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Perseus Flashcards

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Aegis

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Chest plate/shield with Medusa’s head given to Athena by Perseus

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Acrisius

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Grandfather of Perseus

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Aethiopia

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Land of Cepheus and Cassiopeia

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Andromeda

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Tied to rock as a sacrifice for sea monster

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Argos

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Land of Megapenthes traded for Mycenae

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Athena

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Goddess who helped Perseus by giving him sword, mirror, and shield

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Atlas

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Turned to stone by Perseus- Atlas mountain range

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Cassiopeia

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Queen of Aethiopia

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Chrysaor

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Offspring of Poseidon+ Medusa

Brother of Pegasus

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Cepheus

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King of Aethiopia

Father of Andromeda

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Danae

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Mother of Perseus

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Danaus

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Perseus ancestor
Trim of Aegyptus
Had 10 wives
50 daughters

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Danaids

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50 daughters

49 killed their husbands

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Dictys

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Fisherman who found Perseus and Danae

Later became king of Seriphos

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Gorgons

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Snake haired women

Wished to kill Perseus after he killed Medusa

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Graeae

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3 old women with one eye amongst them all

Gave Perseus the shoes and helmet

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Hammon

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God of Sun- Egyptian equivalent to Zeus

Ordered Cepheus to sacrifice andromeda

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Jupiter

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Father of Perseus

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Larissa

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Location of the games where Perseus killed acrisius

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Libya

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Perseus’ ancestor

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Medusa

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Gorgon who was decapitated by Perseus- blood is poisonous

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Megapenthes

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King of tiryns

Perseus and megapenthes traded kingdoms (Mycenae and Argos)

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Minerva

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Roman name for Athena

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Monstrum ex mari

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Monster from the sea who attacked Aethiopia

Turned to stone by Perseus

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Mycenae

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Land of Perseus traded for Argos

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Neptune

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God of the sea who sent a sea monster to Aethiopia daily

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Pegasus

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Winged horse whom Perseus rode

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Perses

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Son of Perseus and andromeda

Founded the Persians

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Perseus

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Protagonist

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Polydectes

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King of Seriphos
Befriended the lost Perseus Danae
Turned to stone by Perseus

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Poseidon

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Same as Neptune

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Seriphos

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Island where Perseus landed with his mother

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Thetis

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Achilles mother

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Tiryns

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Country of megapenthes

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Talaria

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Winged shoes

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Falx

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Sickle

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Galea magica

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Magic helmet

Made wearer invisible

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Discus

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Round, flat metal or stone
Disk thrown at the games
When acrisius was hit by one he was killed

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Speculum

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Mirror to look at medusa

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Imber aureus

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Shower of gold

Zeus appeared to Danae as this

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