Lecture 30

Question 1

Acrisius

Answer 1

King of Argos, brother of Proetus, father of Danae

Question 2

Andromeda

Answer 2

Daughter of Cepheus and Cassiepea, betrothed to Phineus, married to Perseus

Question 3

Argolid

Answer 3

Region where Argos is found, NW Peloponnesus

Question 4

Bellerophon

Answer 4

Sisyphus’ grandson who tamed Pegasus and killed the Chimaera, falls while attempting to reach Mt Olympus

Question 5

Chimera

Answer 5

Wild hybrid creature with the head of a lion, body of a goat and tail of a serpent, killed by Bellerophon

Question 6

Chrysaor

Answer 6

‘He of the golden sword’, sprung from the body of Medusa, father of Geryon

Question 7

Danaë

Answer 7

Daughter of Acrisius, mother of Perseus, locked in a brazen chamber by her father

Question 8

Dictys

Answer 8

‘Net-man’, fisherman who rescued Danae and Perseus, brother of Polydectes

Question 9

Polydectes

Answer 9

King of Seriphos, brother of Dictys, rejected to Danae

Question 10

Hippocrene

Answer 10

‘Horse’s fountain’, on Mt. Helicon, created by Pegasus, home of the muses

Question 11

Kibisis

Answer 11

Wallet given to Perseus by the nymphs, hides Medusa’s severed head

Question 12

Pegasus

Answer 12

Winged horse, sprang from Medusa’s dead body, ridden by Bellerophon

Question 13

Perses

Answer 13

Son of Perseus and Andromeda

Question 14

Proetus

Answer 14

King of Argos, brother to Acrisius

Question 15

Stheneboea

Answer 15

Proetus’ wife who fell in love with Bellerophon

Question 16

Zeus Ammon

Answer 16

Libyan god, consulted by Cepheus and Cassiepea