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1
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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Zeus

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Jupiter, Jove

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hera

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Juno

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Poseidon

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Neptune

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hades

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Pluto, Dis

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Demeter

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Ceres

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hestia

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Vesta

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Ares

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Mars

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hephaestus

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Vulcan

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Apollo

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Apollo

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Artemis

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Diana

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Athena

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Minerva

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Aphrodite

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Venus

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Hermes

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Mercury

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Dionysus

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Bacchus

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Give the Roman counterpart(s) for the Greek god(dess) Persephone

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Proserpina

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Jupiter, Jove

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Zeus

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17
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Juno

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Hera

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18
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Neptune

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Poseidon

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Pluto, Dis

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Hades

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Ceres

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Demeter

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21
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vesta

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Hestia

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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mars

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Ares

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23
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Vulcan

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Hephaestus

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24
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Apollo

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Apollo

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25
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Diana

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Artemis

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26
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Minerva

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Athena

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27
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Venus

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Aphrodite

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28
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Mercury

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Hermes

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29
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Bacchus

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Dionysus

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30
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Give the Greek counterpart for the Roman god(dess) Proserpina

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Persephone

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31
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Which god(dess) had the job of King, weather?

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Zeus

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32
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen, marriage?

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Hera

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33
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Which god(dess) had the job of Sea, earthquakes, horses?

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Poseidon

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34
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Which god(dess) had the job of Underworld, wealth?

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Hades

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35
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Which god(dess) had the job of Agriculture?

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Demeter

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36
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Which god(dess) had the job of Home fire, hearth?

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Hestia

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37
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Which god(dess) had the job of War?

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Ares

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38
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Which god(dess) had the job of Blacksmith?

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Hephaestus

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39
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Which god(dess) had the job of Sun, prophecy, medicine, music?

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Apollo

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40
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Which god(dess) had the job of Hunting, moon?

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Artemis

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41
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Which god(dess) had the job of Wisdom, war, handicrafts?

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Athena

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42
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Which god(dess) had the job of Love and Beauty?

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Aphrodite

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43
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Which god(dess) had the job of Messengers, laughter, thieves?

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Hermes

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44
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Which god(dess) had the job of Wine, life giving fluids?

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Dionysus

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45
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Which god(dess) had the job of Queen of the Underworld?

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Persephone

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46
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What were the job(s) of Zeus?

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King, weather

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47
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What were the job(s) of Hera?

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Queen, marriage

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48
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What were the job(s) of Poseidon?

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Sea, earthquakes, horses

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49
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What were the job(s) of Hades?

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Underworld, wealth

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50
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What were the job(s) of Demeter?

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Agriculture

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51
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What were the job(s) of Hestia?

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Home fire, hearth

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52
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What were the job(s) of Ares?

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War

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53
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What were the job(s) of Hephaestus?

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Blacksmith

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54
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What were the job(s) of Apollo?

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Sun, prophecy, medicine, music

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55
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What were the job(s) of Artemis?

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Hunting, moon

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56
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What were the job(s) of Athena?

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Wisdom, war, handicrafts

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57
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What were the job(s) of Aphrodite?

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Love and Beauty

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58
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What were the job(s) of Hermes?

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Messengers, laughter, thieves

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59
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What were the job(s) of Dionysus?

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Wine, life giving fluids

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60
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What were the job(s) of Persephone?

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Queen of the Underworld

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61
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Whose symbols were the Thunderbolt, eagle?

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Zeus

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62
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Whose symbols were the Peacock, Cow?

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Hera

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63
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Whose symbols were the Trident, Horse?

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Poseidon

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64
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Whose symbols were the Bident, Helmet of Invisibility?

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Hades

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65
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Whose symbols were the Stalk of Wheat?

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Demeter

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66
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Whose symbols were the Hearth, Fire?

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Hestia

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67
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Whose symbols were the Spear, Dog, Vulture?

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Ares

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68
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Whose symbols were the Forge, Anvil?

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Hephaestus

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69
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Whose symbols were the Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre?

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Apollo

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70
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Whose symbols were the Bow/Arrow, Moon?

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Artemis

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71
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Whose symbols were the Owl, Olive, Helmet?

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Athena

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72
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Whose symbols were the Dove, Rose?

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Aphrodite

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73
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Whose symbols were the Caduceus, Winged Sandals?

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Hermes

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74
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Whose symbols were the Grape Leaves, Thyrsus (stick with pinecone on top)?

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Dionysus

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75
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Whose symbols were the Pomegranate?

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Persephone

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76
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What were the symbol(s) of Zeus?

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Thunderbolt, eagle

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77
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What were the symbol(s) of Hera?

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Peacock, Cow

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78
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What were the symbol(s) of Poseidon?

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Trident, Horse

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79
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What were the symbol(s) of Hades?

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Bident, Helmet of Invisibility

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80
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What were the symbol(s) of Demeter?

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Stalk of Wheat

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81
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What were the symbol(s) of Hestia?

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Hearth, Fire

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82
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What were the symbol(s) of Ares?

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Spear, Dog, Vulture

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83
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What were the symbol(s) of Hephaestus?

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Forge, Anvil

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84
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What were the symbol(s) of Apollo?

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Sun, Oracle at Delphi, Lyre

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85
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What were the symbol(s) of Artemis?

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Bow/Arrow, Moon

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86
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What were the symbol(s) of Athena?

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Owl, Olive, Helmet

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87
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What were the symbol(s) of Aphrodite?

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Dove, Rose

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88
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What were the symbol(s) of Hermes?

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Caduceus, Winged Sandals

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89
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?

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Pomegranate

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90
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What were the symbol(s) of Persephone?

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Pomegranate

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91
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Who was the mother of Theseus?

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Aethra

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92
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Who was the father of Theseus?

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Aegeus (Poseidon?)

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93
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Who was the mother of Perseus?

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Danae

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94
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Who was the father of Perseus?

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Zeus

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95
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Who was the mother of Heracles?

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Alcmene

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96
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Who was the father of Heracles?

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Zeus (mortal dad = Amphitryon)

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97
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Who was the mother of Achilles?

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Thetis

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98
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Who was the father of Achilles?

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Peleus

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99
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Who was the mother of Aeneas?

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Aphrodite

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100
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Who was the father of Aeneas?

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Anchises

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101
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Who was the mother of Hector?

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Hecuba

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102
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Who was the father of Hector?

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Priam

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103
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Who was the mother of Paris?

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Hecuba

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104
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Who was the father of Paris?

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Priam

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105
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Who was the mother of Cassandra?

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Hecuba

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106
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Who was the father of Cassandra?

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Priam

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107
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Who was the mother of Helenus?

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Hecuba

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108
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Who was the father of Helenus?

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Priam

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109
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Who was the mother of Agamemnon?

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Aerope

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110
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Who was the father of Agamemnon?

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Atreus

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111
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Who was the mother of Menelaus?

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Aerope

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112
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Who was the father of Menelaus?

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Atreus

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113
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Who was the mother of Orestes?

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Clytemnestra

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114
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Who was the father of Orestes?

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Agamemnon

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115
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Who was the mother of Electra?

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Clytemnestra

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116
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Who was the father of Electra?

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Agamemnon

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117
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Who was the mother of Iphigenia?

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Clytemnestra

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118
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Who was the father of Iphigenia?

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Agamemnon

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119
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Who was the mother of Jason?

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Alcimide

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120
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Who was the father of Jason?

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Aeson

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121
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Who was the mother of Odysseus?

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Aniclea

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122
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Who was the father of Odysseus?

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Laertes

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123
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Who was the father of Medea?

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Aeetes

124
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Who was the father of Daphne?

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Peneius

125
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Who was the mother of Ariadne?

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Pasiphae

126
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Who was the father of Ariadne?

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Minos

127
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Who was the mother of Phaedra?

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Pasiphae

128
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Who was the father of Phaedra?

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Minos

129
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Who was the mother of Astyanax?

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Andromache

130
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Who was the father of Astyanax?

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Hector

131
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Who was the mother of Ascanius (Iulus)?

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Creusa

132
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Who was the father of Ascanius (Iulus)?

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Aeneas

133
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Who was the mother of Andromeda?

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Cassiopeia

134
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Who was the father of Andromeda?

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Cepheus

135
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Who was the mother of Dionysus?

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Semele

136
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Who was the father of Dionysus?

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Zeus

137
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Who was the mother of Hermes?

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Maia

138
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Who was the father of Hermes?

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Zeus

139
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Who was the mother of Apollo?

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Leto

140
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Who was the father of Apollo?

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Zeus

141
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Who was the mother of Artemis?

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Leto

142
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Who was the father of Artemis?

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Zeus

143
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Who was the mother of Sarpedon?

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Europa

144
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Who was the father of Sarpedon?

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Zeus

145
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Who was the mother of Minos?

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Europa

146
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Who was the father of Minos?

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Zeus

147
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Who was the mother of Rhadamanthys?

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Europa

148
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Who was the father of Rhadamanthys?

A

Zeus

149
Q

Who was the mother of Aeacus?

A

Aegina

150
Q

Who was the father of Aeacus?

A

Zeus

151
Q

Who was the mother of Helen?

A

Leda

152
Q

Who was the father of Helen?

A

Zeus

153
Q

Who was the mother of Polydeuces?

A

Leda

154
Q

Who was the father of Polydeuces?

A

Zeus

155
Q

Who was the mother of Castor?

A

Leda

156
Q

Who was the father of Castor?

A

Tyndareus

157
Q

Who was the mother of Clytemnestra?

A

Leda

158
Q

Who was the father of Clytemnestra?

A

Tyndareus

159
Q

Who was the mother of Telemachus?

A

Penelope

160
Q

Who was the father of Telemachus?

A

Odysseus

161
Q

Who does this describe: boasted better weaver than Athena; turned into a spider?

A

Arachne

162
Q

Who does this describe: fastest runner; run faster to marry her; Hippomenes used Golden Apples to beat her; forgot to thank Aphrodite – turned into lions?

A

Atalanta

163
Q

Who does this describe: golden touch; said Pan was a better musician than Apollo – donkey ears – reeds?

A

Midas

164
Q

Who does this describe: flew too close to sun with wings dad (Daedalus) made; Icarian sea?

A

Icarus

165
Q

Who does this describe: tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle; killed Chimaera; tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus?

A

Bellerophon

166
Q

Who does this describe: asked dad (sun god) to drive chariot of sun; couldn’t handle horses, burned earth, etc; lightning bolt?

A

Phaethon

167
Q

Which couple does this describe: repopulated earth with stones thrown over their shoulders?

A

Deucalion and Pyrrha

168
Q

Which couple does this describe: hospitable to Zeus and Hermes dressed as beggars; became priests of Zeus’ temple; died together – became trees (oak and linden)?

A

Baucis and Philemon

169
Q

Which couple does this describe: Romeo and Juliet; talked through crack in wall; met at mulberry bush; he kills himself when he thinks she was eaten by a lion, then she kills herself; mulberries turn red.?

A

Pyramus and Thisbe

170
Q

Which couple does this describe: She is goddess of Dawn, asks Zeus for immortality for hr lover – forgets to ask for eternal youth – he is turned into a grasshopper.?

A

Aurora and Tithonus

171
Q

Who does this describe: son of Oeneus and Althaea; kills Calydonian Boar; gives Atalanta trophy; uncles mad – fight – he kills uncles; mom kills him by burning the log that had the same life span.?

A

Meleager

172
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld by being placed on a spinning wheel of fire?

A

Ixion

173
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld with a bird eating his liver daily?

A

Tityus

174
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to eternally roll a boulder up a hill?

A

Sisyphus

175
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld with eternal hunger and thirst?

A

Tantalus

176
Q

Who was punished in the Undeworld by having to carry leaky buckets?

A

Danaids

177
Q

What was Heracles’ birth name?

A

Alcides

178
Q

In what form did Zeus visit Alcmene to father Heracles?

A

her husband Amphitryon

179
Q

Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when he was 8 months old?

A

sent 2 snakes to kill him (he strangled them)

180
Q

Hera always hated Heracles. What did she do to him when was older?

A

she made him go insane and he killed his wife Megaera and their children

181
Q

What did Heracles do after he killed his wife and children?

A

went to the oracle at Delphi

182
Q

What did the oracle instruct Heracles to do?

A

change his name to Heracles and go to his cousin Eurytheus to do the 12 Labors

183
Q

What was the 1st of the Twelve Labors?

A

Slay the Nemean Lion

184
Q

What was the 2nd of the Twelve Labors?

A

Slay the 9-headed Lernean Hydra

185
Q

What was the 3rd of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis

186
Q

What was the 4th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture the Erymanthian Boar

187
Q

What was the 5th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Clean the Augean stables in a single day

188
Q

What was the 6th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Slay the Stymphalian Birds

189
Q

What was the 7th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture the Cretan Bull

190
Q

What was the 8th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Steal the Mares of Diomedes

191
Q

What was the 9th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen

192
Q

What was the 10th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon

193
Q

What was the 11th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Steal the Apples of the Hesperides

194
Q

What was the 12th of the Twelve Labors?

A

Capture Cerberus

195
Q

Who was Heracles’ second wife?

A

Deianeira

196
Q

Who was Deineira attacked by?

A

Nessus the centaur

197
Q

What did Nessus give to Deineira?

A

His blood letting her think it was a love potion; but it was really poison

198
Q

What did Deineira use Nessus’ “love potion” on?

A

a cloak for Heracles

199
Q

What happened to Heracles when he put on the cloak?

A

He caught on fire

200
Q

Who did Heracles ask to build his funeral pyre?

A

Philoctetes

201
Q

Once deified, who did Heracles marry?

A

Hebe (goddess of youth and daughter of Hera

202
Q

Who was Jason’s father?

A

Aeson

203
Q

Where was Aeson king?

A

Iolcus

204
Q

Who took Iolcus from Aeson?

A

Aeson’s brother Pelias

205
Q

Where did Aeson send Jason to be raised?

A

the centaur Chiron

206
Q

What oracle did Pelias hear?

A

that he should beware the man with one shoe

207
Q

When returning to Iolcus after being old enough, how does Jason lose his shoe?

A

helping an old lady cross a river

208
Q

Who was the old lady who Jason helps cross a river?

A

Hera in disguise

209
Q

What does Pelias suggest Jason do when Jason arrives in Iolcus?

A

that he should get the Golden Fleece

210
Q

What is the name of the ship that Jason and his crew sail in?

A

the Argo

211
Q

What is the collective name for Jason and his crew?

A

the Argonauts

212
Q

Where do the Argonauts go to get the Golden Fleece?

A

Colchis

213
Q

What was the name of the clashing rocks Jason had to pass through to get to Colchis?

A

Symplegades

214
Q

Who was the King of Colchis when Jason sought the Golden Fleece?

A

Aeetes

215
Q

What three tasks does King Aeetes demand of Jason before he hands over the fleece?

A

sow the ground with fire breathing bulls, plant teeth of a dragon and fight the men who grow from these teeth.

216
Q

Who is the daughter of Aeetes who helps Jason with the tasks her father demands?

A

Medea

217
Q

Who was the brother of Medea who she kills in order to escape with Jason?

A

Absyrtus

218
Q

How does Medea have Pelias killed?

A

She tricks Pelias’ daughters into killing him

219
Q

After Pelias is killed, where do Jason and Medea sail?

A

Corinth, where they live there with their sons for 10 years

220
Q

Who does Jason fall in love with in Corinth?

A

the princess of Corinth, Glauce

221
Q

When Jason divorces Medea for Glauce, what does Medea do?

A

She kills Glauce as well as Medea’s own sons

222
Q

How does Jason die?

A

a piece of the Argo fall on him

223
Q

Who was the mother of Theseus and where was she from?

A

Aethra, princess of Troezen

224
Q

Who was the father of Theseus and where was he from?

A

Aegeus, king of Athens

225
Q

Who is sometimes claimed to be the father of Theseus?

A

Poseidon

226
Q

What does Aegeus leave for Theseus for when Theseus is older?

A

a sword and a pair of sandals

227
Q

Where did Aegeus place a pair of sandals and a sword?

A

under a boulder

228
Q

When it was time for Theseus to visit Athens, which path does he choose to take and why?

A

he chose to go by land because it was harder

229
Q

Who is the first bandit Theseus faced?

A

Periphetes

230
Q

What was significant about the way Periphetes killed people?

A

beats people with golden club

231
Q

Who is the second bandit Theseus faced?

A

Sinis, the pine-bender

232
Q

What was significant about the way Sinis killed people?

A

tied people to two trees (ripped them apart)

233
Q

Who is the third bandit Theseus faced?

A

Sciron

234
Q

What was significant about the way Sciron killed people?

A

makes people wash his feet, and then would push themm off a cliff to a man-eating turtle

235
Q

Who is the fourth bandit Theseus faced?

A

Procrustes, the stretcher

236
Q

What was significant about the way Procrustes killed people?

A

he was an innkeeper who stretched people to fit a specific bed

237
Q

Before Theseus had arrived in Athens, who had been killed by the Marathonian Bull?

A

Androgeos

238
Q

Who was Androgeos the son of?

A

Minos

239
Q

Where was Minos king?

A

Crete

240
Q

What did Minos demand from Athens?

A

7 youths and 7 maidens be sent to him from Athens every 7 years to feed the Minotaur

241
Q

Where was the Minotaur housed?

A

in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete

242
Q

Who designed the Labyrinth, and was afterwards trapped inside by Minos?

A

Daedalus

243
Q

Who was Daedalus’ son?

A

Icarus

244
Q

Who helped Theseus through the Labyrinth?

A

Ariadne

245
Q

Who was Ariadne the daughter of?

A

Minos

246
Q

How did Ariadne help Theseus?

A

told Theseus to use yarn to find his way out of the Labyrinth

247
Q

Who slayed the Minotaur?

A

Theseus

248
Q

Where did Theseus and Ariadne stop on their way back to Athens?

A

Naxos

249
Q

Why did Theseus leave Ariadne of Naxos?

A

Dionysus came to Theseus in a dream and asked him to leave Ariadne on the island

250
Q

What happened to Ariadne after she was left on Naxos?

A

she met Dionysus and married him

251
Q

What did Aegeus ask of Theseus before Theseus went to Crete, and what did Theseus do?

A

Aegeus had asked Theseus to put up a white sail if he was successful against the Minotaur. In his excitement, Theseus forgot to take down the black sails.

252
Q

What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails?

A

jumped into the sea from a cliff (thus naming the sea “Aegean.”)

253
Q

Why did Acrisius put his daughter in a bronze tower?

A

he heard from an oracle that any of her children would kill him.

254
Q

Who was the daughter of Acrisius?

A

Danae

255
Q

In what form did Zeus visit Danae to father Perseus?

A

a shower of gold

256
Q

What did Acrisius do to Danae and Perseus?

A

put Danae and Perseus in a box and set it out to sea

257
Q

Where did Danae and Perseus wash ashore?

A

island of Seriphos

258
Q

Who found Danae and Perseus in the box?

A

Dictys

259
Q

Who was Dictys’ brother?

A

King Polydectes

260
Q

When he grew up, Perseus had no money for a present for King Polydectes, so what did he promised to bring him?

A

the head of Medusa

261
Q

What was significant about the head of Medusa?

A

it could turn men to stone

262
Q

What group was Medusa a member?

A

Gorgons

263
Q

Name 4 people who helped Perseus in his quest

A

Hermes, Athena, the Graiae, and the Nymphs of the North (Stygian Nymphs or Hyperboreans)

264
Q

What was significant about the Graiae?

A

sisters of the Gorgons, they shared 1 eye and 1 tooth among the 3 of them

265
Q

Name the 4 gifts Perseus received from the people who helped him.

A

curved sword, invisible helmet, winged sandals, and a bag that could be any size

266
Q

How did Perseus kill Medusa and escape?

A

Perseus used the shiny part of his shield to “see” Medusa by her reflection. He killed her with the sword. Perseus put her head in the bag. He wore the helmet of invisibility to escape Medusa’s 2 sister Gorgons and flew off with the winged sandals.

267
Q

Who sprangs from the severed head of Medusa?

A

Pegasus and Chrysaor

268
Q

Who were the 2 sister Gorgons of Medusa?

A

Euryale and Stheno

269
Q

On the way back to Seriphos, where did Perseus pass?

A

Ethiopia

270
Q

Who ruled Ethiopa when Perseus was there?

A

King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia

271
Q

What did Cassiopeia boast about?

A

Cassiopeia had boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids

272
Q

What did Poseidon send to Ethiopia after Cassiopeia boasted?

A

the sea monster Cetus

273
Q

Who was sacrificed to Cetus in order that it not demolish the whole city?

A

Andromeda

274
Q

Who slew Cetus to save Andromeda?

A

Perseus

275
Q

Who was Andromeda’s fiance?

A

Phineus

276
Q

What happened to Phineus of Ethiopia after Perseus claimed Andromeda in marriage?

A

Phineus was upset by this and soon turned to stone by the head of Medusa

277
Q

On returning to Seriphos, what did Perseus do to King Polydectes?

A

turned him to stone

278
Q

What did Perseus do with the head of Medusa after turning Polydectes to stone?

A

gave it to Athena to put on her shield

279
Q

Before settling down, where did Perseus and Andromeda to for an athletic event?

A

Larissa

280
Q

What happened when Perseus threw a discus at the athletic event in Larissa?

A

he slipped and hit an old man in the crowd by mistake. This man was Acrisius, his grandfather, and so, the oracle that a son of Danae would kill Acrisius, came true.

281
Q

List the 9 Muses and their jobs.

A
  1. Calliope (Epic Poetry)2. Clio (History)3. Erato (Love Poetry)4. Euterpe (Music)5. Melpomene (Tragedy)6. Polyhymnia (Hymns)7. Terpsichore (Dance)8. Thaleia (Comedy)9. Urania (Astronomy)
282
Q

What is another name for the Graces?

A

Charities

283
Q

List the 3 Graces and their jobs.

A
  1. Aglaia (Beauty)2. Euphrosyne (Mirth)3. Thalia (Good Cheer)
284
Q

Give two other names for the Fates.

A

Moirae/Parcae

285
Q

List the 3 Fates and their jobs.

A
  1. Clotho (spinner)2. Lachesis (allotter)3. Atropos (cutter of the thread/inevitable)
286
Q

Give two other names for the Furies.

A

Erinyes/Eumenides

287
Q

List the 3 Furies.

A
  1. Alecto2. Megaera3. Tisiphone
288
Q

List the 5 river of the Underworld and their traits.

A
  1. Styx (hate/ oaths of gods)2. Lethe (forgetfulness)3. Plegethon (fire)4. Cocytus (wailing)5. Acheron (pain)
289
Q

What monster is described here: whirpool

A

Charybdis

290
Q

What monster is described here: part lion, goat, snake

A

Chimera

291
Q

What monster is described here: 3 headed dog

A

Cerberus

292
Q

What monster is described here: Horse’s body/man’s torso, head, arms

A

Centaur

293
Q

What monster is described here: mother of all monsters – half nymph, half snake

A

Echidna

294
Q

What monster is described here: 2 headed dog

A

Orthus

295
Q

What monster is described here: part goat, part man

A

Satyr

296
Q

What monster is described here: six-headed monster

A

Scylla

297
Q

During the Torjan War, who was King of Sparta, husband of Helen

A

Menelaus

298
Q

During the Torjan War, who was King of Mycenae/king of the Greeks; husband of Clytemnestra

A

Agamemnon

299
Q

During the Torjan War, who was the Best fighter of Greeks; son of Pelias and Thetis

A

Achilles

300
Q

During the Torjan War, who was the 2nd greatest fighter of Greeks, vied with Odysseus for Achilles’ armor (lost)

A

Ajax the Greater

301
Q

During the Torjan War, who thought up wooden horse; King of Ithaka, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus; took 10 years to return home from Trojan War.

A

Odysseus

302
Q

During the Torjan War, who was King of Troy; name means “ransomed one” originally named Podarces

A

Priam

303
Q

During the Torjan War, who was the wife of Priam; mother of Hector, Priam, Cassandra, Helenus and others

A

Hecuba

304
Q

During the Torjan War, who was the best fighter of Trojans, killed by Achilles

A

Hector

305
Q

During the Torjan War, who was the son of Priam, “stole” Helen, killed Achilles with an arrow (with help of Apollo)

A

Paris

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