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Orpheus

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Legendary musician, poet and prophet able to charm anyone with music

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Apollo

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God of the sun, music, the arts

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Demeter

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Goddess of agriculture

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Oedipus

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Killed his father and married his mother

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Juno

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Hera, goddess of childbirth

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Jason

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Known for Quest of the Golden Fleece

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Zeus

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Jupiter, symbol=thunderbolt, king of gods

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Ares

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Mars, god of war

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Theseus

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King/Founder of Athens, conquered the Minotaur and made his way out of labyrinth

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Hermes

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Messenger of gods

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Athena

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Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war

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Poseidon

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Neptune, ruler of sea

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Hades

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Pluto, ruler of underworld

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Prometheus

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Zeus sent eagle to eat his liver everyday for stealing fire from humans

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Cronus

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King of Titans who ate his kids, symbol=sickle

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Muses

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9 goddesses who inspire creation of literature and arts

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Aphrodite

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Venus, Goddess of love and beauty with a magic girdle

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Hephaestus

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Vulcan, god of fire and the forge

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Furies

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Erinyes, 3 females known for fighting crime

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Achilles

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Immortal man other than his heel, killed King Hector and killed by Paris

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Cyclopes

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One eyed creatures who eat humans

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Pegasus

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Winged horse who carried Zeus’ thunderbolts

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Icarus/Daedalus

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Made wings of wax to escape labyrinth, but flew close to sun and they melted

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Hercules

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Strong son of Zeus who completed the 12 labors

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Helen

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The face that launched a 1000 ships

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Diomedes

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King of Argos, hero of Trojan War, godlike cunning

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Agamemnon

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Commander of the Achaens in Trojan War

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Pandora

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First mortal woman, opened box releasing all evils except hope into the world

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Dionysus

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Bacchus, god of wine

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Artemus

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Diana, goddess of moon and hunting

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Perseus

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Chopped off Medusa’s head

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Cupid/Pysche

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Made people fall in love with his arrows

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Echo/Narrcissus

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Voice bounced back, loved his own reflection

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Midas

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Everything he touched, turns to gold

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Hector

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Prince of Troy

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Aeneus

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Founder of Rome, Greatest ruler of Trojan War

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Fates

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Give and take life, decide your destiny

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