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in NE mgroup: country of the gods is

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Aesir

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in NE mgroup: Odin’s hall in Asgard

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Valhalla

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in NE mgroup: female beings that decided who died in battle

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Valkyries

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in NE mgroup: father of the gods, magic, poetry, war

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Odin (Woden)

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in NE mgroup: Odin’s wife, “Mother Earth”, knows everyone’s fate but doesn’t tell, marriage, motherhood

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Frigg(a)

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in NE mgroup: god of thunder, hammer (Mjollner)

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Thor

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in NE mgroup: god of peace and rebirth

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Baldir

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in NE mgroup: son of a frostgiant but allowed to interact with & be a god

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Loki

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in NE mgroup: goddess of the underworld, Loki’s daughter

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Hel

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in NE mgroup: god of vegetation & fertility, god of masulinity

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Frey

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in NE mgroup: goddess of fertility, love, magic, beauty, war, & death

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Freya

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in BI mgroup: magicians called ______ and a place (likely of worship) with a circular formation of various stones

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druids; Stonehenge

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in BI mgroup: goddess of fertility, “Mother Earth”, Mother of the Irish people

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Danu

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in BI mgroup: god of life/death

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Dagda

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in BI mgroup: god of the sun, war, healing

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Lug

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in BI mgroup: goddess of water & death

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Epona

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in BI mgroup: goddess of war & death

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The Morrigan

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in FE&PI mgroup: main god

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Ramayana

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in FE&PI mgroup: preserver of life on earth

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Vishnu

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in FE&PI mgroup: creator of life on earth

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Brahma

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in FE&PI mgroup: destroyer of life on earth

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Shiva

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in FE&PI mgroup: earthly form of Vishnu

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Ram(a)

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in FE&PI mgroup: wife of Rama (daughter of “Mother Earth”)

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Sita

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in G/R 1st Gen: “original emptiness”

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Chaos

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in G/R 1st Gen: daughter of Chaos, “Mother Earth”

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Gaia (Gaea)

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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Chaos, Underworld

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Tartarus

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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Chaos, Love, often seen blindfolded, bisexual, love potion arrows, son of Ares & Aphrodite?

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Eros (Cupid)

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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Gaia, Sky

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Uranus

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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Gaia, Mountains

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Ourea

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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Gaia, Sea

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Pontus

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in G/R 2nd Gen: son of Gaia & Uranus (3 100-handed)

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giants “Hecatonchieres” : Briareus, Cottus, Gyges

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in G/R 2nd Gen: son of Gaia & Uranus (3 each had one eye)

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cyclops: Agus, Brontes, Steropes

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 12 children of Gaia and Uranus born after 1st 6 kids, parents of gods (list specifics in other questions)

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Titans

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; time, last born of Titans

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Cronus (Saturn)

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; wife of Cronus, continues as Mother Earth

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Rhea

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; water (salt), husband to fresh water/rivers Titan

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Oceanus

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; water (fresh/rivers etc), wife to salt water Titan

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Tethys

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; intelligence, husband of moon Titan

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Coeus

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; moon, wife of intelligence Titan

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Phoebe

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; sun, husband of Theia

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Hyperion

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; no specific tribute, wife of Hyperion

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Theia

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; father of Atlas

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Iapetus

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; prophecy

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Themis

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; memory (think pneumonic devices)

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Mnemosyne

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; in some stories the mother of Aphrodite

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Dione

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; forethought, brother of afterthought Titan

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Prometheus

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; afterthought, brother of forethought Titan

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Epimetheus

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; strength, son of Iapetus

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Atlas

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; generation

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Metis

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; moon (this one-2nd gen Titan-is Cinder!)

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Selene

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; dawn, child of Coeus and Phoebe

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Eos

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; sun

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Helios

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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; mother of Apollo and Artemis, child of Coeus and Phoebe

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Leto

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in G/R 2nd Gen: after G.vs.U; will drive children to insanity if they plan to kill/harm their parents, created from the blood of Uranus’s body parts, 3 of them

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Furies (Eumenides)

[Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone]

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in G/R 3rd Gen: lightning & thunder, god of sky, justice, protector of strangers/guests, many affairs, eagle, oak tree, Mt. Olympus

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Zeus (Jupiter, Jove)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: sister/wife of Zeus, protector of married women, vindictive, cow & peacock, Trojan War was blamed on her (she started it due to jealousy)

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Hera (Juno)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of the sea, 2nd in command, earthquakes [trident], gave horses to man, has palace in the sea, married to Amphitrite, horse & trident

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Poseidon (Neptune)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of the underworld, god of the dead & of precious metals, Greeks feared him & refused to say his name, seldom went to Mt. Olympus, invisibility cap

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Hades (Pluto, Dis)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: goddess of grains, “Mother Earth” goddess, one of most loved, mother of Persephone

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Demeter (Ceres)

60
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in G/R 3rd Gen: 1 of 3 virgin goddesses, best loved goddess, guardian of hearth and home, prayers to her at beginning & ending of meals, public hearths in her honor, genealogy & inheritance

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Hestia (Vesta)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: prophecy, medicine, archery, music, (sun/) light & truth, poetry, son of Zeus & Leto, twin brother of Artemis, laurel tree, Dolphins, crows, had a shrine at Delphi (“Oracle”), could be very vengeful at women who turned him down

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Apollo (nickname: Phoebus – which means “shining brightly”)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: twin, virgin goddess, hunter, protector of youth & animals, moon – “goddess in 3 forms of the moon [Selene in sky, Artemis on earth, Hecate in underworld]” , cypress tree, deer, temple at Ephesus

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Artemis (Diana, Cynthia)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: “Pallas” nickname, daughter of Zeus alone, war, arts & crafts, wisdom & reason, purity, virgin goddess, tamed horses for man, Zeus’s favorite, helped of war heroes, olive tree, owls, Athens, Parthenon, shield “Aegis”, “grey-eyed”

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Athena (Minerva)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: love & beauty, sexual desire, wife of Hephaestus, myrtle tree, dove & swan, seen as dangerous and destructive, child of Zeus & Dione according to 2nd creation story, child of Uranus’s body parts in the ocean according to 1st story (“Aphros” in Greek means foam)

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Aphrodite (Venus)

65
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in G/R 3rd Gen: son of both Zeus & Hera, hated by both Z&H, war, ruthless, murderous, cowardly, vulture

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Ares (Mars)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: son of Hera alone, god of fire & forges, metalsmith, jeweler, armor & weapons, furnishings, married to Aphrodite, ugly, crippled, patron of arts & crafts, volcanoes

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Hephaestus (Vulcan)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: son of Zeus & Maia, messenger, protector of travelers, guide of dead in underworld, thief, invented the lyre, appears more often in mythology than any other god, caduceus (rod/staff w/2 snakes, often medical symbol), winged sandals & hat, also the symbol of FTD

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Hermes (Mercury)

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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of grapes, grapevines, agriculture, fertility, revelry (aka partying), son of Zeus and Semele

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Dionysus (Bacchus, Liber)

69
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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of sleep

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Hypnos (Somnus)

70
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in G/R 3rd Gen: 1-spins/creates the thread of each life, 2-decides length of thread, 3-cuts thread, =”norms” of Norse mythology, together they determine how long somebody lives, share 1 eye

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Fates (Moerae)
1-Clotho
2-Lachesis
3-Atropos

71
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in G/R 3rd Gen: inspiration for the arts, 9 of them

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Muses

72
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of history

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Cleo

73
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of astronomy

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Urania

74
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of dance

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Terpsichore

75
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of love poetry

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Erato (similar name to Eros/Cupid)

76
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of sacred songs

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Polyhymnia

77
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of tragedy plays

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Melpomene

78
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of epic poetry

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Calliope

79
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of comedy plays

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Thalia

80
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of lyric poetry

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Euterpe

81
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in G/R 3rd Gen: prayers to them before meals, there are 3

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Graces (Charities)

[Aglaia, Thalia, Euphrosyne]

82
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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of dreams, son of Hypnos

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Morpheus

83
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in G/R 3rd Gen: son of Hermes, part goat, noisy (so noisy that he created “panic” everywhere), horns & hooves, shepherds, ugly

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Pan (Faunus)

84
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in G/R 3rd Gen: healing, caduceus w/1 serpent (symbol of many medical professions today)

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Asclepius (Aeschlapius)

85
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in G/R 3rd Gen: love, often seen blindfolded, bisexual, love potion arrows, son of Ares & Aphrodite

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Eros (Cupid)

86
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in G/R 3rd Gen: goddess of discord, often seen w/Ares in war

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Eris

87
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in G/R 3rd Gen: daughter of Zeus & Hera, youth, cupbearer to the gods, married to Hercules

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Hebe (Juventas)

88
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in G/R 3rd Gen: rainbow (literally)

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Iris

89
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in G/R 3rd Gen: cupbearer, mortal man, abducted by Zeus, given immortality

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Ganymede

90
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in G/R 3rd Gen: daughter of Zeus & Demeter, springtime, story w/Hades

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Persephone (Proserpine)

91
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in G/R 3rd Gen: wind gods, 1-North, 2-West, 3-South, 4-East

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1-Boreas
2-Zephyr
3-Notus
4-Eurus

92
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in G/R 3rd Gen: keeper of the winds

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Aeolus

93
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in G/R 3rd Gen: stars

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Astraeus

94
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in G/R 3rd Gen: Nile river

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Nilus

95
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in G/R 3rd Gen: victory, winged

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Nike (Victoria)

96
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in G/R 3rd Gen: personification of death, twin to Hypnos, female form/sister is Ker

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Thanatos

97
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in G/R 3rd Gen: dawn

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Eos (Aurora)

98
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in G/R 3rd Gen: goddess of night

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Nyx

99
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in G/R 3rd Gen: 3 of the sea gods, 1-trumpeter, conch shell, Poseidon’s son, 2-could foretell future & change shape, Poseidon’s son, 3-old man of the sea, associated mainly w/Mediterranean Sea

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1-Triton
2-Proteus
3-Nereus

100
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in G/R 3rd Gen: beautiful women, had 1 divine parent

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Nymphs

101
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sea & ocean nymphs

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Nereids, Oceanids

102
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Springs & streams nymphs

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Naiads

103
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Meadows nymphs

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Leimonaids

104
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Mountains nymphs

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Oreads

105
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Trees/forested areas nymphs

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Dryads

106
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Creatures who would sing to entice sailors & kill the by crashing boats

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Sirens

107
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Grouchy ferryman who would row souls of dead to the underworld

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Charon

108
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Guard dog for the underworld gates w/3 heads & a tail of a serpent who would let you enter but not leave

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Cerberus

109
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Torso of man, body of horse, lustful, most bad (1 good was given immortality)

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Centaurs

110
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Lion, goat, & snake combined into one

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Chimaera

111
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Beautiful, white-winged horse

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Pegasus

112
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Creatures with razor sharp beaks & claws that could cause death & destruction

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Stymphalian birds

113
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Fire-breathing giant- son of Hephaestus

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Cacus

114
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Snake, dragon-like creature

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Python

115
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3 sisters who share 1 eye, related to Gorgons

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Graiae

116
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half man, half goat, lustful & often greedy

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Satyrs

117
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Female bird-like thieves

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Harpies

118
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1-sea monsters that ate people who sunk in the: 2-whirlpools

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1-Scylla 2-Charybdis

119
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Monster with many eyes

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Argus

120
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Nasty snake-like being that lived in cave & fed on passerby

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Echidna

121
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3 sisters (1 of them is Medusa), hair of snakes, look directly into face then you get turned into stone

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Gorgons

122
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Bull-like creature that lived in Labyrinth & hunted people sent inside

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Minotaur (Asterius)

123
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Creature w/many heads, cut 1 off then 2 more appear (unless cauterized)

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Hydra

124
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Place: center of the universe

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Mt. Olympus

125
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Place: limitless river that ran around the outside of the earth

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Ocean

126
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Place: to the west, land of the “Evening Star”, in some stories is home of the Cyclops & Sirens & Atlas

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Hesperia

127
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Place: farther west, “Isles of the Blessed”, favored mortals went there, aka Elysium in underworld

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Elysian Fields

128
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Place: area beneath the earth

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Tartarus

129
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Place: area between the earth & Tartarus, underworld, kingdom of the dead

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Hades

130
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Place: where the Ethiopians lived (they were considered a lucky & virtuous people w/whom the gods had banquets)

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South

131
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Place: land of the Barbarians, where non-Greek speaking people lived

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East

132
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Place: female river in Hades, fatal water, gods swore by this river

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River Styx

133
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Place: river of forgetfulness

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River Lethe

134
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Place: river of fire

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River Phlegethon

135
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Place: river of lamentation

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River Cocytus

Mythology (4 decks)

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