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Week 5 Flashcards

1
Q

Bellerophon parents

A

Glaucus and Eurynome

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2
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Glaucus

A

King of Ephyra (Corinth)

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3
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Bellerophon original name

A

Hipponous

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4
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Why did Bellerophon’s name change

A

He either killed his brother or a merchant named Bellerus so then he was exiled

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5
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where did he go after he was exiled

A

the court of proetus

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6
Q

who ruled the court of proetus

A

the king of tiryns

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7
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what did proetus do for Bellerophon

A

he purified him for his murder

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8
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Proetus’ wife

A

Stheneboea (Anteia)

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9
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What did Stheneboea say about Bellerophon

A

That he tried to seduce her

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10
Q

What did Proetus decide for Bellerophon

A

He didnt want to kill him so he sent Bellerophon to King Iobates with a letter

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11
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What did the letter say

A

To kill the messenger (Bellerophon)

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12
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King Iobates

A

King of Lycia and father of Stheneboea

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13
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What did Iobates come up with to get rid of Bellerophon

A

He came up with a list of impossible tasks that should get him killed

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What were the 3 tasks

A

Defeating the Chimaera, Solymi, and the Amazons

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15
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What did Iobates do after Bellerophon completed the tasks

A

He offered half his kingdom and his daughter’s hand in marriage

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16
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Iobates’ daughter

A

Philonoe

17
Q

What did Bellerophon do to Stheneboea

A

He took her on a ride on pegasus then pushed her off when they were high up

18
Q

What happened to Bellerophon in the end

A

He flew up to the heavens on Pegasus but fell off after Zeus sent a bug to bite pegasus, making him flinch. Bellerophon didnt die cause woohoo

19
Q

What hero rode the winged horse Pegasus?

A

Bellerophon

20
Q

King Proetus became angry when his wife falsely accused what young man of trying to seduce her?

A

Bellerophon

21
Q

Who gave Bellerophon a magic bridle with which to tame Pegasus?

A

Athena / Minerva

22
Q

Which of Iobates’ daughters falsely accused Bellerophon of lusting over her?

A

Anteia / Stheboea

23
Q

What king of Argos purified Bellerophon of the sin of murder?

A

Proetus

23
Q

What winged creature was the offspring of Poseidon and Medusa?

A

Pegasus

23
Q

What king of Lycia ordered Bellerophon to kill the Chimaera?

A

Iobates

23
Q

Who received a letter instructing him to kill its messenger because he had allegedly seduced the wife of Proetus?

A

Iobates

23
Q

After Bellerophon killed the Chimaera, against what bellicose tribe was he sent to fight singlehandedly?

A

Solymi

23
Q

Against what other tribe was Bellerophon sent for his third task?

A

Amazons

24
Q

What son of Glaucus and Eurynome received his new name when he was exiled from Corinth for killing the merchant Bellerus?

A

Bellerophon

25
Q

After Bellerophon proved to Iobates that there was no task he could send him on that would kill him, what daughter did Iobates promise him in marriage?

A

Philonoe

26
Q

What king of Thebes refused to give up power when his year to rule was up?

A

Eteocles

27
Q

What king of Argos yoked his daughters to a boar and a lion and attempted to put his son-in-law back on the throne of Thebes by leading an expedition of seven heroes, commonly known as the “Seven Against Thebes”?

A

Adrastus

28
Q

What Argive king helped Polyneices by putting together an army to march on Thebes?

A

Adrastus

29
Q

Who had decreed that it was illegal to bury the body of Polyneices, the brother of Ismene?

A

Creon

30
Q

Which of the sons of Oedipus sought help from Adrastus to recover the throne of Thebes?

A

Polyneices

31
Q

Which of the Seven Against Thebes was compelled to go on the expedition because his wife had accepted a bribe from Polyneices?

A

Amphiaraus

32
Q

When she was bribed with Harmonia’s necklace, who forced her husband Amphiaraus to join the Seven Against Thebes?

A

Eriphyle

33
Q

What son of Creon was the fiancé of Antigone?

A

Haemon

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