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107 Cards in this Set
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Chaos
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vacant and infinite space.
Void. |
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Eros
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God of Love
Cupid |
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Ge/Gaia/Gaea
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Goddess of the Earth
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Uranos/Ournaos
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God of the Sky.
Taken over by Kronos at Gaia's request. |
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Pontus
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a personification of the Sea.
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Tartarus
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The deep dark place far below the earth.
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Titans
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The first children of Uranos and Ge.
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Kronos
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Cronus was the sky god and the chief god of the universe, after overthrowing Uranus at Ge's request .swallowed his and Rhea's children, except Zeus
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Rhea
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Earth Goddess and Titaness.
Married her brother Cronus. |
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Oceanus and Tethys
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Titan/Titaness God of the River and sea. Mother of all River Gods.
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Iapetos
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Father of Prometheus and Epithemus . ancestor of the human race.
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Themis
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Zeus' 2nd wife. and Titaness. Goddess of justice, order, and the earth.
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Mnemosyne
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Titanness and Goddess of Memory.
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Hyperion and Theia
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Titan and Titaness. God of the Sun and Goddess of the Light.
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Hekatonnchieres/ 100-Handers
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Three children of Uranos and Ge. Had 100 arms and 50 heads. and threw 300 stones to conquer the Titans.
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Cyclopes
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Three Children of Uranos and Ge. Had one eye and were good in skill of metal and building. Were sent to tartarus along with the 100 Handlers
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Typhoeus/Typhon
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fire breathing, giant dragon/giant .
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Prometheus
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Titan who sided with Zeus during the war. But then decided to give fire to the mortals and Zeus punished him by having a giant eagle come eat at his liver each day.
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Epimetheus
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Prometheus' brother. He wasn't very bright.
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Metis
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first wife of Zeus. He ate her because she was going to have a girl, and then a boy. and after he ate her, he himself gave birth to a girl from his head.
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Leto
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was seduced by Zeus and then became pregnant. Hera was jealous and put her to exile. She could not find a place to give birth and she metamorphisized to find a place. Then once she found a place, she gave birth to Apollo. Who then killed Python.
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styx
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Underworld River Goddess.
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Zeus
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Son of Cronus and Rhea. He was substituted for a stone and hid in Crete. Became the supreme rule of the Gods and lords of the sky. Jupiter .
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Hera
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Zeus' wife. very jealous. queen of heaven. goddess of women, marriage, and childbirth.
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Poseidon
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God of the Sea.
Son of Rhea. |
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Hestia
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virgin goddess of the hearth.
the fire burning of the hearth. |
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Muses
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Zeus' daughters. Dancing, education. In the beginning of Hesoid's Theogany
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Hekate
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Three way. Goddess of the earth, moon, and underworld. Can also provide wealth to anyone who prays to her.
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Fate/Fates
Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos |
Start life, make weave of life's path, cut the thread to end life.
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Ares
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God of War. Son of Zeus and Hera.
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Hebe
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daugher of zeus and hera.
Personification of Youth. |
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Eileithyia
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Goddess of childbirth.
Daughter of Zeus and Hera |
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Hephaestus/ Ambidexter
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God of Fire and Metal working.
Hera gave birth to him independently. |
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Athena
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Goddess of War. daughter of zeus and Metis.
Zeus gave birth to her through his head. |
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Aphrodite
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Created from the genitals of Uranus. Goddess of love and beauty.
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Artemis
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sister of apollo. Goddess of Hunting and the Chase.
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Apollo
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Brother of Artemis.
God of music, archery, and poetry. |
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Hermes
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Messenger of the Gods to the Humans.
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Maia
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Goddess of the Spring and the most Beautiful.
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Priapus
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Son of Aphrodite because Hera was dissatisfied with her conduct. He had large genitalia and is the god of fertility.
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Ascelpius
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God of medicine and healing
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Demeter
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Mother Earth. Mother Nature. Her daughter was taken and raped by Pluto with Zeus' consent. So she was angry and punished the lands of those who angered her and created famine on the earth.
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Persephone
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Demeter's daughter. Taken and raped by Pluto and taken down to Hades. Goddess of Death.
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Hades
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God of the Underworld
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Helios
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Sun God
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Selene
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Moon God
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Marsyas
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picked up the flute of Athena's and challenged Apollo to a music contest.
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Silenus
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fan of wine, and drunkenly revelries.
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Pan
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God of Flocks and Shepards
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Hermaphrodite
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God of Bisexuality, hermaphrodite.
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Pandora
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first mortal woman created by zeus and prometheus' brother married her. As a wedding gift she received a box. The box was full of sufferings and the box was opened and only hope was left.
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Io
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priestess to Hera that zeus seduced. She was turned into a white heifer and then traveled to the Nile , where zeus turned her back into her human form and they had sex and bore a child, who would become the king of egypt.
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Argus
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watchman with 100 eyes to keep over Io so she would not escape from Hera.
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Deucalion
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King of Phthia. Created men out of stones
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Pyrrha
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Deucalion's parner. Created women out of stones
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Hellen
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Deucalion's son
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Lycaon
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King of Arcadia. Son of pelasgus. He had 50 sons. Arrogant.
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Pallas
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sons of titans and married styx
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Arachne
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she was a spinner and weaver who helped turn an old lady into minerva. And worked together to make a tapestry.
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Anchises
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mortal lover of aphrodite. Prince from dardania.
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Hippolytus
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preferred artimes over aphrodite and to punish him aphrodite caused phaedra to seduce him and he said he was married and she killed herself. Then on his way down the road the curse laid upon him took effect and he was hurt in the charriot
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Callisto
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faught zeus for artemis to stay abstinent but zeus ravished her. She was raped by zeus and got pregnant. Hera turned her into a bear.
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Arcas
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Callisto and Zeus' child.Tried to kill his mother in bear form but Zeus prevented that.
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Orion
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a giant who could wade through the sea. Became blind trying to seduce a kings daughter and then tried to seek revenge but couldnt find the king and went to Crete with Artemis. Heliun restored his sight
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Niobe
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had 7 sons and 7 daughters and boasted about them to everyone and to Leto, who only had twins. Apollo then killed all her children. One or two survived
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Cassandra
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trojan prophetess. When she denied apollo's love, he turned her gift into a curse and no one believed her prophecies.
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Sibyl
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famous prophetess. She was given the power of prophesy and a thousand year life by Apollo. She forgot to ask for eternal youth and ended a hag living in a cave. She was 700 years old when she helped Aeneas
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Pythia
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priestess at delphi. Gave oracles in frenzied states and spoke gibberish.
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Coronis
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apollo's lover. She became pregnant but then cheated on him. A crow told him about the affair and apollo punished the crow and then killed the lovers and coronis.
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Ampelus
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A boy or young satyr who was loved by the god Dionysus. He fell to his death from a tree or was killed by a bull and transformed into the vine.
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Daphne
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apollo loved her and she asked mother earth to take her off the earth to avoid him,and to console apollo she left leaves and branches, in which he made a wreath.
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Midas
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At first, Midas was so delighted that every object turned into gold, making the Lydian king rich beyond his imagination, but the gift turned out to be a curse. He could not eat anything for his food also turned into gold.
After almost starving himself to death, Midas prayed to Dionysus to take away the golden touch. Dionysus answered his prayer by telling the king to bath in the Patolus River. Midas lost the golden touch, but the sand in the entire riverbed turned into gold. |
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Cosmos
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Universe
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Mt. Olympus
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Highest mt. in greece that was home to the 12 olympian gods
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Mecone
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a sacrificial meal marking the "settling of accounts" between mortals and immortals, Prometheus played a trick against Zeus (545–557). He placed two sacrificial offerings before the Olympian: a selection of beef hidden inside an ox's stomach (nourishment hidden inside a displeasing exterior), and the bull's bones wrapped completely in "glistening fat" (something inedible hidden inside a pleasing exterior). Zeus chose the latter, setting a precedent for future sacrifices; henceforth, humans would keep the meat for themselves and burn the bones wrapped in fat as an offering to the gods. This angered Zeus, who hid fire from humans in retribution.
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Athens
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main city in greece.
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Arcadia
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place in greece that was home to the god Pan.
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Aegis
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large collar or cape worn in ancient times to display the protection provided by a high religious authority or the holder of a protective shield signifying the same
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Parthenon
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temple dedicated to the Goddess Athena
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Cyprus
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Island of Aphrodite
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Delos
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birthplace of apollo and artemis
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Krisa/Crisa
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apollo builds a temple there.
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Delphi
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the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew the Python
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Caduceus
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staff carried by Hermes
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Lyre
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stringed musical instrument
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Petasus
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sun hat of Thessalian origin worn by the ancient Greeks, often in combination with the chlamys cape. It was usually made of wool felt, leather or straw, with a broad, floppy brim. It was worn primarily by farmers and travellers, and was considered characteristic of rural people. As a winged hat, it became the symbol of Hermes
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Pomegranate
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fruit of the dead.
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fire
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basic elements of the Universe.
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anthropomorphic
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attribution of human characteristics (or characteristics assumed to belong only to humans) to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities
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cosmology
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birth of the universe
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theogony
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birth of the gods.
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titanomachy
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battle between the gods and the titans
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gigantomachy
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battle between gods and the giants.
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Hieros Gamos
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Sacred Marriage.
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Succession Myth
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myths to tell the succession of the gods and the universe.
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etiological myth
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a myth intended to tell the stories of the origin of something.
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ages of man
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stages of human existence on the Earth according to Greek mythology
Golden, Silver,Bronze, Heroic, Iron. |
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Hope/elpis
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spirit of hope, zeus put in a jar and put in Pandora's box.
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Piety
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respect and reverence to the Gods.
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Hubris
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actions that shamed and humiliated the victim for the pleasure or gratification of the abuser
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xenia
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The concept of hospitality, or generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home
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Trickster Gods
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trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior.
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ithyphallic
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penis erect.
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apotropaic
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to turn off or ward away evil.
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Orphic Creation
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scenario of the Cosmic Egg origin, but without the Creator Goddess, Eurynome (see Eurynome and Ophion).
Behind the myth, is the religion of salvation for the human's soul. |
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tragedy
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form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing
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sacrifice
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offering of food, objects or the lives of animals or people to a higher purpose or to God or the gods as an act of propitiation or worship
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