UNIT 12: Myths & Culture

Question 1

hero who retrieved the golden fleece

Answer 1

Jason

Question 2

goddess who helped Jason after he carried her across a river, losing a sandal in the process

Answer 2

Hera

Question 3

Jason’s ship

Answer 3

Argo

Question 4

bird-women whose singing lured sailors to crash on rocks

Answer 4

sirens

Question 5

bird-women who tormented Phineus by snatching his food

Answer 5

harpies

Question 6

king of Colchis who possessed the golden fleece

Answer 6

Aeetes

Question 7

daughter of Aeetes who used magic to help Jason, but later killed her own children after Jason attempted to leave her

Answer 7

Medea

Question 8

father of Theseus who threw himself into the sea after Theseus forgot to change his sails from black to white

Answer 8

Aegeus

Question 9

professional diviner who inspects the livers of sacrificial animals

Answer 9

haruspex

Question 10

professional diviner who inspects the flight of birds

Answer 10

augur

Question 11

a human who serves as a mouthpiece for the gods

Answer 11

oracle

Question 12

site of the most famous oracle in the Mediterranean, dedicated to Apollo

Answer 12

Delphi