Dionysis sends a plague to Corinth after King Pentheus, his cousin, refuses to worship his as a god
Pentheus, King of Thebes, refuses to worship Dionysis, God sends him crazy and he kills his family and himself
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 Corinth, offers his daughter in sacrifice to Dionysis, Dionysis is insulted and sends him crazy
7. What sources do we have for the story of Medea?
Aeschylus' Medea
Sophocles' Medea
Hesiod's Theogony
Hesiod's Works and Days
8. What source is there for the story of Persephone and Demeter?
Tragedy, A Hymn to Demeter
Epic Poetry, Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Lyric Poem, Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Ode 5, Hymn to Demeter
9. What source do we have for the story of Oedipus?
Lyric Poem by Aeschylus called King Oedipus
Epic Poem By Sophocles called King Oedipus
Tragedy by Sophocles called Oedipus, The King
Tragedy by Euripides called Oedipus, The King
10. What is the story of Herakles?
Son of Zeus, whilst in underworld fulfilling 12 labors, wife, Megara is sentenced to death in Athens, saves her but then in a frenzy caused by Apollo he kills her
Son of Zeus and Amphitryon, whilst in the underworld fulfilling 12 labors, Amphitryon and wife, Megara and sentenced to death in Thebes, saves them but then iris and madness (personified) cause him to kill his wife and children in a frenzy
Son of Zeus, whilst in underoworld fulfilling 12 labors, wife and children condemned to death in Thebes, saves them but then murdered anyway in their sleep
Son of Zeus and Amphitryon, Whilst killing Nemean Lion to fulfilling 12 labors, father and wife, Megara sentenced to die in Thebes, save them but is then sent mad by Iris and madness (personified) and kill his father and wife
11. What is the story of Medea
Many interpretations, the most common, Jason leaves Medea to marry Ariadne so she poisons her and her children with a wedding cloak
Many interpretations, in Euripides' Medea she is the wife of Jason who kills children after Jason leaves her to marry Glauce, King Creon of Corinth's daughter, she kills Glauce and Creon too then flees to Athens
Many interpretations, In Hesiods' Works and Days she is the ex wife of Jason who left her for Glauce, she kills Creon, King of Corinth and his daughter Glauce after Glauce murders her children
Many interpretations, In Hesiod's Theogony she is the wife of Jason who murders Glauce and Creon, King of Corinth because Jason leaves her to marry Glauce, she then flees to Athens with her children
12. Who was Theseus?
Panhellenic hero, son of Zeus, famous for killing the Attic Bull, set up democracy in Athens
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, King of Athens, famous for killing the Attic Bull and the Minotaur, started a tyranny in Athens
13. What source is there for the story of Agamemnon and Clymenestra?
The Oresteia by Euripides
The Orestes by Euripides
The Oresteia by Aeschylus
The Orestes by Aechylus
14. What sources do we have for the story of Herakles?
Athenian Tragedy by Euripides
Athenian Tragedy by Aechylus
Athenian Tragedy by Sophocles
Ode 15 by Bacchylides
15. What sources do we have for the story of Dionysis?
