Women to be Feared - GCSE OCR Classical Civilisation Questions & Answers
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Who was Medea descended from? - ANSWERSThe God of the Sun and priestess of Hekate
Who was Medea? - ANSWERSA barbarian princess
Why did the Greeks fear Medea the most? - ANSWERSBecause she was a woman who could not be controlled
When did Medea meet Jason? - ANSWERSWhile he was on his quest ...
Women to be Feared - GCSE OCR
Classical Civilisation Questions &
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Who was Medea descended from? - ANSWERSThe God of the Sun and priestess of
Hekate
Who was Medea? - ANSWERSA barbarian princess
Why did the Greeks fear Medea the most? - ANSWERSBecause she was a woman
who could not be controlled
When did Medea meet Jason? - ANSWERSWhile he was on his quest to find the
Golden Fleece
Where was the Golden Fleece kept? - ANSWERSColchis
Why was Jason collecting the Golden Fleece? - ANSWERSThe King of Thessaly, his
uncle, promised to give up the throne if Jason brought it back
What was the name of Jason's ship? - ANSWERSArgo
Who was the king of Colchis? - ANSWERSAietes
Which goddess was Jason a favourite of? - ANSWERSHera
Why did Medea fall in love with Jason? - ANSWERSHera arranged her to fall in love
with him so she could help with his journey
What does Medea's name derive from? - ANSWERSThe Greek word for 'planner' and
'deviser'
What was the first challenge the couple faced? - ANSWERSThe Colchians
How did Medea and Jason deal with the Colchians? - ANSWERSShe killed her brother
Apsyrtus and cut his body to pieces, while in pursuit on boats, everytime the Colchians
got close she would throw a piece of his body out that they needed to retrieve
What was the Island of Crete home to in Medea? - ANSWERSA metal giant named
Talos
, How did Medea defeat Talos? - ANSWERSShe summoned Underworld spirits and
brought down a giant
What happened when Jason returned to Thessaly? - ANSWERSKing Pelias refused to
give up his throne
What was King Pelias king of? - ANSWERSThessaly
What was Medea's plan in order to get Jason on the throne? - ANSWERSShe tricked
the daughters of Pelias and showed them a magical ritual that would reverse his ageing
process - the girls slaughtered their own father accidently.
Why were Jason and Medea driven out of Thessaly? - ANSWERSAfter killing the king,
the angry townsfolk drove them out and they had to seek refuge in Corinth
How many children did Medea have? - ANSWERSTwo sons
What did Jason want to be while in Corinth? - ANSWERSKing
Why did Jason leave Medea? - ANSWERSSo he could remarry to gain a better position
in society
Why was Medea exiled from Corinth? - ANSWERSHer lamentation for her loss in
marriage with Jason was so extreme
Who was the King of Corinth? - ANSWERSCreon
What did Medea ask Creon for before leaving? - ANSWERSOne day to 'get her affairs
in order'
How does Jason try to soothe Medea's anger? - ANSWERSSays that their marriage
was beneficial for Medea because she no longer lives among barbarians
Who was Glauce? - ANSWERSThe daughter of the King of Corinth - who Jason
planned to marry
What did Medea gift Glauce? - ANSWERSA coronet and a dress
What happens when Glauce puts on the gifted dress? - ANSWERSIt burns her flesh -
Creon tries to help but he burns as well
How does Medea commit infanticide? - ANSWERSKills her own to sons to hurt Jason
What does Medea leave Corinth on? - ANSWERSA flying chariot with the bodies of her
sons hanging off of it.
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