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100
What is Theseus's hometown?
A city in Greece
100
What is the name of the girl that helped Theseus?
Ariadne
100
The Minotaur was a what?
A monster
100
Did Theseus get “the girl” Ariadne?
no
200
What did Theseus have to do to return to Athens to find his father?
He had to lift the stone off of the shoes and sword.
200
What did Ariadne promise Theseus?
She said she would tell him how to get out of the maze if he would marry her.
200
The Minotaur was half what?
Bull and Human
200
How did Theseus kill the Minotaur?
By stabbing him in the heart
300
Why was Theseus a hero to the people when he arrived in Athens?
He killed all of the bandits on the way there.
300
Why did Theseus volunteer to be a victim of the Minotaur?
He was going to kill the Minotaur and save the people of Athens.
300
The Minotaur had the strength of a?
bull
300
Who became the KIND king of Athens?
Theseus
400
Why was Medea trying to kill Theseus?
She had influence over King Aegeus and thought Theseus would mess it up.
400
How did Theseus become king?
Theseus forgot to raise a white flag so his father jumped off a cliff and killed himself, making Theseus the next king.
400
Who left the sword and sandals under the rock?
King Aegeus
400
Theseus tied a string to the door to escape from?
The labyrinth (maze in Crete)
500
How did King Aegeus know who Theseus was?
He recognized the sword Theseus carried.
500
Why did Minos want 14 citizens of Athens sent to him each year?
King Minos’ was given the Athenians as a sacrifice after the war between Crete and Athens.
500
What was Theseus supposed to do on the way home?
Hang the white sails.
500
What sea did the king dive to his death into?
The Aegean Sea