Thyestes Quiz

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1. Who was the mother of Thyestes?

   1. Aerope
   2. Hippodamia
   3. Clytemnestra
   4. Pelopia
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   Answer: Hippodamia

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2. Which goddess was the golden lamb originally promised to as a sacrifice?

   1. Aphrodite
   2. Athena
   3. Artemis
   4. Hera
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   Answer: Artemis

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3. Who was the wife of Atreus that secretly gave the golden lamb to Thyestes?

   1. Aerope
   2. Hippodamia
   3. Pelopia
   4. Clytemnestra
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   Answer: Aerope

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4. What sign did Zeus produce to help Atreus regain the throne of Mycenae?

   1. The moon turning to blood
   2. A thunderbolt striking the palace
   3. The sun rising in the west
   4. The sea freezing over
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   Answer: The sun rising in the west

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5. Who was the daughter of Thyestes with whom he fathered Aegisthus?

   1. Pelopia
   2. Electra
   3. Iphigenia
   4. Andromache
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   Answer: Pelopia

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6. Who was the son born from the union of Thyestes and Pelopia?

   1. Agamemnon
   2. Menelaus
   3. Orestes
   4. Aegisthus
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   Answer: Aegisthus

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7. Which Roman writer made Thyestes the central figure of his tragedy?

   1. Virgil
   2. Plautus
   3. Seneca
   4. Ovid
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   Answer: Seneca

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8. In which city did Agamemnon and Menelaus find refuge after being forced into exile?

   1. Corinth
   2. Sparta
   3. Mycenae
   4. Thebes
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   Answer: Sparta

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