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1st test Flashcards

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who was the goddess of the underworld

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Persephone

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Who was the messenger if the gods

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Mercury

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The goddess of love

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Aphrodite

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The god of fire

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Hephaestus

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God of the oceans

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Poseidon

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Goddess of the moon and the hunt

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Artemis

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Goddess of wisdom

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Athena

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God of love

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Eros

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God of war

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Ares

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Goddess of youth

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Hebe

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Goddess of poetry, arts, and sciences

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Muses

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King of the Olympian gods

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Zeus

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God of the sun

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Apollo

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Goddess of fire

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Hestia

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Queen if the Olympian gods

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Hera

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First king of the gods

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Cronos

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Goddess of grains, fruits, and flowers

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Demeter

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17
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Spun, controlled and cut the thread of life

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Three fates

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Giants who aided the first king of the gods

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Titans

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Giants who aided Zeus in his fight with Cronos

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Cyclops

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20
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River around the underworld

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Styx

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21
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Stole fire from the gods

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Prometheus

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Man who survived the flood

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Deucalion

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Watchdog of the underworld

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Cerberus

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Ferryman of the underworld

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Charon

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25
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Brought rainbows and bore messages from heaven

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Iris

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Made mortals gracious

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Three graces

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27
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Founder of Thebes

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Cadmus

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28
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Home of the gods

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Mt Olympus

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29
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Nymphs with magic treasures

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Hesperides

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30
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Polydectes fell in love with

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Danae

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31
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Sailors in Jason’s expedition

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Argonauts

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Who held up the sky

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The only mortal among the Gorgons

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The man who survived the flood

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He cut off the monsters head

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Wife of Perseus

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Nessus was a

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The number of labors of Hercules

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The founder of Thebes

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The home of the gods

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Mt Olympus

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Monster whose gaze turned men to stone

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What had been fated had come to pass is a quote from

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Was to be sacrificed to Poseidon

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Birthplace of Perseus

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Female spirits who helped the goddess of fruits and grains

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Helped Perseus in his journey to find Medusa

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Athena and Hermes

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Beware of the man who wears but one sandal comes from

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Jason and the Golden Fleece

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Cadmus was given her as a wife

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Twins who sailed with Jason

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Castor and Pollux

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Fell in love with Jason and helped him

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How did Zeus become king of the gods

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He fought Cronos and made him bring back the children he swallowed. The children became gods and goddesses. Zeus became king and Hera was queen

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What is the Greek story of the seasons, the fruits, grains and flowers

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Hades took Persephone to the underworld. When Persephone would come back to earth it was spring and summer. When she leaves it is fall and winter. In the spring, Demeter causes fruits grains and flowers to grow with help of the nymphs

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How was Greece repopulated after the flood

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Deucalion figured out the oracles message that the earth was the other and rocks as it’s bones. Deucalion and Pyrrha threw the stones behind them making men and women. They repopulated the land

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Recount the story of the founding of Thebes

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Men sprang from the dragons teeth that Cadmus had planted. Cadmus threw a stone among them and they all fought. Only 5 survived and they built the city

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How was Perseus fate fulfilled

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He became friends with the king of Argos, but accidentally killed him while playing a game. Perseus was now king.

56
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Why did Pelias fear Jason would try to kill him and take his throne

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Pelias took the throne from Jason’s father. The oracle warned Pelias to beware of the man with one sandal. Jason was only wearing one sandal.

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Describe the death of Hercules and how his wife played a part in it

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Hercules killed Nessus who was trying to take his wife. She saved some of Nessus blood. She became jealous and put it in Hercules robe. It burned his skin and killed him.

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Briefly describe 6 of the labors of Hercules and how it was accomplished

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Kill the Nemean lion, he choked it
Clean the Augean stables, he cleaned it by diverting to rivers
Bring the bull of Crete, he captured it and rode it across the sea
Tame the horses of diomedes, killed diomedes and tamed the horses
Get golden apples of Hesperides, held up sky while atlas got apples
Be

59
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One more labor

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Bring oxen of geryon, with help of apollos golden bowl

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Why did Jason make voyage to retrieve golden fleece

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Pelias agreed to make Jason king if he brought back the Golden Fleece

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How was Jason able to take the Golden Fleece

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The kings daughter Medea fell in love with Jason and helped him. She gave him ointment to protect him and told him how to kill the warriors. She gave the dragon that was protecting the fleece a sleeping potion.

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Describe Jason’s encounter with Hera on his journey to lolcus

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She was disguised as a old woman. Jason carried her across the stream. She never forgot his kindness

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Describe the deed Hercules performed for his friend admetus

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Admetus wife gave her life so he could live. Hercules got his wife from hades and returned her to him

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Constellation

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Group of stars

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Prow

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The front part of a ship

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Ambrosia

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Sweet liquid secreted by flowers

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Yoke

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Bar for joining two draft animals

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Stag

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Adult male deer

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Centaur

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Half man half horse

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Harrow

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Break up the earth using a plow

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Girdle

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A belt or sash

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Fleece

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Sheeps coat of wool

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Muse

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Source of artistic inspiration

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Trident

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Three pronged spear

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Steed

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Spirited horse

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Brazen

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Resembling brass

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Nectar

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Sweet liquid secreted by flowers

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Mother of pearl

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Internal layer of mollusk shell

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Lyre

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Hand held harp like instrument

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Oracle

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Shrine of prophetic deity

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