Lessons 7 & 8

Question 1

king of Iolcus; usurped throne from his older brother Aeson

Answer 1

Pelias

Question 2

son of Aeson

Answer 2

Jason

Question 3

centaur; most famous teacher in Greece; raised Jason

Answer 3

Chiron

Question 4

nailed golden fleece on a tree sacred to Ares

Answer 4

Phrixus

Question 5

sister of Phrixus; drowned in the strait (Hellespont) that bears her name

Answer 5

Helle

Question 6

king of Colchis

Answer 6

Aeetes

Question 7

Jason’s ship

Answer 7

Argo

Question 8

sailors on Jason’s expedition

Answer 8

Argonauts

Question 9

greatest musician of mythical Greece

Answer 9

Orpheus

Question 10

twins; sailed with Jason turned into a constellation

Answer 10

Castor and Pollux

Question 11

“lynx-eyed”; sailed with Jason

Answer 11

Lynceus

Question 12

daughter of Aeetes; fell in love with Jason and helped him

Answer 12

Medea

Question 13

beautiful maidens; lured sailors to crash not he rocks

Answer 13

Sirens

Question 14

“Beware of the man who wears but one Sandal.”

Answer 14

track of Apollo

Question 15

wise Greek king; founder of Athens

Answer 15

Cecrops

Question 16

notes king of Athens; son of king Aegeus

Answer 16

Theseus

Question 17

mother of Theseus

Answer 17

Aethra

Question 18

king of Crete; keeper of the Minotaur

Answer 18

Minos

Question 19

monster of the Labyrinth

Answer 19

Minotaur

Question 20

winding maze where the Minotaur was kept

Answer 20

Labyrinth

Question 21

daughter of Minos; took pity on Theseus and helped him

Answer 21

Ariadne

Question 22

“If you are a man, lift that stone.”

Answer 22

Aethra