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2. Who was Theseus?

  • Mythical King of Athens, son of Poseidon, famous for defeating the Minotaur, heavily linked to democracy
  • King of Athens, son of Zeus, famous for killing the Minotaur, set up a democracy in Athens
  • Panhellenic hero, son of Zeus, famous for killing the Attic Bull, set up democracy in Athens
  • Panhellenic hero, King of Athens, famous for killing the Attic Bull and the Minotaur, started a tyranny in Athens

3. What source is there for the story of Persephone and Demeter?

  • Tragedy, A Hymn to Demeter
  • Ode 5, Hymn to Demeter
  • Epic Poetry, Homeric Hymn to Demeter
  • Lyric Poem, Homeric Hymn to Demeter

4. What is the story of Dionysis?

  • Pentheus, King of Thebes, refuses to worship Dionysis, God sends women crazy, Pentheus sneaks into female ritual dressed as a woman and is torn to pieces
  • Pentheus, King of Thebes, refuses to worship Dionysis, God sends him crazy and he kills his family and himself
  • Pentheus, King of Corinth, offers his daughter in sacrifice to Dionysis, Dionysis is insulted and sends him crazy
  • Dionysis sends a plague to Corinth after King Pentheus, his cousin, refuses to worship his as a god

5. What sources are there for the story of Theseus?

  • Sophocles' Helen
  • Euripides' Suppliants
  • Aechylus' Helen
  • Euripides' Helen

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