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How deserts were formed - why did the son want to see his father

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He was made fun of for saying he was the son of Apollo without proof

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How deserts were formed - who was Apollo’s and a nymph’s son’s name

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Phaethon

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Who is it that stole fire from the gods

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Prometheus

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Who was the gorgen with the face that could turn mortals to stone

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Medusa

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Who is the wife of ortheus

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Eurydice

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The person most guiltless of intentional wrong doing was

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Oedipus

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The chariot of the sun was usually driven by

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Appollo

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The argo was a

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Ship

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Antigone defied creon knowing it was death

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Because of her principles

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T/F Pigmaleon was the name of the statue that came to life

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False

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T/F Hercules was never made immortal

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False

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Who was Pandora

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Human and opened Pandora’s box because of curiosity of humans and led to evils of world ; wife of epimetheus

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Why Troubles Came - who were the brothers

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Prometheus and epimetheus

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Why Troubles Came - what were the tasks of the 2 brothers

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Creating man ; provided with animals and skills

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Why Troubles Came - who stole fire from zeus

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Prometheus

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Why Troubles Came - what happened to Prometheus as punishment for his wrong doing

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Everyday his liver would be eaten but the next day it would grow back

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Why We Have Seasons - who did pluto capture as his wife ; also the daughter of ceres

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Proserpine

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Why We Have Seasons - What did Proserpine eat

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She straved but finally ate 6 pomegranate seeds

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Why We Have Seasons - what was the decision made by zeus about proserpine

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She would spend 6 months with pluto for what she ate and the rest of the year would be spent with her mother

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Why We Have Seasons - Why does the weather change

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When proserpine is with her mother it is spring and ceres attends her duties but when shes with pluto she retires to a cave

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The Contellations - what are constellations

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cluster of starts that have definate shapes

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Perseus - who is danae

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Daughter of knig argos, bore jupiter’s som

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Perseus - who was Danae’s son

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Perseus

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Perseus - what was perseus’ task

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Conquer gorgom medusa

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Perseus - what was medusa’s weapon

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Her face would turn men to stone

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Perseus - which gods helped perseus

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Mercury and minerva

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Perseus - who did perseus encounter and steal from first

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The three sisters

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Perseus - how did perseus kill medusa

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He used a mirror

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Perseus - What were the 2 results of medusa’s death

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Created opposite creaturesn: pegasus and chrysaor

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Perseus - what was the pegasus

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Winger horse who helps master conquer chimaera

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Perseus - who was the wife of king cepheus and what did she do and what was her response

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Cassiopeia ; offended sea nymphs ; sacrifice daugher andromeda

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Perseus - what did perseus demand after he conquered the sea monster attacking andromeda

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He dmanded andromeda as his bride

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Perseus - what happened at the wedding banquet

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A former suiter of andromeda brought warriors and attacked but perseus held medusas head upand all men froze

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Hercules - what did hercules have to perform

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The 12 labors

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Hercules - who were his parents

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Jupiter and alcmene

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Hercules - who was jealous of hercules and sent serpents to destroy him

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Juno

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Hercules - what was hercules punishment

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Serving his cousin king eurystheus of argos

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Hercules - what was hercules’ first labor

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Nemean lion

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Hercules - what was hercules labors

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The hydra/water serpent
Arcdian stag
Boar of erymantheus
Augean stables
Man eating birds
Cretan bull
Horses of diomedes
Girle of hippolyta
Oxen of geryon
Golden apples
Cerberus guardian of hades
Other exploits
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Thesus - who were his parents

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aegeus king of athens

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Thesus - who was the vilian who fit his victims on a iron bed

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Procrustes

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Thesus - who did Thesus’s father marry who was jealous and tried to kill him

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Medea

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Thesus - what monster was the half man half bull

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Minotaur

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Thesus - what was the annual tradition of athens

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Sending girls and boys to island to go through lybarith

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Thesus - what did thesus promise his father about the sails

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He left with black sails and if he was victorious he would return with white sails

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Thesus - who fell in love with thesus

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Ariadne

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Thesus - what did ariadne give thesus in the labyrth

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Thread and a sword

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Thesus - what happened at the island of naxos

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Thesus abbandoned ariadne as a bride for bacchus

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Thesus - what did thesus forget to do

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He forgot to switch the colors of his sails when returning home

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Jason - who is pelias

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Jason’s uncle, the king

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Jason - who does pelias tell jason he should do

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Set out on a journey

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Jason - what was jason’s mission

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To collect the golden fleece

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Jason - what was jason’s boat named

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Jason - who was medea

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Daughter of king of colchis ; fell in love with jason

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Jason - what did medea specialize in

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Magic , enchantment

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Jason - who did jason take with him when he left colchis

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Medea, absyrtus - her brother

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Jason - what did medea do to her brother

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Tore him into pieces and threw the pieces overboard

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Jason - what did medea pursuade pelias’ daughter to do

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Jason - who married kind aegeus and because jason’s stepmother

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Jason - when jason went to marry another woman, what did medea send his wife

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Posionous wedding dress

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Orpheus and eurydice - who were orpheus’s parents

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Appollo, calliope

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Orpheus and eurydice - what was eurydice

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Orpheus and eurydice - how did eurydice die

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Bitten by a snake

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Orpheus and eurydice - what was hades reaction to orpheus’ song and his condition

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He was so moved he was willing to give back eurydice as long as orpheus continued walking up without looking back

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Orpheus and eurydice - how did orpheus die

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Thracian maidens who fell in love with hom killed him because he didnt show intrest in them

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Orpheus and eurydice - what happened to orpheus’ harp

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It was placed by jupiter amoung the stars and is the constilation lyra

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Pygmalion and galatea - what was pygmalion’s occupation

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Pygmalion and galatea - what was galatea

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A sculpter turned human by venus

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Baucis and Philemon - who were they

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Old poor couple

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Baucis and Philemon - which gods came to them

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Jupiter and mercury

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Baucis and Philemon - what happened to the wine when they were eating

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It kept filling up again and again

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Baucis and Philemon - what were their 2 wishes

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Priest & guardians of temple ; and die together

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Baucis and Philemon - what did the gods due because of the unhospitality towards the two

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Flood the town

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Baucis and Philemon - what did they become when they died

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Cupid and psyche - what did venus instruct her son to do to psyche

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Punish her

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Cupid and psyche - what happened when cupid say psyche

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He fell in love with her

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Cupid and psyche - where did cupid bring psyche

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To a palace

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Cupid and psyche - what did cupid say psyche couldnt do

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Look at cupid

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Cupid and psyche - what did psyche desire after feeling lonley

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Her family to come

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Cupid and psyche - what did psyche’s sisters tell her to do

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Find out who her husband was and bring a knife with her incase he was a monster

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Cupid and psyche - what did psyche do when she say cupid

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Spilt a drop of hot oil from the lamp

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Cupid and psyche - which god helped psyche find cupid

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Cupid and psyche - what task did venus give psyche

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To seperate grains

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Aurora and Tithonus - what did aurora ask zeus for tithonus

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Immortality

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Aurora and Tithonus - what did aurora forget to ask zeus

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For tithonus to have youth forever

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Aurora and Tithonus - what did zeus turn tithonus into

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A grasshopper

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Arachne - what was her skill

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Arachne - which god did she challenge

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Arachne - who won the weaving competition

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Arachne - what was she turned into as a lesson for messing with the gods

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Marpessa and idas - which god loves marpessa

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Marpessa and idas - what did apollo bribe marpessa with

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Immortality

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Marpessa and idas - why did marpessa deny apolloq

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Immortality came at a price

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Daphne - what did apollo taunt cupid for

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Unmanlyness

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Daphne - what does cupid’s gold arrow show

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Excited love

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Daphne - what does cupid’s arrow of lead do

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Repell love

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Daphne - which arrow did cupid shoot apollo with

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Gold tipped arrow

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Daphne - what did daphne do when apollo confessed to her

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Daphne - what was daphne transformed into

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Ambrosial - deliciously fragrant

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Ambrosia - food of gods

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Arachnid - spider

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Arachne - who defied minerva in a weqving contest

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Calliope - steam organ

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Clliope, muse of epic or heroic poem

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Chimerical - fantastic, unreal

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Chimaera, fire breating monster

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Cupidity - strong desire, as for wealth

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Cupid - god of love

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Echo - repeated sound

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Echo, talkstive wood nymph

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Halcyon - tranquil, happen

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Alcyone, change into a kingfisher

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Herculean - of great size and strenth

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Hercules, god of strength

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Hermetic - completely sealed

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Hermes, often associated with magic

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Hygiene - science of health

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Hygeia, goddess of health

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Hypnosis - sleep like stte

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Hypnos, god of sleep

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Iridescent - having rainbow colors

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Iris, goddess of rainbow

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Jovial - heaty, genial cheerful

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Jove(jupitr) king of the gods

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Labyrinthine - complicated puzzling

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Labyrinth, maze of crete

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Martial - warlike

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Mars, god of war

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Mercurial - changeable, fickle

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Mercury, god of speed, commerce

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Panic - sudden, hysterical fear

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Pam, woodland god who often frightens shepherds

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Procrustean- securing conformity at any cost

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Procrustes, outlaw who slew strangers by strange method

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Saturnine - gloomy, sluggish, grave

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Saturn, father of olympian gods

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Words associated with greek - roman myths

Titanic - huge

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Titans, giants before the olypian gods

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