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| Who is the sister of Cadmus? |
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| Whatis Cadmus told when he goes to the Oracle? |
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| he needs to follow the cow with a specials mark and found his city where it rests |
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| Who is told that he will become the object of wandering gazes of men? |
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| Who advises Cadmus concerning the dragons teeth and his new soldiers? |
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| Who is the ancestor of the aristocratic families in Thebes? |
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| How long did Cadmus serve Ares? |
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| Who is the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite who receives a cursed necklace? Who's her husband? |
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| Harmonia (from Hephaestus); Cadmus |
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| Who are the children of Cadmus and Harmonia? |
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| What is the story of Antiope? |
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| Daughter of Theban king impregnated by Zeus who is then banished and further tortured by her brother and his wife (Dirce) after her father kills himself |
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| What is the story of the children of Antiope? |
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| She has them on the side of the road and leaves them with a shepherd; Antiope escapes torture and finds them; they return to Thebes and kill Dirce and husband |
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| Describe Amphion and Zethus |
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| musician, cattleman; marry Amphion and Niobe |
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| Who is the father of Laius? |
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| What is the story of Laius? |
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| flees from Thebes to Elis and rapes son of Pelops (violation of xenia); Pelops curses the family of Labdacus by saying his son will kill him and marry his wife |
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| Who tells the best story of Oedipus? |
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| What is the story of the birth of Oedipus? |
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| his dad tries to avoid his mom but gets drunk and fails; Oed.'s feet were mutilated (name means swollen feet); given to shepherd then adopted by king and queen of Corinth |
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| Who reveals the fate of Oed. to him? |
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| Where does Oed. go after he fleas Corinth? |
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| Thebes; kills all men but one in a road rage accident |
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| How did Laius get killed by bandits? |
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| He went to Delphi for answers to the riddle of the sphinx that was plaguing Thebes |
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| Who are the children of Oed. and the Queen? |
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| Polynices and Eteocles; Antiogone and Ismene |
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| Describe the plague of Thebes |
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| Plague under the reign of Oed. because the death of Laius has not been avenged; Tiresias says the culprit is still in Thebes |
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| What is the occurrence involving the messenger from Corinth? |
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| The King of Corinth is dead so Oed. is not king but he won't go back because he does not want to go back because of fear of marrying "mother"; Messenger reveals the truth, his real mom kills herself and Oed becomes blind |
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| How is Oedipus different from other heroes? |
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| no divine birth; overthrowing of his father leads to caos instead of prosperity |
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| How do Homer and Sophocles' stories of Oedipus differ? |
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| Homer says Oed. is still king after the truth is revealed; Sophocles says he blinds himself and is exiled |
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| What is the conflict of Oedipus? |
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| Greeks say he had no moral fault; confused about his true self (what he appears to be vs who he is); intelligence is restless |
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| What are the two psychological ideals surrounding the story of Oedipus? |
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| Oed complex and Electra complex via Sigmund Freud |
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| What are the 3 plays concerning the story of Oed.? |
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| 7 Against Thebes (Aeschlus); Oed. at Colonus (Sophocles); Antiogone (Sophocles) |
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| What play tells the story of the sons of Oedipus? |
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| What is the story of the 7 Against Thebes? |
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| Eteocles and Polynices rule Thebes in alternate years but Eteocles wants sole rule; Polynices is driven into exile and goes to Argos |
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| What happens once Polynices goes to Argos? |
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| The king of Argos' daughters' must be yoked by a boar and a lion; Polynices and his companion have those animals on their shields so the King of Argos offers his assistance in exchange for marriage |
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| What is the story of the seer in the 7 Against Thebes? |
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| Amphiora knows this is doomed and only the king will survive; Eriphyle (sister of the king and wife of seer) was bribed to vote on behalf of the expedition with a cursed necklace |
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| What is the story of Oed at Colonus? |
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| Oed. is not in exile and arrives at Grove of Furies at Athens with Antigone; Oracle says that wherever Oed is buried cannot be captured; sons want him back but he curses them and dies mysteriously |
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| Describe the battle before Thebes |
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| 7 Theban heroes defended 1/7 gates; sons of Oed. kill each other with mutual blows; Thebes is spared but only the king of Argos survived |
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| Describe Sophocles' Antiogne |
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| Creon (ruler of Thebes) forbids the burial of Polynices; Antiogne defies that because she feels she is following the rule of the gods and is shut in a cave to die because of it |
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| What is the story of Haemon and Antiogne? |
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| Haemon tries to convince his father (the king) to let her out but to no avail; Creon finally listens to prophet Tiresias but it is too late, she hung herself; Haemon tries to kill the king but fails and kills himself; Queen kills herself |
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| Describe the revenge of the Parthenos |
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| the play is a circle of opposition: Antiogne is conservative while Creon is progressive (politics); Creon is nomos and Antiogne is physis (philosophy) |
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| Where does Jason begin his quest? |
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| What is the name of Jason's family? |
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| Who are the children of Athamas and Nephele? |
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| Who is Athamus' new wife? |
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| What saves Helle and Phrixus from being sacrificed? |
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| a golden ram; Helle falls off at Hellespoint; Phrixus continues on to Colchis where the ram is sacrificed and King Aeetos keeps the golden fleece |
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| Athamus' niece has 2 sons by who? |
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| Poseidon; one of which is Pelias |
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| Who is the mortal step father of Pelias? |
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| Who are the parents of Jason? Who raised him? |
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| Aeson and Athamus' niece; Chiron |
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| What warning was given to Pelias? |
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| beware the man with one sandal |
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| Jason goes from Mt Pelion to Iolcus and a disguised Hera asks for his assistance crossing a river where he loses his sandal; She needs to get Medea to Iolcus |
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| Describe how Jason was assigned his quest. Who is the main source of this information? |
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| Jason said that if he was trying to avoid someone destined to end him he would send that person on an impossible quest; Pelias sends him after the Golden Fleece; Apollonius of Rhodes |
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| Who is the keeper of the Golden Fleece? |
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| Describe the back story to the Voyage of Argo |
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| A talking ship is built by Argas and blessed by Athena; it is the largest in Greek history and houses Jason and the best warriors of the day |
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| Who are the Argonauts (5)? |
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| Heracles, Castor and Polydeuces (Dioscuri brothers of Helen) Orpheus, Calais and Zetes (sons of Boreas--north wind), the Boreads,and Peleus (father of Achilles) |
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| Describe the first section of Early Adventures |
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| The women of Lemnos who were cursed by Aphrodite murdered their husbands for wanting Thoracian women; Argonauts "service" these women for 1 year |
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| Describe the second section of Early Adventures |
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| Received by Cyzius king of Dioliones who is very friendly they party and sail away but the winds change and they are now seen as the enemy of the same place; king is killed |
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| Describe the third section of Early Adventures |
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Definition
| Heracles breaks his oar from rowing so hard to get to safety; Lover Hylas is taken by Nymphs |
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| Describe the fourth section of Early Adventures |
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| a random guy named Amycus will not give the Argonauts water until someone beats him in boxing Polydeuces wins |
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| What is the story of Phineas and the Harpes? |
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| Phineas ("prophet") told all of Zeus' secrets and is punished with blindness, old age, and harpies who destroy his offerings/scare visitors |
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| What is the story of the Symplegades? |
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| "clashing rocks"; Phineas stikes a deal with his brothers in law (Calais and Zetes); fate of released dove determines whether or not they move on Athena assists them |
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| Daughter of Aeetes; helps Jason because she loves him; good with spells and potions; |
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| What is Medea's first "gift" to Jason? |
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| an ointment to protect him from fire |
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| What are the impossible tasks assigned to Jason by Aeetes? |
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Definition
| yokes fire-breathing bronze-hoofed bulls; sow dragon teeth/give them to Athena; Defeat the men that come from the ground via dragon's teeth; dragon is guard of golden fleece |
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| How is the golden fleece attained by Jason and what happens as a result? |
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| Medea drugs the dragon; her and Jason flee with the fleece because the king is getting suspicious; Aeetes chases them |
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| Who dies in the Escape of Jason and Medea? |
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| Medea older and younger brothers |
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| What happens when Aeetes catches up with Jason and Medea and where does this happen? |
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| He asks the people of Phaecia to hand them over and they agree because they aren't married they flee and later marry to attain safety |
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| What is the story of the Argonauts in Libya? |
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| they drag the Argo across the desert robot from a previous myth attacks people in the desert; Heracles had just left the Garden of Hesperides |
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| What is the short story of Talus? |
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Definition
| robot filled of divine ichor who's heel is punctured by Medea leading to the loss of his ichor and his life |
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| What led to the death of Pelias? |
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| Rumor of Iolcus: the Argo was destroyed; Pelias thought he had now avoided fate |
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| What does Pelias do after he hears the Rumor of Iolcus? |
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| forces death of Jason's father by making him drink bull blood; causes Jason's mom to commit suicide; kills Jason's little brother |
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| Medea's Trick; she cut up a pig in front of his daughters, boiled it, and a new young one came out; they tried the same with their father but he died because Medea "left out" an ingredient |
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| What happens as a result of Hera's revenge being complete? |
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| people of Iolcus banish Jason and Medea |
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| Who does Jason marry in order to become king and have a kingdom? |
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| Glauce, daughter of king of Corinth |
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| What happens when Jason tries to divorce Medea? |
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Definition
| She is angry for giving up everything for him; has her children give Glauce a crown and robe that kill her and her father; kills her children |
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| a twist on the story of the fate of Medea; one of her children is saved by the daughter of Helius with a chariot from the sky |
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| a piece of the Argo falls on him as he sits under it |
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| What is the fate of Medea and Aegus? |
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| have Medus of Corinth who is the Eponym of the Medes (Persians); when dead is found in Elysian fields with Achilles |
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| Describe Greek witches such as Medea and Circe |
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| Often beautiful and seductive; both descendants of Helios; use of potions and spells |
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| Who's play depicts Medea as especially vulnerable? |
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| When did the Trojan war occur? |
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| What are the works and timeline of Homer? |
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| Iliad and Odyssey; Archaic pd (800BC); written 400 yrs after it happened |
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| Who are the members of the house of Atreus? |
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| Agamemnon (leader of Greek forces) and Menalaus (husband of helen of troy); Argive plain |
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| son of evil Tantalus; king of Lydia; was fed to the gods by his father and remade with an ivory shoulder |
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| Who is the king of Pisa that was in love with his own daughter? What was her name? |
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| Describe the race of Oenomaus |
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| was in love with his daughter and was determined to deter her suitors; challenged them to a race and they were beheaded if they lost; had horses that were born from the wind; Pelops competed and had his lover Poseidon give him horses that never tired and bribed Myrtilus (charioteer repairmen for the king). He wins |
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| What led to the curse of Myrtilus? |
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| Pelops double crosses him and throws him off a cliff when he attempts to have his way with Hippodamia (which was their deal if he won); curse follows the family of Pelops: led to curse on the house of Labdacus ie Laius |
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| the part of Greece named after Pelops |
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| What is the story of Atreus and Thyestes? |
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| Oracle req that the next king of Mycenae be a descendant of Pelops; Thyestes suggested that the next king should be whichever could bring forth a golden fleece (NOT Jason's); Atreus agreed because he already had one but his cheating wife gave it to Thyestes; |
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| How does Atreus become king of Mycenae? |
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| proposed that whomever could could reverse the rising of the sun should become king; Thyestes agrees and Zeus makes it happen |
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| Describe the banquet of Thyestes |
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| Atreus discovers the trick of Thyestes and invites him and his children to a dinner he cuts and up cooks T's children and T eats them. Atreus brings in the head of his sons to show T; T curses Atreus |
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| What is the story of Thyestes and Pelopia? |
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| Thyestes must have a son with his daughter and that boy will exact his revenge; rapes a woman in the woods and leaves his sword behind; Atreus goes on a search for Thyestes and ends up in the same place marries the woman T raped (Pelopia) |
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| Describe the death of Atreus |
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| Pelopia has a son by her father that Atreus believes to be his and names Aegisthus the other sons of Atreus find and imprison Thyestes; Aegisthus is ordered to kill Thyestes who is then recognized as his father; Pelopia kills herself and Aegisthus kills Atreus; the sons of Atreus (Agamemnon and Menelaus) flee to Sparta |
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| Who are the members of the house of Tyndareus? |
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| King Tyndareus + Leda= castor and Clymnestra; Zeus (swan) + Leda= Polydeuces and Helen; Castor + Polydeuces= Dioscuri |
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| Who was Clytemnestra betrothed to and who set them up? |
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| Who are the suitors of Helen? |
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| Odysseus, Ajax, Philoctetes, Patroclus (was given bow of Heracles), Menelaus |
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| What was the Oath of Tyndareus? |
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| suitors of Helen were to defend her always; Odysseus marries Penelope because he gave this idea to Tyndareus |
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| What crime was committed by Peleus and his brother? |
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Definition
| they killed their other brother because of his athletic ability and wre exiled from Aegina, the land of the Myrmidons |
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| What was the secret of Zeus and Prometheus? |
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Definition
| Thetis could not sleep with Zeus because the child would be greater than him, so she married mortal Peleus; he wins her by wrestling every form she changes to |
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| Describe the wedding of Peleus and Thetis |
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| Lavish, planned by Hera, all Gods and Goddesses invited except for Eris (discord); arrives and rolls golden apple across floor for the most beautiful goddess to pick up |
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| Who are the parents of Paris? |
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| King and Queen of Troy (Priam and Hecabe) |
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| What is the story of the birth of Paris? |
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Definition
| his mother dreamed she gave birth to flaming torch; meant child would bring destruction to the people; is left behind but found by a shepherd |
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| How does Paris end of in pursuit of Helen of Troy? |
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Definition
| 3 goddesses appear to him naked asking who he thinks is most beautiful; Hera says she will make him ruler of the world; Athena said she will make him the greatest military leader ever; Aphrodite says she will give him the most beautiful woman in the world; given Helen but she is married to Menalaus |
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| What happens when Paris kidnaps Helen of Troy? |
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| He also steals the treasure of Menalaus from sparta; Menalaus appeals to Agamemnon in remembrance of the oath of Tyndareus; Odysseus acts crazy to resist going; Clchas (seer) says Troy will not fall without Achilles |
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| Who are the parents of Achilles? |
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| What is the story of Achilles' childhood? |
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| Raised by wise centaur Chiron and Nereid Thetis who tries to make him immortal by is caught by Peleus; Thetis leaves and returns to sea, leaving Achilles with Chiron |
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| How is Achilles discovered? |
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Definition
| He is moved to Scyros disguised as a woman for protection; is outed when he chooses a sword placed among female trinkets |
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| ID and describe the Warriors in the journey to troy |
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Definition
| Ajax the Greater and Lesser (sons of Telamon), Nestor (King of Pylos), Calchas the seer |
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| What happens between Achilles and Telephus? |
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Definition
| Achilles wounds him and only the rust from his spear will heal him; Telephus agrees to lead group to Troy in exchange |
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| Concerning the Journey to Troy, what angers the goddess Atremis? |
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| Agamemnon claims he is a better hunter than her so he must sacrifice his daughter in order for them to sail to Troy; Lures daughter there by saying she is to marry Achilles; in one version he kills her and his wife gets angry, another says Artemis switches her for a deer at the last minute and she becomes a priestess |
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Term
| What happens to Philoctetes on the way to Troy? |
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Definition
| He is left on Lemnos because of an unhealed snake bite |
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| Who is the first Greek to set foot on Troy and what happens to him? |
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Definition
| Protesilaus; he dies (mandated by Oracle) |
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Definition
| talks about the 10th year of the Trojan war; the consequences of Achilles' anger |
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| Who is the son of Priam and Hecabe that marries Andromache? Who is there son? |
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| Hector (greatest warrior on the Trojan side); Astyanax |
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| What gods were on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan war? |
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Definition
| Hera, Athena, poseidon, Hermes and Hephaestus |
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Term
| What gods were on the side of the Trojans for the Trojan war? |
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Definition
| Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Ares |
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Term
| How do Greeks measure victory? |
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Definition
| by the amount of bounty acquired |
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| What is the story of the anger of Achilles? |
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| Priest of Apollo stomp through the camp looking for his daughter; asks Apollo to rain arrows on the camp; Chryseis has to be released for it to stop |
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| What causes the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon? |
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| Agamemnon has to give up his captive Chryseis and wants Achilles' Briseis instead; Achilles gets mad and tries to kill him; Athena saves him by pulling Achilles' hair per request of Hera; Achilles then asks him mom to make the Greeks suffer |
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| What is significant of the scene including Hector, Andromache, and Astyanax? |
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Definition
| showed how Homer felt towards Troy and its warriors: all were sold into slavery; children of great warriors were killed |
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| How does Agamemnon get Achilles back? |
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Definition
| repents and sends Ajax the Greater, Odysseus, and Phoenix to get him back; He refuses until Thetis says he will either live a long boring life or a short one where he will be remembered forever |
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ID:
Friend of Achilles who goes into battle with his armor and is killed by Hector when he fails to stay away from the walls of the battle field |
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| Achilles get new armor from Hephaestus; kills so many that the river god is angry with all the blood; kills Hector in single battle |
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| Describe the ransom of Hector |
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Definition
| Achilles abuses Hector's dead body; his father Priam comes to beg for it back; Iliad ends the his burial to show the growth of Achilles |
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Definition
| Paris, with the help of Apollo |
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| Who receives the armor of Achilles and why? |
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Definition
| Odysseus even though Ajax the Greater was the next best warrior; Ajax went crazy thinking he was killing Greek leaders but they were only sheep. Was humiliated and killed himself |
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| What were the new conditions for Troy's fall? |
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Definition
| Neoptolemus (son of Achilles) must join the battle (was also disguised as a woman); Palladium (statue of Athena) must be stolen from Troy; Heracles' bow and arrows must be brought to the battle (Philoctetes, now healed, kills Paris) |
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| What was the strategy for the Trojan horse? |
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Definition
| Greeks appear to give up and leave; 1 person (Sinon) stays behind with wooden horse as a gift to Athena |
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Term
| Who gets killed along with his sons for seemingly not letting the wooden horse into Troy and throwing a spear at it? |
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| What is the real reason behind the death of Laocoon and his sons? |
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Definition
| had sex with his wife on Poseidon's sacred ground |
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Term
| How does Helen attempt to trick the men inside the Trojan horse? |
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Definition
| She changes her voice to sound like all of their wives |
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Definition
| on the altar of Zeus by Neoptolemus |
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Term
| What were some of the outrages committed by the Greeks? |
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Definition
| Astyanax killed; Ajax the Lesser rapes Cassandra as she clings to statue of Athena; Menelaus attempts to kill Helen |
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Term
| Who manages to escape the fall of Troy? |
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Definition
| Aeneas (ancestor of Rome), his son and father |
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Term
| Who tells the story of the Return of Agamemnon? |
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Definition
| Aeschylus in the play Oresteia |
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Definition
| name of the stories that mean homecoming |
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| What is happening at home in Mycenea during the trojan war? |
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Definition
| Clytemnestra is left at home and its killing her; Aegisthus is helping her; together have Ortes and Electra |
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| Who is the mistress of Agamemnon? |
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| What is the vengeful plan of Clytemnestra? |
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| Angry because of her daughter being sacrificed (Iphigenia); Aegisthus wants to avenge "Banquet of Thyestes"; Cassandra warns Agamemnon but to no avail: his wife kills him |
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