Jason and the Argonauts
What is the item that Jason is searching for?
The Golden Fleece
How many labors did Heracles originally have?
10
(Getting the Golden Apples of the Hesperides and Getting Cerberus from the Underworld were added later)
Hercules is the son of _____ & ______.
Zeus and Alcmene
Who was the best friend of Achilles?
Patroclus
Who slayed the minotaur?
Theseus
(This is also the name of Alexander's cat!)
What is the name of Jason's ship?
The Argo
Who gave Heracles his labors?
King Eurystheus
What weapon is Heracles famous for wielding?
A club
This man was Prince of the Trojans and their best warrior
Perseus is best known for doing what?
Killing Medusa
How many Argonauts are there?
50
True or False: One of Heracles labors was build a temple to Zeus
False
Heracles is often depicted wearing this item
A lion's skin (from the Nemean lion)
It took this man 20 years to get home after the Trojan War
Odysseus
Many heroes are ____ which means they have one parent that is a god and one that is a mortal/human
Demi-god
What was the first stop of Jason and the Argonauts?
Lemnos / the women of Lemnos
What was unique about the Mares of Diomedes?
They were man-eating
True or false: Heracles was an Argonaut
True
Achilles' only had one weakness. What was it?
Bonus points: What was the reason behind his one weakness?
His heel
His mother, Thetis, dipped him in the River Styx as a baby, holding him by his ankle
Who solved the riddle of the Sphinx?
Oedipus
Who does Jason end up marrying?
Medea
Name 4 of the 12 Labors of Heracles
What does Heracles' name mean?
Glory of Hera (Hera + kleos [Greek word for glory])
This is another name for Paris (Paris is the brother of Hector and the one who snatches Helen)
Alexander
This hero rode on Pegasus
Bellerophon