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103 Cards in this Set
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Perseus
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Son of Zeus and Daneai who was asked to fetch the head of the Gorgon Medusa.
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Danae
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mother of Perseus.
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Acrisius
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son of Abas. Proteius brother. became king of Argos and fought proteius for the throne but won. daughter was destined to kill him so he confined her but zeus seduced him.
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Polydectes
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tried to force himself on Danae. wanted perseus to get the head of medusa.
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Graeae
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two ancient hags. sisters of gorgons. lived in a cave of libyia. had necks of swans. shared an eye and tooth to themselves.persues stole the eye from them to find medusa.
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Andromeda
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maiden chained to the rock at the beach. daughter of king cephious.sacrifice of her would spare town from poseidon. married perseus after a battle between him and phineus.
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Cepheus & Cassiepea
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king of aethiopia and his wife. sacrificed his daughter andromeda to spare town from poseiden.
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Medusa
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a gorgon. gazing upon her turned people to stone. beheaded by Perseus.
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kibisis
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bag that used to hold medusa's head after perseus beheaded her.
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winged sandals
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Hermes' the messengers sandals.
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helmet of invisibility
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helmet of Hades given to persues to use on his quest of finding medusa's head and kill the kraken. uses it to help Andemaden. the helmet gets thrown into the swamp and vanishes forever.
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scimitar
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blade
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Herakles
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Hercules. lots of strengths. immortal. performed the twelve labors.
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Alcemena
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mother of hercules.
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amphitryon
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king of thebes. husband of alcmena
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eurystheus
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grandson of perseus. cousin of hercules. put the twelve labors on hercules.
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Iolaus
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nephew of hercules. helping with some of hercules' labors.
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megara and children
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hercules' first wife. hercules shot them in rage because hera interfered with his defending the family from lycus.
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Nemean lion
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monster lion with golden fur that hercules killed.
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lyrnaean hydra
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serpent with many heads that hercules defeated.
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cernyian hind
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deer sacred to Artemis. part of the labors of hercules.
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erymanthian boar
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a boar that lived in the mountains and was a part of the fourth labor of hercules.
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stables of augeas
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stables that hercules had to clean for the fifth labor of hercules.
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stymphalian birds
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man eating birds with metallic beaks and sacred to ares. sixth labor of hercules.
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bull of crete
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seventh labor of hercules.
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horses of diomedes
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four man eating horses wild and uncontrollable. eighth labor of hercules.
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girdle of hippolyta
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girdle of the amazonian queen. ninth labor of hercules.
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catlle of Geryon
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the tenth labor of hercules. cattle were sacrified to hera.
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Apples of the Hesperides
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eleventh labor of hercules. Hera's orchard of immortality apples.
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Cerberus
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multi headed hound. guards of the underworld.
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Deianira
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hercule's third wheel. killing him with the shirt of nessus.
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Iole
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a prize in the archery contest for hercules.
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theseus
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founder king of athens.
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aegeus
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founding figure in the myth of athens.
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corynetes
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club bearer. one leg and one eye. traveled on the path of athens and killed those and beat those with a club on the way.
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pityocamptes
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pine bender. flung people to the sky from trees.
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crommyon sow
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wild pig that ravaged the town of Crommyon.
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sciron
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bandit killed by theasus.
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cercyon
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challenged people to wrestling matches and the loser was always murdered.
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procrustes
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pressed out people by cutting off their legs or stretching.
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cadmus
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founded the greek city of thebes.
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europa
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rode bull and bore children with zeus.
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agave
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daughter of europia
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autonoe
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daughter of cadmus. driven into frenzy by diodymus.
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semele
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mortal mother of dionysus
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dionysus
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god of grape harvest, wine, grapes,
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pentheus
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king of thebes. banned the worship of dionysus.
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laius
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king of thebes. killed by his own son oedipus.
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jocasta
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wife of laius. who went to an oracle and predicted that her son will kill his father.
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oedipus
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lious' son who killed him. married jocasta, hsi mother.
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sphinx
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haunches of a lion, wings of a bird, and face of a woman. she kills those you cannot answer her riddle.
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creon
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brother of jocasta.
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tiresias
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blind prophet of thebes. transformed into a woman for several years.
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tantalus
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famous of his eternal punishment in Tartarus.
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Pelops
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cut up and served to the gods in a pot. brought back to life. was cursed for betrayel.
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oenomaus
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cursed pelops for ruining his chariot and was dragged to death by horses.
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hippodamia
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in love with pelops. everyone wanted to marry her.
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myrtilos
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son of hermes. charioteer in the chariot race.
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atreus
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son of pelops and hippodamia. exciled for murdering half brother for the throne.
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thyestes
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other son of pelops and hippdamius. exiled for trying to murder half brother for the throne.
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aerpoe.
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wife of atreus.
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agamenmnon
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son of aerope. fought in troy.
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menelaus
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central figure of troy. husband of helen of troy. king of mycaenan.
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clytemnestra
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wife of agamenmom murdered her husband.
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iphigenia
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daughter of clytemnestra and aganemnon. "strong born"
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orestes
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"conquer mountains" son of clytemnestra and agamemnom
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electra
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daughter of clymenstra and agamemnon. plotted revenge against mother and killing father.
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pelopeia
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was raped by her father so that her son could kill atreus.
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aegisthus
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son of pelopeia. was abandoned and then killed atreus. his uncle.
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Peleus
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father of achilles
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Thetis
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mother of achilles. wife to peleus
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Achilles
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noble warrior in trojan war.
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Neoptolemus
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son of achilles. disguised as a woman to avoid fighting in trojan war.
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Priam
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king of troy during the trojan war
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Hecuba
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queen. wife of priam in troy during trojan war.
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Paris/Alexander
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son of priam. killed achilles.
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Hector
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son of priam. greatest soldier in the war in troy.
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Helen
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Queen of sparta. wife to paris.
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Patroclus
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strong relationship with achilles. fought in trojan war.
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Calchas
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a seer that prophesized enemy attack and flight of birds he received of apollo.
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briseis
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mythical queen of Asia minor. center of a dispute between achilles and agammemnon.
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diomedes
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one of the best warriors in the trojan war.
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sarpedon
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fought in trojan war. zeus let him die in the war.
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glaucus
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sea god, born mortal turned god by eating magical herb
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philoctetes
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archer in trojan war.
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palladium
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an image that the safety of a city depends on
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Cassandra
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daughter of priam and hecuba. apollo loved her and gave her gift of prophecy but cursed her so no one would believe her prophecies.
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Ajax the Greater and the lesser
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fought in trojan war.
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odysseus
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trojan horse trick. ten years it took to return home from trojan war.
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Penelope
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wife of odysseus
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Telemachus
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son of odysseus and penelope
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calypso
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nymph who detained odyssus for several years.
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circe
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minor goddess of magic
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alcinous and arete
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married couple who provided safety for the aragots.
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nausicaa
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daughter of alcinous and arete
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cicones
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homeric tribe in ismara
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Lotus Eaters
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race of people living on an island near north africa
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cyclops and polyphemus
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cyclops son of poseidon.
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aeolus
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ruler of the winds
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Laestrygonians
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tribe of giant cannibals
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Sirens
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femme fatale who loured sailors with music and enchantments
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Scylla and Charybdis
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mythical sea monsters
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eris
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greek goddess of strife and discord
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