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The Golden Fleece
Edith HAmilton mythology
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Language - Latin
11th Grade
04/30/2009

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Who was the first hero lived before Odysseus?
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Jason and the Argonauts
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What was his ship called?
Definition
Argo
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Who was the King of Greece?
Definition
King Athamas
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Who was his first wife?
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Nephele
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What are the names of King Athamas and Nephele's children?
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Helle and Phrixus
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Why were Nephele worried about her children?
Definition
because she thought that Ino would try to kill Phrixus so her son could become King
Term
What was Ino's plan?
Definition
She took the seed corn and parched it so there would be no harvesy; she also bribed a messenger to say that the oracle declared that they must sacrifice the young prince to end the famine
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What happened before the sacrifice happen?
Definition
A wondrous ram with a fleece of pure gold snatch him and his sister away
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Who sent the wondrous ram with fleece of gold?
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Hermes the messenger of the gods
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Where did Helle fell and drown?
Definition
In the strait which separated Europe and Asia
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What strait was named after Helle?
Definition
the sea of Helle or Hellespont
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WHere did the young prince landed?
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in Colchis on the Unfriendly sea( Black sea)
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Who is King Prixus?
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the ruler of Colchis on the Unfriendly sea
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What did Phrixus sacrificed and give to the King?
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the Golden Fleece
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WHo was the son of Phrixus' uncle and the rightful heir?
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Jason
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What did the oracle told Pelias?
Definition
the oracle told him that a relative will kill him
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What did Jason ask Pelias?
Definition
He asked to give him the sovereign scepter and the throne
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