English Mythology Names/Places

Grandfather of Perseus, father of Danae. Put mother and son in box in the sea. Died from discus throw by Perseus.

King of the land with the Golden Fleece - gave Jason difficult tasks to win Fleece

King of Athens, father of Theseus - jumped to his death thinking Theseus had died

Rightful king of Iolcus, father of Jason - brother Pelias stole throne

King that got in a fight with Achilles, causing him to stop fighting for a while

Mortal mother of Heracles and Iphicles

Queen that Hercules got a war belt from

Princess saved by Perseus from sea monster - married him

Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta - cared for Oedipus after he blinded himself

Ship Jason built - killed him with a fallen beam

Heroes on the Argo with Jason

Site of Polyneices's army; birthplace of Perseus

Half-sister of Minotaur - fell in love with Theseus - helped him escape Labyrinth

Gave Perseus help (shield and sword)

Home of Theseus's father - after Aegeus died, Theseus became king of Athens

Helped Heracles get sacred golden apples

Three-headed guard dog of underworld - Heracles captured it

Centaur who taught Achilles and hid Jason

Ship-crushing rocks that Jason sailed through

Oedipus's adopted home

Location of Minotaur which Theseus defeated

Mother of Perseus - pursued by Polydectes

Fisherman offered shelter to Perseus and Danae

Guardian of Fleece - Jason had to get past

Heracles's cousin - gave him 12 Labors

Heracles captured it; Jason planted dragon-teeth seeds with them

Hercules got with help of Atlas

Jason got in order to claim throne

Three women - shared an eye - Perseus stole eye, made them give directions for him

Ruler of underworld - let Heracles take Cerberus; gave Perseus invisibility helmet

Trojan prince - killed Patroclus - killed by Achilles

Nursed Heracles - tried to kill him - let him marry her daughter; Jason helped disguised Hera cross a stream

Gave Perseus winged sandals

Multi-headed monster - heads grew back when cut off - defeated by Heracles

Place Jason ruled

Half-brother of Heracles

Mother and wife of Oedipus

Maze where Minotaur was kept - Theseus navigated with Ariadne's help

Father of Oedipus - unknowingly killed by Oedipus

Man-eating - captured by Heracles

Sorceress in love with Jason; nearly poisoned Theseus

Gorgon - snake hair, look turns people to stone - defeated by Perseus

King of Crete, where theseus defeated Minotaur

Half-man, half bull in Laybrinth - defeated by Theseus

Could not be hurt by weapons - killed by Heracles

Tricked Achilles into fighting in Trojan War - designed Trojan Horse plan

Heracles taken to after death - became god who watched gates

Told prophecy of Oedipus; told prophecy of Perseus

Brother of Hector - killed Achilles

Friend of Achilles - killed by Hector

Uncle of Jason - stole throne of Iolcus

Adopted father of Oedipus - king of Corinth

Evil king of Seriphos - pursued Danae - Perseus turned him to stone

Island where Perseus lived with Danae

Evil robbers - defeated by Theseus

Defeated by Oedipus when he answered riddle correctly - jumped to death

Cleaned by Heracles

Achilles dipped in - all parts except heel invulnerable

Where Heracles was raised; birthplace of Oedipus

Nymph - mother of Achilles - disguised him as a woman

Fought with Greece inTrojan War - Achilles fought for Greece

Sprouted by dragon-teeth seeds - fought by Jason

Father of Heracles