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Who is Aegeus?

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King of Athens, father to Theseus, gives Medea refuge after Corinth.

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Who is Aegisthus?

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Son of Thyestes, sleeps with Clytemnestra and helps kill Agamemnon.

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Who is Agamemnon?

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Commander in chief at Troy, killed on return home by Aegisthus and Clytemnestra.

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Who is Ajax?

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Son of Telamon, best fighter after Achilles, loses the contest for his armor.

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Who are Alcinous and Arete?

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King and queen of Phaeacia, parents to Nausicaa, hosts to Odysseus.

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Who is Alcmena?

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Wife of Amphitryon, mother of Heracles by Zeus.

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Who is Amphitryon?

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Theban general, husband to Alcmena, resents her apparent adultery.

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Who is Anchises?

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Trojan, sleeps with Aphrodite, father of Aeneas.

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Who is Andromache?

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Wife of Hector, mother of Astyanax.

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Who are the Argonauts?

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Sailors on the Argo with Jason, including Heracles, Orpheus, Polydeuces, Peleus, Meleager.

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Who is Argus?

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  1. Odysseus’ dog, welcomes him home and then dies.
  2. Builder of the Argo.
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Who is Atalanta?

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A hunter, first to wound the Calydonian boar and given the hide in honor.

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What are the Augean stables?

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Filthy stables cleaned by Heracles by diverting a river.

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Who is Briseis?

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Trojan, given to Achilles as a prize, taken away by Agamemnon.

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Who is Brutus?

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Lucius Iunius Brutus, helped avenge the death of Lucretia by killing Sextus Tarquinius.

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Who is Calchas?

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Prophet on the Greek side in the Trojan war, tells Agamemnon to sacrifice Iphigeneia.

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Who are Castor and Polydeuces?

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Brothers of Helen & Clytemnestra, they sail with Jason.

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Who is Clytemnestra?

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Wife to Agamemnon, kills him as punishment for sacrificing their daughter.

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Who is Coriolanus?

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Early Roman aristocrat, turns against Rome, convinced by his wife/mother not to attack.

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Who is Deianeira?

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Daughter of Meleager, wife of Heracles, kills him by accident with a poisoned shirt.

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Who is Dido?

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Queen of Carthage, delays Aeneas from his quest in a love affair like Calypso/Circe.

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Who are the Etruscans?

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A people north of Rome with a large cultural impact, provided the first Roman kings.

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Who is Eurystheus?

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King of Mycenae, Heracles is forced to perform the labors he dictates.

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Who is Hecabe?

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Queen of Troy, wife of Priam, mother of Hector.

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Who is Hector?
Son of Priam and Hecuba, main fighter on the Trojan side, killed by Achilles.
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Who is Hylas?
Argonaut and youth beloved of Heracles, stolen by water nymphs.
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Who is Iphigeneia?
Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, sacrificed for winds so the Greek fleet could sail.
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Who is Jason?
Son of Aeson, leader of the Argonauts, gets the golden fleece plus Medea but their marriage fails.
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Who is Laocoon?
Trojan priest who recognizes the wooden horse as a trap, killed by sea serpents.
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Who is Lavinia?
Daughter of king Latinus, Aeneas’ eventual bride, fought over in Aeneid.
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Who is Leda?
Wife of Tyndareus, mother of Helen, Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux by Zeus as a swan.
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Who are the Lemnian women?
Murdered their husbands, later slept with the Argonauts.
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Who are the Lotus Eaters?
Inhabitants of a 'death island', Odysseus has to drag his crew away after they eat the lotus.
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Who is Lucretia?
Roman aristocrat, raped by Sextus Tarquinius, binds her husband to vengeance and kills herself.
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Who is Medea?
Colchian princess and witch, helps Jason retrieve the golden fleece, later kills their children.
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Who is Meleager?
Heroic figure, hunts the Calydonian boar, kills his uncles in a rage, dies when his life log burns.
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Who is Nausicaa?
Phaeacian princess, finds and clothes Odysseus and brings him to her parents.
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What is the Nemean lion?
Beast with impenetrable skin and claws that cut anything, killed by Heracles.
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Who is Neoptolemus?
Son of Achilles who slaughters Priam before an altar, later killed by Orestes.
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Who is Nessus?
Centaur who tries to abduct Deianira, gives his blood as a love potion when killed by Heracles.
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Who is Odysseus?
King of Ithaca, husband to Penelope, creates the Trojan horse, hero of the Odyssey.
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Who is Oedipus?
Son of Laius and Jocasta, accidentally kills his father and marries his mother.
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Who is Orestes?
Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who avenges his father by killing his mother.
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Who is Paris?
Trojan prince, marries Helen, poor fighter in Iliad but major in the Trojan tradition, kills Achilles.
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Who is Patroclus?
Close friend of Achilles, wears his armor and dies at the hands of Hector.
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Who is Peleus?
Mortal, marries Thetis, father of Achilles.
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Who is Pelias?
Jason’s evil uncle, killed by his daughters when Medea dupes them into chopping him up.
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Who is Pelops?
Son of Tantalus, wins a wife by cheating in a chariot race, later killed and served to the gods.
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Who is Penelope?
Wife to Odysseus, deceives the suitors in his absence, stays loyal to him.
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Who are the Phaeacians?
Kindly hosts of Odysseus, known for escorting travelers.
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Who are Phrixus and Helle?
Plotted against by step-mother Ino, escape sacrifice by riding a golden ram.
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Who is Priam?
King of Troy, husband of Hecabe, father of Hector.
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Who is Rhea Silvia?
Daughter of deposed king Numitor, mother of Romulus and Remus by Mars.
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Who are Romulus and Remus?
Children of Mars and Rhea Silvia, found Rome, Romulus kills Remus.
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Who are the Sabine Women?
From a tribe near Rome, stolen to provide early Roman settlers with wives.
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Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
Multi-headed monster who eats Odysseus’ men, whirlpool that drowns everything.
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Who is Sextus Tarquinius?
Son of Tarquin the Proud, raped Lucretia and was killed for it, end of the monarchy.
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Who are the Sirens?
Monsters with alluring voices who lure sailors to their death, Odysseus defeats.
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Who is Tantalus?
Evil king who fed his son Pelops to the gods, condemned to hunger/thirst in Underworld.
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Who is Tarquin the Proud?
Last Etruscan king of Rome.
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Who is Telemachus?
Son of Odysseus and Penelope, helps his father kill the suitors.
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Who is Theseus?
Son of Poseidon/Aegeus, kills the Minotaur.
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Who is Turnus?
Leader of an Italic tribe (Rutulians), plays the role of Hector in the Aeneid, killed by Aeneas.

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