Greek Myths 6-10 voc Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
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To make a firm decision
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resolve
2
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foul from standing
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stagnant
3
Q
hoodlum
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ruffian
4
Q
piled up stones set up as a marker
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cairn
5
Q
shelled used as a trumpet
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conch
6
Q
matured early
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precocious
7
Q
shady place
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arbor
8
Q
food of the gods
A
ambrosia
9
Q
spoken smoothly but without sincerity
A
glib
10
Q
crevice, crack
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cleft
11
Q
goddesses of destiny
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three fates
12
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watchdog of the underworld
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Cerberus
13
Q
cupbearer of the gods
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Ganymede
14
Q
most sacred place in greece
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Delphi
15
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old god of the sea
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Nereus
16
Q
where heroes go after death
A
Elysian Field
17
Q
mother of Dionysus
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Semele
18
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creator of man
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Prometheus
19
Q
hunter and son of Poseidon
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Orion
20
Q
God of merchants
A
Hermes
21
Q
where man’s creator was punished for eternity
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Caucasus Mountains
22
Q
judge of the dead
A
Rhadamanthus
23
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River of the Underworld
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Styx
24
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wife of Poseidon
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Amphitrite
25
creator of the animals
Epimethius
26
Queen of Underworld
Persephone
27
where Hermes was born
Mt. Cyllene
28
ferryman of the dead
Charon
29
mother of Hermes
Maia
30
food of the dead
pomegranates
31
instrument of Hermes
Lyre
