Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Who built the Argo and who helped?
|
Built by Argus, helped by Athena
|
|
|
What did Athena do to help in the building of the boat?
|
She puts a piece of oak of Dodona (oracle of Zeus) that talks
|
|
|
What was the first island they arrived on?
|
Lemnos, an island filled with only women and their Queen Hypsipyle
|
|
|
Why were the women of Lemnos alone?
|
Because they didn't worship Aphrodite, so she punished them by making them unattractive to their husbands (whom they killed for cheating)
|
|
|
Jason and Hypsipyle had twin sons, what are their names?
|
Euneos and Thoas
|
|
|
At their second destination, what king did they kill and bury the following day?
|
King Cyzicus
|
|
|
What occurred on the Island of Bebryces?
|
Boxing match between King Amicus and Polydeuces, Polydeuces kills the king
|
|
|
What occurs on the Island of Thrace?
|
King Pineus, harrassed by the Harpies asks that the Argos chase the monsters away. Zetes and Calais do so.
|
|
|
What does King Pienus warn the Argos about?
|
About the clashing rocks, and to send a dove through the rocks. If it makes it through, go through. If it doesn't, turn around.
|
|
|
What is the name of the clashing rocks?
|
Symplegades
|
|
|
Who helped the Argonauts get through the Symplegades?
|
Athena (or Hera)
|
|
|
At Colchis, Aeetes said Jason could have the fleece if he did what?
|
Do the impossible tasks
|
|
|
What are the three tasks?
|
1) Yoke 2 brazen-footed fire breathing bulls
2) Plow with bulls, plant dragon teeth 3) Fight/kill the men that grow from the teeth |
|
|
How does Jason kill the men?
|
By throwing a rock/they kill eachother
|
|
|
How does Medea help Jason with the tasks?
|
By giving him a magic ointment that protected him from fire or iron
|
|
|
How did Jason get the fleece?
|
By drugging the serpent (with Medea's herbs)
|
|
|
Who is Talos and where is he located?
|
The "Bronze Age Man" on Crete, who walked around it 3 times a day, who won't let the Argonauts land
|
|
|
How was Talos killed (3 scenarios)
|
1) Medea brings him down with magic -> cuts vein on a rock
2) Medea pulls plug after promising immortality 3) Poas shoots the vein above his ankle with an arrow |
|
|
What does "Ichor" mean?
|
Blood of the gods
|
