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Additional Mythology I Flashcards

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Zeus

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Jupiter, Jove

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hera

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Juno

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Poseidon

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Neptune

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hades

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Pluto, Dis

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Demeter

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Ceres

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hestia

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Vesta

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Ares

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Mars

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hephaestus

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Vulcan

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Apollo

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Apollo

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Artemis

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Diana

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Athena

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Minerva

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Aphrodite

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Venus

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hermes

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Mercury

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Dionysus

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Bacchus

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Persephone

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Proserpina

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Jupiter, Jove

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Zeus

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Juno

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Hera

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Neptune

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Poseidon

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Pluto, Dis

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Hades

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Ceres

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Demeter

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vesta

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Hestia

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mars

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Ares

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vulcan

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Hephaestus

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Apollo

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Apollo

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Diana

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Artemis

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Minerva

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Athena

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27
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Venus

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Aphrodite

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mercury

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Hermes

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29
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Bacchus

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Dionysus

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30
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Proserpina

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Persephone

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31
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Which god(dess) had the job of King, weather?

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Zeus

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32
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen, marriage?

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Hera

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Which god(dess) had the job of Sea, earthquakes, horses?

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Poseidon

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Which god(dess) had the job of Underworld, wealth?

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Hades

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35
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Which god(dess) had the job of Agriculture?

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Demeter

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36
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Which god(dess) had the job of Home fire, hearth?

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Hestia

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Which god(dess) had the job of War?

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Ares

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38
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Which god(dess) had the job of Blacksmith?

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Hephaestus

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Which god(dess) had the job of Sun, prophecy, medicine, music?

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Apollo

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Which god(dess) had the job of Hunting, moon?

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Artemis

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41
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Which god(dess) had the job of Wisdom, war, handicrafts?

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Athena

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42
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Which god(dess) had the job of Love and Beauty?

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Aphrodite

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Which god(dess) had the job of Messengers, laughter, thieves?

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Hermes

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Which god(dess) had the job of Wine, life giving fluids?

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Dionysus

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45
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen of the Underworld?

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Persephone

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46
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What were the job(s) of Zeus?

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King, weather

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47
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What were the job(s) of Hera?

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Queen, marriage

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What were the job(s) of Poseidon?

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Sea, earthquakes, horses

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What were the job(s) of Hades?

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Underworld, wealth

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50
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What were the job(s) of Demeter?

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Agriculture

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51
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What were the job(s) of Hestia?

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Home fire, hearth

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52
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What were the job(s) of Ares?

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War

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53
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What were the job(s) of Hephaestus?

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Blacksmith

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54
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What were the job(s) of Apollo?

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Sun, prophecy, medicine, music

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What were the job(s) of Artemis?

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Hunting, moon

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What were the job(s) of Athena?

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Wisdom, war, handicrafts

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57
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What were the job(s) of Aphrodite?

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Love and Beauty

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What were the job(s) of Hermes?

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Messengers, laughter, thieves

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What were the job(s) of Dionysus?

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Wine, life giving fluids

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60
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What were the job(s) of Persephone?

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Queen of the Underworld

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61
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Whose symbols were the Thunderbolt, eagle?

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Zeus

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Whose symbols were the Peacock, Cow?

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Hera

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Whose symbols were the Trident, Horse?

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Poseidon

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Whose symbols were the Bident, Helmet of Invisibility?

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Hades

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65
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Whose symbols were the Stalk of Wheat?

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Demeter

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66
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Whose symbols were the Hearth, Fire?

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Hestia

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67
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Whose symbols were the Spear, Dog, Vulture?

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Ares

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68
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Whose symbols were the Forge, Anvil?

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Hephaestus

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69
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Whose symbols were the Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre?

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Apollo

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70
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Whose symbols were the Bow/Arrow, Moon?

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Artemis

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71
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Whose symbols were the Owl, Olive, Helmet?

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Athena

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72
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Whose symbols were the Dove, Rose?

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Aphrodite

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73
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Whose symbols were the Caduceus, Winged Sandals?

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Hermes

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74
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Whose symbols were the Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)?

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Dionysus

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75
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Whose symbols were the Pomegranate?

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Persephone

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76
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What were the symbol(s) of Zeus?

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Thunderbolt, eagle

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77
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What were the symbol(s) of Hera?

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Peacock, Cow

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78
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What were the symbol(s) of Poseidon?

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Trident, Horse

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What were the symbol(s) of Hades?

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Bident, Helmet of Invisibility

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80
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What were the symbol(s) of Demeter?

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Stalk of Wheat

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81
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What were the symbol(s) of Hestia?

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Hearth, Fire

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82
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What were the symbol(s) of Ares?

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Spear, Dog, Vulture

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83
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What were the symbol(s) of Hephaestus?

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Forge, Anvil

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84
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What were the symbol(s) of Apollo?

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Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre

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85
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What were the symbol(s) of Artemis?

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Bow/Arrow, Moon

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86
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What were the symbol(s) of Athena?

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Owl, Olive, Helmet

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87
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What were the symbol(s) of Aphrodite?

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Dove, Rose

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88
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What were the symbol(s) of Hermes?

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Caduceus, Winged Sandals

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89
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?

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Pomegranate

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90
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?

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Pomegranate

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91
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Who was the mother of Theseus?

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Aethra

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92
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Who was the father of Theseus?

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Aegeus (Poseidon?)

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93
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Who was the mother of Perseus?

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Danae

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94
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Who was the father of Perseus?

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Zeus

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95
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Who was the mother of Heracles?

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Alcmene

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96
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Who was the father of Heracles?

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Zeus (mortal dad = Amphitryon)

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97
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Who was the mother of Achilles?

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Thetis

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98
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Who was the father of Achilles?

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Peleus

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99
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Who was the mother of Aeneas?

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Aphrodite

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100
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Who was the father of Aeneas?

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Anchises

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101
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Who was the mother of Hector?

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Hecuba

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102
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Who was the father of Hector?

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Priam

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103
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Who was the mother of Paris?

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Hecuba

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104
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Who was the father of Paris?

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Priam

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105
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Who was the mother of Cassandra?

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Hecuba

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106
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Who was the father of Cassandra?

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Priam

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107
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Who was the mother of Helenus?

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Hecuba

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108
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Who was the father of Helenus?

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Priam

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109
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Who was the mother of Agamemnon?

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Aerope

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110
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Who was the father of Agamemnon?

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Atreus

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111
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Who was the mother of Menelaus?

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Aerope

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112
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Who was the father of Menelaus?

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Atreus

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113
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Who was the mother of Orestes?

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Clytemnestra

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114
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Who was the father of Orestes?

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Agamemnon

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115
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Who was the mother of Electra?

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Clytemnestra

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116
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Who was the father of Electra?

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Agamemnon

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117
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Who was the mother of Iphigenia?

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Clytemnestra

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118
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Who was the father of Iphigenia?

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Agamemnon

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119
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Who was the mother of Jason?

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Alcimide

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120
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Who was the father of Jason?

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Aeson

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121
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Who was the mother of Odysseus?

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Aniclea

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122
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Who was the father of Odysseus?

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Laertes

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123
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Who was the father of Medea?

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Aeetes

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124
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Who was the father of Daphne?

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Peneius

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125
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Who was the mother of Ariadne?

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Pasiphae

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126
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Who was the father of Ariadne?

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Minos

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127
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Who was the mother of Phaedra?

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Pasiphae

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128
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Who was the father of Phaedra?

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Minos

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129
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Who was the mother of Astyanax?

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Andromache

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130
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Who was the father of Astyanax?

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Hector

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131
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Who was the mother of Ascanius (Iulus)?

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Creusa

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132
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Who was the father of Ascanius (Iulus)?

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Aeneas

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133
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Who was the mother of Andromeda?

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Cassiopeia

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Who was the father of Andromeda?

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Cepheus

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135
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Who was the mother of Dionysus?

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Semele

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136
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Who was the father of Dionysus?

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Zeus

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137
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Who was the mother of Hermes?

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Maia

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138
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Who was the father of Hermes?

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Zeus

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139
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Who was the mother of Apollo?

A

Leto

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140
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Who was the father of Apollo?

A

Zeus

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141
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Who was the mother of Artemis?

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Leto

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142
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Who was the father of Artemis?

A

Zeus

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143
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Who was the mother of Sarpedon?

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Europa

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144
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Who was the father of Sarpedon?

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Zeus

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145
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Who was the mother of Minos?

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Europa

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146
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Who was the father of Minos?

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Zeus

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147
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Who was the mother of Rhadamanthys?

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Europa

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148
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Who was the father of Rhadamanthys?

A

Zeus

149
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Who was the mother of Aeacus?

A

Aegina

150
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Who was the father of Aeacus?

A

Zeus

151
Q

Who was the mother of Helen?

A

Leda

152
Q

Who was the father of Helen?

A

Zeus

153
Q

Who was the mother of Polydeuces?

A

Leda

154
Q

Who was the father of Polydeuces?

A

Zeus

155
Q

Who was the mother of Castor?

A

Leda

156
Q

Who was the father of Castor?

A

Tyndareus

157
Q

Who was the mother of Clytemnestra?

A

Leda

158
Q

Who was the father of Clytemnestra?

A

Tyndareus

159
Q

Who was the mother of Telemachus?

A

Penelope

160
Q

Who was the father of Telemachus?

A

Odysseus

161
Q

Who does this describe: boasted better weaver than Athena; turned into a spider?

A

Arachne

162
Q

Who does this describe: fastest runner; run faster to marry her; Hippomenes used Golden Apples to beat her; forgot to thank Aphrodite – turned into lions?

A

Atalanta

163
Q

Who does this describe: golden touch; said Pan was a better musician than Apollo – donkey ears – reeds?

A

Midas

164
Q

Who does this describe: flew too close to sun with wings dad (Daedalus) made; Icarian sea?

A

Icarus

165
Q

Who does this describe: tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle; killed Chimaera; tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus?

A

Bellerophon

166
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Who does this describe: asked dad (sun god) to drive chariot of sun; couldn’t handle horses, burned earth, etc; lightning bolt?

A

Phaethon

167
Q

Which couple does this describe: repopulated earth with stones thrown over their shoulders?

A

Deucalion and Pyrrha

168
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Which couple does this describe: hospitable to Zeus and Hermes dressed as beggars; became priests of Zeus’ temple; died together – became trees (oak and linden)?

A

Baucis and Philemon

169
Q

Which couple does this describe: Romeo and Juliet; talked through crack in wall; met at mulberry bush; he kills himself when he thinks she was eaten by a lion, then she kills herself; mulberries turn red.?

A

Pyramus and Thisbe

170
Q

Which couple does this describe: She is goddess of Dawn, asks Zeus for immortality for Tithonus – forgets to ask for eternal youth – grasshopper.?

A

Aurora and Tithonus

171
Q

Who does this describe: son of Oeneus and Althaea; kills Calydonian Boar; gives Atalanta trophy; uncles mad – fight – he kills uncles; mom kills him by burning the log that had the same life span.?

A

Meleager

172
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by being placed on a spinning wheel of fire?

A

Ixion

173
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Who was punished in the Undeworld with a bird eating his liver daily?

A

Tityus

174
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Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to eternally roll a boulder up a hill?

A

Sisyphus

175
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Who was punished in the Undeworld with eternal hunger and thirst?

A

Tantalus

176
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to carry leaky buckets?

A

Danaids

177
Q

List the 9 Muses and their jobs.

A
  1. Calliope (Epic Poetry)
  2. Clio (History)
  3. Erato (Love Poetry)
  4. Euterpe (Music)
  5. Melpomene (Tragedy)
  6. Polyhymnia (Hymns)
  7. Terpsichore (Dance)
  8. Thaleia (Comedy)
  9. Urania (Astronomy)
178
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What is another name for the Graces?

A

Charities

179
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List the 3 Graces and their jobs.

A
  1. Aglaia (Beauty)
  2. Euphrosyne (Mirth)
  3. Thalia (Good Cheer)
180
Q

Give two other names for the Fates.

A

Moirae/Parcae

181
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List the 3 Fates and their jobs.

A
  1. Clotho (spinner)
  2. Lachesis (allotter)
  3. Atropos (cutter of the thread/inevitable)
182
Q

Give two other names for the Furies.

A

Erinyes/Eumenides

183
Q

List the 3 Furies.

A
  1. Alecto
  2. Megaera
  3. Tisiphone
184
Q

List the 5 river of the Underworld and their traits.

A
  1. Styx (hate/ oaths of gods)
  2. Lethe (forgetfulness)
  3. Plegethon (fire)
  4. Cocytus (wailing)
  5. Acheron (pain)
185
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What monster is described here: whirpool

A

Charybdis

186
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What monster is described here: part lion, goat, snake

A

Chimera

187
Q

What monster is described here: 3 headed dog

A

Cerberus

188
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What monster is described here: Horse’s body/man’s torso, head, arms

A

Centaur

189
Q

What monster is described here: mother of all monsters – half nymph, half snake

A

Echidna

190
Q

What monster is described here: 2 headed dog

A

Orthus

191
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What monster is described here: part goat, part man

A

Satyr

192
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What monster is described here: six-headed monster

A

Scylla

193
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Sparta, husband of Helen

A

Menelaus

194
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Mycenae/king of the Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra

A

Agamemnon

195
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During the Torjan War, who was the Best fighter of Greeks; son of Pelias and Thetis

A

Achilles

196
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During the Torjan War, who was the 2nd greatest fighter of Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles’ armor (lost)

A

Ajax the Greater

197
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During the Torjan War, who thought up wooden horse; King of Ithaka, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus; took 10 years to return home from Trojan War.

A

Odysseus

198
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During the Torjan War, who was King of Troy; name means “ransomed one”/ originally named Podarces

A

Priam

199
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During the Torjan War, who was the wife of Priam; mother of Hector, Priam, Cassandra, Helenus and others

A

Hecuba

200
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During the Torjan War, who was the best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles

A

Hector

201
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During the Torjan War, who was the son of Priam, “stole” Helen, killed Achilles with an arrow (with help of Apollo)

A

Paris

202
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Who was the king of the Titans who was overthrown by Zeus?

A

Cronus

203
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What was Cronusʼ Latin name?

A

Saturn

204
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After he was overthrown, what became of Cronus?

A

He fled to Italy

205
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What is the reign of Saturn in Italy called?

A

The Golden Age

206
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What was the name of the Titan that encircled the earth?

A

Oceanus

207
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Who was the wife of Oceanus?

A

Tethys

208
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What Titan was the father of the sun, moon, and dawn?

A

Hyperion

209
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Which Titan who presided over memory is, in some versions of the story, the mother of Athena?

A

Mnemosyne

210
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What Titan presided over justice?

A

Themis

211
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What Titan was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus,and Atlas?

A

Iapetus

212
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Which child of Iapetus stole fire for mankind?

A

Prometheus

213
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Which child of Iapetus had Pandora for a wife?

A

Epimetheus

214
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Which child of Iapetus was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?

A

Atlas

215
Q

On what mountain did the gods live?

A

Mt. Olympus

216
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Name the twelve Olympians in Greek.

A

Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, Hades, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes, Hephaestus.

217
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Name the twelve Olympians in Latin.

A

Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Diana, Apollo, Mars, Venus, Vulcan, Mercury.

218
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Which of Zeusʼs sisters is not one of the twelve Olympians?

A

Demeter

219
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What god of wine is not one of the twelve Olympians?

A

Dionysus

220
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What was the aegis?

A

the breastplate of Zeus (often worn by Athena) on which she placed the Gorgonʼs head

221
Q

Which god is sometimes called “Dis”?

A

Pluto

222
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What does “Dis” mean?

A

rich

223
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Although Apollo is often listed as god of the sun, what child of the Titan Hyperion is more accurately the sun god?

A

Helios

224
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Who was the goddess of witchcraft and the dark side of the moon?

A

Hecate

225
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Aphrodite is usually listed as the wife of Hephaestus. When she is not, which of the Graces is his wife?

A

Aglaia

226
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Name the three Graces and the meaning for each name.

A

Aglaia (Splendor), Thalia (Good Cheer) and Euphrosyne (Mirth).

227
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Name the 9 Muses and their fields.

A

Melpomene - tragedy, Thalia - comedy,Polyhymnia - songs to the gods, Terpsichore - dance, Clio - history, Urania - astronomy, Erato - love poetry, Calliope - epic poetry, and Euterpe - lyric poetry.

228
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Name the 4 mountains of the Muses.

A

Helicon, Pierus, Olympus and Parnassus.

229
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What god presided over underground rivers?

A

Poseidon

230
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What sea godʼs name means “Deep Sea”?

A

Pontus

231
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What sea god was known as the “Old Man of the Sea”?

A

Nereus

232
Q

What were the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris called?

A

Nereids

233
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What kind of nymphs are nereids?

A

sea nymphs

234
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What kind of nymphs are Oceanids?

A

Nymphs of the river Ocean

235
Q

What kind of nymphs were dryads (hamadryads)?

A

tree nymphs

236
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What kind of nymphs were naiads?

A

fresh water nymphs (springs and grottos)

237
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What kind of nymphs were oreads?

A

mountain nymphs

238
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What kind of nymphs were the Melias?

A

ash tree nymphs

239
Q

Name the 5 rivers of the underworld.

A

Acheron - river of woe, Cocytus - river of lamentation, Styx - river of unbreakable oaths, Phlegethon - river of fire, and Lethe - river of forgetfulness.

240
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Name the ferryman who carries souls across the river Styx

A

Charon

241
Q

Name the three judges of the Underworld.

A

Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus.

242
Q

Who were the godesses in the Underworld who punished unnatural crimes?

A

the Furies

243
Q

What is another name for the Furies?

A

the Erinyes

244
Q

What does “Erinyes” mean?

A

the “Appeased”.

245
Q

Name the 3 Furies.

A

Tisiphone, Allecto, and Megaera

246
Q

There are two gates in the Underworld. Name them.

A

the gate of ivory and the gate of horn.

247
Q

What comes out of the gate of ivory?

A

false dreams

248
Q

What comes out of the gate of horn?

A

true dreams

249
Q

Castor and Pollux also became gods. Whom did they protect?

A

shipwrecked sailors

250
Q

What deities were known as the Dioscuri and the Tyndaridae?

A

Castor and Pollux

251
Q

What is the Greek form of Polluxʼs name?

A

Polydeuces

252
Q

Dioscuri and Tyndaridae are patronymics, that is, they are words that name someoneʼs father. When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Dioscuri, who is the father named?

A

Zeus

253
Q

When Castor and Polydeuces are called the Tyndaridae, who is the father named?

A

Tyndareus

254
Q

What were the Sileni?

A

creatures part man, part horse, that walked on two legs, had horses hooves and tails and sometimes horsesʼ ears.

255
Q

What is a satyr?

A

half man, half goat

256
Q

Who was the King of the Winds?

A

Aeolus

257
Q

Name the four major winds in Greek and Latin.

A

Zephyr or Favonius - West Wind; Notus or Auster - South Wind; Boreas or Aquilo - North Wind; Eurus - East Wind (Greek name is given first in this answer, followed by Latin. Eurus is the same in both)

258
Q

What were centaurs?

A

creatures half man, half horse.

259
Q

Name the three gorgons.

A

Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa

260
Q

Which of the gorgons was mortal?

A

Medusa

261
Q

Who killed Medusa?

A

Perseus

262
Q

Who were the sisters of the gorgons who shared one eye and one tooth between them?

A

the Graiae

263
Q

Who/what were the Sirens?

A

creatures with beautiful voices who lured sailors to their death

264
Q

Name the 3 fates and the job of each.

A

Clotho - spun thread of human lifeLachesis - twisted and measured the threadAtropos - cut the thread of human life

265
Q

Besides Bacchus, what Latin name was given to Dionysus?

A

Liber

266
Q

Who was the Roman god of boundaries?

A

Terminus

267
Q

Which Roman god was considered a strengthener of cattle?

A

Pales

268
Q

Which Roman god was the helper of plowmen and woodcutters?

A

Sylvanus

269
Q

Of what was Saturn the god?

A

Sowers and Seed

270
Q

Who was the wife of Saturn and the “harvest helper”?

A

Ops

271
Q

What is Opsʼ name in Greek?

A

Rhea

272
Q

Who was Quirinus?

A

the deified Romulus

273
Q

What were the Manes?

A

the spirits of the good dead in Hades

274
Q

What were the Lemures?

A

spirits of the wicked dead

275
Q

What nymphs of springs were the Roman equivalent to the Muses?

A

Camenae

276
Q

Who was the Roman goddess of childbirth?

A

Lucina

277
Q

Who was the mother of Persephone?

A

Demeter

278
Q

Who kidnapped Persephone to make her his wife?

A

Hades

279
Q

What young child did Demeter attempt to make immortal by annointing him with ambrosia and placing him in a hot fire?

A

Demophon

280
Q

Who was Demophonʼs mother who snatched him from the flames?

A

Metaneira

281
Q

Who was the husband of Metaneira and the father of Demophon?

A

Celeus

282
Q

For how many months does Persephone remain in the Underworld?

A

4 months

283
Q

Who were the parents of Dionysus?

A

Zeus and Semele

284
Q

When offered any gift she named, what did Semele ask of Zeus?

A

To see him as lord of the sky

285
Q

How was Dionysus saved from his burning mother?

A

Zeus sewed him up in his thigh

286
Q

What nymphs cared for the infant Dionysus?

A

the Hyades or the nymphs of Nysa

287
Q

Into what did Dionysus change the pirates who tried to capture him?

A

Dolphins

288
Q

What were the followers of Bacchus called?

A

Maenads or Bacchantes

289
Q

What king of Thebes was torn apart by his own mother when she was infected with the madness of Dionysus?

A

Pentheus

290
Q

What Theban princess killed her son under the influence of Dionysus?

A

Agave

291
Q

What three deities were worshipped at Eleusis?

A

Demeter, Persephone, and Dionysus

292
Q

Who were the two children of Chaos?

A

Erebus and Night

293
Q

Who was the child of Erebus and Night?

A

Love (Eros)

294
Q

What two creatures arose from Love?

A

Light and Day

295
Q

Who was Father Heaven?

A

Ouranos (Uranus)

296
Q

Who was Mother Earth?

A

Ge (Gaea)

297
Q

What monsters, the children of Uranus and Gaea, were giants with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads?

A

the Cyclopes

298
Q

How many Cyclopes were there origially?

A

3

299
Q

What does “Cyclops” mean?

A

wheel-eyed

300
Q

What were the hecatoncheires?

A

giants with a hundred hands and 50 heads, children of Uranus and Gaea

301
Q

Who were the parents of the Titans?

A

Uranus and Gaea

302
Q

Which of his children did Uranus bury in the earth?

A

the hecatoncheires

303
Q

What Titan avenged the hecatoncheires by castrating his father?

A

Cronus

304
Q

What monsters sprang from the blood of the wounded Uranus?

A

the Giants and the Furies

305
Q

Who was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea?

A

Zeus

306
Q

To what island did Rhea smuggle Zeus to prevent his being swallowed by his father?

A

Crete

307
Q

What monsters, released from their prison by Zeus, helped Zeus defeat the Titans?

A

hecatoncheires

308
Q

What Titan was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders?

A

Atlas

309
Q

What monster was the last created by Gaea?

A

Typhon

310
Q

What hero helped the gods when the Giants later rebelled against the Olympians?

A

Hercules

311
Q

What sea was called both the Axine and the Euxine Sea by the Greeks?

A

the Black Sea

312
Q

What does Axine mean?

A

Unfriendly

313
Q

What does Euxine mean?

A

Friendly

314
Q

What does Prometheus mean?

A

Forethought

315
Q

What does Epimetheus mean?

A

Afterthought

316
Q

Which Titan created man?

A

Epimetheus (Prometheus finished the job)

317
Q

Which Titan gave fire to mankind?

A

Prometheus

318
Q

What are the five ages of man?

A

The golden age, silver age, bronze age, age of heroes, iron age

319
Q

Who was the first woman in Greek mythology?

A

Pandora

320
Q

What does Pandora mean?

A

“gift of all”

321
Q

For what crimes was Prometheus chained to the Caucasus?

A

for refusing to reveal to Zeus the name of the mother of the child that would dethrone him and for stealing fire.

322
Q

What bird ate at Prometheusʼ liver each day?

A

an eagle

323
Q

Who killed the eagle and set Prometheus free?

A

Hercules

324
Q

When the human race was destroyed by the Great Flood, who were the only two humans to survive?

A

Deucalion and Pyrrha

325
Q

Who was the father of Deucalion?

A

Prometheus

326
Q

Who were the parents of Pyrrha?

A

Epimetheus and Pandora

327
Q

How were Deucalion and Pyrrha instructed to restore the human race?

A

To throw their motherʼs bones behind their backs. The bones were the stones and they were changed into men and women.

328
Q

Who predicted to Prometheus that he would be released from his chains by one of ther descendants?

A

Io

329
Q

Into what had Zeus changed Io?

A

a cow or heifer

330
Q

To whom had Hera given Io for save-keeping?

A

Argus

331
Q

What was unusual about Argus?

A

He had 100 eyes and never closed all of them at once.

332
Q

Who killed Argus and took Io?

A

Hermes

333
Q

What story did Hermes tell Argus to lull him to sleep?

A

The love story of Pan and Syrinx

334
Q

Into what was Syrinx changed?

A

reeds

335
Q

What creature sent by Hera drove Io mad?

A

a gadfly

336
Q

What sea is named after Io?

A

Ionian Sea

337
Q

What body of water is named for the fact that Io crossed it?

A

the Bosphorus

338
Q

What does Bosphorus mean?

A

Cow Ford

339
Q

Jacksonvilleʼ s original name was Cow Ford. What would that be in Greek?

A

Bosphorus

340
Q

Io was returned to human form when she reached what body of water?

A

the Nile

341
Q

Who changed Io back into a human?

A

Zeus

342
Q

Who was the son of Io and Zeus?

A

Epaphus

343
Q

Whom did Zeus seduce in the guise of a bull?

A

Europa

344
Q

Europa was a princess of what city?

A

Sidon

345
Q

Where did Zeus take Europa (a land, not a continent)?

A

Crete

346
Q

Who were Europaʼs sons by Zeus who became judges of the dead?

A

Minos and Rhadamanthys

347
Q

Which monsters did Zeus not banish from the earth after he conquered them?

A

the Cyclops

348
Q

What Greek hero, returning from the Trojan War, encountered a Cyclops?

A

Odysseus

349
Q

What was the name of the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus?

A

Polyphemus

350
Q

How did Odysseus and his men escape from Polyphemus?

A

they blinded him and then tied themselves to the undersides of his sheep. The sheep carried them from the cave.

351
Q

What did Odysseus originally tell Polyphemus his name was?

A

“No Man”

352
Q

What gift had Polyphemus promised Odysseus?

A

to eat him last

353
Q

With what nymph did Polyphemus fall in love?

A

Galatea

354
Q

What youth did Galatea prefer to Polyphemus?

A

Acis

355
Q

Who killed Acis?

A

Polyphemus

356
Q

Into what was Acis changed?

A

a river god

357
Q

What goddess punished Echo by taking away her voice?

A

Juno

358
Q

Why was Juno angry with Echo?

A

Because Echoʼs chattering kept her from noticing the affairs of Jupiter

359
Q

With what youth did Echo fall in love?

A

Narcissus

360
Q

With whom did Narcissus fall in love?

A

his reflection

361
Q

Into what flower was Narcissus changed?

A

the narcissus

362
Q

What god accidentally killed the youth Hyacinthus?

A

Apollo

363
Q

What game were Apollo and Hyacinthus playing when Hyacinthus was killed?

A

discus

364
Q

Into what flower was Hyacinthus changed?

A

the hyacinth

365
Q

In another version of the story, a jealous wind god kills Hyacinthus. Which one?

A

Zephyr

366
Q

Which two goddesses loved Adonis?

A

Aphrodite and Persephone

367
Q

What youth spent half a year in the underworld with Persephone and half a year with Aphrodite?

A

Adonis

368
Q

How did Adonis die?

A

He was gored by a boar

369
Q

What flower grew from the blood of Adonis?

A

the red anemone (windflower)

Mythology (2 decks)

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