Apollodorus Mythology Questions Part C Flashcards
According to the Odyssey, who was killed at Naxos by Dionysus at the urging of Artemis?
Ariadne
Parents of Thoas, Staphylos, Oinopion, Peparethos
Dionysus and Ariadne
Brother of Aigeus, he and his sons disputed Aigeus’ succession, alleging that Aigeus was not a true son of Pandion
Pallas
Who killed the sons of Pallas?
Theseus (the Jerk)
Mother of Icaros, she was a slave of Minos
Naucrate
He took a spiral shell around the islands, proclaiming he would give a big reward to anyone who could get a string through it
Cocalus
He attached a string to an ant, thus allowing it to go through the spiral shell
Daidalus
His daughters killed Minos
Cocals
What queen of the Amazons did Theseus abduct?
Antiope
Son of Minos, he was successor of Minos at Crete
Deucalion
Daughter of Minos, she was given to Theseus as a gift
Phaedra
Sons of Theseus and Phaedra
Acamus and Demophon
Son of Theseus and Antiope/Hippolyta/Melanippe
Hippolytus
He was dragged to death when Poseidon sent a bull to break his chariot along the sea-shore, as prayed for by his father
Hippolytus
He tried to rape Hera, and got a cloud instead
Ixion
How is Ixion punished?
spinning wheel of fire
Son of Ixion and Nephele
Centauros
Perithous was wedding her when the Cenaturs came to his wedding and got rowdy
Hippodameia
A woman, she asked to be changed into a man and made invulnerable after sleeping with Poseidon
Caeneus
He mated with the mares on Mount Pelion
Centauros
Zeus purified him after he murdered his father-in-law and welcomed him into heaven
Ixion
Centaurs hounded him and hammered him with fig trees into the earth after he valiantly killed a lot of Centaurs at the wedding of Perithous
Caeneus
These two friends agreed they would both marry daughters of Zeus
Theseus and Pirithous
He tried to abduct the twelve year old Helen
Theseus
Gods incited the centaurs against him for his violence and presuming to want to be called a god
Caeneus
Wanting to win Persephone as a bride…
Pirithous
They captured Aithra
Dioscuri
This great-great grandson of Erecththeus led the Athenians in the Trojan War
Menestheus
He threw Theseus into an abyss and killed him
Lycomedes
He was held down by coils of snakes in the chair of forgetfulness
Pirithous
He was placed on the throne of Athens by the Dioscuri, and drove Theseus from Athens
Menestheus
According to some, he was punished in Tartarus for trying to share ambrosia with his friends
Tantalus
Hunter son of Tantalus, went mad and threw himself into a fire after failing to honor Artemis
Broteus
He became the lover of Poseidon, who gave him a winged chariot that could go over the seas without wetting its axle
Pelops
He inserted axle-pins of wax….
Pelops
Who had given Oenomaus of Pisa his arms and horses?
Ares
Who chased chariot racers up the Isthmus of Corinth?
Oenomaus
He cut off his daughters’ suitors’ heads and nailed them to his house
Oenomaus
Son of Cresphontes and Merope
Aipytos
Sons of Aristomachus
Aristodemos, Cresphontes, Temenus
He was struck dead by lightning at Naupactos; who were his twin sons by Aristeia?
Eurysthenes and Procles
He was defeated by Tisamenus king of the Pelopponesians
Aristomachos
He killed Eurystheus
Hyllos
He killed Polyphontes
Tydeus ?
Son of Pelops and Hippodameia, a brother of Atreus and Thyestes
Pittheus
Son of Hermes, charioteer of Oenomaus
Myrtilus
Son of Pelops and the nymph Axiope
Chrysippus
Son of Minos and Pasiphae, he sold his daughters into slavery
Catreus
Daughters of Catreus
Apemosyne, Aerope, and Clymene
Wisest man in Lycia, he told Bellerophon how to capture the Chimaira
Iobates ?
Father of Marpessa. Who was Marpessa’s grandfather?
Evenus; Ares
Aglaos, Callileon, and Orchomenos sat down at the altar of what god?
Zeus
Agamemnon and Menelaus were taken by their nurse to whom? He sent them to whom?
Polypheides; Oineus
These brothers extracted an oath from their uncle that he would settle in Cythera as he clutched to the altar of what god?
Hera
First husband of Clytemnestra, he was killed by Agamemnon
Tantalus
Three daughters of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Electra, Iphigenia, Chrysothemis
Who built the ship Paris used to sail to Sparta, and whom did Aphrodite tell to sail with Paris?
Phereclus; Aeneas
Menelaus went to whose funeral when Helen was abducted?
Catreus
What daughter did Helen abandon in Sparta?
Hermione
Hera sent a violent storm against Paris and Helen’s ship, forcing them to put in where, where they might have captured?
Sidon
Who stole Helen from Paris according to the will of Zeus, and whom did he give her to?
Hermes; Proteus
Son of Nauplius, showed Odysseus was sane
Palamedes
Who discovered the letter Odysseus wrote “to” Palamedes?
Agamemnon
Odysseus wrote a letter “from” what king to Palamedes?
Priam
Three men who went to convince Cinyras to join the expedition against Troy
Menelaus, Odysseus, Talthybios
Cinyras ruled where?
Cyprus
He presented a breastplate to Agamemnon and promised to send fifty ships to Troy, but all but one of the ships he sent were made of clay.
Cinyras
The single actual ship Cinyras sent to Troy was commanded by whose son?
Mygdalion
He kept his daughters with him at Delos
Anios
Dionysus granted them the power to draw, oil, corn, and wine from the earth
Daughters of Anios
Son of Heracles and Astyoche
Tleopomos
Father of Astyoche; where did he rule?
Erichthonios
Son of Polyneices, he bribed Eriphyle with a robe
Thersander
Who took command of the Greek fleet at Aulis?
Agamemnon
Where did Calchas prophesy ten years of fighting for the Trojan War?
Aulis
What place did the Greeks sack believing it was Troy?
Mysia
Father of Auge (king where?) and son of Auge
Aleus and Arcadia and Telephos
Through the anger of Dionysus (mad because he hadn’t done his cult) he became entangled in a vine branch and was thus injured
Telephos
King of the Mysians
Telephos
Son of Polyneices killed at Mycenae
Thersander
He showed the Greeks the route to Troy while they were stuck at Argos
Telephos
These two men went to Clytemnestra, lying that Iphigenia would be married to Achilles
Odysseus and Talthybios
Son of Cycnos and Procleia, or Apollo
Tenes
On the orders of Agamemnon, what island did Odysseus abandon Philoctetes?
Tenedos
Who accused Tenes of trying to seduce her?
Philonome
Whom did Philonome use as a witness to say that Tenes had tried to seduce her, and what did he do for a living?
Eumolpus flute player
Mother of Tenes and Hemithea
Procleia
He put his son and daughter into a chest when his son was accused by his wife
Cycnos
Name the envoys to Trojans at beginning of Trojan war who demanded back the treasures
Menelaus and Odysseus
Who killed Protesilaus?
Hector
She made an image of her husband after he died at Troy
Laodameia
He was said to be invulnerable except in the head; who killed him by pelting him with a stone in the head?
Cycnos
Achilles laid a trap for him in the sanctuary of Thymbrian Apollo; there was a tradition that Troy could not be taken while he lived
Troilus
Who went to Mount Ida to rustle the cattle of Aeneas?
Achilles
What son of Priam did Achilles kill before driving away Aeneas’ cattle on Mount Ida?
Troilus
He was captured by Achilles and sold to Lemnos, where he was ransomed by Priam, only to be killed the twelfth day following his return
Troilus
Sons of Antenor and Theano, they came with Aeneas to Troy
Acamus and Achilocus
What Lycian captain in the Trojan war was a son of Hippolochus?
Glaucus
He broke the truce by shooting an arrow at Menelaos
Pandarus
Homer said that Zeus must have deprived him of his wits, because….
no he blamed ate yeah ate
Son of Eumelos, died in the Trojan war
Dolon
He was chosen by lot to duel Hector in the Iliad
Diomedes
Envoys to Achilles
Phoenix, Odysseus, Ajax of Telemon
She arrived at the marriage of Phaedra and Theseus with an army
Probably Antiope
Two alternate names for Hippolyta
Antiope,
Who wounded Patroclus prior to Hector killing him?
Euphorbos
Son of Pelagon, son of the River Axios. killed by Achilles
Asteropaios
He pushed back the river Scamander with a massive flame
Hephaestus
Who won the chariot race in the honor of Patroclus
Diomedes
Won the boxing race in the games in honor of Patroclus
Epeios
They won the wrestling match in the games in honor of Patroclus
Aias and Odysseus
Daughter of Otrere and Ares
Penthesileia
Whom had Penthesilea accidentally killed, and who purified her
Hippolyte. Priam
Son of Eos and Tithonus
MEEEEEMNNOOOOOOON
Who judged whether Odysseus or Ajax deserved the armor of Achilles?
the greek chiefs?
Who drove Ajax out of his wits?
Odysseus?
He alone of all men at Troy was not burned, but lies in a casket
Podaleirius and Machaon
Who cured Philoctetes?
Podalerius
He married Helen after Paris’ death
Polites? is this right?
Assisted Odysseus in stealing the Palladium
Diomedes
Who killed Astyanax? (Two possibilities)
Neoptolemus or Odysseus
After the fall of Troy, according to Euripides, who turned into a bitch and was buried by Helenus?
Hecuba
Wife of Orestes
Hermione
Name the king of the Laestrygonians.
Antiphates
Who was the only man in Odysseus’ exploratory party not turned to swine?
Eurylocus
How many ships did Odysseus have when he came to Circe?
one
