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Week 17 Flashcards

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Q

What legendary Greek hero promoted the Panathenaea and is famous for killing the monster abiding in King Minos’ labyrinth?

A

Theseus

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What is a fortified hill of citadel in the midst of a city?

A

Acropolis

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What king when learning he killed his father and married his mother blinded and banished himself, leaving his sons to rule Thebes?

A

Oedipus

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Who were king and queen of Troy during the Trojan War?

A

Priam and Hecuba

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Which of this king’s descendants was prophesied to bring destruction upon the city?

A

Paris

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Who was king of Sparta and husband of Helen?

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Menelaus

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Who was the king of Mycenae, also the brother of the king of Sparta, who was chosen chief of the Geek army?

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Agamemnon

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Who was prophesied at birth to be the greatest warrior of his age and die young, wounded in the heel?

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Achilles

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