Who Am I? (pt 2)
fire-breathing beast, made of a lion, goat, serpent
Who is Chimera?
lair
den or dwelling of a large beast
everything he touched turned to gold
Who is King Midas?
tribe of wild, warlike women
Who are the Amazons?
sisters of the Gorgons
Who are the Gray Sisters?
hurl
to throw with force or violence
son of Zeus and Danae
Who is Perseus?
Queen of the Hippolyta
Who is the Queen of the Amazons?
understood language of animals, cousin of Bellerophon
Who is Melampus?
entitled
having a right to
King of Libya; had 50 daughters (Danaides)
Who is Danaus?
daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia
Who is Andromeda?
great winged horse; sprang from Medusa's neck
Who is Pegasus?
dales
valleys
inhospitable king; had mares devour strangers
Who is King Diomedes?
mother of Hercules
Who is Alcmena?
nine-headed poisonous beast; Echidna's offspring
Who is Hydra?
caper
to skip about in a playful manner; to frolic
clever king of Corinth
Who is Sisyphus?
Why Hercules had to complete two more labors
Hera whispered in Eurystheus's ear that Hercules's charioteer had helped him to singe the heads of the Hydra, and not Hercules but the waters of the two rivers had washed the Augean stables clean. Hera therefore thought these labors did not count since Hercules had help. Two more needed to be performed in their stead.
Queen of Crete
Who is Europa?