Lesson 7
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| Pelias | king of Iolcus; usurped throne from his older brother AEson | ||||
| Jason | son of AEson | ||||
| Chiron | centaur; most famous teacher in Greece; raised by Jason | ||||
| Phrixus | nailed golden fleece on a tree sacred to Ares | ||||
| Helle | sister of Phrixus; drwoned in the strait (Hellespont) that bears her name | ||||
| AEetes | king of Colchis | ||||
| Argo | Jason's ship | ||||
| Argonauts | sailors on Jason's expedition | ||||
| Orpheus | greatest musician of mythical Greece | ||||
| Castor and Pollux | twins; sailed with Jason | ||||
| Lynceus | "lynx-eyed"; sailed with Jason | ||||
| Medea | daughter of AEetes; fell in love with Jason and helped him | ||||
| Sirens | beautiful maidens; lured sailors to crash on the rocks | ||||
| fleece | sheep's coat of wool | ||||
| prow | front part of a ship | ||||
| lyre | handheld harp-like instrument, used to accompany song or poetry | ||||
| yoke | bar for joining two draft animals | ||||
| harrow | to break up earth using a plow-like tool with teeth | ||||
| Why did Pelias fear Jason would try to kill him and take his throne? | Pelias usurped (stole) AEson's throne. The oracle of Apollo said to beware of a man with one sandal. When Jason returned 20 years later, he was wearing one sandal. | ||||
| What was Hera doing at the stream when Jason arrived? | She was disguised as an old woman, to test the kindness of men. | ||||
| What did Jason do for Hera? | He carried the "old woman" across the river. | ||||
| Where did the golden fleece come from? | A golden ram came down from the sky to replace the sacrafice of Phrixus. | ||||
| What did Phrixus do with the ram? | He took it to Colchis and sacrificed the ram to Zeus. Then he nailed the golden fleece on a tree sacred to Ares. | ||||
| How was the golden fleece protected? | A dragon protected it. | ||||
| Name 5 of the Argonauts. | Orpheus, Hercules, Castor and Pollux, and Lynceus | ||||
| How di AEetes make the task difficult for Jason? | He designed the task to get Jason killed....plow the field near the fleece with fire-breathing bulls, sow the field with some of the teeth of the dragon Cadmus had killed, and then to fight the dragon that guards the fleece. | ||||
| How did Jason get the fleece? | Medea helped him with an ointment as protection against the bulls; she told him to throw a rock among the warriors (from the dragon's teeth) so they would be busy fighting each other; and she gave a sleeping potion to the dragon protecting the fleece. | ||||
| How did Jason get passed the Sirens? | Orpheus distracted the sailors from listening to the Sirens by playing his lyre. | ||||
| What happened to Jason's father? | Pelias killed him. | ||||
| What was Media's plot of revenge? | She tried to plot in which Pelias would be killed by his own daughters. | ||||
| Did Medea's plot of revenge work? | No, she and Jason were driven out from Iolcus by Pelias' son. | ||||
| Iolcus | the kingdom of Jason's father AEson, but stolen by Pelias | ||||
| Colchis | kingdom of AEetes where the golden fleece hung on a sacred tree. | ||||
| Dodona | place with the oak tree of Jupiter which told Jason how to get the fleece | ||||
| Hellespont (Dardanelles) | the place where Phrixus' sister Helle drowned. | ||||
| Euxine (Black Sea) | the sea which Jason traveled |
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Created by:
Kirsten Ciolek Fortier
on 2009-09-23