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Mythology Characters Flashcards

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1
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Created creatures such as animals and humans
Gave man fire
Was punished by Zeus/Jupiter

A

Prometheus

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2
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The first women
Created by the gods
Opened the box that let out evil and hope

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Pandora

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3
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Impoverished people
Welcomes Mercury and Jupiter
Were granted the wish to worship gods then die together
Were turned into oak trees

A

Philemon and Baucis

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4
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Sister to Cadmus
Kidnapped by Zeus in bull form
Had a child with Zeus

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Europa

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5
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Brother of Europa
King who founded Thebes
Slayed a dragon and made giants with its teeth

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Cadmus

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6
Q

Jupiter was in love with her
Juno was jealous of her
She and her son were turned into bears
Jupiter later turned her into a constellation

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Callisto and Arcas

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7
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Arrogant Greek woman

Turned into a spider

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Arachne

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Mother of Apollo and Diana
Cursed by Juno
Played a part in the creation of frogs

A

Latona

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9
Q

A lover of Apollo
Cheated on Apollo
Was shot

A

Coronis

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10
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Apollo’s lover
Died during a game
His blood was made into Hyacinth flowers

A

Hyacinthus

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11
Q

Apollo loved her
She didn;t love Apollo
Changed into a tree

A

Daphne

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12
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Loved Apollo
The Gods took pity on her
She was turned into a sunflower

A

Clytie

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13
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A musician
Played Minerva’s cursed flute
Challenged Apollo
Was skinned alive

A

Marsyas

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14
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Judged a competition between Apollo and Pan

Was given donkey ears

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Midas

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15
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A musician
Freed his mother
Became king of Thebes

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Amphion

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16
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Son of Apollo
Went to the underworld to get his wife
Was torn limb from limb

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Orpheus and Eurydice

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17
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Son of Apollo
Tried to drive the sun chariot
His loved ones were transformed

A

Phaeton

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18
Q

Boasted about her children

Was turned to stone

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Niobe

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19
Q

A shepherd
Diana visited him
Was put into a permanent sleep

A

Endymion

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20
Q

A hunter
Had a dog
Diana was tricked into shooting him
Was made into a constellation

A

Orion

21
Q

Saw the hunters of Diana bathing
Was turned into a stag
His hunting dogs killed him

A

Actaeon

22
Q

A servant of Mars
Forgot to wake Mars and Venus
Was turned into a roster

A

Alectryon

23
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A lover of Venus
Was killed hunting
Was brought back to life but had to be killed every 6 months

A

Adonis

24
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Lover of Leander
Lit a torch for him
Killed herself

A

Hero

25
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Lover of Hero
Swam across a great distance
Drowned

A

Leander

26
Q

Saw his lover through a hole in the wall
Went to meet his girlfriend
Killed himself when he thought his lover died

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Pyramus

27
Q

Saw his lover through a hole in the wall
Went to meet her boyfriend
Killed herself when she saw her dead boyfriend

A

Thisbe

28
Q

Felt unrequited love
Asked Venus to curse the boy who rejected her
Was cursed to haunt cavernous spaces and repeat the last spoken words

A

Echo

29
Q

A man who fell in love with himself

Died and was made into a flower

A

Narcissus

30
Q

A king
Sculpted a statue
Asked Venus to bring the statue to life
Eventually married his statue

A

Pygmalion

31
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Created by a sculptor

Brought to life by Venus

A

Galatea

32
Q

Son of Mars and Venus
Fell in love with someone he was supposed to kill
Freed his lover from her tasks
Made her immortal

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Cupid

33
Q

A beautiful princess
Fell in love
Hurt her lover
Was made immortal

A

Psyche

34
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In love with Jupiter
Turned into a cow for her protection
Taken by Juno
Watched by Argus
Freed by Mercury
Is changed back into a person
A

Io

35
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A multi-eyed mythic
Servant of Juno
Watched over Io
Killed by Mercury
His eyes were put on the Peacock
A

Argus

36
Q

Brothers
Giants
Kidnapped Mars
15 months

A

Otus and Ephialtes

37
Q 
Raised by a wolf
Founder of Rome
Killed his brother
Tyrant
Killed during an eclips
A

Romulus

38
Q

Raised by Wolves
Wanted to create a city
Killed by his brother

A

Remus

39
Q

Dishonest king
Made many enemies
Killed by Hercules

A

Laomedon

40
Q

Was supposed to be sacrificed
Saved by Hercules
Later taken as prisoner

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Hesione

41
Q

Borrowed Neptune’s chariot

Married the woman he kidnapped

A

Idas

42
Q

Kidnapped
A god fell in love with her
She chose to marry a mortal

A

Marpessa

43
Q

Children of a king
Married 50 brothers
Were supposed to kill their husband
Those who did were forced to fill an endless hole

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Danaides

44
Q

Served his son to the gods

Was punished by never being able to take what was in front of him

A

Tantalus

45
Q

A cruel king of Corinth

Was punished by rolling a boulder up a hill that would always fall back down

A

Sisyphus

46
Q

Mother of Bacchus
Lover of Jupiter
Was convinced she should see Jupiter in his true form
Died

A

Semele

47
Q

Left by Thesus
Consoled by Bacchus
Married Bacchus
Died and was revived to be immortal

A

Ariadne

48
Q 
Mother
Lover of Jupiter
Was put in a trunk and thrown in the ocean
Ended up on an Island
Was desired by a king
A

Danae

49
Q

Father
Was killed in a prophecy
Locked up his daughter
Killed during a games of quotes

A

Acrisius

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