Final Flashcards
Io
Seduced by Zeus, kept in cloud, transformed into cow and given to Hera, guarded by Argus, rescued by Hermes, chased by gadfly all over, ends in Egypt, bears child to Zeus
Epaphus
Son of Io and Zeus, marries Memphis
Danaus and Aegyptus
Brothers, D has 50 daughters, A has 50 sons, 49 daughters kill 49 sons
Acrisius
Has daughter (Danae), asks oracle if he will have son, oracle says that his grandson will kill him, locks daughter in dungeon, she gets pregnant by Zeus, he sends them in box into ocean
Danae
Locked in dungeon, Zeus sends shower of gold to impregnate her, she gets sent in box on ocean with Perseus, rescued by fisherman Dictys, pursued by King polydectes
Perseus
Son of Danae and Zeus, kills Medusa, rescues and marries andromeda, turns her uncle to stone (he wanted to marry her), turns the king trying to marry his mom to stone
Zeus
Jupiter
Aphrodite
Venus
Ares
Mars
Athena
Minerva
Hephaestus
Vulcan
Hades
Pluto
Heracles Labors 1-3
Nemean Lion, Lernaean Hydra, Ceryneian Deer
Heracles Labors 4-6
Erymanthian Boar, Augean Stables, Stymphalian Birds
Heracles Labors 7-9
Cretan Bull, Horses of Diomedes, Girdle of Hippolyta
Heracles Labors 10-12
Cattle of Geryon, Apples of the Hesperides, Cerberus
Heracles Family
Alcmena and Zeus, brother is Iphicles
Heracles’s mom’s husband
Amphitryon
Megara
Wife of Heracles, has 3 sons, her and children killed by Heracles
Theseus
Son of Aethra (mom) and Aegus and Poseidon (both as father?), completes Labors, kills Minotaur with help from Ariadne
Europa
Daughter of Agenor, loved by Zeus, taken away on bull, mother of Minos (king of Crete)
Minos
Son of Europa, married Pasiphae, King of Crete, gets bull from Poseidon but doesn’t sacrifice it, punished
Pasiphae
Wife of Minos, falls in love with bull, has sex with it, births Minotaur
Daedalus
Inventor, created cow for Pasiphae to sit inside while having sex with bull, threads conch shell, builds wings to escape labyrinth, father of Icarus
Minotaur
Son of Pasiphae and sacred bull, kills sacrifices in labyrinth
Cadmus
Brother of Europa, follows cow till it lays down, kills dragon, sows dragon teeth and men grow
Sparti
Men from sowed dragon teeth, rise up and kill each other until only 5 survive, found 5 main families of Thebes
Oedipus
Son of Jocasta and Laius, kills father and marries mother
Jason
Son of Aeson, raised by Chiron (centaur), sent to get the Golden Fleece, has adventure, married Madea
Madea
Princess of Colchis, helps Jason get Golden Fleece, later kills Jason’s new wife and father-in-law and her children
Achilles
Son of Peleus and Thetis, bathed in River Styx to be made invulnerable, taught by Chiron, disguised as girl to be protected
Pelias
Evil king of Thebes, keeps his half brother Aeson (Jason’s father) locked up, knows man with one sandal will take over (Jason) sends him to get Golden Fleece
Achilles
Son of Peleus and Thetis, bathed in River Styx to be made invulnerable, taught by Chiron, disguised as girl to be protected
Pelias
Evil king of Thebes, keeps his half brother Aeson (Jason’s father) locked up, knows man with one sandal will take over (Jason) sends him to get Golden Fleece
Achilles
Son of Peleus and Thetis, bathed in River Styx to be made invulnerable, taught by Chiron, disguised as girl to be protected
Pelias
Evil king of Thebes, keeps his half brother Aeson (Jason’s father) locked up, knows man with one sandal will take over (Jason) sends him to get Golden Fleece
