Week 5 Flashcards
Bellerophon parents
Glaucus and Eurynome
Glaucus
King of Ephyra (Corinth)
Bellerophon original name
Hipponous
Why did Bellerophon’s name change
He either killed his brother or a merchant named Bellerus so then he was exiled
where did he go after he was exiled
the court of proetus
who ruled the court of proetus
the king of tiryns
what did proetus do for Bellerophon
he purified him for his murder
Proetus’ wife
Stheneboea (Anteia)
What did Stheneboea say about Bellerophon
That he tried to seduce her
What did Proetus decide for Bellerophon
He didnt want to kill him so he sent Bellerophon to King Iobates with a letter
What did the letter say
To kill the messenger (Bellerophon)
King Iobates
King of Lycia and father of Stheneboea
What did Iobates come up with to get rid of Bellerophon
He came up with a list of impossible tasks that should get him killed
What were the 3 tasks
Defeating the Chimaera, Solymi, and the Amazons
What did Iobates do after Bellerophon completed the tasks
He offered half his kingdom and his daughter’s hand in marriage
Iobates’ daughter
Philonoe
What did Bellerophon do to Stheneboea
He took her on a ride on pegasus then pushed her off when they were high up
What happened to Bellerophon in the end
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
What hero rode the winged horse Pegasus?
Bellerophon
King Proetus became angry when his wife falsely accused what young man of trying to seduce her?
Bellerophon
Who gave Bellerophon a magic bridle with which to tame Pegasus?
Athena / Minerva
Which of Iobates’ daughters falsely accused Bellerophon of lusting over her?
Anteia / Stheboea
What king of Argos purified Bellerophon of the sin of murder?
Proetus
What winged creature was the offspring of Poseidon and Medusa?
Pegasus
What king of Lycia ordered Bellerophon to kill the Chimaera?
Iobates
Who received a letter instructing him to kill its messenger because he had allegedly seduced the wife of Proetus?
Iobates
After Bellerophon killed the Chimaera, against what bellicose tribe was he sent to fight singlehandedly?
Solymi
Against what other tribe was Bellerophon sent for his third task?
Amazons
What son of Glaucus and Eurynome received his new name when he was exiled from Corinth for killing the merchant Bellerus?
Bellerophon
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?
Philonoe
What king of Thebes refused to give up power when his year to rule was up?
Eteocles
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”?
Adrastus
What Argive king helped Polyneices by putting together an army to march on Thebes?
Adrastus
Who had decreed that it was illegal to bury the body of Polyneices, the brother of Ismene?
Creon
Which of the sons of Oedipus sought help from Adrastus to recover the throne of Thebes?
Polyneices
Which of the Seven Against Thebes was compelled to go on the expedition because his wife had accepted a bribe from Polyneices?
Amphiaraus
When she was bribed with Harmonia’s necklace, who forced her husband Amphiaraus to join the Seven Against Thebes?
Eriphyle
What son of Creon was the fiancé of Antigone?
Haemon
