Greece Flashcards
1
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Pirithous
A
King of the Lapiths in Thessaly; friend of Theseus
2
Q
Hippodamia
A
Queen of the Lapiths in Thessaly; wife of Pirithous; at her wedding, the Centaurs tried to abduct her and started the Centauromachy
3
Q
Pholus
A
wise centaur; friend of Heracles; lived in a cave on Mt Pelion
4
Q
Nessus
A
centaur killed by Heracles whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles
5
Q
Alcimede
A
Jason’s mother
6
Q
Cleonae
A
Where Hyperides was murdered; close to Corinth
7
Q
erōmenos
A
the one who loves
8
Q
erastes
A
the one who is loved
9
Q
Argos
A
in the NE Peloponnese
10
Q
mercedem
A
reward