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What good deed did the ram with the golden fleece do?
The Greek king, Athamus had gotten tired of his wife Nephele and married another, Princess Ino. Nephele was afraid for her children, Phrixus and Helle, but mostly for Phrixus because Ino wanted to kill him so that her own son could inherit the kingdom. Ino created an elaborate plot where the corn would not grow and 'convinced' the oracle to tell the King that the corn would not grow again unless Phrixus was sacrificed. The citizens forced the King to allow the boy's death, since they were all threatened with starvation. When Phrixus was taken to the altar, the golden ram had taken him and Helle to Colchis. Nephele had prayed, and Hermes had answered the prayer. However, while they were crossing the strait that separated Asia and Europe, Helle fell off the ram and drowned. The sea was named for her: the Hellespont.
When was Centaur born?
Ixion, king of the lapiths, mated with Nephele. She was a cloud image of Hera. Anyway, the issue were the first centaurs. There is no chronology in the Greek myths, so there are no answers to when-questions.
Was Cleopatra born a princess?
Yes. She and her brothers and sister were all children of a king or Pharaoh.
Why did king acrisius lock his daughter in a tower?
King Acrisius locked Danae in a tower because the Oracole of Apollo told him a son of Danae would kill him, so therefor he did not want her to have any children
Who was Nestor?
In Greek Mythology Nestor of Gerenia was the son of Neleus and Chloris and the King of Pylos. He became king after Heracles killed Neleus and all of Nestor's siblings. His wife was either Eurydice or Anaxibia, their children included:PeisistratusThrasymedesPisidicePolycasteStratichusAretusEchephronAntilochus
