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Where did Apollo kill the Python?
Mt. Parnassus
(Parn-ass-us)
What did Apollo do after killing the python?
He built a shrine at Delphi and an oracle called Pythia
What did Cupid to do Apollo after he mocked him?
Cupid shot a golden arrow at Apollo, and a lead one at Daphne
(Dap-hne)
What happened when Apollo chased Daphne too long?
She was turned into a Laurel Tree
What did Jupiter change Io in to protect her?
A cow
Who did Juno send to watch the cow (Io) because she was suspicious?
Argus (Had 100 eyes)
Who did Jupiter send to keep Io the cow safe?
Hermes
What did Hermes do to Argus?
He killed him
What did Hermes kill Argus with?
Caduceus
Who was Apollo's son who wanted to ride the sun chariot and who killed him?
Son - Phaethon
Person who killed him - Jupiter
Who was Apollo's son (other than Phaethon)?
Asculapius
(As-cul-apius)
Who trained Apollo's son Asculapius in the arts of medicine?
Chiron, the centaur
What was Asculapius able to do with these teachings of Chiron?
Raise the dead
Who killed Asculapius?
Jupiter because he was mad at the unbalance
What are the names of the creatures, and what creatures are they that Apollo kills?
Cyclopes - Brontes, Steropes, Arges
Why did Apollo kill the Cyclopes and why was Jupiter mad about it?
Apollo killed them as revenge to Zeus for killing his sons; Jupiter was mad because the Cyclopes knew how to make the lightning bolt.
Who did Apollo had to serve as a punishment for killing the Cyclopes?
Admetus
What was fated to happen to Admetus?
He was to die
What was the only way Admetus could live?
Someone else in the kingdom had to give their life
Who told Admetus he could live if someone takes his place?
Apollo; he did this because Admetus was nice to him
Who volunteered to die for Admetus because no one else would?
His wife, Alcestis
(Al-ces-tis)
Who heard of what would happen to Alcestis and what did he do about it?
Hercules; he hid in the bushes to fight death
Who was death essentially?
Thanatos
(Than-a-tos)
Who did Jupiter try to rape as a WHITE BULL?
Europa
What did Europa do to the white bull (Zeus) and where did they go?
She ride on his back; they went to Crete
Who was Europa's dad and brother?
Dad - Agenor
Brother - Cadmus (founder of
Thebes)
What children did Europa and Jupiter have?
Sarpedon, Rhydomendes, and Minos (future king of Crete)
What did Cadmus do as a result of his sister going missing?
Went to go find her and meets dragon
What did Cadmus do to the teeth of the dragon after he killed it?
He buried the teeth into the soil
What happened to the teeth of the dragon Cadmus slayed after they were buried?
They turned into soilders, but Cadmus killed them before they could hurt him
Who told Cadmus he must build a city where he finds a White Bull lying down?
The Pythia Oracle at Delphi
What city does Cadmus finally found?
Thebes
Who did Cadmus marry?
Harmonia
What region did Cadmus live in inside the city Thebes with his wife?
Boeotia
(Be-o-sha)
What main three children did Harmonia and Cadmus have?
Ino, Semele, and Agave
What was the name of the nymph Zeus raped that later turned into a bear?
Callisto
Who turned Callisto into a bear and why?
Juno; she was mad because Zeus raped Callisto
Which son did Zeus and Callisto have together?
Arcus
What did Arcus do?
He was a hunter
Who did Arcus accidentally kill?
His mom because she looked like a bear
What did Jupiter do to Arcus and Callisto?
Made them into star constellations
Callisto - Ursa Major
Arcus - Ursa Minor
Who saw Diana bathing one day?
Actaeon
(Act-ae-on)
What did Diana do to Actaeon as a punishment for watching her bathing nude?
Turned him into a stag and his own dogs ate him
Who did Juno trick into seeing Jupiter in his true form?
Semele
What happened to Semele as a result of seeing Zeus in his true form?
She died from the lightning bolt
Who was Semele pregnant with when she died and what did Zeus do with the unborn baby?
Bacchus (Dionysus in Greek); Zeus placed him in his thigh so he could be born
Who cut Zeus in the thigh to place Bacchus in?
Vulcan (Hephaestus in Greek)
What were the followers of Bacchus called?
Maenads (Supposedly crazy)
Who was Bacchus' side kick and what type of animal was he?
Silenus; Satyr
(Sil-e-nus)
What area does the god Bacchus come from?
The east
Who did Juno and Jupiter see as a result of their fight about who enjoys love more?
Tiresias
(Tir-es-ias)
Why did Juno and Jupiter see Tiresias to solve their fight about who enjoyed love more?
He was a woman for seven years
Who does Tiresias say loves love more (men or women)?
Women
Whom did Echo love?
Narcissus
(Nar-ciss-us)
What did Bacchus do to everyone on his boat, and with the exception of who?
He turned them into dolphins; he did not turn Acoetes into one
(Aco-et-es)
Who does Acoetes tell of Bacchus turning everyone on his boat to dolphins?
Pentheus
(Pen-the-us)
Which city was Pentheus the king of?
Thebes
What rule does Pentheus make concerning Bacchus?
That no worshipping of him is allowed in the city
From rage or crazyness, what did the Maenads (followers of Bacchus) and Agave (Pentheus' mom) do?
Tore Pentheus to pieces
What was the job of Pyrrha and Deucalion?
To repopulate the Earth after a massive flood caused by Zeus to punish mankind
Who was Phaethon's mother and father?
Father - Apollo
Mother - Clymene
In what form did Zeus impregnate Io?
A cloud