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Who was the son of Peleus and Thetis?

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Achilles

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Achilles was the son of what two people?

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Peleus and Thetis

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Of what kingdom was Peleus the king of?

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Phthia

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What famous father from Roman mythology was a ruler of Phthia, also known as the father of Achilles?

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Peleus

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What was Achilles’ original name, before he was turned over to Cheiron?

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Ligyron

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What famous Roman hero’s original name was Ligyron?

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Achilles

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In some versions of the story, what goddess, wishing to make her son immortal like herself, anointed the son with ambrosia during the day and laid him in the embers of the fire by night, alarming her husband Peleus?

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Thetis

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In some versions of the story, with what mythical substance did Thetis anoint Achilles in order to make him immortal?

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Ambrosia

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In some versions of the story, where did Thetis lay Achilles during the night in order to make him immortal, much to Peleus’ horrification?

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The embers of a fire

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In some versions of the story, in what river did Thetis dip her son Achilles, making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which Thetis held him?

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Styx

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In some versions of the story, who was dipped in the waters of the river Styx by his mother, making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him?

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Achilles

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In some versions of the story, who was anoined with ambrosia during the day and laid in the embers of the fire by night in order to be made immortal by his mother Thetis?

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Achilles

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With what wise centaur was Achilles placed in the care of?

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Chiron

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What famous Roman hero was placed in the care of Chiron, who changed his name from Ligyron to his more well-known name?

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Achilles

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How did Chiron instill courage in Achilles?

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Feeding him on the entrails of wild animals

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Who was instilled courage by being fed on the entrails of wild animals by the wise centaur Chiron?

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Achilles

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What Roman hero became so swift that he could overtake a deer, thanks to Chiron?

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Achilles

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With Chiron’s guidance, Achilles became so fast that he could overtake what animal?

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Deer

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19
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Where was Achilles living with Chiron?

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Mount Pelion

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20
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What Roman hero trained at Mount Pelion with Chiron?

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Achilles

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21
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Who did Achilles train with at Mount Pelion?

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Chiron

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What Roman hero was placed under the tutelage of Pheonix as a boy by his father, Peleus?

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Achilles

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What suppliant from Ormenium and king of the Dolopians was Achilles placed under the tutelage of by his father after returning from living with Chiron?

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Pheonix

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Pheonix was a suppliant from what city, before being the tutor of young Achilles?

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Ormenium

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Pheonix was made king of what people by Peleus, before also becoming the tutor of young Achilles?

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Dolopians

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26
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What man made Pheonix king of the Dolopians?

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Peleus

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What suppliant of Phthia was the father of Patroclus?

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Menoetius

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Menoetius was the father of what man?

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Patroclus

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Menoetius, father of Patroclus, was a suppliant of what kingdom, which just so happened to be ruled by Peleus?

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Phthia

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30
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Who had accidentally kiled a playmate in Opus before becoming a squire to Achilles, and then a lover?

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Patroclus

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What famous Roman hero was sent to the court of Lycomedes on Scyrus by his mother Thetis, because she knew he was fated to die if he went to Troy?

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Achilles

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32
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To what king of Scyrus was Achilles sent by Thetis?

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Lycomedes

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33
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Lycomedes was the king of what Aegean island?

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Scyrus

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34
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When Achilles was 9 years old, what Greek seer announced that Troy couldn’t be taken without Achilles’ aid?

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Calchas

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35
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How old was Achilles when Calchas announced Troy couldn’t be taken without his aid?

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9 years old

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36
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What prophecy did Calchas announce when Achilles was 9 years old?

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That Troy couldn’t be taken without Achilles’ aid

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37
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Who did Lycomedes dress as a girl named Pyrrha among the rest of his daughters, due to the insistence of his mother Thetis?

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Achilles

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38
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What fake name was Achilles given by Lycomedes?

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Pyrrha

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39
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Name the parents of Neoptolemus/Pyrrhus

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Achilles and Deidameia

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Name the son of Deidameia and Achilles

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Neoptolemus / Pyrrhus

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41
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Name the daughter of Lycomedes who bore to Achilles his son Pyrrhus

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Deidameia

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42
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Deidameia was the daughter of what king of Scyrus?

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Lycomedes

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43
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Who placed various feminine trinkets, a spear, and a shield on the porch of Lycomedes, proceeding to blow a trumpet to make it seem like Scyrus was in danger, thus revealing the disguise of Achilles when he picked up the spear and shield?

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Odysseus

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44
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Whose disguise did Odysseus discover on the land of Scyrus, at the court of Lycomedes?

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Achilles

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45
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How did Odysseus discover Achilles’ disguise?

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He placed various feminine trinkets along with a sword and shield. Then, he sounded a trumpet in the distance to make it seem like Scyrus was under attack. Thus, the “female” Pyrrha took off her disguise and donned the sword and shield, revealing Achilles.

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46
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Despite not having taken the vow to defend Helen’s husband like the rest of Helen’s suitors, what famous Roman hero volunteered eagerly for the Trojan War?

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Achilles

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At the age of 15, what famous Roman hero was made admiral of the Greek fleet during the Trojan War?

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Achilles

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48
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How old was Achilles when he was made admiral of the Greek fleet during the Trojan War?

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15

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49
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What position did Achilles get in relation to the Trojan War at the age of 15?

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Admiral of the Greek Fleet

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Who was lured to the port of Aulis with a promise of marriage to Achilles, ultimately being sacrificed in order to insure favorable winds for sailing by her father Agamemnon?

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Iphigenia

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To what port was Iphigenia lured by Agamemnon with a promise of marriage to Achilles?

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Aulis

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How did Agamemnon lure Iphigenia to the port of Aulis?

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By promising her a marriage to Achilles there

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Who lured his daughter to the port of Aulis, sacrificing her in order to insure favorable winds for sailing to Troy?

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Agamemnon

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Why did Agamemnon sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia?

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In order to insure favorable winds for sailing to Troy

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According to Euripides, what famous Roman hero, unaware of the ruse against Iphigenia, defied the entire Greek army in order to save her life, until Iphigenia ultimately gave herself up for sacrifice?

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Achilles

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Whose life did Achilles try to save when he learned that she was to be sacrificed in order to insure favorable winds for sailing?

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Iphigenia

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Where did the Greeks meet a hostile force led by Telephus, king of Teuthrania/Pergamom?

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Mysia

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What son of Heracles and king of Teuthrania/Pergamom drove the Greeks from Mysia, though being wounded in the thigh by Achilles?

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Telephus

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59
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Telephus was the king of what region?

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Teuthrania / Pergamom

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What famous Roman hero wounded Telephus in the thigh with his spear, which would ironically be the vessel in which he would heal Telephus as well?

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Achilles

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What son of Heracles did Achilles wound in the thigh, and later heal using the very spear that inflicted the wound?

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Telephus

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62
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Name the father of Telephus

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Heracles

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63
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Where did Achilles wound Telephus?

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In the thigh

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64
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Who journeyed to Argos as a suppliant and begged Achilles to heal him, ultimately being healed by the rust from the spear that had wounded him in the thigh?

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Telephus

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65
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Where did Telephus journey in order to be healed by Achilles?

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Argos

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66
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Who did Telephus beg to heal him, as he was the inflictor of his wound?

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Achilles

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67
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How was Telephus’ thigh wound healed?

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By using the rust from the spear that had wounded him

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68
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Who was healed from the rust of the spear that had wounded him in the first place?

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Telephus

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69
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What man pointed out to Achilles that the true “inflictor” of Telephus’ wound was the spear, not Achilles himself?

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Odysseus

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70
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Who guided the Greeks to Troy about ten years after he fought them at Mysia, in thanks for healing his thigh wound after the encounter?

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Telephus

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71
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To what famous city did Telephus guide the Greeks?

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Troy

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72
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What did Odysseus point out to Achilles in regards to Telephus’ wound in the thigh?

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That the true “inflictor” of the wound wasn’t Achilles, but the spear

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73
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What sea-goddess warned her son that he was fated to spend either a long, comfortable life at home in Phthia or a short, glorious one in the Trojan War?

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Thetis

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74
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Who was warned by his mother that he was fated to spend either a long, comfortable life at home in Phthia or a short, glorious one in the Trojan War?

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Achilles

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75
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Thetis warned Achilles that he must not kill what king of Tenedos and son of Apollo, though Achilles didn’t listen?

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Tenes

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76
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Who warned Achilles to not kill Tenes, king of Tenedos?

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Thetis

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77
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Tenes was king of what island?

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Tenedos

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78
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Name the deity who was the father of Tenes, king of Tenedos

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Apollo

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79
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Why did Thetis warn Achilles not to kill Tenes?

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For his father, Apollo, would be sure to avenge him

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What man was warned not to kill Tenes, king of Tenedos, for Apollo would be sure to avenge the murder?

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Achilles

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81
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What famous Roman hero killed Tenes, king of Tenedos?

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Achilles

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82
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Who was the first Greek to be killed at Troy?

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Protesilaus

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83
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In the opening battle of the Trojan War, what son of Poseidon, and king of Colonae, did Achilles strangle with the thongs of his own helmet, because he was invulnerable to weapons?

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Cycnus

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84
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Name the deity that fathered Cycnus

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Poseidon

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85
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How did Achilles kill Cycnus, king of Colonae, since he was invulnerable to weapons?

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Achilles strangled Cycnus witht he thongs of Achilles’ own helmet

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86
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Cycnus was the king of what region?

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Colonae

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87
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What former Spartan queen did Achilles wish to see not long after arriving at Troy, though nothing came of it?

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Helen

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88
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Who wished to see Helen not long after arriving at Troy, which was made to happen despite him being part of the Greek forces by the deities Aphrodite and Thetis?

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Achilles

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89
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What two deities allowed Achilles to see Helen during the early part of the Trojan War, despite the two being from opposite sides of the war?

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Aphrodite and Thetis

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90
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Who was king of Troy during the Trojan War?

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Priam

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91
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Priam was king of what people?

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Trojans

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92
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What famous Roman hero, in 9 years, reduced Troy’s surrounding towns whose rulers were vassals of Priam?

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Achilles

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93
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What famous Roman hero sacked 12 cities by sea and 11 more by land during the Trojan War?

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Achilles

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94
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How many cities did Achilles sack by sea and land respectively during the Trojan War?

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12 by sea; 11 by land

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95
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What famous Roman hero sacked the cities Lyrnessus and Hypoplacian Thebes?

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Achilles

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96
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What city ruled by Eetion was sacked by Achilles?

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Hypoplacian Thebes

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97
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What father-in-law of Hector ruled Hypoplacian Thebes before it was sacked by Achilles?

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Eetion

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98
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Eetion was the father-in-law of what famous figure in mythology?

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Hector

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99
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Hector was the commander of what city’s forces during the Trojan War?

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Troy’s

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100
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What man was killed, along with his seven sons, in one day by Achilles, who proceeded to hold his wife, the queen of Hypoplacian Thebes, for ransom?

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Eetion

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101
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How long did it take for Achilles to kill Eetion and his seven sons?

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1 day

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102
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Who killed Eetion and his seven sons in one day?

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Achilles

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103
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What king of Hypoplacian Thebes did Achilles bury in his armor rather than plunder, out of respect for his prowess?

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Eetion

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104
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What was special about the way Achilles dealt with the corpse of Eetion after killing him?

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Rather than plundering his corpse, Achilles buried Eetion in his armor

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105
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What city, ruled by Enyeus, was captured by Achilles during the Trojan War and shares a name with an island of Achilles’ childhood, ruled by Lycomedes?

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Scyrus

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106
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Who was ruler of the Scyrus that was captured by Achilles, NOT the Scyrus that was ruled by Lycomedes?

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Enyeus

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107
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What Roman hero drove Aeneas from his home on Mount Ida?

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Achilles

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108
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Who did Achilles drive from his home on Mount Ida?

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Aeneas

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109
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From what area did Achilles drive Aeneas?

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Mount Ida

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110
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Name the four sons of Priam that Achilles killed

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Troilus, Lycaon, Isus, Antiphus

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111
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Troilus, Lycaon, Isus, and Antiphus were all killed by what Roman hero?

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Achilles

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112
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Troilus, Lycaon, Isus, and Antiphus were all sons of what king of Troy?

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Priam

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113
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What son of Priam did Achilles kill while he worked in an orchard?

A

Lycaon

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114
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Where was Lycaon, son of Priam, working when he was killed by Achilles?

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An orchard

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115
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What three sons of Priam were sold for ransom by Achilles before being killed in battle?

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Lycaon, Isus, Antiphus

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116
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What hero killed Mynes and Epistrophus, the sons of King Evenus, during his attack on Lyrnessus, where he would also obtain a concubine Briseis?

A

Achilles

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117
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Name the sons of King Evenus of Lyrnessus, that were killed by Achilles

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Mynes and Epistrophus

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118
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King Evenus was the king of what region, which was sacked by Achilles during the Trojan War?

A

Lyrnessus

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119
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What Lyrnessan woman did Achilles take as his concubine?

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Briseis

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120
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Briseis was from what area?

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Lyrnessus

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121
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Name the concubine of Agamemnon, who he was forced to give up to save the Greeks from a plague

A

Chryseis

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122
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Chryseis was the concubine of what Greek, who was forced to give her up in order to save the Greeks from a plague?

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Agamemnon

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123
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Why was Agamemnon forced to give up his concubine Chryseis?

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To save the Greeks from a plague

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124
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Who did Agamemnon steal from Achilles, in retaliation from being forced to give up his own Chryseis?

A

Briseis

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125
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What Greek stole Briseis from Achilles, because he was forced to give up his own concubine Chryseis?

A

Agamemnon

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126
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What did Achilles do after having Briseis stolen from him by Agamemnon?

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He refused to fight any longer and forced his troops to do the same

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127
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Who refused to fight for the Greeks after his concubine Briseis was stolen from him by Agamemnon?

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Achilles

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128
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In order to force the Greeks to get Achilles’ help back, who appealed to Zeus to give the Trojans victory?

A

Thetis

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129
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Who did Thetis appeal to in order to give the Trojans victory, so that the Greeks would seek Achilles’ help?

A

Zeus

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130
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Why did Thetis paradoxically ask Zeus to give the Trojans victory after Achilles refused to fight when he lost Briseis?

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So that the Greeks would seek Achilles’ help after losing

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131
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What three people were sent to convince Achilles to rejoin the fighting after Achilles refused to fight due to him losing Briseis?

A

Pheonix, Odyseus, Ajax the Greater

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132
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Pheonix, Odysseus, and Ajax the Greater were sent to convnce what hero to rejoin fighting for the Greeks?

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Achilles

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133
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What did Pheonix, Odysseus, and Ajax the Greater offer Achilles to rejoin the fighting, though Achilles refused?

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Briseis and a great deal of treasure

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134
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What three people offered Achilles his concubine Briseis and a great deal of treasure in order to get him back to fighting against the Trojans?

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Pheonix, Odysseus, Ajax the Greater

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135
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Seeing the Trojans threatening to burn the Greek ships, who begged to be allowed to wear Achilles’ armor into battle, though he was then killed by Hector?

A

Patroclus

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136
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Whose armor did Patroclus beg to be allowed to wear into battle?

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Achilles

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137
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What Trojan killed Patroclus (who was wearing the armor of Achilles)?

A

Hector

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138
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After whose death did Achilles rejoin the fighting against the Trojans?

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Patroclus

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139
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Who rejoined fighting against the Trojans after his lover Patroclus died?

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Achilles

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140
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What river-god fought against Achilles when he found his waters choked with Achilles’ victims?

A

Scamander

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141
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Who fought the river Scamander during the Trojan War when his victims chocked up the river’s water?

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Achilles

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142
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What deity saved Achilles from being drowned by the river-god Scamander?

A

Hephaestus

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143
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What hero did Hephaestus save from being drowned by the river Scamander?

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Achilles

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144
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How did Hephaestus save Achilles from being drowned by the river Scamander?

A

Drying up the river

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145
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What deity dried up the river Scamander in order to save Achilles from it?

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Hephaestus

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146
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Who was stripped of his armor, dragged around Troy three times, and killed by Achilles?

A

Hector

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147
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How many times did Achilles drag Hector’s body around the city Troy?

A

3 times

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148
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What deity aided Achilles in the killing of Hector?

A

Athena

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149
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What hero, with the aiding of Athena, killed Hector?

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Achilles

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150
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Whose corpse did Achilles refuse to give up for burial during the Trojan War?

A

Hector

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151
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On whose pyre did Achilles slaughter 12 Trojan youths and hold elaborate funeral games in his honor?

A

Patroclus

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152
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How many Trojan youths did Achilles slaughter on the pyre of Patroclus?

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12

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153
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Who came to Achilles alone at night, pleading to be allowed to ransom Hector’s corpse?

A

Priam

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154
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Priam begged what hero to ransom Hector’s corpse?

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Achilles

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155
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Priam begged Achilles to be allowed to ransom whose corpse?

A

Hector

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156
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Why did Achilles allow Priam to have Hector’s body and ransom it?

A

He was heeding the advice of Thetis

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157
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Whose advice was Achilles heeding when he allowed Priam to leave with Hector’s corpse?

A

Thetis

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158
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What Amazon queen was an ally of Priam during the Trojan War, and was killed by Achilles who had fallen in love with her corpse?

A

Penthesileia

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159
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Who did Thersites taunt because he had fallen in love with the corpse of Penthesilea?

A

Achilles

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160
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Who taunted Achilles for falling in love with the corpse of Penthesilea?

A

Thersites

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161
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Achilles had to sail to Lesbos, sacrifice to Leto, Apollo, and Artemis, and be purified of murder by Odysseus because he had killed what man for taunting him about falling in love with the corpse of Penthesileia?

A

Thersites

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162
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Where did Achilles have to sail in order to atone for the murder of Thersites?

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Lesbos

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163
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What three deities did Achilles have to sacrifice to in order to atone for the murder of Thersites?

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Leto, Apollo, Artemis

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164
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Who purified Achilles of the murder of Thersites?

A

Odysseus

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165
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Odysseus purified Achilles of whose murder?

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Thersites

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166
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What Ethiopan/Assyrian ally of the Trojans was killed by Achillles in one of Achilles’ last single combats?

A

Memnon

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167
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Who killed Memnon in one of his last single combats?

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Achilles

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168
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Who shot the arrow that killed Achilles?

A

Paris

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169
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What deity guided the arrow that killed Achilles?

A

Apollo

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170
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Apollo guided the arrow shot by Paris, that killed what hero?

A

Achilles

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171
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Why did Apollo guide the arrow that would kill Achilles?

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Either:
- Achilles had killed Apollo’s son, Tenes
- Poseidon, father of Cycnus, had requested Apollo to do so
- Apollo was on the Trojan’s side from the very start

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172
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Either because of the death of Tenes, Poseidon asking him to do the deed on account of the death of his son Cycnus, or the fact tha this deity was on the side of the Trojan’s from the very start, what deity guided the arrow that killed Achilles?

A

Apollo

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173
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Whose ashes were buried in a golden urn, mixed with those of Patroclus, and had a great barrow raised over them by the sea?

A

Achilles

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174
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Achilles’ ashes were mixed with whose?

A

Patroclus

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175
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What two heroes vied for the armor of Achilles?

A

Ajax the Greater, Odysseus

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176
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What deity had made Achilles’ armor?

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Hephaestus

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177
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Ajax the Greater and Odysseus vied for whose armor, made by Hephaestus, after his death?

A

Achilles

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178
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Who was awarded the armor of Achilles?

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Odysseus

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179
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Who killed himself when he didn’t get the armor of Achilles?

A

Ajax the Greater

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180
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What captured Trojan prophet predicted that Troy would fall only if the son of Achilles, Neoptolemus, fought on the side of the Greeks?

A

Helenus

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181
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What did Helenus predict?

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Troy would only fall if the son of Achilles, Neoptolemus, fought on the side of the Greeks

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182
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Helenus predicted Troy would only fall if what man fought on the side of the Greeks?

A

Neoptolemus / Pyrrhus

183
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What two people went back to Scyrus to fetch the aid of Neoptolemus?

A

Odysseus, Pheonix

184
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Odysseus and Pheonix went back to Scyrus to fetch what man to fight for the Greeks, the son of Achilles?

A

Neoptolemus / Pyrrhus

185
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Who gave Neoptolemus his father’s armor?

A

Odysseus

186
Q

Odysseus gave Neoptolemus whose armor?

A

Achilles

187
Q

After the fall of Troy, whose ghost appeared to the Greeks to demand that they sacrifice Priam’s daughter Polyxena on his tomb?

A

Achilles

188
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After the fall of Troy, Achilles demanded that the Greeks sacrifice what daughter of Priam on his tomb?

A

Polyxena

189
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Achilles demanded the Greeks sacrifice Polyxena, the daughter of what Trojan king, on his tomb?

A

Priam

190
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Name the brothers of Polyxena who, according to some, were said to have killed Achilles when he came to vy for her hand?

A

Paris, Deiphobus

191
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Paris and Deiphobus were the brothers of what daughter of Priam, who Achilles had sacrificed on his tomb?

A

Polyxena

192
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When Odysseus visited the Underworld, whose ghost did he meet an cheer up somehwhat with news of the prowess of his son, Neoptolemus?

A

Achilles

193
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Who cheered up Achilles’ ghost in the Underworld with news of the prowess of his son?

A

Odysseus

194
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According to some traditions, what hero lived forever with both Ajaxes, Antilochus, and his lover Patroclus, on the White Island?

A

Achilles

195
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According to some traditions, where did Achilles live forever with both Ajaxes, Antilochus, and his lover Patroclus?

A

White Island

196
Q

According to some traditions, when Achilles was living forever on the White Island who was he married to?

A

Medea

197
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Living forever on the White Island after the Trojan War according to some, what hero was surprisingly married to Medea there?

A

Achilles

198
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What son of Zeus and the person Aegina was the first king of the region Aegina?

A

Aeacus

199
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Aeacus was the first king of what region?

A

Aegina

200
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What daughter of the river-god Asopus was the mother of Aeacus by Zeus?

A

Aegina

201
Q

Name the river-god that was the father of Aegina

A

Asopus

202
Q

Who did Zeus carry off to the island Oenone to give birth to Aeacus?

A

Aegina

203
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To what island lying off the coast of Argolis in the Saronic Gulf was Aegina carried by Zeus to give birth to Aeacus?

A

Oenone / Oenopia

204
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As a young man, who lived alone on an otherwise uninhabited island, Oenone, that would later be renamed after his mother, Aegina?

A

Aeacus

205
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Who prayed to his father for companions, causing the ants on the island to be transformed into men and women collectively named the Myrmidons?

A

Aeacus

206
Q

What did Aeacus call the ants that became men and women when he prayed to his father Zeus for companions?

A

Myrmidons

207
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Who made the Myrmidons, ants that had become people to accompany Aeacus?

A

Zeus

208
Q

What people are said to either:
- Have appeared only after a plague had decimated the population of Oenone
- Sprang from the earth itself
- Have appeared after Aeacus prayed to Zeus for companions

A

Myrmidons

209
Q

What did Aeacus rename the island of Oenone?

A

Aegina

210
Q

What king of Aegina gained a widespread reputation for piety and respect for justice?

A

Aeacus

211
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What Nisus and Sceiron were disputing each other’s claims to the rule of Megara, what king of Aegina was asked to decide between them?

A

Aeacus

212
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Aeacus was asked to decide between what two men, who were disputng each other’s claims to the rule of Megara?

A

Nisus and Sceiron

213
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Nisus and Sceiron asked Aeacus to decide who would rule what kingdom?

A

Megara

214
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What positions did Aeacus give to Nisus and Sceiron in relation the kingdom of Megara?

A

Nisus: King
Sceiron: Minister of War

215
Q

Who proclaimed Nisus king of Megara and Sceiron the Minister of War, due to his reputation for piety and respect for justice?

A

Aeacus

216
Q

Who gave his daughter Endeis as the wife of Aeacus?

A

Sceiron

217
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What daughter of Sceiron was given to Aeacus to be his wife?

A

Endeis

218
Q

Name the husband of Endeis

A

Aeacus

219
Q

What type of disaster may have been caused by the following events in mythology:
- Pelops murdering Sytmphalus
- Aegeus’ treachery toward Androgeus

…and was said to only be mitigated by the prayers of Aeacus?

A

A drought

220
Q

Whose prayers were said to be the only way to get rid of the drought that had struck many Greek lands, according to the Oracle at Delphi?

A

Aeacus

221
Q

What prophetic source told the envoys of the Greek lands that Aeacus’ prayers were the only way to get rid of the drought affecting them?

A

Oracle at Delphi

222
Q

Who did Aeacus pray to in order to get rid of the drought and restore fertility to the earth?

A

Zeus

223
Q

What was the only land that still had to deal with the drought despite Aeacus’ praying?

A

Attica

224
Q

Only Aegeus’ capitulation to his enemy Minos lifted the plague/drought that affected what region?

A

Attica

225
Q

Although the prayers of Aeacus restored fertility to most of the Earth, Attica’s drought was only lifted due to what action?

A

Aegeus’ capitulation to his enemy Minos

226
Q

When Apollo and Poseidon were building the walls of Troy, who did they call on for help?

A

Aeacus

227
Q

Aeacus, Apollo, and Poseidon all worked on building the walls of what city?

A

Troy

228
Q

What two deities helped Aeacus build the walls of the city Troy?

A

Apollo, Poseidon

229
Q

When the walls of Troy were scarcely erected, 3 of what animals attacked Aeacus, Apollo, and Poseidon?

A

Snakes

230
Q

What omen did Apollo correctly interpret to mean the descendents of Aeacus would bring destruction on Troy during three generations?

A

When the 3 snakes attacked Aeacus, Apollo, and Poseidon (who were building the walls of Troy), 2 snakes fell dead, but 1 of them got through the walls and was able to enter Troy

231
Q

The action of a snake attacking the builders of Troy’s walls and entering the city was correctly interpreted by what deity to mean the descendents of Aeacus would bring destruction on Tory during three generations?

A

Apollo

232
Q

When a snake attacked the builders of Troy’s walls and entered the city, what did Apollo interpret this to mean?

A

The descendents of Aeacus would bring destruction on Troy during three generations

233
Q

Name the three sons of Aeacus

A

Peleus, Telamon, Phocus

234
Q

Peleus, Telamon, and Phocus were all children of what king of Aegina?

A

Aeacus

235
Q

Name the woman who mothered Peleus and Telamon by Aeacus

A

Endeis

236
Q

Name the nereid who mothered Phocus by Aeacus

A

Psamathe

237
Q

Peleus and Telamon killed what brother of them because he grew up to excel in athletic prowess?

A

Phocus

238
Q

What two people killed Phocus, who were also his half-brothers?

A

Peleus and Telamon

239
Q

What king of Aegina exiled his sons Peleus and Telamon for the killing of his third-son, Phocus?

A

Aeacus

240
Q

Why did Aeacus exile Peleus and Telamon, his children?

A

Because they killed his third child, Phocus

241
Q

What children of Aeacus were exiled for the killing of Phocus?

A

Peleus, Telamon

242
Q

What position did Aeacus hold after his death?

A

A gatekeeper / judge of Hades

243
Q

What king of Aegina became either a gatekeeper or judge of Hades after his death?

A

Aeacus

244
Q

Who seduced Aegina, possibly in the form of a flame, and carried her off to the island of Oenone/Oenopia, where she bore a son, Aeacus?

A

Zeus

245
Q

In what form did Zeus seduce Aegina?

A

A flame

246
Q

Who bribed Sisyphus, king of Corinth, to tell him who had stolen his daughter Aegina, pursuing Zeus until he was turned back with thunderbolts?

A

Asopus

247
Q

Who did Asopus bribe to tell him who had stolen Aegina?

A

Sisyphus (king of Corinth)

248
Q

According to Hyginus, what deity caused the death of Aegina by dropping a snake into Oenone’s water source, poisoning it and by proxy Aegina?

A

Hera

249
Q

According to Hyginus, how did Hera cause the death of Aegina?

A

By dropping a snake into Oenone’s water source, poisoning it

250
Q

According to Pindar, what woman was the mother of Menoetius by Actor, but more famously Aeacus by Zeus?

A

Aegina

251
Q

According to Pindar, name the person who fathered Menoetius by Aegina

A

Actor

252
Q

According to Pindar, name the son of Aegina by Actor

A

Menoetius

253
Q

After the death of Aeacus, what kingdom took control of the island Aegina?

A

Argos

253
Q

What people took over the island Aegina when the Heraclids took Epidarus?

A

Dorians

254
Q

What king of Mycenae was the son of Thyestes and Pelopia?

A

Aegisthus

255
Q

What daughter of Thyestes did Thyestes commit incest with to have her give birth to Aegisthus?

A

Pelopia

256
Q

Name the father of Pelopia who also committed incest with her, leading to the birth of Aegisthus

A

Thyestes

257
Q

Who was exposed by his mother and suckled by a goat, from which he took his name, being reared by Atreus, who he killed, and eventually becoming king of Mycenae after Agamemnon?

A

Aegisthus

258
Q

Aegisthus took his name from being suckled by what creature, known in Latin as aix, aigos?

A

Goat

259
Q

Aegisthus was reared by what husband of Pelopia?

A

Atreus

260
Q

Atreus was married to what woman, the daughter of Thyestes and mother of Aegisthus?

A

Pelopia

261
Q

Who killed Atreus when he learned his true identity?

A

Aegisthus

262
Q

Who did Aegisthus kill, the very same man that reared him, when he learned of his true identity?

A

Atreus

263
Q

Name the son of Atreus that would become king of Mycenae, the predecessor to Aegisthus

A

Agamemnon

264
Q

Name the father of Agamemnon, who was killed by Agamemnon’s successor Aegisthus

A

Atreus

265
Q

Agamemnon and Aegisthus were rulers of what kingdom?

A

Mycenae

266
Q

Who ignored a warning from Hermes and seduced Clytemnestra when her husband Agamemnon left for Troy?

A

Aegisthus

267
Q

What wife of Agamemnon did Aegisthus seduce, ignoring a warning from Hermes?

A

Clytemnestra

268
Q

Aegisthus ignored a warning from what deity when he seduced Clytemnestra?

A

Hermes

269
Q

What two lovers killed Agamemnon on his return from Troy, along with Cassandra, one of whom would rule Mycenae after for 7 years?

A

Aegisthus, Clytemnestra

270
Q

Who did Aegisthus and Clytemnestra kill, a king of Mycenae?

A

Agamemnon

271
Q

Who became the king of Mycenae after killing his predecessor Agamemnon?

A

Aegisthus

272
Q

Name the children Aegisthus had with Clytemnestra

A

Aletes, Erigone

273
Q

Aletes and Erigone were the children of what two people in mythology?

A

Aegisthus, Clytemnestra

274
Q

Name the son of Agamemnon that avenged his father’s death by killing both Aegisthus and his mother Clytemnestra

A

Orestes

275
Q

What two people did Orestes kill for the murder of his father Agamemnon?

A

Aegisthus, Clytemnestra

276
Q

What Roman hero was the son of Aphrodite and a member of the royal line of Dardania, Anchises?

A

Aeneas

277
Q

Name the parents of Aeneas

A

Anchises, Aphrodite

278
Q

What member of the royal line of Dardania fathered Aeneas?

A

Anchises

279
Q

Who was born on Mount Ida, reared by nymphs and brought to his father Anchises when he was 5 years old?

A

Aeneas

280
Q

On what mountain was Aeneas born?

A

Mount Ida

281
Q

How old was Aeneas when he was brought to Anchises from Mount Ida?

A

5 years old

282
Q

To whom was Aeneas brought to when he was 5 years old?

A

Anchises

283
Q

Who was maimed by Zeus for revealing the name of Aeneas’ mother?

A

Anchises

284
Q

Who maimed Anchises for revealing the name of Aeneas’ mother?

A

Zeus

285
Q

Why did Zeus maim Anchises when Aeneas was still just a toddler?

A

Because Anchises had revealed the name of Aeneas’ mother

286
Q

What hero grew up to be the leader of the Dardanian troops, which were under the high command of Hector?

A

Aeneas

287
Q

Aeneas was subordinate to what prince of Troy?

A

Hector

288
Q

What people did Aeneas lead when he grew up?

A

Dardanians

289
Q

What hero fought bravely in defense of Ilium in the Trojan War?

A

Aeneas

290
Q

Aeneas fought in the defense of what city during the Trojan War?

A

Ilium

291
Q

When he was seriously wounded during the Trojan War, what hero was spirited from the field by Aphrodite and Apollo, and was healed by Artemis and Leto?

A

Aeneas

292
Q

When Aeneas was seriously wounded during the Trojan War, what two deities spirited him from the field of battle?

A

Aphrodite and Apollo

293
Q

When Aeneas was seriously wounded during the Trojan War, what two deities healed him?

A

Artemis and Leto

294
Q

What deity urged Aeneas to challenge Achilles during the Trojan War?

A

Apollo

295
Q

Who did Apollo urge Aeneas to challenge during the Trojan War?

A

Achilles

296
Q

According to some, what deity permanently removed Aeneas from the Trojan War, explaining to the other gods that Aeneas and his descendents were destined to rule Troy?

A

Poseidon

297
Q

Poseidon permanently removed what hero from fighting in the Trojan War, explaining that he and his descendents were destined to rule Troy?

A

Aeneas

298
Q

Why did Poseidon remove Aeneas permanently from fighting in the Trojan War?

A

Aeneas and his descendents were destined to rule Troy

299
Q

What hero was said, according to different ancient soures, to either:
- Have been captured and given as a slave to Neoptolemus
- Deserted Troy and returned to Mount Ida in fear of the omen of Laocoon’s death
- Fled the burning city of Troy with his father, wife, and son, though his wife would get left behind

A

Aeneas

300
Q

According to the Little Iliad, Aeneas was captured and given as a slave to what Greek during the Trojan War?

A

Neoptolemus / Pyrrhus

301
Q

According to the Sack of Ilium, Aeneas deserted Troy and returned to Mount Ida in fear of the omen of whose death?

A

Laocoon’s

302
Q

According to the Sack of Ilium, when Aeneas saw the death of Laocoon he fled to what place?

A

Mount Ida

303
Q

According to the Aeneid, who left the burning city of Troy with the aged Anchises on his back and the household gods of the Trojans, along with Creusa and Iulus?

A

Aeneas

304
Q

Name the wife and son of Aeneas who he fled with from Troy

A

Creusa and Iulus

305
Q

What wife of Aeneas got seperated from him when he was trying to leave Troy, dying as a result?

A

Creusa

306
Q

With the coming of summer, who sailed away from Troy with twenty shiploads of his followers, intending to found a city in Thrace before being warned away by Polydorus?

A

Aeneas

307
Q

Where had Aeneas initially wanted to found a city before being warned away from there by Polydorus?

A

Thrace

308
Q

What son of Priam had been treacherously murdered at Thrace, hence why he warned Aeneas and his followers not to found a city there?

A

Polydorus

309
Q

Name the father of Polydorus

A

Priam

310
Q

What king of Delos and old friend of Anchises advised Aeneas and his followers to seek their “ancient mother” in order to found a city?

A

Anius

310
Q

Where had Polydorus, son of Priam, been murdered?

A

Thrace

310
Q

Anius, the old friend of Anchises, was king of what kingdom?

A

Delos

311
Q

Anius was an old friend of what father of Aeneas?

A

Anchises

312
Q

What did Anius tell Aeneas when he came to Delos looking for advice on where to found a new city?

A

To seek Aeneas’ “ancient mother”

313
Q

What did Anchises incorrectly interpret Anius’ omen to seek the Trojan’s “ancient mother” as?

A

Crete (which was the home of their ancestor Teucer)

314
Q

Who incorrectly interpreted Anius’ omen to mean that Aeneas’ fleet would have to found a city in Crete, the home of their ancestor Teucer?

A

Anchises

315
Q

Crete was the home of what archer during the Trojan War, and descendent of Aeneas and Anchises?

A

Teucer

316
Q

When Aeneas, Anchises, and their fleet reached Crete, what disaster befell the Trojans?

A

A famine

317
Q

A famine befell Aeneas and his Trojans when they arrived at what island, mistakenly thinking they were to found a city their based on Anius’ incorrectly-interpreted advice?

A

Crete

318
Q

When Aeneas and the Trojans reached Crete, they learned they were to found a city at what place, the homeland of Dardanus?

A

Italy

319
Q

Italy was the homeland of what ancestor of Aeneas?

A

Dardanus

320
Q

At what place were Aeneas and the Trojans plundered by the Harpies, and warned of many perils to come before they could found their new city in Italy?

A

Strophades Islands

321
Q

At the Strophades Islands, whose followers, the Trojans, were plundered by the Harpies?

A

Aeneas

322
Q

At the Strophades Islands, what creatures plundered Aeneas and the Trojans?

A

Harpies

323
Q

What prophetic son of Priam did Aeneas and the Trojans meet at Buthrotum, who told them how to get to Italy (more specifically Drepana)?

A

Helenus

324
Q

Name the father of Helenus

A

Priam

325
Q

At what location did Aeneas and the Trojans meet Helenus while they were trying to get to Italy to found a new city?

A

Buthrotum

326
Q

Who died when Aeneas’ ships finally reached Drepanum, in Sicily?

A

Anchises

327
Q

At what specific city in Sicily did Anchises die?

A

Drepana

328
Q

As the Trojans left Sicily to sail northward, what Roman deity commanded Aeolus to destroy the Trojan fleet?

A

Juno

329
Q

What keeper of the winds did Juno command to destroy the fleet of Aeneas as they sailed north from Sicily?

A

Aeolus

330
Q

What mistress of Zeus was also the ancestor of the Trojans?

A

Electra

331
Q

Electra would become the ancestor of what people, who fought against the Greeks after Paris stole Helen from Menelaus?

A

Trojans

332
Q

What goddess, partly to spite Venus for winning the golden apple over her, partly to punish the Trojans for their awarding the apple to Aphrodite, and partly to spite Electra, commanded Aeolus to destroy the Trojan fleet of Aeneas as they left Sicily?

A

Hera / Juno

333
Q

What was Juno’s favorite city, which she knew was destined to be destroyed one day by the Romans?

A

Carthage

334
Q

What deity’s favorite city was Carthage, which she knew was destined one day to be destroyed by the Romans?

A

Juno

335
Q

Juno knew that her favorite city, Carthage, was destined to be destroyed one day by what people?

A

Romans

336
Q

What deity foiled Hera/Aeolus’ plan to destroy Aeneas’ fleet by calming the sea?

A

Neptune

337
Q

Whose plan was foiled by Neptune when he calmed the seas that would otherwise have drowned Aeneas and his fleet sailing from Sicily?

A

Hera / Aeolus’

338
Q

Who sent her son, disguised as Aeneas’ son Ascanius, to cause Dido to fall in love with Aeneas?

A

Venus

339
Q

Who caused Dido to fall in love with Aeneas when he disguised himself as Ascanius?

A

Eros

340
Q

Name the deity who mothered Eros

A

Venus

341
Q

Eros, disguised as Ascanius, caused what Carthaginian queen to fall in love with Aeneas?

A

Dido

342
Q

Eros, disguised as Ascanius, caused Dido to fall in love with what Trojan?

A

Aeneas

343
Q

Dido was queen of what city in Africa, modern-day Tunisia?

A

Carthage

344
Q

Name the husband of Dido who had been murdered by her brother Pygmalion at Tyre

A

Sychaeus

345
Q

Sychaeus was the husband of what native of Tyre and Carthaginian queen?

A

Dido

346
Q

Name the brother of Dido who killed her husband Sychaeus

A

Pygmalion

347
Q

Pygmalion was the brother of what native of Tyre and Carthaginian queen?

A

Dido

348
Q

Where did Pygmalion murder Sychaeus?

A

Tyre

349
Q

Dido was a native from what city before moving to Carthage?

A

Tyre

350
Q

What Trojan hero forgot his destiny in Italy, having to be twice reminded of it by Mercury?

A

Aeneas

351
Q

What Roman deity reminded Aeneas of his destiny in Italy while he was in Carthage with Dido?

A

Mercury

352
Q

Anna was the sister of what native of Tyre and Carthaginian queen?

A

Dido

352
Q

What kinsman of the Trojans entertained them while they came back to Sicily to hold Anchises’ funeral games?

A

Acestes

353
Q

Who was the sister of Dido?

A

Anna

354
Q

Acestes was a kinsman of what Trojan?

A

Aeneas

355
Q

Whose funeral games were held in Sicily, by his son Aeneas?

A

Anchises

356
Q

Who held funeral games at Sicily in his father, Anchises’, honor?

A

Aeneas

357
Q

In what region of Sicily did Acestes live?

A

Eryx

358
Q

What kinsman of Aeneas lived in Eryx, whose hospitality led to many of Aeneas’ crew staying with him rather than going to Italy?

A

Acestes

359
Q

The Trojan mothers, instigated by Juno and wearied by seven years of voyaging, burned some of Aeneas’ ships in the hope that they might remain in the friendly land of Eryx with what kinsman?

A

Acestes

360
Q

What deity instigated Trojan mothers to burn some of Aeneas’ ships, so that they might stay with Acestes in Eryx?

A

Juno

361
Q

Aeneas allowed what type of members in his company to stay with Acestes and later found the city Acesta?

A

The oldest and most discouraged

362
Q

The oldest and most discouraged members of Aeneas’ company in Sicily were allowed to stay there with Acestes and found what city in Eryx?

A

Acesta

363
Q

Upon reaching what city near Naples did Aeneas visit its prophetic Sibyl, for the ghost of Anchises had asked Aeneas to go to the Underworld to consult him?

A

Cumae

364
Q

What seer did Aeneas ask to guide him to the Underworld in order to consult Anchises?

A

Cumaean Sibyl

365
Q

Whose ghost commanded Aeneas to consult with him in the Underworld?

A

Anchises

366
Q

Where did the ghost of Anchises order Aeneas to travel in order to consult with him on his journey?

A

The Underworld

367
Q

What hero was commanded by his father to seek him and consult with him in the Underworld, thus asking the Cumaean Sibyl to guide him there?

A

Aeneas

368
Q

Only after Aeneas had plucked what object in a nearby wood did the Cumaean Siblyl consent to guide Aeneas to the Underworld?

A

A golden bough

369
Q

Only when Aeneas had plucked a golden bough from a nearby wood did this seer consent to guide him to the Underworld

A

Cumaean Sibyl

370
Q

Who, upon seeing the golden bough, ferried Aeneas and the Sibyl across the river Styx?

A

Charon

371
Q

Charon ferried people across what river in the Underworld?

A

River Styx

372
Q

What soul in Hades did not recognize Aeneas in the Underworld, for she was reunited with the soul of her husband Sychaeus?

A

Dido

373
Q

In what area of the Underworld was Anchises when Aeneas came to consult with him?

A

Elysian Fields

374
Q

What soul in the Underworld showed Aeneas various souls waiting to be reborn at some future time in the Elysian Fields, and predicted the founding of Rome by Aeneas’ descendents?

A

Anchises

375
Q

In the Underworld, Anchises predicted the founding of what city by Aeneas’ descendents?

A

Rome

376
Q

In what region of Italy did Aeneas and his Trojans anchor in when the finally arrived at Italy?

A

Latium

377
Q

What son of Faunus and direct descendent of Saturn was the king of Latium when Aeneas arrived there?

A

Latinus

378
Q

Latinus was the son of what deity?

A

Faunus

379
Q

Latinus was the king of what region of Italy?

A

Latium

380
Q

What people were ruled by Turnus?

A

Rutulians

381
Q

What descendent of Danae ruled the Rutulians and was long rejected by Lavinia?

A

Turnus

382
Q

Turnus was descendent from what Argive princess, who was also the mother of Perseus?

A

Danae

383
Q

What city did the Argive princess Danae found, that would eventually be run by the Rutulians and Turnus?

A

Ardea

384
Q

Who founded the city of Ardea?

A

Danae

385
Q

Turnus had long courted what daughter of Latinus?

A

Lavinia

386
Q

Name the father of Lavinia

A

Latinus

387
Q

Name the mother of Lavinia

A

Amata

388
Q

What daughter of Amata eventually married Aeneas?

A

Lavinia

389
Q

Who knew from oracles that his daughter must marry a foreigner, therefore rejecting Turnus’ ask to marry her?

A

Latinus

390
Q

Who hinted that Aeneas was to become his son-in-law becaus oracles had told him his daughter must marry a foreigner?

A

Latinus

391
Q

What deity fetched the fury Alecto from Hades to make both Amata and Turnus fight against the Trojans in a needless war?

A

Juno

392
Q

Juno had what fury make both Amata and Turnus fight against the Trojans in a needless war?

A

Alecto

393
Q

Juno had Alecto make what two people fight against Aeneas and the Trojans in a needless war? One was the mother of Lavinia, the other a king of the Rutulians who sought Lavinia’s hand in vain

A

Amata, Turnus

394
Q

What king of Latium abdicated from the throne when he saw his people start to needlessly fight the Trojans and Aeneas, leading Juno herself to open the gates of the temple of Janus, a signal of war?

A

Latinus

395
Q

What deity opened the gates of the temple of Janus herself when Latinus abdicated from the throne, signalling a war between the Trojans and Latins?

A

Juno

396
Q

Juno opened the gates of what temple to signal the needless war between the Trojans and Latins?

A

Temple of Juno

397
Q

Juno herself opening the gates of Janus when Latinus abdicated signalled the start of a war between what two peoples?

A

Trojans vs. Latins

398
Q

What son of Heracles allied with Turnus against the Trojans?

A

Aventinus

399
Q

Name the father of Aventinus

A

Heracles

400
Q

What Amazon-like leader of the Volscians allied with Turnus against the Trojans?

A

Camilla

401
Q

Camilla was the leader of what people in ancient Italy?

A

Volscians

402
Q

What exiled Etruscan king allied with Turnus against the Trojans?

A

Mezentius

403
Q

Mezentius was an exiled king of what people?

A

Etruscans

404
Q

Aventinus, Camilla, and Mezentius all allied with what Rutulian leader against Aeneas and the Trojans?

A

Turnus

405
Q

What Greek did Turnus ask to help him fight against Aeneas and the Trojans, but refused because he was dealing with his recently-founded city Argyripa?

A

Diomedes

406
Q

Who asked Diomedes to help him fight against Aeneas, but in vain?

A

Turnus

407
Q

Why didn’t Diomedes help Turnus fight against Aeneas and the Trojans?

A

Because Diomedes was busy in his recently-founded city Argyripa

408
Q

What city in Apulia was founded by the Greek Diomedes?

A

Argyripa

409
Q

What Greek founded the city in Apulia, Argyripa?

A

Diomedes

410
Q

What Arcadian and ruler of Pallanteum, though too old for war himself, sent his son Pallas to help Aeneas fight against Turnus and the Latins?

A

Evander

411
Q

Evander ruled what kingdom?

A

Pallanteum

412
Q

Evander and his son Pallas were of what ethnicity?

A

Arcadian

413
Q

What son of Evander helped Aeneas fight against Turnus and the Latins, leading the Arcadian troops?

A

Pallas

414
Q

Pallanteum was on the site of what later city?

A

Rome

415
Q

What city was originially on the site of Rome, being ruled by Evander?

A

Pallanteum

416
Q

What people sided with Aeneas against the Latins, though their king Mezentius was on Turnus’ side?

A

Etruscans

417
Q

The Etruscans, Evander, and Pallas all sided with what Trojan leader during the war between the Trojans and Latins?

A

Aeneas

418
Q

Whose men fired Aeneas’ ships, only to see them change into sea-nymphs and swim away – a miracle caused by the Phrygian goddess Cybele?

A

Turnus

419
Q

What miracle caused by Cybele happened when Turnus tried to fire at Aeneas’ ships?

A

They changed into sea-nymphs and swam away

420
Q

What Phrygian goddess changed Aeneas’ ships into sea-nymphs to escape Turnus’ firing at them?

A

Cybele

421
Q

Whose ships changed into sea-nymphs to escape Turnus’ firing at them, a miracle caused by Cybele?

A

Aeneas

422
Q

Who killed Pallas and wore his belt as a prize of war?

A

Turnus

423
Q

What man was killed by Turnus, whose belt Turnus would wear as a prize of war?

A

Pallas

424
Q

What posession of Pallas’ would Turnus wear as a prize of war?

A

His belt

425
Q

What Trojan killed Mezentius and his son Lausus?

A

Aeneas

426
Q

What exiled king of the Etruscans was killed by Aeneas?

A

Mezentius

427
Q

What son of Mezentius was killed by Aeneas?

A

Lausus

428
Q

Whose allies turned against him during a truce, but rallied to the cause again when the Trojans an Aeneas attacked?

A

Turnus

429
Q

What queen of the Volscians was killed in battle against the Trojans?

A

Camilla

430
Q

Eventually, what two people agreed to settle the outcome of the war between the Trojans and Latins by single combat, though this pact was broken by the Latins at the instigation of Juno?

A

Aeneas and Turnus

431
Q

What deity instigated the Latins to break the pact that said the victor of the war would be decided by a single-combat brawl between Aeneas and Trojans?

A

Juno

432
Q

What queen of Latium, thinking Turnus dead, killed herself?

A

Amata

433
Q

Why did Amata kill herself when the Trojans again beseiged the Latins’ city?

A

She thought Turnus was dead

434
Q

Who did Aeneas finally fight again in single-combat and kill?

A

Turnus

435
Q

Turnus was killed by what Trojan in single-combat?

A

Aeneas

436
Q

About to grant Turnus’ request to be carried to his father Daunus to die, what Trojan caught sight of Pallas’ belt on Turnus’ armor, thus deciding to kill him right there?

A

Aeneas

437
Q

What request of Turnus’ did Aeneas refuse when he saw Pallas’ belt on Turnus’ armor?

A

To be carried to his father Daunus to die

438
Q

What son of Daunus did Aeneas finally kill when he saw Pallas’ belt on his armor?

A

Turnus

439
Q

What posession on Turnus’ armor led Aeneas to kill him instead of allowing Turnus to die before his father Daunus?

A

The belt of Pallas

440
Q

After making peace with the Latins, who married Lavinia?

A

Aeneas

441
Q

What princess of Latium did Aeneas marry?

A

Lavinia

442
Q

Name the son of Aeneas and Lavinia

A

Silvius

443
Q

Silvius was the son of what two people, one a Trojan and the other a Latin princess?

A

Aeneas and Lavinia

444
Q

What son of Aeneas would found the city of Alba Longa?

A

Silvius

445
Q

What city was founded by Silvius, the son of Aeneas and Lavinia?

A

Alba Longa

446
Q

What city was the capital of the Latins until Aeneas’ descendent Romulus founded Rome, which was itself founded by a son of Aeneas, Silvius?

A

Alba Longa

447
Q

Alba Longa was the capital of what people?

A

Latins

448
Q

What son of Aeneas would give his name to the gens Iulii in Roman history?

A

Iulus / Ascanius

449
Q

What gens would be started by Aeneas’ son Iulus?

A

Gens Iulii

450
Q
A

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