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The Labours of Theseus

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"Just a short quiz about the labours of Theseus on his way to meet his father (Aegeus)."


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


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


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?
    Ariadne
    Hippolyta
    Arachne
    Perigune


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?
    Sciron's Rocks
    Meleager's Gate
    Olympus Pass
    Mount Olympus


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?
    Chop them off
    Break all the bones
    Burn them off
    Let his three-headed dog chew them off


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


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


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


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