CLAS 315: FINAL EXAM Study Sheet




Listed here are the names of most of the major figures which should be known at least
in terms of the principal myth cycle(s) to which they belong, their parentage, their enemies,
and their most famous achievements. This is NOT an exhaustive list, only the most essential items.
You can check them in a dictionary of mythology. There are links on the Handouts page at the top.


--The Theseus Myth--

Theseus
Aithra
Aegeus
Medea
Perithous
Ariadne
Daedalus
Minos
Pasiphaë
Phaedra
Hippolyte
Hippolytus


--The Perseus Saga--

Perseus
Danaë
Athena
Hermes
Akrisios
Dictys
Polydektes
Cassiopeia
The Graiai
Cepheus
Andromeda
Medusa


--The Orpheus Myth--

Orpheus
Eurydice
Ciconian Women
Dionysos
Aristeas
Persephone
Hades
Hymenaeus
Argonauts
Calliope
Linus
Antissa


--The Demeter Myth--

Demeter
Persephone
Hades
Oreithyeia
Eumolpus (Hierophant)
Keryx
Iambe
Triptolemus
Demophon
Lynkos
Metaneira
Antissa


The Heracles Cycle

Heracles
Amphitryon
Electryon
Sthenelaus
Eurystheus
Alcmene
Megara
Deianeira
Hyllus
Iphicles
Iolaus
Omphale
Atlas
Hesperides
Geryon
Hydra
Thespius
Eurylochus
Autolycus
Poeas
Philoctetes
Hylas
Abderus


The Theban Cycle

Dionysos
Cadmus
Semele
Agave
Pentheus
Tiresias
Autonoë
Ino
Harmonia
 

 

May 24, 2009 3:53 PM

John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu

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