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King of the Gods

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Zeus (Jupiter)

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Queen of the Gods

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Hera (Juno)

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Father of King of Gods

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Cronus (Saturn)

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Mother of King of Gods

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Rhea

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Grandfather of King of Gods, God of Sky

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Uranus

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Wife of Grandfather of King of Gods, Goddess of Earth

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Gaea (Tellus)

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Brother to Zeus, God of Underworld

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Hades (Pluto)

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Brother to Zeus, God of the Sea

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Poseidon (Neptune)

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Zeus’s Son, God of Music, Poetry and Games

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Apollo (Apollo, or Phoebus)

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Zeus’ Mortal Son, Who Performed Twelve Labors

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Heracles (Hercules)

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God of Love

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Eros (Cupid)

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God of War

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Aries (Mars)

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God fo Fire

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Hephaestus (Vulcan)

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God of the Sun

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Helios (Sol)

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Goddess of Love and Beauty

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Aphrodite (Venus)

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Goddess of Wisdom

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Athena (Minerva)

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Goddess of the Hunt (Has twin brother)

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Artemis (Diana)

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Goddess of Fertility, Wife of God of Underworld

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Persephone (Proserpina0

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God of Shepherds and their flocks

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Pan (Faunus)

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Goddess of Agriculture

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Demeter (Ceres)

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God of Wine and Fertility

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Dionysus (Bacchus)

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Goddess of the Moon

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Selene (Luna)

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Goddess of Victory

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Nike (Victoria)

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Messenger of the Gods

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Hermes (Mercury)

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God of the West Wind

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Zephyr (Favonius)

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God of Dreams

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Morpheus

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27
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Sons of Heaven and Earth

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Gigantes

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28
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Home of the Gods

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Mt. Olympus

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29
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Food of the Gods

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Ambrosia

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30
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Greek Warrior with Vulnerable Heel

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Achilles

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31
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Trojan Warrior Killed by Achilles

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Hector

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32
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The “Second Best” Greek Warrior who committeed Suicide

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Ajax

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33
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Wisest Greek in Trojan War

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Nestor

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34
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Trojan Prince who Fled to Rome after war

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Aeneas

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35
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Man who Kidnapped Helen

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Paris

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36
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Helen’s Husband

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Priam

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37
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Wife of Priam

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Hecuba

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38
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Man who wandered for 10 years after Trojan War

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Odysseus (Ulysses)

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39
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Odysseus’ Wife

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Penelope

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40
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Odyssue’s Son

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Telemachus

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41
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Greek Leader in Trojan War

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Agamemnon

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42
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Agamemnon’s wife, who killed him

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Clytemnestra

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43
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Agamemnon’s son, who avenged him

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Orestes

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44
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Agamemnon’s Daughter

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Electra

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45
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Name of Cyclops who Held Odysseus Prisoner

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Polyphemus

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46
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Enchantress who turned odysseus’ men into swine

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Circe

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47
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Rock and whirlpool who threatened Odysseus’ Ship

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Cylla and Charybdis

later Greek tradition sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland

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Goddesses who song lured men to their deaths

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Sirens

49
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Builder of the Labyrinth

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Daedalus

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Daedalus’ Son, who flew too close to the sun

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Icarus

51
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Daedalus built the labyrinth for this king of crete

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Minos

52
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Beast Kept in the Labyrinth

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Minotaur

53
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King of Athens who slew the minotaur

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Theseus

54
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She Helped Theseus through the Labyrinth

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Ariadne

55
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Female Warriors who Cut off one Breast

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Amazons

56
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Theseus Married this Queen of The Amazons

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Hippolyta

57
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Man who Sought the Golden Fleece

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Jason

58
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Jason’s Ship

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Argo

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Jason’s Crew

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Argonauts

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Sorceress who Helped Jason

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Medea

61
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He Drowned Swimming the hellespont

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Leander

62
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Leander was swimming to meet this lover

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Hero

63
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River of Hades

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Styx

64
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Ferryman on the River Styx

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Charon

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She was abducted into the underworld

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Persephone

66
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The First woman, Hephaestus Molded Her from Clay

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Pandora

67
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The Only Thing left in Pandora’s Box

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Hope

68
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Zeus Had Her turned into a Heifer

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Io

69
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Goddess who is the personification of the Soul

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Psyche

70
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He sculpted Galatea

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Pygamlion

71
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She was turned into a Laurel Tree

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Daphne

72
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King of Thebes who solved the riddle of the sphinx

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Oedipus

73
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Oedipus’ mother and lover

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Jocasta

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Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta

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Antigone

75
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He Slew Medusa

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Perseus

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Perseus saved her from the titan

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Andromeda

77
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Youth who fell in love with is own reflection

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Narcissus

78
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She loved Narcissus

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Echo

79
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Hunter Slain by Artemis

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Orion

80
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King with the Golden Touch

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Midas

81
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Pyramus’ Lover

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Thisbe

82
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She beat athena in a weaving contest

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Arachne

and was transformed into a spider.

83
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Nymphs who guarded the golden apple

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Hesperides (11th Labor of Hercules)

84
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She Stopped to Pick up the Golden apple

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Atalanta

85
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He Mastered the Lyre Given to Him by His Father Apollo

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Orpheus

86
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Orpheus’ Wife, He lost her when he looked back to see her

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Euridice

87
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He had to roll a stone up a hill forever

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Sisyphus

88
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She had the gift of prophesy, but no one believed here

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Cassandra

89
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Titan who stole fire from Heaven

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Prometheus

90
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Titan who holds up the sky

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Atlas

91
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The Daughters of Atlas

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Pleiades (The Seven Sisters)

The high visibility of the star cluster Pleiades in the night sky has guaranteed it a special place in many cultures, both ancient and modern

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Goddesses who controlled human destiny

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Fates

93
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Goddess of the Rainbow

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Iris

94
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Daughters of Zeus, Goddesses of Charm and beauty

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Graces

95
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Three sisters who had snakes for hair

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Gorgons

96
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Gorgon that perseus Slew

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Medusa

97
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Avenging Spirits

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Furies

98
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The Children of Uranus and Gaea

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Titans

99
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The Daughters of Zeus, Goddesses of Arts and Learning

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Muses

100
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Muse of Love Poety

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Erato

101
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Muse of Epic Poetry

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Calliope

102
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Muse of Astronomy

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Urania

103
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Muse of Song and Dance

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Terpsichore

104
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Muse of HIstory

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Clio

105
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Muse of Music

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Euterpe

106
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Half Eagle, Half Lion

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Griffin

107
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Half Man, Half Lion, Mythical Riddler

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Sphinx

108
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Half Man, Half Bull

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Minotaur

109
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Half Man, Half Goat who chased nymphs

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Satyr (Faun)

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Half Man, Half Horse

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Centaur

111
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Half Woman, Half Bird

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Harpy

112
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Part Lion, Part Dragon part goat

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Chimera

113
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Flying Horse who sprung for Medusa’s Head

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Pegasus

He was captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon near the fountain Peirene with the help of Athena and Poseidon

114
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Three-Headed Dog that Guarded Hades

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Cerberus

115
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One Hundred-Eyed Giant

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Argus

116
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Nine-Headed Monster Slain By Hercules

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Hydra

117
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Goddess of the Heath

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Hestia (Vesta)

118
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Founders of Rome

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Romulus and Remus

Religion And Mythology (11 decks)

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