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8 Cards in this Set
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What does Hermes do five minutes after he’s born?
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He steals Apollo’s cows and sacrifices one to the 12 gods of the Pantheon
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Where does Apollo find Hermes?
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In a cave, sitting on a lovely Titaness, Maia’s, lap
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What does “that’s an honor without being a distinction” mean?
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It means that it will give you power but it is not unlikely to be one of Zeus’s children
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What are the first and second
Gifts that Hermes gives to Apollo? What does Apollo become when he gets them? |
Pipes and a lyre
Apollo becomes the god of music |
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What does Hermes become when he is given Apollo’s golden staff?
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The god of Herdsman
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What jobs and titles are given to Hermes by Zeus?
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The messenger god. Patron of liars, thieves and gamblers. Guardian of travelers and framer of treaties.
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What things does Hermes invent?
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The alphabet, astronomy, the scales; also playing-cards and card games. Also the lyre and pipes.
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Where do Hermes and Zeus go for adventure?
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They leave Mount Olympus to go mess with the mortals. They mingle on Earth with the mortals
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