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Greek Heroes Study Guide

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63 questions
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Why did Hera hate Hercules?

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Why did Heracles have to accomplish the 10 12 labors?

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Why did the labors increase from 10 to 12?

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Which of the following labors was deemed invalid by Eurystheus?

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How did Alcmene, Heracles' mother, become pregnant with him?

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Indicate if the following adventures were accomplished by Perseus, Heracles, the Argonauts, Theseus or Odysseus. At least 1 of them can go with more than 1 hero.

  • Defeating the Minotaur
  • Charybdis
  • Rescuing Andromeda
  • Sirens
  • Killing Medusa
  • Lotus Eaters
  • Clashing Rocks
  • Cyclops
  • Chimera
  • Scylla
  • Circe
  • Belt of Hippolyta
  • Lernaean Hydra
  • Nemean lion
  • Calypso
  • Women of Lemnos
  • Stretching Procrustes to death
  • Phineus and the Harpies
  • Rescuing Eurydice from Hades
  • Golden Fleece
  • Cerberus
  • Tying Sinis to two trees and tearing him apart
  • Clubbing Periphetes to death
  • Cretan Bull
  • Augean stables
  • Kicking Sciron off of a cliff
  • Calydonian Boar
  • Ceryneian Hind
  • Golden Apples of the Hesperides
  • Perseus
  • Heracles
  • Argonauts
  • Theseus
  • Odysseus
  • Bellerophon
  • Orpheus
  • Atlanta
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How did Heracles die?

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Why did Perseus’ grandfather King Acrisius lock his mother, Danae, in a bronze dungeon?

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How did Danae become pregnant with Perseus?

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Why did Perseus agree to bring Polydectes the head of Medusa?

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How did Medusa become a hideous Gorgon, with snakes for hair, claws, and wings?

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Who were the Graeae?

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How did Perseus kill Medusa?

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On his way home after after defeating Medusa, Perseus made another stop to help a someone in distress. Who did he help?

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How did Perseus stop Polydectes from marrying his mother?

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What happened to Acrisius, grandfather of Perseus?

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What fate did Perseus finally meet?

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Jason set out to claim the golden fleece because:

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The island of Lemnos was inhabited by:

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The Golden Fleece was guarded by:

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For the second task, Jason was given serpent teeth that sprouted into

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Absyrtus’ was killed:

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Who helped Jason get the Golden Fleece?

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What eventually happened to Jason and Medea?

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How did Aethra become pregnant with Theseus?

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What did Theseus’ father do to ensure that his child could claim their birthright?

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When Theseus was preparing to go to Athens, why did Theseus take the land route?

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When Theseus arrived at Athens, who did he find staying with his father?

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Why did Ariadne help Theseus?

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Who was the father of Bellerophon?

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Why was Bellerophon exiled from his hometown?

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How did Bellerophon get in trouble with the king who purified him?

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Why did King Proteus want to kill Bellerophon?

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What was Bellerophon's quest?

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Which god/s aided Bellerophon in his quest?

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How did Bellerophon die?

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For what skill was Orpheus most famous?

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What epic thing did Orpheus do and to whom did he speak?

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What happens to Orpheus’ head in particular?

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In the very end, what happens to the shades of Orpheus and Eurydice?

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Which of the following happened to Atalanta in her childhood?

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When King Oeneus assmebled a group of heroes to hunt the boar, how did the other hunters feel about Atalanta joining their party?

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What happened during the hunt? (Select all that apply)

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Atalanta's father wanted her to be married, but she did not want to marry. What did a suitor have to accomplish before Atalanta would marry them?

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How was Atalanta defeated in the race?

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What unhappy fate befell Atalanta and Hippomenes?

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Who was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?

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Who did Paris give the apple to?

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Who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse?

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Of all the Greek heroes who fought at Troy, who was the only one to have a quick and uneventful voyage home?

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Why did Clytemnestra murder Agamemnon?

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Who keeps trying to prevent Odysseus from returning home?

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Place these events in the order in which they occurred:

  1. Island of the Lotus Eaters
  2. Calypso
  3. Helios’ cattle
  4. Voyage to the Underworld
  5. The Cyclopes, Polyphemus
  6. Aeolus’ bag of winds
  7. Circe
  8. Scylla & Charybdis
  9. Cannibal Giants
  10. Sirens
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Why does Poseidon try to stop Odysseus from returning home?

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What must a suitor accomplish to marry Penelope?

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After Odysseus slays all the suitors, how does Penelope know it is really Odysseus?

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Now match the stages in the Hero's Journey to the adventures of Percy Jackson:

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Approach:
Percy Jackson attends a boarding school in New York for troubled children. He get’s bullied by the other students and tries to protect his friend Grover. He is unaware if his connection to the gods.
Crossing the Threshold
Zeus’s master bolt is stolen and Percy is blamed for the theft. Unless the bolt is returned, Zeus will declare war. Percy’s teacher attacks him and he realizes there is a supernatural force at work. He learns that he is a halfblood.
Tests, Allies, & Enemies:
Percy is trained how to use his powers and how to fight by Chiron. His companions during the journey are Grover, his protector on the quest; and Annabeth, a fierce warrior and intellectual tactician on his adventure.
Return:
On his journey to camp halfblood, Percy is attacked by a minotaur, who kills Percy’s mother. He leaves his ordinary world and enters into the world of the camp and it’s trainees. Here he receives the quest to go to the underworld.
Inmost Cave:
Percy travels with to collect the three pearls. Along the journey they face many tests: Gnome Gardens and Medusa, St. Louis Arch and Chimera, Ares and the tunnel of love, Casino and lotus folowers, etc.
Ordinary World
As they escape from the lotus casino, the see the Hollywood sign with the note “Woe to all depraved souls” in Greek. The path opens up and the meet the ferryman who takes them to Hades or Underworld.
Meeting the Mentor
In Hades Percy must face the fear of losing his mother again and failing her. He must leave the loss to the minotaur behind and gain the courage to be a true to his identity as part god and use his own given powers for victory and to save his mother.
Resurrection & Reward:
Percy must defeat Ares, the god of war. Percy was framed making it look like he stole the bolt. He defeats Ares by using his true powers, water.
Ordeal:
Percy uses the three pearls to rescue Annabeth, his mother and himself from the underworld. He retrieves the lightning bolt.
Call to Adventure
At the Empire State Building, Percy encounters the final challenge in Luke the Lightning Thief, and uses Poseidon’s trident to defeat Luke and return the bolt to Zeus before the deadline.
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Place these events in the Hero's Journey in the order in which the hero normally encounters them:

  1. Approach: the hero moves through a series of threatening challenges that lead toward the ultimate challenge.
  2. Resurrection & Reward: the hero literally or figurative is resurrected, is transformed with new knowledge, and often receives a reward for their victory or quest.
  3. Crossing the Threshold: the point of no return where the hero leaves their ordinary world and begins their quest.
  4. Tests, Allies, & Enemies: during a series of test/trials, the hero forms allies and confronts enemies.
  5. Return: the hero returns to their ordinary world with new wisdom and respect from their old peers. They have mastered their fears and enemies.
  6. Meeting the Mentor: the hero is matched with a wiser, experienced person to train and prepare them.
  7. Ordeal: the hero faces the central, primary conflict, and has to defeat the true antagonist in the story.
  8. Call to Adventure: unique circumstances or “herald” event causes the hero to leave their ordinary life to pursue a “quest”.
  9. Inmost Cave: where the hero confronts and overcomes their inner conflicts and fears.
  10. Ordinary World: the hero starts in a state of discontent or frustration with their current life.
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What is xenia?

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Which of the following describe the rules of conduct for xenia?

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How did the other residents of Philemon and Baucis' town respond to Zeus and Herme's request for food and lodging?

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How did Baucis recognize Zeus and Hermes as gods?

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In addition to becoming temple guardians, what other wish did Philemon and Baucis request?