Tiresias and Friends

Here is a quiz based on "The Experiences of Tiresias" by Nicole Laroux. She subtitled it; The Feminine and the Greek Man. Great book, dense with a wide range of information

For those interested in such topics see my blog at Bill's Classical Studies or "Hour 25" There will probably be other quizzes based on my research.

Created by: WilliamMoulton2 of Hour 25
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  1. Heracles swapped his lion skin for what queen's pelops?
  2. According to Hesiod what island was reserved for the elite of the heroes of the Trojan War?
  3. The first pair of snakes that Tiresias stumbled aross while out for a walk, what did they do to him?
  4. Heracles in the Euripidean play of the same name, said he was ample to escape from Hades because he attend the Mysteries in what place?
  5. Which of the famous Athenian tradegists was almost stoned to death for revealing the mysteries on stage?
  6. which goddess did NOT rule Delphi before Apollo?
  7. The Greek word "menis" means;
  8. Which poet said that Helen did not go to Troy, but rather a phathom of Helen?
  9. Why did Athena blind Tiresias?
  10. Why did Hera blind Tiresias

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