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77 Cards in this Set
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Who did Chaos give birth to?
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Erebus and Night
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What also is Erebus?
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A division of the underworld; the innermost most dreariest region for the greatest sinners; Furies live here
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Who did Night give birth to?
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Sleep, Doom, Fate, Nemesis, Death, and Dreams
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Who had Love?
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Night and Erebus
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How is Light born?
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Love and Day mate and have Light from a wind-born egg
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What is Mother Earth's name?
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Gaea
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Who does Gaea have on her own?
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Father Heaven and Typhon
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What is Father Heaven's name?
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Uranus
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What is Typhon?
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A volcanic monster with 100 heads
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True or False...Gaea and Uranus mated
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True
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Who were the first people types?
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Gaea and Uranus
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Who did Gaea and Uranus have?
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The three monster races
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What were the three monster races?
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Hecatoncheires, Cyclops, and Titans
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What are the distinguishing creatures of Hecatoncheires?
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They were giant and had 50 heads and 100 hands and they're known as the 100-handed ones
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How many Hecatoncheires were there?
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3
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what were the distinguishing traits of the cyclops?
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They had 1 eye
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How many cyclops were there?
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3
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How many Titans were there?
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12
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What did Cronus do?
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He fought his father Uranus (he castrated him- cut out his genitals with a sickle)
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What two things came from Cronus's blood?
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Giants and Furies
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What race were the Giants?
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They were the fourth race of monsters
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Who were the Furies?
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They punished the sinners of the underworld
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Who was Eringes?
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Cried blood, snake hair
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Who came from Cronus's privates?
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Aphrodite
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What are five other important titans?
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Rhea, Prometheus, Epinetheus, Atlas, Metis, Oceanus
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Who becomes Cronus's wife?
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Rhea
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Who were the first people types?
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Cronus and Rhea
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Who did Cronus and Rhea have?
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Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hera, Hestia
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What did Cronus do to his children?
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He swallowed them
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How did Rhea keep Cronus from swallowing Zeus?
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She wrapped a rock in swaddling clothes and gave it to Cronus to eat
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What does Zeus do when he's grown up?
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He goes back to fight Cronus
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Why did Cronus swallow his children?
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It was prophesized that one of his kids would dethrone him
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Who wins?
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Zeus
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Where does Zeus send the losers?
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To Tartarus
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Who was fighting who in the battle between Zeus and Cronus?
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Zeus, Prometheus, and other Olympians against Cronus and other Titans
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What was Atlas forced to do as a punishment after the the battle?
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He was forced to hold the world on his shoulders
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Who now has control over Olympus?
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Zeus and other Olympians
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Who becomes Zeus's wife?
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Hera
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What is Zeus's Roman name?
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Jupiter
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What is Zeus the god of?
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He is the god of rain, the lord of the sky, and the supreme god of Olympus
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What are Zeus's symbols?
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The thunderbolt, the eagle, and the oak
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What is Hera's Roman name?
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Juno
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What is the Hera the goddess of?
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She is the goddess of marriage, the protector of women, and the supreme goddess of Olympus
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What are Hera's symbols?
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The peacock, the wedding ring, and the cow
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What is Hades's Roman name?
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Pluto
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What is Hades the god of?
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He is the god of wealth, lord of the underworld, and god of the dead
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What are Hades's symbols?
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Helmet of invisibility, gems, minerals, two-prong sphere, and horses
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What is Poseidon's Roman name?
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Neptune
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What is Poseidon the god of?
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He is lord of the sea and lord of earthquakes
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What are Poseidon's symbols?
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Horses and trident
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What is Demeter's Roman name?
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Ceres
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What is Demeter the goddess of?
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She is the goddess of agriculture and goddess of the harvest
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What are Demeter's symbols?
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Sheaf of grain, torch, wheat, corn,...any type of grain
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What is Athena's Roman name?
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Minerva
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What is Athena the goddess of?
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She is the goddess of city and handicrafts, the goddess of wisdom, the goddess of war, and the patron goddess of Athens
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What are Athena's symbols?
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Owl, Ages (her shield with Madoosa's head on it), and the olive tree
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What is Ares's Roman name?
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Mars
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What is Ares the god of?
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He is the god of war
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What are Ares's symbols?
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Vulture, sphere, and dog
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What is Hephaestus's Roman name?
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Vulcan or Mulciber
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What is Hephaestus the god of?
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He is the lame god of fire and forge and the god of craftsmen
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What are Hephaestus's symbols?
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Volcano, forge, axe, and hammer
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What is Aphrodite's Roman name?
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Venus
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What is Aphrodite the goddess of?
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She is the goddess of love, desire, and beauty
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What are Aphrodite's symbols?
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Dove and mirror
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What is Heremes's Roman name?
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Mercury
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What is Hermes the god of?
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He is the god of thieves and commerce, messenger of the gods, god of dead souls to the underworld, and of of Themes
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What are Hermes's symbols?
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Winged sandals and caduceus
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What is Apollo's Roman name?
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Apollo
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What is Apollo the god of?
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He is the god of the archer and the god of healing, light, and truth
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What are Apollo's symbols?
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Golden bow and any musical instrument
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What is Artemis's Roman name?
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Diana
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What is Artemis the goddess of?
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She is the goddess of the hunt, protector of children, and a virgin goddess
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What are Artemis's symbols?
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Any wild animals, the silver bow, and moon
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What is Hestia's Roman name?
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Vesta
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What is Hestia the goddess of?
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She is the goddess of the hearth/home and the protector of families
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What are Hestia's symbols?
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House and hearth
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