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Apollodorus Mythology Questions Part A Flashcards

1
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Who were the first children of Ouranos and Gaia?

A

Hecatonchieres

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How many hands and heads did the Hecatoncheires have?

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100 hands and 50 heads

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3
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Who were the second set of children of Ouranos and Gaia?

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Cyclopes

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Who were the third set of children of Ouranos and Gaia? Name all

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Titans (Oceanus, Coeus, Hyperion, Crius, Iapetus, Cronus, Tethys, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Dione, Theia)

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5
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Who was the youngest Titan?

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Cronus

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6
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How were the Furies born?

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from the blood of the of the castration of Ouranos

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7
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Name the children, in order, of Cronus and Rhea. Where was Zeus born?

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Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus. Mt. Dicte

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8
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Who were the nymph daughters of Melisseus who reared infant Zeus?

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Adrasteia and Ida

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9
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Who was the she goat who suckled Zeus?

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Amaltheia

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10
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Who gave Zeus a drug to make Cronus vomit up his other children?

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Metis

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11
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Who guarded the Hecatoncheires and Cyclopes? Zeus killed her.

A

Campe

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12
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Who guarded the Titans in Tartarus?

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Hecatonchieres

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13
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Who was the mother of the Oceanids?

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Tethys

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14
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Who were the Oceanids?

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Asia, Styx, Electra, Doris, Eurynome, Amphitrite, Metis

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15
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Who were the parents of Asteria? Who was her sister?

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Coios and Phoebe. Leto

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16
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Who were the parents of Helios, Eos, and Selene?

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Hyperion and Theia

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17
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Who was the mother of Menoitios, Epimetheus, Prometheus, and Atlas?

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Iapetus and Asia

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18
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What son of Iapetus and Asia did Zeus strike with a thunderbolt (and hurl down to Tartarus) during the battle with the Titans?

A

Menoitios

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19
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Who were the parents of Chiron?

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Cronos and Philyra

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20
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Who were the parents of the winds and stars?

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Dawn and Astraios

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21
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Who were the parents of the goddess Hecate?

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Perses and Asteria

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22
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Who were the parents of Nice, Cratos, Zelos, and Bia?

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Pallas and Styx

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23
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Name the children of Pontus and Gaia?

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Phorcus, Thaumas, Nereus, Eurybia, and Ceto

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24
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Who were the parents of Iris?

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Thaumas and Electra

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25
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Who were the parents of the Harpies?

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Thaumas and Electra

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26
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Name ALL the children of Thaumas and Electra

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Iris and the Harpies

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27
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Who were the parents of the Gorgons?

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Phorcos and Ceto

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28
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Who was the mother of the Nereids?

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Doris

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29
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Who were the daughters of Zeus and Themis?

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Seasons (Eirene, Eunomia, Dice) and Fates (Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos)

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30
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Name the two sets of children of Zeus and Themis

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Seasons and Fates

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31
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Who was the mother, by Zeus, of the Graces/Charities? Who was her father?

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Eurynome daughter of Oceanus

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32
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Who were the Graces?

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Aglaie, Euphrosyne, and Thaleia

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33
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According to some sources, who, instead of Demeter, is the mother of Persephone?

A

Styx

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34
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Who were the sons of Calliope and Oiagros (really Apollo)?

A

Linos and Orpheus

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35
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Who killed Linus, son of Oiagros (Apollo) and Calliope?

A

Heracles

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36
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Who was the son of Pieros and Clio?

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Hyacinthos

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37
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Who incurred Aphrodite’s wrath for mocking Aphrodite’s love for Adonis? She was made to fall in love with Pierus, son of Magnes.

A

Clio

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38
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Who was the first man to love other men?

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Thamyris

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39
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Who were the parents of Thamyris?

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Philammon and Argiope

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40
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How and why did the muses punish Thamyris?

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lost a music contest to the muses who took his eyes and and skill in singing to the lyre

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41
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Who were the parents of Rhesus, killed by Diomedes at Troy?

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Euterpe and Strymon

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42
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Who came to the rescue of Hephaestus when he fell to Lemnos?

A

Thetis

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43
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Near what river was Athena born?

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Triton

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44
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What daughter of Coios took the form of a quail to avoid Zeus’ embraces?

A

Asteria

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45
Q

Who were the parents of Pan?

A

Zeus and Hybris

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46
Q

Who delivered the oracles at Delphi before Apollo?

A

Themis

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47
Q

Whom did Zeus swallow…?

A

Metis

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48
Q

Who taught Apollo the art of divination?

A

Pan

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49
Q

Who were the parents of the giant Tityus?

A

Zeus and Elare

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50
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Whom did Zeus hide beneath the earth for fear of Hera, after making love with her?

A

Elare

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51
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Who killed the giant Tityus for trying to rape his mother?

A

Apollo

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52
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Who was the father of Marsyas?

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Olympos

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53
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How did Marsyas lose the lyre contest with Apollo?

A

he could not play the flute upside down

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54
Q

Who were the parents of Orion?

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Poseidon and Euryale

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55
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Who was the first wife of Orion?

A

Side

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56
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How and why was Side killed?

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she was thrown into hades by hera because she claimed to rival her in dess and beauty

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57
Q

Who was Merope’s father?

A

Oinopion

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58
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On what island did Orion seek the hand of Merope?

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Chios

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59
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What son did Poseidon grant the power to walk across the sea?

A

Orion

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60
Q

Who blinded Orion?

A

Oinopion

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61
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Who gave Oinopion an underground dwelling to hide from Orion? Who made it?

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Poseidon. made by Hephaistos

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62
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Whom did Aphrodite cause to always be in love with young men? Why?

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Dawn because she had gone to bed with Ares

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63
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How did Artemis kill Orion for trying to rape Opis, the Hyberborean virgin?

A

she shot him

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64
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What Hyperborean virgin was almost raped by Orion?

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Opis

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65
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Why was Orion killed by Artemis?

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he attempted to rape Opis

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66
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Who were the children of Poseidon and Amphitrite?

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Triton and Rhode

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67
Q

Who was Helios’ wife?

A

Rhode

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68
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This old woman is said to have made Demeter smile at Eleusis.

A

Iambe

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69
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Who was the king of Eleusis when Demeter came to Eleusis?

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Celeos

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70
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Who was the wife of Celeus, king of Eleusis?

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Metaneira

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71
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What child of Celeus and Metaneira was killed when Demeter dropped him into the fire?

A

Demophon

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72
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Who was the eldest of Celeus and Metaneira’s children? What did he do?

A

Triptolemus who sowed over the whole inhabited earth

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73
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What son of Acheron and Gorgyra bore witness against Demeter for eating the pomegranate seed?

A

Ascalaphos

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74
Q

What was Ascalaphus turned into?

A

owl

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75
Q

Who were the parents of the Giants?

A

Ge and Ouranous

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76
Q

What giant was immortal long as he fought on Sicily?

A

Alcyoneus

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77
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What giant drove the cattle of the sun from Erytheia?

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Alcyoneus

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78
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What giant tried to rape Hera during the war of the giants?

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Porphyrion

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79
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What giant did Dionysus kill with a blow of his thyrsus?

A

Eurytos

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80
Q

What giant did Hecate kill with her torches?

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Clytios

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81
Q

What giant did Hephaistos kill with burning iron missiles?

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Mimas

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82
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What giant was killed by Athena when she hurled the island of Sicily on him?

A

Encelados

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83
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What giant was flayed by Athena? She used his skin as a cloak.

A

Pallas

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84
Q

What giants did the Fates kill with bronze cudgels?

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Agrios and Thoon

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85
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What giant did Poseidon kill by throwing a part of the island Nisyron on him?

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Polybotes

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86
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What giant was so huge that he rose above the mountains and often touched the stars with his head?

A

Typhon

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87
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What giant monster was human down to his thighs, and had massive viper coils below?

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Typhon

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88
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Where did the gods fly when pursued by Typhon?

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Egypt

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89
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Who cut the tendons from Zeus’ hands and feet using Zeus’ own adamantine sickle?

A

Typhon

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90
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Whom did Typhon entrust Zeus’ tendons to?

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Delphyne

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91
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Who stole Zeus’ tendons (cut out by Typhon) from the she dragon Delphyne?

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Hermes and Aigipan

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92
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How did Zeus kill Typhon?

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he hurled Mt. Etna on him

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93
Q

Where did Hephaistos nail Prometheus?

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Mount Caucasos

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94
Q

Who was Prometheus’ son?

A

Deucalion

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95
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Who were the parents of Pyrrha?

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Epimetheus and Pandora

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96
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Name the children of Deucalion by Pyrrha

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Hellen and Amphictyon

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97
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Hellen had three sons: Doros, Xouthous, and Aiolos. What nymph was their mother?

A

Orseis

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98
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Who were the sons of Xuthus and Creusa?

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Achaios and Ion

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99
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What daughter of Erectheus married Xuthus?

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Creousa

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100
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Who were the parents of Sisyphus, Cretheus, Athamas, Salmoneus, Deion, Magnes, Perieres, Perimedes, Alcyone, etc.?

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Enarete and Aiolos

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101
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Who were the sons of Iphimedia and Aloeus (really Poseidon, masquerading as Enipeus)?

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Otos and Ephialtes

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102
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Who were the parents of Alcyone?

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Enarete and Aiolos

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103
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What brothers grew a cubit broader every year and a fathom higher?

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Otos and Ephialtes

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104
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What two brothers imprisoned Ares, who was freed by Hermes?

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Otos and Ephialtes

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105
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What god was known as the God of Escape?

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Zeus

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106
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What goddess tricked Otus and Ephilates into killing themselves?

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Artemis

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107
Q

What son of Calyce and Aethlios (or Zeus) was abducted by the moon?

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Endymion

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108
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What son of Endymion killed Apis, son of Phoroneus?

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Aitolos

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109
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Who was Marpessa’s father?

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Evenos

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110
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Who gave Idas son of Aphareus the winged chariot in which he carried off Marpessa?

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Poseidon

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111
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Who were the parents of the Sirens?

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Sterope and Acheloos

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112
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Who was the first man to receive a vine plant from Dionysus?

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Oineus

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113
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Who killed his son Toxeus for jumping over the ditch?

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Oineus

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114
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Who married Althaia, daughter of Thestius?

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Oineus

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115
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Who were the parents of Deianeira?

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Oineus and Althaia

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116
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Who, supposedly, was the real father of Meleager? Who was his mother?

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Ares. Althaia.

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117
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What goddess sent the Calydonian Boar as punishment for Oineus forgetting to sacrifice to her?

A

Artemis

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118
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Who was Theseus’ father?

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Aigeus

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119
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Who was Admetus’ father?

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Pheres

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120
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Who was Jason’s father?

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Aison

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121
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What sons of Lycurgus fought the Calydonian Boar?

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Ancaios and Cepheus

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122
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Who was Perithous’ father?

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Ixion

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123
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Who was Atalanta’s father?

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Schoineus

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124
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How many days did Oineus entertain his guests before the Calydonian boar hunt?

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9 days

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125
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What daughter of Idas and Marpessa married Meleager

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Cleopatra

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126
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Whom did Peleus accidentally kill with his javelin in the Calydonian Boar Hunt?

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Eurytion

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127
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Who was the second person to hit the Calydonian Boar?

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Amphiaraos

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128
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Who struck the death blow to the Calydonian Boar?

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Meleager

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129
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Whose sons took offense that Atalanta was given the fleece of the Calydonian boar?

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Thestios

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130
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Whom did Oineus marry after Althaia’s death?

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Periboia

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131
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How was Tydeus born?

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in accordance with the will of Zeus Oineus concieved a passion with his own daughter

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132
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Why was Tydeus exiled?

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he killed either Alcathoos; or the sons of Melas, namely Pheneus, Euryalos, Hyperlaos, Antiochus, Eumedes, Sternops, Xanthippos, Sthenelaos; or his own brother, Oleinas

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133
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What daughter of Adrastus married Tydeus?

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Deipyle

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134
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Who was the mother of Diomedes?

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Deipyle

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135
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Who mortally wounded Tydeus?

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Melanippos

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136
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Whose sons robbed Oineus king of Calydon of his throne?

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the sons of Agrios (Thersites, Onchestos, Prothoos, Celeutor, Lycopeus, and Melanippos)

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137
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What two men killed all but two of the sons of Agrios, who had robbed Oineus of his throne?

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Diomedes and Alcmaion

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138
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Whom did Diomedes give the kingdom of Calydon to after avenging Oineus?

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Andraimon

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139
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Who married Diomedes?

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Aigialeia

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140
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What two daughters did Adrastus marry off to Polynices and Tydeus?

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Argeia to Polyneices and Deipyle to Tydeus

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141
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Where did Athamas rule?

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Boeotia

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142
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Who were the children of Athamas and Nephele?

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Phrixos and Nephele

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143
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Who were the children of Athamas and Ino?

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Learchos and Melicertes

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144
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Who weere the parents of Aeetes?

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Perseis and Helios

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145
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Who were the children of Helios and Perseis?

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Circe, Pasiphae, and Aeetes

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146
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What daughter of Aeetes did Phrixus marry?

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Chalciope

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147
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How did Athamas kill his son Learchus?

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with an arrow in a fit of madness

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148
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When Athamas went mad, what did Ino do?

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she threw herself into the sea

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149
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What daughter of Hypseus did Athamas marry after being exiled from Boeotia and founding Athamantia?

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Themisto

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150
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Who was the father of Sisyphus?

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Aiolos

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151
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Where did Sispyhus found?

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Ephyra (now known as Corinth)

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152
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Who was the wife of Sisyphus?

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Merope

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153
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Who was the child of Sisyphus and Merope?

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Glaucus

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154
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Who were the parents of Bellerophon?

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Glaucus and Eurymede

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155
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What daughter of Asopus was carried off by Zeus?

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Aegina

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156
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What spouse of Procris did Dawn carry off?

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Cephalos

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157
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Who were the sons of Magnes?

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Polydectes and Dictys

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158
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Where did Polydectes and Dictys colonize? Who was their father?

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Seriphos. Magnes

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159
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Whom did Zeus strike with a thunderbolt to punish for pretending he was Zeus?

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Salmoneus

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160
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Who was the daughter of Salmoneus and Alcidice? Who raised her?

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Tyro. raised by Cretheus

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161
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Who fell in love with the river Enipeus?

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Tyro

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162
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Whom did Pelias and Neleus kill for abusing their mother?

A

Sidero

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163
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Who invoked Hera’s ire for killing Sidero at her altar?

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Pelias

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164
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What daughter of Amphion did Neleus marry?

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Chloris

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165
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What son of Neleus did Poseidon grant the power to change form?

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Periclymenus

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166
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Who killed Periclymenus?

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Heracles

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167
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Whom did Nestor son of Neleus marry?

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Anaxibia

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168
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Who were the parents of Antilochus?

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Anaxbia and Nestor

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169
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Who founded Iolcus?

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Cretheus

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170
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Whom did Cretheus marry?

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Tyro

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171
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Who were the parents of Aeson, Amythaon, and Pheres?

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Tyro and Cretheus

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172
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Who were the sons of Poseidon and Tyro?

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Pelias and Neleus

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173
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Who were the sons of Amythaon and Idomene?

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Bias and Melampous

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174
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What seer attained the gift of Prophecy by getting his ears licked by snakes he had reared?

A

Melampus

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175
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What seer met with Apollo on the banks of the Alpheius?

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Melampus

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176
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Whose cattle did Neleus demand as a brideprice for his daughter Tyro?

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Phylacus

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177
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Who wished to marry Pero daughter of Neleus?

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Bias

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178
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What king wanted his son Iphiclos to be able to have children?

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Phylacus

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179
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What seer cured Iphiclos son of Phylacos of his impotence?

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Melampus

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180
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What son did Iphiclos father after being sexually healed by Melampus?

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Podarces

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181
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What seer cured the women of Argos when Dionysus drove them mad?

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Melampus

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182
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Who was the son of Bias and Pero?

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Talaus

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183
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Who were the parents of Adrastus and Eriphyle and Parthenopaeus?

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Talaus and Lysimache

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184
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What son of Parthenopaeus joined the Epigoni?

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Promachus

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185
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Who were the parents of Argeia, Deipyle and Aigialeia?

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Adrastus and Amphithea

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186
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What son of Cretheus fathered Admetus and Lycourgos?

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Pheres

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187
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Whose marriage chamber was filled with coils as a result of failing to sacrifice to Artemis?

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Pelias and Alcestis

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188
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According to some accounts, who sent back Alcestis from the underworld?

A

Kore

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189
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Name the parents of Jason.

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Aeson and Polymede

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190
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What daughter of Autolycus was Jason’s mom?

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Polymede

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191
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Who was told to beware the man with one sandal?

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Pelias

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192
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What river was Jason crossing as he lost his sandal

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Anaurus

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193
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Who when asked what if he would do if given an oracle about being murdered by a fellow citizen, responded “I would have him get the golden fleece”

A

Jason

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194
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The grove containing the golden fleece was sacred to whom?

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Ares

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195
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Who fitted a piece of wood to the prow of the Argo? Where did the wood come from?

A

Athena. Dodona

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196
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The wood on the prow of the Argo came from where

A

Dodona

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197
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Who steered at first the Argo?

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Tiphys

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198
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Who were the sons of Boreas?

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Zetes and Calais

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199
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Who was the father of Castor and Polydeuces?

A

Zeus

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200
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Who were the parents of Telamon and Peleus?

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Aeacus

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201
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Who was the father of Amphiaraus?

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Oicles

202
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Who was the father of Autolycus?

A

Hermes

203
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Who was the daughter of Autolycus and the mother of Jason? Who was her husband?

A

Polymede; Aeson

204
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Who was the father of Atalanta

A

Schoeneus

205
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Who was the son of Menoetius?

A

Patroclus

206
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Who was the father of Menoitios?

A

Actor

207
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What son of Pelias defied his father by sailing with the argonauts?

A

Acastus

208
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What son of Hermes sailed with the Argonauts?

A

Autolycus and Eurytus

209
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What son of Oineus sailed with the Argonauts?

A

Meleager

210
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What son of Poseidon could run over the waves?

A

Euphemus

211
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What son of Neleus sailed with the argonauts?

A

Periclymenus

212
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What son of Helios sailed with the argonauts?

A

Augeas

213
Q

Phanos and Staphylos, who sailed with the Argonauts, were sons of who?

A

Dionysos

214
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Who ruled Lemnos when Jason set in there?

A

Hypsipyle

215
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Who was Hypsipyle’s father?

A

Thoas

216
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As a result of failing to honor Aphrodite, the women of what island were afflicted with horrible smell?

A

Lemnos

217
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The women of what island had responded to the slight of their husbands by murdering their husbands and fathers?

A

Lemnos

218
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Euneos and Nephrobonos were the sons of which two people?

A

Jason and Hypsipyle

219
Q

Who ruled the Doliones?

A

Cyzicus

220
Q

Owing to a contrary wind, Jason and his men mistakenly attacked and killed which king and his men?

A

Cyzicus and the Doliones

221
Q

What two men were abandoned on Mysia by the Argonauts?

A

Heracles and Polyphemus

222
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What two men were abandoned searching for Hylas, on Mysia?

A

Heracles and Polyphemos

223
Q

What son of Theiodamas was beloved by Heracles? He was snatched away by water nymphs

A

Hylas

224
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According to Pherecydes, who was left behind at Aphetai in Thessaly because the Argo spoke out, saying it was unable to bear his weight?

A

Pherecydes

225
Q

According to Dionysus, who was the leader of the Argonauts?

A

Demaratus

226
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What son of Poseidon ruled the Berbyces?

A

Amycus

227
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What king of the Berbyces made his guests box with him to death?

A

Amycus

228
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Who killed Amycus king of the Berbyces?

A

Polydeuces

229
Q

Where did Phineus live?

A

Salmydessus

230
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Who blinded his own children at the urging of their stepmother, and was consequently blinded himself by Boreas aand the Argonauts?

A

Phineas

231
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Who was blinded by Poseidon for informing the children of Phrixus of the route from Colchis to Greece?

A

Phineas

232
Q

Who flew down and snatched away Phineus’ food from his table?

A

Harpies

233
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What winged sons of Boreas slew the Harpies?

A

Zetes and Calais

234
Q

It was fated that the Harpies would die at the hands of the sons of whom?

A

Boreas

235
Q

Where did Zetes and Calais pursue the Harpies?

A

Strophades

236
Q

What happened to the Harpies?

A

they were chased away

237
Q

What was the Greek name for the Clashing Rocks?

A

Symplegades

238
Q

It was fated that, once a ship passed through these rocks, they would no longer move.

A

Symplegades

239
Q

Who was the king of the Mariandynians?

A

Lycus

240
Q

Where did Idmon the diviner meet his death?

A

the land of the Mariandynians

241
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Who died leaning over the grave of Idmon?

A

Tiphys

242
Q

Who took over from Tiphys as helmsman of the Argo?

A

Ancaeus

243
Q

What river in Colchis did the Argonauts moor at?

A

Phasis

244
Q

Who gave Pelias the bronze footed bulls who breathed fire?

A

Hephaestus

245
Q

Who received half of the dragon’s teeth that Cadmus had sowed at Thebes? Who gave them?

A

Aeetes; Athena

246
Q

Who was told by Pelias to sow dragon’s teeth

A

Aeetes

247
Q

Parents of Medea

A

Aeetes and Eidyia

248
Q

What autumn crocus was formed from Prometheus’ tormented blood?

A

medicine for gaut and Jason used it

249
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Who used a potion made from the Colchicum, an autumn crocus, to help Jason?

A

Medea

250
Q

What brother of Medea accompanied her on the Argo?

A

Apsyrtus

251
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Who murdered Apsyrtus?

A

Medea

252
Q

Who named his son’s burial place Tomoi? Who was the son?

A

Aeetes; Apsyrtus

253
Q

Who, angered by the murder of Apsyrtus, sent a violent storm against the Argonauts?

A

Zeus

254
Q

Where did the Argonauts have to travel to be purified for the murder of Apsyrtus? Who purified them?

A

Aeaea; Circe

255
Q

Who sang a song to counter the Sirens’ pull?

A

Orpheus

256
Q

Which Argonaut swam off to the Sirens? Who resettled him, and where?

A

Boutes; Aphrodite settled him at Lilybaeum

257
Q

Who guided the Argonauts through the wandering rocks, with the help of Nereids? Who had asked her to do this?

A

Thetis; Hera

258
Q

Where were the cattle of the sun pastured?

A

Thrinacia

259
Q

What island did the Phaeacians rule? Who ruled them?

A

Corcyra; Alcinoos

260
Q

Who married Medea to Jason?

A

Arete

261
Q

Who agreed to hand over Jason and the Argonauts if Medea were a virgin, and had not slept with Jason?

A

Alcinoos

262
Q

What island appeared to the Argonauts after Apollo shot a shaft of light into the stormy sea?

A

Anaphe

263
Q

Where did the Argonauts raise a sacrifice to Radiant Apollo?

A

Anaphe

264
Q

Where is it custom for servant girls to laugh, since Medea had twelve servant girls there, given to her as a gift from Arete?

A

Anaphe

265
Q

What bronze giant had been given by Hephaistos to Minos?

A

Talos

266
Q

Who gave Talaos, and to whom?

A

Hephaestus gave it to Minos

267
Q

Who prevented the Argonauts from coming ashore on Crete?

A

Talos

268
Q

What bronze man or bull had a single vein running from his neck to ankles, with a bronze nail driven into its end?

A

Talos

269
Q

Who tricked Talaos and caused his death, by pulling out the bronze nail and letting his ichor pour out?

A

Medea

270
Q

What flowed through Talaos’ vein?

A

Ichor

271
Q

Who kept watch by running around Crete three times a day?

A

Talos

272
Q

Who shot Talaos in the ankle?

A

Poias

273
Q

Where did the Argonauts go after Crete?

A

Aegina

274
Q

How long did the entire journey of the Argo take?

A

4 months

275
Q

What infant son was left after Jason’s mother killed herself following Aison’s death?

A

Promachus

276
Q

Who asked to take his own life, drinking bull’s blood?

A

Aeson

277
Q

Who cut up a ram and changed it into a lamb by boiling it?

A

Medea

278
Q

Who banished Jason and Medea from Iolcus after burying his father Aietes?

A

Acastus

279
Q

Where did Jason and Medea live after being banished from Iolcus?

A

Corinth

280
Q

Who was the king of Corinth? What daughter did he offer to Jason?

A

Creon; Glauce

281
Q

Who was consumed by a raging fire after putting on a robe seeped in poison? father?

A

Glauce; Creon

282
Q

Who were Jason and Medea’s children?

A

Mermeros and Pheres

283
Q

Who gave Medea a chariot drawn by winged dragons?

A

Helios

284
Q

Whom did Medea marry after fleeing from Jason? Who was their child?

A

Aegeus; Medos.

285
Q

Who was driven into exile from Athens with her son Medes for plotting against Theseus?

A

Medea

286
Q

Who killed her uncle Perses?

A

Medea

287
Q

What brother of his had usurped the throne of Colchis from Aietes?

A

Perses

288
Q

Who were the parents of Inachos?

A

Oceanus and Tethys

289
Q

Who was the son of Oceanus and Tethys and father of Phoroneus and Aigialeus?

A

Inachos

290
Q

Who was the father of Apis and Niobe by the nymph Teledice?

A

Phoroneus

291
Q

Name the brutal tyrant who died as a result of a plot by Thelxion and Telchis. He named an area in the Pelopponese after himself.

A

Apis

292
Q

Who was the first mortal to sleep with Zeus?

A

Niobe

293
Q

Who was the son of Zeus and Niobe (daughter of Phoroneus)?

A

Argos

294
Q

According to Hesiod, how was Pelasgos born?

A

from the earth

295
Q

What son of Agenor was all-seeing?

A

Argos

296
Q

Who killed the Arcadian bull and clothed himself in its hide?

A

Argos

297
Q

Who killed a Satyr that was ill-treating the Arcadians?

A

Argos

298
Q

What son of Agenor had eyes all over his body?

A

Argos

299
Q

What son of Agenor waited until Echidna was asleep, and then killed her?

A

Argos

300
Q

Who were the parents of Echidna?

A

Tartarus and Ge

301
Q

Who avenged the death of his Apis?

A

Argos

302
Q

He was worshipped in Egypt as the god Sarapis

A

Apis

303
Q

Who was the father of Io?

A

Iasus or Inachus

304
Q

What priest of Hera did Zeus seduce?

A

Io

305
Q

Whom did Hera turn into a white cow?

A

Io

306
Q

Who guarded Io?

A

Argus Panoptes

307
Q

Who is called Argeiphontes?

A

Hermes

308
Q

After Hermes killed Argos Panoptes, what did Hera send after Io?

A

a gadfly

309
Q

The Ionian Gulf is named for whom?

A

Io

310
Q

For whom is the Bosporus named?

A

Io

311
Q

Where did Io recover her original form?

A

Egypt

312
Q

Who was the son of Io and Zeus? Where did she give birth to him?

A

Epaphus by the banks of the Nile river

313
Q

Whom did Hera ask to steal Epaphus, the son of Io and Zeus?

A

the Curetes

314
Q

Io was identified with which Greek goddess?

A

Demeter

315
Q

What do the Egyptians call Demeter?

A

Isis

316
Q

What is another name for Io?

A

Isis

317
Q

Who set up a statue of Demeter in Egypt, thereby gaining herself the name of Isis (Demeter’s Egyptian name)?

A

Io

318
Q

After giving birth to Epaphus, whom did Io marry?

A

Telegonus

319
Q

What daughter of the Nile did Epaphus, son of Io and Zeus, marry?

A

Memphis

320
Q

Who was the daughter of Epaphus and Memphis?

A

Libya

321
Q

Who were the sons of Poseidon and Libya?

A

Agenor and Belos

322
Q

Who were the parents of Aegyptus and Danaus?

A

Belus and Anchinoe

323
Q

Whose land did Aegyptus conquer and rename Egypt?

A

the land of the Melampodes

324
Q

Who was the first man to construct a ship?

A

Danaus

325
Q

Who constructed a ship with Athena’s help and put his fifty daughters on board, fleeing his brother Aegyptus?

A

Danaus

326
Q

What king of Argos surrendered the throne to Danaus?

A

Gelanor

327
Q

Which daughter of Danaus was almost raped by a Satyr whom she mistakenly threw a javelin at?

A

Amymone

328
Q

To whom did Poseidon reveal the springs of Lerna?

A

Amymone

329
Q

Who testified that Argos belonged to Hera instead of Poseidon, causing the land’s springs to go dry?

A

Inachus

330
Q

Which Danaid refused to kill her husband, because he allowed her to keep her virginity? Who was the husband?

A

Hypermnestra

331
Q

Whom did Danaus imprison for refusing to follow his orders?

A

Hypermnestra

332
Q

Who purified the Danaids, and on whose orders?

A

Athena and Hermes

333
Q

Who was the son of Poseidon and Amymone?

A

Nauplius

334
Q

Whom did Nauplius marry? Who was her father?

A

Clymene and Catreus

335
Q

Who were the children of Nauplius and Clymene, daughter of Catres?

A

Palamedes, Oiax, Nausimedon

336
Q

Who was the son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra?

A

Abas

337
Q

Who were the sons of Abas and Aglaia?

A

Acrisius and Proetus

338
Q

What two sons quarrelled even when in their mother’s womb?

A

Acrisius and Proetus

339
Q

Which twins became the first inventors of shields in their war with each other?

A

Acrisius and Proetus

340
Q

For whom did the Cyclopes fortify Argos?

A

Proetus

341
Q

What daughter of Iobates did Proitos marry?

A

Stheneboea

342
Q

Who restored Proitos to possession of Argos, driving out Acrisios?

A

Iobates

343
Q

According to the division of the Argolid, where did Proitos and Acrisios respectively rule?

A

Tiryns and Argos

344
Q

Why did the daughters of Proitos go mad?

A

they refused the rights of Dionysus

345
Q

Who was the daughter of Acrisius and Eurydice?

A

Danae

346
Q

Who was the first man to discover illnesses could be cured through drugs and purification?

A

Melampus

347
Q

Who agreed to cure the daughters of Proitos of their madness if given a third of the kingdom?

A

Melampus

348
Q

Which daughter of Proitos met her death during Melampus’ pursuit of her? She was the eldest

A

Iphinoe

349
Q

Who was the father of Megapenthes?

A

Proetus

350
Q

Who was the grandson of Sisyphus?

A

Bellerophon

351
Q

Name the son of Glaucus and Eurymede.

A

Bellerophon

352
Q

Why was Bellerophon exiled?

A

he accidentally killed his brother

353
Q

Who fell in love with Bellerophon?

A

Stheneboea

354
Q

Whose court did Bellerophon come to in order to be purified of murder

A

Iobates

355
Q

Proitos gave Bellerophon a message to be delivered to whom?

A

Iobates

356
Q

Describe the Chimera.

A

kinda nasty. had a foreparts of a lion, a dragon tail, and a third head of a goat

357
Q

Who raised the Chimera?

A

Amisodarus

358
Q

Who were the parents of the Chimera?

A

Typhon and Echidna

359
Q

Name the parents of Pegasus.

A

Poseidon and Medusa

360
Q

What enemy did Iobates order Bellerophon to fight after he bested the Chimaira

A

Solymoi

361
Q

After defeating the Chaimaira and the Solymoi, Bellerophon was ordered by Iobates to conquer what group?

A

Amazons

362
Q

What king of Lycia gave Bellerophon his tasks?

A

Iobates

363
Q

To whom did Iobates give his daughter? Who was the daughter?

A

Bellerophon and Philinoe

364
Q

Who was told by an oracle that his daughter would give birth to a son that would kill him?

A

Acrisius

365
Q

Where did Acrisius keep Danae?

A

a bronze chamber beneath his castle

366
Q

Who was the father of Perseus? alt story

A

Zeus

367
Q

Where did the chest with Danae end up?

A

Seriphos

368
Q

What kindly fisherman took in Danae and Perseus, and raised Perseus?

A

Dictys

369
Q

What king of Seriphos fell in love with Danae

A

Polydectes

370
Q

Whom did Polydectes claim to marry in order to get rid of Perseus

A

Hippodameia

371
Q

Who were the Graiai’s parents?

A

Phorcys and Ceto

372
Q

Name the Graiai.

A

Deino, Enyo, Pemphredo

373
Q

Which three women had only a single eye and a single tooth between them?

A

Graiai

374
Q

Name the tools of Perseus given to him by Nymphs

A

winged sandals and kihisis (a wallet)

375
Q

Who gave Perseus an adamantine sickle?

A

Hermes

376
Q

Name the Gorgons.

A

Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa

377
Q

Who was the only mortal Gorgon?

A

Medusa

378
Q

Describe the Gorgons.

A

heads with scaly serpents coiled around them, and large tusks like those of swine, and hands of bronze, and wings of gold

379
Q

Who was the father of Geryon?

A

Chrysaor

380
Q

Who was the brother of Pegasus and son of Medusa?

A

Chrysaor

381
Q

Who ruled Ethiopia when Perseus arrived there?

A

Cepheus

382
Q

Name the daughter of Cepheus and Casseiopeia.

A

Andromeda

383
Q

Who claimed to rival the Nereids in beauty?

A

Cassiopeia

384
Q

Who sent a water monster against Ethiopia, the kingdom of Cepheus and Casseiopeia?

A

Poseidon

385
Q

Which brother of Cepheus had been betrothed to Andromeda?

A

Phineus

386
Q

What brother of Cepheus did Perseus turn to stone?

A

Phineus

387
Q

Whom did Perseus make king of Seriphos

A

Dictys

388
Q

Whom did Athena transform into a monster after she slept with Poseidon in Athena’s sanctuary?

A

Medusa

389
Q

Which king of Larissa held an athletic contest at which Perseus mistakenly killed his father Acrisius?

A

Teutamides

390
Q

Where did Perseus mistakenly strike his grandfather Acrisius

A

on the foot

391
Q

Who was the son of Proitos?

A

Megapenthes

392
Q

Which son of Proitos exchanged the kingdom of Tiryns for Perseus’ kingdom of Argos?

A

Megapenthes

393
Q

What were the three great centers of the Argolid?

A

Mycenae, Tiryns, and Argos

394
Q

Who is commonly seen as the founder of Myceneae?

A

Perseus

395
Q

What son of Perseus and Andromeda did Perseus leave behind with Cepheus, king of Ethiopia?

A

Perses

396
Q

From whom are the Persian kings descended?

A

Perses

397
Q

Which daughter of Perseus became the wife of Perieres

A

Gorgophone

398
Q

Name the father of Amphitryon.

A

Alcaeus

399
Q

Who was the grandfather of Heracles?

A

Alcaeus

400
Q

What son of Alcaeus and Astydameia, daughter of Pelops, was the foster-father of Heracles?

A

Amphitryon

401
Q

Who accidentally killed his father in law by throwing a club at a cow, which rebounded and flew into his father in law’s head?

A

Amphitryon

402
Q

What daughter of Electryon refused to bed Amphitryon until he avenged the death of her brothers at the hands of the sons of Pteralaus?

A

Alcmene

403
Q

Who was the only son of Electryon to survive the battle with the sons of Pteralaus?

A

Licymnios

404
Q

What brother of Alcmene was married to Perimede, the sister of Amphitryon?

A

Licymnios

405
Q

Who agreed to help Amphitryon if he dealt with the Teumessian Vixen?

A

Creon

406
Q

Who sent the Teumessian Vixen to Thebes?

A

Dionysus

407
Q

Whom did Amphitryon get Laelaps, the hound fated to catch whatever it caught, from?

A

Cephalus

408
Q

Who gave Procris Laelaps the dog?

A

Minos

409
Q

Who used Amphitryon’s accidental murder of Electryon as a pretext to banish him from Argos?

A

Sthenelus

410
Q

What son of Poseidon and Hippothoe founded the Teleboans and colonized Taphos?

A

Taphius

411
Q

What son of Taphius did Poseidon make immortal by placing a golden thread in his hair?

A

Pterelaus

412
Q

Who was Alcmene’s mom?

A

Anaxo

413
Q

Who was the only son of Pterelaus to survive the confrontation with the sons of Electryon, since he was guarding the ship?

A

Everes

414
Q

Whose sons came to Mycenae demanding back the kingdom of their maternal grandfather Mestor?

A

Pterelaus’

415
Q

Name the son of Taphius.

A

Pterelaus

416
Q

Name the son of Sthenelus and Nicippe.

A

Eurystheus

417
Q

It was fated that no one could catch her.

A

Teumessian fox

418
Q

Against what people did Amphitryon make war?

A

Teleboans

419
Q

Who was the daughter of Pterelaus?

A

Comaitho

420
Q

Who fell in love with Amphitryon and so betrayed her father Pterelaus, picking the golden hair from his head?

A

Comaitho

421
Q

Who told Amphitryon that Zeus had slept with his wife Alcmene?

A

Teiresias

422
Q

Name the son of Amphitryon and Alcmene

A

Iphicles

423
Q

According to Pherecydes, who sent snakes against Heracles and Iphicles to figure out which son was his own?

A

Amphitryon

424
Q

Who taught Heracles chariot driving?

A

Amphitryon

425
Q

Who taught Heracles wrestling?

A

Autolycus

426
Q

Who taught Heracles archery?

A

Eurytus

427
Q

Who taught Heracles fencing?

A

Castor

428
Q

Who taught Heracles lyre-playing, until Heracles killed him?

A

Linus

429
Q

Whose body measured four cubits?

A

Heracles

430
Q

What beast did Heracles kill when he was eighteen?

A

the lion of Cithairon

431
Q

What king entertained Heracles for fifty days, giving him a different daughter to sleep with every night?

A

Thespius

432
Q

Whose flocks was the lion of Cithairon destroying?

A

Amphitryon’s and Thespius’

433
Q

How many children did Heracles have with the daughters of Thestius?

A

fifty

434
Q

What king of the Minyans was imposing tribute on the Thebans?

A

Erginos

435
Q

What son of Clymenus, king of the Minyans, vowed to avenge his father’s death by attacking the Thebans?

A

Erginos

436
Q

Who was struck by a stone in the temple of Poseidon at Onchestos, the stone thrown by Perieres, a charioteer of Menoiceus

A

Clymenus

437
Q

Who taught Heracles archery (two possibilities)?

A

Eurytus or Apollo

438
Q

Who gave Heracles arms to fight Erginus and the Minyans?

A

Athena

439
Q

Amphitryon died fighting against what enemy?

A

the Minyans

440
Q

Who gave Heracles his eldest daughter Megara as a prize for valor?

A

Creon

441
Q

Who were the parents of Therimachos, Creontiades, and Deicoon?

A

Heracles and Megara

442
Q

Who married Alcmene after the death of Amphitryon?

A

Rhadamanthys

443
Q

Who purified Heracles for the murders of Megara, his and Megara’s children, and Iphicles’ children?

A

Thespius

444
Q

What was Heracles called before Heracles?

A

Alceides

445
Q

Who first called Alceides Heracles?

A

Pythia (oracle at Delphi)

446
Q

Who told Heracles to settle in Tiryns and serve Eurystheus? Why?

A

the oracle at Delphi because once he finish serving eurystheus he would come to be immortal

447
Q

Who was the father of Nemean Lion?

A

Typhon and Echidna

448
Q

Who reared the Nemean Lion?

A

Hera

449
Q

According to some accounts, who shook the Nemean Lion down to earth?

A

the Moon. yes. the Moon. can’t even lie. you’re welcome.

450
Q

What beast was either the son of Orthrus or Typhon and Echidna (parents of Orthrus)?

A

the Nemean lion

451
Q

What laborer did Heracles stay with at Cleonai, on his way to the Nemean Lion? He was told to sacrifice to Heracles if he didn’t show up in days (or else to Zeus the Savior).

A

Molorchos

452
Q

How many entrances to the cave of the Nemean Lion?

A

two

453
Q

What animal, impervious to arrows, was strangled by Heracles

A

the Nemean lion

454
Q

What herald of Eurystheus was the son of Pelops the Elean, and fled to Mycenae to be purified by Eurystheus because he had killed Iphitos?

A

Copreus

455
Q

After what labor did Eurystheus hide himself in a big black jar?

A

the first one.

456
Q

What creature grew up in the swamp of Lerna and make incursions to the countryside, killing cattle?

A

the LERNEAN hydra

457
Q

How many heads did the Lernaean Hydra have? How many were immortal?

A

as many as you can imagine (9). and not as many as you can imagine (8)

458
Q

Who was the son of Heracles’ half-brother Iphicles?

A

Iolaus

459
Q

What beast did Heracles force from its lair by throwing flaming brands at it?

A

Lernean hydra

460
Q

Heracles used the blood of what monster as poison for his arrow tips?

A

the hydra that was pretty good at Lernean.

461
Q

What monster was assisted by a huge crab?

A

the not-so-crabby Lernean hydra

462
Q

What monster lived on a hill by the springs of Amymone?

A

you wanna Lern something? go ask the hydra

463
Q

What was the third labor of Heracles?

A

to bring the Cerynitian hind alive to eurystheus

464
Q

What deer, sacred to Artemis, had golden horns?

A

the Cerynitian hind

465
Q

Who tried to take away the Cerynitian Hind from Heracles?

A

Artemis

466
Q

Name the foourth labor of Heracles

A

the Erymanthian Booar

467
Q

What beast was causing havoc in Psophis?

A

the not-so-copied copy of the Erymantian boar (the exact same boar)

468
Q

What son of Seilenos and a Melian nymph entertained Heracles on his way to the Erymantheian boar?

A

the centaur Pholos

469
Q

Whom did Heracles mortally wound?

A

the centaur Cheiron

470
Q

What Centaur was killed instantly when a poisonous arrow he had picked from a corpse dropped onto his foot?

A

the horse-brained Pholos

471
Q

What beast did Heracles trap in a noose in deep snow?

A

the manly EryMANthian boar

472
Q

Name the fifth labor of Heracles

A

to remove the supreme poopy of the cattle of Augeias

473
Q

What son of Helios (or Phorbas or Poseidon) was king of Elis?

A

Augeias

474
Q

Who agreed to give Heracles a tenth of his cattle…

A

Augeias

475
Q

What son of Augeas testified that Heracles had made a deal with Augeas?

A

Phyleus

476
Q

What rivers did Heracles use to clean the stables of Augeias?

A

Alpheus and Peneus

477
Q

Who banished his son Phyleus?

A

Augeias

478
Q

Who was about to give his daughter Mnesimache under compulsion to the centaur Eurytion?

A

Dexamenus

479
Q

Who killed the centaur Eurytion to prevent him from forcibly taking Mnesimache, daughter of Dexamenos?

A

Heracles

480
Q

Name the sixth labor of Heracles

A

to drive away the Stymphalian birds

481
Q

Where was the city of Stymphalos, in what region of Greece

A

Arcadia

482
Q

Against what enemies did Heracles use bronze castanets?

A

the Stymphalian birds

483
Q

Who gave Heracles the bronze castanets?

A

Athena

484
Q

Name the seventh labor of Heracles

A

to fetch the Cretan bull

485
Q

Who refused to sacrifice, as he promised, a bull that Poseidon sent him?

A

Minos

486
Q

Where did the Cretan Bull wander after Heracles set it free?

A

it wandered to Sparta and throughout Arcadia, and crossing the Isthmus, it arrived at Marathon in Attica

487
Q

After Heracles requested assistance, who replied that he should capture the Cretan Bull by himself?

A

Minos

488
Q

Who killed the Cretan Bull, and where?

A

Theseus killed it at Marathon

489
Q

Name the eighth labor of Heracles.

A

to bring the mares of Diomedes the Thracian to Mycenae

490
Q

What son of Ares and Cyrene ruled in Thrace?

A

Diomedes

491
Q

What son of Ares and Cyrene was king of the Bistones?

A

Diomedes

492
Q

What son of Hermes and beloved of Heracles was torn up and killed by the mares of Diomedes?

A

Abderos

493
Q

Who died when Heracles gave him the Mares of Diomedes to guard?

A

Abderos

494
Q

What city did Heracles found after the Mares of Diomedes labor?

A

Abdera

495
Q

Where did the mares of Diomedes wander after Heracles killed them?

A

to the mountain called Olympus

496
Q

Name the ninth labor of Heracles.

A

to fetch the belt of Hippolyte

497
Q

What group lived by the River Thermodon?

A

Amazons

498
Q

Who was the queen of the Amazons when Heracles came there?

A

Hippolyte

499
Q

What group of women pressed down their right breasts….

A

Amazons

500
Q

What sister of Hippolyta did Heracles use to ransom the girdle of Hippolyta?

A

Melanippe

WSHS Classics Volumes X (5 decks)

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