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18 Cards in this Set
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Point of weakness
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Achilles’ heel
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named for Achilles, who was unprotected only in his heel
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Tendon joining calf muscles to heel bone
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Achilles’ tendon
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named for Achilles
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One who predicts disaster
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Cassandra
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named for the daughter of Priam, destined to never be believed
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A vigilant, ill-tempered guardian
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Cerberus
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named from Cerberus, many-headed dog, guardian of Hades
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Bribe
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Sop to Cerberus
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named for Circe, enchantress visited by Odysseus
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Huge
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Cyclopean
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named for the Cyclopes, giants described in the "Odyssey"
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To bully
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Hector
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named for the son of Priam, whose name was taken by a gang of bullies in England
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A beautiful woman
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Helen of Troy
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named for the woman taken to Troy by Paris
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Drowsiness, inactivity
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Lethargy
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named for Lethe, river in Hades, the river of the forgetfulness
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A lazy person
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Lotus-eater
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named for Lotus-eaters in "Odyssey"
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Trusted counselor
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Mentor
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named for the teacher of Telemachus, son of Odysseus
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Loyal followers
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Myrmidons
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named for the soldiers in Achilles’ band
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Respected leader
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Nestor
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named for the wise counselor at Troy
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Choice between two dangers
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
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named for two dangers on Odysseus’s voyage home
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Beautiful temptress
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Siren
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named for singers in Odyssey who sang fatal songs
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Female prophet
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Sibyl
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named for the prophetess who helped Aeneas
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Someone or something that betrays from within
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Trojan horse
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named for the Trojan horse that caused the fall of Troy
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Sorceress
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Circe
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named for Circe, enchantress visited by Odysseus
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