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FJCL Mythology Study Guide (Theseus) Flashcards

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1
Q

Who is Theseus’s mom?

A

Aethra

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2
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Who is Theseus’s dad?

A

Aegeus (Some say posiden)

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3
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What was Aethra the princess of?

A

Troezen

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4
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What was Aegeus the king of?

A

Athens

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What did Aegeus leave for Theseus’s under a bolder for him to retrieve when he is old enough?

A

A sword, and a pair of sandels

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6
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When Theseus is old enough to lift the bolder who should he visit?

A

His father in Athens

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7
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Why does Theseus choose to go by land rather than sea to reach Athens?

A

It is more dangerous to go by land

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8
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What is the name of the bandit Theseus encountered that beat people with a golden club?

A

Periphites

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9
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What is the name of the bandit Theseus encountered that tied to people to two pine trees to rip them apart?

A

Sinis

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10
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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?

A

Sciron

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11
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What is the name of the bandit Theseus encountered that either stretched or cut off your legs to make you fit in a bed?

A

Procrustes

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12
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What had happened before Theseus arrived at Athens?

A

Androgeos (Son of Minos) had been killed by the Marathonian Bull

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13
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Who was the king of Crete?

A

Minos

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What did Minos demand after the death of his son Androgeos?

A

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)

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Where was the Minotaur held?

A

In the labyrinth on the island of Crete

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16
Q

Who invented the labyrinth?

A

Daedalus

17
Q

Who was the daughter of Minos?

A

Ariadne

18
Q

How did Ariadne help Theseus escape the labyrinth?

A

She told him to use yarn in order to find his way out of the labyrinth?

19
Q

Who killed the Minotaur?

A

Theseus

20
Q

Who accompanied Theseus on his way to Athens?

A

Ariadne

21
Q

Where did the Greek god Dionysus appear in Theseus’s dreams and tell him to leave Ariadne there?

A

Naxos

22
Q

Who did Ariadne marry?

A

Dionysus

23
Q

What was Theseus supposed to do had he accomplished his task in defeating the Minotaur?

A

Raise up a white sail

24
Q

What did Theseus forget to do on his way back to Athens?

A

Take down the black sails

25
Q

What did Aegeus do after he saw the black flags?

A

He jumped off a cliff

26
Q

What is the name of the sea Aegeus jumped into?

A

Aegean

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