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61 Cards in this Set
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What was Eros's other name?
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Cupid
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What was cupid called?
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the god of Love
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What was cupid's task?
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he gave gifts to man
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Who was cupid's mother?
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Aphrodite (though she might have been her companion)
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What was he represented as?
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he was represented as being blindfolded
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Who was Hebe?
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the goddess of Youth
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What was Hebe's job?
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she was the cupbearer to the gods
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what makes Hebe known?
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there are no stories about her except for that she was married to hercules
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Who was Iris?
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the goddess of the rainbow
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What was Iris's job?
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she was messenger to the gods (along with Hermes)
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Who were the Graces?
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they were 3 sisters who danced to Apollo's lyre
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Along with who were the Graces the "queens of song"?
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the muses
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What were the Grace's names?
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Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia
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How were the Graces depicted?
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they were full of grace and beauty.
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Who were the Muses?
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they were 9 of them
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Who were the muses the daughters of?
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they were the daughters of Mnemosyne (Memory)
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Who was Pan's father?
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Hermes
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how do people describe Pan?
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he was a noisy, merry, and ugly guy
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What did pan look like?
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he had goat hoofs and horns
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What type of instrument did Pan play?
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pan played the reeds, he was a musician.
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Who was Silenus related to?
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he was Pan's son/ brother
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How do people describe Silenus?
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he was old, fat, and drunk so he always rode a donkey
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who were castor and pollux?
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they were a pair of brothers
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where did castpor and pollux live?
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the lived half on earth and half in heaven
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Who were castor and pollux the sons of?
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they were the songs of Leda
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who did castor and pollux protect?
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sailors
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Where were castor and pollux worshipped?
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in rome
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what did castor and pollux ride and what did they have that represented them?
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they had two stars
they rode snow-white horses |
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what were the sileni?
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they were part man and part horse, but they walked on two feet
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how were the sileni part horse?
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they had horse's tails, feet, and ears
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where were the sileni mostly seen?
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on greek vases
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who was demeter?
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the goddess of the corn
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who was dionysus
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god of the vine
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what was dionysus also called?
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bacchus
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why were dionysus and demeter so important?
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they're stories are found all over, because they were the ones that had to do with farming and agriculture
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who were th satrys?
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they were goat men
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how were the satrys described?
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UGLY!
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Who were the Oreads?
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they were nymphs of teh mountains
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how were the oreads described?
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beautiful maiden forms
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who were the dryads?
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they were nymphs of the trees
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why were tress so important for the dryads?
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their lifes were bound up with their tree
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what was another name for the dryads?
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hamadryads
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who was aeolus?
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he was teh king of the winds
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where did aeolus live?
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he lived on earth
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where was aolus's home?
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aeolia
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what was aeolus?
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he was viceroy tot eh gods
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what were centaurs?
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they were half man half horse, more beastlike than human.
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how were centaurs described?
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they were savage
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who were the gorgons?
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there were 3 of them- 2 were immortal.
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where did the gorgon's live?
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they lived on earth
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what did the gorgons look like?
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they were dragon like- they had wings
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what power did the gorgons possess?
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they could turn man into stone
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who was the gorgons father?
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phorcys- son of sea and earth
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who were the sisters of the gorgons?
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they were the Graiae
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how many graiae were there?
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there were three
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how did people describe the graiae?
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they were grey women who shared one eye
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what did the sirens do?
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they sung luring sailors to their deaths
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where did the sirens live?
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they lived on an island in teh sea
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what did the sirens look like?
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their appearance isn't known
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who were the fates?
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they were very important 3 of them who gave men at birth their good and evil
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where did the fates live?
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they had no home
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