The Labours of Theseus

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1. What was the road which Theseus travelled on to get to Athens to see his father? Isthmus Road Corinthian Road Aegean Way Olympus Way

2. Theseus wrestled against a King and won, thus becoming king of...? Eleusis Crommyon Erineus Megara

3. Periphetes had a huge club which he killed people with. Theseus took this off him and clubbed Periphetes to death. Who was Periphetes the son of? Ares Hercules Poseidon Hephaestus

4. In his travels, Theseus came across a certain person called Sinis (tree-bender). He managed to kill him and took his daughter as his lover. They also had a son together. What was the name of Sinis's daughter? Perigune Arachne Ariadne Hippolyta

5. What was the name of the son that Theseus and Sinis's daughter had together. Hippolytus Androgeos Cicero Melanippus

6. Where would the menace Sciron sit? Mount Olympus Olympus Pass Sciron's Rocks Meleager's Gate

7. Procrustes was an inn-keeper. Whenever a guest came he would make them up a bed. If they were tall he would make a short bed, if they were short he would make a tall bed. If the person was too big for the bed, what would he do with the parts which hung over? Burn them off Let his three-headed dog chew them off Break all the bones Chop them off

8. Theseus managed to rid a town of a sow called Phaia who was ravaging the countryside. What town was this? Corinth Epidaurus Crommyon Eleusis

9. Where did Theseus go to kill the Minotaur? Knossos Cyprus Siciliy Corsica

10. Ariadne helped Theseus to overcome the Minotaur. Ariadne asked someone for help so that she could help Theseus. Who did she ask? Icarus Androgeos Minos Daedalus