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27 Cards in this Set
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Who was the daughter of King Acrisius |
Danaë |
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Who told the king he would never have a son |
The oracle of delphi |
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Who did the oracle say would kill acrisius |
His grandson, or Danaë's son |
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What did the king do to prevent his daughter from having a son |
Put her in a house of bronze and sunk it underground |
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How did Zeus appear to Danaë |
As a shower of gold |
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Who was Perseus' father |
Zeus |
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What did Acrisius do to Perseus and Danaë |
Put them in a chest and sent them out to sea |
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Who discovered them in a chest |
Dictys, a fisherman |
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Who cared for Danaë and Perseus |
Dictys and his wife |
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Who was Polydectes |
The ruler of the island they lived on, and Dictys' brother |
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Who did Polydectes fall in love with |
Danaë |
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How did Polydectes try to kill Perseus |
Knowing that Perseus wanted to impress him, he said that he wanted the head of a gorgon |
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Why did he have trouble finding the gorgons |
No one seemed to know where they lived |
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What did Hermes tell Perseus to do |
Go to the nymphs and get equipment |
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What did Hermes give Perseus |
A sword |
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What did Athena give Perseus |
A shield |
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What did Perseus do to the Gray Women and why |
Took their eye so they would give him directions to the nymphs |
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What did the nymphs give Perseus |
Winged sandals, a magic wallet, and a hat to make him invisible. |
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Who was the only gorgon who could be killed |
Medusa |
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Who was Andromeda |
A beautiful woman from Ethiopia who was given up to be eaten by a sea serpent |
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What did Perseus do to save andromeda |
Killed the beast that was supposed to eat her |
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Who did Perseus marry |
Andromeda |
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Did Danaë and Polydectes ever marry |
No |
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What did Perseus do to all the nobles at the wedding feast |
Used medusa's head to turn them to stone |
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How did Acrisius die |
Perseus accidentally killed him during an athletic competition |
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Who was Perseus and Andromeda's child |
Electryon |
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Who did Perseus give Medusa's head to |
Athena |
