1.4 FOUNDATION STORIES Flashcards

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In the contest for Athens, what did Poseidon do

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Stuck his trident into the ground, to produce a salt water spring

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In the contest for Athens, what did Athena do

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Planted an olive tree

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3
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Who judged the contest for Athens

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Zeus and King Cecrops

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Why did Athena win the contest for Athens

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The salt water was largely unuseable, but the olive oil had many benefits like cooking and cleaning

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How did Theseus defeat Sinis

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  • He would rob people then tie them to pine trees, tearing them
  • Theseus tricked him, and tore him apart with pine trees
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6
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How did Theseus beat the Crommyonian Sow

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He killed it

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How did Theseus defeat Sciron

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  • An old-man who would ask passers by to wash his feet
  • He’d kick them into the sea
  • A giant turtle would then eat them
  • Theseus threw him in by his feet, and the turtle ate him
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How did Theseus beat Cercyon

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  • He challenged passers by to wrestling
  • If they won, they became King of Eleusis
  • Theseus won and became King, but continued his route to Athens
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9
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How did Theseus beat Procrustes

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  • He’s invite visitors to lie on a ‘magical bed’
  • He’d stretch them or chop of their feet+head to make them fit
  • Theseus made him ‘test’ the bed, quickly beheadding him
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10
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Who are Theseus’ parents

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Aethra and Aegeus

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How did Theseus beat the minotaur and return to Athens

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  • Minos demanded 7 boys and 7 girls go to Crete
  • Theseus volunteered
  • Ariadne gave him wool and a sword to kill the minotaur
  • Theseus left her on the Island of Naxos
  • He forgot to lower his black sail, so Aegeus not seeing the white one, assumed his death and threw himself into the sea
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12
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What did Theseus do as a leader

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  • Promised democracy to neighbouring towns - except from in times of war and he’d be the keeper of laws
  • Destroyed town halls and council chambers
  • Initiated the Panathenaic games
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13
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Who were Aeneas’ parents

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Venus and Anchises

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14
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Who did Theseus rescue when fleeing Troy

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  • Anchises (father)
  • Creusa (mother) - who was then killed by the Greeks
  • Ascanius - son
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