Greek Myths 21-25 Quiz Flashcards by Rebakah Hicks | Brainscape

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King of Crete; son of zues and europa

A

minos

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defeated the minotaur

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theseus

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queen of crete; daughter of helios

A

pasiphae

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creature that is half man, half bull

A

minotaur

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king of athens; father of theseus

A

aegeus

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built the palace of cnossus

A

daedalus

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daughter of Minos; wife of dionysus

A

ariadne

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son of daedalus; flew too close to the sun

A

icarus

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enchanting birds with women’s heads

A

sirens

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went in search of the Golden Fleece

A

Jason

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Q

Jason’s Ship

A

Argo

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King of iolcus; uncle of jason

A

pelias

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sailors in quest of the golden fleece

A

argonauts

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king of colchis

A

aeetes

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sons of the north wind

A

calais and zetes

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disgusting birds with women’s heads

A

harpies

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daughter of aeetes who helped jason

A

medea

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sorceress who turned men into animals

A

circe

Q

killed the calydonian boar

A

meleager

Q

fastest runner in greece

A

atlanta

Q

won atlanta with apples of love

A

melanion

Q

apples used by melanion

A

apples of love

Q

apple thrown by eris at wedding of peleus and thetis

A

apple of discord

Q

father of achilles

A

peleus

Q

mother of achilles

A

Thetis

Q

judge of beauty contest; from Troy

A

paris

Q

queen of sparta; most beautiful woman on earth

A

helen

Q

spirit of strife

A

eris

Q

mother of helen

A

leda

Q

sons of leda; heavenly twins

A

castor and pollux

Q

king of mycenae

A

agamemnon

Q

asked for the hand of penelope

A

odysseus

Q

king of sparta; helen’s husband

A

menelaus

Q

son of aphrodite; survivor of trojan war

A

aeneas

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city founded by aeneas

A

rome

Q

undisturbed, calm

A

serene

Q

rowdy, loud, and enthusiastic

A

boisterous

Q

disrespect, lack of devotion

A

irreverence

Q

to announce officially

A

proclaim

Q

a trap with a noose

A

snare

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to prepare by mixing ingredients

A

concoct

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to surrender, give up

A

forfeit

Q

tension due to lack of agreement

A

discord