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Golden Fleece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who does the story begin with? | King Athamas |
| Who are the wives of King Amathas? | His first wife was Nephele. The second wife is Princess Ino. |
| Nephele had two children, who are they? | A boy named Phrixus and a daughter named Helle |
| What did Nephele fear? | She feared that Ino would kill her Phrixus so that the kingdom would be given to her son. |
| How did Ino try to kill Phrixus? | Ino gathered all the seed-corn, so there would be nothing to harvest. When King Amathas sent the messenger for an oracle, Ino bribed the messenger to declare that corn would grow if they offered Phrixus as a sacrifice, |
| What happened when Phrixus was taken to the altar? | Hermes sent a wonderous ram with pure golden fleece and took away Phrixus and his sister . |
| As they the ram carrying Phrixus and Helle over the strait between Europe and Asia, what happened to Helle? | Helle fell in the water and drowned. Because of this the strat is named the Sea of Helle or Hellespont. |
| Where did the ram take Phrixus? | Phrixus landedon Colchis on the Unfriendly Sea. |
| What happened on Colchis? | Although the people were fierce, they were kind to Phrixus. The Colchian king, Eetes, let him marry one of his daughters. |
| What happened to the ram who saved Phrixus? | Phrixus sacrificed the ram to Zeus and gave the fleece to King Eetes. |
| Phrixus had an uncle who was a king in_____. | Greece |
| Who took the kingdom away from Phrixus's uncle? | His nephew, Pelias. |
| Who is the rightful heir of Phrixus' uncle? | His son, Jason, who had been secretly sent away for safety. However, when Jason was grown he came back to claim the kingdom. |
| What did an oracle tell Pelias? | Pelias would die in the hands of a kinsman (relative) and should look out for anyone who wore a single sandal. |
| What task did Pelias give to Jason in order to give up the throne? | Pelias claims that the dead Phrixus wants them to bring back the Golden Fleece and to bring his spirit home. |
| Along with many other men in Greece, who accompanied Jason on the voyage? | Hercules, Orpheus, Castor, Schilles, Pelus, and the two sons of Boreas (the great north wind). Jason was also helped by Hera. |
| What is the name of the ship? | Argos. |
| Where was their first stop? | Lemnos, an island where only women and an old king lived. His daughter Hypsiple, the leader, spared him. |
| what happened on the island of Lemnos? | The women gave the Argonauts food and clothes before their voyage. |
| What happened to Hercules during the voyage? | Hercules friend, Hylas, was drwn into the water by a sea nymph. As Hercules jumped into the sea, he forgot about the Fleece and the Argo. |
| Who are the Harpies? | Flying creatures with hooked beaks and claws who leave a stench behind them. "Hounds of Zeus". |
| When the Argonauts beached themselves for the night, who did they meet? | Phineus, andold truth-teller who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo. |
| What happened to the truth-teller? | Zeus became angered with he man because his predictions were always correct. To punish him, he made the Harpies spoil his food. |
| What did Boreas' sons do to help Phineus? | The sons chased after the Harpies and struck it with their swords. |
| Who stopped the Boreas' sons from killing the Harpies? | Iris said they must forebear to kill the Harpies but swore on the river of Styx that the Harpies would not bother Phineus. |
| What advice did Iris give to Jason? | Beware of the Clashing Rocks/Sympleglades which roll against each other when the sea boils. Send a dove, if the dove passes safely, the ship could enter, if the dove was crushed, turn back and give up hope. |
| Before reaching Colchis, who did the Argonauts pass by? | The Amazon warriors and Prometheus who was on a rock with the eagle. |
| When Hera saw danger in Jason's way who did she go to and what did they do? | APHRODITE and Hera agreed that Cupid should make the daughter, Madea, of the Colchian king fall in love with Jason. |
| What did Madea know how to work. | Powerful magic which could save the Argonauts if she chose to. |
| What did Aphrodite promise Cupid if he followed through with the plan? | A ball of shining gold and deep blue enamel. |
| After Jason introduced himself to King Eetes, the king became angry. Why? | King Eetes disliked foreigners. |
| How did Jason and the Argonauts prove themselves worthy of the Fleece? | Jason had to yoke (Harness, collar) King Eetes' two bulls. The bulls feet were made of bronze, breathed fire, and teeth of a dragon. Jason's task was to make them plow the field. |
| What did Madea give to Jason before he plowed the field? | An ointment that could protect him for a day. |
| What advice did Madea tell Jason if he saw dragon teethed men? | To throw a rock at them. |
| Who was Madea's brother and who killed him? | APSYRTUS was killed by madea |
| How did they obtain the Golden Fleece? | Madea sung a magic song |
| Who helped the Argonauts when they were about to encounter Scylla? | Sea nyphms |
| Who lives on Crete | Talus, the last man of th ancient bronze race |
| What happened to Jason's parents | Lelia's made the father kill himself and the mom died of grief |
| Who does Jason marry after Madea? | King Corinth's daughter |
| Why was Madea exiled? | King Corinth believed she would harm his daughter. |
| Although Madea helped Jason, why did he let her go into exile? | He believed it was Aphrodite who truly helped him because she made her fall in love with Jason. |
| How did Madea kill king corinth's daughter? | She sent a robe which was set on fire once she put it on. |
| What happened to Madea's sons and how did she escape? | Madea's sons died and Madea was taken away on a chariot led by dragons. |
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