Greek And Roman Mythology Flashcards

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1
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Out of Chaos came.

A

Confusion.

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2
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What 2 beings emerged .

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Gaea(Mother Earth) Uranus(Heaven).

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3
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Description of The 12 Giants.

A

Huge.

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Description of The Cyclopes .

A

One Eye.

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5
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Description of the Hecatonchires.

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100 arms and 50 heads.

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Oceanus.

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God of the ocean/saltwater.

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Tethys.

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Goddess of fresh water.

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Cronus.

A

Father Time.

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Rhea.

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Goddess of Fertility and Motherhood .

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Hyperion.

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God of The Sun, Pillar of The East.

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Theia.

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Goddess of Shining Light,Metal, and Jewels.

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Crius.

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God of Constellations, Pillar of The South.

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Coeus.

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God of Intelligence, Pillar of The North.

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14
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Phoebe.

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Goddess of The Moon.

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15
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Themis.

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Goddess of Justice.

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Mnemosyne.

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Goddess of Memory.

17
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Iapetus.

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God of Lifespan/Death, Pillar of The West.

18
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Who Did Uranus Bury.

A

Titans.

19
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With Help From Gaea Who Did Cronus Overthrow.

A

His Father.

20
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The Four Pillars Held Down Uranus Down for Cronus To Do What?

A

Castrate him.

21
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What Came From 3 Drops Of Uranus’s Blood and The Earth?

A

Erinyes Who Torment Minds of Criminals.

22
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What Arose From Uranus’s Genitals and The Ocean.

A

Aphrodite(Venus).

23
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Zeus.

A

Jupiter.

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Poseidon.

A

Neptune.

25
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Hades.

A

Pluto.

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Hera.

A

Juno.

27
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Demeter.

A

Ceres.

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Hestia.

A

Vesta.

29
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Cronus did what whit his first five children.

A

Ate/Swallowed.

30
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What did Rhea do with Zeus.

A

Rhea his Zeus in a cave.

31
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Who supplied Zeus milk.

A

Goat(Amaltheia)

32
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What did the bee’s do.

A

They supplied him honey.

33
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Who did Zeus free.

A

Zeus Freed his siblings, Hecatonchires,and the Cyclopes.

34
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What was the cyclopes task.

A

To make a weapon no deity,titan or monster could withstand- A Lighting-bolt.

35
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Who fought with Zeus

A

Prometheus and Epimethius

36
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What happened after the 10 year battle

A

Zeus cast the titans into Tartarus.

37
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What did Typhon have.

A

100 heads and eyes that dripped poison and lava poured from his mouth.

38
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Who had a head of a nymph and a body of a serpent.

A

Echidna.

39
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Typhon turned up Mt. Etha and took aim at Zeus struck him with a lighting bolt and Echidna escaped to a cave and Zeus.

A

Let him Live.