Greek mythology Flashcards

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Apollo and Daphne

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Apollo falls in love with Daphne
Dapne’s father takes pity on her and turns her into Laurel tree

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Prometheus

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steals fire
and is chained to a rock

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Presephone, Demeter, and Hades

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gets kidnapped by Hades
Demeter is the goddess of the harvest
Hades- wants Presephone as his wife
Things grew on earth when Presephone was there

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Cupid, Physche

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fall in love and marry.
she can’t see him
Physche is sent away and eventually they reunite.
she drips candle wax on him one night

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Theseus slays the minotaur

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Theseus pulls the rock from the stone to convince his father to let him fight Minotuar. He kills it with the help of Ariadne

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daedulus and lcarus

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They try to escape King mino
they construct wings made of feathers and wax
despite his father’s warnings, lcarus flies too close to the sun

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Echo and Narcissus

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echo, a nymph who angered Hera
he can only repeat the last word someone stutters
She falls in love with him but he also loves himself
She stares at her reflection in the pool.
Echo falls in love with her

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King Mitus

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He requests the golden touch
He can’t hug or touch anyone or they will turn into gold so he begs to be normal

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Pyramus and Thisbe

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Two neighbor’s fall in love
family’s hate each other
he sees her bloody scarf and he thing the lion ate her
He kills himself after
Plot of Romeo and Juliatte

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Meduse and Perseus

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Athena transforms medusa into a Gorgan.
she is later killed by Peresues
Medusa had snakes for hair

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Death of achilies

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Achilies’ mother dipped her bay in the waters of inmortality
no arrow or weapon could hurt him until Paris shoots him herself

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Epimetheus

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brother of prometheus
doesn’t think things through
gives all the gifts to the animals
punished by Zeus

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Pandora

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hermes given her cunning decit personality

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Zeus

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didn’t want humans to have as much power as the gods.
He sends Pandora in reverse to fire

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Athena and Arachne

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Arachne is a skilled vain weaver who thinks she is better
Arachne mocks the gods.
Athena turns her into a spider as punishment

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12 labors of Hercules

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Hera hated Hercules because he was a legit child of Zeus.
Hera causes Hercules to become mad
As punishment Hercules has to work 12 labors

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Physche

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soul: consiosness

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Narcissistic

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self- centered

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Promethean

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a risk taker- daringly original

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labyrinth

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maze

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Pandora’s box

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a source of trouble

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arachnid

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spider

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harp

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tedious talking

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achilie’s heel

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vulnerability

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Elysian fields

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paradise

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Gorgan

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unnatractive, fierce

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titanic

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having great power, fierce

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Midas touch

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ability to make money

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tantalize

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tempt

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Herculean

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with great strength and effort

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nemesis

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enemy

32
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what do mulberries symbolize?

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The red mulberry stands as a beacon of wisdom

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How do the parents change?

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At first they hated each other because they were neighbors and didn’t like the child dating their other kid, but when they both died they become friends and stopped disliking one another

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What does Cronus do to his kids?

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Cronus eats his kids one by one because he wants all of the power and wants to control lightning.

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How does Rhea trick him?

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She tricked him by replacing the baby with a stone so he swallows the stone and the baby can live

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What are the moral messages of Pyramus and Thisbe?

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The most important message is to never take love for granted and to never assume the worst.

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Why can’t Thisbe and Pyramus be together?

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Their parents hate each other and don’t want them being together. They are next door neighbors

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How are they able to communicate?

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Their is a crack in the wall

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What type of tree do they plan to meet under?

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The mulberry tree

40
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What does Thisbe encounter and how does this lead to a misunderstanding

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Thisbe encounters a bear and Pyramus thinks she dies.

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What does Pyramus assume?

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He assumes she is dead

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Why do the mulberries change color?

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They change color to resemble the blood

43
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What do the parents of Pyramus and Thisbe decide

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They decide to stop holding a grudge and finally get along

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What is the moral message of the myth?

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The moral message is to never go out at night and assume the worst. I guess you could also say that you should never hold a grudge against people when it could have a negative impact on your children.

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What do the strings throughout the video represent?

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They represent the people who have died.

46
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Ordinary world

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pride walk

47
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Call to adventure

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The adventure begins when he’s called to help Zemba and tells him that he shouldn’t be trying to prove that he’s brave.

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refusal to call

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Zemba realizes he isn’t ready to be king or take challenges/not look for trouble

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Crossing the threshold

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Their habitat is just live every day like you don’t care. “amouhamatata.”

50
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tests, allies, enemies

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Temon and the others think that nothing really matters in life and to just enjoy but Simon is supposed to be the king

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