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1
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Zeus

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King of the Gods

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Ares

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God of War

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Hera

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God of childbirth; wife of Zeus

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Aphrodite

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God of Love and Beauty

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Hades

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God the the underworld/dead. Has a 3 headed dog. Longing for love

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Hestia

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God of home. Gentle; never married; Never left Olympus

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Hephasist

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Sea Goddess. Born with bad luck. Hera dropped her off of Olympus

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Poseidon

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God of the Sea and Earthquakes. When he is calm mountains form & waters run

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Athena

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Goddess of Wisdom, war, and arts and crafts. Born out of her father’s head.Protector of Athens

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Hermes

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Messenger of the gods. Can talk to anyone and lie very well. Wears winged sandals

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Apollo

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God of the sun, music, poetry, archery, and prophecy

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Artemis

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Apollo’s twin sister;Goddess of the moon, wildlife and purity; loves animal and children. Has a bow and arrow

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13
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Where did the Gods live

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Mount Olympus

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14
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Hephaestus

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God of Fire

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15
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Demeter

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Goddess of the earth

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16
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Where did prometheus live

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On earth; not on mount olympus

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What did Prometheus ask Zeus permission for

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To give fire to humans- Zeus said no

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What did Promethus give man

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Fire- he snuck a spark against zeus

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19
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What did Zeus do to prometheus

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He chained him on a mountain where everyday an eagle comes and takes out his liver- & it grows back in every night

20
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Did Zeus ever forgive Prometheus

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Yes after 100 years

21
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Who was Pandora

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Wife that Zeus created for Epimetheus

22
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what reasond did Zeus give Epimetheus for making him a wife

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Zeus said it was a reward for making all of the animals of earth

23
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Who was Epimetheus related to

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He was Prometheus- brother

24
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Why did zeus really create pandora

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Trick- b/c he was made that the people had fire.

25
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What did Zeus give Epimetheus and Pandora- what did he tell them about it

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A box- told them never to open it.

26
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What did Pandora do- why

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Opens the box; thinks it might have jewels; can’t control herself

27
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What happens when Pandora opens the box

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Before no one was ill or grew old and no one was mean; after there was hate, anger, hunger, poverty, pain, sickness, death

28
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Did anything good come out of Pandora’s box

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Hope - Kept people from despair.

29
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What are some reasons for the development of myths

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Explains something in nature that people who lived long ago could not understand- like sunrise, tides, or fire.

30
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How would you describe Arachne

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Boastful; conceited

31
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What did Arachne like to do

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Weave

32
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who did Arachne insult- How

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Athene- said she could weave better than Athene

33
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What did Athene do when she first heard Arachne

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Set a weaving competition for her and Arachne

34
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Who won the weaving competition with Athena and ARachne

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Arachne

35
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How did AThene end up punishing Arachne

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Turned her into a spider- said: YOu shall weave forever and no one will ever want want you weave. All Arachne descendents were weaving spiders

36
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Who was Echo

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Wood Nyph

37
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Why was Hera irritated by Echo

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Echo would not stop talking and then lied to Hera

38
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What was Echo’s punishment

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She could only repeat what people said- she could not talk on her own

39
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Why was Narcissus irritated by Echo

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She followed him around and repeated what he said

40
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What happened to Echo when she fell in love with Narcissus

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Echo grew thinner an dpaler until she faded away and all that was left was her voice which repeated what anyone said

41
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Who punished Narcissus- why

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Artemis- thought he was vain and cruel- didn’t even realize echo wasn’t around anymore

42
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How was Narcissus punished

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Artemis had him look into a pond, he fell in love with his reflection; but he didn’t know it was just his reflection; when the face wouldn’t come to love him- Artemis killed himself. And where he died- a tall flower with whtie petal grew- called narcissus

43
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mortals

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human beings

44
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immortal

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Able to live forever

45
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favorite drink of the gods

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mix of ambrosia and nectar

46
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What did the Greeks believe made the gods immortal

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the drink ambrosia and nectar

47
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what made mount olympus perfect

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It was untouched by wind, rain, and snow

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