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100 Cards in this Set
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On the day of his birth, he stole his brother's cattle and did many other tricky things.
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Hermes
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This half-bull half-man creature lived in the labyrinth.
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Minotaur
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She foolishly opened a box, releasing all the troubles and ills upon the world.
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Pandora
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He led his people to a new land, Italy, and fulfilled his destiny and Rome's.
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Aeneas
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He killed Medusa, escaping her stony gaze by using a shield as a mirror.
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Perseus
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When he was born, a stone was substituted for him, and it was swallowed by his father.
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Zeus
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She rode a white bull which carried her to Crete.
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Europa
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This monster grew two heads each time one was chopped off.
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Hydra
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This goddess invented the flute, but threw it away because it distorted her features.
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Athena
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The gods swore their strongest oaths by this river.
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Styx
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She was the muse of Epic Poetry.
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Calliope
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The Roman god Saturn was identified with this Greek god.
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Cronus
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She boasted of her weaving abilities and lost a match with the goddess Athena.
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Arachne
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He and his brother Pollux were the children of Leda, and the brothers of Helen.
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Castor
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Every time he touched earth, he regained strength from his mother, so he was 'unbeatable'
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Antaeus
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This sprang forth where Pegasus first touched earth on Mt. Helicon.
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Hippocrene
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She sat down on a Golden Throne and could not get up.
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Hera
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He remains seated in the Chair of Forgetfulness.
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Pirithous
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He was the half-brother of Telamon and Peleus, killed by them out of jealousy.
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Phocus
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A prophecy at his birth meant he was destined to be the ruin of his city, bringing destruction.
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Paris
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Eos asked for eternal life for him; she forgot to ask for eternal youth.
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Tithonus
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He should have not looked back at his wife so soon, he lost her forever.
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Orpheus
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He had a choice of two destinies; a long uneventful life or fame and glorius death at Troy.
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Achilles
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He killed his adulterous mother and her lover in vengeance for his father's death.
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Orestes
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Odysseus spent seven years stranded on her island.
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Calypso
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Her father begged Apollo to send a plague when she was not returned to him.
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Chryseis
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He valiantly defended his city of Troy until Achilles killed him.
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Hector
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Because his son was killed, he made war on Athens.
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Minos
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This robber forced travelers to werstle with him until Theseus put an end to it.
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Cercyon
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He was willing to guarantee the repayment of dowry money for the snared Aphrodite.
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Poseidon
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He is ambushed by his son, who attacks him with a sickle and cuts off his family jewels.
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Uranus
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No one ever believed her, even though her prophecies were true.
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Cassandra
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She saw her sons killed defending Troy and her husband Priam die when the city fell.
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Hecuba
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He went to seek his father, and he met him as he came from the sea, killing him.
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Telegonus
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She assists Theseus in his struggle, but then she is abandoned on Naxos.
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Ariadne
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She threw the Apple of Discord incribed "For the Fairest"
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Eris
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She hesitated to help her sister bury their brother.
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Ismene
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He released Prometheus from his chains in the Caucasus Mountains.
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Heracles
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Her brother-in-law cruelly treated her, ravishing her and cutting out her tongue.
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Philomela
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This king of Colchis was suspicious of Jason and his Quest for the Fleece.
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Aeetes
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He knew the answer to the riddle of Delphi that Aegeus did not understand.
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Pittheus
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He did not relinquish the throne of Thebes to his brother when the year was up.
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Eteocles
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He foolishly challenged Apollo to a musical contest; when he lost, he was flayed alive.
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Marsyas
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Amphitrite put herbs into her bath waster to transform her and make her undesirable.
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Scylla
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This sculptor scorned all women due to their sinful ways; then he fell in love with his statue.
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Pygmalion
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This beloved of Aphrodite was killed while hunting a wild boar, just as she feared.
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Adonis
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He defeated Atalanta in a footrace by distracting her with Golden Apples.
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Milanion
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The sight of this beast caused Eurystheus to take refuge in a large jar.
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Cerberus
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She fell in love with her father and desired to sleep with him.
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Myrrha
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The father of Niobe
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Tantalus
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Sisyphus told him that Zeus bad carried off his daughter, which angered the god.
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Asopus
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He accompanied Odysseus on a night raid against a Trojan ally.
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Diomedes
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This son of Hector was thrown from the walls of Troy so he could not avenge his father.
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Astyanax
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Achilles killed this Amazon ally of the Trojans; he wept when he saw her beauty.
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Penthesilea
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This wife of one of the Seven was faithful to her husband, leaping on his funeral pyre.
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Evadne
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Ultimately, he had to threaten Thebes to gain honorable burial for the fallen Seven.
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Theseus
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This seer was reluctant to join the Expedition of the Seven, knowing its fate.
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Amphiaraus
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He welcomed the Trojan refugees to Italy, offering the hand of his daughter in marriage.
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Latinus
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He and his sons were so wicked that they were changed into wolves.
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Lycaon
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Each night he swam the Hellespont to be with his beloved, until he drowned in a storm.
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Leander
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The grandson of Polynices and Amphiaraus, he fuled Thebes.
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Tisamenus
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Some say that after he returned from Troy, Odysseus married this queen.
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Callidice
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Midas washed in this river to rid himself of the Golden Touch; its sands still have gold flecks.
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Pactolus
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He bound Death to avoid dying; then he tricked Hades so he could escape the Underworld.
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Sisyphus
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He received a guest who bore a message: "kill the bearer".
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Iobates
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He was king of the Winds.
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Aeolus
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He was bound to a wheel of fire in the Underworld.
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Ixion
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She falsely accused her stepson of improper advances, his father cursed him; he died.
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Eurydice
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He revealed the true sanity of the faking Odysseus, causing him to report for duty for Troy.
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Palamedes
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He attempted to recapture the Cretan Bull but died in the attempt.
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Androgeus
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He forced travelers to work in his vineyard and then robed them, until Heracles killed him.
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Syleus
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She was the mother of Belus and Agenor.
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Libya
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Driven mad by an image of Dionysus he found at Troy, he has to perform a task to recover.
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Eurypylus
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Revolted by his sister's declaration of love, he fled his town and native land.
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Caunus
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While hunting, he threw a spear at a rustling noise and killed his wife.
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Cephalus
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This king of Thebes denied the divinity of Dionysus and was punished, torn apart by women.
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Pentheus
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According to some, while he was swimming in the sea, Artemis shot him.
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Orion
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A daughter of Eurytus, she was won as a prize in an archery contest.
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Iole
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She was carried away by the North Wind and became the mother of his sons.
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Oreithyia
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He waited twenty years for his son to return from Troy; then he fought the suitor's kinsmen.
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Laertes
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He loved Hyacinthus, the first man to love another man.
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Thamyris
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Daedalus sought refuge from Minos as his court.
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Cocalus
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She prophesied that the Trojans would only reach a home when they ate their tables.
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Celaeno
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He pursued his daughter's suitors in a chariot, killing them when he caught up with them.
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Oenomaus
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A daughter of Iobates, she married Bellerophon and was the mother of Laodameia.
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Philonoe
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She was angry that Aeneas would marry her daughter.
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Amata
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He declined to die int he place of his son Admetus.
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Pheres
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A daughter of Zeus; pursued by Minos, she leapt into the sea to escape, became a seagoddess.
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Britomartis
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He was the foster father of Ion; he was told to take the first youth he saw as his son.
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Xuthus
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This pirate son of Boreas assaulted a Bacchante and was punished by Dionysus.
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Butes
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He refused to purify Heracles for the murder of Iphitus; Heracles later punished him.
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Hippocoon
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She gave her love to Poseidon; he rewarded her with a spring.
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Amymone
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He angered Artemis, she drove him mad; he threw himself into a fire thinking he was safe.
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Broteas
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The death of this king of Orchomenus caused Thebes to pay a heavy annual tribute.
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Clymenes
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This son of Licymnius was killed by the son of hippocoon.
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Oeonus
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He was falsely accused of improper advances by his stepmother Philonome.
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Tenes
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This sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus was the mother of Pylades.
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Anaxibia
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She betrayed her father Pterelaus out of love for Amphitryon.
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Comaetho
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He purified Alcmaeon for the murder of his mother, then he married him to his daughter.
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Phegeus
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He planted a vineyard but did not live to taste its wine; the Calydonian Boar killed him.
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Ancaeus
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