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Edith ch9 Flashcards

1
Q

Who was the father of Danae?

A

Acrisius

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2
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Who was the daughter of Acrisius?

A

Danae

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3
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What did an oracle tell Acrisius?

A

That one day his daughter would have a son that would kill him

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4
Q

Why did Acrisius go to an oracle?

A

to ask if he would ever father a boy

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5
Q

What woman was trapped in a bronze chamber?

A

Danae

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6
Q

In what form did Zeus visit Danae?

A

a golden shower

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7
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Who was the son of Danae?

A

Perseus

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8
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Who was the grandfather of Perseus?

A

Acrisius

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9
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What man placed his daughter and grandson into a chest…

A

Acrisius

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10
Q

Where was Acrisius king?

A

Argos

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11
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What fisherman…

A

Dictys

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12
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What man did Danae and and Perseus meet when they landed ashore?

A

Dictys

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13
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What brother of Dictys…

A

Polydectes

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14
Q

Who did Polydectes want to marry?

A

Danae

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15
Q

What man went to get the head of Medsua as a wedding gift?

A

Perseus

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16
Q

What two deities helped Perseus on his adventure to get Medusa’s head?

A

Athena and Hermes

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17
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To what women did Hermes tell Perseus to go to?

A

The gray women

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18
Q

What women shared one eye and one tooth?

A

the graeae

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19
Q

What were the gray women called?

A

the graeae

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20
Q

What man stole the eye of the gray women?

A

Perseus

21
Q

Who gave Perseus a sword?

A

Hermes

22
Q

What did Hermes give Perseus?

A

a sword

23
Q

What did Athena give Perseus?

A

a shield

24
Q

Who gave Perseus and shield?

A

athena

25
Q

What did the gray women tell Perseus?

A

where the nymphs of the north were

26
Q

what did the nymphs of the north give Perseus?

A

winged sandals, an invsible cap, and a magic wallet

27
Q

Where did Perseus stop on his way home?

A

Ethiopia

28
Q

What woman did Perseus fall in love with?

A

Andromeda

29
Q

Who was the mother of Andromeda?

A

Cassiopeia

30
Q

Who was the daughter of Cassiopeia?

A

Andromeda

31
Q

What Ethiopian princess…

A

Andromeda

32
Q

Who was the father of Andromeda?

A

Cepheus

33
Q

What vain woman boasted that she was more beautiful than the neireids?

A

Cassiopeia

34
Q

What maiden had been given up to be devoured by a sea serpent?

A

Andromeda

35
Q

Who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster?

A

Andromeda

36
Q

Who killed the sea serpent that was going to devour Andromeda?

A

Perseus

37
Q

Furious at Danae’s refusal to marry him, what man…

A

Polydectes

38
Q

Holding up the head of a gorgon…

A

Perseus

39
Q

What happened to Polydectes when Perseus came back to Seriphus?

A

He was turned to stone

40
Q

Who did Perseus make as king of Seriphus after he turned Polydectes to stone?

A

Dictys

41
Q

At the games held by the king of Larissa…

A

Acrisius

42
Q

How did Acrisius die?

A

he was struck by a discuss thrown by Perseus

43
Q

How was the oracle proven to be right about Danae’s son?

A

Acrisius was killed by Perseus

44
Q

Who was the son of Perseus and Andromeda?

A

Electryon

45
Q

Who was the maternal grandfather of Heracles?

A

Electryon

46
Q

Who did Perseus give Medusa’s head to?

A

Athena

47
Q

What was on the shield of Athena?

A

The head of Medusa

48
Q

Who carried the Aegis

A

Athena

49
Q

What shield had the head of Medusa on it?

A

Aegis

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