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primitive belief

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explains the unexplainable

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supernatural

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God, goddesses, this person is responsible for this

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Cultures view

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promote qualities people think are important

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Kronos

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Ruler of world in beginning, father of Zeus, Poseidon, hades , Demeter and Hera and Hestia. Husband of Rhea and Son of Gaea. He swallows his children at a fear they will overrule him

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cyclopes

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Kronos’s brother, son of Gaea, helps defeat Kronos, kept in prison for hundreds of years, gives nephews trident, lightning bolt, and helmet and powers `

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100 handed giants

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Kronos’s brother,son of Gaya,helps defeat Kronos, kept in prison for hundreds of years

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Gaea

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Kronos, Cyclopes, 100 handed Giants mother, grandmother of Kronos’s children, helps hide and protect Poseidon and Zeus and helps for the other children and helps plan how to defeat Kronos

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rhea

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Sister and wife of Kronos, mother of Kronos’ children, Earth goddess​

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metis

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Daughter of Titans Oceanus and thesis, wisest of the goddesses, gives drug drink to dislodge Kronos stomach

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hera

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Wife and sister to Zeus, goddess of marriage and childbirth

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hestia

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guardian of the home, sister to all the child

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demeter

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goddess of grain and corn

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hades

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rules underworld

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poseidon

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controls the sea and has a trident

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zeus

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controls the sky

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hera

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queen of the gods, wife and sister to zeus

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echo

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Full of love, and chatter, distracted Hera from Zeus cheating, curse to not speak unless last words

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narcissus

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Son of a nymph and a river god

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aphrodite

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goddess of love and beauty

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in the beginning there was …

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chaos(nothingness)

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who were chaos’ children

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night and death

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night and death had a child named

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love

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love is followed by

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Order and beauty (not siblings just characteristics)

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love creates

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light and day

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earth is

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ground we walk on, a being , a personality

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who does earth create

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heaven

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why did earth create heaven

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needed someone to watch and protect her and needed a home for the gods

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mother earth is

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gaea

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father heaven

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ouranus

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who are father heaven and mother earths children

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kronos, 100 handed giants, cyclopes, rhea

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what are the titans know for

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numerous, alot , huge

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Iapteus is the father of

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Prometheus, Epimetheus , Atlas

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promethius

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His name means forethought, he’s the wisest of the Titans, he gives fire to man

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epimethius

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Opposite of his brother, his name means afterthought, he’s the dumbest of the Titans, he accepts a gift from Pandora

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atlas

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God who maintained Heaven and Earth, Zeus punishes him because he was part of the Titans Army

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who is zeus

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Supreme god of the Olympians ​

God of sky and weather ​

Father to many because he had many children by multiple wives ​

He has a eagle because it’s the king bird

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who is poseidon

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God of water and sea​

The EarthQuaker, he was blamed for earthquakes​

Horses- he gave man the first horse​

Cyclops gives Poseidon the trident

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who is hades

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God of Underworld/ hidden wealth he was responsible for soil and money​

He had a helmet given by the Cyclops​

He has staff because he guided souls to the underworld​

Persephone is his wife​

People were afraid of his power on Earth​

He was very fair and Justice he gave no pity

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who is hera

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She was Zeus’s wife and sister​

She was the goddess of marriage and childbirth​

She was a jealous protector of marriage​

She punished woman that Zeus cheated with​

She holds grudges​

The animal peacock is associated with Hera

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hades, poseidon, zeus were brothers, what placement were they in command

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1st command- Zeus, controlled the sky​

2nd command- Poseidon, controlled Seas​

3rd command- Hades, controlled underworld

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who is hestia

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Goddess of Home and hearth​

Powerful protector- keeps you safe ​

She was one of the Virgin goddesses ​

People would offer things to her before eating meals​

She was the first swallowed by Kronos​

People would have shrines of her and would always have fire. When they would move they would light a flame and if the flame went out they would think she’s not protecting them anymore

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who are the virgin goddesses

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Artemis, Athena, hestia

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who is demeter

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Goddess of harvest, Earth ​

She gave a gift to man and it was corn and grain

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who is athena

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Goddess of wisdom and War​

Her symbol is an owl because owls are wise​

She was born from Zeus’s head, full grown wearing armor she was Zeus’s favorite child​

She was valued for her strategy, wisdom, and courage

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who is ares

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God of War​

He was the brother of Athena​

Ares was more Savage in Warfare and bloodlust​

The Greeks didnt like Aries ​

the Romans like Aries​

Greeks would praise Athena​

Aries bird is a vulture because it feeds on the Dead

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who is hephaestus

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God of fire, Forge(make swords), and craftsmanship​

Responsible for volcanic eruptions​

Hera was jealous of Athena and Hera creates Hephaestus​

He made armor for the Gods​

He was cast out of heaven for not being perfect

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who is apollo

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God of Light, sun and music, poetry​

God of Truth-No false words fall from his lips​

Teacher of the muses​

He taught healing to man​

He brought plague to mankind

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who is artemis

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Goddess of moon / hunt​

Twin of Apollo​

Fierce and revengeful​

If a woman had a quick and painless death then it was artemis’s silver arrows​

Protector of young woman and Apollo is the protector of young men​

Apollo was the light and Artemis was the night​

Her symbol is dear and she’s often pictured with bows and arrows

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the graces

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Three goddesses of grace and beauty​

1)Algaia- ​

2)Euphrosyne ​

3)Thalia ​

They would sing and dance for the gods

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hermes

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Messenger of Gods​

More myths than any other​

God of trade, Travelers, thievery​

Guide of dead​

His symbol is winged boots / shoes

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what was algaia

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one of the three graces ​

and she was splendor and beauty

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of love and beauty ​

Enjoyed making God’s fall in love with mortals​

born from ocean foam​

Hephaestus is her husbandve​

Love and joy to a man​

Often pictured with shells because she was born in the sea​

Her bird is a dove ​

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who is dionysus

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God of wine, drama, Greek stage​

Dionysia- Festival that honored finders of Rome

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what was thalia(the grace)

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good cheer

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who is persephone

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Goddess of the underworld​

Husband is Hades​

Parents are Demeter & Zeus​

Abducted by Hades​

SEASONS- While in the under world she eats six pomegranate seeds, Demeter is mad and Zeus tells Hades to stop but for each pomegranate seed Persephone has to stay with Hades which is 6 months Demeter is upset so winter and fall appear and when she’s with Persephone she is happy which is summer and spring

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Urania’s muse quality

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astronomy

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who is hebe

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Goddess of Youth ​

Patron goddess of Young Bride ​

Cut bear to God’s ​

Restored youth to the Aged

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Clio muse quality

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history

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who is Eros

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Not as Cupid ​

Son of aphroditinaries ​

God of love

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Thalia’s muse quality

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comedy

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who is iris

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Goddess of the rainbow​

First messenger of the Gods​

Later loyal to Hera​

Daughter of Thamus who was a Titan and Elektra who was a nymph​

Rainbow appears to connect Earth and Heaven because mom’s and nymph and Dad’s God

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melpomene muses quality

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Tragedy

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the muses were

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Nine Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory) ​

Goddesses who presided over Arts, science, and literature​

The muses where helpers of gods and ancient Greeks to forget their troubles and focus on Art and beauty​

If you were a Muse’s favorite you would be successful

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eratos muse quality

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love, poetry

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the muses names

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Clio, urania, thalia, melpoomene, erato, calliope, euterpe, terpischore, polyhymnia

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calliope muse quality

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epic poetry

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Polyhymnia muse quality

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hymns

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euterpes muses quality

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music

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tepischore muse quality

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dance

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the furies

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3 goddesses of Vengence ​

1) Tisiphone ​

2) Alecto​

3) Megaera ​

They punished the evil doers ​

dreadful/burning breath/poisonous blood

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what was tisiphones (the furies) quality

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the avenger

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what was alectos responsibility(the furies)

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The anger

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what was Megara’s responsibility(the furies)

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The grudging

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the 3 sister, the fates

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1) clotho​

2) lochesis ​

3) Atropos ​

Among the eldest gods in Greek mythology ​

they weave, measure, ad cut the thread of life for humans

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what was clothos responsibility

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the spinner, spinning thread, creating life

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what was locehsis responsibility

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disposer of lots, what your life was like

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what’s was atropos responsibility (fate)

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The cutter, responsible for your death

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the satyrs

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Gods of woods/mountains​

Goat men, ruler was pan​

They follow Dionysus because they like to drink dance and Chase nymphs

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the gorgons

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Three Sisters​

Medusa- she is the only mortal one​

Stheno ​

Euryale ​

Looks of Medusa will turn you into stone

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the centaurs

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half men / half horse​

savage

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inspired artists of all kind kinds of

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muses

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young girl

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Save Theseus for telling him about the stretcher, servant of the stretcher, daughter of merchant of Athens

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aegues

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king of athens, father of theseus, old friend of king pittheus, husband of aethra

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aegean sea

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Named after aegeus because he fainted and drowned there

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king pittheus

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King of Troezen, father of Aethra, old friend of aegeus, grandfather of theseus

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Ariadne

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Daughter of mitos,Ferris woman of Crete, gives a plan to free Theseus and others, wife of Theseus​

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aethra

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Daughter of King pittheus, princess of troezen, wife of aegeus, mother of theseus

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minotaur

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Monster crete, eats people

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minos of Crete

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King of Crete, attacks Athens, makes deal and has Athens send seven gifts and Maids every year,father of ariadne and androgeous

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androgeous

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, killed by aegeus’s nephews wanting to have Aegeus killed so they could take over

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Theseus

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Son of Aethra and aegeus, new king of Athens, kills all the Giants,kills Minotaur, husband of ariadne

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Procrustes/the stretcher

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Man with house, puts people in bed and cuts off their limbs, and stretches their body to fit in the bed,eventually kills them

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Corynetes ​

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Robber giant, hides and attacks Travelers and beats them to death with a club

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seiron

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Redface giant, huge Club giant guards Road, makes people wash his feet and then feeds them to his giant turtle, brother of pityocamptes

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Pityocamptes

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The pine Bender, takes Travelers ties them to trees and ripped their limbs off​

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psyche

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youngest daughter of king of greece, she was the most beautiful, people loved her and respected her, people would pay to come and have her homage and company

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Eros

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son of Aphrodite, Cupid, has golden wings and bows and arrows

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Aphrodite

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Mother of Eros, doesn’t like Psyche

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demeter

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Goddess of harvest and earth, helps psyche with her Eros and Aphrodite situation because Psyche cleaned her temple, tells psyche that she should talk to aphrodite

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the river god

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Tells Psyche dont get the golden sheep wool during the day because theyre vicious in the light but get it at night from the bushes and trunks of trees

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hermes

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Gives pscyhes the ambrosal nectar that makes he immortal

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Cerberus

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hades 3 headed watch dog

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charon

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the ferryman who took psyche across the river the see persephone

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What does the Butterfly mean in Eros and Psyche

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It represents Psyches new rebirth, her new beauty, her turning into a immortal, her moving onto a new stage of life

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