Famous Men of Greece 6-10 Flashcards

1
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whomst’d’ve’ly’yaint’nt’ed’ies’s’y’es is Hercules

A

Mortal son of Zeus whomst’d’ve’ly’yaint’nt’ed’ies’s’y’es became a god

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2
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whomst’d’ve’ly’yaint’nt’ed’ies’s’y’es is Hera

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Wife of Zeus

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3
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whomst’d’ve’ly’yaint’nt’ed’ies’s’y’es is Atlas

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God of the Earth and Sky who held the entire universe up

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4
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whomst’d’ve’ly’yaint’nt’ed’ies’s’y’es is the queen of Lydia

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Omphale

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5
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whomst’d’ve’ly’yaint’nt’ed’ies’s’y’es is Jason

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Hero who went after the Golden Fleece

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6
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whomst’d’ve’ly’yaint’nt’ed’ies’s’y’es are Castor and Pollux

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The twins who sailed with Jason (Argonauts)

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7
Q

Who are Madea

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Fell in love with Jason and helped him (NOTHOTSALLOWED)

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8
Q

Who is Cecrops

A

Founder of Athens

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9
Q

What is the Minotaur

A

The monster of Crete

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10
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whomst’d’ve’ly’yaint’nt’ed’ies’s’y’es killed the Minotaur

A

Perseus

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11
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Who was the king of Crete and keeper of the monster

A

Minos

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12
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Who took pity on Perseus and helped him kill the Minotaur

A

Aradine

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13
Q

Who was the leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War

A

Agamemnon

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14
Q

Who is the daughter of Agamemnon

A

Iphigenia

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15
Q

Who judged which goddess was the prettiest

A

Paris

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16
Q

Who was King of Sparta in the Trojan War

A

Menelaus

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17
Q

Who’s kidnapping was the pretext for the Trojan War

A

Helen

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18
Q

Who was the Greek champion in the Trojan War

A

Achilles

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19
Q

Who was the king of Troy in the Trojan War

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Priam

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20
Q

Who is the Trojan champion in the Trojan War

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Hector

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21
Q

Whomst is the wife of Hector

A

Andromad

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22
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“I will get you some of the apples if you will hold up the sky for me.”

A

Atlas

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23
Q

“Beware of the man who wears but one sandle.”

A

Oracle of Appalo

24
Q

“If you are a man, lift that stone.”

A

AEthra

25
Q

“If my death will help the Greeks I am ready to die.”

A

Iphigenia

26
Q

Who is AEetes

A

King of Colchis

27
Q

Who was Hector’s wife?

A

Andromache

28
Q

Another name for Athena?

A

Pallas

29
Q

The centaur who raised Jason

A

Chiron

30
Q

greatest musician of mythical Greece

A

Orpheus

31
Q

Beautiful maidens who lured sailors to crash on rocks

A

sirens

32
Q

mother of Achilles

A

Thetis

33
Q

Agamemnon’s soothsayer

A

Calchas

34
Q

Greek chief who went to find Acilles

A

Odyseus

35
Q

priest of Apollo;father of Agamemnon’s captive maiden

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Chrysis

36
Q

friend of Achilles who wore his armor

A

Patroclus

37
Q

The front part of a ship

A

prow

38
Q

adult male deer

A

buck/stag

39
Q

intricate maze

A

labyrinth

40
Q

bar for joining 2 draft animals

A

yoke

41
Q

spirited horse

A

steed

42
Q

sheep’s wool

A

fleece

43
Q

one who predicts events

A

soothsayer

44
Q

belt or sash

A

girdle

45
Q

a piece of burning wood

A

firebrand

46
Q

a handheld harp-like instrument

A

lyre

47
Q

confused; bewildered

A

perplexed

48
Q

mythological creature-1/2 man-1/2 horse

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centaur

49
Q

to break up the earth for farming

A

harrow

50
Q

disease; sickness

A

pestilence

51
Q

strife;dissension

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discard

52
Q

sailors on Jason’s expidetion

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Argonauts

53
Q

twins; sailed with Jason; turned into a constellation

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Castor & Pollux

54
Q

“lynx-eyed”-sailed with Jason

A

Lynceus

55
Q

daughter of Eetes; fell in love with Jason & helped him

A

Medea

56
Q

Who is Hercules wife

A

Deoanira