Edith chapter 8 Flashcards

1
Q

Who is the mother of Phaethon?

A

Clymene

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2
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Who is the father of Phaethon?

A

Helios

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3
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What river is the river of the oaths of the gods?

A

The Styx

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4
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What did Phaethon ask the sun for?

A

to drive his chariot

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5
Q

Who lost control of the horses of the sun?

A

Phaethon

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6
Q

Who scorched the Earth?

A

Phaethon

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7
Q

who struck down Phaethon?

A

Jupiter

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8
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Into what river did Phaethon’s body fall?

A

The Eridanus

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9
Q

What were the heliades turned into?

A

poplar trees

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10
Q

What son of Sisyphus…

A

Glaucus

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11
Q

What is Sisyphus punished with doing in the underworld?

A

forever trying to roll a rock up a hill

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12
Q

What happened to Glaucus, the king of Corinth?

A

He fed his horses human flesh and was later devoured by them when he was thrown from his chariot

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13
Q

What king of Corinth had man eating horses?

A

Glaucus

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14
Q

What son of Glaucus…

A

Bellerophon

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15
Q

What god is sometimes said to be the father of Bellerophon?

A

Poseidon

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16
Q

Who were the parents of Bellerophon?

A

Glaucus and Eurynome

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17
Q

Who was the son of Eurynome?

A

Bellerophon

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18
Q

Who taught wisdom to Eurynome?

A

Athena

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19
Q

What horse sprung from Medusa’s head?

A

Pegasus

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20
Q

What spring sprung up when Pegasus’s hoof struck the earth?

A

Hippocrene

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21
Q

What corinthian seer…

A

Polyidus

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22
Q

What man slept in Athena’s temple out of advice from the gods?

A

Bellerophon

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23
Q

What goddess gave Bellerophon the golden bridle?

A

Athena

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24
Q

What did Bellerophon need in order to tame Pegasus?

A

the golden bridle

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25
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Who tamed Pegasus?

A

Bellerophon

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26
Q

What king purified bellerophon?

A

Proetus

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27
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Who was the wife of Proetus?

A

Anteia

28
Q

What woman fell in love with Bellerophon?

A

Anteia

29
Q

What did Anteia convince her husband about Bellerophon?

A

the he had raped her

30
Q

Sent with a letter, what man went to king Iobates?

A

Bellerophon

31
Q

Because he couldn’t kill Bellerophon, what did Proetus do to him?

A

Sent him to Lycia with a letter

32
Q

Where was Iobates king?

A

Lycia

33
Q

Where was Proetus king?

A

Argos

34
Q

On the tenth day, what man read the letter…

A

Iobates

35
Q

What task did Iobates ask Bellerophon to complete?

A

Kill the chimaera

36
Q

What three creatures made up the chimaera?

A

lion, goat, and snake

37
Q

What creature looked like a lion, snake, and goat?

A

the chimaera

38
Q

How did Bellerophon kill the chimaera?

A

Rode pegasus and shot it with an arrow

39
Q

What two tribes did Bellerophon fight?

A

the solymi and amazons

40
Q

What action did Bellerophon perform because of his hubris?

A

He tried to ride pegasus to Olympus

41
Q

What happened when Bellerophon tried to fly to Olympus?

A

he fell of pegasus

42
Q

What creature is said to bring lightning bolts to zeus?

A

pegasus

43
Q

What giant twin brothers…

A

Otus and Ephialtes

44
Q

What sons of Iphimedia…

A

Otus and Ephialtes

45
Q

Who were the Aloadae?

A

Otus and Ephialtes

46
Q

Who was the mortal father of Otus and Ephialtes?

A

Aloeus

47
Q

What god is said to be the father of Otus and Ephialtes?

A

Poseidon

48
Q

What two people imprisoned Ares?

A

Otus and Ephialtes

49
Q

What god did the Aloadae imprison?

A

Ares

50
Q

Who was sent to free Ares from being trapped by Otus and Ephialtes?

A

Hermes

51
Q

What two giants threatened to pile mount Pelion and Mount Ossa to scale he heights of heaven?

A

Otus and Ephialtes

52
Q

What two giants wanted to carry of Hera and Artmeis?

A

Otus and Ephialtes

53
Q

Where did Otus and Ephialtes die?

A

Naxos

54
Q

While chasing what goddess did Otus and Ephialtes end up dying?

A

Artemis

55
Q

How did Otus and Ephialtes die?

A

They through their javelins at a hind and hit each other instead

56
Q

What goddess tricked the aloadae into killing each other?

A

Artemis

57
Q

What architect…

A

Daedalus

58
Q

Who designed the labyrinth?

A

Daedalus

59
Q

Who showed Ariadne how Theseus could escape the labyrinth?

A

Daedalus

60
Q

Who was the son of Icarus?

A

Daedalus

61
Q

What did Daedalus warn Icarus?

A

not too fly too high or too low

62
Q

Why shouldn’t icarus fly too high?

A

the sun would melt the wax of the wings

63
Q

Where were Daedalus and Icarus escaping?

A

Crete

64
Q

Where did Daedalus fly to?

A

Sicily

65
Q

How did Daedalus thread the shell?

A

He used an ant

66
Q

How did Minos try to trick Daedalus into revealing himself?

A

he proclaimed that whoever could thread a shell would recieve reward

67
Q

Who threaded a shell using an ant?

A

Daedalus