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Greek Mythology Flashcards

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Zeus wife/ his sister. queen of gods and goddess. Marriage and birth

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Hera (Juno)

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King of gods. Controls sky and weather / lightning.

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Zues (Jupiter)

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God of the sea. brother of Zeus

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Poseidon (Neptune)

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God of the underworld. Brother of Zeus

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Hades (Pluto)

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Goddess of grains, plants, fruit. Sister of Zeus

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Demeter (Ceres)

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Goddess of wisdom, arts, crafts, war, protector of Athens. Born from Zeus’s mind.

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Athena (Minerva)

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God of fire and metal working. Son of Zeus and Hera. 1st born of Hera and Zeus. Hera hated him because he was ugly.

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Hephaestus (Vulcan)

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God of war. Brother of Hephaestus.

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Ares (Mars)

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Goddess of beauty and love. Mother of Eros

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Aphrodite (Venus)

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God of sun, music, poetry, healing, prophecy. Brother of Artemis

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Apollo (Phoebus, Apollo)

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Goddess of moon, hunting, wild animals. Sister of Apollo

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Artemis (Diana)

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God of love. Son of Aphrodite.

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Eros (Cupid)

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Messenger of the gods

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Hermes (mercury)

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Goddess of spring, seasons. Daughter of Demeter.

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Persephone (Proserpina)

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God of wine, drama. Only Demi-god allowed on mount Olympus

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Dionysus (Bacchus)

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Goddess of rainbow

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Iris (iris)

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9 goddess who inspire the arts

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Muses (muses)

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3 women who determine human fates

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Fates (fates)

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3 headed dog who protects the underworld

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Cerberus

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A race of one eyed giants. Helpers of Hephaestus

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Cyclops

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A four legged creature. Half man half horse. Only male

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Centaur

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Gods of the woods 2 legged created that is part man and part goat. pan

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Satyrs (fauns)

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Evil singing mermaids. beautiful women with enchanting voices

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Sirens

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Pure white horse. With a lions tail. A single horn

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Unicorn

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A very large bird that lived to be 500 years old. Symbolizes immortality.

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Phoenix

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Goddess who inhabited a part of nature. Helped raise Zeus as a child

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Nymphs

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Giants who ruled the earth before gods and goddess

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Titans

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A fire breathing monster who is part lion, goat, dragon

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Chimera

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Three winged , ugly creatures who visits retribution on people for their crimes

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Furies

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Three sisters who had writhe ring snakes for hair. People were so terrified at the site of them they would turn to stone. Medusa

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Gorgons

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Disgusting monsters that are part woman part bird. They carry the souls of the dead to the underworld.

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Harpies

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Head of bull, body of man. Lives on the island of Crete in a labyrinth

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Minotour

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Head and torso of a woman, body of a dog, wings of a bird, and paws of a lion. Says impossible riddles to its victims

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Sphinx

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A nine headed monster. Difficult to kill because 2-3 heads will grow in place of a severed head

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Hydra

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Zeus grandparents.

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Uranus and Gaea

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Zeus parents

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Cronus and rhea

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Home of the gods and goddess

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Mount Olympus

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Titan who gave man fire

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Prometheus

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The mortal who was transformed into a spider because of her pride by Athena

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Arachne

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The king who went from being kind and generous to being very selfish and cowardly

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King admetus

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Son of Apollo who didn’t listen to his father and Zeus had to kill him for nearly destroying mankind

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Phaethon

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Titan who held the world on his shoulders

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Atlas

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Son of Poseidon who defeated the Minotaur

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Theseus

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The king who turned everything to gold

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King Midas

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The mortal who fell in love with his own reflection

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Narcissus

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The nymph who was punished by Hera to repeat the last words she hears

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Echo

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Father and son who fashioned wing to escape the island Crete

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Daedalus and icarus

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Mortal that Eros fell in love with when he pierced himself with his arrow that was turned into an owl

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Psych

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Greek hero who was a musician

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Orpheus

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