Greek Mythology

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Who was the father of all gods?

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Zeus

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Who was the god of earthquakes and horses?

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Poseidon

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Who was the sea god?

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Triton

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Who was the goddess of horses?

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Despoina

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Who was the immortal horse?

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Arion

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Who was the goddess of women and marriage?

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Hera

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Who was the goddess of corn, earth, and fertility?

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Demeter

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Who was the goddess of the hearth?

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Hestia

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Who was the goddess of wise counsel, weaving, pottery, craft, and war?

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Athena

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Who was the god of prophecy, oracles, healing, plague, disease, music, song, poetry, archery, and protection of the young?

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Apollo

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Who was the goddess of hunting, wilderness, and wild animals, childbirth, and protector of young girls?

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Artemis

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Who was the god of animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology?

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Hermes

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Who was the god of war, battle lust, and manly courage?

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Ares

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Anteros

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Passion

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Deimus

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Fear

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Phobus

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Panic

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Who was the goddess of beauty, love, pleasure, and procreation?

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Aphrodite

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Who was the goddess of discord?

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Eris

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Who was the god of fire, metal working, construction, and fine arts?

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Hephaestus

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Cronus and Rhea were the parents of:

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Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, Hera

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First generation of gods:

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Titans

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Second generation of gods:

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Olympians

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Zeus was married to which 3 wives:

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Metis, Themis, Hera

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Zeus and Hera were the parents of:

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Ares, Hebe, Eileithyia

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Who arose from a splitting headache that Zeus had?

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Athena

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Who was born from Hera without the help of Zeus?

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Hephaestus

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Zeus and Titaness Leto were the parents of:

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Apollo and Artemis

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Zeus and Maia were the parents of:

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Hermes

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Zeus and Princess Leda were the parents of:

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Helen of Troy and Clytmnestra

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The father of Heracles is:

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Zeus

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The father of Triton, Rhodes, and Benthesikyme is:

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Poseidon

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Poseidon and Demeter were the parents of:

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Arion, Despoina

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Poseidon and Aethra were the parents of:

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Theseus

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Poseidon's favorite animals are:

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horse, bull, and dolphin

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Poseidon's sacred tree is:

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pine

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Who is considered the queen of the Olympian gods?

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Hera

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Who was the jealous wife of Zeus?

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Hera

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What was sacred to Hera?

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peacocks, apples, and pomegranates

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Zeus and Demeter were the parents of:

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Persephone

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Who was said to have replaced Hades since he rarely came out of the underworld?

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Demeter

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Who did Hades kidnap?

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Persephone

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Who turned into a mare to try and escape Poseidon's charm?

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Demeter

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Which three goddesses remained virgins?

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Hestia, Artemis, and Athena

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What is the name of the playmate Athena accidentally killed?

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Pallas

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What was sacred to Athena:

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olive tree, horses, sea eagles, cocks, serpents

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What was the favorite sacred animal of Athena?

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owl

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The twin god and goddess are:

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Apollo and Artemis

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Which handsome god is shown possessing a wreath and branch of laurel, a bow and quiver, a raven, and a lyre?

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Apollo

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Apollo was the father of what greatest mortal musician?

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Orpheus

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Who did Apollo favor during the Trojan war?

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Hector and the Trojans

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Who punished those that competed against him?

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Apollo

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What animals were sacred to Artemis?

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bear, dog, and boar

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What tree was sacred to Artemis?

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laurel

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Who was the messenger for Zeus and the other gods?

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Hermes

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What was Hermes famous for?

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invention and theft

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Who on the day of his birth invented a lyre made from a tortoise shell that was used in stealing Apollo's cattle?

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Hermes

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Hermes and Chione are the parents of who?

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Autolycus

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Who had a long term affair with Aphrodite and was once caught nude with her in a golden net?

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Ares

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Who turned out to be a master thief?

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Autolycus

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Ares and Aphrodite were the parents of:

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Anteros, Eros, Deimus, and Phobus

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Who personified uncontrolled and murderous killing during war?

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Ares

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What were the favorite animals of Ares?

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dog and vulture

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When Cronus castrated his father Uranus and threw his genitals into the sea, who arose from the foam?

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Aphrodite

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Who was Aphrodite married to?

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Hephaestus

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Zeus instructed his eagle to steal Aphrodite's sandals when who wanted to have sex with her?

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Hermes

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Who sent a golden apple to an assembly labeled "to the fairest"?

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Eris

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Which three goddesses laid claim to the golden apple labeled "to the fairest"?

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Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena

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Who did Zeus send the three goddesses to in order to sort out the confusion with the golden apple?

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Paris of Troy

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What did Aphrodite promise Paris of Troy in return for the golden apple?

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the love of Helen

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Which god was lame?

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Hephaestus

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Who built weapons and beautiful palaces in Olympus for the gods as well as weapons for mortals?

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Hephaestus

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Which Athenian mortal was famous for slaying the minotaur?

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Theseus

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Who helped Theseus slay the minotaur with a ball of thread?

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princess Ariadne

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Which mortal hero was a father to his people, a man of intellect, compassion, and conscience?

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Theseus

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Who killed the Chimera?

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Bellerophon

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Who helped Bellerophon kill the Chimera?

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Pegasus

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What creature was a half bull, half man beast that resided in a labyrinth in Crete?

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Minotaur

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What creature was part lion, part goat, and part dragon?

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Chimera

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What creature was a flying horse?

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Pegasus

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Who was the son of Prometheus and was saved when Zeus flooded the earth?

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Deucalion

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Who was Deucalion married to?

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Pyrrha

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Which goddess did Deucalion and Pyrrha pray to that told them to throw stones over there shoulder to create stone people?

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Themis

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Deucalion and Pyrrha were the parents of:

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Hellen, Amphictyon, Protogeneia, and Thyia

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Zeus and Danae were the parents of:

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Perseus

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Who was sent to kill Gorgon Medussa?

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Perseus

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What creature had snakes for hair and petrifying countinence?

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Gorgon Medussa

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Who was put in a chest and thrown into the sea when an oracle warned the grandfather that his grandson would kill him?

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Perseus and his mother

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What did Hermes give Perseus to help him defeat Medussa?

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a curved sword and winged sandals

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What did Athena give Perseus to help him defeat Medussa?

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a mirror like shield

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What did Hades give Perseus to help him defeat Medussa?

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a helmet of invisibility

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On his way home from defeating Medussa who did Perseus rescue from a sea monster and later marry?

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Andromeda

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Perseus was the parent of: Who later became the grandfather of Hercules

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Electryon

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Zeus and Alcmene were the parents of:

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Heracles or Hercules

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Hera was jealous and liked to punish Zeus' offspring. Who did she send two serpents to kill when he was a child?

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Heracles

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Who killed the Nemean lion and the hydra?

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Heracles

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Who caught the Erymanthian boar and the Cerynean hind?

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Heracles

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Who drove off the Stymphalian birds?

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Heracles

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Who cleaned the stables of Augeas?

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Heracles

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Who captured the Cretan bull and horses of Diomed?

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Heracles

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Who made off with the girdle of the Amazon queen Hippolyte?

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Heracles

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Who killed Geryon?

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Heracles

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Who captured Cerberus?

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Heracles

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Who took the golden apples of Hesperides?

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Heracles

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Who went mad because of Hera and killed his wife and children?

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Heracles

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The (blank) was the sheepskin from the legendary ram that saved Phrixus from sacrifice at the hands of his father Athamas.

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Golden Fleece

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With other brave heroes who started a journey in a ship called Argo to retrieve the Golden Fleece?

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Jason

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The heroes traveling in Argo later became known as what?

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Argonauts

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Who helped Jason retrieve the Golden Fleece from King Artees and later married him?

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Medea