Who were Achilles's parents?
Thetis, water nymph goddess, and Peleus, king and Argonaut.
Explain the curse of the House of Atreus.
Because of Tantalus; fighting between sons of Pelops, continued with Agamemnon + Menelaus, etc.
How did Tyndareus deal with his problem of Helen and her suitors?
Odysseus's advice and the oath.
Tell us about Odysseus's ruse. Why did he use deception? How did it fail?
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Who is Tantalus? What did he do? What was his punishment?
Great-grandfather of Agamemnon + Menelaus, served his son to the Olympians, punished in Tartarus with food and water just out of reach.
What two prophecies were related to Achilles? What was done about them?
Thetis's prophecy, river Styx; Calchas's prophecy, Achilles's ruse.
Who are Helen's parents?
Leda and Tyndareus, King and Queen of Sparta. (really Zeus)
Choose a minor character and tell us about them, including how they're related to today's myth: Chiron, Patroclus, Calchas, Agamemnon, Penelope, Telemachus, Atreus, Eros.
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What happened when Paris and the Trojan envoys arrived in Sparta?
Xenia, betrayal, abduction of Helen, etc.
Name three locations from today's mythology map.
Troy, Sycros, Ithaca, Mycenae, Sparta, Peloponnese/Achaea, Crete, etc.