Exam 2 Flashcards
1
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Leto
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- mother of Apollo and Artemis and daughter to Titan Cous and Phoebe
- Hera was jealous of her so she forbade Leto from giving birth in any sheltered place
- finally was offered by the floating island Ortygia to allow Leto to give birth
2
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Cassandra
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- daugher of Priam and Hecuba and twin to Heenus
- given gift of prophecy by Apollo after agreeing to love him back but ran away after given gift
- Apollo spat in her mouth which caused nobody to believe her prophecies
3
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Chiron
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- most well known and wisest Centaur
- son of Cronus and the Oceanid Philyra
- born an immortal living in cave in Thessay
- known as very kind and friendly to humans
- gave protection to Peleus and defended him from poor treatment of other Centaurs at court of Acastus
4
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Agave
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- daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia
- punished by Dionysus for claiming Zeus punished sister Semele for being pregnant by him
- tore son Pentheus limb from limb for spying on Bacchantes
5
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Daedalus
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- skilled artist, architect, sculptor and inventor
- worked in Athens while teaching nephew Talos
- became jealous of Talos and threw him from top of Acropolis after Talos invented saw
- sentenced to exile before fleeing to Crete
6
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Menelaus
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- brother of Agememnon and husband to Helen
- Menelaus and brother expelled from Mycenae by Aegisthus after Atreus was killed
- sought hep from brother to start Trojan War after Paris abducted Helen
7
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Eurystheus
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- made Heracles undertake the 12 labors
8
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Thysetes
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- son of Pelops and Hippodamia
- known for hatred towards brother Atreus
- tricked by brother into eating own children
- son Aegisthus killed Atreus giving Thyestes throne of Mycenae
9
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Paris
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10
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Icarus
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- son of Daedalus
- after he and his father were imprisoned for helping Theseus find way out of Labrynth, Daedalus made wings for them to escape
- didn’t listen to father’s advice and few too close to sun which melted the wax on his wings causing him to fall into sea which became Sea of Icarus
11
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Leda
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- daughter to Thestius and Eurythemis and sister to Althaea
- Zeus transformed into swan to unite with eda
- laid two eggs which contained Pollux and Cytemnestra and Helen and Castor
12
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Dido
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- queen and founder of Carthage
- fell in love with Aeneus after fall of Troy
- after Jupiter commanded Aeneus to leave Carthage, Dido took her own life
13
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Iphigeneia
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- daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
- ordered by father to be sacrificed to Artemis
- was spirited away by Artemis and was replaced by a deer
14
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Semele
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- loved by Zeus and conceived Dionysus
- jealous Hera suggested she ask lover to appear before her in a glory
- burnt to death by Zeus’ lightning bolt because sisters spread rumour to she had a mortal lover
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Hector
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