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Greek Mythology Flashcards

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The first race of mythology Giants; born to Mother Earth (Gaea) and Father Sky (Uranus)

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Titans

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Children of the Titans; the main ruling PANEL of gods and goddesses; also called the Olympians; the main leader is Zues.

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Pantheon

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Mountain which the pantheon lives.

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Mount Olympus

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place in the underworld where heroes are sent as a reward to FIGHT battles eternally.

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Elysian Fields

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The river you have to cross to get to the underworld.

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River Styx

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Gloomy place where all the Greeks go when they die, punishment is given out based on each person sins.

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Underworld

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Father Sky; imprisoned his children inside his mother, Earth.

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Uranus

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Mother EARTH; wife of Uranus.

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Gaea

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swallowed his children to keep them from overthrowing him. Eventually his son Zeus took power from him. Roman name is Saturn.

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Kronos

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Wife of Kronos.

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Rhea

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Three ugly goddesses of vengeance; sometimes help determine people in the underworld, especially for FAMILIAR crimes.

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The Furies

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Three sisters who determined the destines of humans by weaving a tapestry of each persons life.

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The Fates

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King of the gods and goddesses; god of thunder and lightning. Roman name is Jupiter.

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Zeus

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Queen of the gods and goddesses; Zeus’ very jealous wife. Roman name is Juno.

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Hera

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God of the Underworld. Roman name is Pluto.

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Hades

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God of the sea. Roman name is Neptune.

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Poseidon

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Goddess of love and beauty; famous for punishing beautiful women. Roman name is Venus.

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Aphrodite

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God of War and Violence.Roman name is Mars.

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Ares

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Deformed God of fire and blacksmith. Married to Aphrodite.Roman name is Vulcan.

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Hephaestus

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Goddess of grain, harvest, and fertility; Roman name is Ceres.

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Demeter

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Goddess of the moon and the hunt. Roman name is Diana.

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Artemis

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God of the sun, light, healing, music, and poetry; responsible for carrying the sun ACROSS the sky. Roman and greek names are the same.

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Apollo

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Goddess of wisdom, domestic arts, and war strategies. Does not like like women and is repulsed by the idea of marriage and children. Born from her father (Zeus) head. Roman name in Minerva

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Athena

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God of love, Aphrodite’s son; Roman name is Cupid.

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Eros

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messenger of the gods; God of commence, Patrons of liars, gamblers, and dishonest people. Roman name is Mercy.

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Hermes

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creator of man; punished for giving man fire by being chained to a mountain and having a vulture tear out his liver daily.

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Prometheus

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mentally slow brother of Prometheus; Responsible for giving each creature its gifts/talents that help it survive. Married to Pandora.

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Epimetheus

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first mortal woman created by the gods; Her curiosity caused her to open a box that she was not supposed to releasing: disease, misery, corruption into the world.

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Pandora

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God of wine and merriment; Roman name is Baccanus.

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Dionysus

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Queen of the Underworld; Forced to live there 6 months each year because she ate 6 POMEGRANATE seed while there; her story tells the seasons. Roman Name is Prosepina

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Persephone

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Ferries; the people that cross River Styx if they have a good coin.

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Charon

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Goddess of HEARTH and home. One of Zeus sisters; Roman name is Veta

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Hestia

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Nymph who was punished for talking to much by having to repeat the last words someone said.

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Echo

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Vain man who was in love with his reflection and turned into a FLOWER.

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Narcissus

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Apollos foolish son who searched the earth when he drove the sun to close to it. His story explains the different races and climates in the world.

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Phaethon

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Great architect who created the maze where the Minotaur lived; was punished for helping a prisoner his way out.

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Daedalus

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Daedalus’s son; foolish boy who flew too close to the sun and melted his wax wings.

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Icarus

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Gifted weaver who turned into a spider by Athena.

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Arachne

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Strongest man in the universe; completed 12 labors as punishment for killing his family; released Prometheus

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Hercules

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Greatest warrior in Greece; his mother dipped all but his heels in the River Styx to protect him; he died form and ARROW wound in the unprotected heel.

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Achilles

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Fastest runner in Greece; DIED at the city’s gates after saying NIKE which means victory

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Phidippide

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God of the fields and the meadows; a satyr who is greatly feared because he captures women alone in the woods and ravished them; son of Hermes

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Pan

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King who was given a special gift to turn everything he touched into gold; he later regretted it when it made life difficult.

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Midas

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Three-headed dog that guards the gates of the underworld

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Cerberus

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Part man, part bull who lived in a maze and ate humans who were forced to enter by the king.

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Minotaur

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Part man, part horse; fierce and likes to fight

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Centaur

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Part man, part goat; gentle most of the time; likes music

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Satyr

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Part some, part bird; lure sailors with their beautiful voices to crash on the rocks so they can eat them; also called harpies

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Sirens

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MONSTER who was once a beautiful women; she was changed into a creature with snakes for hair and a stare will turn you into stone.

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Medus

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White, winged horse; born from the blood of Medusa

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Pegasus

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