LCT4: Zeus II (continued)

Question 1

Zeus also marries who and has how many kids with her?

Answer 1

Hera…

• Hebe (goddess of youth)
• Eileithyia (goddess of childbirth)
• Hephaistos (blacksmith god)
• Ares (god of war)

Question 2

Who does Lapetos marry? What children did they have?

Answer 2

Clymene - Atlas, Menoitios, Prometheus, Epimetheus

Question 3

What does Zeus do to Monoitios? Why?

Answer 3

blasts him because he was foolish and violent

Question 4

What does Zeus force Atlas to do?

Answer 4

hold up the sky at earth’s limit

Question 5

Attributes of Prometheus…

Answer 5

• creator of mankind
• defender/champion of mankind
• a trickster figure = relies on cleverness rather than strength

Question 6

To save man kind, what does Prometheus “negotiate” with Zeus?

Answer 6

sacrifice an ox and makes Zeus choose which part of the ox he wants as sacrifice:
- bones wrapped in glistening fat OR
- flesh wrapped in intestines
Zeus chooses bones in fat

Question 7

What does Prometheus do that makes Zeus angry?

Answer 7

brings fire to mankind and when zeus takes it back… Prometheus steals it

Question 8

What does Zeus do to Prometheus as punishment?

Answer 8

orders Hephaistos to chain Prometheus to Mt.Caucasus and orders an eagle to devour his liver every day (can’t kill gods, liver grows back everyday)

Question 9

What is Prometheus’ secret?

Answer 9

knows the fate of a sea-goddess named Thetis - will bear a son more powerful than his father

Question 10

What does Prometheus do with his secret?

Answer 10

Bargains for release from Zeus –> Zeus sends Heracles to free him