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Mythology Flashcards

1
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goddess of wisdom and defensive warfare; patron of weaving and sewing

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Athena

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goddess of the moon

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Selene

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he led the expedition of the quest for the Golden Fleece

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Jason

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Roman goddess of agriculture

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Ceres

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he was the boatman on the river Styx; he ferried the dead to the Underworld

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Charon

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half man, half bull, this creature lived in the Labyrinth

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Minotaur

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the Greeks did not care for this bloodthirsty god of war; the Romans were not so squeamish

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Ares

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8
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these nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne were the personification of the arts, music, and dance

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Muses

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9
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the god of wine

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Bacchus

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10
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this winged horse was born from the headless body of Medusa

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Pegasus

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some say she was the eldest of the Fates; she spun the Thread of Life

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Clotho

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lover of Aphrodite, he was killed by a wild boar while hunting

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Adonis

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13
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Zeus loved her in the form of a swan

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Leda

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this Trojan prince was a son of Laomedon; he was taken by Zeus to be cupbearer of the gods

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Ganymede

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15
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he saw black sails on the returning ships; fearing the worst, he threw himself into the sea

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Aegeus

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16
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this nymph distracted Hera by chattering so Zeus could hook up with someone; she was punished

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Echo

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17
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born earlier than his stronger cousin, he was entitled to command many labors from him

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Eurystheus

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18
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king of Crete, he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth

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Minos

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19
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unlike his comrades, he escaped Circe’s swine spell and went to tell Odysseus

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Eurylochus

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20
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he loved the goddess Aphrodite who was in disguise and fathered Aeneas

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Anchises

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21
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Heracles had to capture a deer with this name as one of his labors

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Cerynitian

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22
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she welcomed her husband as he returned from Troy, then killed him in his bath

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Clytemnestra

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23
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she was the Muse of tragedy

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Melpomene

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24
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he and his brother Pollux were known as the Dioscuri and the Gemini

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Castor

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25
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this was the place where mortals dwelt who had been made immortal by the gods; virtuous souls

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Elysian Fields

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26
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this seer was one of the leaders of the Seven Against Thebes; the earth swallowed him up as he fled

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Amphiaraus

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27
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he and his brother were the Aloidae, giant sons of Poseidon; they attempted to scale Mt. Olympus

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Ephialtes

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28
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she and Deucalion survived the Flood and repopulated the earth with the “bones of their mother”

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Pyrrha

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29
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first wife of Aeneas, she was lost the night Troy fell and was killed

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Creusa

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30
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he was the king of Troy when the Greeks besieged the city

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Priam

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31
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they were punished in the Underworld, cursed to carry water in a sieve, to fill a bottomless vessel

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Danaids

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32
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he chose the honor of being the first Greek killed at Troy; first off the boat, first killed

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Protesilaus

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33
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Midas bathed in this river to wash away the Golden Touch; as a result, its sands contained gold flakes

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Pactolus

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34
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her sons Biton and Cleobis dragged her to the temple and the gods caused them to die that night

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Cydippe

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35
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Name three tasks or preparations Aeneas had to perform in order to visit the Underworld

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  1. bury Misenus
  2. get the Golden Bough
  3. make sacrifices
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36
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she was the goddess of Discord

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Eris

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37
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this is the darkest region of the Underworld; the rebellious Titans were confined here

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Tartarus

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38
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brother of Jocasta, he ruled Thebes as regent when Oedipus left and denied burial to Polynices

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Creon

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39
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he was the faithful friend and comrade of Orestes

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Pylades

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40
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he borrowed Laelaps to catch the Teumessian vixen, a major paradox (both turned to stone) (simple!)

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Amphitryon

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41
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Zeus wooed this lovely young woman in the form of a satyr

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Antiope

42
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this Danaid refused to follow her father’s orders and spared her new husband

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Hypermnestra

43
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Hermes wooed this woman in Athens

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Herse

44
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she bore a child to Heracles; it was abandoned on the mountain to die but a doe nourished it

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Auge

45
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he was wary of the stranger standing in front of him, wearing only one sandal, a potential threat

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Pelias

46
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she boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nereids; Poseidon sent a sea monster as punishment

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Cassiopeia

47
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this Giant is buried under Mt. Etna where he occasionally exhibits fiery behavior

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Enceladus

48
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she was turned into a tree for picking the wrong flower; her son was Amphissus

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Dryope

49
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he was an early king of Athens, a chthonic being with ties to the Earth, hence his snake legs

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Cecrops

50
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he harnessed dangerous bulls, then he had to sow dragon’s teeth to produce armed men

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Jason

51
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Pelops bribed him to throw the race; he had expectations about Pelops’ bride which caused his death

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Myrtilus

52
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he dove into the ocean to retrieve a ring to demonstrate his parentage by Poseidon

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Theseus

53
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he was left on Lemnos with a smelly wound, with his arrows of Heracles, but the Greeks needed him

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Philoctetes

54
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this centaur carried Deianeira across a river, trying to kidnap her; Heracles shot him with an arrow

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Nessus

55
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this youngest son of Priam was treacherously killed by a neighboring king for the treasure he carried

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Polydorus

56
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she proclaimed ‘the baby is here’, startling the goddess of childbirth, so Alcmena was then able to give birth

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Galinthias

57
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by parching the seed, she caused a crop failure in order to cause trouble for Phrixus and Helle

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Ino

58
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Turnus sought help his to fight Aeneas; he declined, saying the Trojans were too fierce

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Diomedes

59
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this daughter of Erechtheus was taken by Boreas to be his bride

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Orithyia

60
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to rid himself of his Golden Touch, Midas bathed in this river to wash away its powers

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Pactolus

61
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this is the name used by Hermes when he is the leader of souls to the Underworld

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Psychopomos

62
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brother of Dido, he murdered her husband to steal his wealth

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Pygmalion

63
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this minstrel, at the court of Alcinous, made Odysseus weep with his song of the battles at Troy

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Demodocus

64
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he blinded Orion because the drunken hunter had assaulted his daughter

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Oenopion

65
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Heracles had to do penance and was sold as a slave to this woman

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Omphale

66
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Oeneus, the king of Calydon, offended her by neglecting to offer proper sacrifice, so she sent the boar

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Artemis

67
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this queen of the Amazons bore a son to Theseus

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Antiope

68
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this sea god was seized by Heracles to make him tell of the location of the Apples of the Hesperides

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Nereus

69
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because he cut down a dryad’s tree causing her death, he was punished with insatiable hunger

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Erysichthon

70
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the son of Chione and Hermes

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Autolycus

71
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he pursued his daughter’s suitors in a chariot, killing them with spears

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Oenomaus

72
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Circe desired him & tried to steal him from Canens, but he said no; she turned him into a woodpecker

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Picus

73
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his devoted wife prayed for his return from the sea, but he drowned instead; they became sea-birds

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Ceyx

74
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this child died from a snake bite & was given the name Archemorus; it was a bad sign for the Seven

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Opheltes

75
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he killed Priam the night Troy fell, as Priam clung to an altar of Zeus in his courtyard

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Neoptolemus

76
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he had difficulty capturing his future bride, because she kept changing her shape

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Peleus

77
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he brought an army to threaten Thebes to get honorable burial for the Seven Against Thebes

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Theseus

78
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he informed the river-god Asopus that Zeus had carried off his daughter Aegina

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Sisyphus

79
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she was overcome with desire for her brother and drove herself mad in pursuit of her incestuous goal

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Byblis

80
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her father Aeolus was surprised to find that she and her brother were engaged in incestuous union

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Canace

81
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she raised her daughter as a boy to hide her gender from her husband; Isis/Io answered her prayers

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Telethusa

82
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this son of Priam was captured and ransomed, then captured again and killed by Achilles

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Lycaon

83
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a youth, acting as a cupbearer to Oeneus, spilled wine and angered Heracles, who accidentally killed him

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Eunomus

84
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his wife gave him a box, he opened it, was driven mad, rode his horse fast, fell on his sword, and died

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Acamas

85
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he killed Antilochus, the son of Nestor

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Memnon

86
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this son of Poseidon, a fleet-footed Argonaut, cast a clod of earth into the sea, it became an island

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Euphemus

87
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he prophesied the Trojans would eat their tables before they found happiness and a new home

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Calchas

88
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he usurped the rule of Theseus in Athens during the absence of the hero

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Menestheus

89
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this Lycian warrior traded armor with Diomedes due to familial hospitality ties; he was then killed by Ajax

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Glaucus

90
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a son of Creon and descendant of the Spartoi, he sacrificed himself to insure victory

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Menoeceus

91
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Merops was a seer and knew his sons would die at Troy; this is who killed them

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Diomedes

92
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angry that his son-in-law had tricked him, he ordered his sons to kill his deceitful son-in-law

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Phegeus

93
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he interpreted the dream of Hecuba that the firebrand she was about to birth would destroy Troy

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Aesacus

94
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daughter of Aeolus; when he found out she had borne sons to Achelous, he threw her into the sea

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Perimele

95
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this Thespian youth wore armor with spikes as he was sacrificed to a dragon, ending these sacrifices

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Menestratus

96
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her husband told her to produce sons; she took in the abandoned Aeolus & Boetus as her own

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Theano

97
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he killed Machaon but in turn was killed by Neoptolemus

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Eurypylus

98
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he produced a fleece of gold (he had underhandedly obtained it), which entitled him to be king

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Thyestes

99
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Achilles was warned not to kill a son of Apollo but ignored that and killed this ally of Troy

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Tenes

100
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daughter of Aloeus & Iphimedia, pirates captured her; the two leaders killed each other over her

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Pancratis

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