revenge on Jason for marrying someone else?
She killed his new wife and her own children
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What women rode in a chariot drawn by dragons?
Medea

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