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Lesson 16 Flashcards

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1
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Queen of Crete

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Europa

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King of Tyre; Europa’s father

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King Agenor

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bronze robot who protects Crete

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Talos

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King of Thebes, brother of Europa

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Cadmus

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Cadmus’ queen; daughter of Aphrodite

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Harmonia

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great called city in Greece with seven gates

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Thebes

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sons of Europa and Zeus

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King Minos, King Sarpedon, Rhadamanthus

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judge in the underworld

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Thadamanthus

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son of Zeus; father of Pelops

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Tantalus

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founded Olympic Games

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Pelops

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father of Hippodamia

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Oenomaüs

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reflecting a sparkling luster

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glistening

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to throw with force or violence

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hurl

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hill, mound

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knoll

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to scatter (usually seeds)

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sow

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narrow grooves made in the ground by a plow

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furrows

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to satisfy (thirst); extinguish (fire)

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quench

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to withdraw, pull back

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recede

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of extremely great extent

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vast

20
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elevated in rank or status

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exalted

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to dislike intensely

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detest

22
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Why was Tantalus condemned, and what was his punishment?

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Tantalus sacrified his son Pelops in order to please the gods. The gods detested human sacrifiece and condemend him to the underworld where he suffered from eternal hunger and thirst. He was forced to stand in water up to his neck but could not quench his thirst. Above his head hung branches of fruit that would bend out of reach when he tried to reach them.

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Identify and give the signficance of the location.

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Thebes - city built by Cadmus; rid of beasts by Hercules

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Identify and give the signficance of the location.

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Olympia - site of the Olympic games

25
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Identify and give the signficance of the location.

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Elis - region of Olympia; kingdom of Oenomaüus, father of Hippodamia

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Identify and give the signficance of the location.

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Crete - where Zeus was raised and made Europa the first queen

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Identify and give the signficance of the location.

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Tyre - kingdom of the father of Cadmus

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