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18 Cards in this Set
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Who is Osiris?
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Egyptian God of the Dead. Brother to Isis, was killed by brother Seth. Parents are Nut and Geb.
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Who is Isis?
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Eyptian Goddess, gives food and life to the dead. Her son is Horus.
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Who is Seth?
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Lord of Upper Egypt. He was an asshole and jealous of Osiris. He killed him, and then Isis but him back together.
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Who is Nephthys?
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Wife of Seth. Her siblings are Osiris, Isis, and Seth. She is considered the Lady of the House.
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Who is Re?
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Father of all the Egyptian Gods. He is the most powerful one.
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Who is Geb?
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The Egyptian God that caused earthquakes. Father to Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephtrys
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Who is Nut?
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Egyptian Goddess of the sky. Wife and sister to Geb.
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What is the Enuma Elish?
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Babylonian Creation myth story. The Gods go to war and create the Earth from their corpses.
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Who is Ashnan?
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The cereal and grain Goddess of the Mesopotamians.
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Who is Ereshkigal?
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Mesopotamian Goddess of the Underworld.
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Who are the Muses?
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The nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Each one has her own speciality and their music brings happiness to anyone who hears it.
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How was Athena born?
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Zeus swallowed Metis and Hephaestus swung an axe and hit him the head with it. Athena came out in full armor.
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Who is Aphrodite?
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She is the Greek Goddess of love and lust. She was born from the Sea.
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Who is Hera?
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Greek Goddess. She is Zeus's jealous wife and sister.
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What happened to the Titans?
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They were the Greek Gods that ruled before the Olympians. Cronus is Zeus's father, who was banished.
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Who is Artemis?
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She is the Greek Goddess of Chastity, virginity, the hunt, and the moon.
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What is a "nymph?"
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An lovely maiden that lives on Earth. They are everywhere!
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Who are the Fates?
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Three "gods" that chose what happens to people, and when they die.
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