Mythology Heros Flashcards
What was Heracles’ birth name?
Alcides
Who was Heracles’ twin?
Iphicles
What was the name of the wife that Heracles killed?
Megaera
What was the third labor of Heracles?
He had to capture the golden hind of Artemis
What was the fifth labor of Heracles?
clean the augean stables
What was the sixth labor of Heracles?
slay the sympalian boar
What was the eighth labor of Heracles?
steal the mares of Diomedes
What was the ninth labor of Heracles?
obtail the Girdle of the amazon queen
What was the tenth labor of Heracles?
obtain the cattle of Geryon
Who was Heracles’ second wife?
Deianira
Where was Jason’s father, Aeson, the king?
Iolcus
How did Pelias, Jason’s brother, become king of Iolcus?
He took it over with his army
Who was Jason Carrying across a river when he lost a shoe?
Hera
Where did Jason and the argonauts have to sail to get the golden fleece?
Colchis
What were the sympleglades that the argonauts had to sail threw?
Clashing Rocks
What was the first task Aeetes had Jason do?
Sow the ground with a fire breathing bull
What grew from the dragon teeth that Jason planted?
soliders
Who was Aeetes’ daughter?
Medea
Who was the princess of Corinth that Jason wished to marry?
Glauce
Who was the relative that Medea killed?
Absyrtus, her brother
What did Aegeus leave Theseus under a boulder?
A sword and pair of sandals
Which way did Theseus take to get to Athens?
He traveled by land
Who did Theseus encounter that beat people with a golden club?
Periphites
Who did Theseus encounter that tied people to trees and ripped them apart?
Sinis
Who did Theseus encounter that made people wash his feel and then pushed them off a cliff?
Sciron
Who did Theseus encounter that stretched people to fit beds?
Procrustes
What son of Minos was killed by the Marathonian Bull?
Androgeos
Who told Theseus to use string in the Labyrinth?
Ariadne, daughter of Minos
What island did Theseus leave Ariadne?
Naxos
Why did Aegeus kill himself?
Theseus forgot to take down his black sails.
Who did Acrisius put in in a bronze tower?
Danae
How did Zeus visit Danae?
In a shower of Gold
To whom did Perseus promise to bring the head of Medusa?
Polydectes
What did Perseus bring with him to slay Medusa?
A curved sword, invisible helment, winged sandals, and a magic bag
Who helped Perseus find Medusa?
Hermes, Athena, the Graiae and the Stygian Nymphs
What two creatures sprung from Medusa’s neck?
Pegasus and Chrysaor
Why was Andromeda being sacrificed to Ceto?
Cassiopeia said Andromeda was prettier than Thetis
How did Perseus kill Acrisius, his grandfather?
He slipped and hit him with a discus
To whom did Perseus give Medusa’s head?
Athena
Who did Perseus turn to stone?
Phineus and Polydectes
