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Memoria Press Greek Myths > Lesson 14 > Flashcards

Lesson 14 Flashcards

1
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father of the centaurs; King of Lapith people

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Ixion

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2
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temperaments, moods

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dispositions

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3
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affliction

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scourge

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4
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to go beyond the limit, power, or capacity of

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surpass

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5
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Why were Hades and the Three Fates upset with Asclepius?

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Asclepius could bring the dead back to life. This upset the Three Fates because they felt as if they were measuring and clipping the threads of life for no reason. Hades was angry because he thought he was being cheated out of dead souls who would otherwise join his underworld.

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6
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Identify the marked location.

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Mt. Pelion

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7
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god of nature

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Pan

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8
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nymph who fell in love with Narcissus

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Echo

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9
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loved himself so much he died

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Narcissus

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10
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nymph; was turned into a laurel tree

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Daphne

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11
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highest honor a hero could receive

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laurel wreath

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12
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fascinated

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spellbound

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13
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sorrowful, mournful, sad

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plaintive

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14
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to urgently beg

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beseech

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15
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Why was Daphne turned into a laurel tree?

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As Daphne ran away from Apollo she asked her father the river-god Ladon to save her,. He had no time to rise out of the riverbed so he turned her toes into the roots and her arms into the branches of a laurel tree. Daphne said she would rather be an unmoving tree than the bride of Apollo.

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16
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the gentle dawn; mother of the Four Winds

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Eos

17
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the sun

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Helios

18
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Helios’ mortal son

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Paëthon

19
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the moon

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Selene

20
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creature that is half horse, half man

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centaur

21
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hedonistic woodland creature with goat’s features

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satyr

22
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withered, dried up

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wizened

23
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the 12 principal constellations

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zodiac

24
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What happened to the earth when Paëthon drove too high or too low?

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When the chariot raced too close to the earth, the ground cracked from the heat, and the rivers and lakes dried up. When it raced too high, the earth froze and turned to ice.

25
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curiosity led her to release miseries from her jar

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Pandora

26
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Prometheus’ son, father of a new race of men

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Deucalion

27
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a stronger race of mortals; better able to endure miseries

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Deucalion’s Race

28
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the North Wind; icy and wild

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Boreas

29
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the South Wind; foggy and heavy

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Notus

30
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the West Wind; gentle and pleasant

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Zephyr

31
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the East Wind; least important

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Eurus

32
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unable to be satisfied

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insatiable

33
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What was the new race of mortals called? How was this race better than the previous one?

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The new race of mortals was called Deucalion’s Race. They were made of stone and harder than the previous race, made of clay. The new mortals also better withstood stings of Pandora’s miseries, which continued to torment them.

Memoria Press Greek Myths (31 decks)

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