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46 Cards in this Set
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Who was the first wife of Zeus?
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Metis
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What was Atlas's the strongest of the titans punishment?
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To have to hold the vault of the sky on his shoulders.
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Who was the queen of the gods?
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Hera
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Which goddess had neither a mother nor father?
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Aphrodite
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What did Cronus to do all of his children? Except Zeus. Why?
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Cronus swallowed all of his children and was tricked into not swallowing Zeus. He did this because he saw a oracle saying that one of his children would over throw him.
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What were the weapons the Cyclopes made for Zeus and his brothers?
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Cap of invisibility: Hades
Thunderbolts:Zeus and Trident: Poseidon |
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Amiable?
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Friendly of good natured.
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Blight?
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A disease that causes plants to wither and die.
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Compliant?
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Willing to do what someone else wants.
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Leeway?
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Extra space for moving around a certain route.
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Limber?
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Flexible: to cause to become flexible.
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Partisan?
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A strong supporter of a person, party, of cause; One whose support is unreasoning.
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Vacate?
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To abandon.
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Vagabond?
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An idle wanderer; a tramp.
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culprit?
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A person who has committed a crime; A person who is guilty of misconduct.
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Expend?
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To pay out; to spend; to use up
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Illicit?
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Not permitted; unlawful improper
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Immerse?
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To plunge of dip into a fluid?
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Persevere?
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To keep doing something in spite of difficulties.
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Prevaricate?
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To lie; To tell an untrue statment.
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Relish?
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Enjoyment or satisfaction.
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Writhe?
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To make twisting or turning movement to suggest pain or discomfort
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Affluence?
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Wealth of Riches.
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Cringe?
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To shrink back or hide in fear.
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Immobile?
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Not movable; Not moving.
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Jovial?
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Good humored; in high spirits
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WHo was the goddess of the Hearth?
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Hestia
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Describe the sets of children of Mother Earth and Uranus
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Cyclopes: One eYE
Titans: Big and Heroic Monsters: Taller and Stronger |
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What did mother earth and Rhea do to trick Cronus
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They disguised a rock as a child
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WHo where the 2 monsters mother earth had to fight Zeus?
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Typhon and Echidna
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How was aphrodite made?
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She rose up from the foam of the sea
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Describe the monsters Typhon and Echidna?
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Typhon: Venom fell out of eyes and Lava from the mouth
Echidna: A giant Manatee |
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What was the kings of the gods weapon
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Zeus had lighting or thunderbolts
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God of smiths and fire
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Hephaestes
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God of war
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Ares
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God of light and music
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Apollo
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Goddess of harvest
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Demeter
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Goddess of the hunt
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Artesis
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Goddess of wisdom
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Athena
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Goddess of love and beauty
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Aphrodite
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Harold of the gods
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Hermes
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God of wine
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Dionysus
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What is Tartarus
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The deepest pit of darkness
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Who are the Titans and Titanesses
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Titans:The first children of Mother earth
Titanesses: Powerful and rulers of the world (Married Titans) |
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What happened if you looked at Madusa
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You turned to stone
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What came out of the neck of the headless medusa?
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A Pegasis
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