2. Cadmus founded the city of ___________ by killing a dragon and sowing its teeth.
(a) Thebeius.
(b) Thebes.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Athens.

3. How did this beautiful nymph feel about Glaucus?
(a) Repulsed.
(b) Attracted.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Unsure.

4. Glaucus went to the witch Circe to ask for a love potion. How did Circe feel about the situation?
(a) Happy that Glaucus asked her for help.
(b) Furious that Glaucus loved Scylla and not her.
(c) Annoyed that Glaucus would waste her time on a love potion.
(d) Worried that Glaucus would never be loved by the nymph.

5. This chapter describes a series of myths concerning the earliest kings and queens of Athens before who became king?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Erectheus.
(c) Philomela.
(d) Perseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Odyssey was in many ways a celebration of what it meant to be ___________.

2. What do these myths show?

3. The House of Atreus was one of the unluckiest __________ in Greek mythology.

4. Aeneas visited the underworld briefly before sailing to a spot near the River __________ on the Italian coast.

5. Amymone was pursued by a ________ but saved by Poseidon.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are four ways in which the House of Thebes was like the House of Atreus?

2. How is Aeneas like both Jason and Odysseus?

3. How did the bad luck of the later generations reflect the bad luck of the earlier generations? What does this say about the tie between one generation and another?

4. How did the bad luck of the House of Atreus begin? Why did it continue?

5. Why might someone want a cornucopia?

6. Why is the Odyssey considered an epic poem? Why was it so important to the Greeks?

7. How is Aeneas tied to the great Roman Republic?

8. How does the story of Procne, Philomela, and Tereus explain the origins of species?

9. What are the Danaids known for doing? Why might they have done this?

10. How did Odysseus' adventures make him a hero?

(see the answer keys)

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