Edith chapter 8 Flashcards
Who is the mother of Phaethon?
Clymene
Who is the father of Phaethon?
Helios
What river is the river of the oaths of the gods?
The Styx
What did Phaethon ask the sun for?
to drive his chariot
Who lost control of the horses of the sun?
Phaethon
Who scorched the Earth?
Phaethon
who struck down Phaethon?
Jupiter
Into what river did Phaethon’s body fall?
The Eridanus
What were the heliades turned into?
poplar trees
What son of Sisyphus…
Glaucus
What is Sisyphus punished with doing in the underworld?
forever trying to roll a rock up a hill
What happened to Glaucus, the king of Corinth?
He fed his horses human flesh and was later devoured by them when he was thrown from his chariot
What king of Corinth had man eating horses?
Glaucus
What son of Glaucus…
Bellerophon
What god is sometimes said to be the father of Bellerophon?
Poseidon
Who were the parents of Bellerophon?
Glaucus and Eurynome
Who was the son of Eurynome?
Bellerophon
Who taught wisdom to Eurynome?
Athena
What horse sprung from Medusa’s head?
Pegasus
What spring sprung up when Pegasus’s hoof struck the earth?
Hippocrene
What corinthian seer…
Polyidus
What man slept in Athena’s temple out of advice from the gods?
Bellerophon
What goddess gave Bellerophon the golden bridle?
Athena
What did Bellerophon need in order to tame Pegasus?
the golden bridle
Who tamed Pegasus?
Bellerophon
What king purified bellerophon?
Proetus
Who was the wife of Proetus?
Anteia
What woman fell in love with Bellerophon?
Anteia
What did Anteia convince her husband about Bellerophon?
the he had raped her
Sent with a letter, what man went to king Iobates?
Bellerophon
Because he couldn’t kill Bellerophon, what did Proetus do to him?
Sent him to Lycia with a letter
Where was Iobates king?
Lycia
Where was Proetus king?
Argos
On the tenth day, what man read the letter…
Iobates
What task did Iobates ask Bellerophon to complete?
Kill the chimaera
What three creatures made up the chimaera?
lion, goat, and snake
What creature looked like a lion, snake, and goat?
the chimaera
How did Bellerophon kill the chimaera?
Rode pegasus and shot it with an arrow
What two tribes did Bellerophon fight?
the solymi and amazons
What action did Bellerophon perform because of his hubris?
He tried to ride pegasus to Olympus
What happened when Bellerophon tried to fly to Olympus?
he fell of pegasus
What creature is said to bring lightning bolts to zeus?
pegasus
What giant twin brothers…
Otus and Ephialtes
What sons of Iphimedia…
Otus and Ephialtes
Who were the Aloadae?
Otus and Ephialtes
Who was the mortal father of Otus and Ephialtes?
Aloeus
What god is said to be the father of Otus and Ephialtes?
Poseidon
What two people imprisoned Ares?
Otus and Ephialtes
What god did the Aloadae imprison?
Ares
Who was sent to free Ares from being trapped by Otus and Ephialtes?
Hermes
What two giants threatened to pile mount Pelion and Mount Ossa to scale he heights of heaven?
Otus and Ephialtes
What two giants wanted to carry of Hera and Artmeis?
Otus and Ephialtes
Where did Otus and Ephialtes die?
Naxos
While chasing what goddess did Otus and Ephialtes end up dying?
Artemis
How did Otus and Ephialtes die?
They through their javelins at a hind and hit each other instead
What goddess tricked the aloadae into killing each other?
Artemis
What architect…
Daedalus
Who designed the labyrinth?
Daedalus
Who showed Ariadne how Theseus could escape the labyrinth?
Daedalus
Who was the son of Icarus?
Daedalus
What did Daedalus warn Icarus?
not too fly too high or too low
Why shouldn’t icarus fly too high?
the sun would melt the wax of the wings
Where were Daedalus and Icarus escaping?
Crete
Where did Daedalus fly to?
Sicily
How did Daedalus thread the shell?
He used an ant
How did Minos try to trick Daedalus into revealing himself?
he proclaimed that whoever could thread a shell would recieve reward
Who threaded a shell using an ant?
Daedalus
