Greek Myths 21-25 Quiz Flashcards by Rebakah Hicks

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King of Crete; son of zues and europa

A

minos

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defeated the minotaur

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theseus

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queen of crete; daughter of helios

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pasiphae

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creature that is half man, half bull

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minotaur

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king of athens; father of theseus

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aegeus

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built the palace of cnossus

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daedalus

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daughter of Minos; wife of dionysus

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ariadne

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son of daedalus; flew too close to the sun

A

icarus

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enchanting birds with women’s heads

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sirens

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went in search of the Golden Fleece

A

Jason

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Jason’s Ship

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Argo

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King of iolcus; uncle of jason

A

pelias

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sailors in quest of the golden fleece

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argonauts

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Q

king of colchis

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aeetes

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sons of the north wind

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calais and zetes

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disgusting birds with women’s heads

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harpies

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daughter of aeetes who helped jason

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medea

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Q

sorceress who turned men into animals

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circe

Q

killed the calydonian boar

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A

meleager

Q

fastest runner in greece

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atlanta

Q

won atlanta with apples of love

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A

melanion

Q

apples used by melanion

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A

apples of love

Q

apple thrown by eris at wedding of peleus and thetis

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A

apple of discord

Q

father of achilles

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peleus

mother of achilles

Thetis

judge of beauty contest; from Troy

paris

queen of sparta; most beautiful woman on earth

helen

spirit of strife

eris

mother of helen

leda

sons of leda; heavenly twins

castor and pollux

king of mycenae

agamemnon

asked for the hand of penelope

odysseus

king of sparta; helen's husband

menelaus

son of aphrodite; survivor of trojan war

aeneas

city founded by aeneas

rome

undisturbed, calm

serene

rowdy, loud, and enthusiastic

boisterous

disrespect, lack of devotion

irreverence

to announce officially

proclaim

a trap with a noose

snare

to prepare by mixing ingredients

concoct

to surrender, give up

forfeit

tension due to lack of agreement

discord