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22 Cards in this Set
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Pentheus
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Son of Echion and Agave; Was later torn apart by his mother because of Dionysus' curse
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Aegisthus
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Son of Thyestes and Pelopia (Thyestes' daughter); Later kills Atreus
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Atlas
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Son of Iapetus and Clymene; One of the Titans; Holds up the Earth; had encounters with both Perseus and Heracles
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Heracles
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Son of Zeus and Alceus; Descendent of Perseus; Famous Greek hero; Usually seen wearing lion skin
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Andromeda
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Daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopia; Cassiopia bragged that she was more beautiful then Poseidon's Nereids, thus making a monster ravage the city. In order to please Poseidon, Andromeda would have to be sacrificed; Wife of Perseus; Saved by Perseus from the sea monster
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Perseus
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Son of Zeus and Danae; Fated to kill Acrisius (Grandfather); Birth was kept a secret until Acrisius (Danae's father) finds him and sends them out to sea, but both survive; Wears Hermes' winged sandals, the helmet of Hades; Sometimes seen with Athena; Defeats Medusa; Saves Andromeda
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Ariadne
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Daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; Fell in love with Theseus and helped him defeat the Minotaur; Later became the wife of Dionysus
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Daedalus
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Constructed a wooden bull for Pasiphae; Created the labyrinth; Father of Icarus; Constucted artificial wings
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Pasiphae
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Wife of Minos; Cursed by Poseidon to fall in love with a bull; Had Daedalus create a wooden cow for her to have intercourse with the bull; Mother of the Minotaur
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Aeneas
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Son of Anchises and Aphrodite; Father of Ascanius; Trojan Hero; Escaped after the fall of Troy
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Cadmus
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Son of Agenor and Telephassa; was sent by his parents to rescue his sister Europa back to Tyre after she was abducted from the shores of Phoenicia by Zeus
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Dido
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Queen and founder of Carthage; Fell in love with Aeneas but Aeneas left her leading her to commit suicide
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Eurystheus
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Son of Sthenelus and Nicippe; Grandson of Perseus; Made Heracles undertake the Twelve Labours; Often depicted inside a big bronze jar
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Agave
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Daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia; Wife of Echion; Mother of Pentheus; Sister of Semele; Caused Semele's death by Zeus after doubting him; As revenge Dionysus placed a curse on her which made her kill her son
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Circe
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Daughter of Helios and Perseis; Sister of Aeetas and Pasiphae; Known to change people into animals; Encountered Odysseus who became immune to her spell because of a moly given by Hermes
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Medea
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Daughter of Aeetes and Idyia; Granddaughter of Helios; Niece of Circe; Helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece; Was married to Jason until he left her for Creusa; She later plots revenge against Jason
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Jason
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Son of Aeson and Alcidmede; Brought up by Chiron; Famous for obtaining the Golden Fleece; Married Medea and later Creusa; Leader of the Argonauts
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Icarus
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Son of Daedalus; Was imprisoned in the Labyrinth with his father, however they escaped using artificial wings made of feathers and wax; While escaping, Icarus flew too high to the sun thus melting the wax and leading to his death
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Deianira
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Daughter of Oeneus and Althaea; Became Heracles' third wife; Accidentally kills Heracles by giving him the Cape of Nessun; Later commits suicide
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Who is the author of the Eumenides?
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Aeschylus
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Who is the author of Oedipus?
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Sophocles
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Who is the author of Antigone?
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Sophocles
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