Heroes: 1st hal
To whom did the oracle say that he would be killed by his daughter's son?
Acrisius
Who was the grandfather of Perseus?
Acrisius
Who was the king of Colchis?
Aeetes
Who did Perseus marry?
Andromeda
Who wounded the Calydonian boar first?
Atalanta
Which gods helped Perseus?
Athena and Hermes
Who gave Perseus directions to the Graeae?
Atlas
Who captured and rode Pegasus?
Bellerophon
Who killed the Chimaera?
Bellerophon
How did Meleager anger Althea?
He killed her brothers.
How did Acrisius try to kill Perseus?
He put him in a box in the ocean in a storm.
How did Jason die?
His ship fell on him
Brought up by Chiron because his uncle wanted to kill him:
Jason
Who was the son of Aeson and Polymede
Jason
Who fell in love with Danaë?
King Polydectes
Who helped Jason succeed at Aeetes' tasks?
Medea
How did Glauce die?
Medea sent her a poisonous dress
Who killed the Calydonian boar?
Meleager
Who was the son of Oeneus and Althea?
Meleager
Whose life was linked to a log?
Meleager
What did the Fates tell Althea?
Meleager would live until the log turned to ash
What did Meleager try to give away?
The boar's head and hide
What was Jason's quest
To get the golden fleece
Whom did Medea kill in order to escape from Colchis?
her brother, Absyrtus
What gifts did Perseus receive to help him on his quest?
mirrored shield, adamant sickle, helmet of invisibility, winged sandals, pouch
What was Jason's ship called
the Argo
To what group did Jason, Heracles and Meleager all belong?
the Argonauts
Who gave Perseus directions to the nymphs?
the Graeae,
What were the Symplegades?
two cliffs that crashed together when anything moved between them
What tasks did Aeetes give Jason
yoke the fire breathing bulls, plow the field, and sow the dragons teeth
How did Jason lose his shoe?
Crossing a river
Who was the mother of Perseus?
Danaë
Who found the box and rescued Perseus and Danaë?
Dictys
Characteristic of a mythological hero:
Divine and royal heritage; claimed by divine and mortal parent; favored by a god; subject of a prophecy; abandoned at birth; performs feats and quests; confronts death; marries a princess; dies ignobly; ascends to the constellations
What did Perseus agree to do for Polydectes?
Get the head of a gorgon
Whom did Jason decide to marry while he was still married to Medea?
Glauce
What happened to Bellerophon?
He fell off Pegasus and was crippled and blinded
Who was born from the neck of Medusa?
Pegasus
Whom did the oracle tell to beware of a man wearing one shoe?
Pelias
Who killed Pelias?
Pelias' daughters
What happened to Acrisius?
Perseus accidentally killed him
What happened to Polydectes?
Perseus turned him to stone
Whom did the Argonauts save from the harpies?
Phineus
Who flew to Colchis on a golden ram?
Phrixus
What did Althea do when Meleager made her angry?
She burned the log
How did Medea trick Pelias' daughters?
She offered them magic to make Pelias young again, but lied.
What did Perseus turn to stone in order to save his bride?
a sea monster
