Greek/Roman Mythology Flashcards
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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
Zephyr (Favonius)
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God of Dreams
Morpheus
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Sons of Heaven and Earth
Gigantes
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Home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus
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Food of the Gods
Ambrosia
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Greek Warrior with Vulnerable Heel
Achilles
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Trojan Warrior Killed by Achilles
Hector
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The "Second Best" Greek Warrior who committeed Suicide
Ajax
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Wisest Greek in Trojan War
Nestor
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Trojan Prince who Fled to Rome after war
Aeneas
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Man who Kidnapped Helen
Paris
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Helen's Husband
Priam
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Wife of Priam
Hecuba
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Man who wandered for 10 years after Trojan War
Odysseus (Ulysses)
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Odysseus' Wife
Penelope
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Odyssue's Son
Telemachus
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Greek Leader in Trojan War
Agamemnon
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Agamemnon's wife, who killed him
Clytemnestra
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Agamemnon's son, who avenged him
Orestes
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Agamemnon's Daughter
Electra
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Name of Cyclops who Held Odysseus Prisoner
Polyphemus
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Enchantress who turned odysseus' men into swine
Circe
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Rock and whirlpool who threatened Odysseus' Ship
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
Sirens
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Builder of the Labyrinth
Daedalus
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Daedalus' Son, who flew too close to the sun
Icarus
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Daedalus built the labyrinth for this king of crete
Minos
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Beast Kept in the Labyrinth
Minotaur
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King of Athens who slew the minotaur
Theseus
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She Helped Theseus through the Labyrinth
Ariadne
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Female Warriors who Cut off one Breast
Amazons
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Theseus Married this Queen of The Amazons
Hippolyta
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Man who Sought the Golden Fleece
Jason
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Jason's Ship
Argo
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Jason's Crew
Argonauts
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Sorceress who Helped Jason
Medea
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He Drowned Swimming the hellespont
Leander
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Leander was swimming to meet this lover
Hero
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River of Hades
Styx
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Ferryman on the River Styx
Charon
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She was abducted into the underworld
Persephone
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The First woman, Hephaestus Molded Her from Clay
Pandora
67
The Only Thing left in Pandora's Box
Hope
68
Zeus Had Her turned into a Heifer
Io
69
Goddess who is the personification of the Soul
Psyche
70
He sculpted Galatea
Pygamlion
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She was turned into a Laurel Tree
Daphne
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King of Thebes who solved the riddle of the sphinx
Oedipus
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Oedipus' mother and lover
Jocasta
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Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
Antigone
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He Slew Medusa
Perseus
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Perseus saved her from the titan
Andromeda
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Youth who fell in love with is own reflection
Narcissus
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She loved Narcissus
Echo
79
Hunter Slain by Artemis
Orion
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King with the Golden Touch
Midas
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Pyramus' Lover
Thisbe
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She beat athena in a weaving contest
Arachne
and was transformed into a spider.
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Nymphs who guarded the golden apple
Hesperides (11th Labor of Hercules)
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She Stopped to Pick up the Golden apple
Atalanta
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He Mastered the Lyre Given to Him by His Father Apollo
Orpheus
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Orpheus' Wife, He lost her when he looked back to see her
Euridice
87
He had to roll a stone up a hill forever
Sisyphus
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She had the gift of prophesy, but no one believed here
Cassandra
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Titan who stole fire from Heaven
Prometheus
90
Titan who holds up the sky
Atlas
91
The Daughters of Atlas
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
Fates
93
Goddess of the Rainbow
Iris
94
Daughters of Zeus, Goddesses of Charm and beauty
Graces
95
Three sisters who had snakes for hair
Gorgons
96
Gorgon that perseus Slew
Medusa
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Avenging Spirits
Furies
98
The Children of Uranus and Gaea
Titans
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The Daughters of Zeus, Goddesses of Arts and Learning
Muses
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Muse of Love Poety
Erato
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Muse of Epic Poetry
Calliope
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Muse of Astronomy
Urania
103
Muse of Song and Dance
Terpsichore
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Muse of HIstory
Clio
105
Muse of Music
Euterpe
106
Half Eagle, Half Lion
Griffin
107
Half Man, Half Lion, Mythical Riddler
Sphinx
108
Half Man, Half Bull
Minotaur
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Half Man, Half Goat who chased nymphs
Satyr (Faun)
110
Half Man, Half Horse
Centaur
111
Half Woman, Half Bird
Harpy
112
Part Lion, Part Dragon part goat
Chimera
113
Flying Horse who sprung for Medusa's Head
Pegasus
He was captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon near the fountain Peirene with the help of Athena and Poseidon
114
Three-Headed Dog that Guarded Hades
Cerberus
115
One Hundred-Eyed Giant
Argus
116
Nine-Headed Monster Slain By Hercules
Hydra
117
Goddess of the Heath
Hestia (Vesta)
118
Founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus
