Illusions IV Flashcards
Hera
Zeuses wife and sister, protector of marriage, punished women for getting involved with Zeus
Heracules
associated w club and lion cape, son of Zeus and Alcmene
Hermes
winged sandals, messenger god, their god, guide of the dead
Hestia
Zeuses sister, virgin goddess, symbol of home
Hyacinth
Apollos favorite companion/lover?, killed during a discus throwing game and died, later hyacinthus flowers grew where his blood fell
Hydra
dragon monster w 9 heads, lived in lake, one immortal head, if others cut –> 2 more grow
Icarus
Son who flew close to sun w wax wings and fell to his death
Iris
Goddess of rainbow, serves Heras messages to humans
Iphigenia
daughter of anemone who was sacrificed to Artemis –> mother killed father
Janus
2 faces, god of transitions and duality
Jocasta
Married oedipus –> gauged eyes out
Jason
Leader of argonauts on trip to find Golden Fleece, on par w Hercules, king of Iolcus
Laocoon
Warned Trojans about Trojan horse, him and his 2 sons killed by two serpents
Leda
Became spartan Queen, seduces by Zeus when he turned into a swan
Lethe River
River of forgetfulness that runs through Hades