Lesson 18 Flashcards
a satyr; challenged Apollo to a music contest
Marsyas
everything he touched turned to gold
King Midas
clever king of Corinth
Sisyphus
river-god; father of Aegina
Asopus
wife-to-be of Zeus; turned into an island
Aegina
great tamer of horses; grandson of Sisyphus
Bellerophon
fire-breathing beast, made of a lion, goat, serpent
Chimera
understood language of animals; cousin of Bellerophon
Melampus
father of mad daughters who thought they were cows
King of Tiryns
grand, splendid, dignified
stately
to skip about in a playful manner; frolic
caper
failing to see the implications of
shortsightedly
scornfully, treating as beneath one’s dignity
disdainfully
skillfully, cleverly
deftly
sly, crafty, devious
wily
having a right to
entitled
to burn, scorch
singe
thankful appreciation for favors received
gratitude
to break down suddenly; fall down
collapse
What was Sisyphus’ trick, and what did it do to the land?
Sisyphus pretended to be honored by Hades and asked him why Hermes had not come for him. While Hades searched for the answer, Sisyphus cleverly would a chain around the Lord of the underworld and then tied him to a post like a dog. While Hades was tied up, nobody could die. The Fates got the threads of life tangled up, and hte whole world was in utter confusion.
Identify and give the signficance of the location.
Tiryns - kingdom won by Melampus for curing the king’s daughters of madness
Identify and give the signficance of the location.
Corinth - kingdom of Sisyphus
Identify and give the signficance of the location.
Aegina -island created by Zeus from Aegina, daughter of Asopus
Identify and give the signficance of the location.
Lycia - where Bellerophon fought the Chimera
Identify and give the signficance of the location.
Phrygia - kingdome of Midas; site of music contest between Apollo and Marysas
