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20 Cards in this Set
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highest mountain in Greece on the border of Thessaly and Macedonia
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Mount Olympus
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ancient Greece town and the site of the Temple of Apollo
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Delphi
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highest mountain in Greece on the border of Thessaly and Macedonia
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Mount Olympus
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Greek poet and author of the epics the Illiad and the Odyssey
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Homer
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ancient Greece town and the site of the Temple of Apollo
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Delphi
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a Greek slave known for his famous fables, which he composed about 550 B.C.
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Aesop
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Greek poet and author of the epics the Illiad and the Odyssey
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Homer
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a Greek general and well-known writer of tragedies; he introduced three actors in his stories and placed painted scenes behind the stage as a backgraound to the action; his most famous plays are Oedipus Rex and Antigone
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Sophocles
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a Greek slave known for his famous fables, which he composed about 550 B.C.
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Aesop
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a Greek playwright known for his tragedies in which he questioned traditional thinking, especially about war
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Euripides
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a Greek general and well-known writer of tragedies; he introduced three actors in his stories and placed painted scenes behind the stage as a backgraound to the action; his most famous plays are Oedipus Rex and Antigone
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Sophocles
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traditional story describing gods or heros or explaining natural events
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myth
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a Greek playwright known for his tragedies in which he questioned traditional thinking, especially about war
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Euripides
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sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
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oracle
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traditional story describing gods or heros or explaining natural events
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myth
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long poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds
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epic
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sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
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oracle
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short tale that teaches a lesson
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fable
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long poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds
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epic
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short tale that teaches a lesson
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fable
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