Chapters 9, 10, 11, & 12: Read "Perseus," "Theseus," "Hercules," and "Atalanta" (pp. 197-251) and answer the study guide questions.
SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS Mythology
Part Three The Great Heroes Before the Trojan War
Chapter 9 Perseus Chapter 10 Theseus Chapter 11 Hercules Chapter 12 Atalanta
1. What was the Medusa, and how did Perseus kill it?
2. How did Perseus use Medusa’s head to help his mother?
3. Theseus was raised in a city away from his father, King Aegeus of Athens. How did the King know that Theseus was his son when they finally met?
4. What was the Minotaur, and how did Theseus kill it?
5. How did Theseus change the government when he became King of Athens?
6. Who was the strongest man on earth, and the great hero of Greece except for Athens?
7. Why did Hercules perform his twelve labors?
8. Briefly describe each of the twelve labors of Hercules.
9. Whom did Atalanta tell her father she would marry?
10. Whom did Atalanta marry, and how did he win her?