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Theseus Flash Cards

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Theseus' mother tells him that he will find out who his father is once he accomplishes this.He must move a large rock.
What is the token left for Theseus by his father?a sword
Theseus travels by _____ to this city to meet his father (Two answers required!)by land, to Athens
I am the ruffian that Theseus meets once he passes Epidaurus. I choose to use a clup and beat up victims.Periphetes
I used to ask travelers to help me bend back two pine trees. In helping me however, I would tie their wrists to the trees and cause their demise.Sinis
I would make strangers wash their feet near cliffs just outside of Athens. While they were distracted by this activity, I would pushe them over the edge of the cliffs where a man-eating turtle could devour them.Sciron
After praticing good xenia, I would insist that travelers rested in a bed where I matched their proportions to the dimensions of the bed.Procrustes
Who is Theseus' father?Aegeus
My hostess in Athens is this woman.Medea
Why do Athenians send young maidens and youths to King Minos?Because Minos' son was killed in the custody of Athenians
What must Theseus retrieve to prove his diving parentage? What else did he provide? (Two answers required!)Signet ring of Minos, a crown from a Nereid (Thetis or Amphitrite).
What lives in the Labyrinth?The Minotaur.
Who helps Theseus in Crete? What do they give him? (Two answers required!)Ariadne, a clew/ball of string
Who saves Ariadne once Theseus abandons her on the island of Naxos?Dionysos.
What does Theseus fail to do upon returning to Greece? What is the consequence? (Two answers required!)He forgets to change the black sails on the ship to white sails. As a result, Aegeus jumps into the sea and kills himself.


EC Glass High School
Lynchburg, VA

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