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| What King of Argos had a daughter named Danae, though he longed for a son? | King Acrisius |
| Who informed the King of Argos that he would never have a son? | The oracle/priestess of Delphi |
| What prophecy foretold the death of Acrisius? | He would be killed by his daughter's son. |
| Why does Acrisius not kill Danae to avoid the prophecy of his future death? | Fear of the gods' punishment |
| In what unusual manner is Perseus conceived? | Zeus visits the imprisoned Danae in the form of golden rain. |
| What action does Acrisius take that puts Danae and Perseus in the "way of tolerably certain death"? | Puts them out to sea in a locked chest |
| Who discovers and rescues Danae and Perseus? | Dictys, a fisherman |
| Who ruled the island where Danae and Perseus landed? | Polydectes |
| What offer does Perseus make as a wedding gift to Polydectes? | The head of the Gorgon Medusa |
| What two Olympians aided Perseus in his quest? | Athena and Hermes |
| Where does Perseus first go on his journey, alone seeking the Gorgons? | Delphi |
| What is the land of the talking oak trees that tell the will of Zeus, the land of acorns where the Selli live? | Dodona |
| What winged messenger/guide appears to Perseus and advises him? | Hermes |
| Who informs Perseus how to reach the nymphs of the North? | Gray Women or Graiae |
| How does Perseus convince the Gray Women to give him directions? | He steals their eye |
| What gift (in addition to guidance) does Hermes provide for Perseus? | Sword |
| What gift does Athena provide for Perseus to use against the Gorgons? | Shield |
| Who lived in the land of twilight? | Gray Women or Graiae |
| What creature did th Gray Women resemble? | Birds, in the shape of swans |
| What blessed, happy people lived in the north country? | Hyperboreans |
| What three gifts did Perseus receive from the nymphs of the North? | Winged sandals, magic wallet/purse, cap of invisibility |
| How does Perseus recognize which Gorgon is Medusa? | Athena and Hermes tell him. |
| Why do the other two Gorgons fail to pursue Perseus? | He wears the cap of invisibility. |
| How does Perseus kill Medusa? | Using the shield as a mirror, he cuts off her head with the sword. |
| In Ethiopia, who does Perseus rescue from being chained to a rocky ledge and awaiting death? | Andromeda |
| What is the fate of the Ethiopians without the sacrifice of the queen's daughter? | Sea serpent would devour them. |
| What foolish claim did Cassiopeia make, resulting in the Ethiopians' punishment? | More beautiful than the daughter of Nereus, the sea god |
| Who was Cepheus? | Andromeda's father |
| What does Perseus do to save the Ethiopian princess? | He kills the sea serpent, unchains Andromeda, and asks her parents for her hand in marriage. |
| Upon his return to his island home, where have Dictys and Danae gone? | To hide in a temple from Polydectes |
| What happens when Perseus goes to the banquet of Polydectes with the head of Medusa? | Perseus uses the head of Medusa to turn Polydectes and his men into stone. |
| Who inherits the island throne after the death of Polydectes? | Dictys |
| Who kills Acrisius and how? | Perseus kills him with an errant discus throw. |
| Who is Electryon? | Son of Perseus and Andromeda and the grandfather of Hercules |
| To whom does Perseus give the head of Medusa? | Athena, who puts it on the Aegis, the shield of Zeus |
| Who is the "dearest of heroes" to the Athenians? | Theseus |
| Who was Aegeus? | King of Athens, father of Perseus |
| How old does Thesesu have to be to prove his claim as the king's son? | Old/strong enough to roll away the stone and retrieve sword and shoes placed there by the king |
| Why does Theseus travel to Athens by foot instead of ship? | Voyage would be too easy and safe; he wanted a hero's adventure. |
| Who was the famous cousin of Thesesu? | Hercules |
| What was Theseus way of administering justice? | What each did to another, he did to them. |
| What does Theseus do to Sciron? | Throws him over a precipice |
| Who does Theseus fasten and stretch to death between two pine trees? | Sinis |
| What torturous/fatal device does Theseus use upon Procrustes, its owner? | Iron bed |
| Who convinces King Aegeus to poison Perseus? | Medea |
| Why does Aegeus stop from poisoning Perseus? | He recognizes the sword he left for his son. |
| Who was Androgeus? | Son of King Minos of Crete |
| How did Androgeus die? | Killed by a bull while on a quest for Aegeus |
| How does King Minos punish Athens? | Every nine years, they must send a tribute of seven young men and seven maidens for the Minotaur to devour |
| What was the Minotaur? | A half-human, half-bull monster, the offspring of a bull and Pasiphae |
| Who was Pasiphae? | Wife of King Minos |
| Why did Pasiphae fall in love with a bull? | Madness caused by Poseidon after Minos did not sacrifice the bull to him |
| What famous architect and inventor built the Labyrinth for Minos? | Daedalus |
| What sign does Theseus say will occur if he succeeds in his quest to kill the Minotaur? | Fly the ship's white sail instead of a black one |
| Who is Ariadne? | Daughter of King Minos |
| To whom does Daedalus reveal a way to escape the Labyrinth? | Ariadne |
| How does Theseus defeat the Minotaur? | He beats it to death with his fists, using a ball of thread to help him find his way in the maze. |
| What deal does Ariadne make with Theseus? | She will help him escape if he agrees to take her to Athens and marry her. |
| What causes the death of King Aegeus? | He leaps from a cliff into the sea after seeing the black sail of his son's ship, thinking Perseus is dead. |
| What form of government does Perseus desire as king? | A commonwealth, ruled by the people |
| In war, what city does Perseus spare after conquest, wishing only to bury his own dead soldiers? | Thebes |
| To whom is Theseus faithful, even though this person killed his own wife and children in a fit of madness? | Hercules |
| Who is Hippolyta? | Amazon taken by Theseus, mother of his son Hippolytus |
| Who steals the cattle of Theseus, yet becomes his friend? | Pirithous |
| What creatures cause an uproar at the wedding feast of Pirithous? | Centaurs |
| Who does Pirithous desire for his second wife? | Persephone |
| Who does Theseus kidnap, wishing her to be his future bride? | Helen (future Helen of Troy) |
| To what spot is Pirithous bound for eternity? | Chair of Forgetfulness in Hades |
| What brothers rescue their younger sister, preventing her future marriage to Theseus? | Castor and Pollux |
| Who frees Theseus from the same fate as Pirithous? | Hercules |
| Who is the second, cursed wife of Theseus? | Phaedra, Ariadne's sister |
| Why does Phaedra fall in love with her stepson? | Aphrodite causes it to punish Hippolytus. |
| Who does Hippolytus worship? | Artemis |
| What human encourages the relationship between Phaedra and Hippolytus? | Phaedra's nurse |
| What causes Theseus to lose his trust in Hippolytus? | Phaedra's letter, written before killing herself |
| How does Theseus punish Hippolytus for his alleged betryal? | Theseus banishes/exiles Hippolytus. |
| What causes the chariot of Hippolytus to crash and mortally wound him? | A water monster scares his horses. |
| Apart from Hippolytus, who explains the truth to Theseus? | Artemis |
| What goddess is blamed for the death of Hippolytus? | Aphrodite |
| What promise does Artemis make as Hippolytus dies? | Hippolytus will always be rememberd in story and song. |
| How does Theseus die? | His friend, King Lycomedes, kills him for unknown reasons. |
| What is unique about the tomb of Theseus? | Served as sanctuary for slaves and poor |
| Who is considered the greatest Greek hero of all? | Heracles/Hercules |
| In what Greek city is Hercules not honored as greatest hero? | Athens |
| What characters differentiated Theseus and Hercules? | Both were brave, but Theseus was more intellectual and Hercules was the strongest man on earth and full of self-confidence. |
| The Olympians need the help of Hercules to defeat what group/race? | Giants |
| What usually motivated/triggered the actions of Hercules? | Emotions |
| Why/how does Hercules threaten the Sun? | It was too hot, so Hercules threatened to shoot it with arrows. |
| Why does Hercules leave the Quest for the Golden Fleece? | To find his armor-bearer Hylas |
| Who was the real father of Hercules? | Zeus |
| Who was Amphyitron? | A Greek general, falsely believed to be the father of Hercules |
| Who was the mother of Hercules? | Alcmena |
| Who wanted to kill Hercules when he was a baby? | Aphrodite |
| While still babies in the crib, what act distinguished Hercules from his brother Iphicles? | Killing of snakes with bare hands |
| What blind prophet predicted the hero Hercules was to become? | Teiresias, blind prophet of Thebes |
| Who was the first victim of Hercules to die an accidental death? | His music master |
| What type of cloak/hood does Hercules wear? | A lion's skin and head, made after defeating it. |
| Who is believed to be the first wife of Hercules, a gift for defeating the Minyans? | Megara |
| What goddess wishes to kill Hercules? | Hera, due to jealouy of Zeus with Alcmena |
| How does Megara die? | Hercules kills her while she tries to protect their youngest son. |
| Who helps prevent Hercules from killing himself over guilt of killing his family? | Theseus |
| Who tells Hercules to see his cousin Eurystheus? | Priestess/oracle at Delphi |
| Who tells Hecules of the twleve labors/tasks he must perform for penance for his guilt/killings? | King Eurystheus, King of Mycenae |
| Identify the twelve labors of Hercules by action and correspondng creature/item. | Kill the lion of Nemea; kill the nine-headed Hydra; bring back golden-horned stag of Artemis; capture great boar of Mt. Erymanthus; clean Augean stables in a day; drive away Stymphalian birds; fetch savage bull given to Minos; retrieve man-eating mares of King Diomedes of Thrace; bring back girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons; bring back cattle of Geryon; bring back golden apples of the Hesperides; retrieve Cerberus from Hades |
