Mythology: Hercules and Atalanta
The Athenians loved Theseus, the rest of Greece loved Hercules
Explain the difference in how the Athenians looked at Theseus and how the rest of Greece looked at Hercules.
-Hercules killed his music master -He also killed his wife and children
Give two examples of Hercules's temper getting the best of him:
Prometheus
What Greek hero did Hercules save by killing the eagle that feasted on him?
A she-bear
What animal nursed Atalanta when her father left her for dead?
His mother
What brought about Meleager's death?
When Hercules killed the snakes
What deed led Teiresias to say Hercules would be the hero to all mankind?
They turned into lions
What eventually happened to Atalanta and her husband?
Hercules was the strongest man on Earth. and had supreme self-confidence.
What two things separated Hercules from other Greeks?
Parthenopaeus
What was Atalanta's son's name?
She did not have any romantic interest in men.
What was Atalanta's view on men?
"My hand is better than my tongue. Let me win fighting and you may win talking."
What was Hercules' s motto when it came to fighting?
She could outshoot, outrun, and outwrestle.
What was the first sign she would be an excellent hunter?
He was his own worst enemy and considered himself and equal to the gods.
What was the one thing that kept Hercules from being the perfect hero?
Himself
What was the only thing that could defeat Hercules?
Atalanta was very beautiful
What was the reason given that many men wanted to marry Atalanta?
Meleager
What young man fell in love with her and accompanied her on the hunt for the Calydonian boar?
The 12th
Which of the 12 labors was the worst for Hercules?
Princess Deianira
Who became his wife after he defeated Achelous?
Said that whoever defeated her in a race that she would marry them.
Who did Atalanta say that she would marry?
Diomedes
Who did Hercules kill in the 8th labor?
Theseus
Who kept him from killing himself?
Hera
Who stirred up trouble for Hercules in labor 9?
Eurystheus
Who was Hercules sent to in order to cleanse himself of this sins?
Himself
Who was the cause of Hercules killing his wife and children?
He was taken to Heaven, where he was reconciled to Hera and married her daughter Hebe
Briefly explain the death of Hercules and what happened when he was taken to heaven.
1. Kill the lion of Nemea, a beast no weapons could wound 2. Go to Lerna and kill a creature with nine head called the Hydra which lived in a swamp there. 3. Bring back alive a stag with horns of golds, sacred to Artemis, which lived in a the forests of Cerynitia. 4. Capture a great boar which had its lair on Mount Erymanthus. 5. Clean the Augean stables in a single day. 6. Drive away the Stymphalian birds, which were a plague to the people of Stymphalus because of their enormous numbers. 7. Go to Crete and fetch from there the beautiful savage bull that Poseidon had given Minos. 8. Get the man-eating mares of King Diomedes of Thrace. 9. Bring back the girdle of Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons. 10. Bring back the cattle of Gerygon, who was a monster with three bodies living on Eyrthia, a western island. 11. This was the most difficult of all so far. It was to bring back the Golden apples of the Hesperides, and he did not know where they were to be found. 12. This one was the worst of all. It took him down to the lower world, and it was then that he freed Theseus from the Chair of Forgetfulness. His task was to bring Cerberus, the three-headed dog, up from Hades. Erystheus did not want to keep him and made him carry him back.
Briefly list the 12 labors of Hercules:
Used golden apples and Aphrodite
How did Melanion/Hippomenes defeat Atalanta in a footrace?