NLE Mythology Flashcards
(55 cards)
Theseus
Prince who freed Athens from its obligations to Crete
Aeneas
Trojan survivor of the Trojan War claimed as an ancestor by the Romans
Medusa
A Gorgon whose head was covered with snakes
Circe
Enchantress who turned men into pigs
Agamemnon
Leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War
Homer
Author of The Illiad and The Odyssey
Jason
The leader of the Argonauts
Golden Fleece
The goal of the Argonauts
Amazons
Warrior women who lived near the Black Sea
Minotaur
Half-bull, half-man monster that lived in the labyrinth
Virgil
Author of The Aeneid
Romulus
Founder of Rome
Atlas
The giant who carried the world on his shoulders, he was often tricked by the heroes
Minos
King of Crete who demanded sacrificial victims from Athenians
Helen
Queen of Sparta, whose abduction led to the Trojan War
Ariadne
Cretan princess who provided a hero with the secret to the labyrinth
Dido
Queen of Carthage who fell in love with a hero who later deserted her
Polyphemus
One-eyed cannibalistic Cyclops
Hercules
Hero required to perform 12 dangerous tasks before being granted immortality
Perseus
He conquered a hideous monster by looking at a reflection of her face
Penelope
Hero’s wife who waited 20 years while he fought Trojan War and tried to get home
Odysseus
King of Ithaca who underwent many trials on his journey home from Troy
Daedalus
The builder-inventor who created the labyrinth and later flew away from Crete
Achilles
Hero of the Trojan War who was killed when struck by an arrow in his heel
