Amphion and Zethus Flashcards
What co-kings of thebes…
Amphion and Zethus
Who were the sons of Antiope?
Amphion and Zethus
Who was the mother of Amphion and Zethus?
Antiope
Who is the father of Antiope?
Nycteus
To whose court did Antiope flee to?
Epopeus’s
Giving birth to twin sons in the village of Eleutherae, on Mount Cithaeron…
Antiope
Who tied Dirce to an untamed bull and let her be dragged to death?
Amphion and Zethus
What did Amphion and Zethus do to Dirce?
tied her to an untamed bull
and let her be dragged to death
Unlike most joint kings, shared rule
amicably?
Amphion and Zethus
Through his connection to Hermes, who learned the lydian mode…
Amphion
Who added three strings to the
four that the lyre had previously?
Amphion
Playing the lyre to move stones…
Amphion
Who was the wife of Zethus?
Thebe
What two children of Niobe survived?
Amyclas and Chloris
Amyclas and Chloris…
Niobe
Turned to stone on Mount Sipylus…
Niobe
What man went mad and, while attacking Apollo’s temple, was shot to death by the god?
Amphion
What daughter of Pandareus and wife of Z…
Thebe
After accidentally killing her own son, Itylus…
Thebe
What was Thebe transformed into after accidentally killing her son?
a nightengale
What surviving daughter of Niobe married Neleus?
Chloris
