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Lesson 23 Flashcards

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1
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List the ways Medea helped Jason.

A

Medea gave Jason the magic salve to beat the fire-breathing bulls without fear. She tricked her brother so Jason could kill him and the king would have to stop the pursuit. She also disguised herself as an ugly withch and sold magic herbs to the king’s daughter as a plot to kill him so Json could take the throne.

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2
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Identify the location.

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Black Sea

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destined to kill his father and marry his mother

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Oedipus

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Queen of Thebes; Oedipus’ mother

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Jocasta

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monster with a woman’s head and a lion’s body

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Sphinx

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first queen of Thebes; had necklace of youth and beauty

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Harmonia

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Oedipus’ daughter

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Antigone

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the very same, identical

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selfsame

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How did Etocles and Polynices dishonor their father after his departure from Thebes?

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Oedipus’ two sons cared nothing about the sufferings of their father. They fought each other over the throne, finally killing each other in single combat.

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young hero from Troezan; defeated the Cretan Minotaur

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Theseus

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Queen of Crete; daughter of Helios

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Pasiphaë

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creature that is half-man, half-bull

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Minotaur

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famous architect; built palace of Cnossus

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Daedalus

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14
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King Minos’ daughter; wife of Dionysus

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Ariadne

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son of Daedalus

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Icarus

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Theseus’ best friend; King of the Lapith people

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Pirithoüs

17
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to announce officially, publicly

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proclaim

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loud and exuberant, rowdy

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boisterous

19
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disrespect, lack of respect or devotion

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irreverence

20
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Why was Daedalus in prison, how did he escape, and what happened to him and his son?

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King Minos believed that only Daedalus could have helped Theseus solve the labyrinth. Daedalus made two pairs of wings out of wax for himself and his son, Icarus. Icarus flew too close to the sun, melted his wings, and drowned after plunging into the sea. Daedalus flew to the island of Sicily where he was warmly welcomed by the king.

21
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Identify the location.

A

Athens

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