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| Who were Chaos' children? |
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| Who was Night and Erebus' offspring? |
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| Who did Love give birth to? |
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| Who did Mother Earth and Father Heaven have? |
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| 100 Hand 50 Head Monsters, Cyclops, Titans |
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| Who did Father Heaven give birth to? |
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| Who did the Titans give birth to? |
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| Why was Prometheus chained to a rock? |
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| Because he brought fire to men. |
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| What animal did Hera turn Io into? |
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| What was the name of the creature with a hundred eyes? |
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| What animal did Hera put Argus's eyes into? |
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| Who freed Prometheus from the rock? |
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| What animal did Zeus change into for Europa? |
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| Where did Zeus take Europa? |
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| Who falls in love with Narcissus? |
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| What did Narcissus turn into? |
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| Apollo's dearest companion, killed by Apollo during discus competition |
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| Who convinced Psyche to look at Cupid? |
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| Where did O. go after the Land of the Lotus Eaters? |
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| Land of the Cyclops (cyclops-Polyphemus |
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| Who did O. tell his story to? |
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| What did Circe turn O.'s men into? |
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| Who was the blind prophet? |
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| Who did O. see in the Land of the Dead that he didn't expect to find? |
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| woman with eight dogs around her waist |
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| How long was O. on Calypso's island? |
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| second mate; tried to "overthrow" O |
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| Who were the heroes in the Trojan War on the Greeks side? |
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| Achilles, Agamenon, Helen, O., Ajax |
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| Who were the heroes on the Trojans side in the Trojan War? |
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| Hector, Paris, Priam, Aneas |
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| Which gods helped the Greeks? |
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| Which gods helped the Trojans? |
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| Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis |
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| Who helps Paris guide the arrow to Achilles' heel? |
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| In the Fall of Troy who had the idea to build a wooden horse and hide inside of it to enter Troy? |
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| Why does Hercules burn himself to death? |
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| to stop the agony of the potion |
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| Who does Theseus' wife fall in love with? |
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| What animal(s) attacked Hercules? |
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| Which god makes Hercules kill his family? |
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| Who helps Perseus on his journey? |
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Jupiter; lightning bolt, breast plate, oak, bull
king of gods and ruler of mankind |
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Neptune; tritant, bull
god of sea, horses, and earthquakes |
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Pluto; helmet, gems, precious metals
god of underworld |
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Vesta; fireplace, fire
goddess of hearth and home; sister of Zeus |
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Juno; cow, peacock
queen of gods and wife of Zeus |
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Mars; dog, vulture
god of war |
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Menerva; olive, owl, olive tree
goddess of war |
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Apollo; the liar, laurell tree, bow and arrow, sun
god of sun, music, poetry, and medicine |
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Venus; dove, swan, sparrow, murtle tree
goddess of love and beauty |
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Mercury; winged shoes, caduceus, winged helmet
messenger-god; god of commerce, travelers, and thieves |
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Drana; bow and arrow, wild animals, moon
goddess of moon and hunting; patroness of maidens |
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Vulcan; volcano, fire, forge
god of fire; forger of armor |
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| Ceres; goddess of corn; happy during harvest but sad during winter because of Persephone |
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| Proserpine; daughter of Zeus and Demeter; wife of hades, queen of the underworld, maiden of spring/summertime |
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1. to learn how earlier generations thought/felt
2. gain insight into human nature
3. learn about when people were close to nature
4. see what the early Greeks were like |
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1. did not have happy themes, gods, or creatures
2. major parts of their stories- horror, terror, magic, human or animal sacrifice
3. gods did NOT resemble humans, were creatures or humans with animal heads |
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| story that explains story of events like a practice or belief |
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| long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a hero |
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| legendary figure often of divine descent with great ability |
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| extended similie in epic poetry to intensify heoric nature |
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| nickname or tile of a person or thing |
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