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Who was Hyperion?

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Father

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Father

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Hyperion, helius

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Who was mother

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Perseis

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Who is Perseis?

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Mother

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Sister?

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Pashiphae

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Pashiphae?

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Sister

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Married whom?

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Prince of Colchis

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What did she do to the Prince of Colchis

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She murdered him for the thrown

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What happened when she obtained Colchis

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She was overthrown and carried by her father helius to Aeaea

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Who took her to Aeaea

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Father, Hyperion

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What did she do on the island

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Celebrated her knowledge

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Of what did she celebrate her knowledge of?

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Magic and venomous herbs

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What did she use her skill for?

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Evil purposes

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Why did Odysseus go to her island

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He was returning from the Trojan war

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How many of Odysseus’ companions tasted the poison

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All except eurylochus

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What happened when they took the poison

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They turned into swine

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What did Odysseus have that caused him to be fortified

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Moly

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What did he demand from Circe and did she comply

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He demanded the restoration of his men, she did comply

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How long did Odysseus remain on the island with Circe

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One year

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What was the name of her son

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Telegonus

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Who was the father of her son?

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Odysseus

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What is her father known by (names)?

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Helius, Hyperion, helios, Apollo

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Who were the parents of her father

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Mother: thia
Father: Hyperion(a Titan)

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Who were her father’s siblings

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Egos and Selene

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What was her father sometimes called
Titan sun god
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What were the varying names of her mother?
Persa, perse, Perseis
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What was her mother?
An oceanid,
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What is an oceanid
One of three thousand daughters of Oceanus and Tethys
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Who is aeetes
Her brother
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What did aeetes do?
He ruled Colchis
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Who was the spawn of aeetes
Medea
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What did Jason and the Argonauts want in Colchis
The Golden Fleece
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Where was the Golden Fleece
A grove in Colchis
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Who was Pashiphae
Her sister
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Who was pasiphae married to?
Minos II
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Who was/ were offspring of pasiphae?
Ariadne; Androgenus; Phaedra; Minotaur
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Where is colchis
It's an Asian country
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What is Colchis famous for
The expedition of the Argonauts and the birthplace of Medea
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What were Argonauts
They were the 55 and Jason who sailed on the Argo
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When did Jason and the Argonauts sail
70 years before the Trojan War
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What were the Argonauts searching for
The Golden Fleece
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Who was Odysseus
He was a suitor of Helen
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Who did Odysseus marriy
Penelope
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Who was a famous Greek hero in the Trojan war
Odysseus
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When was the Trojan war
Btw. 1194 BC + 1184 BC
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Which gods participated for the Greeks
Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephaestus
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Who sided the Trojans
Aphrodite, Apollo, ares, Artemis
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Where did Circe send her son
To Ithaca to his father
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What did Telegonus do to catch the eye of Odysseus and Telemachus
He plundered some inhabitants
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What did Odysseus and Telemachus do about the plundering
They came to the rescued
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Who was Odysseus' son
Telemachus
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What did Telegonus do to his father
He killed him w/o knowing
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What did Telegonus do with his father's body
He carried it to Aeaea and buried it there
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Who ordered Telegonus to marry Penelope
Athena
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Who was Telegonus' son
Italus

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