Outline of Lecture 10/29/14Clicker Question: Which group of three women are directly in charge of human lifespan?Answer: Atropos, Klotho, and LachesisThe Road to AthensI. Son of Poseidona. Opponents are also sons of Poseidonb. Intelligencei. Periphetes: clubii. Sinis: pine treeiii. Krommyonian Sowiv. Skeiron: feet and turtlev. Kerkyon: wrestlingvi. Prokroustes: bedc. CLICKER QUESTION: What happens to the bull that Poseidon sends to Minos, after it impregnates Minos’ wife?II. Athensa. Aigeus has married Medea (a foreign sorceress)i. Convinces Aiegus to dispose of Theseusb. Bull of MarathonIII. Theseus’ Next Labora. Bull of Marathon = Cretan Bullb. CLICKER QUESTION: Minos’ wife Pasiphae is the daughter of Helios; as such, which god will cause problems for her?i. AphroditeIV. The Minotaura. Eats human fleshb. Son of Pasiphae and Cretan BullV. Labyrintha. Below palace of Knossosi. Imprisons minotaurb. Daedalusi. Great artistc. UnsolvableVI. Daedalus and Icarusa. Kills nephewb. Flees Athens to Cretec. Build marvelous inventionsd. Held captivee. Builds wingsi. Warning to Icarus: fly the middle of the courseVII. Theseus and the MinotaurVIII. The return of the kinga. Theseus fails to change sailsb. Aegeus commits suicidei. Jumps off acropolisii. Jumps into Aegean seac. Theseus if quasi-responsibled. Great- ruler; less great personIX.
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