Pelops and Hippodamia Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Hippodamia?
A
The daughter of Oinomaos, King of a town near Olympia called Pisa
2
Q
What did the oracle that Oinamaos received say?
A
That he was going to die once his daughter married
3
Q
How did he try to prevent his daughter getting married?
A
By challenging suitors to a chariot race - if they won they would marry, if they lost they would die
4
Q
Who beat Oinomaos and how?
A
Pelops by convincing his chariot driver to replace the bronze linchpins with wax, which melted, throwing Oinomaos of the chariot, killing him
5
Q
What did Pelops do after marrying Hippodamia and why?
A
Started the Olympics as a funerary games in honour of Oinomaos
