| A | B |
|---|
| King Aegeus (Aigeos) | king of Athens; father of Theseus; leaves his sword and shoes under a rock for Theseus; jumps into the sea when he sees the black sail of Theseus' ship |
| Theseus | kills minotaur; son of King Aegeus |
| Crete | home of the minotaur |
| Labyrinth | maze built by Daedalus to house the minotaur |
| Minotaur | half-man, half-bull |
| Icarus | son of Daedalus; flies too close to the son and dies |
| Atalanta | fastest woman; marries Malanion (Hippomenes) because he delayed her during the race with the golden apples |
| Medusa | gorgon with snakes for hair |
| Gorgons | Medusa and her sisters |
| Orpheus | lyre player; fails to bring Eurydice out of the underworld |
| Eurydice | bitten by snake on wedding day |
| Perseus | cuts off head of Medusa |
| Medea | helps Jason yoke the bulls and get the fleece; finally abandoned by Jason; she kills their children |
| King Minos | king of Knossos on Crete |
| Jason | gets golden fleece; marries Medea |
