Greek Mythology Flashcards

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1
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Trojan War Hero

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Ajax

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2
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Sophocles Tragedy

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Ajax

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3
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Iliad Figure

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Ajax

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4
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Role in “Troy”

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Ajax

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5
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Son of Telamon

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Ajax

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6
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War hero who killed himself with a onetime rival’s sword

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Ajax

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7
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Cleanser whose name comes from Greek myth

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Ajax

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8
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Greek war god

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Ares

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9
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Lover of Aphrodite

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Ares

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10
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Mars’ counterpart

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Ares

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11
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Son of Zeus

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Ares

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12
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Bellicose deity

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Ares

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13
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Father of Harmonia

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Ares

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14
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Vultures were sacred to him

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Ares

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15
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Trojan ally, in the “Iliad”

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Ares

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16
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Dawn goddess

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Eos

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17
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Daughter of Hyperion

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Eos

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18
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Aurora’s Greek counterpart

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Eos

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19
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Sister of Selene

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Eos

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20
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Sister of Helios

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Eos

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21
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Rosy-fingered Greek goddess

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Eos

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22
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Lover of Tithonus, in myth

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Eos

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23
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Camera named for a goddess

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Eos

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24
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Muse of poetry

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Erato

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25
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Sister of Clio

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Erato

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26
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Poetic muse

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Erato

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27
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Sister of Thalia

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Erato

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28
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Sappho’s Muse

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Erato

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29
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One of nine sisters

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Erato

30
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Lyre player of mythology

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Erato

31
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Odist’s inspiration

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Erato

32
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Muse whose name means “beloved”

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Erato

33
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Son of Aphrodite

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Eros

34
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Love god

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Eros

35
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Winged Greek god

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Eros

36
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Piccadilly Circus statue

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Eros

37
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Love child?

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Eros

38
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Cupid’s Greek counterpart

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Eros

39
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One taking a bow?

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Eros

40
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Lover of Psyche

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Eros

41
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Symbol of love

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Eros

42
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Libido

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Eros

43
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Wife of Zeus

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Hera

44
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Daughter of Cronus

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Hera

45
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Queen of the heavens

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Hera

46
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Mother of Ares

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Hera

47
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Queen of Olympus

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Hera

48
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Jealous wife in Greek myth

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Hera

49
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June, to the Greeks

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Hera

50
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Bickerer in the “Iliad”

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Hera

51
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Goddess in a chariot drawn by peacocks

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Hera

52
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Mother of Castor and Pollux

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Leda

53
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Helen of Troy’s mother

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Leda

54
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Mother of twins, in myth

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Leda

55
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Clytemnestra’s mother

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Leda

56
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Yeats’s ___ and the Swan

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Leda

57
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Zeus visited her as a swan

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Leda

58
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Queen of Sparta

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Leda

59
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Euripides tragedy

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Medea

60
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Greek sorceress

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Medea

61
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Princess who helped Jason

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Medea

62
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Weeper of myth

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Niobe

63
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Daughter of Tantalus

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Niobe

64
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Mythical queen of Thebes

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Niobe

65
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Zeus turned her to stone

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Niobe

66
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Amphion’s wife

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Niobe

67
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Personification of Turkey’s Weeping Rock

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Niobe

68
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Mythical eponym of element #41

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Niobe

69
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Bacchus attendant

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Satyr

70
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Dionysus attendant

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Satyr

71
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Nymph chaser

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Satyr

72
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Lustful deity of myth

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Satyr