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Mythology Flashcards

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Ruler of Olympians, weapon was a thunderbolt, lord of sky

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Zeus

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Goddess of marriage and childbirth

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Hera

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Goddess of love and beauty

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of reason

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Athena

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God of war

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Ares

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Goddess of the hunt

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Artemis

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God of commerce

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Hermes

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God of the sea

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Poseidon

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Lord of the underworld an ruler of the dead

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Hades

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God of music

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Apollo

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Goddess of the hearth, family, an domestic life

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Hestia

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12
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God of blacksmiths

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Hephaestus

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Purposes of mythology

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  1. Explain existence of universe, world, man, geographical elements
  2. Help define roles of good and evil
  3. Answer questions as to why we are born and die
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Common archetypes of hero myths

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  1. Hero + Villian
  2. Journey
  3. Magic weapon
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Traits if Epic Heroes

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  1. Noble birth/descendent of a god
  2. Unusual birth of childhood
  3. Human weakness/flaws
  4. Braver, stronger, smarter than average person
  5. Great warrior
  6. Face as supernatural enemies/receives supernatural aid
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1st Step of a Hero Quest

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Call to adventure

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2nd Step of a Hero Quest

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Refusal of call

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3rd Step of a Hero Quest

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Supernatural aid

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4th Step of a Hero Quest

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Crossing 1st threshold

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5th Step of a Hero Quest

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Belly of the whale

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6th Step of a Hero Quest

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Road of trials

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7th Step of a Hero Quest

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Meeting with the goddess

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8th Step of a Hero Quest

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Temptation

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9th Step of a Hero Quest

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Atonement with the father

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10th Step of a Hero Quest

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Apoptosis

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11th Step of a Hero Quest

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The ultimate boon

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12th Step of a Hero Quest

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Refusal of return

28
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13th Step of a Hero Quest

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Magic flight

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14th Step of a Hero Quest

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Rescue from without

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15th Step of a Hero Quest

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Crossing the return threshold

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16th Step of a Hero Quest

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Master of two worlds

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17th Step of a Hero Quest

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Freedom to live

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