Ion Flashcards
Only comprehensive of the latter story because I didn't understand the first part 😅 (8 cards)
1
Q
What son of Creusa, daughter of
Erechtheus, king of Athens, by either Xuthus or Apollo…
A
Ion
2
Q
What woman secretly bore a son to the god Apollo, but then exposed the child in a cave under the Acropolis to hide him from her husband Xuthus?
A
Creusa
3
Q
Who was told by the oracle that the first person whom he would meet on leaving the temple would be his son?
A
Xuthus
4
Q
Who plotted to kill the usurper, Ion, by giving him a drink poisoned with a drop of Gorgon’s blood?
A
Creusa
5
Q
Who appeared in time to prevent Creusa from being executed?
A
Athena
6
Q
What two sons of Creusa and Xuthus…
A
Dorus and Achaeus
7
Q
Geleon, Aegicores, Argades, and Hoples…
A
Ion
8
Q
When a dove that pecked at the wine spilled by what man did it die at once in agony?
A
Ion
