Proper Nouns (all gods/goddesses, monsters, & places) Flashcards
(135 cards)
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in NE mgroup: country of the gods is
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Aesir
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in NE mgroup: Odin’s hall in Asgard
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Valhalla
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in NE mgroup: female beings that decided who died in battle
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Valkyries
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in NE mgroup: father of the gods, magic, poetry, war
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Odin (Woden)
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in NE mgroup: Odin’s wife, “Mother Earth”, knows everyone’s fate but doesn’t tell, marriage, motherhood
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Frigg(a)
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in NE mgroup: god of thunder, hammer (Mjollner)
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Thor
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in NE mgroup: god of peace and rebirth
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Baldir
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in NE mgroup: son of a frostgiant but allowed to interact with & be a god
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Loki
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in NE mgroup: goddess of the underworld, Loki’s daughter
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Hel
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in NE mgroup: god of vegetation & fertility, god of masulinity
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Frey
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in NE mgroup: goddess of fertility, love, magic, beauty, war, & death
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Freya
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in BI mgroup: magicians called ______ and a place (likely of worship) with a circular formation of various stones
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druids; Stonehenge
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in BI mgroup: goddess of fertility, “Mother Earth”, Mother of the Irish people
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Danu
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in BI mgroup: god of life/death
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Dagda
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in BI mgroup: god of the sun, war, healing
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Lug
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in BI mgroup: goddess of water & death
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Epona
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in BI mgroup: goddess of war & death
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The Morrigan
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in FE&PI mgroup: main god
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Ramayana
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in FE&PI mgroup: preserver of life on earth
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Vishnu
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in FE&PI mgroup: creator of life on earth
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Brahma
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in FE&PI mgroup: destroyer of life on earth
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Shiva
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in FE&PI mgroup: earthly form of Vishnu
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Ram(a)
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in FE&PI mgroup: wife of Rama (daughter of “Mother Earth”)
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Sita
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in G/R 1st Gen: “original emptiness”
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Chaos
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in G/R 1st Gen: daughter of Chaos, "Mother Earth"
Gaia (Gaea)
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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Chaos, Underworld
Tartarus
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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Chaos, Love, often seen blindfolded, bisexual, love potion arrows, son of Ares & Aphrodite?
Eros (Cupid)
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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Gaia, Sky
Uranus
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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Gaia, Mountains
Ourea
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in G/R 1st Gen: son of Gaia, Sea
Pontus
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in G/R 2nd Gen: son of Gaia & Uranus (3 100-handed)
giants "Hecatonchieres" : Briareus, Cottus, Gyges
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in G/R 2nd Gen: son of Gaia & Uranus (3 each had one eye)
cyclops: Agus, Brontes, Steropes
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 12 children of Gaia and Uranus born after 1st 6 kids, parents of gods (list specifics in other questions)
Titans
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; time, last born of Titans
Cronus (Saturn)
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; wife of Cronus, continues as Mother Earth
Rhea
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; water (salt), husband to fresh water/rivers Titan
Oceanus
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; water (fresh/rivers etc), wife to salt water Titan
Tethys
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; intelligence, husband of moon Titan
Coeus
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; moon, wife of intelligence Titan
Phoebe
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; sun, husband of Theia
Hyperion
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; no specific tribute, wife of Hyperion
Theia
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; father of Atlas
Iapetus
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; prophecy
Themis
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; memory (think pneumonic devices)
Mnemosyne
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 1st Gen Titan; in some stories the mother of Aphrodite
Dione
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; forethought, brother of afterthought Titan
Prometheus
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; afterthought, brother of forethought Titan
Epimetheus
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; strength, son of Iapetus
Atlas
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; generation
Metis
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; moon (this one-2nd gen Titan-is Cinder!)
Selene
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; dawn, child of Coeus and Phoebe
Eos
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; sun
Helios
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in G/R 2nd Gen: 2nd Gen Titan; mother of Apollo and Artemis, child of Coeus and Phoebe
Leto
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in G/R 2nd Gen: after G.vs.U; will drive children to insanity if they plan to kill/harm their parents, created from the blood of Uranus's body parts, 3 of them
Furies (Eumenides)
| [Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone]
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in G/R 3rd Gen: lightning & thunder, god of sky, justice, protector of strangers/guests, many affairs, eagle, oak tree, Mt. Olympus
Zeus (Jupiter, Jove)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: sister/wife of Zeus, protector of married women, vindictive, cow & peacock, Trojan War was blamed on her (she started it due to jealousy)
Hera (Juno)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of the sea, 2nd in command, earthquakes [trident], gave horses to man, has palace in the sea, married to Amphitrite, horse & trident
Poseidon (Neptune)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of the underworld, god of the dead & of precious metals, Greeks feared him & refused to say his name, seldom went to Mt. Olympus, invisibility cap
Hades (Pluto, Dis)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: goddess of grains, "Mother Earth" goddess, one of most loved, mother of Persephone
Demeter (Ceres)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: 1 of 3 virgin goddesses, best loved goddess, guardian of hearth and home, prayers to her at beginning & ending of meals, public hearths in her honor, genealogy & inheritance
Hestia (Vesta)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: prophecy, medicine, archery, music, (sun/) light & truth, poetry, son of Zeus & Leto, twin brother of Artemis, laurel tree, Dolphins, crows, had a shrine at Delphi ("Oracle"), could be very vengeful at women who turned him down
Apollo (nickname: Phoebus -- which means "shining brightly")
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in G/R 3rd Gen: twin, virgin goddess, hunter, protector of youth & animals, moon -- "goddess in 3 forms of the moon [Selene in sky, Artemis on earth, Hecate in underworld]" , cypress tree, deer, temple at Ephesus
Artemis (Diana, Cynthia)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: "Pallas" nickname, daughter of Zeus alone, war, arts & crafts, wisdom & reason, purity, virgin goddess, tamed horses for man, Zeus's favorite, helped of war heroes, olive tree, owls, Athens, Parthenon, shield "Aegis", "grey-eyed"
Athena (Minerva)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: love & beauty, sexual desire, wife of Hephaestus, myrtle tree, dove & swan, seen as dangerous and destructive, child of Zeus & Dione according to 2nd creation story, child of Uranus's body parts in the ocean according to 1st story ("Aphros" in Greek means foam)
Aphrodite (Venus)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: son of both Zeus & Hera, hated by both Z&H, war, ruthless, murderous, cowardly, vulture
Ares (Mars)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: son of Hera alone, god of fire & forges, metalsmith, jeweler, armor & weapons, furnishings, married to Aphrodite, ugly, crippled, patron of arts & crafts, volcanoes
Hephaestus (Vulcan)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: son of Zeus & Maia, messenger, protector of travelers, guide of dead in underworld, thief, invented the lyre, appears more often in mythology than any other god, caduceus (rod/staff w/2 snakes, often medical symbol), winged sandals & hat, also the symbol of FTD
Hermes (Mercury)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of grapes, grapevines, agriculture, fertility, revelry (aka partying), son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus (Bacchus, Liber)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of sleep
Hypnos (Somnus)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: 1-spins/creates the thread of each life, 2-decides length of thread, 3-cuts thread, ="norms" of Norse mythology, together they determine how long somebody lives, share 1 eye
Fates (Moerae)
1-Clotho
2-Lachesis
3-Atropos
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in G/R 3rd Gen: inspiration for the arts, 9 of them
Muses
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of history
Cleo
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of astronomy
Urania
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of dance
Terpsichore
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of love poetry
Erato (similar name to Eros/Cupid)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of sacred songs
Polyhymnia
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of tragedy plays
Melpomene
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of epic poetry
Calliope
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of comedy plays
Thalia
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in G/R 3rd Gen: muse of lyric poetry
Euterpe
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in G/R 3rd Gen: prayers to them before meals, there are 3
Graces (Charities)
| [Aglaia, Thalia, Euphrosyne]
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in G/R 3rd Gen: god of dreams, son of Hypnos
Morpheus
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in G/R 3rd Gen: son of Hermes, part goat, noisy (so noisy that he created "panic" everywhere), horns & hooves, shepherds, ugly
Pan (Faunus)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: healing, caduceus w/1 serpent (symbol of many medical professions today)
Asclepius (Aeschlapius)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: love, often seen blindfolded, bisexual, love potion arrows, son of Ares & Aphrodite
Eros (Cupid)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: goddess of discord, often seen w/Ares in war
Eris
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in G/R 3rd Gen: daughter of Zeus & Hera, youth, cupbearer to the gods, married to Hercules
Hebe (Juventas)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: rainbow (literally)
Iris
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in G/R 3rd Gen: cupbearer, mortal man, abducted by Zeus, given immortality
Ganymede
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in G/R 3rd Gen: daughter of Zeus & Demeter, springtime, story w/Hades
Persephone (Proserpine)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: wind gods, 1-North, 2-West, 3-South, 4-East
1-Boreas
2-Zephyr
3-Notus
4-Eurus
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in G/R 3rd Gen: keeper of the winds
Aeolus
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in G/R 3rd Gen: stars
Astraeus
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in G/R 3rd Gen: Nile river
Nilus
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in G/R 3rd Gen: victory, winged
Nike (Victoria)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: personification of death, twin to Hypnos, female form/sister is Ker
Thanatos
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in G/R 3rd Gen: dawn
Eos (Aurora)
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in G/R 3rd Gen: goddess of night
Nyx
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in G/R 3rd Gen: 3 of the sea gods, 1-trumpeter, conch shell, Poseidon's son, 2-could foretell future & change shape, Poseidon's son, 3-old man of the sea, associated mainly w/Mediterranean Sea
1-Triton
2-Proteus
3-Nereus
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in G/R 3rd Gen: beautiful women, had 1 divine parent
Nymphs
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sea & ocean nymphs
Nereids, Oceanids
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Springs & streams nymphs
Naiads
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Meadows nymphs
Leimonaids
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Mountains nymphs
Oreads
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Trees/forested areas nymphs
Dryads
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Creatures who would sing to entice sailors & kill the by crashing boats
Sirens
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Grouchy ferryman who would row souls of dead to the underworld
Charon
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Guard dog for the underworld gates w/3 heads & a tail of a serpent who would let you enter but not leave
Cerberus
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Torso of man, body of horse, lustful, most bad (1 good was given immortality)
Centaurs
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Lion, goat, & snake combined into one
Chimaera
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Beautiful, white-winged horse
Pegasus
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Creatures with razor sharp beaks & claws that could cause death & destruction
Stymphalian birds
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Fire-breathing giant- son of Hephaestus
Cacus
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Snake, dragon-like creature
Python
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3 sisters who share 1 eye, related to Gorgons
Graiae
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half man, half goat, lustful & often greedy
Satyrs
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Female bird-like thieves
Harpies
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1-sea monsters that ate people who sunk in the: 2-whirlpools
1-Scylla 2-Charybdis
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Monster with many eyes
Argus
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Nasty snake-like being that lived in cave & fed on passerby
Echidna
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3 sisters (1 of them is Medusa), hair of snakes, look directly into face then you get turned into stone
Gorgons
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Bull-like creature that lived in Labyrinth & hunted people sent inside
Minotaur (Asterius)
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Creature w/many heads, cut 1 off then 2 more appear (unless cauterized)
Hydra
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Place: center of the universe
Mt. Olympus
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Place: limitless river that ran around the outside of the earth
Ocean
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Place: to the west, land of the "Evening Star", in some stories is home of the Cyclops & Sirens & Atlas
Hesperia
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Place: farther west, "Isles of the Blessed", favored mortals went there, aka Elysium in underworld
Elysian Fields
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Place: area beneath the earth
Tartarus
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Place: area between the earth & Tartarus, underworld, kingdom of the dead
Hades
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Place: where the Ethiopians lived (they were considered a lucky & virtuous people w/whom the gods had banquets)
South
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Place: land of the Barbarians, where non-Greek speaking people lived
East
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Place: female river in Hades, fatal water, gods swore by this river
River Styx
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Place: river of forgetfulness
River Lethe
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Place: river of fire
River Phlegethon
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Place: river of lamentation
River Cocytus
