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earth

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Gaea

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god of the sky

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Uranus

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6 kids of Mother Earth

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titans

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names are lightning thunderbolt and thunder

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Cyclopes

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first lord of universe

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Cronus

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chief of gods, rain god, cloud gatherer

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Zeus

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god of sea

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Poseidon

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god of underworld

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hades

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Zeus younger sister… wife

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Hera.

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goddess of hearth

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hestia

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goddess of harvest

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Demeter

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god of war

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ares

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god of fire

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Hephaestus

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namesake of Athens wisdom

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Athena

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god light and music

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Apollo

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goddess of hunt

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Artemis

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god of wine

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Dionysus

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goddess of love and beauty

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Aphrodite

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messenger god of commerce and thieves

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Hermes

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god of love

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Eros

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queen of underworld

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Persephone

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son of Hermes

god of fields and meadows

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pan

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god of wind

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Aeolus

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the west wind

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zephyr

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creator of man giver of fire

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Prometheus

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Zeus is? (describe)

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just parental

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Poseidon is.? (describe)

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restless and relentless

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hades is?

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gloomy and mysterious

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Hera is?

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jealous and vain

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Aphrodite is?

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unfaithful and beautiful

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Athena is

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wise and warlike

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Artemis is

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unpredictable and youthful

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Apollo is

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health giving and reasonable

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ares is

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fickle and bloodthirsty

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Prometheus gift to mankind was important because?

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it gave mankind an advantage over other animals

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daphne became

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laurel tree

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Apollo punished Cassandra because she didn’t keep her…

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promise to marry him

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Zeus sent the great flood because..

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there was too much evil

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the stories of phaeton and Icarus show that a young person should…

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listen to elders

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a belief that god is everywhere

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pantheist

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a sudden unreasoning fear

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panic

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abnormal fear of confined spaces

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claustrophobia

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arranged in the order that events occur

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chronological

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to waster or wither away

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atrophy

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calm tranquil

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halcyon

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like Jupiter majestic

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Jovian

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to arouse hope then disappoint

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tantalize

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a person or thing of great size and power

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Titan

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changeable

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mercurial

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warlike

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martial

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wild feasting and celebration

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orgy

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unselfish

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altruistic

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a wise and loyal advisor

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mentor

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fatal deadly

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lethal

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Allusion? metaphors? simile?

beware of Greeks bearing gifts

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allusion

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Allusion? metaphors? simile?

he worked like a Trojan

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simile

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Allusion? metaphors? simile?

he preformed a Herculean task

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metaphor

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Midas mufflers are gold because

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king Midas had a golden touch

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a publishing house has an owl?

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Athena, goddess of wisdom, her symbol is an owl

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Mobil oil co has red winged horse because

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Pegasus is a fast flying, winged horse

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alcemena

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mom of Heracles

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father of heracles

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amphitryon

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iphicles

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twin of Heracles

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Zeus….Heracles

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father of Heracles…protector

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Hera …Heracles

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jealous of Heracles… sent snakes to kill him

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Thebes

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where Heracles grew up

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king eurystheus

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sent 12 tasks on Heracles

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pholaus

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centaurs housed Heracles

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killing Neman lion

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shot with arrow»strangled lion»skinned him w claws»wore fur as cloak

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lernaean hydra

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serpent w 9heads»knock one off? two grow»Iolaus helps»chop off head»burn stub» immortal head buried under big rock»poisoned arrows w blood»doesn’t count as one of the ten tasks

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capture cerynean

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valleys of Arcadia»favored animal of Artemis»returned to wild afterward

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erymanthian boar

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must be alive»killed all centaurs(wine)»hit w club»carried it

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clean augeus stables

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300 white bulls 200 red 12. sacred»flooded field» doesn’t count cuz he was supposed to get payed

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stymphalian birds

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used shield made of same metal as feathers and shot them down»scared them away

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capture Cretan bull

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scared it then snowed it at mycanae then let it go

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mares of dionide

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fed on human flesh» ate diomede» presented to eurystheus

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girdle of hippolyte

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queen of amazons»gave it to him»ATTACKEDDDDD

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words derived from Cronus

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chronological chronicle

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words derived from Gaea

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geology geothermal

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words derived from Eros

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erotica erogenous

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words derived from chaos

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chaotically chaotic

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was Gaea male or female

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female

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fed her husband a stone wrapped like an infant

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rhea

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personification of night

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NYX

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buried his kids alive

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uranus

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principal of love and order, arose from night and darkness

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Eros

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mutilated his dad w a sicle

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Cronus

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personification of darkness

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Erebus

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plotted to overthrow her husband

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Gaea

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mom of Theseus

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aethra

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father of Theseus

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aegus

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first villain Theseus overcame

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club bearer

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the pine bender

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sinis

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which villain killed victims by forcing them to wash his feet then kicking them over the cliff

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sciron

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who planned to kill Theseus

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Medea

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when did Theseus’ dad recognize Theseus

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when he saw Theseus’ sword

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Minos palace was in

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cnossos

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helped kill the Minotaur

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Ariadne

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Ariadne was left on

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Naxos

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made Ariadne his bride

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Dionysus

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_rescued Theseus from hades kingdom

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Heracles

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Theseus married queen of the

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amazons

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Theseus died on

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scyros

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Theseus led the Athenians against the Persians at

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marathon

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roman sun god two faced

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Janus

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roman fire goddess

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vesta

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roman Demeter

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Ceres

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roman Zeus

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Jupiter

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roman Hera

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Juno

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roman Dionysus

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baccus

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roman Hermes

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mercury

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roman Apollo

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Apollo

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roman Artemis

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Diana

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roman Athena

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Minerva

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roman ares

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mars

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roman Hephaestus

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Vulcan

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roman hades

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Pluto

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roman Poseidon

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Neptune

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3 reasons myths are told

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A)explain natural phenomenon
B)religious speculation to explain death, creation, and afterlife
C)examined human behavior

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kind hearted old woman and good hostess

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baucis

120
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loveliest of pelias daughters

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Alcestis

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home of Pyramus and Thisbe

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Babylon

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sat down and didn’t realize he was resting as a result of hearing Orpheus music

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Sisyphus

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came to life thanks to Aphrodite

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Galatea

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visited earth in human form to observe how we treat each other

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Hermes

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king of pherae

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admetus

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returned Alcestis to earth alive

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Heracles

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frightened by a lioness

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Thisbe

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river where Orpheus decapitated head floated singing

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hebrus

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served as a herdsman for punishment

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Apollo

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sculptor

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Pygmalion

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killed by women of Thrace

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Orpheus

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committed suicide cuz he thought his love was dead

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Pyramus

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sinister king who seized throne by force

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pelias

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where Herod go when they die

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Elysian Fields

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deadly river of hades

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Styx

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proitos

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king of Argos who wanted Bellerophon killed

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Cepheus

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king of Ethiopia

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meleager

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killed his uncles in a fit of temper

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acrisios

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killed by off course discus

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Cassiopeia

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queen of Ethiopia who humiliated Nereus w hubris

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phorcides

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one eye one tooth three beings

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Althea

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queen of Calydon who had vision of the fates

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iobates

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king of Lycia gave Bellerophon his daughters Hans in marriage

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hippomenes

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won Atalanta hand in marriage

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atlas

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turned to stone out of Perseus mercy

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anteia

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queen of Argos fell in love w Bellerophon

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polydectes

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sent Perseus to kill medusa

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Nereus

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dad of sea nymphs

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dictys

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rescued Perseus and his mom

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Atalanta

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Drew blood on Caledonian boar

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part lion serpent goat

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chimera

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winged horse

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Pegasus

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100 heads

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hydra

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one eyed creature

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cyclops

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three headed dog

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Cerberus

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three bodies one pair of legs

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geryon

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half man half bull

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Minotaur

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fat birds w women’s heads

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harpies

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6 headed monster dogs bark

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Scylla

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robot giant

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talos

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winged monster w. woman’s head lions body killer riddles

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sphinx

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creatures with brass feathers piercing peoples skin

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stymphalian birds

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dragon w wings

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Python

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Deucalion

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lived in truth repopulated With Pyrrha

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Pyrrha

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lived in justice repopulated w Deucalion

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pandora

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let all the evils out of a box leaving only hope

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epimetheus

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created animals and married pandora

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Hyacinthus

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accidentally killed by Apollo

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Acteon

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turned into a deer and killed by his hunting dogs

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Tithonus

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granted eternal life, not eternal youth

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Endymion

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sleep forever by Artemis

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Adonis

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out of his blood grew a red rose

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narcissus

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fell in love w his reflection

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psyche

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predicted to marry a winged monster

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clytie

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nymph in love w Apollo&raquo_space; sunflower

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epaphos

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rumored or be a child of Zeus doesn’t believe Phaethon

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cecrops

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king of Attic(Athens)

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daphne

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nymph Apollo was in love of Ans is now a laurel tree

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clymene

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had a son w Apollo

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Arachne

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challenged Athena to weave and is a spider

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demophoon

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Demeter tried to make him immortal

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metaneria

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gave Demeter charge of demophoon

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Semele

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princess and mother of Dionysus

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phaeton

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son of Apollo and clymene

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iris

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the rainbow

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Silenus

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tutor to Dionysus

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imprisoned under mt Aetna

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typhon

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Asia Minor

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Phrygia

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to rid of golden touch , Midas bathed on a stream on

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mt tmolus

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wet wind

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south wind

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helle

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fell off rams back and drowned

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