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World Lit Flashcards

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It deals with ideas, thoughts, and emotions of man - thus it can be said that it is the STORY OF MAN.
In its broadest sense, it is everything that has ever written.

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Literature

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Latin word for Literature

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Littera
Litteratura

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Why are we studying literature?

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To be culturally literate
To experience the world: past and present
To see how people are different
To see how people are similar
To gain wisdom
To be wildly entertain

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Standards of Good Literature

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Artistry
Intellectual Value
Suggestiveness
Spiritual Value
Permanence
Universality

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It describes literature that is
aesthetically appealing and reveals or conveys hidden truth and beauty. It has an aesthetic appeal to everyone and thus possesses a sense of beauty.

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Artistry

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It stimulates critical thinking that
enriches the mental processes of
abstract and reasoning, making man realizes the fundamental truths of life and its nature.

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Intellectual Value

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It unravels and conjures man’s
emotional power that allows the
work to inspire and provoke thoughts and understanding beyond the actual words written on the page.

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Suggestiveness

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It elevates the spirit and the soul and thus have the power to motivate and inspire, drawn from the suggested morals or lessons of the different literary genres.

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Spiritual Value

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It endures across time and draws out the time factor: TIMELINESS,
occurring at a particular time, and
TIMELESSNESS, remaining invariably throughout time.

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Permanence

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It is determined by a written work’s ability to stand the test of time, which makes it impossible to determine at the moment of writing.

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Permanence

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It describes a piece of writing that appeals to the hearts and minds of almost any reader. It appeals to everyone regardless of culture, race, sex, and time which are considered significant.

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Universality

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Prose

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Form: Written in paragraph
Language: Expressed in ordinary form
Appeal: To the intellect
Aim: To convince, instruct, imitate, and reflect

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Poetry

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Form: Written in stanza or verse form
Language: Expressed in metrical, rhythmical, and figurative language
Appeal: To the emotion
Aim: Stir the imagination and set an idea of how life should be

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2 types of Prose

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Fiction and Non-fiction

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Kinds of Fiction (8)

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Short Story
Novel
Drama
Fable
Parable
Legend
Myth
Fairytale

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Kinds of Non-fiction (5)

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Biography
Autobiography
Essay
Diary
Journal

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Elements of Prose (Fiction)

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Characters
Setting
Plot
Conflict
Theme

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Types of Characters

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Protagonist
Antagonist
Static Character
Round Character
Flat Character
Dynamic

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Types of Conflict

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Man vs. Man
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature

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Types of Plot

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Conventional
Flashback

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A brief story that can be done in just one sitting. It deals with single
character interest, single emotion or series of emotions called forth by single situation.

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Short Story

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A long fictitious narrative with a complicated plot. It is made up of chapters.

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Novel

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It consists entirely of dialogues in prose, and is meant to be acted on stage.

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Drama

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Stories with animals as the characters. And it also teaches the readers a lesson.

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Fable

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These are stories that reflect other people’s identity/cultural values.
This kind of story is believed by many people but not proven true

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Legend

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Stories that illustrates a moral/spiritual lesson.

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Parable

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A fictional tale about Gods and Goddesses. It illustrates action of gods and causes of natural phenomena.

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Myth

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Stories featuring folkloric characters like fairies, goblins elves, trolls and the giants.

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Fairytale

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A story of a certain person’s life written by another who knows him well.

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Biography

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A written account of man’s life written by himself.

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Autobiography

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A short literary composition which is expository in nature. The author shares some of his thoughts, feelings, experiences or observations on some aspects of life that has interested him.

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Essay

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A daily written record of account of the writer’s own experiences, thoughts, activities or observations.

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Diary

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A magazine or periodical especially of a serious or learned nature.

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Journal

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The people involved in the story.

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Characters

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Main character of the story.

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Protagonist

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A foil to the protagonist

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Antagonist

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a character who does not change characterization but is not easy to identify.

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Static Character

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A character who is recognized one or two changes in the
circumstances.

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Round Character

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Also known as the stock or the stereotype character who does not
grow and develop.

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Flat Character

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A character who undergo major changes in the story.

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Dynamic

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The locale (place) or period (time) in which the action of a story, play, novel or the motion picture takes place (also known as the back ground of the story).

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Setting

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The struggle or complication involving the characters.

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Conflict

43
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The sequence of events is called the narrative order.

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Plot

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The most common type of narrative order in children’s books.
Follows start, middle, and finish.

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Conventional

45
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Occurs when the author narrates an event that took place before the current time of the story.

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Flashback

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The central or dominating idea in a literary work. It is the topic or subject of the selection, which is sometimes stated by a character or by the writer himself.

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Theme

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2 Types of Poetry

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Narrative Poetry
Lyrical Poetry

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Kinds of Narrative Poetry (4)

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Epic
Ballad
Metrical Tale
Metrical Romance

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A long narrative poem of the largest proportions that tells the life story of a hero.

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Epic

50
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The simplest type of narrative poetry. A short narrative poem telling stories about romance and adventures of man.

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Ballad

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A narrative poem consisting usually of a single series of connective events that also features realistic events.

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Metrical Tale

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A narrative poem that tells a story about imaginary incidents. The typical hero is a knight on quest.

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Metrical Romance

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Kinds of Lyric Poetry

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Song
Sonnet
Ode
Elegy
Simple Lyric
Haiku

54
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A lyric poem in a regular metrical pattern that is intended to be sung.

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Song

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A lyric poem consists of 14 lines, focusing on a single theme.

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Sonnet

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A poem written on the death of a friend of the poet.

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Elegy

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A lyric poem of some length, serious in subject and dignified in style. Written in a spirit of praise of some persons or things.

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Ode

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A lyric poem consists of 17 syllables particularly 5-7-5.

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Haiku

59
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A poem which does not fall in sonnet, song, ode and elegy would be in this type of lyric poetry.

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Simple Lyric

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Elements of Poetry

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Sound
Figure of Speech

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Types of Sound (5)

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Rhyme
Rhythm
Meter
Repetition
Onomatopoeia

62
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Recurrence of the similar sound at the end of the line.

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Rhyme

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Recurrence of the pattern of sound in any part of the line.

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Rhythm

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(metron= to measure) the measure with which we count the beat of the rhythm.

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Meter

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Repeated use of words, phrases and grammatical patterns.

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Repetition

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Refers to words that sound like what they mean.

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Onomatopoeia

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Kinds of Repetition (4)

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Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
Parallelism

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Repetition of the initial sound.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the consonant sound in the middle of the word.

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Consonance

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Repetition of the vowel sound.

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Assonance

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Repetition of grammatical pattern.

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Parallelism

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8 Figure of Speech

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Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Irony
Oxymoron
Metonymy
Apostrophe

73
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It is a stated comparison of two things that are different but share common element. (usage of like, as, such)

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Simile

74
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It is the suggested or implied comparison between two unlike things.

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Metaphor

75
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It is a deliberate exaggeration to emphasize statement.

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Hyperbole

76
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Is a figure of speech that gives human attributes to an object.

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Personification

77
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Is a statement of one idea that is opposite to what is meant.

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Irony

78
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Is the combination of contraries opposite to portray a particular image

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Oxymoron

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Consists of substitution of the literal noun for another which suggests because it is somehow associated with it.

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Metonymy

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Is a direct address to an inanimate object, a dead person or an idea.

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Apostrophe

81
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Cultural and language based expression that does not have literal meaning.

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Idiomatic Expressions

82
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Three sons of Gaea that has 100 hands and 50 heads.

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Cottus
Briareus
Gyes

83
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He was the chief, He was the Lord of the Sky, the rain-god and cloud-gatherer, who wielded awful thunderbolt.

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Zues/Jupiter

84
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12 Great Olympian Gods

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Zues/Jupiter
Hera/Juno
Poseidon/Neptune
Hades/Pluto
Athena/Minerva
Phoebus Apollo
Artemis/Diana
Aphrodite/Venus
Hermes/Mercury
Ares/Mars
Hephaestus/Vulcan)
Hestia/Vesta
(Demeter/Ceres)
(Dionysus/Bacchus)

85
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Zues’ wife and sister who was the protector of marriage. She punished every woman Zues fell in love with. She was very jealous goddess and, at times, tricky to punish the woman she hated.

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Hera/Juno

86
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Zues’ brother and second only to him in eminence was the ruler of the sea. He had a splendid palace beneath the sea. Being the Lord of the Sea, He had control on storm and wind.He was known as the Earth-shaker and could always be seen carrying his trident.

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Poseidon/Neptune

87
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He was the ruler of the underworld and rule over the dead. He was also called God of Wealth. He had an invisibility helmet.

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Hades/Pluto

88
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She was the daughter of Zues alone. No mother bore her. She is a fierce and ruthless battle-goddess. She was pre-eminently the Goddess of the City, the protector of civilized life, who was Zues’ favorite child.

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Athena/Minerva

89
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He was the son of Zues, was called “the most Greek of all the gods.” He is prominent figure in Greek literature. He is the master musician who delights Olympus as he plays his golden lyre.

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Phoebus Apollo

90
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She was Apollo’s twin sister, she was one of the three maiden goddess of Olympus. She was the Lady of Wils Things, Hunt-man-in-chief to the gods. She was also known as Phoebe (moon) and Selene (luna in latin).

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Artemis/Diana

91
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She was the Goddess of Live and Beauty, who beguiled gods and men alike. She was irresistible goddess who stole away even the wits of the wise.

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Aphrodite/Venus

92
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He was another son of Zues. He was graceful and swift in motion. On his feet winged sandals, wings on his crowned hat, and his magic wand was called Caduceus. He was Zues’ messenger and was known as the Master Thief.

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Hermes/Mercury

93
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He was the God of War, another son of Zues and Hera. He was a delight in battles, ruthless murderer, and a coward.

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Ares/Mars

94
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He was the God of Fire, also a son of Zues and Hera. He was ugly and lame as well. He was born deformed so he was cast out of heaven. He was highly honored as workman of the immortals, as an armorer and smith.

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Hephaestus/Vulcan

95
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She was Zues’ sister and a virgin goddess. She was the goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of the home. Every meal began and ended with an offering to her.

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Hestia/Vesta

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Descendants of Chaos

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Gaea
Tartarus
Eros
Night

97
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Children of Gaea

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Uranus
Mountains
Sea

98
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Children of Gaea and Uranus

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Giants
Cyclopes
The Hundred-handed (Hecatonchires)
12 Titans

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12 Titans

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Oceanus and Tethys
Hyperion and Theia
Coeus and Phoebe
Cronus and Rhea
Crius
Lapetus
Themis
Mnemosyne

100
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Descendants of Uranus and Gaea

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Cronus
Rhea
Mnemosyne
Themis
Oceanus
Other Titans
Erinyes
Giants
Nymphs

101
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The Hundred-handed Ones

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Cottus
Briareus
Gyes

102
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Descendants of Cronus and Rhea

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Demeter
Hestia
Hera
Hades
Zues
Poseidon

103
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They say that Zues was fed by bees and nursed on the milk of a goat named ___________.

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Amalthea

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