P best friends Flashcards
What people is Peirithous a king of?
Lapiths
Who was the mother of Peirithous?
Dia
Who were the disputed fathers of Peirithous?
Ixion, Zeus, or Aepytus
Who preceded Peirithous as king of the Lapiths?
Ixion
Where did the Lapiths rule over?
Larisa in Thessaly
Where were the centaurs from who demanded a share of the kingdom of the Lapiths?
Magnesia
Why did the centaurs think they deserved a share of the Lapiths kingdom?
They were offsprings of Ixion
Who did Peirithous go to war against?
Centaurs
Who did Peirithous help Heracles carry off from the Amazon?
Antiope
Who did Peirithous marry first?
Hippodameia
Who was the father of Hippodameia?
Butes
Why did the centaurs become violent at Peirithous’ wedding?
Because they drank too much wine
Who set an example for the other centaurs by carrying off Hippodameia?
Eurytion
Who was the son of Peirithous and Hippodameia?
Polypoetes
What did Peirithous and Theseus vow?
To both marry a daughter of Zeus
What 12 years old……
Helen
Who did Peirithous try to marry, a daughter of Zeus?
Persephone
What entrance did Peirithous enter to get into the underworld?
Taenarum
Sitting in chairs of forgetfulness…..
Peirithous and Theseus
Who tortured Peirithous and Theseus?
Erinyes
Who was the father of Patroclus?
Menoetius
What women were said to be the mother of Patroclus?
Sthenele, Periopis, Polymele
Who is Sthenele’s father?
Acastus
Who is Periopis’ father?
Pheres
Who is the father of Polymele?
Peleus
Who did Patroclus accidentally kill during a game of dice?
Clitonymus
Who was the father of Clitonymus?
Amphidamas
Who did Patroclus and his father flee to after killing Clitonymus?
Peleus
Where was Peleus king?
Phthia
What son of Peleus became of lover of Patroclus?
Achilles
What hot-headed prince…..
Achilles
Whose armor did Patroclus take to fight in?
Achilles
Who did the Trojans mistake for Achilles?
Patroclus
What Lycian king did Patroclus kill?
Sarpedon
Three times leading the Greeks up to the walls of Troy?
Patroclus
Who wounded Patroclus but did not kill him?
Euphorbus
Who finally killed Patroclus?
Hector
Who swore not to eat until he avenged Patroclus?
Achilles
Who was the son of Panthous?
Polydamas
Who was Polydamas born on the same night as?
Hector
Who did Hector often dismiss the advice of?
Polydamas
What did Polydamas advise Hector to do, but after Hector didn’t he ended up dying?
Retreat into the walls of Troy
Who’s often called the most aggressive member of Odysseus’ crew?
Eurylochus
Eurylochus led a scouting party on whose island?
Circe
What was all but Eurylochus turned into on Circe’s island?
Swine
Because he feared his captain more than Circe…..
Eurylochus
Where did Eurylochus force Odysseus to land?
Thrinacia
Who told his shipmates to kill some of Helius’ cattle?
Eurylochus
What son of Nauplius and Clymene?
Palamedes
Who was the daughter of Catreus?
Clymene
Name two inventions of Palamedes?
Dice and some letters of the alphabet
Who was found wearing a madman’s headgear and plowing with a horse and ox yoked together?
Odysseus
What baby did Palamedes place in front of Odysseus’ plow?
Telemachus
Pretending that the Greek encampment should be moved for one day….
Odysseus
Who created an elaborate plan to kill Palamedes?
Odysseus and maybe diomedes/Agammenon
Who was Palamedes brother who tried to avenge his death?
Oeax
Who did Oeax try to have killed?
Orestes
Who earned Odysseus’ hatred by speaking out against Palamedes?
Sinon
