mythology exam 3 lectures 5+6

Meleager

• bring people together for Calydonian boar hunt

• connected to log

• Kills uncles who wanted boat hide

• mother kills him by breaking log

Atalanta

• female huntress

• avatar of Artemis

• first one to wound Calydonian boar

• Meleager give boar hide to her

Arthamas

• king of Thessaly

• tries to sacrifice children become of Ino but golden ram saves them

Helle

• daughter of Arthamas

• looses grip on ram and falls off into ocean

Phrixous

• son of Arthamas

• sacrifices golden ram and gets fleece

Jason

• raised by Chiron

• helps old woman (Hera) cross river

• sent to get golden fleece

• protected by Hera

• gathers the Argonauts

Lemnian women

have sex with Argonauts + have kids

Loss of Heracles and Hylas

• Heracles broke his ore

• Hylas gets abducted by nymphs

• Heracles gets left behind by Argonauts

Phineus

• Blind + punished by gods

• Harpies steal his food

• Zates and Calais chase away harpies

• helps Argonauts get through clashing rocks

Aietes

• king of Colchis

• Son of Helios

• tells Jason to

  • yoke fire breathing bulls

  • plow an entire field in 1 day

  • sow dragon teeth

Medeia

• wife of Jason

• witch that helps Jason

• gets daughters of Pelius to kill him

• kills king, princesses, and her 2 children to punish Jason for divorcing her

Talos

• bronze giant that protects Crete

• defeated by Medea

Medea and Argonauts