CL 28 - Classical Mythology

Lecture 19 - The House of Danaus I

Io
Argus, 100-eyed monster
Aegyptus
Epaphus
Memphis
Danaus
Hypermnestra and Lynceus
Perseus
Danae, his mother
Acrisius, her father
Dictys, Perseus's foster father
King Polydectes, Dictys's brother 

The Graeae, three old hags with one eye between them
Medusa, one of the three Gorgon sisters; turns men into stone
Stheno (strength) and Euryale (far-leaper) - Gorgons 

Ceto
Pegasus, the winged horse
Chrysaor
Cepheus and Cassiopeia
Andromeda, Ethiopian princess, later Perseus's wife
Bellerophon, Pegasus's rider
Chimera 

Io's wanderings: Ionian Sea, Pindus Range, Macedonia, Thrace, Bosporus, Scythia, Caucasus Mts., Anatolia, Egypt
Island of Seriphos 

Kibisis
scimitar
apotropaic
metope

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