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Mythology Flashcards

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Queen of all gods and goddesses

(Marriage & birth) [Married to Zeus]

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Hera

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King of the gods and goddesses

Sky & weather

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Zeus

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God of the sea

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Poseidon

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God of the underworld

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Hades

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Goddess of grain, plants, and fruit.

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Demeter

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Goddess of wisdom, arts, crafts, war, and protector of Athens

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Athena

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God of forge (metal working)

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Hephaestus

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Goddess of love and beauty

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Aphrodite

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God of war

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Ares

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God of love

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Eros

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God of sun and music

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Apollo

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Goddess of moon and hunting

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Artemis

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Messenger of the gods

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Hermes

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13
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Goddess of the seasons

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Persephone

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God of wine & drama

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Dionysus

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15
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Goddess of rainbow

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Iris

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Nine goddess who inspire artists

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Muses

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17
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Three goddesses who determined human destiny

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Fates

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A 3-headed dog that protected the underworld

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Cerberus

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A race of one-eyed giants (helpers of Hephaestus)

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Cyclops

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20
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1/2 horse 1/2 man

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Centaurs

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Gods of the woods~ 1/2 man 1/2 billy goat

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Satyrs

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Evil singing mermaids (beautiful women with enchanting voices)

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Sirens

23
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Pure white horse with a lions tail and a single horn

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Unicorns

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A very large bird that lived to be 500

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Phoenix

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Goddesses that inhabit a part of nature~ Raised Zeus

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Nymphs

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Giants who ruled the earth before the gods and goddesses

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Titans

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A fire breathing monster part lion, part dragon, part goat

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Chimera

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Ugly winged women who visit retribution on their crimes

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Furies

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Beautiful women who had snakes for hai and turned anyone that looked them in the eye turned to stone

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The gorgons

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Disgusting monsters that were part women and part bird ~ carried souls of the dead to the underworld

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Harpies

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Head of a bull, body of a man. Lived in the middle of the labyrinth on the island of Crete

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Minotaur

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An intelligent creature with the head and torso of a woman, the body of a dog, the wings of a bird, and paws of a lion and asked impossible riddles of its victims.

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Sphinx

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A 9-headed monster that was difficult to kill for two heads grew back when one was cut off.

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Hydra

34
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Zeus’s grandparents

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Uranus & Gaea

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Parent of Zeus (Titans)

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Cronus & Rhea

36
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Home of the gods and goddesses

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Mt. Olympus

37
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Titan who gave man fire

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Prometheus

38
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Transformed into a spider because of her pride

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Arachne

39
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The king who underwent a change from happy to very cowardly and selfish.

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King Admetus

40
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Son of Apollo who did not listen to his father and was struck by Zeus.

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Phaethon

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The Titan that held the world on his shoulders.

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Atlas

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Son of Poseidon who defeated the Minotaur.

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Theseus

43
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King who turned everything gold

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King Midas

44
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The mortal who fell in love with himself

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Narcissus

45
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The Nymph, punished by Hera, who could only repeat the last words spoken

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Echo

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Father and son who fashioned wings to escape Crete.

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Icarus & Daedalus

47
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The mortal Eros fell in love with when he pierced himself.

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Psyche

48
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The Greek hero who was a famous musician.

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Orpheus

49
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The Greek hero who lost her true love and was forced to marry the man she lost to in a foot-race.

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Atlanta

50
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Musician who taught mortals that crime doesn’t pay

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Arion

51
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The mortal who fell in love with his own statue.

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Pygmalion

52
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The mortal couple who showed kindness to Zeus and Hermes when no one else did.

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Baucis & Philemon

53
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The Demi-god who slayed Medusa to save his mother.

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Perseus

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