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Allusions Flashcards

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Prometheus

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brought fire to man; punished by vulture eating his liver

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Atlas

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holds the world on his shoulders

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The Nine Muses

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goddesses of inspriation

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Fates

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three woman who decide destiny

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Pan

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half-goat man who played pipes

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Charon

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ferryman of the dead across the river Styx

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Cyclopes

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one-eyed monsters

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Sirens

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half-bird women who sing sailors to their deaths

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Furies

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women of vengeance

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Cerberus

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three-headed dog who guards the Underworld

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Perseus

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hero who killed Medusa

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Heracles

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hero who performed 12 labors

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Jason

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leader of the Argonauts; found the golden fleece

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Orpheus

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Argonaut and musician; tried to save his wife from death

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Theseus

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hero who killed a Minotaur

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King Midas

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turned everything to gold

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Narcissus

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an arrogant youth; turned into a flower

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Icarus

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had wings of wax and flew too closely to the sun

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Pygmalion

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sculptor who felt in love with his creation

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Sisyphus

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man who was punished by rolling a stone up a hilll

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Tantalus

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thief who was not allowed to eat or drink

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Oedipus

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king who killed his father and married his mother; blinded

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Tiresias

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blind prophet

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Adam and Eve

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first man and woman; ate from the tree

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Cain and Abel

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brothers; one killed the other

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Noah

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saved animals from a flood

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Moses

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led his people out of Egypt; parted the seas

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Joseph

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had prophetic dreams and a multi-colored coat/ father of Jesus; brought him to Egypt to save him

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Abraham

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told to sacrifice his son as a test of loyalty

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David

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king who killed the giant, Goliath

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Daniel

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put into a lions’ den for praying and was saved

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Soloman

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a wise king who judged two “mothers”

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Mary

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virgin mother of Jesus

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Gabriel

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messenger of God

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Jesus Christ

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performed miracles, was resurrected

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St. John

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baptized Jesus

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Judas

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betrayed Jesus for 30 silver coins

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The Apocalypse

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the end of the world; man gets judged

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Arthur

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King of Camelot; created a round table

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Guinevere

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queen of Camelot; cheated on husband

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Lancelot

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knight who had an affair with Arthur’s wife

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Merlin

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wizard who helped the right king gain the throne

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Gawain

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knight who killed a “Green Knight”

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Galahad

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ideal knight who found the Holy Grail

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