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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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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River around the underworld
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Styx
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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
Charon
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Brought rainbows and bore messages from heaven
Iris
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Made mortals gracious
Three graces
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Founder of Thebes
Cadmus
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Home of the gods
Mt Olympus
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Nymphs with magic treasures
Hesperides
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Polydectes fell in love with
Danae
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Sailors in Jason's expedition
Argonauts
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Who held up the sky
Atlas
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The only mortal among the Gorgons
Medusa
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The man who survived the flood
Deucalion
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He cut off the monsters head
Perseus
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Wife of Perseus
Andromeda
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Nessus was a
Centaur
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The number of labors of Hercules
12
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The founder of Thebes
Cadmus
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The home of the gods
Mt Olympus
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Monster whose gaze turned men to stone
Medusa
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What had been fated had come to pass is a quote from
Perseus
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Was to be sacrificed to Poseidon
Andromeda
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Birthplace of Perseus
Argos
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Female spirits who helped the goddess of fruits and grains
Nymphs
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Helped Perseus in his journey to find Medusa
Athena and Hermes
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Beware of the man who wears but one sandal comes from
Jason and the Golden Fleece
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Cadmus was given her as a wife
Harmony
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Twins who sailed with Jason
Castor and Pollux
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Fell in love with Jason and helped him
Medea
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How did Zeus become king of the gods
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
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
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
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
He became friends with the king of Argos, but accidentally killed him while playing a game. Perseus was now king.
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Why did Pelias fear Jason would try to kill him and take his throne
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
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
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
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One more labor
Bring oxen of geryon, with help of apollos golden bowl
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Why did Jason make voyage to retrieve golden fleece
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
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
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
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
Group of stars
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Prow
The front part of a ship
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Ambrosia
Sweet liquid secreted by flowers
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Yoke
Bar for joining two draft animals
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Stag
Adult male deer
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Centaur
Half man half horse
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Harrow
Break up the earth using a plow
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Girdle
A belt or sash
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Fleece
Sheeps coat of wool
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Muse
Source of artistic inspiration
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Trident
Three pronged spear
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Steed
Spirited horse
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Brazen
Resembling brass
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Nectar
Sweet liquid secreted by flowers
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Mother of pearl
Internal layer of mollusk shell
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Lyre
Hand held harp like instrument
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Oracle
Shrine of prophetic deity
