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100 Cards in this Set
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Who is the goddess of midwifery?
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Eileithyia
(Eil-ei-thyia) |
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Who was the first wife of Athamas?
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Nephele
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Who were the son and daughter of Nephele and Athamas?
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Daughter - Helle
Son - Phrixus |
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What is the latin word for Evil Step-mother?
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Noverca
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Humpty
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Dumpty
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Who did Athamas get remarried too?
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Ino
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Who were the foster parents of Bacchus?
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Athamas and Ino
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Why did Ino and Athamas raise Bacchus
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His mom was Semele, who was the sister of Ino
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What were creatures of retribution?
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Eyrines or Furies
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Why are Helle and Phrixus driven out of their city?
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There was a famine and they were blamed by Ino (Evil Step-mom)
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Which Eyrines drove Ino and Athamas mad? (Or something like that, sorry he was talking to fast for me to get all the notes)
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Trisiphone, Allecto, and Megera (Megera - could make anything)
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What does Nephece give to Helle and Phrixus to keep them from getting killed?
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A golden ram
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Where does Helle fall off of the Golden Ram?
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Hellespout
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Which land does Phriux go to give the Golden Ram to king Aectes?
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Calchis
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DO NOT CLICK NEXT!
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What the heck did I just say?
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Who is the king of Calchis when Phrixus went to give the Golden Ram?
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Aectes
(Aec-tes) |
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What creature did Aectes make guard the Golden Fleece?
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Your mom O_O
..As well as a dragon/serpent |
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What was the city that Aeson and Polymede ruled?
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Iolchus
(lol-chus) |
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Who were Jason's parents?
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Aeson and Polymede
(Ae-son) (Poly-mede) |
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Who was the evil Step-Uncle (I think it was Step-Uncle..) of Jason?
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The name of the guy who was the evil Step-Uncle of Jason is located in the context of the following word which will soon formulate itself onto this sentence. The word that signifies the Evil Step-Uncle of Jason was Pelias..
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Who was Jason to be trained by?
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Chiron, the Centuar
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Which river did Jason go when returning to his city?
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Anarous River
(Ana-rous) |
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Which goddess was disguised as an old lady and whom Jason helped across the river?
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Juno (Yes I do..)
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What was the Oracle of Zeus?
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Dodona
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What task did Pelias send Jason to do?
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Go get the Golden Fleece
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What kind of trees did Jason make a ship out of?
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Sacred Oaks of Dondona
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What special powers did the ship Jason used to get his crew to the Golden Fleece posess?
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It could talk and could go faster than any other ship ever made
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Who were the members of Jason's ship crew?
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-Hercules
-Hylas -Peleus -Telemon -Dioscouri (Castor and Pollux) - Zetes (Boreadae Flying Person) - Calais (Boreadae Flying Person as well) |
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What was the crew of Jason called?
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Argonauts
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Did you hear about the guy who invented blue toast?
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Neither did I..
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What does it mean to go by your patronymic?
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Your father's name
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Where was the first stop of the Argonauts?
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Lemnos
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Who did Jason "marry" at Lemnos?
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Hypsipyle
(Hyp-sip-le) |
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Don't Read This
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High five if you didn't read it!
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What did the island Lemnos have none of and what did it have a lot of?
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It had a LOT of non-males, and had NO non-females
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What happened at Cyzicus?
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The Argonauts got into an accidental battle with the locals
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Who was Amycus and what happened to him?
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He was a King and very good at boxing; he got beat by Pollux though, and he died
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Who did Hypsipyle spare during the time the Lemnian women were killing all the men?
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Thoas, her father
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Which goddess did the Lemnian women insult, causing them to stink forever?
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Venus
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How do Hylas die?
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He was drowned by a stalker-nymph
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Why did Hercules have to quit the quest of the Argonauts?
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He kept searching for his best friend Hylas, who was drowned by a stalker-nymph
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What were Harpies?
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Flying bird women
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What were the Harpies doing causing them to be enemies?
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Stealing the food of Phineas (Must of happened that episode they built the time machine..)
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Who was able to kill the Harpies and why?
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Boreadae (Zetes and Calais); they could fly
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What does Phineas give in return to the Argonauts for them defeating the Harpies?
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Directions
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What were the name of the rocks that "clashed together" whenever something went through them?
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Symplagides
(Sym-plag-ides) |
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How did the Argonauts get through the Symplagides?
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They first sent a bird though, then went as the rocks were opening back up
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Think of a number AFTER 6 and BEFORE 8. I bet I can guess it as long as it isn't a fraction or decimal.
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The number you have chosen is 3. You just got pwned.
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What were Jason's task to get the Golden Fleece?
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1. Steal the firebeathing bulls of mars yokes
2. Kill the Dragon/serpent guarding the Golden Fleece 3. Sow the teeth of the dragon and defeat the soilders ( Haha, you get it? SOILders? Because they are in the dirt..? Nevermind...) |
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Who was Aeetes' daughter who loved Jason and helped him with the task to get the Golden Fleece?
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Medea (witch); she gave him drugs to give to the enemies to help him defeat them
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Who was Aeetes' son and Medea's brother?
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Apsyrtus
(Ap-syr-tus) |
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What did Medea do to Apsyrtus in order to slow down her father from catching Jason and herself?
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Cut him up into little pieces and threw him in the ocean (Ancient people sure had a bad habit of cutting little kids into pieces..)
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Which giant does Jason have to defeat on his way home?
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Talus
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What does Medea do to trick the daughters of Pelius into killing him?
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She gives them a not-so-right formula to kill their dad trying to make him young again
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Who's daughter does Jason fall in love with and dump Medea for?
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Creon's daughter named Glauce
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What does Medea do as revenge to Jason?
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She sends a poison dress to Glauce killing her and making Jason lonley forever
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Who were Theseus' parents?
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Aegeus and Aethra
(Ae-geus) (Ae-thra) |
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Who was the son of Aegeus and Aethra?
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Theseus
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Where did Theseus grow up?
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Troezen
(Tro-ezen) |
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What stage in his life did Theseus return to Athens?
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A young man
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Who does Theseus defeat on his way to Athens?
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6 highwaymen
- Periphetes/Cornynetus - Sinus - Pig of Crommyan -Sciron - Ceroyan - Procrustes (Note: I might be wrong on some of these, so if there is a mispelling or something I am sorry.) |
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What does Periphetes do?
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He is a clubman who is defeated by Theseus (1st Highwayman)
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What does Sinus do?
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Bends two trees together and ties people to them, then lets go making the person split in two (2th Highwayman)
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What is the Sow of Crammyon?
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A giant pig who tries to kill Theseus but Theseus kills it first (3st Highwaypig)
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Who is Sciron?
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A guy who forced travelers to wash his feet, and then kicked them into a body of water with a giant turtle in it that eats people (4th Highwayman)
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Who is Cercyan?
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He forced travelers to a wrestling match, and if they lost he killed them. Theseus however beat him and killed him instead (The 6nd highwayman)
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Who is Procrastes?
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He put you in a bed and cut you to make you fit in it. Theseus when he met Procrastes put him in a bed and killed him on his way to Athens. (He was the 6rd and final highwayman)
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What did Neptune give Minos to sacrifice?
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A Cretan Bull
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What happened as a result of Minos deciding to keep the Cretan Bull instead of sacrificing it?
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Neptune made Pasiphae (Minos' wife) fall in love with the Bull
(Pa-sip-hae) |
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Who were the children of Minos and Pasipae?
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Phaedra, Ariadae (loved Theseus), and Androgeous
(Andro-geo-us) |
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What did Minos request his son Theseus to do if he returns?
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Change the sails on his boat from black to white (Michael Jackson sails for the win?)
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What did Theseus insist his father let him do?
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Go to the Labyrinth with the other boys and girls to kill the Minotaur
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Who designs the Labyrinth of which houses the Minotaur?
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Daedelus
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What did Ariadne give Theseus to help kill the Minotaur?
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A string, sword, and a CD copy of "Friday" by Rebecca Black
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Which island does Theseus leave Ariadne?
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Naxos
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What does Ariadne want to happen to Theseus just like "what Theseus did to her"
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She wants him to forget something
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As a result of Ariadne's wish, what does Theseus forget?
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To change the sails from black to white for his father to see when he returns
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Who does Ariadne end up marrying on Naxos after Theseus left her?
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Bacchus
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Who did Theseus make kidnapping plans to marry Zeus' daughters with?
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Pirithous
(Piri-thous) |
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Who did Theseus and Pirithous plan to marry..?
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Zeus' daughters; Helen and Prosphina (They are so screwed if they decide to break up with either of them...)
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Who were the Amazons?
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Warrior Women
- Penthesileia (Queen of the Amazons who Achillies killed) - Hippolyte - Antiope |
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After Theseus leaves Ariadne, who does he then proceed to marry?
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Antiope (Amazon Woman)
(Anti-ope) |
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Which son does Theseus and Antiope have together?
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Hippolytus
(Hippo-ly-tus) |
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After Theseus breaks up with Ariadne and Antiope, who does he marry?
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Phaedra (Ariadne's sister)
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What happens to Phaedra?
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She insults Venus so she is forced to fall in love with her step-son from Theseus, Hippolytus
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What does the note Phaedra writes before she commits suicide say?
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Hippolytus tried to rape her, which was a lie
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What does Theseus ask the gods to do when he hears of the lie that Phaedra wrote about Hippolytus trying to rape her?
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Make Hippolytus pay (They do this by sending the Cretan Bull back which scares Hippolytus' horses, and they run as he is slammed against the ground. He then dies..)
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What does Theseus later find out about Hippolytus?
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He never tried to rape Phaedra
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Who organizes the Calydonian Boar Hunt?
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Meleager
(Mele-ager) |
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What did Meleager organize a group of people to hunt?
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A Calydonian Boar
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Who did the killing shot at the Boar during the Calydonian Boar Hunt?
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Atalanta
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What does Atalanta receive for shooting the killing arrow at the Boar and thus making the others mad at her..?
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She gets the best parts of the Boar
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Who gets into an argument with his uncles about the Calydonian Boar Hunt and ends up killing them?
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Meleager
(Mele-ager) |
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Who were the measures, cutters, and selecters of the "Thread of Life", which everyone supposedly had?
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Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos
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How did Meleager die?
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His "Thread of Life" was thrown in the fire..
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Who were Baucis and Philemon?
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Two poor and old people that treated Mercury and Jupiter with hospitality when they came.
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What did Baucis and Philemon offer to Jupiter and Mercury?
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Their only goose
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What did Jupiter and Mercury give in return to Baucis and Philemon for treating them well?
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They got to survive the flood, and they got a wish (They choose to die together)
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What did Baucis and Philemon turn into when they died?
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An Oak and Linden Tree (Not sure about Linden, might want to look that up)
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Which months have 30 days? (Remember finger trick)
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11 of them..
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