FJCL Mythology Study Guide (Theseus) Flashcards
Who is Theseus’s mom?
Aethra
Who is Theseus’s dad?
Aegeus (Some say posiden)
What was Aethra the princess of?
Troezen
What was Aegeus the king of?
Athens
What did Aegeus leave for Theseus’s under a bolder for him to retrieve when he is old enough?
A sword, and a pair of sandels
When Theseus is old enough to lift the bolder who should he visit?
His father in Athens
Why does Theseus choose to go by land rather than sea to reach Athens?
It is more dangerous to go by land
What is the name of the bandit Theseus encountered that beat people with a golden club?
Periphites
What is the name of the bandit Theseus encountered that tied to people to two pine trees to rip them apart?
Sinis
What is the name of the bandit Theseus encountered that makes people wash their feet and pushes them off a cliff to a man eating turtle?
Sciron
What is the name of the bandit Theseus encountered that either stretched or cut off your legs to make you fit in a bed?
Procrustes
What had happened before Theseus arrived at Athens?
Androgeos (Son of Minos) had been killed by the Marathonian Bull
Who was the king of Crete?
Minos
What did Minos demand after the death of his son Androgeos?
7 youths and 7 maidens to be sent to him from Athens every 7 years to feed the Minotaur (Theseus went as one of the youths)
Where was the Minotaur held?
In the labyrinth on the island of Crete
Who invented the labyrinth?
Daedalus
Who was the daughter of Minos?
Ariadne
How did Ariadne help Theseus escape the labyrinth?
She told him to use yarn in order to find his way out of the labyrinth?
Who killed the Minotaur?
Theseus
Who accompanied Theseus on his way to Athens?
Ariadne
Where did the Greek god Dionysus appear in Theseus’s dreams and tell him to leave Ariadne there?
Naxos
Who did Ariadne marry?
Dionysus
What was Theseus supposed to do had he accomplished his task in defeating the Minotaur?
Raise up a white sail
What did Theseus forget to do on his way back to Athens?
Take down the black sails
What did Aegeus do after he saw the black flags?
He jumped off a cliff
What is the name of the sea Aegeus jumped into?
Aegean
