Regional Study Guide Flashcards
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vulcan
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Hephaestus
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What were the job(s) of Artemis?
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Hunting, moon
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Who was Andromeda’s fiance?
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Phineus
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Who was the mother of Helen?
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Leda
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What were the symbol(s) of Demeter?
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Stalk of Wheat
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What was significant about the head of Medusa?
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it could turn men to stone
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What was significant about the way Sciron killed people?
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makes people wash his feet, and then would push themm off a cliff to a man-eating turtle
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Who was the father of Ascanius (Iulus)?
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Aeneas
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How does Medea have Pelias killed?
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She tricks Pelias’ daughters into killing him
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Who was the mother of Helenus?
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Hecuba
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Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when was older?
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she made him go insane and he killed his wife Megaera and their children
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Who found Danae and Perseus in the box?
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Dictys
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Who is the daughter of Aeetes who helps Jason with the tasks her father demands?
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Medea
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Who was the mother of Andromeda?
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Cassiopeia
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Who was the mother of Astyanax?
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Andromache
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What were the symbol(s) of Hestia?
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Hearth, Fire
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Who was the father of Telemachus?
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Odysseus
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Who was the mother of Apollo?
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Leto
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What does Pelias suggest Jason do when Jason arrives in Iolcus?
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that he should get the Golden Fleece
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Who was the father of Jason?
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Aeson
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In what form did Zeus visit Alcmene to father Heracles?
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her husband Amphitryon
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What was the 6th of the Twelve Labors?
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Slay the Stymphalian Birds
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Troy; name means “ransomed one” originally named Podarces
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Priam
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Which god(dess) had the job of Underworld, wealth?
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Hades
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Whose symbols were the Caduceus, Winged Sandals?
Hermes
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Athena
Minerva
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During the Torjan War, who was the son of Priam, "stole" Helen, killed Achilles with an arrow (with help of Apollo)
Paris
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During the Torjan War, who thought up wooden horse; King of Ithaka, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus; took 10 years to return home from Trojan War.
Odysseus
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What were the job(s) of Hestia?
Home fire, hearth
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What were the job(s) of Hephaestus?
Blacksmith
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Who was the father of Medea?
Aeetes
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Who was Dictys' brother?
King Polydectes
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Why did Acrisius put his daughter in a bronze tower?
he heard from an oracle that any of her children would kill him.
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During the Torjan War, who was the Best fighter of Greeks; son of Pelias and Thetis
Achilles
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Who was the father of Paris?
Priam
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Who does this describe: golden touch; said Pan was a better musician than Apollo – donkey ears – reeds?
Midas
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Who does this describe: fastest runner; run faster to marry her; Hippomenes used Golden Apples to beat her; forgot to thank Aphrodite – turned into lions?
Atalanta
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What did Cassiopeia boast about?
Cassiopeia had boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Ceres
Demeter
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What were the symbol(s) of Hades?
Bident, Helmet of Invisibility
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Who was the mother of Minos?
Europa
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Bacchus
Dionysus
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Who helped Theseus through the Labyrinth?
Ariadne
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Who was the mother of Artemis?
Leto
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Who was the father of Heracles?
Zeus (mortal dad = Amphitryon)
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Who was the mother of Paris?
Hecuba
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Who was the mother of Jason?
Alcimide
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Whose symbols were the Spear, Dog, Vulture?
Ares
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Dionysus
Bacchus
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What was the 8th of the Twelve Labors?
Steal the Mares of Diomedes
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Proserpina
Persephone
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On returning to Seriphos, what did Perseus do to King Polydectes?
turned him to stone
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Who was the mother of Odysseus?
Aniclea
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Who was the father of Aeneas?
Anchises
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Who designed the Labyrinth, and was afterwards trapped inside by Minos?
Daedalus
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Poseidon
Neptune
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Who was the father of Perseus?
Zeus
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Who is the third bandit Theseus faced?
Sciron
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Which god(dess) had the job of Wine, life giving fluids?
Dionysus
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List the 5 river of the Underworld and their traits.
1. Styx (hate/ oaths of gods)2. Lethe (forgetfulness)3. Plegethon (fire)4. Cocytus (wailing)5. Acheron (pain)
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How did Perseus kill Medusa and escape?
Perseus used the shiny part of his shield to “see” Medusa by her reflection. He killed her with the sword. Perseus put her head in the bag. He wore the helmet of invisibility to escape Medusa’s 2 sister Gorgons and flew off with the winged sandals.
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Who was the mother of Agamemnon?
Aerope
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Who was the father of Apollo?
Zeus
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Mycenae/king of the Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra
Agamemnon
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Who was Deineira attacked by?
Nessus the centaur
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Who is sometimes claimed to be the father of Theseus?
Poseidon
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What did Perseus do with the head of Medusa after turning Polydectes to stone?
gave it to Athena to put on her shield
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Who was the mother of Telemachus?
Penelope
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What was the 11th of the Twelve Labors?
Steal the Apples of the Hesperides
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Which god(dess) had the job of Sun, prophecy, medicine, music?
Apollo
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What were the symbol(s) of Artemis?
Bow/Arrow, Moon
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Why did Theseus leave Ariadne of Naxos?
Dionysus came to Theseus in a dream and asked him to leave Ariadne on the island
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Who was the mother of Ascanius (Iulus)?
Creusa
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Who was the father of Phaedra?
Minos
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What were the job(s) of Aphrodite?
Love and Beauty
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What were the job(s) of Zeus?
King, weather
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Whose symbols were the Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)?
Dionysus
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hestia
Vesta
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mars
Ares
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Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when he was 8 months old?
sent 2 snakes to kill him (he strangled them)
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Where was the Minotaur housed?
in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete
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Once deified, who did Heracles marry?
Hebe (goddess of youth and daughter of Hera
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mercury
Hermes
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What was the 7th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Cretan Bull
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During the Torjan War, who was the best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles
Hector
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What did Poseidon send to Ethiopia after Cassiopeia boasted?
the sea monster Cetus
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Name 4 people who helped Perseus in his quest
Hermes, Athena, the Graiae, and the Nymphs of the North (Stygian Nymphs or Hyperboreans)
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Juno
Hera
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What was the 9th of the Twelve Labors?
Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen
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Which god(dess) had the job of Sea, earthquakes, horses?
Poseidon
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During the Torjan War, who was the 2nd greatest fighter of Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles' armor (lost)
Ajax the Greater
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During the Torjan War, who was the wife of Priam; mother of Hector, Priam, Cassandra, Helenus and others
Hecuba
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Who was the mother of Perseus?
Danae
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What were the symbol(s) of Hermes?
Caduceus, Winged Sandals
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What did Acrisius do to Danae and Perseus?
put Danae and Perseus in a box and set it out to sea
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to carry leaky buckets?
Danaids
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Who does this describe: boasted better weaver than Athena; turned into a spider?
Arachne
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What were the symbol(s) of Hephaestus?
Forge, Anvil
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Which god(dess) had the job of War?
Ares
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Who was the father of Astyanax?
Hector
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Which god(dess) had the job of Love and Beauty?
Aphrodite
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Who was the father of Achilles?
Peleus
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Who was punished in the Undeworld with a bird eating his liver daily?
Tityus
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Whose symbols were the Dove, Rose?
Aphrodite
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Who was the father of Iphigenia?
Agamemnon
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Whose symbols were the Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre?
Apollo
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Who slayed the Minotaur?
Theseus
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Who was the father of Odysseus?
Laertes
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What happened to Phineus of Ethiopia after Perseus claimed Andromeda in marriage?
Phineus was upset by this and soon turned to stone by the head of Medusa
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Who is the fourth bandit Theseus faced?
Procrustes, the stretcher
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Who was the father of Polydeuces?
Zeus
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What were the job(s) of Persephone?
Queen of the Underworld
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What were the job(s) of Athena?
Wisdom, war, handicrafts
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Where did Aeson send Jason to be raised?
the centaur Chiron
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Who was the mother of Hector?
Hecuba
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Who does this describe: son of Oeneus and Althaea; kills Calydonian Boar; gives Atalanta trophy; uncles mad – fight – he kills uncles; mom kills him by burning the log that had the same life span.?
Meleager
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Who does this describe: asked dad (sun god) to drive chariot of sun; couldn't handle horses, burned earth, etc; lightning bolt?
Phaethon
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Who does this describe: flew too close to sun with wings dad (Daedalus) made; Icarian sea?
Icarus
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What happened to Heracles when he put on the cloak?
He caught on fire
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Who was the father of Ariadne?
Minos
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What happened to Ariadne after she was left on Naxos?
she met Dionysus and married him
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What were the job(s) of Hera?
Queen, marriage
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Apollo
Apollo
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What was significant about the Graiae?
sisters of the Gorgons, they shared 1 eye and 1 tooth among the 3 of them
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Who does this describe: tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle; killed Chimaera; tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus?
Bellerophon
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Which couple does this describe: hospitable to Zeus and Hermes dressed as beggars; became priests of Zeus' temple; died together – became trees (oak and linden)?
Baucis and Philemon
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Who was the mother of Rhadamanthys?
Europa
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What was Heracles' birth name?
Alcides
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Who was the mother of Aeneas?
Aphrodite
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Who sprangs from the severed head of Medusa?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
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Who was the father of Theseus?
Aegeus (Poseidon?)
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Diana
Artemis
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What monster is described here: six-headed monster
Scylla
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What does Aegeus leave for Theseus for when Theseus is older?
a sword and a pair of sandals
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Which god(dess) had the job of Agriculture?
Demeter
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What were the symbol(s) of Ares?
Spear, Dog, Vulture
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Who was sacrificed to Cetus in order that it not demolish the whole city?
Andromeda
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What did the oracle instruct Heracles to do?
change his name to Heracles and go to his cousin Eurytheus to do the 12 Labors
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What were the job(s) of Demeter?
Agriculture
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What oracle did Pelias hear?
that he should beware the man with one shoe
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Which god(dess) had the job of Messengers, laughter, thieves?
Hermes
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What were the symbol(s) of Zeus?
Thunderbolt, eagle
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Where did Theseus and Ariadne stop on their way back to Athens?
Naxos
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?
Pomegranate
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What was the 1st of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the Nemean Lion
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Who was the father of Aeacus?
Zeus
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Who was the father of Daphne?
Peneius
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What monster is described here: part goat, part man
Satyr
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What were the symbol(s) of Hera?
Peacock, Cow
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Whose symbols were the Stalk of Wheat?
Demeter
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Who was Daedalus' son?
Icarus
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Apollo
Apollo
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to eternally roll a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus
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Who was Heracles' second wife?
Deianeira
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What were the job(s) of Dionysus?
Wine, life giving fluids
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Name the 4 gifts Perseus received from the people who helped him.
curved sword, invisible helmet, winged sandals, and a bag that could be any size
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Where do the Argonauts go to get the Golden Fleece?
Colchis
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Who is the first bandit Theseus faced?
Periphetes
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Who was the mother of Orestes?
Clytemnestra
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What did Aegeus ask of Theseus before Theseus went to Crete, and what did Theseus do?
Aegeus had asked Theseus to put up a white sail if he was successful against the Minotaur. In his excitement, Theseus forgot to take down the black sails.
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Give two other names for the Fates.
Moirae/Parcae
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Who was the mother of Achilles?
Thetis
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How did Ariadne help Theseus?
told Theseus to use yarn to find his way out of the Labyrinth
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Who was the father of Hermes?
Zeus
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What did Nessus give to Deineira?
His blood letting her think it was a love potion; but it was really poison
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Who was the father of Helenus?
Priam
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Whose symbols were the Owl, Olive, Helmet?
Athena
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Who was the mother of Polydeuces?
Leda
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Who were the 2 sister Gorgons of Medusa?
Euryale and Stheno
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What was the 10th of the Twelve Labors?
Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon
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What three tasks does King Aeetes demand of Jason before he hands over the fleece?
sow the ground with fire breathing bulls, plant teeth of a dragon and fight the men who grow from these teeth.
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen, marriage?
Hera
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Whose symbols were the Trident, Horse?
Poseidon
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What monster is described here: part lion, goat, snake
Chimera
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Who was the King of Colchis when Jason sought the Golden Fleece?
Aeetes
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Who was the mother of Castor?
Leda
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Who was the father of Dionysus?
Zeus
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Whose symbols were the Bident, Helmet of Invisibility?
Hades
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Artemis
Diana
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Whose symbols were the Peacock, Cow?
Hera
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Which couple does this describe: She is goddess of Dawn, asks Zeus for immortality for hr lover – forgets to ask for eternal youth – he is turned into a grasshopper.?
Aurora and Tithonus
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vesta
Hestia
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Who was the father of Minos?
Zeus
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What is the collective name for Jason and his crew?
the Argonauts
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Neptune
Poseidon
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Who was the mother of Menelaus?
Aerope
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What was significant about the way Sinis killed people?
tied people to two trees (ripped them apart)
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What were the symbol(s) of Aphrodite?
Dove, Rose
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hermes
Mercury
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How does Jason die?
a piece of the Argo fall on him
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List the 9 Muses and their jobs.
1. Calliope (Epic Poetry)2. Clio (History)3. Erato (Love Poetry)4. Euterpe (Music)5. Melpomene (Tragedy)6. Polyhymnia (Hymns)7. Terpsichore (Dance)8. Thaleia (Comedy)9. Urania (Astronomy)
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What is another name for the Graces?
Charities
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Sparta, husband of Helen
Menelaus
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Demeter
Ceres
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Before Theseus had arrived in Athens, who had been killed by the Marathonian Bull?
Androgeos
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Who was the father of Hector?
Priam
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Who was the father of Menelaus?
Atreus
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Who was the mother of Heracles?
Alcmene
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When he grew up, Perseus had no money for a present for King Polydectes, so what did he promised to bring him?
the head of Medusa
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When Jason divorces Medea for Glauce, what does Medea do?
She kills Glauce as well as Medea's own sons
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What monster is described here: mother of all monsters – half nymph, half snake
Echidna
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When returning to Iolcus after being old enough, how does Jason lose his shoe?
helping an old lady cross a river
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Pluto, Dis
Hades
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Who was the father of Clytemnestra?
Tyndareus
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Zeus
Jupiter, Jove
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What was the 5th of the Twelve Labors?
Clean the Augean stables in a single day
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Who slew Cetus to save Andromeda?
Perseus
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Who was Jason's father?
Aeson
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hades
Pluto, Dis
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What were the symbol(s) of Apollo?
Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre
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Who was the father of Theseus and where was he from?
Aegeus, king of Athens
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What monster is described here: 2 headed dog
Orthus
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Where did Aegeus place a pair of sandals and a sword?
under a boulder
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Who was the father of Helen?
Zeus
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Who was the father of Orestes?
Agamemnon
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Jupiter, Jove
Zeus
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Who was the mother of Theseus and where was she from?
Aethra, princess of Troezen
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Who was the mother of Cassandra?
Hecuba
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Who was the father of Artemis?
Zeus
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Where was Aeson king?
Iolcus
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?
Pomegranate
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Venus
Aphrodite
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What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails?
jumped into the sea from a cliff (thus naming the sea “Aegean.”)
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What monster is described here: Horse's body/man's torso, head, arms
Centaur
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What is the name of the ship that Jason and his crew sail in?
the Argo
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List the 3 Furies.
1. Alecto2. Megaera3. Tisiphone
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What was the 4th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Erymanthian Boar
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What did Deineira use Nessus' "love potion" on?
a cloak for Heracles
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What monster is described here: 3 headed dog
Cerberus
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Which couple does this describe: Romeo and Juliet; talked through crack in wall; met at mulberry bush; he kills himself when he thinks she was eaten by a lion, then she kills herself; mulberries turn red.?
Pyramus and Thisbe
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Who was the mother of Sarpedon?
Europa
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Which god(dess) had the job of Blacksmith?
Hephaestus
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Ares
Mars
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What were the job(s) of Ares?
War
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What were the job(s) of Poseidon?
Sea, earthquakes, horses
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Who ruled Ethiopa when Perseus was there?
King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia
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Who was the father of Sarpedon?
Zeus
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What were the symbol(s) of Athena?
Owl, Olive, Helmet
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Who was the daughter of Acrisius?
Danae
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Who was the mother of Hermes?
Maia
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What was significant about the way Periphetes killed people?
beats people with golden club
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Who was Androgeos the son of?
Minos
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Which god(dess) had the job of Wisdom, war, handicrafts?
Athena
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Whose symbols were the Hearth, Fire?
Hestia
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What was the 2nd of the Twelve Labors?
Slay the 9-headed Lernean Hydra
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What happened when Perseus threw a discus at the athletic event in Larissa?
he slipped and hit an old man in the crowd by mistake. This man was Acrisius, his grandfather, and so, the oracle that a son of Danae would kill Acrisius, came true.
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Before settling down, where did Perseus and Andromeda to for an athletic event?
Larissa
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What was the name of the clashing rocks Jason had to pass through to get to Colchis?
Symplegades
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Minerva
Athena
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Who was the mother of Aeacus?
Aegina
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hera
Juno
252
Which god(dess) had the job of Home fire, hearth?
Hestia
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When it was time for Theseus to visit Athens, which path does he choose to take and why?
he chose to go by land because it was harder
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Who was the father of Cassandra?
Priam
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Which couple does this describe: repopulated earth with stones thrown over their shoulders?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
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Who did Heracles ask to build his funeral pyre?
Philoctetes
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What was the 3rd of the Twelve Labors?
Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis
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Who was the father of Castor?
Tyndareus
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In what form did Zeus visit Danae to father Perseus?
a shower of gold
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What were the job(s) of Apollo?
Sun, prophecy, medicine, music
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Who was the mother of Electra?
Clytemnestra
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What was the 12th of the Twelve Labors?
Capture Cerberus
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Who was punished in the Undeworld with eternal hunger and thirst?
Tantalus
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Who was the mother of Iphigenia?
Clytemnestra
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Who was Ariadne the daughter of?
Minos
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Which god(dess) had the job of Hunting, moon?
Artemis
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Where was Minos king?
Crete
268
Who was the father of Agamemnon?
Atreus
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What were the symbol(s) of Poseidon?
Trident, Horse
270
Where did Danae and Perseus wash ashore?
island of Seriphos
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Who was the old lady who Jason helps cross a river?
Hera in disguise
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Who was the father of Electra?
Agamemnon
273
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Persephone
Proserpina
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What were the job(s) of Hades?
Underworld, wealth
275
Who was the mother of Phaedra?
Pasiphae
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What did Heracles do after he killed his wife and children?
went to the oracle at Delphi
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After Pelias is killed, where do Jason and Medea sail?
Corinth, where they live there with their sons for 10 years
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by being placed on a spinning wheel of fire?
Ixion
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Who took Iolcus from Aeson?
Aeson's brother Pelias
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Who was the brother of Medea who she kills in order to escape with Jason?
Absyrtus
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Who was the mother of Theseus?
Aethra
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What group was Medusa a member?
Gorgons
283
What did Minos demand from Athens?
7 youths and 7 maidens be sent to him from Athens every 7 years to feed the Minotaur
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Whose symbols were the Pomegranate?
Persephone
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Who was the mother of Ariadne?
Pasiphae
286
List the 3 Graces and their jobs.
1. Aglaia (Beauty)2. Euphrosyne (Mirth)3. Thalia (Good Cheer)
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Whose symbols were the Forge, Anvil?
Hephaestus
288
Who was the mother of Clytemnestra?
Leda
289
Whose symbols were the Bow/Arrow, Moon?
Artemis
290
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Aphrodite
Venus
291
What was significant about the way Procrustes killed people?
he was an innkeeper who stretched people to fit a specific bed
292
What were the job(s) of Hermes?
Messengers, laughter, thieves
293
Who does Jason fall in love with in Corinth?
the princess of Corinth, Glauce
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Whose symbols were the Thunderbolt, eagle?
Zeus
295
List the 3 Fates and their jobs.
1. Clotho (spinner)2. Lachesis (allotter)3. Atropos (cutter of the thread/inevitable)
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen of the Underworld?
Persephone
297
Which god(dess) had the job of King, weather?
Zeus
298
Who was the father of Andromeda?
Cepheus
299
Who is the second bandit Theseus faced?
Sinis, the pine-bender
300
What monster is described here: whirpool
Charybdis
301
Who was the mother of Dionysus?
Semele
302
Give two other names for the Furies.
Erinyes/Eumenides
303
Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hephaestus
Vulcan
304
Who was the father of Rhadamanthys?
Zeus
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On the way back to Seriphos, where did Perseus pass?
Ethiopia
