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