Mythology Flashcards
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Daedalus built the Labyrinth for this King of Crete
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Minos
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Goddesses who controlled human destiny in Greek Mythology
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Fates
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God of shepherds and their flocks in Greek Mythology
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Pan
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She stopped to pick up the Golden Apple in Greek Mythology
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Atalanta
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God of dreams in Greek Mythology
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Morpheus
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God of love in Roman Mythology
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Cupid
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Uranus’ wife - goddess of the earth in Greek Mythology
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Gaea
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God of war in Roman Mythology
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Mars
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Jason’s ship in Greek Mythology
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Argo
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Oedipus’ mother and lover
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Jocasta
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Nymph who held Odysseus prisoner for seven years
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Calypso
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Half man - half lion - mythical riddler in Greek Mythology
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Sphinx
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God of fire in Greek Mythology
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Hephaestus
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Theseus married this queen of the Amazons
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Hippolyta
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Perseus saved her from the Titan in Greek Mythology
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Andromeda
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Female warriors who cut off one breast
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Amazons
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Divine animal in Egyptian Mythology
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cat
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God of the sea in Roman Mythology
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Neptune
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King of Thebes who solved the riddle of the Sphinx
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Oedipus
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Trojan prince who fled to Rome after the Trojan War
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Aeneas
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Odin’s wife - queen of the gods in Norse Mythology
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Frigg
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She helped Theseus thru the Labyrinth
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Ariadne
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Three sisters who had snakes for hair in Greek Mythology
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Gorgons
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He sculpted Galatea in Greek Mythology
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Pygmalion
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Founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus
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Sun god in Egyptian Mythology
Ra (or Re)
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Zeus' mortal son - who perforemed twelve labors in Greek Mythology
Hercules
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King of Athens who slew the Minotaur
Theseus
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Half man - half goat who chased nymphs in Greek Mythology
Satyr
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Mischevious god in Norse Mythology
Loki
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Monster and whirlpool who threatened Odysseus' ship
Scylla and Charybdis
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The daughers of Zeus - goddesses of Art and Learning
Muses
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Bifrost bridge in Norse Mythology
Rainbow
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Paris' father - king of Troy
Priam
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Goddess of the moon and the hunt in Roman Mythology
Diana
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Hunter slain by Artemis in Greek Mythology
Orion
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Goddess of the hunt and Apollo's twin in Greek Mythology
Artemis
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Man who sought the Golden Fleece
Jason
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Three headed dog that guarded hades in Greek Mythology
Cerberus
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Zeus' Father
Cronus
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Greek leader in the Trojan War
Agamemnon
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Zeus' Wife
Hera
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Food of the gods in Greek Mythology
Ambrosia
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Dragon in Norse Mythology
Fafnir
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God of the sun - music - poetry in Roman Mythology
Apollo
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Queen of the gods in Roman Mythology
Juno
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Goddess of wisdom in Greek Mythology
Athena
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Half man - half horse in Greek Mythology
Centaur
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God of agriculture in Roman Mythology
Ceres
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The only thing left in Pandora's box in Greek Mythology
Hope
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Goddess of fertility in Greek Mythology
Persephone
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Osiris' wife - queen of the gods in Egyptian Mythology
Isis
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Son of Odin and Frigg - god of beauty in Norse Mythology
Balder
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A hall in Asgard where dead heros go in Norse Mythology
Valhalla
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God of war in Greek Mythology
Aries
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Leander was swimming to meet this lover in Greek Mythology
Hero
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Name of the Cyclops who held Odysseus prisoner
Polyphemos
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Jason's crew in Greek Mythology
Argonauts
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Zeus' son - god of music - poetry and games in Greek Mythology
Apollo
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Agamemnon's wife - who killed him
Clytemnestra
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The daughters of Zeus - goddesses of charm and beauty in Greek Mythology
Graces
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Polynesian volcano god
Pelee
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Goddess of agriculture in Greek Mythology
Demeter
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Cronus' father - god of the sky in Greek Mythology
Uranus
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God of the west wind in Greek Mythology
Zephyr
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Chief of the Greek Gods
Zeus
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Jackal god - god of the dead in Egyptian Mythology
Anubis
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Goddess of beauty and love in Greek Mythology
Aphrodite
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Pyramus' lover in Greek Mythology
Thisbe
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He slew Medusa in Greek Mythology
Perseus
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Man who kidnapped Helen
Paris
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Builder of the labyrinth in Greek Mythology
Daedalus
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Female spirits who bring dead warriors to Valhalla in Norse Mythology
Valkyries
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Wisest Greek in the Trojan War
Nestor
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Nine-headed monster slain by Hercules
Hydra
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Muse of love poetry
Erato
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Half man - half bull in Greek Mythology
Minotaur
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Avenging spirits in Greek Mythology
Furies
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She loved Narcissus
Echo
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Lustful Babylonian God
Ishtar
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She beat Athena in a weaving contest
Arachne
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Youth who fell in love with his own reflection
Narcissus
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Sorceress who helped Jason in Greek Mythology
Medea
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He mastered the lyre - given to him by his father Apollo
Orpheus
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The first woman - Hephaestus molded her from clay in Greek Mythology
Pandora
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The daughters of Atlas in Greek Mythology
Pleiades (The seven sisters)
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Half eagle - half lion in Greek Mythology
Griffin
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King with the golden touch in Greek Mythology
Midas
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God of wine and fertility in Roman Mythology
Bacchus
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Goddess of the moon in Greek Mythology
Selena
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Trojan warrior killed by Achilles
Hector
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River of Hades in Greek Mythology
Styx
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God of love in Greek Mythology
Eros
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Goddes of love and beauty in Roman Mythology
Venus
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Sons of Heaven and Earth in Greek Mythology
Gigantes
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She was turned into a laurel tree in Greek Mythology
Daphne
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Beast kept in the Labyrinth
Minotaur
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Osiris and Isis' son in Egyptian Mythology
Horace (or Seth)
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Zeus' Mother
Rhea
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He had to roll a stone up a hill forever
Sisyphus
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Helen's husband in Greek Mythology
Menelaus
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Goddess who is the personification of the soul in Greek Mythology
Psyche
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God of thunder or the sky in Norse Mythology
Thor
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Muse of history
Clio
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Chief god who cheated death in Egyptian Mythology
Osiris
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Orpheus' wife. He lost her when he looked back to see her
Euridice
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Man who wandered for 10 years after the Trojan War
Odysseus
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One hundred eyed giant in Greek Mythology
Argus
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The Gorgon Perseus slew in Greek Mythology
Medusa
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Muse of Astronomy
Urania
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Daedalus' son - who few too close to the son
Icarus
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Muse of music
Euterpe
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God of fire in Roman Mythology
Vulcan
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Messenger of the gods in Roman Mythology
Mercury
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Enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into swine
Circe
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Ferryman on the River Styx
Charon
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Agamemnon's daughter
Elektra
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Home of the gods in Norse Mythology
Asgard
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God of the underworld in Roman Mythology
Pluto
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Half woman - half bird in Greek Mythology
Harpy
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God of the hearth in Roman Mythology
Vesta
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She was abducted into the underworld in Greek Mythology
Persephone
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Muse of epic poetry
Calliope
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Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
Antigone
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The "second bravest" Greek warrior who committed suicide
Ajax
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God of wine and revelry in Greek Mythology
Dionysus
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Flying horse who sprung from medusa's head in Greek Mythology
Pegasus
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Zeus' brother - god of the underworld in Greek Mythology
Hades
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He drowned swimming in the Hellespont in Greek Mythology
Leander
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Odysseus' son
Telemachus
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Muse of song and dance
Terpsichore
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Wife of Priam
Hecuba
133
The Children of Uranus and Gaea
Titans
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Chief god in Roman Mythology
Jupiter
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Titan who stole fire from heaven in Greek Mythology
Prometheus
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Greek warrior with the vulnerable heel
Achilles
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Goddesses whose song lured men to their deaths
Sirens
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Messenger of the gods in Greek Mythology
Hermes
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Titan who holds up the sky in Greek Mythology
Atlas
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Zeus had her turned into a hiefer
Io
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Father of the Gods in Norse Mythology
Odin
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Nymphs who guarded the Golden apple in Greek Mythology
Hesperides
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God of the harvest in Roman Mythology
Saturn
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Goddess of the Rainbow in Greek Mythology
Iris
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Goddess of wisdom in Roman Mythology
Minerva
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Polynesian god who created Hawaii
Maui
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She had the gift of prophecy - but no one believed her
Cassandra
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Agamemnon's son - who avenged his death
Orestes
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Chief Aztec god
Quetzaquatl
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Goddes of the moon in Roman Mythology
Luna
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Home of the gods in Greek Mythology
Mt. Olympus
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Odysseus' wife
Penelope
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Goddess of victory in Greek Mythology
Nike
