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Memoria Press Famous Men of Greece > Lessons 1-6 Review > Flashcards

Lessons 1-6 Review Flashcards

1
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First king of the gods; swallowed his own children

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Cronus

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2
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wife of Cronos

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Rhea

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3
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son of Cronos and Rhea; saved by Rhea; name means “brightness”; known by the Romans as Jupiter; became king of the gods by defeating Cronos

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Zeus

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4
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giants who aided Cronos in his battle against Zeus; hurled mountains

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Titans

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5
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“round-eye”; giants who made thunder and lightning for Zeus

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Cyclops

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6
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sister of Zeus; queen of the gods; goddess of the clouds

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Hera (Juno)

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7
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brother of Zeus; god of the ocean

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Poseidon (Neptune)

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8
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brother of Zeus; god of the underworld

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Hades (Pluto)

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9
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sister of Zeus; goddess of the grains, fruits, flowers

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Demeter (Ceres)

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10
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sister of Zeus; goddess of fire and the hearth

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Hestia (Vesta)

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11
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river around the underworld; “hateful”

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Styx

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12
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ferryman of the Styx

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Charon

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13
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watchdog of the underworld

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Cerberus

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14
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goddess of the underworld; daughter of Demeter

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Persephone (Proserpine)

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15
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maidens; helpers of Demeter

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nymphs

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16
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son of Zeus; messenger of the gods

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Hermes

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17
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son of Zeus; god of fire; friend of metalworkers

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Hephaestus (Vulcan)

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18
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son of Zeus; god of war

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Ares (Mars)

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19
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son of Zeus; twin of Artemis (Diana); god of the sun

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Apollo

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20
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daughter of Zeus; twin of Apollo; goddess of the moon

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Artemis (Diana)

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21
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daughter of Zeus; goddess of wisdom

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Athena (Minerva)

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22
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goddess of love; most beautiful of the goddesses

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Aphrodite (Venus)

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23
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son of Aphrodite; god of love

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Eros (Cupid)

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24
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brought rainbow; bore messages form heaven

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Iris

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25
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sisters; made mortals gracious and lovable

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three Graces

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26
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sisters; punished and tormented the wicked

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three Furies

27
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sisters; higher than all the gods and goddesses

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three Fates

28
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mountain in Greece; home of the gods

29
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goddess of youth

30
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nine goddesses of poetry, arts, sciences

31
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demigod, “forethought”; stole fire from the gods and gave it to man

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Prometheus

32
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sonf of Prometheus; survived the flood

33
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wife of Deucalion; survived the flood

34
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mountain where Deucalion’s ark landed

35
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the Greeks; Greece

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Hellenes; Hellas

36
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“Cast behind you the bones of your mother!”

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Parnassus oracle

37
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king of Phoenicia

38
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Agenor’s beautiful daughter

39
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son of Agenor; consulted the Parnassus oracle

40
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city founded by Cadmus

41
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magical musician; built the walls of Thebes with a lyre

42
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daughter of Venus; given to Cadmus as a wife

43
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“Building is better than killing.”

44
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birthplace of Perseus

45
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daughter of the king of ARgos

46
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sonf of Danaë; turned into a constellation

47
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fisherman who rescued Danaë and Perseus

48
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brother of Dictys; ruler of Seriphos; fell in love with Danaë

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Polydectes

49
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three horrible sisters with snakes for hair

50
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the only mortal of the three Gorgons

51
Q

told Perseus where the land of the Hesperides was

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Gray Sisters

52
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beautiful nymphs with magic treasures

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Hesperides

53
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to be sacrificed to Poseidon; rescued by and married to Perseus; turned into a constellation

54
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king and queen; parents of Andromeda; turned into constellations

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Cepheus, Cassiopeia

55
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“See! I have brought you that which you desired.”

56
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“What had been fated came to pass.”

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Greek saying

57
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greatest of the Greek heroes; mortal son of Zeus

58
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king of Mycenae; cousin of Hercules

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Eurystheus

59
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held up the sky; father of the Hesperides

60
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king and queen of Thessaly

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Admetus and Alcestis

61
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queen of Lydia

62
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wife of Hercules

63
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centaur; tried to abduct Deianira

64
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“I will get you some of the apples if you will hold up the sky for me.”

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