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Greek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Flashcards

1
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Who was the titan of time

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Cronus

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2
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Women who are half swan half human and lure men to their death

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Siren

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Who was the god of the sea, Zeus brother, gave horses to man controlled storms

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Poseidon
(Roman name Neptune)

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Who was the winged creature that became Zeus’s favorite- brought him thunder bolts when needed, was tamed by Bellerophon

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Pegasus

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5
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Chained to a rock and had his liver eaten by a eagle, betrayed Zeus, gave fire to man

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Prometheus

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6
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Who was the madden that was turned to a cow by Zeus due to a suspicious and jealous Hera

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Io

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What guardian was to watch over io, who was the creature that had 100 eyes

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Argus

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Who was cursed to repeat the last words of a sentence, who was in love with Narcissus

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Echo

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God of vine and inspiration, son of Zeus- mom asked to see Zeus in true form and she died, Zeus takes child

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Dionysus

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Who is the wife and sister of Zeus, goddess, protector of marriage, punish women (and children) Zeus had slept with- cow and peacock

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Hera
(Roman name June)

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11
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Found on a rock and saved from sea monster by Perseus

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Andromeda

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God of underworld/ruler of dead,protected of wealth, brother of Zeus, had a hat that made him invisible

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Hades
(Roman name Pluto)

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God of music truth and life (light and youth), son of Zeus, beautiful, sun god, dolphin and crow

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Apollo

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14
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What god pulls the sun

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Helios

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15
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What creature is half goat half man

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Satyr

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16
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Who hold the world on they’re shoulders

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Atlas

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17
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Sisters who shared one eye

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The graeae

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18
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Goddess of harvest and corn, mother of Persephone

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Demeter

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Who was the goddess of the hunt, 3 forms (deer,moon-phoebe-,goddess-on earth) Apollos twin sister, daughter of Zeus, one of 3 maddens, deer but loves all animals, Hecate goddess of dark

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Artimis
(Roman name Diana)

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20
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Best mortal musician

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Orpheus

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21
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Twin giants, tried to hunt Artimis, killed by each other but tricked by Artimis

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Otis and Ephialtes

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22
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Girl who was picking flowers then was kidnapped and married to hades, queen of underworld

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Persephone

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23
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What creatures where sisters, dragon like, looks tuned men to stone

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Gorgons

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24
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Who did Perseus become known for killing? Who was the famous of the stone turning sisters

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Medusa

25
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What are tree nymphs called? The spirts that are bound to trees?

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Dryads

26
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Followers of Dionysus tore men from they’re teeth every drunk

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Maenads

27
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Zeus sister, 3 maiden goddesses, goddess of hearth, each city had a public hearth, could never go out, 6 virgin priests, home and hearth

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Hestia

28
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God of war, son of Zeus and Hera whom both hated him

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Ares

29
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Ares “attendants”

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Trembling, pain, and panic

30
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Half lion half serpent half goat

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Chimera

31
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Goddess of love and beauty, steal the wits of the wise, particular births (sea shell from Cronus “junk”), daughter of Zeus, the myrtle (tree) and the dove swan and sparrow.

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Aphrodite

32
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Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, sprung from Zeus’s thoughts

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Athena

33
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Cupids other name

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Eros

34
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Cupids wife, Eros wife, known as soul

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Psyche

35
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All farther, god of all god of every, lightning/thunderbolts son of Cronus

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Zeus

36
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Old couple, showed hospitality to 2 gods who went house after house to be denied every time, were rewarded with riches and when they died became trees attached at trunk

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Baucis and Philemon

37
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Orpheus wife (for like 3 seconds), bitten by snake

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Eurydice

38
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Half horse half man

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Centaur

39
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Asked to drive his dads sun chariot, almost burnt the world

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Phaethon

40
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2 goddesses shared him- prosephone and Aphrodite, killed by bore, beautiful, flowers sprung from his blood

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Adonis

41
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The spinners, the thread of life for each

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Moirae “the fates”

42
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Young lovers, family hatred/disapproval, talked through wall, sneaked out, lion scared Thisbe and left a scene, Paramus jumped to conclusion, both ended up dead

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Pyramus and thisbe

43
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Who was the famous messenger, mainly Zeus, Greek god, shows up in more Greek stories than any other god

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Hermes

44
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Killed Medusa, saved Andromeda, son of Zeus

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Perseus

45
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Mom of Perseus, daughter of king who locked her up, held Zeus child

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Danaë

46
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Fisherman who saved Danaë and Perseus and let them stay

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Dictys

47
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Cruel to those who loved him including Echo, was cursed to fall in love with his reflection, died staring at himself, after death the place where he laid turned to flowers

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Narcissus

48
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Made the labyrinth, made wings, wanted dead by king

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Daedalus

49
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Flew to close to the sun

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Icarus

50
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How was Athena born

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Due to fight of Zeus and Hera about Zeus’s habits, Hera no children, Zeus thought hard, was born in armor and full grown

51
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How was Aphrodite born

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Cronus and Zeus fight, Cronus junk in ocean, foamed, clam shell, she was inside, naked and beautiful

52
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Roman name of…
Hera
Hades
Athena
Hermes
Hestia
Hephaestus
Aphrodite
Artimis
Poseidon
Ares
Demeter
Dionysus

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Juno
Pluto
Minerva
Mercury
Vesta
Vulcan
Venus
Diana
Neptune
Mars
Ceres
Bacchus

53
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The story of Persephone

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The abduction by hades- meadow and the black narcissus, horses from the ground, was in love with her

54
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Who fed Zeus’s horses human flesh and as punishment horses ate him alive

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Galcus

55
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Home of gods

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Mt. Olympus

56
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Zeus’s shield

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Aegis

57
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Archery, healing, light, truth

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Apollo

58
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Where did Pyramus and Thisbe plan to meet

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Tomb of ninus

59
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Tamed Pegasus

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Bellerophon

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