greek people 3

Question 1

two sisters who seek revenge on an evil king for violating one sister, cutting her tongue out and putting her in a tower.
sisters kill his sons and feed them to him. They all turn into birds.

Answer 1

Procne and Philomela

Question 2

son who flew too close to the sun with wax wings to escape the labyrinth, melts wax and falls in the ocean and drowns.
father who designed the labyrinth.

Answer 2

icarus and Daedalus

Question 3

horrible king. bad to guests. tries to cheat death twice. is punished by having to toll a boulder up a hill repeatedly.

Answer 3

Sysiphus

Question 4

the river god and the maiden he chased after who turns into a spring.

Answer 4

Apheus and Arethusa

Question 5

son of the sun god. borrows sun chariot and drove it too close to the earth and scorched it.
Zeus shot him down with his thunderbolt.

Answer 5

Phaethon

Question 6

two lovers who die like Romeo and Juliet

Answer 6

Pyramus and Thisbe

Question 7

white winged flying horse.

the man who tamed him with the golden bridle.

Answer 7

Pegasus and Bellerophon

Question 8

tried to feed his son to the gods, is punished by being tempted with food and drink but never either.

Answer 8

Tantalus and Pelops

Question 9

founder of Thebes

brother of Europa.

Answer 9

Cadmus

Question 10

two old people, nice to gods. they turn into two trees with one trunk.

Answer 10

Baucis and Philemon