Theban Saga Chapter 15 1.

. What city is surround by the mountain ranges Parnes, Cithaeron, Helicon, and located in the region of Greece known as Boeotia? THEBES Parnassus as well as being

2. What son of Agenor, king of Tyre was sent to rescue his sister Europa? CADMUS 3. Europa became the mother of what eventual Cretan king and judge of the Underworld? MINOS 4. What is the original name of Thebes? CADMEIA 5. Name the 5 Spartoi: CHTHONIUS, ECHION, HYPERENOR, PELORUS, and UDAEUS 6. Who was Cadmus enslaved to for 1 (or 8) years for the killing of his snake? ARES 7. This daughter of Ares and Aphrodite was given to Cadmus along with a special necklace. HARMONIA 8. Cadmus and Harmonia had 5 children. Name them. INO, SEMELE, AGAVE, AUTONOE, and POLYDORUS 9. Cadmus and Harmonia were turned into what animal? SNAKE 10. Who succeeded Cadmus as king of Thebes? PENTHEUS 11. What son of Polydorus took over the throne after the death of Pentheus? LABDACUS 12. Name the son of Labdacus, the eventual father of Oedipus. LAIUS 13. Name the son of Chthonius and the great-great uncle of Laius. LYCUS 14. In fear of her fathers wrath, what niece of Lycus fled to Sicyon in order to bear Zeuss children in peace? ANTIOPE 15. What is the name of Antiopes father who killed himself after his daughter ran away? NYCTEUS 16. Antiope abandoned her twin sons and they were rescued by a shepherd. What are their names? AMPHION and ZETHUS 17. Lycus and his wife imprisoned Antiope, what is his wifes name? DIRCE 18. Dirce was dragged to death by a bull and turned into what? FOUNTAIN 19. Amphion and Zethus after building the walls, exiled whom? LAIUS 20. Amphion eventually married what prideful woman? NIOBE 21. Zethus married whom, the eventual namesake of Thebes? THEBE

22. Laius was taken in from his exile by Pelops, king of what Greek city? ELIS 23. Amid the hospitality of Pelops, Laius abducted what son of Pelops and thus brought a curse upon his entire family? CHRYSIPPUS 24. Oedipus upon birth was exposed on Mt. Cithaeron, rescued by a shepherd and taken to what royal couple of Corinth? POLYBUS and MEROPE 25. What son of Menoeceus, brother of Jocasta, and regent of Thebes offered the hand of Jocasta to whoever could solve the riddle of the Sphinx? CREON 26. Name the children of Oedipus and Jocasta. POLYNICES, ETEOCLES, ISMENE, ANTIGONE 27. After Oedipus blinded himself, he wandered to Colonus and is taken in by what well known Greek hero? THESEUS 28. Polynices in his anger left Thebes and traveled to Agros and married the daughter of what future member of the Seven Against Thebes? ADRASTUS 29. Name the Seven Against Thebes. ADRASTUS, POLYNICES, TYDEUS, CAPANEUS, HIPPOMEDON, PARTHENOPAEUS, AMPHIARAUS 30. Amphiaraus had the gift of prophecy so Polynices had to bribe his wife with the necklace of Harmonia so he would come on the expedition. What was the name of Amphiarauss wife? ERIPHYLE 31. What woman, the nurse of Opheltes, led the Seven to a local spring? HYPSIPLE 32. At this spring, Opheltes was bit by a snake and died. Amphiaraus changed his name to what, meaning beginner of death? ARCHEMORUS 33. Which of the Seven traveled to Thebes as a diplomat and was attacked by 50 Thebans, managing to kill all but one singlehandedly? TYDEUS 34. What prophet told Thebes that if one of the Spartoi sacrificed themselves for the city, the city would be saved? TIRESIAS 35. Which of the Seven scaled the wall of Thebes claiming he was greater than Zeus but was struck down by a lightning bolt? CAPANEUS 36. What goddess offered to make Tydeus immortal but removed the offer after she saw him eating the brains of his killer? ATHENA 37. Adrastus was the only one of the Seven not to perish due to the skill of what horse? ARION 38. Which of the Seven was swallowed by the earth, inspiring a new cult to be formed? AMPHIARAUS

39. Antigone, after illegally burying the body of Polynices, was sentenced to burial alive by her uncle, the regent of Thebes, named? CREON 40. Upon hearing of his beloveds sentence what son of Creon hanged himself? HAEMON 41. Haemon was not the only one to kill himself because of Creons decree, his wife did as well. What was her name? EURYDICE 42. Theseus granted burial rights to the Seven and what wife of Capaneus threw herself onto the flames? EVADNE 43. Name the Epigoni. AEGIALEUS, ALCMAEON, AMPHILOCUS, DIOMEDES, EURYALUS, PROMACHUS, STHENELUS, THERSANDER 44. Which of the Epigoni was the only one to die? AEGIALEUS 45. Alcmaeon killed Eriphyle for convincing which of the Seven to go? AMPHIARAUS 46. After being chased to Arcadia by the Furies, Alcmaeon married the daughter of what king, giving her the necklace of Harmonia? PHEGEUS 47. Alcmaeon then was purified by the father of what nymph whom he eventually gave the necklace of Harmonia? CALLIRHOE 48. Who were the parents of Tiresias? CHARICLO and EUERES Perseus and the Legends of Argos Chapter 19 1. Abas had two twin sons, Acrisius and Proetus who each ruled different areas, name their respective places. ARGOS and TIRYNS 2. Acrisius was told the son of his daughter would kill him, what was the name of his daughter whom he locked up in fear of this prophecy? DANAE 3. After Danae bore a son Perseus, Acrisius set them afloat and they landed at Seriphos and were rescued by what fisherman? DICTYS 4. Dictys was the brother of the local king who loved Danae and sent Perseus on a mission to retrieve the head of Medusa. What was the name of this evil-minded king? POLYDICTES 5. Perseus came to what daughters of Phorcys to get directions as to how to get to the special nymphs who would equip him for his journey? GRAEAE 6. Persues was aided by what two gods in his attempt to kill Medusa? ATHENA and HERMES 7. Name the Gorgons. MEDUSA, STHENO, EURYALE

8. After killing Medusa, two beings sprung from the severed neck, name both of them. CHRYSAOR and PEGASUS 9. Pegasuss hoof struck Mt. Helicon and produced what spring? HIPPOCRENE 10. Name the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopea. ANDROMEDA 11. Cepheus was the king of what region? ETHIOPIA 12. After rescuing Andromeda, Perseus killed what previous suitor with the head of Medusa? PHINEUS 13. Andromeda and Perseus had a son which they left behind as an heir, what was the name of this son? PERSES 14. Perseus returned to Seriphos and killed Polydictes, giving the throne to? DICTYS 15. Acrisius fled to Larissa and while participating in some funeral games he was struck in the head by what object thrown by Perseus? DISCUS 16. Perseus did not return, he decided to switch kingdoms with what son of Proteus? MEGAPENTHES 17. Who was the father of the girl who was transformed into a cow and chased to Egypt by a gadfly? INACHUS 18. Io had a son by Zeus, what was his name? EPAPHUS 19. Epaphus had twin sons, Agenor and Belus. What were the names of the sons of Belus who were great rivals? AEGYPTUS and DANAUS 20. Both Aegyptus and Danaus each had the same number of children, what number? 50 21. The daughters of Danaus were instructed to kill the sons of Aegyptus, which daughter disobeyed this orders? HYPERMNESTRA 22. What was the name of Hypermnestras husband whom she did not kill? LYNCEUS 23. Hypermnestra and Lyneus gave birth what grandfather of Perseus? ABAS 24. The other 49 daughters of Danaus were forced to perform what act in the underworld? CARRY A LEAKY JAR OF WATER 25. What Danaid was attacked by a satyr and eventually rescued by Poseidon? As a reward for laying with her, Poseidon gave her a spring by her name. AMYMONE Theseus and the Legends of Attica Chapter 21 1. What half man half snake founded the region Cecropia which eventually became Attica? CERCROPS

2. What half man/snake was produced from Hephaestuss attempt to violate Athena? ERICTHONIUS 3. Name the daughters of Cercrops. AUGLAUROS, HERSE, PANDROSOS 4. Erectheus defended Athens in its first war against what king of the Eleusinians? EUMOLPUS 5. Hermes loved Herse and ended up turning what sister of hers into a rock for trying to prevent their relationship? AUGLAUROS 6. Hermes and Herse had a child named what? CEPHALUS 7. Cephalus was hunting in the woods calling out the name Aura and thinking that his wife was a deer, accidentally killed her. What was her name? PROCRIS 8. Artemis gave Cephalus what two gifts? a SPEAR (which never missed its mark) and LAELAPS 9. Tereus was given what daughter of Pandion in exchange for his aid to the Attician king? PROCNE 10. Tereus and Procne had a son by the name of what? ITYS 11. While visiting her sister, this daughter of Pandion was violated, had her tongue cut out, and locked up by Tereus. PHILOMELA 12. Philomela and Procne turned into what birds? NIGHTINGALE and SWALLOW 13. In his pursuit of Philomela and Procne, Tereus transformed into what sea bird? HOOPOE 14. Who were the parents of the winged heroes Zetes and Calais? ORITHYIA and BOREAS 15. The king of Athens, Aegeus, was visiting Troezen and their king gave him his daughter Aethra, producing the great hero Theseus. What was the name of this king of Troezen? PITTHEUS 16. On the road from Troezen to Athens, Theseus killed what club bearer, the son of Hephaestus? PERIPHETES (CORYNETES) 17. What bandit tied his victims to a tied down pine tree? Theseus used this technique to rid the road of this villain. SINIS (PITYOCAMPTES) 18. What road bandit kicked his visitors over a cliff to a giant sea turtle after forcing them to wash his feet? SCIRON 19. What giant did Theseus defeat at Eleusis? CERCYON

20. What famous bandit insisted that all of his visitors exactly fit his bed, making changes to the victim if they did not fit the correct size? PROCRUSTES/DAMASTES/POLYPEMON 21. Upon arrival at Athens, Aegeus had married what evil sorceress who was plotting to take over the kingdom? MEDEA 22. Theseus then killed what brother of Aegeus and his sons in order to remove one of the major threats to the throne of Athens? PALLAS 23. Theseus removed what creature that was destroying the Athenian country side, eventually sacrificing it to Athena? BULL OF MARATHON 24. While attempting to capture the bull of Marathon, Theseus was entertained by what woman who died shortly after he left? HECALE 25. What son of Minos died while in Attica, causing Minos to require the sacrifice of 14 youths on a yearly basis? ANDROGEOS 26. While on the ship to Crete, Minos attacked what maiden? ERIBOEA 27. What daughter of Minos fell in love with Theseus, aiding him in his attempt to kill the Minotaur and escape? ARIADNE 28. Theseus abandoned Ariadne on what island where she was taken by Dionysus? NAXOS/DIA 29. What action of Theseus caused Aegeus to believe his son death and throw himself over a cliff? NOT CHANGING THE SAILS TO WHITE FROM BLACK 30. In return for helping Heracles attack the Amazons, he received what woman with whom he had a son Hippolytus? ANTIOPE 31. At whos wedding did Theseus participate in a fight against the centaurs for the kidnapping of Hippodamea, this man also tried to capture Proserpina from the underworld and spent eternity chained to the chair of forgetfulness? PIRITHOUS 32. Theseus and Pirithous also decided to capture Helen as one of their future brides. Who rescued the young girl from Theseuss mother? The DIOSCURI 33. What other daughter of Minos did Thesues eventually marry? PHAEDRA 34. What were the names of the two children of Phaedra by Theseus? ACAMAS and DEMOPHON 35. Phaedra fell in love with this son of Theseus and upon hearing that he knew of her secret hanged herself and wrote a note blaming him for her death. HIPPOLYTUS 36. The throne of Athens was eventually usurped by Menestheus and Theseus traveled to Scyros where this king killed him. LYCOMEDES

37. Demophon gave aid to the children of what famous hero? HERACLES 38. Demophons first love was this Thracian princess whom he accidentally abandoned on Thrace. She eventually turned into an almond tree with leaved when he hugged it. PHYLLIS 39. This last king of Athens sacrificed himself to save the city during an attack of the Peloponnesians. CODRUS 40. This grandson of Metion was a master craftsman who killed his nephew out of jealousy. DAEDALUS 41. One of the most famous inventions of Daedalus was the device which allowed this queen of Crete to make love to a special bull. PASIPHAE 42. Pasiphae was the daughter of what famous son god? HELIUS 43. After the death of Icarus, Daedalus took refuge on Sicily where which king of Camicus offered him protection from Minos? COCALUS 44. Minos, in his search, used what test to try to find the location of Daedalus? THREADING A SHELL 45. How did the daughters of Cocalus kill Minos? DROWNING IN BOILING H2O 46. What son of Minos fell into a vat of honey and drowned? GLAUCUS Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts Chapter 22 1. Minyae is a less common name for what group of people? The ARGONAUTS 2. What king of Boetia and cloud had the famous children Phrixus and Helle? ATHAMAS and NEPHELE 3. What 2nd wife of Athamas told him that the only way to stop the famine was sacrificing Phrixus in an effort to secure her family the throne? INO 4. What animal saved Phrixus and Helle at the last minute and became the object of the quest for the golden fleece? A GOLDEN RAM 5. What king of Colchis received Phrixus warmly, giving him the hand of his daughter in marriage? AEETES 6. What was the name of the daughter who Phrixus married? CHALCIOPE 7. What stepson of Cretheus usurped the throne in an effort to rid Iolcus of his half brother Aeson? PELIAS 8. Name the parents of Jason. AESON and POLYMEDE 9. Pelias knew that a descendent of his would appear in Iolcus bearing what sign which would foreshadow his defeat? WEARING ONE SANDAL

10. Jason lost his sandal by carrying Juno disguised as an old woman across what river, placing himself into her favor? ANAURUS 11. Pelias said he would return the throne of Iolcus to the descendents of Aeson if Jason could perform what task? RETRIEVING THE GOLDEN FLEECE 12. What master shipbuilder, the son of Arestor, built the Argo? ARGUS 13. Athena made the bows from talking wood from what oracle of Zeus? DODONA 14. Which two Argonauts had the gift of prophecy? IDMON and MOPSUS 15. These two Argonauts, known for their skills with horses and boxing, were named? CASTOR and POLUX 16. Which Argonaut had such keen eyesight that he could see beneath the earth? LYNCEUS 17. Periclymenus had what special skill? ABLE TO CHANGE SHAPE AT WILL DURING BATTLE 18. Which Argonaut could walk on water? EUPHEMUS 19. Zetes and Calais were able to do what unusual thing? FLY 20. Who was the helmsman of the Argo? TIPHYS 21. Who was the leader of the Lemnian women? HYPSIPYLE 22. The only man on Lemnos was this father of Hypsipyle and son of Dionysus. THOAS 23. Name the two children which resulted from the union of Jason and Hypsipyle. EUNEOS and THOAS (NEBROPHONUS) 24. Hypsipyle was captured by pirates and enslaved by this father of Opheltes and king of Nemea? LYCURGUS 25. The Argonauts were received kindly by this group of people and their king, however after they left a storm blew them back and a great battle occurred killing many. DOLIONES or CYZICUS 26. At Cios this consort of Heracles was trapped in a spring forcing Heracles to abandon the expedition. HYLAS 27. This king of the Bebryces was defeated in a boxing match with Polux. AMYCUS 28. This blind prophet was being tortured by the Harpies until Zetes and Calais chased them away. In return he told them hints for their coming voyage. PHINEUS 29. The Argonauts were forced to pass through what group of clashing rocks and prevented their death by sending a dove through first. SYMPLEGADES

30. At the home of the Mariandyni which two Argonauts were killed? IDMON and TIPHYS 31. What Arcadian became the new helmsman of the Argo? ANCAEUS 32. Aeetes was willing to give Jason the fleece if he could complete a series of tasks. What were they? YOKING FIRE BREATHING OXEN TOGETHER, PLOWING A FIELD WITH DRAGON TEETH AND KILLING THE MEN THAT SPRUNG UP 33. What sorceress fell in love with Jason and helped him complete the tasks and get the golden fleece? MEDEA 34. What brother of Medea chased the boat returning to Iolcus and was killed by Jason at the mouth of the Danube? APSYRTUS 35. What aunt of Medea purified Jason and Medea for the murder of her brother? CIRCE 36. The Argonauts had to carry their ship for 12 days to get to Lake Tritonis. During the journey this seer was bitten by a snake and killed. MOPSUS 37. What god led the Argo back to the Mediterranean sea? TRITON 38. What bronze Giants life depended on the nail in his ankle which the Argonauts knocked out, causing his death? TALUS 39. Describe the manner in which Jason died. THE BOW OF THE ARGO FELL ON HIS HEAD 40. Medea rejuvenated what animal in order to convince the daughters of Pelias to do the same to their father? RAM 41. Jason and Medea were exiled from Iolcus by what son of Pelias? ACASTUS 42. After Jason decided to divorce Medea and marry this woman, Medea sent her two children to her bearing a robe smeared with poison ointment which killed her. GLAUCE (or CREUSA) 43. Medea married this king of Athens and tried to kill Theseus to gain the throne. AEGEUS Heracles Chapter 20 1. What king of Mycenae (and his sons) fought the sons of the Teleboan king, Pterelaus, from each family remained? ELECTRYON 2. Which nephew of Electryon was given the hand of his daughter on the condition that she remain a virgin until he returned? AMPHITRYON 3. What was the name of this daughter of Electryon? ALCMENA until only one son

4. Amphitryon recovered the stolen cattle but accidentally killed Electryon with what object, resulting in his exile from Mycenae? CLUB 5. After Amphitryons exile, this brother of Electryon took the throne. STHENELUS 6. Amphitryon traveled to what king of Thebes in order to be purified? CREON 7. Alcmena would not sleep with Amphitryon until he attacked the Teleboans, thus avenging the death of her brothers. Amphitryon succeeded in this because what daughter of Pterelaus cut a lock of his protective hair? COMAETHO 8. While Amphitryon was fighting the Teleboans, this god came to Alcmena in the form of her husband. ZEUS 9. Amphitryon also slept with Alcmena that night and both of these encounters yielded a son, name them. HERACLES and IPHICLES 10. Zeus boasted to Athena that a child of his would rule the world (meaning Heracles), so Hera sped up the birth of what son of Sthenelus? EURYSTHEUS 11. Who taught Heracles chariot driving, he was his step-father? AMPHITRYON 12. Who taught Heracles the art of wrestling? AUTOLYCUS 13. Who taught Heracles one of his greatest skills, archery? EURYTUS 14. This lyre teacher angered Heracles and consequently bashed over the head with the lyre, thus killing him. LINUS 15. For the murder of Linus, Heracles was sent to Mt. Cithaeron and there he killed a lion which was bothering Amphitryon and what king of Thespiae? THESPIUS 16. For freeing the Thebans from paying their next tribute to the Minyans, Creon gave Heracles the hand of his daughter in marriage. Name her. MEGARA 17. In a fit of madness Heracles killed Megara and their 3 children and in order to purify himself of this murder, he was instructed to serve what king of Tiryns for 12 years? EURYSTHEUS 18. In his first labor, Heracles was required to kill what beast with invulnerable skin? NEMEAN LION 19. What beast had nine heads, one of which was immortal and was the second labor of Heracles? LERNAEAN 20. What nephew of Heracles aided him in this task, later causing it to be disqualified as a true task? IOLAUS 21. Hera sent what creature in order to make Heracles more difficult, this creature later was turned into a constellation named Cancer? CRAB

22. What creature, sacred to Artemis, did Eurystheus require Heracles to bring to him? CERYNEAN HIND 23. What animal was to be brought back alive from Mt. Erymanthus? ERYMANTHIAN BOAR 24. What centaur dropped a poison arrow on his foot resulting in his death? PHOLUS 25. This immortal centaur was struck by a poison arrow and Prometheus saved him from his agony by taking on the power of the poison? CHIRON 26. What king of Elis had stables which required the redirection of two rivers? AUGEAS 27. Which two rivers did Heracles force to change their course? ALPHEUS and PENEUS 28. After Aegeas refused to pay for the cleaning of his stables, he exiled Heracles and his son named. PHYLEUS 29. Heracles left Elis and was taken in by Dexamenus, and in return for this Heracles saved his daughter from what centaur? EURYTION 30. In this labor Heracles used castanets to distract the creatures and then shot them from the sky. STYMPHALIAN BIRDS 31. This creature was to be brought to Eurystheus from Crete where it was supposed to have been originally sacrificed. After Heracles brought it back, it escaped to Marathon where Theseus eventually sacrificed it. CRETAN BULL 32. This Thracian king, son of Ares, fed his mares human flesh and was eventually fed to them himself. DIOMEDES 33. On the way to Thrace, Heracles met what king of Pherae and saved his wife Alcestis by wrestling Thanatos/Death? ADMETUS 34. What queen of the Amazons was killed in order to retrieve her girdle? HIPPOLYTA 35. During his return journey from the Amazons, Heracles saved what daughter of Laomedon from a sea monster? HESIONE 36. Laomedon went back on his promise to Heracles and because of this Heracles later came back and sacked the city, leaving this son of Laomedon on the throne. PODARCES/PRIAM 37. Heracles gave Hesione to what good friend of his after the sack of Troy? TELAMON 38. What monster was the three-headed offspring of Callirhoe and Chrysaor? GERYON 39. What giant herdsman and two-headed dog also lived on Erythia helped to guard the cattle of Geryon? EURYTION and ORTHUS

40. What god gave Heracles the golden cup which he used to travel to Erythia and kill Geryon, Orthus, and Eurytion? HELIUS 41. Heracles was attacked by what tribe on Sicily and ran out of poison arrows. Zeus saved him by sending a shower of rocks. LIGURIANS 42. What serpent helped the Hesperides guard the golden apples? LADON 43. Who did Heracles have to hold through a series of shape shifts in order to be given the location of the Garden of Hesperides? NEREUS 44. Which Titan did Heracles trick into getting the golden apples for him? ATLAS 45. What Egyptian king sacrificed all visitors to Zeus? BUSIRIS 46. While in Libya Heracles defeated this son of Gaia and Poseidon by holding him above the ground and strangling him. ANTAEUS 47. For his final labor, Heracles wrestled this dog of the Underworld and brought him back to Eurystheus. CERBERUS 48. While in the Underworld Heracles wrestled what man from the chair of forgetfulness? THESEUS 49. Heracles promised Meleager that he would marry his sister when he returned from the Underworld. What was her name? DEIANIRA 50. This pair of dwarfs played a trick on Heracles and then attempted to play a trick on Zeus, but he caught them and turned them to either apes or stones. CERCOPES 51. This man was the reason Heracles abandoned the expedition of the Argonauts. HYLAS 52. Heracles attacked this king of Pylos because he refused to purify him after the murder of Iphitus leaving only his son Nestor alive. NELEUS 53. In order to receive the hand of the Deianira, Heracles had to wrestle this river god who could change shapes at will. ACHELOUS 54. In his battle for Deianira, he accidentally broke off the horn of Achelous. After his victory, Heracles returned the horn and received the horn of what creature? AMALTHEA 55. What centaur carried Deianira across the river Evenus in an attempt to violate her? NESSUS 56. Name the two children of Heracles and Deianira. HYLLUS and MACARIA 57. Heracles fell in love with what daughter of his archery teacher, Eurytus? IOLE

58. Heracles won the archery contest and then was supposed to have been given the hand of Iole, however, Eurytus sent what brother of Iole to rid Tiryns of Heracles but was instead thrown off a citadel by Heracles? IPHITUS 59. For stealing the tripod of the Delphic Oracle, Heracles spent one year in the service of this Lydian queen. OMPHALE 60. What herald brought Heracles the poisoned robe which eventually caused his death? LICHAS 61. What son of Heracles was instructed to marry Iole? HYLLUS 62. This eventual father of Philoctetes received the arrows of Heracles for lighting his funeral pyre. POEAS 63. What daughter of Hera did Heracles marry on Olympus? HEBE 64. What judge of the Underworld did Alcmena eventually marry? RHADAMANTHYS The Returns and the Odyssey Chapter 18 1. What Trojan War hero was killed when a storm brought by Athena near Mykonos pushed many ships into the rocks? AJAX THE LESSER 2. What father of Palamedes avenges his sons death by luring ships into rocks during a bad storm off Cape Capnareus? NAUPLIUS 3. Agamemnon was killed by his wife and her lover. Name them. CLYTEMNESTRA and AEGISTHUS 4. Which Trojan War hero returned home to Pylos safely? NESTOR 5. Which Trojan War lost all but five ships and eventually landed in Egypt? MENELAUS 6. What daughter of Nereus instructed Menelaus to force her father to give them directions for a safe journey back to Sparta with Helen; seven years later they made it? EIDOTHEA 7. What wife of Diomedes and daughter of Adrastus was unfaithful because Aphrodite was upset that he had wounded her during the war? AEGLALIA 8. What Apulian king gave Diomedes a tract of land in Italy after he left Argos? DAUNUS 9. Diomedes refused to aid what Latin king in the war against the Rutulians? LATINUS 10. What creatures were the followers of Diomedes transformed into after his death? BIRDS 11. Who returned to Crete to find that his wife had committed adultery? IDOMENEUS

12. This wife of Idomeneus was having an affair with Leucus and was killed along with her daughter by Leucus. MEDA 13. This Trojan War hero was warned by his great-grandmother Thetis to avoid the water route home. NEOPTOLEMUS 14. What daughter of Menelaus did Neoptolemus take as his wife? HERMIONE 15. What Greek prophet and wife of Hector traveled with Neoptolemus and Hermione? HELENUS and ANDROMACHE 16. What priest of Apollo had been spared at Ismarus, the home of the Cicones, where the crew of Odysseus received 12 jars of wine? MARON 17. What son of Poseidon was killing the men of Odysseus and was not stopped until he became drunken and was blinded? POLYPHEMUS 18. What god of the winds gave Odysseus a bag of winds which would allow him to return to Ithaca safely? AEOLUS 19. What group of cannibals destroyed 11 of the 12 ships which were part of the crew of Odysseus? LAESTRYGONIANS 20. What island was the home of Circe? AEAEA 21. This daughter of Helius first turned the men of Odysseus into swine and then allowed them to stay on her island for a year. CIRCE 22. Which of Odysseuss men escaped being turned into a pig and ran back to Odysseus to tell him what happened? EURYLOCHUS 23. Name the son of Odysseus and Circe. TELEGONUS 24. What prophet told Odysseus of the problems which were occurring back in Ithaca? TIRESIAS 25. What daughter of Phorcys was changed into a man eating creature due to the jealously of Amphitrite? SCYLLA 26. What island was the site of the great storm that wiped out the entire crew of Odysseus because they ate the cattle of Helius? THRINACIA 27. The storm off Thrinacia blew Odysseus back to Charybdis where he survived the whirlpool by holding on to what type of tree? FIG 28. What island of Calypso was the home of Odysseus for seven years? OGYGIA 29. What water nymph, formerly Ino, helped Odysseus survive by giving him her cloak which would allow him to float? LEUCOTHEA 30. What land was the home of the Phaecians? SCHERIA

31. Name the king, queen, and princess of Scheria. ALCINOUS, ARETE, and NAUSICAA 32. The Phaecians outfitted a ship to transport Odysseus back to Ithaca, however, it was turned into what material on its return journey? STONE 33. Penelope avoided the suitors by weaving a funeral shroud for this man, the father of Odysseus. LAERTES 34. Who was the only child of Penelope of Odysseus and one of two people who knew Odysseus had returned to Ithaca? TELEMACHUS 35. Name the swineherd of Odysseus. EUMAEUS 36. This dog of Odysseus recognized his owner and then took his final breath, happy that his master had finally returned. ARGUS 37. Odysseus, disguised as a beggar entered into his own house where he was challenged to a fight by what beggar who had taken up residence in his home? IRUS 38. A scar on his foot, received as a child, alerted this childhood nurse that Odysseus had returned. EURYCLEA 39. After Odysseus shot an arrow through all twelve axes, he immediately killed the leading suitor. Name him. ANTINOUS 40. Odysseus and Telemachus spared what herald and bard in the slaughter which occurred in the great hall of the palace? MEDON and PHEMIUS 41. This bad goatherd was killed by Odysseus in the battle. MELANTHIUS 42. After the battle, the parents of the suitors approach Odysseus and this father of Antinous was killed in the fight. EUPEITHES 43. Odysseus was unaware of the existence of one of his sons and this son eventually caused his death, name this son. TELEGONUS The Trojan Saga and the Iliad Chapter 17 1. Leda had four children, two of them by Zeus. Name them. POLLUX and HELEN 2. Castor and Clytemnestra were the other two children of Leda, but they were fathered by what Spartan? TYNDAREUS 3. Castor and Pollux fought with these two sons of Aphareus, resulting in the death of Castor. IDAS and LYNCEUS 4. Helen had many suitors, she eventually chose what future Trojan War leader and Spartan king? MENELAUS

5. Helen and Menelaus had a daughter, what was her name? HERMIONE 6. What goddess was not present at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis and because of her hurt feelings started the Trojan War by throwing the golden apple? ERIS 7. Pariss mother heard that her son would destroy the city of Troy and out of her fear exposed him on Mt. Ida. Who was the mother of Paris? HECUBA 8. Apollo and Poseidon built the walls of Troy for what king who eventually cheated them out of their pay? LAOMEDON 9. A sea monster was sent to Troy to punish Laomedon and the only way to rid the city of it was to sacrifice what daughter of Laomedon? HESIONE 10. This hero ended up saving Hesione in return for the immortal horses of Laomedon, but once again he went back on his word. HERACLES 11. Heracles gave Hesione to this eventual father of Teucer and Ajax. TELAMON 12. Name the mother of Ajax the Greater. EERIBOEA 13. What young son of Laomedon was spared and eventually became the king of Troy under a different name? PODARCES/PRIAM 14. Priam is known widely as the husband of Hecuba but he was also married to what other woman? ARISBA (ARISBE) 15. What nymph with healing powers did Paris fall in love with on Mt. Ida, eventually Helen? OENONE 16. What Greek hero wounded Paris, resulting in his death? PHILOCTETES 17. What daughter of Eetion was the wife of Hector? ANDROMACHE 18. What child of Hector and Andromache was thrown off the walls of Troy at the end of the war? ASTYANAX 19. What son of Priam had the gift of prophecy because serpents licked his ears as a child? HELENUS 20. What good friend of Hector married Helen after the death of Paris? DEIPHOBUS 21. What love of Achilles was sacrificed on his tomb as part of his spoils? POLYXENA 22. What daughter of Priam was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo and upon returning home with Agamemnon was killed by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus? CASSANDRA 23. What son of Aphrodite and Anchises fought in single combat with Achilles and was saved by Poseidon? AENEAS abandoning her for

24. What Trojan and his wife Theano were spared by the Greeks and founded Patarium (Padua) after the war? ANTENOR 25. These Lycian leaders discovered that they were hereditary guest friends and exchanged armor instead of fighting. GLAUCUS and DIOMEDES 26. Name the metals that the armors of Glaucus and Diomedes were made from. GOLD and BRONZE (respectively) 27. Glaucus was killed by this Greek hero in the fight for the body of Achilles. AJAX (of Telamon) 28. What son of Zeus and Laodamia had his body saved by Apollo and the earth showered with blood in his honor? SARPEDON 29. What Thracian leader had special horses who would ensure the success of the Trojans if they could eat the grass of Troy? RHESUS 30. What Trojan spy was caught by Odysseus and Diomedes and told them of the prophecies regarding the Thracians? DOLON 31. Who was the commander-in-chief of the Greek army? AGAMEMNON 32. This Greek leader fought in single combat with Paris, but was unable to kill him because Aphrodite saved him at the last minute. MENELAUS 33. This king of Argos and favorite of Athena wounded both Ares and Aphrodite in addition to fetching Achilles and Philoctetes from their respective islands. DIOMEDES 34. Name the king of Pylos, son of Neleus and wise man of the Greeks. NESTOR 35. This son of Nestor began fighting in the war but was killed by Memnon. ANTILOCHUS 36. Who recovered the body of Patroclus and lost the fight for the armor of Achilles to Odysseus? AJAX the GREATER (or TELAMONIAN) 37. This Trojan War hero violated Cassandra in a temple of Athena and this action was later the cause of his death. AJAX the LESSER (or OILEAN) 38. What son of Deucalion and leader of the Cretans was the best friend of Menelaus? IDOMENEUS 39. Who, in order to get Odysseus into the war, placed Telemachus in front of a plow? PALAMEDES 40. Who stopped Thersites from speaking in Book 2? ODYSSEUS 41. Achilles was dressed up as a girl by his mother Thetis and hidden on what island in order to avoid the Trojan War? SCYROS

42. Achilles was brought up with the daughters of what king of Scyros? LYCOMEDES 43. Which daughter of Lycomedes did Achilles fall in love with? DEIDAMIA 44. Deidamia bore this son to Achilles, he fought in the war after his fathers death. NEOPTOLEMUS/PYRRHUS 45. This man was given to Achilles as a companion at a young age because he killed a rival as a youth, he and Achilles were best friends. PATROCLUS 46. This companion of Achilles lay with his fathers mistress and sought refuge with Peleus who made him the tutor of his son. PHOENIX 47. What prophet told Agamemnon that in order to sail from Aulis he would have to sacrifice his daughter? CALCHAS 48. This daughter of Agamemnon was told that she was marrying Achilles so that she could be sacrificed. Some versions say that she was saved by Artemis at the last minute and brought to Tauri as a priestess. IPHIGENIA 49. Which prophet interpreted the omen regarding a snake which after climbing a tree and eating 8 chicks and their mother turned to stone? CALCHAS 50. This Trojan War hero was bitten on the foot by a snake on the island of Chryse and was left behind at Lemnos for most of the war because of the stench that the wound gave off. PHILOCTETES 51. Philoctetes killed this man with the arrows of Heracles which he inherited from his father Poeas. PARIS 52. This son of Heracles was wounded by Achilles at Mysia and since the wound would not heal, he came to the Greek camp disguised as a beggar to ask Achilles if he would heal his wound. TELEPHUS 53. This man was the first to set foot on the shores of Troy and also the first to die in the war. PROTESILAUS 54. This wife of Protesilaus went crazy upon hearing of the death of her husband and to appease her, Hermes brought him back for several hours but she killed herself due to grief. LAODAMIA 55. What son of Poseidon was made invulnerable to weapons, but was strangled by the thongs of his own helmet by Achilles. He became a swan after his death. CYCNUS 56. The Iliad begins with the anger of Achilles over having to give what woman to Agamemnon? BRISEIS 57. After the fall of Troy, Andromache became the slave of what Greek hero? NEOPTOLEMUS

58. Name the three Greeks which made up the counsel that tried to convince Achilles to return to war. ODYSSEUS, PHOENIX, and AJAX the GREATER 59. What Trojan accomplishment caused Achilles to allow Patroclus to fight in his place? HECTOR SETTING FIRE TO THE GREEK SHIPS 60. Patroclus killed what Trojan hero and son of Zeus? SARPEDON 61. Angered by the success of Patroclus, Apollo stuns him allowing what Trojan to mortally wound him? EUPHORBUS 62. Achilles returned to battle after the death of Patroclus wearing new armor made by what god? HEPHAESTUS 63. What river god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, was so angered by Achilles filling his waters with Trojan corpses that he flooded the plains of Troy, almost drowning Achilles? SCAMANDER/XANTHUS 64. What goddess disguised herself as Deiphobus, thus tricking Hector and allowing Achilles to kill him? ATHENA 65. How many days did Achilles drag the body of Hector around the burial mound of Patroclus? 12 DAYS 66. Who came to the Greek camp with the aid of Hermes to beg back the body of his son? PRIAM 67. What remarkable offspring of Podarge and Zephyrus was given the gift of speech by Hera and used this gift to warn Achilles of his impending death? XANTHUS 68. Aphrodite, after being wounded by Diomedes, flees to her mother for comfort. Name this goddess. DIONE 69. What leader of the Amazons did Achilles fall in love with after he killed her? PENTHESILEA 70. This man, said to be the ugliest at Troy, mocked Achilles for loving the dead Penthesilea and for this Achilles killed him. THERSITES 71. After killing both Thersites and Penthesilea, Achilles withdrew to Lesbos where he was purified by what man? ODYSSEUS 72. What leader of the Ethiopians was the son of Eos and Tithonus? MEMNON 73. The followers of Memnon were turned into what creatures upon his death? BIRDS 74. An arrow shot by Paris and guided by this god resulted in the death of Achilles. APOLLO 75. What Trojan War hero returned the body of Achilles to the Greek camp but still lost the fight for his armor. AJAX the GREATER (TELAMONIAN)

76. In his anger from losing the armor of Achilles, Ajax the Greater went crazy and killed a flock of sheep. Upon regaining sanity, he fell on his sword and from his blood sprouted this flower. HYACINTH 77. Helenus told Odysseus that these two men must fight on the Greek side in order to ensure them victory. Name the two men. PHILOCTETES and NEOPTOLEMUS 78. Who did Neoptolemus brutally slaughter at the altars? PRIAM 79. Who built the wooden horse? EPEUS 80. Which Greek pretended to be a bitter enemy of Odysseus, therefore convincing the Trojans to let him and the horse into the city? SINON 81. What son of Antenor, along with Cassandra, warned the Trojans about the dangers of bringing the horse into the city? He and his children were killed by two serpents sent by Athena. LAOCOON 82. What island did the Greek troops hide behind until night fell when they sacked the city? TENEDOS 83. What woman was given to Odysseus as part of the spoils of war? HECUBA 84. In Thrace Hecuba recognized the corpse of this person, her son, who had been entrusted to a local king but was killed because of the treasure he brought. POLYDORUS 85. Name the local king who killed Polydorus. POLYMESTOR 86. Hecuba enticed Polymestor and his children into her tent where she blinded him and killed his children. For these crimes she was turned into what animal? BITCH/DOG The Mycenaean Saga Chapter 16 1. What man angered the gods by serving them the flesh of his own son? TANTALUS 2. Name the son of Tantalus was served to the gods and restored to life after the gods realized what had happened? PELOPS 3. What material replaced the part of Pelopss shoulder which Demeter ate? IVORY 4. What was the punishment of Tantalus in the Underworld? INSATIABLE THIRST AND HUNGER, HANGING BOULDER 5. Pelops traveled to Asia Minor in an attempt to win the hand of what woman in marriage? HIPPODAMIA 6. In order to win the hand of Hippodamia, Pelops had to beat this man in a chariot race, if he lost, the penalty was death. OENOMAUS

7. Pelops bribed this son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus, to remove the linchpins from the chariot, thereby killing Oenomaus and allowing him to win? MYRTILUS 8. In exchange for this favor, Myrtilus assumed that he would be able to do what after Pelops won the race? He assumed incorrectly and Pelops threw him off a cliff. HE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY HIPPODAMIA 9. What two brothers fought over Mycenae and were told that the city would go to the son of Pelops who had possession of a golden fleeced ram? ATREUS and THYESTES 10. Which god brought a golden ram to Atreus? PAN 11. Thyestes had an affair with this wife of Atreus, allowing him to steal the golden fleeced ram and take over control of Mycenae. AEROPE 12. After returning from exile, Atreus invited Thyestes to a banquet where he did what, keeping in the tradition of the rest of his family? SERVED THYESTES HIS SONS 13. Upon the advice of an oracle, Thyestes slept with this woman, his daughter. PELOPIA 14. This eventual lover of Clytemnestra resulted from the union of Thyestes and Pelopia. AEGISTHUS 15. Clytemnestra and Agamemnon had four children, name them. IPHEGENIA, ELECTRA, ORESTES, and CHRYSOTHEMIS 16. Clytemnestra was so angered by the sacrifice of her daughter that she had an affair with what son of Thyestes? AEGISTHUS 17. What prophetess from Troy was murdered when she returned home from the war with Agamemnon? CASSANDRA 18. Who was the only member of the house of Tantalus to be affected by the curse of Myrtilus? AGAMEMNON 19. Orestes was living in the court of what king of Phocis when his father was killed? STROPHIUS 20. What god informed Orestes that it was his duty to avenge the death of his father? APOLLO 21. What sister of Orestes told him to kill Aegisthus and Clytemnestra? ELECTRA 22. What goddess acquitted Orestes for the killing of his mother at the court of the Areopagus? ATHENA 23. After recovering his sanity, Orestes married what cousin of his, who was previously married to Neoptolemus? HERMOINE

24. What three areas did Orestes rule? MYCENAE, ARGOS, SPARTA 25. How did Orestes die? SNAKE BITE 26. Electra married this son of Strophius and best friend of Orestes. PYLADES 27. Name the children of Pylades and Electra. STROPHIUS and MEDON Myths of Local Heroes and Heroines Chapter 23 1. This king of the Lapiths and son of Phlegyas was the first to shed kindred blood and was invited by Zeus to be purified. IXION 2. What father of Ixions bride, Dia, fell into a bit filled with burning coals and became the first one to be killed by a relation? EIONEUS 3. What punishment did Ixion suffer in the Underworld for his attempt to seduce Hera? BOUND TO A WHEEL OF FIRE 4. Who did Ixion impregnate and cause the birth of the monster Centaurus? NEPHELE 5. Centaurus mated with the mares from this mountain producing the race known as the centaurs. MT. PELION 6. Who was the most famous centaur, son of Cronus and Philyra? CHIRON 7. This son of Ixion invited the centaurs to his wedding with Hippodamia, but they attempted to carry away all the women. PIRITHOUS 8. This Lapith mistress of Poseidon was granted one wish, she wished to become a man who was invulnerable. Posiedon transformed her into Caeneus. CAENIS 9. Caeneus ordered people to worship his spear and for this Zeus caused the centaurs to do what at his wedding? THROW TREE TRUNKS 10. What seer said that Caeneus turned into a yellow winged bird? MOPSUS 11. What prince of Phthia and father of Achilles was exiled for the killing of his half brother Phocus and was purified by Eurytion. PELEUS 12. Peleus was exiled a second time for the accidental death of Eurytion. How did Eurytion die? KILLED WITH A SPEAR DURING CALYDONIAN BOAR HUNT 13. What wife of Acastus fell in love with Peleus but when he refused her advances told her husband that he tried to seduce her, almost resulting in his death but he was saved at the last minute by Chiron? ASTYDAMIA 14. Who was given to Peleus as a bride by Zeus? THETIS

15. Who did Peleus defend against Orestes and Hermione after they had killed Neoptolemus? ANDROMACHE 16. What son of Aelous dressed up as Zeus and his hubris resulted in his death? SALMONEUS 17. This king of Trachis and son of Eosphoros and Lucifer was drowned in a storm and eventually was transformed into either a kingfisher or a gull. CEYX 18. This wife of Ceyx and daughter of Aeolus was pitied by the gods for her intense grief over the loss of her husband and was transformed into a halcyon or a kingfisher. ALCYONE