Myths of Thebes and Troy

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Created by: William Moulton of Hour 25
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  1. After her brothers death Princess Antigone seemed very confrontative and defiant toward her uncle the regent of Thebes. What was his name?
  2. Homer is credited with two masterpieces; the Iliad and the Odyssey. Who is the main character of each, respectively?
  3. Which Olympian love goddess bore Aeneas to Prince Anchises of Troy?
  4. Which slave-girl belonging to Achilles was the cause of his strife with Agamemnon? She also lamented Patroclus’ passing.
  5. Swift-footed Achilled son of Thetis was the son of which mortal?
  6. Princess Smyrna of Syria,a myrrh nymph of sorts, bore to her own father a beautiful baby boy who became the lover of the goddess Aphrodite. In English we still speak the boy’s name we describing a beautiful young man. What is the name?
  7. The ancient hoary goddesses who are the spirit of vengeance, were called the Eumenides in Athens. What was another name?
  8. The dread god of the underworld, husband to his niece Persephone was named what?
  9. Which of the following is NOT a relationship of Oedipus and Antigone?
  10. Which Greek hero lost an argument with Odysseus about who should inherit Achilles’ armor and then committed suicide? ( I just got to say here, that the whole argument was pretty stupid because Achilles' son Neoptolemus must have arrived like three minutes later and claimed the armor for himself. )

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