CLAS 104 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
How does Nephele save Phrixus?
snatches her children up and put them on the back of a flying ram with a golden fleece, a gift
from Hermes
The ram flew eastward toward the black sea
How does Helle die?
She falls off the ram into the sea and drowned as they flew over Hellespoint
What does Phrixus do with the ram?
Flies all the way to Colchis where he sacrificed it to Zeus and gave it to the king of Colchis
(Aeetes)
What does Aeetes do with the golden fleece?
hangs it up in a tree in a grove of Ares where it is guarded by a watchful serpent
Who is the ruler of Iolcus in the time of Athamas?
Cretheus
Who is Cretheus' son?
Aeson, father of Jason
Who took over the thronw when Cretheus died?
Pelias; son of Cretheus' wife and Poseidon
Who is Jason sent away to be educated by?
The Centaur Chiron
Why is Pelias wary of Jason when he returns after 20 years?
He had been warned by an oracle to beware of the man with one sandal, Jason arrives in Iolcus
with one sandal after losing the other helping a woman across a river (Hera in disguise)
, How does Pelias try to get rid of Jason?
Sends him on a dangerous journey to retrieve the golden fleece hoping he will die
What is the name of Jason and the Argonauts' ship?
The Argos ('swift'); built by the Argos with the help of Athena
Who was the helmsman of the Argo?
Tiphys
What is the first stop made by Jason and the Argonauts on their journey?
The island of Lemnos; they are received by the women of the island and stay for a year
Lemnian women
Aphrodite had previously been angry with the Lemnian women because they did not sacrifice to
her. She therefore made their husbands all take Thracian concubines. The women had murdered
all of their husbands, with the exception of the king Thoas
Hypsipyle
Lemnian woman, saved her father by hiding him in the temple of Dionysus and then sending him
off of the island in a chest
Has a love affair with Jason
Who convinces Jason and the Argonauts to leave Lemnos?
Heracles
Who do the Argonauts encounter in Propontis?
King Cyzicus and the Doliones; Heracles helps him kill the giants living near
What happens when the Argonauts try to leave Propontis?
they are blown back to Cyzicus by winds and at night unknowingly fight with their former host.
King Cyzicus is killed, and the Argonauts helped to bury them before leaving
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
How does Nephele save Phrixus?
snatches her children up and put them on the back of a flying ram with a golden fleece, a gift
from Hermes
The ram flew eastward toward the black sea
How does Helle die?
She falls off the ram into the sea and drowned as they flew over Hellespoint
What does Phrixus do with the ram?
Flies all the way to Colchis where he sacrificed it to Zeus and gave it to the king of Colchis
(Aeetes)
What does Aeetes do with the golden fleece?
hangs it up in a tree in a grove of Ares where it is guarded by a watchful serpent
Who is the ruler of Iolcus in the time of Athamas?
Cretheus
Who is Cretheus' son?
Aeson, father of Jason
Who took over the thronw when Cretheus died?
Pelias; son of Cretheus' wife and Poseidon
Who is Jason sent away to be educated by?
The Centaur Chiron
Why is Pelias wary of Jason when he returns after 20 years?
He had been warned by an oracle to beware of the man with one sandal, Jason arrives in Iolcus
with one sandal after losing the other helping a woman across a river (Hera in disguise)
, How does Pelias try to get rid of Jason?
Sends him on a dangerous journey to retrieve the golden fleece hoping he will die
What is the name of Jason and the Argonauts' ship?
The Argos ('swift'); built by the Argos with the help of Athena
Who was the helmsman of the Argo?
Tiphys
What is the first stop made by Jason and the Argonauts on their journey?
The island of Lemnos; they are received by the women of the island and stay for a year
Lemnian women
Aphrodite had previously been angry with the Lemnian women because they did not sacrifice to
her. She therefore made their husbands all take Thracian concubines. The women had murdered
all of their husbands, with the exception of the king Thoas
Hypsipyle
Lemnian woman, saved her father by hiding him in the temple of Dionysus and then sending him
off of the island in a chest
Has a love affair with Jason
Who convinces Jason and the Argonauts to leave Lemnos?
Heracles
Who do the Argonauts encounter in Propontis?
King Cyzicus and the Doliones; Heracles helps him kill the giants living near
What happens when the Argonauts try to leave Propontis?
they are blown back to Cyzicus by winds and at night unknowingly fight with their former host.
King Cyzicus is killed, and the Argonauts helped to bury them before leaving
