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Mythology Flashcards

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Daedalus built the Labyrinth for this King of Crete

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Minos

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Goddesses who controlled human destiny in Greek Mythology

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Fates

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God of shepherds and their flocks in Greek Mythology

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Pan

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She stopped to pick up the Golden Apple in Greek Mythology

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Atalanta

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God of dreams in Greek Mythology

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Morpheus

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God of love in Roman Mythology

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Cupid

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Uranus’ wife - goddess of the earth in Greek Mythology

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Gaea

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God of war in Roman Mythology

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Mars

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Jason’s ship in Greek Mythology

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Argo

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Oedipus’ mother and lover

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Jocasta

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Nymph who held Odysseus prisoner for seven years

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Calypso

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Half man - half lion - mythical riddler in Greek Mythology

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Sphinx

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God of fire in Greek Mythology

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Hephaestus

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14
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Theseus married this queen of the Amazons

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Hippolyta

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Perseus saved her from the Titan in Greek Mythology

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Andromeda

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16
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Female warriors who cut off one breast

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Amazons

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17
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Divine animal in Egyptian Mythology

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cat

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18
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God of the sea in Roman Mythology

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Neptune

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King of Thebes who solved the riddle of the Sphinx

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Oedipus

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20
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Trojan prince who fled to Rome after the Trojan War

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Aeneas

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Odin’s wife - queen of the gods in Norse Mythology

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Frigg

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22
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She helped Theseus thru the Labyrinth

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Ariadne

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23
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Three sisters who had snakes for hair in Greek Mythology

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Gorgons

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24
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He sculpted Galatea in Greek Mythology

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Pygmalion

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25
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Founders of Rome

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Romulus and Remus

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26
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Sun god in Egyptian Mythology

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Ra (or Re)

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27
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Zeus’ mortal son - who perforemed twelve labors in Greek Mythology

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Hercules

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28
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King of Athens who slew the Minotaur

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Theseus

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29
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Half man - half goat who chased nymphs in Greek Mythology

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Satyr

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30
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Mischevious god in Norse Mythology

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Loki

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31
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Monster and whirlpool who threatened Odysseus’ ship

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Scylla and Charybdis

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32
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The daughers of Zeus - goddesses of Art and Learning

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Muses

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33
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Bifrost bridge in Norse Mythology

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Rainbow

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34
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Paris’ father - king of Troy

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Priam

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35
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Goddess of the moon and the hunt in Roman Mythology

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Diana

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36
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Hunter slain by Artemis in Greek Mythology

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Orion

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37
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Goddess of the hunt and Apollo’s twin in Greek Mythology

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Artemis

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38
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Man who sought the Golden Fleece

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Jason

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39
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Three headed dog that guarded hades in Greek Mythology

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Cerberus

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40
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Zeus’ Father

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Cronus

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41
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Greek leader in the Trojan War

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Agamemnon

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42
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Zeus’ Wife

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Hera

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43
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Food of the gods in Greek Mythology

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Ambrosia

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44
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Dragon in Norse Mythology

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Fafnir

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45
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God of the sun - music - poetry in Roman Mythology

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Apollo

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46
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Queen of the gods in Roman Mythology

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Juno

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47
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Goddess of wisdom in Greek Mythology

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Athena

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48
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Half man - half horse in Greek Mythology

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Centaur

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49
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God of agriculture in Roman Mythology

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Ceres

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50
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The only thing left in Pandora’s box in Greek Mythology

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Hope

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51
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Goddess of fertility in Greek Mythology

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Persephone

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52
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Osiris’ wife - queen of the gods in Egyptian Mythology

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Isis

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53
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Son of Odin and Frigg - god of beauty in Norse Mythology

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Balder

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54
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A hall in Asgard where dead heros go in Norse Mythology

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Valhalla

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55
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God of war in Greek Mythology

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Aries

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56
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Leander was swimming to meet this lover in Greek Mythology

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Hero

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57
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Name of the Cyclops who held Odysseus prisoner

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Polyphemos

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58
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Jason’s crew in Greek Mythology

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Argonauts

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59
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Zeus’ son - god of music - poetry and games in Greek Mythology

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Apollo

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60
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Agamemnon’s wife - who killed him

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Clytemnestra

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61
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The daughters of Zeus - goddesses of charm and beauty in Greek Mythology

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Graces

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62
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Polynesian volcano god

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Pelee

63
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Goddess of agriculture in Greek Mythology

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Demeter

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Cronus’ father - god of the sky in Greek Mythology

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Uranus

65
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God of the west wind in Greek Mythology

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Zephyr

66
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Chief of the Greek Gods

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Zeus

67
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Jackal god - god of the dead in Egyptian Mythology

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Anubis

68
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Goddess of beauty and love in Greek Mythology

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Aphrodite

69
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Pyramus’ lover in Greek Mythology

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Thisbe

70
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He slew Medusa in Greek Mythology

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Perseus

71
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Man who kidnapped Helen

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Paris

72
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Builder of the labyrinth in Greek Mythology

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Daedalus

73
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Female spirits who bring dead warriors to Valhalla in Norse Mythology

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Valkyries

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Wisest Greek in the Trojan War

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Nestor

75
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Nine-headed monster slain by Hercules

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Hydra

76
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Muse of love poetry

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Erato

77
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Half man - half bull in Greek Mythology

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Minotaur

78
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Avenging spirits in Greek Mythology

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Furies

79
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She loved Narcissus

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Echo

80
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Lustful Babylonian God

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Ishtar

81
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She beat Athena in a weaving contest

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Arachne

82
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Youth who fell in love with his own reflection

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Narcissus

83
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Sorceress who helped Jason in Greek Mythology

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Medea

84
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He mastered the lyre - given to him by his father Apollo

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Orpheus

85
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The first woman - Hephaestus molded her from clay in Greek Mythology

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Pandora

86
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The daughters of Atlas in Greek Mythology

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Pleiades (The seven sisters)

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Half eagle - half lion in Greek Mythology

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Griffin

88
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King with the golden touch in Greek Mythology

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Midas

89
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God of wine and fertility in Roman Mythology

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Bacchus

90
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Goddess of the moon in Greek Mythology

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Selena

91
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Trojan warrior killed by Achilles

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Hector

92
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River of Hades in Greek Mythology

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Styx

93
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God of love in Greek Mythology

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Eros

94
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Goddes of love and beauty in Roman Mythology

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Venus

95
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Sons of Heaven and Earth in Greek Mythology

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Gigantes

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She was turned into a laurel tree in Greek Mythology

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Daphne

97
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Beast kept in the Labyrinth

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Minotaur

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Osiris and Isis’ son in Egyptian Mythology

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Horace (or Seth)

99
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Zeus’ Mother

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Rhea

100
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He had to roll a stone up a hill forever

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Sisyphus

101
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Helen’s husband in Greek Mythology

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Menelaus

102
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Goddess who is the personification of the soul in Greek Mythology

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Psyche

103
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God of thunder or the sky in Norse Mythology

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Thor

104
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Muse of history

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Clio

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Chief god who cheated death in Egyptian Mythology

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Osiris

106
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Orpheus’ wife. He lost her when he looked back to see her

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Euridice

107
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Man who wandered for 10 years after the Trojan War

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Odysseus

108
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One hundred eyed giant in Greek Mythology

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Argus

109
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The Gorgon Perseus slew in Greek Mythology

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Medusa

110
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Muse of Astronomy

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Urania

111
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Daedalus’ son - who few too close to the son

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Icarus

112
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Muse of music

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Euterpe

113
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God of fire in Roman Mythology

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Vulcan

114
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Messenger of the gods in Roman Mythology

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Mercury

115
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Enchantress who turned Odysseus’ men into swine

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Circe

116
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Ferryman on the River Styx

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Charon

117
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Agamemnon’s daughter

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Elektra

118
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Home of the gods in Norse Mythology

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Asgard

119
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God of the underworld in Roman Mythology

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Pluto

120
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Half woman - half bird in Greek Mythology

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Harpy

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God of the hearth in Roman Mythology

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Vesta

122
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She was abducted into the underworld in Greek Mythology

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Persephone

123
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Muse of epic poetry

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Calliope

124
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Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta

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Antigone

125
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The “second bravest” Greek warrior who committed suicide

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Ajax

126
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God of wine and revelry in Greek Mythology

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Dionysus

127
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Flying horse who sprung from medusa’s head in Greek Mythology

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Pegasus

128
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Zeus’ brother - god of the underworld in Greek Mythology

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Hades

129
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He drowned swimming in the Hellespont in Greek Mythology

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Leander

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Odysseus’ son

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Telemachus

131
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Muse of song and dance

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Terpsichore

132
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Wife of Priam

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Hecuba

133
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The Children of Uranus and Gaea

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Titans

134
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Chief god in Roman Mythology

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Jupiter

135
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Titan who stole fire from heaven in Greek Mythology

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Prometheus

136
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Greek warrior with the vulnerable heel

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Achilles

137
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Goddesses whose song lured men to their deaths

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Sirens

138
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Messenger of the gods in Greek Mythology

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Hermes

139
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Titan who holds up the sky in Greek Mythology

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Atlas

140
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Zeus had her turned into a hiefer

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Io

141
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Father of the Gods in Norse Mythology

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Odin

142
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Nymphs who guarded the Golden apple in Greek Mythology

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Hesperides

143
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God of the harvest in Roman Mythology

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Saturn

144
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Goddess of the Rainbow in Greek Mythology

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Iris

145
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Goddess of wisdom in Roman Mythology

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Minerva

146
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Polynesian god who created Hawaii

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Maui

147
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She had the gift of prophecy - but no one believed her

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Cassandra

148
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Agamemnon’s son - who avenged his death

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Orestes

149
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Chief Aztec god

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Quetzaquatl

150
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Goddes of the moon in Roman Mythology

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Luna

151
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Home of the gods in Greek Mythology

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Mt. Olympus

152
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Odysseus’ wife

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Penelope

153
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Goddess of victory in Greek Mythology

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