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Gilgamesh

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Great king over the Sumerian city of Uruk.
Born 2/3 divine and 1/3 mortal = destined to die
Best friend was Enkidu

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Hero

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Someone who stands out from others.

Someone distinguished by prominence, bravery, or merit.

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Enkidu

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Primitive man who had long hair like a woman.
He lived in the wild like an animal.
His best friend was Gilgamesh.

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Humbaba

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Guardian of the forest in the land of the living.

Who Enkudi feared.

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Utnapishtim

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“He saw life”
Who Gilgamesh went to search for.
Him and his wife were the only ones to survive the flood…. The gods transported them across the sea so that they could enjoy everlasting life.

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“Heroic nudity”

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What striking male nudity is called in Greek art.

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Heracles

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Greatest of Greek Heroes
Called Hercules by Romans
Similar to Gilgamesh

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Alcmena

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Birthed by Electryon and Anaxo
Daughter
Had nine brothers

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Eurystheus

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Birthed by Sthenelus and Menippe

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Amphitryon

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Birthed by Alcaeus

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Electryon

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King of Mycenae

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Megara

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Daughter of Creon
Was given to Heracles by her father
Was later killed with her children by Heracles

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Nemean Lion

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First encounter with Heracles’ twelve labors

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Hydra

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Second of Heracles’ 12 labors
Enormous serpent
Many heads
Lived near swamps of Lerna

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Lerna

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Where Hydra lived

Swamp

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Ceryneian Deer

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Female magical animal
Gold antlers and brazen hooves
Belonged to Artemis

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Erymanthian Boar

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Heracles’ 4th labor
Lived on mount erymanthus in Arcadia
Heracles was to capture it

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Chiron

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Wise centaur
“Handy”
Immortal
Heracles’ poisoned arrows wounded him…. Paradoxical if nothing should kill him

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Augeas

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Son of Helius

Never cleaned the stables

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Stymphalian Birds

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Arrow firing wings
Amor-piercing beaks
6th labor of Heracles

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Cretan bull

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7th labor of Heracles was to capture it

Great animal that was summoned by the sea by Minos

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Horses of Diomedes

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Son of ares
Needed to capture
8th labor of Heracles
Dined on human flesh

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Admetus

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Who apollo was forced to serve under for a year thanks to Zeus.
Treated him well
Offered to let someone else take his place in death
King over a town in Thessaly

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Girdle of Hippolyta

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Belt
“Horse-tamer”
Amazing Queen
9th labor of Heracles

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Cattle of Geryon
Needed to capture 10th labor of Heracles Monster who had three bodies joined at the waist. Had a demonic two headed dog--> orthus
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Cacus
Three headed fire breathing monster Stole cattle and hid them in a cave Dealt with Heracles
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Apples of the Hesperides
11th labor of Heracles Apples grew on the tree that Zeus gave Hera for a wedding present Ladon guarded over it= 100 headed serpent
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Busiris
Son of Poseidon Killed by Heracles Dealt with the foreigners
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Cerberus
Many headed guard dog 12th labor of Heracles Needed to bring it back from he underworld
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Iole
``` Prize in an archery contest Won by Heracles Father was eurytus Did not want to give her up in fear of Heracles killing her and her future children Heracles was still seeing with Deianira ```
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Omphale
Queen of Lydia | Liked Heracles
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Deianira
Killed Heracles Heard of her when Heracles was in the underworld He was told that he needed to marry her. Was being offered in a wrestling match
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Achelous
Also wanted Deianira River god represented as a bull Wrestled with Heracles for the girl
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Nessus
Centaur Ferried travelers for a small fee His fluids ended up killing Heracles by the doing of Deianira and Heracles' past life
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Heraclids
All the children that Heracles left behind
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Theseus
Athens greatest hero
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Cecrops
Mortal | Many think Athens descended from him
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Erichthomius
Early king of Athens Succeeded cecrops Birthed by Athena and Hephaestus
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Pandion
Son of erichthonius | Bore two daughters
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Aegeus
Erechtheus married creusa and bore four sons including him Had the upper hand when over all of his brothers when their father died except for the fact that he couldn't bore a son for an heir to the throne
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Aethra
Pittheus' daughter | Was sent to have sexual relations with aegeus because he knew his child would be a glorious one
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Procrustes
Who Theseus killed in the last of his six tasks Housed travelers Had the two beds
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Amazonomachy
"Battle with the amazons" | Was provoked by the abduction of antiope... Queen of the amazons
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Hippolytus
Birthed by queen antiope Son "Breaker of horses"
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Phaedra
Daughter of Minos | Theseus second wife after antiope
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Bellerophon
Corinthian hero Was caused of making advances to kings wife King could not kill his guest friend so he sent him away by sea
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Pirithous
Son of ixion | King of Lapiths
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Lapiths
Thessalian tribe | Ruled over by pirithous
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Centaurs
Half men half horse
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Centauromachy
War between Lapiths and the centaurs | Marriage with the centaurs tackling the bride started it
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Pissistratus
Sponsored the composition, Theseis | Famous leader of Athens
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Europa
Daughter of Agenor | Zeus fell in love with her and came to her in the form of a bull
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Minos
Zeus and Europa's children (Some of) Became king if Crete
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Pasiphae
Daughter of Helius Married to Minos Bore children: Ariadne, Phaedra, and the prince Androgeus
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Daedalus
The greatest craftsman of all time | Pasiphae asked him for help
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Minotaur
"The bull of Minos" | Man eating monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
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Icarus
Daedalus' son Imprisoned by the Minos into a labyrinth that his dad built. Was imprisoned with his dad..... Was for revenge of something Theseus did.
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Cocalus
King of Camicus | On the coast if Sicily
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Labyrinth
Complex maze that Daedalus designed. In the center... Minos imprisoned the Minotaur. Never could find a way out... People would just die because of the Minotaur.
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Antigone
Daughter of Oedipus and the queen
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Ismene
Daughter of Oedipus and the queen
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Polynices
Son of Oedipus and the queen
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Eteocles
Son of Oedipus and the queen
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Adrastus
King of Argos Learned that he must "yoke his daughters to a boar and a lion" One of the seven heroes
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Amphiaraus
One of the seven heroes Arranged to marry eriphyle Seer of the first rank Realized that all of adrastsus' team would die
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Eriphyle
Adrastus' sister | Was arranged to marry by the king amphiaraus
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Epigoni
The sons of the original 7 heroes | Set out for a second expedition
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Oedipus
"Swollen foot" Birth parents: Laius and Jocasta Adopted : polybus and merope Would kill his birth father and marry his birth mother
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Jocasta
Descendant of sparti | Married Laius
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Laius
Son of Labdacus Married Jocasta Became king of Thebes
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Sparti
"Sown men" The five men who survived after Cadmus threw stones. Principle aristocratic families of Thebes
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Boeotia
Thebes was its principle city

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