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| Megara, daughter of King of Thebes |
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| Amphitryon (+Zeus) and Alcmene |
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| Herakles eventually becomes... |
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| Primary Attributes of Herakles |
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Muscular, Apples of Hesperides, Club, Masculinity, Heroism, Strength, Fertility, Lions pelt
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Olympius
Promachus
Leontothymus= lion hearted |
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| Herakles Descended from...? |
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| Who leaves for war and with who does he entrust his daughter Alcemene |
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| Electroyon leaves for war and entrusts daughter Alcmene to nephew Amphytrion |
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| What happens after Electryon is dead? |
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| Amphitrion brings his daughter Alcmene to Thebes |
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| What happens between Amphitrion and Alceme? |
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| the two marry but she wont sleep with him unless he avenges pirates who killed her brothers |
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| who disguises themself as Aphytroin? Why? |
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| Zeus, have sex with Alceme 3x |
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| descendant of Perseus would reign over Mycenae |
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| Who delays birth of Herakles? Why? |
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| Hera; so that his uncle Eursytheus is born first and recieves crown |
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| Hera is angry with Zeus so she.. |
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| When he was young, Herakles murders... |
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| Herakles was sent away to... |
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| guard cattle at Mt. Cithaeron |
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| Herakles kills a ______ in which he is rewarded by neighbooring king Thespius who gives him... |
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| monstrous lion; 50 daughters to sleep with |
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| Herakles does what to make neighbooring city angry? what do they do? |
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| tortures and dimembers them; they declare war so Herakles led Theban army and wins |
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| What is given to Herakles during battle with Thebans? Also what happens? |
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| given equipment by various gods; Amphytrion dies |
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| Herakles and Megara have... |
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| Who sends madness upon Herakles? What does he do? |
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| Hera; kills wife and children |
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| Who wrote Herakles insane? |
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| What happens in Eurpides version of Herakles? |
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| while mad he turns on father Amphytrion too |
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| What is Herakles struck with when he is mad? by whom? |
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| What happens when Herakles is struck by stone? |
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| falls into coma; wakes up madness is gone |
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| Herakles does what after he wakes up from coma? |
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| condemns himself to exile |
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| Who purifies Herakles? and of what? |
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| Thespius(father of 50 daughters) purifies him of blood guilt |
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| Where does Herakles travel when has awoken from his coma for guidance? What is he told |
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| oracle at delphi to ask where he should live; he is told to go to Tiryns to serve Eurstheus |
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| Why did Herakles do Twelve Labors? who asks him? |
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| hopes of becomming immortal; Eursytheus |
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| 12 labors = " " (________) |
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| 12 labors had numerous... |
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N L C E A S C H A C A C
Neil Loved cake eating. AS. CHA. CAC. |
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