Jason, Perseus, and Theseus
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 when all of a father's possessions are passed down to his legitimate son to inherit | Primogenitor |
| King Athamas | Father of Phrixus |
| Jason, Pelias | Phrixus' two brothers |
| Queen Nephele | Phrixus' mom |
| Helle | Phrixus' sister |
| golden flying ram | what saves phrixus from being murdered by his father |
| Hermes | Who sent the golden ram |
| Princess Ino | Who does Athamas want to marry for social status and more power |
| libation | a liquid offering |
| Argo | name of the ship jason sails on |
| Argonauts | Name of the people that sail on the ship |
| the first island the ship stops on | Lemnos |
| Hipsipyle | Women on this island killed all men except the king, led by |
| Hipsipyle | King's daughter |
| Hera | Argonauts made it safely off the island because they were under whose protection |
| Hylas | Hercules' armor-bearer, pulled under water by a sea nymph and drowned |
| Hercules | left behind |
| Harpies | flying creatures of Zeus |
| Phineus | who the harpies tormented |
| Boreas' sons | only people who could kill the harpies |
| Boreas | the north wind |
| Clashing rocks/Symplegades | rocks that argos had to sail through |
| animal that was first sent through the symplegades | dove |
| Amazons | daughters of Ares and Harmony |
| Amazons | Sailed through this land without a fight because of the protection of hera |
| Aeetes | king of colchis |
| Aphrodite | who hera sought help from at colchis |
| Medea | daughter of colchian king, who cupid shot an arrow at to fall in love with jason |
| Hospitality | Aeetes can't kill argonauts because of this |
| They are sons of the gods who sailed to Greece to obtain the golden fleece | what the argonauts tell Aeetes |
| yoke two bulls, plow a field with them | first test in the trial of courage |
| plant the teeth of a dragon into the furrows | second test in the trial of courage |
| kill the soldiers that spring up from the ground | third test in the trial of courage |
| medea | servant told Jason this person could help him |
| herb that grew after Prometheus bled into the ground | what medea's ointment was made from |
| Prometheus | taught men how to make fire |
| eagle | animal that eats Prometheus' liver each day |
| throw a stone | what medea tells jason to do if he gets overwhelmed in fighting the soldiers (will make them kill eachother) |
| Pelias | usurped the throne in Argos |
| Jason | rightful heir to the throne in Argos |
| Apsyrtus | Aeetes son sent in pursuit of the golden fleece on the argo |
| Apsyrtus | name of Medea's brother who she murdered |
| Talus | bronze man except ankle |
| hounds of Hates | what medea prayed to to kill Talus |
| ram | animal that medea told pelias' daughters to cut up for the cure for aging |
| argos | where the story of perseus starts |
| shower of gold | how zeus appears and impregnates danae |
| head of a gorgon | what Polydectes says he wants as a gift from Perseus |
| sword, shield, winged sandals, magic wallet, magic cap | 5 pieces of equipment Perseus needed |
| hubris | boasting that invites the punishment of the gods |
| land of the Hyperboreans | happy people who gave perseus the sandals, wallet, and cap |
| athena | guided Perseus' hand in the sweep which cut off medusa's head |
| Ethiopia | stopped here on his way back to the island |
| Aegis of Zeus | where medusa's head ends up |
| Dictys | who perseus puts in charge of the island after he turns Polydectes into stone |
| exiled | After going back to argos to reconnect with Acrisius, perseus finds that he was |
| discus | what perseus threw at an athletic contest that killed Acrisius |
| sword and sandals | what Aegeus buries under the stone in the hills |
| Asia | where medea fled after poisoning theseus failed |
| Androgeus | Minos' son, killed while visiting Aegeus by a bull |
| 7 girls and 7 boys every 9 years to be devoured by the minotaur | Minos' revenge on Athens and king |
| Pasiphae | mother of the minotaur, had sex with a beautiful bull |
| argos | Where does jason start place in |
| hera | who plays an important role in jason |
| if he doesnt sacrifice his son crops wont grow | what does the oracle said to athamas |
| colchis | where is the golden ram headed |
| hellespont | what is the place where helle fell called |
| he will be killed by kinsmen and beware of a stranger with one sandal | what did oracle say to pelias |
| zeus | what god does jason sacrifice to |
| castor and pollux | brothers who are great fighters |
| lemnos | where does jasons first adventure begin |
| iris | who makes a deal for zeus |
| trial of valor | what does aeetes tell jason he has to do for golden fleece |
| apsyrtus | after getting on boat they are pursued by |
| perseus | starts in city of argos |
| king acrissus | argos is ruled by |
| danae | king acrissus daughter |
| oracle at delphi | tells acrissus he wont have a son but danae wil and he will kil you |
| bronze chamber | acrissus builds this to trap danae |
| gold dust | zeus visits danae disguised as |
| dictys | who finds a trunk with danae and perseus in it |
| zeus | who made dictys find the chest |
| dictys | fisherman who found the chest |
| polydectes | brother of dictys and ruler of island |
| perseus | child of zeus and danae |
| gorgon | monsters who lived far away on a island and known for deadly power |
| oracle at delphi | who told perseus where to find gorgons |
| dodona | land of oak trees |
| selli | lived in dodona made there bread from acorns |
| hermes | guide and giver of good |
| nymphs of the north | sword perseus needed was in possession of who |
| athena | who told perseus to look into her shield of bronze that covered her chest |
| nymphs of north | gray women |
| nymphs of north | directed perseus when he gave them back their eye |
| athena | whos sheild protected from medusas deadly power |
| land of gorgons | hyperboreans |
| queen casiopeia | who preforms hubris |
| andromeda | serpent kills people in ethiopia unless who is sacrificed |
| at a banquet | where does perseus turn polydectes to stone |
| electryon | perseus and andromeda son |
| perseus | hercules great grandather |
| prince aegeus | precotious kid, very smart |
| artemis | princess who lived at bottom of greece was devoted to what goddes |
| poseidon | what god takes over aegeus body as has sex with princess |
| theseus | aegeus son |
| hercules | theseus cousin |
| land | theseus takes a journey by land or sea |
| eye for eye | theseus idea for justice |
| sciron | would kick people off cliff after they washed his feet |
| sinis | ties people to trees and tears there limbs |
| procrustes | stretches or cuts people limbs to fit bed |
| medea | tries to poison theseus |
| minos | king of crete |
| pasiphae | minos wife |
| androgeus | killed at bull hunt |
| minotaaur | half man half bull |
| black sail | if theseus were to die at the tribute what color sail would be raised |
| ariadne | falls in love with theseus |
| ariadne | minos daughter |
| daedalus | ariadne asks who to help get theseus out of the labyrinth |
| ball of thread | how does theseus get out of the labyrinth |
| naxos | where did theseus leave ariadne |
| aegeus | who threw themselves off of a cliff |
| aegean sea | spot where aegeus lands |
| democracy | what does theseus establish in athens |
| hercules | killed his wife and children |
| hippolyta | amazon woman |
| calydonian hunt | king of caydon calls for noblest people in greece to hunt boar |
| pirithous | theseus saved this man |
| centaur | half horse half man |
| helen | theseus wants to lock her away till he can marry her |
| persephone | theseus wants to marry her but shes connected to underworld |
| phaedra | married to theseus |
| phaedra | sister of ariadne |
| hippolytus | kid from theseus previous marriage |
| artemis | hippolytus is devoted to what goddess |
| phaedra | aphrodite makes who fall in love with hippolytus |
| phaedra | who kills themself in theseus |
| that hippolytus raped phaedra | what does the suicide note say |
| sea monster | sent by poseidon to scare hippolytus, kills hippolytus |
| artemis | appears to theseus and tells him that aphrodite is behind everything |
| king lycomedes | theseus gets married there |
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