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Week 2 Flashcards

1
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Daphne

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Laurel tree

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2
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Arachne

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Spider

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3
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Clytie

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Sunflower

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Hyacinthus

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Hayacinth flower

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5
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Narcissus

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Narcissus flower

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6
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Tithonus

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Grasshopper

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7
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Niobe

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Weeping rock

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8
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Baucis and Philemon

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Linden and oaktree

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Alcyone and Ceyx

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Kingfishers

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Myrrha

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Myrrh tree

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11
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Cadmus and Harmonia

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Snakes

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12
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Lycaon

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Wolf

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13
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Hecuba

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Female dog

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14
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Procne

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Nightingale

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15
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Philomela

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Swallow

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16
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Tereus

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Hoopoe

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17
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Nyctimine

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Owl

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18
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Galantis

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Weasel

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19
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Io

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Cow

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20
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Callisto

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Bear

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21
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Perdix

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Partridge

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22
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Ascalabus

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Lizard

23
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Ascalaphus

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Owl

24
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Asteria

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Quail

25
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Pierides

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Magpies

26
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Heliades

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Poplars

27
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Cycnus

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Swan

28
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Daedalion

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Hawk

29
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Syrinx

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Reeds

30
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Cyparissus

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Cypress tree

31
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Nisus

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Osprey

32
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Scylla (transformation)

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Ciris

33
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Whose rude laughter at the way Demeter greedily drank barley water resulted in his transformation into a lizard?

A

Ascalabus

34
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From the blood of what Spartan youth did Apollo cause a flower to grow after accidentally killing him with a discus?

A

Hyacinthus

35
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“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Promachos””?”

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Athena

36
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Who twiced punished by Demeter in the underworld - first trapped under a heavy stone, and later transformed into an owl?

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Ascalaphus

36
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Who blinded Polymnestor for killing her youngest son and was transformed into a fiery-eyed dog?

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Hecuba

36
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Into what were the tears of the Heliades transformed?

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amber

37
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What couple, riding an oxcart, led the Encheleans into various wars until that tribe was routed and they were transformed into snakes?

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Cadmus & Harmonia

38
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What woman from Colophon dared to challenge Athena to a weaving contest and as a result was transformed into a spider?

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Arachne

39
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What daughter of Peneius was changed into a Laurel tree as she fled from Apollo

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Daphne

40
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What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?

A

Narcissus

40
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Into what was Clytie transformed because of her jealous actions against her sister Leucothoe?

A

sunflower

41
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What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?

A

Narcissus

42
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“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Ennosigaeus””, meaning ““Earth-shaker””?”

A

Poseidon

42
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“Which Greek deity had the epithet ““Argeiphontes””, meaning ““killer of Argus””?”

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Hermes

43
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“Which Greek deity had the epithets ““Anadyomene””, and ““Cytheria”””

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Aphrodite

44
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Which pious couple offered to kill their pet goose to provide a meal for a pair of disguised gods?

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Baucis & Philemon

45
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“Which Greek deity had the epithets ““Delphinius””, and ““Smintheus”””

A

Apollo

46
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“Which Greek Olympian does Homer call ““Nephelegereta”” meaning ““the cloud gatherer””?”

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Zeus

47
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After she brought about her father’s death by cutting her purple lock of hair, who was changed into a ciris bird?

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Scylla

48
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What Ligurian musician was changed into a swan as he mourned for his friend Phaethon?

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Cycnus

49
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While grieving over the loss of his daughter who flung himself from a cliff and was transformed into a hawk?

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Daedalion

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