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20 Cards in this Set
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Meleager
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Life depended on a burning brand; Killed the Macedonian Boar; loved Atalanta (was not the one in the race with her); his mother killed him by putting the brand back in the fire
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Pan
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Flute player; half goat; chased nymphs
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Echo and Narcissus
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Echo could only repeat last word someone else said; Narcissus loved himself; Echo loved Narcissus; Narcissus fell in love with his reflection and turned into a flower.
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King Midas
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Apollo gave him donkey's ears; Received Golden Touch where everything he touched turned to gold.
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Bellerophon and Pegasus
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Bellerophon tamed Pegasus; tried to fly to Mt. Olympus -- got shot down
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The four winds
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North, South, East, West -- these were semi-divine beings. Controlled by Aeolus, King of the winds
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Byblis
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Loved her brother who ran away from her. She chased him until she died.
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Medusa
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Snakes for hair; Gorgon; cursed by Athena; Sight of her turned people to stone; killed by Perseus
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Pyramus and Thisbe
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loved each other but parents kept them apart; arranged to meet outside of the city; unfortunate events involving a lion led to both committing suicide
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Rhoecus
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saved an oak tree and its nymph; nymphs said she would give him whatever he wanted; asked for her love; said she would send a bee when she was ready; bee came -- he swatted it; she blinded him
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Zeus and Io
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Zeus loved Io. Turned her into a cow to hide her from Hera.
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cow
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a domesticated grazing animal valued for both its meat and milk
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Niobe vs Artemis and Apollo
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Niobe angered Artemis and Apollo by bragging that she had more children than their parents. A & A killed Niobe's children.
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Helios
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sun god
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Clytie
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Loved Apollo; turned into sunflower
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Janus
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2 faced god of beginnings, endings and doorways
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Atalanta
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beautiful princess; did not want to marry; challenged suitors to foot race; losers were executed; winner would marry her. Hippomones won by using golden apples given to him by Venus
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the Pleiades
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7 sisters -- children of Atlas; Zeus made them stars so that they could comfort Atlas; Orion chases them across sky
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Question
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Answer
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Thor???
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You don't need to know this, but he was a Norse God
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