Mythology Flashcards

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What did Saturn do?

A

Devour his children

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Who were Saturn and Cybeles children?

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Iuppiter, Juno, Neptune, Vesta, Ceres

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Who destroyed the Titans?

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Iuppiter

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What is Atlas condemned to do?

A

Hold up the earth on his shoulders

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What group of 12 Elder Gods came before the Roman Gods?

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Titans

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What happened to the Titans?

A

They were imprisoned in Tartarus

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How many labors did Hercules do?

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12

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Phaeton was the son of which God?

A

Apollo

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Romulus and Remus were raised by what animal?

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A female wolf

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Catullus’ poetry primarily focuses on what conceptual lifestyle?

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Epicurean

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Aeneas meets Dido in which African city?

A

Carthage

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Which Demigod did Echo fall in love with?

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Narcissus

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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was modeled after what Roman myth?

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Pyramus and Thisbe

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As punishment for bragging about her weaving skills, Minerva turned Arachne into what creature?

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A spider

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What does Minerva advise Cadmus to sow in the ground in order to create the race of men that would found the city of Thebes?

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Dragons teeth

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What does Pygmalion fall in love with?

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A statue that he made. Venus makes her a real girl.