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Nature Myths Flashcards

1
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Tunic

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Garment like a shirt or gown usually worn to the knees

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Swooning

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To fade or die away gradually

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Sentries

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Soldier stationed to keep guard

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Clouddrift

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Remnants of clouds

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5
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Oracle

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To answer believed to be given by a god through a priest

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Asbestos

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Fire retardant material

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Trundling

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Rolling along, push along

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Melancholy

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Condition of sadness; low spirits

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Sumptuous

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Lavish, costly, magnificent

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August

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Inspiring reverence and admiration; majestic

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Mintrel

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Singer, musician who entertains in the house of a noble

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Dithramb

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Wild emotional choral sound in honor of Dionysus

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Shrew

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Bad-tempered, quarrelsome woman

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14
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Brood

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To dwell on; in thought

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15
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Narcissism

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Excessive love or admiration for oneself

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16
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Why did Psyche lose her castle, invisible servants, and husband?

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She didn’t believe in love

17
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How were Psyche and her sisters transported?

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By Zephyrus, the west wind

18
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Who were Phaethon’s sisters?

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The heliads

19
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What is still evidence of Phaethon’s ride?

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Ice caps and volcanoes

20
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Why did Phaethon tell Epaphus that he often visits his father Apollo?

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He was being taunted

21
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What was Orpheus famous for?

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Playing the lyre

22
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Why did hades trick Orpheus?

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Orpheus showed up at Hades without invitation/ no one is supposed to leave Hades.

23
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What deal did Hades make with Orpheus?

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He can have his wife but he can’t look back

24
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Why did Hades make this deal with Orpheus?

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He didn’t want anyone leaving Hades and he knew Orpheus couldn’t do it

25
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How does Greek Mythology explain an echo?

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Hera put a curse on Echo to repeat the last few words someone said to her.

26
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Why did Aphrodite put a curse on Psyche?

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Aphrodite was jealous of Psyche’s beauty

27
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Why did Eros want to remain invisible to Psyche?

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To see if she believed in love

28
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How does Greek Mythology explain the constellation Arion?

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When Arion died, Apollo set him, his lyre, and the dolphin in the sky to shine.

29
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What are the horses of the sun god Apollo that pull the sun chariot?

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Pyroeis, Eous, Aethon, and Phlegon

30
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What can mankind not live without?

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Hope

31
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Beard

A

Oppose openly and boldly; defy

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