Theseus Flashcards
Where was Theseus a king?
Athens
Where was Aegeus a king?
Athens
Where did Aegeus go to ask about his childlessness?
Delphi
Where did Aegeus stop after seeing the oracle?
Troezen
What kings court did Aegeus stop at on his way home from visiting the delphic oracle?
Pittheus
Why did Aegeus stop at the court of Pittheus?
he didn’t understand what the oracle told him
What did the oracle tell Aegeus?
he should not loosen the foot (spout) of the wineskin until he reached Athens
What did Pittheus do when Aegeus came to his court?
got him drunk and made him sleep with his (Pittheus’) daughter, Aethra
What did Aegeus leave under a heavy stone?
a sword and a pair of sandals
Where did Aegeus leave a sword and pair of sandals?
under a heavy stone
What did Aegeus tell Aethra about the tokens under the stone?
if she bore a son string enough to lift the rock, he should be sent to Athens with the tokens
Aegeus went on his way unaware that what god had slept with Aethra the same night?
Poseidon
What hero sometimes considered the son of Poseidon…
Theseus
What god is sometimes said to be the father of Theseus?
Poseidon
Who was the great grandfather of Theseus?
Pelops
What hero was the great grandson of Pelops?
Theseus
Who was the maternal grandfather of Theseus?
Pittheus
What path should Theseus have taken?
The saronic gulf
What path did Theseus take from Troezen to athens?
The isthmus of Corinth
Troezen to Athens
Theseus
Why did Theseus choose the land path?
so he could be cool like Heracles
Who are the parents of Periphetes?
Anticlea and Hephaestus
What was another name of Periphetes?
Corynetes
What does Corynetes mean?
Club man
Who was called Corynetes?
Periphetes
Who was called club man?
Periphetes
What did Periphetes carry?
A club of Bronze
What did Periphetes do?
Hit people in the head with a bronze club
Who was the first bandit Theseus encountered?
Periphetes
Who was the second bandit Theseus met?
Sinis
Who was called pityocamptes?
Sinis
What does Pityocamptes mean?
Pine bender
What is another name for Sinis?
Pityocamptes
Who is the daughter of Sinis?
Perigune
Who is the son of Perigune?
Melanippus
Who did Theseus give Perigune to as a bride?
Deioneus
Who are the parents of the Crommyonian Sow?
Echidna and Typhon
What is the name of the Crommyonian sow?
Phaea
What creature was Phaea?
the crommyonian sow
Who killed Phaea?
Theseus
Who killed the crommyonian sow?
Theseus
What was Theseus’ third labor?
the crommyonian sow
What was Theseus’ fourth task?
Sceiron
What cliffs were named for Sceiron?
The Sceironian rocks
What was the fifth labor of Theseus?
King Cercyon
Where did Theseus meet cercyon?
Eleusis
What does Cercyon do to passerbys?
he makes them wrestle him
Who defeated Cercyon?
Theseus
Who killed Sceiron?
Theseus
Who did Theseus give the rule of Eleusis to after he killed Cercyon?
Hippothoön (granddson of Cercyon)
What was the sixth and last labor of Theseus?
Procrustes
What was another name of Procrustes?
Damastes or Polypemon
What does Procrustes mean?
the stretcher
What was another name of Damastes?
Procrustes of Polypemon
What was another name of Polypemon?
Procrustes or Damastes
Who gave Theseus a warm welcome after he fought Procsrustes?
Phytalus
At whose shrine was Theseus purified for the killings he committed on his journey?
the shrine of Zeus Meillichius
Where did Aegeus’ palace stand?
the acropolis
Who untied two oxen hitched to a cart and flung them higher than a roof?
Theseus
Who rode in a chariot drawn with winged dragons?
Medea
Who reminded Aegeus that during his stay in Corinth he had promised her a refuge in exchange for giving him children?
Medea
Who was the son of Aegeus and Medea?
Medus
Who are the parents of Medus?
Medea and Aegeus
Why did Medea hate Theseus?
she didn’t want him to take the throne away from her son
Who was the brother of Aegeus?
Pallas
Why was Aegeus nervous about his guest (Theseus)?
his throne was constantly under threat by his brother Pallas and his fifty sons
How many sons did Aegeus’ brother Pallas have?
50
How did Aegeus dispose of his enemy, Andogeus?
He sent him to kill the marathonian bull
Who brought the Marathonian bull to Crete?
Heracles
How did Aegeus try to get rid of his guest?
sent Theseus to kill the marathonian bull
What did Theseus do with the bull?
Brought it back to Aegeus for him to sacrifice
How did Medea try to get rid of Theseus?
mixed aconite into wine and induced Aegeus to offer it to Theseus
Who tried to poison Theseus?
Medea
How did Aegeus finally recognize his son?
he saw the sword on his belt
Who broke into a rebellion after Aegeus recognized Theseus as his son?
Pallas (Aegeus’ brother) and his 50 sons
Who did Theseus’ learn Pallas’ plans from?
Leos
Not long before Theseus’ birth, who had atacked Athens?
Minos, king of Crete
What did Aegeus’ people do about Minos?
Took the advise of the delphic oracle and sent him seven boys and seven girls to be sent to Crete once every nine years as food for the minotaur
Who volunteer to be one of the fourteen…
Theseus
What color were the sails supposed to be if Theseus returned alive?
white
What color were the sail supposed to be if Theseus died?
black
What daughter of Alcathous….
Periboea or Eerioboea
What girl did Theseus protect from Minos’ advances?
Periboea or Eeriboea
To prove to Theseus that his father is Zeus, Minos prayed and was answered with what?
Zeus caused thunder and lightning
What did Minos do to get Theseus to prove that his father is Poseidon?
He took off his ring and threw it into the sea
Who dived into water to collect a ring Minos had threw in?
Theseus
Who threw a ring into water to make Theseus prove his father is poseidon?
Minos
A swarm of what animal took Theses to the home of the Nereids in the depths of the sea?
dolphins
Who gave Theseus a jeweled crown?
Thetis
Who gave Thetis the jeweled crown that she later gave to Theseus?
Aphrodtie
What daughter of Minos fell in love with Theseus?
Ariadne
Who designed the labyrinth?
Daedalus
Who gave Ariadne the string?
Daedalus
Who was the mother of the Minotaur?
Pasiphae
Who was the father of the minotaur?
the cretan bull
What is another name for Naxos?
Dia
What is another name for Dia?
Naxos
Who are the children of Ariadne?
Oenopion and Staphylus
Who did Ariadne marry?
Dionysus
What man killed himself after seeing black sails?
Aegeus
Who re instituted the Isthmian games?
Theseus
What hero, sometimes said to be the son of Poseidon…
Theseus
Who accompanied Heracles on his campaign against the amazons?
Theseus
What Amazonian queen fell in love with Theseus?
Antiope
What sister of Antiope…
Hippolyte
Who was the son of Theseus by Antiope?
Hippolytus
Who are the parents of Hippolytus?
Theseus and Antiope
Who did Theseus marry after Antiope?
Phaedra
What brother of Phaedra arranged her marriage with Theseus?
Deucalion
Theseus sent Hippolytus to Troezen to suceed what king?
Pittheus
Name the two sons of Phaedra and Theseus
Demophon and Acamas
Who are the parents of Demophon and Acamas?
Theseus and Phaedra
What goddess was Hippolytus devoted to?
Artemis
What woman fell in love with Hippolytus?
Phaedra
Who did Phaedra build a shrine to?
Aphrodite
Who told Hippolytus of Phaedra’s feelings?
Phaedra’s nurse
Who did Phaedra claim had raped her in her suicide note?
Hippolytus
Who had promised Theseus three wishes?
Poseidon
What did Theseus use his first wish on?
That Poseidon would kill his son
How did Hippolytus die?
he was riding his chariot when a bull came out of the sea and frightened the horses and dragged him into the sea
Who died by riding his chariot when a bull came out of the sea and frightened his horses and dragged him into the sea?
Hippolytus
Who was the best friend of Theseus?
Peirithous
Who was the best friend of Peirithous?
Theseus
Who was the father of Peirithous?
Ixion
What cattle did Peirithous steal?
the cattle of Marathon
Who confronted Peirithous for stealing the cattle of Marathon?
Theseus
Who is the bestfriend of Theseus?
Peirithous
Who is the bestfriend of Peirithous?
Theseus
Who did Theseus and Peirithous kidnap?
Helen
Theseus and Pierithous vowed to marry daughters of who?
Zeus
How old was Helen when Pierithous and Theseus kidnapped her?
10 or 12
Who did Theseus leave Helen with while he went to the underworld?
Aethra
What town did Theseus leave Helen in with Aethra?
Aphidnae
Who took Helen back from Aethra and sacked Athens?
The Dioscuri
The Dioscuri took Aethra and made her what?
Helen’s nurse
Who was Helen’s nurse?
Aethra
What entrance to the underworld did Theseus and Peirithous use?
Taenarum
Who saved Theseus from the chair of forgetfullness?
Heracles
Why was Heracles in the underworld when he saved Theseus?
He was fetching cerberus
Who does Heracles save in the underworld?
Theseus
What happened when Heracles tried to save Peirithous?
The earth quaked
Who took over Athens while Theseus was gone?
Menestheus
Who did Theseus send his sons Acamas and Demophon to?
Elephenor
Who is the father of Aegeus?
Scyrius
Where did Theseus go after he found Menestheus the new Athenian ruler?
Scyrus
Who was the king of Scyrus that Theseus visited?
Lycomedes
How did Theseus die?
He fell off a cliff
Who may have pushed Theseus off a cliff?
Lycomedes
What hero died by falling off a cliff?
Theseus
