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| Who is Theseus’ father? | Aegeus |
| What was Aegeus' profession? | King of Athens |
| What item(s) did Theseus’ father leave for him in the south of Greece? | Sword and Sandals |
| What hero did Theseus aspire to be like? | Hercules |
| What were Sciron, Sinis, Procrustes doing to people? | Torturing people |
| Which mythological character recognized Theseus when he returned to Athens. | Medea |
| Who was Minos’ son? | Androgeus |
| What happened to Minos’ son? | He was killed! One story says he was killed by a bull, another says he was killed by Athenians in a drunken brawl. |
| What “punishment” did Minos assign to the people of Athens? | The city of Athens must send 7 male and female virgins to Crete as tribute |
| The Minotaur was a combination of what two beings? | man and bull |
| Who were the parents of the Minotaur? | Pasiphae and Minos' prized bull |
| Who made the Minotaur’s home? | Daedalus |
| What was his home called? | The Labyrinth |
| What did Theseus promise his father he would do when he returned home? | He would change his black sails to white. |
| Who was Ariadne? What benefit was she to Theseus? | She was the daughter of Minos; she helped Theseus by telling him how to escape the Labyrinth |
| What did Ariadne give Theseus? | A ball of twine/string |
| What happened on the island of Naxos? | Theseus abandoned Ariadne or a storm blew him away. |
| Why is the Aegean sea called the Aegean? | Theseus forgot to change the sails and Aegeus through himself into the sea |
| What famous woman (then a child) did Theseus plan to kidnap? | Helen of Troy |
| Why did Theseus and Pirithous travel to the Underworld? | To attempt to kidnap Persephone |
| What happened to Pirithous in the Underworld? | He was trapped after sitting on the Chair of Forgetfulness |
| Who rescued Theseus from the Underworld? | Hercules |
| Who did Theseus marry later in his life? | Phaedra |
| What was odd about Phaedra’s actions/feelings (pre-death)? | She was attracted to Theseus' son, Hippolytus. |
| What did Phaedra’s final letter to Theseus “reveal” to him? | She accused Hippolytus of physically hurting her. |
| Why was Theseus killed? | No one knows |
| What happened to Hippolytus? | Theseus banished him after reading Phaedra's final letter. |
| Why was Daedalus and Icarus imprisoned in the Labyrinth? | Because Daedalus revealed how to escape the Labyrinth |
| How did Daedalus and Icarus escape? | Daedalus constructed wings so they could fly away |
| Where did Daedalus ultimately reside? | Sicily |
