Unit 6: Daughters of Zeus

In the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, where does Aphrodite attend to her toilet (ie make herself beautiful)?

Cyprus

What does Aphrodite tell Anchises to convince him she is not a goddess?

She is a Phrygian virgin kidnapped by Hermes

What other Trojan was kidnapped by Zeus and made the cupbearer of the gods?

Ganymede

What will be the name of Aphrodite and Anchises' son?

Aineias

What does Aphrodite promise Anchises in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite?

Their son will rule over the Trojans

What does Anchises do when he learns Aphrodite's true identity?

He begs her not to harm him

Which of the gods is NOT susceptible to Aphrodite's powers?

Athena and Hestia

Why does Aphrodite say she will not offer immortality to Anchises?

Because men who gain immortality tend to suffer

Of what nationality is the mortal whom Aphrodite seduces in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite?

Trojan

Why does Zeus decide to punish Aphrodite in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite?

So that she will stop boasting about how she made the gods sleep with mortals

For what skill does Athena say Tiresias is to be renowned?

Prophecy

Athena tells Tiresias' mother that his blinding had been ordained from his birth by whom?

The Moirai

With what substance does Athena bathe herself and treat her hair?

Olive oil

In Callimachus' Bath of Pallas, with whom does Athena battle?

Giants

Who is the mother of Tiresias?

Khariclo

What happens to Actaeon?

He is transformed into a stag and eaten by his own hounds

On what mountain does Tiresias observe Athena bathing?

Helicon

Who was the nymph Athena loved more than any other?

Khariclo

Why is Tiresias blinded?

He sees Athena bathing

What is unique about Athena among Zeus' daughters?

No mother bore her