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Name 3 of the hills
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Palatine, Aventine, Esquiline
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Name 2 of the hills
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Capitoline, Quirinal
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Name 2 of the hills
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Viminal, Caelian
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What hill did Romulus stand on?
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Palatine
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What hill did Remus stand on?
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Aventine
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On what hill were the temples?
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Capitoline
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What hill did Marcus Manlius protect?
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Capitoline
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Name 3 of the rivers of Hades and what they are
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Styx-sacred oaths
Lethe-forgetfulness Phlegathon-fire |
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Name 2 of the rivers of Hades and what they are
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Acheron-woe
Cocytus-wailing |
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Name the Fates and their duties
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Clotho-spinner
Lachesis-measurer Atropos-cutter |
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Name the Gorgons and what's special about them
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Stheno-immortal
Euryale-immortal Medusa-mortal |
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Name the Furies, or Erinyes
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Megaera
Alecto Tisiphone |
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Name 3 of the Muses
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Clio
Calliope Thalia |
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Name 3 of the Muses
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Erato
Urania Euterpe |
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Name 3 of the Muses
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Polyhymnia
Terpsichore Melpomene |
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Name the Graiae
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Deino
Enyo Pemphredo |
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Name the Graces
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Thalia
Aglaea Euphrosyne |
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Name the Hours
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Thallo
Auxo Carpo |
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Name 3 of the Sirens
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Parthenope
Ligeia Leucosia |
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Name the 3 Harpies
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Aello
Podarge Ocypete |
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Who, a brother of Priam, loved Eos?
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Tithonus
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What did Eos request for Tithonus, and what important factor did she neglect to specify?
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Eternal life, and eternal youth
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Into what was Tithonus transformed?
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A grasshopper
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Who was Heracles' first wife?
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Megara
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Who was Heracles' second wife?
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Omphale
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Who was Heracles' third wife?
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Deianira
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Who was Heracles' divine wife?
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Hebe
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What was Hebe's job before she married Heracles?
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Cupbearer to gods
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What islands are the rumored birthplaces of Artemis?
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Ogygia, Delos
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Who escaped their murderous stepmother on the back of the flying golden ram?
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Phrixus and Helle
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What body of water did Helle fall into and drown?
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Hellespont
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Who was Laomedon?
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Priam's father
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Who was the prophet who warned the Trojan to not trust the Trojan Horse?
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Laocoon
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How was Laocoon killed?
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Eaten by sea serpents sent by Poseidon
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Who was the prophetess who warned the Trojans of the plan behind the horse, but was not believed?
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Cassandra
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What daughter of Priam and Hecuba was given the gift of prophecy?
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Cassandra
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Why were Cassandra's prophecies never believed?
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Apollo placed the curse on her because she didn't return his love
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What did Ajax the Lesser do to bring down the wrath of Athena?
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He raped Cassandra in the Temple of Athena
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Who took Cassandra as concubine, after having to return his previous two?
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Agamemnon
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Who is the father of Jason?
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Aeson
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Who is the mother of Jason?
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Alcimede or Polymede
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Who is the younger son of Aeson?
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Promachus
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Who is the evil uncle of Jason, who usurps Aeson and attempt to kill Jason?
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Pelias
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Who is the mentor and early caretaker of Jason?
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Chiron
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What two lions did Heracles fight?
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The Nemean Lion and the Lion of Mt. Cithaeron
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Who was the wife of Orpheus, who was chased into a field and bitten by a snake?
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Eurydice
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What was the one condition that Orpheus had to follow in order to bring back Eurydice?
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He couldn't look back on the way out of the underworld
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Where was Eurydice trapped for eternity?
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On the far side of the Styx
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Who challenged Menelaus to single combat?
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Paris
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Who rescued Paris and how did they do it?
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Aphrodite, by whisking him away from the fight
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Who was the nurse of the baby Zeus?
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Amalthea
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What was made of her skin?
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Aegis
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What is the relationship between Circe and Aeetes?
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Half-siblings, both children of Helios
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What did Odysseus use to combat the magic of Circe?
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Moly
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Who are the children of Cadmus and Harmonia?
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Semele, Ino, Agave, Autonave
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What aunt of Dionysus helped raise him?
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Ino
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Who did Midas help that gained him the golden touch?
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Silenus
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Who is the grandfather of Romulus and Remus?
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Numitor
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What evil uncle usurped Numitor and threw Romulus and Remus into the Tiber?
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Amulius
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What was the name of Dionysus' staff?
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Thyrsus
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Who escaped Lars Porsena, only to be captured, returned, and released?
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Cloelia
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How did Cloelia escape Lars?
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She stole a horses and swam across the Tiber with a group of virgins
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Why did Lars release her and what gift did he give her upon release?
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He was impressed with her bravery, and he allowed her to take half of the remaining Roman hostages with her.
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Who defended the Pons Sublicius from the invading Etruscans and Lars Porsena?
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Horatius Cocles
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Who stuck his right hand in a fire to show the Etruscans how unafraid the Romans were of torture?
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Scaevola
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Who betrayed Rome to the Sabines, by opening the gates to Titus Tatius' army?
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Tarpeia
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What happened to Tarpeia?
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She asked for what they wore on their left arm, meaning their bracelets, but was crushed to death by their shields, also worn on the left arm, and thrown off the Tarpeian Rock
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Who committed suicide after being raped by Tarquinius Sextus?
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Lucretia
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Who had a tempestuous affair?
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Aeneas and Dido
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Who defended the Capitoline against Brennus and the Gauls?
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Marcus MANLIUS
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What alerted Marcus Manlius to the Gauls climbing the Capitoline?
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The sacred geese of Juno
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What set of triplets fought the Horatii?
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Curiatii
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Of what city were the Horatii?
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Rome
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Of what city were the Curiatii?
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Alba Longa
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What happened on August 24, 79 AD?
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Vesuvius erupted
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Who was attacked by the sea monster Cetus?
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Andromeda
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Who was the mother of Polyphemus?
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Thoosa
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Who did Polyphemus pine for, who never returned his love?
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Galatea, a sea nymph
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What was the fate of Acis, Galatea's beloved?
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Crushed by a rock by Polyphemus, his blood running out from under the rock became the River Acis, of which he was the god
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Who transformed from a statue into a woman at the wishes of her creator, Pygmalion?
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Galatea
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Where did Galatea and Pygmalion live?
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Cyprus
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What was the name of Galatea and Pygmalion's child?
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Pathos
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Who was given the hound Laelaps and a javelin after helping cure Minos of a disease?
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Procris
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Who was rumored to have given Procris her hound and javelin?
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Artemis
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What son of Deucalion led 80 ships to the Trojan War?
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Idomeneus
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Where did Idomeneus sail from?
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Crete
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Why did Idomeneus sacrifice his son upon his return to Crete?
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When his fleet was caught in a storm, he promised to sacrifice the first person he saw on Crete
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What crewmate of Idomeneus helped retrieve the body of Patroclus?
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Meriones
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Who wished to be with Hermaphroditus forever, causing her to be fused with him?
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Salmacis
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Who helped Poseidon and Apollo build the walls of Troy?
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Abacus
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Who purified Jason and Medea for the murder of her brother Absyrtus?
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Circe
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According to some myths, what was another cause of death for Absyrtus?
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He was lured into a trap by Medea and killed by Jason
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Who was fed his son after raping and mutilating his wife's sister?
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Tereus
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What was the name of Tereus' son?
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Itys
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Who was raped and mutilated by Tereus?
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Philomela
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What happened to Philomela?
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Raped by Tereus, who cut her tongue out. She wove a tapestry to tell what happened. She was turned into a swallow
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What was the name of Tereus' wife?
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Procne
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Into what was Procne transformed?
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A nightingale
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Why and how was Odysseus' last ship destroyed?
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Hit by a lightning bolt from Helios, because the crew slaughtered some of the sacred cattle of the sun
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Where were the sacred cattle of the sun located?
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Sicily
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Who on Odysseus' crew convinced them to slaughter the sacred cattle while Odysseus slept?
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Eurylochus
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Whose court did Demeter visit on her sorrowful wanderings?
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Celeus and Metaneira
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What did she try to do with their son Dempholon?
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Burn away his mortality and make him immortal
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How was Demeter's plan to make Demopholon immortal ruined?
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Metaneira walked in on her holding Demopholon in the flames, causing her to drop him into the fire.
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Who was turned into a lizard for mocking Demeter's drinking?
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Escalabus
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Who rescued Phrixus' sons from the island of Ares?
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Jason
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For what Trojan hero did the sky rain blood upon his death?
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Sarpedon
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What river did Achilles fight?
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Scamander or Xanthus
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What two heroes on opposite sides of the Trojan war exchange armor?
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Diomedes and Glaucus
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What king let Heracles sleep with all 50 of his daughters?
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Thespias
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Who is Bellerophon's mother?
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Eurinome
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Who was Bellerophon sent to kill after slaying the Chimaera?
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The Amazons or Solymi
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Who accused Bellerophon of rape after he rejected her advances?
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Antaea
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Who is Antaea's husband?
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Proetus
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Bellerophon was sent with a message to Eobates, telling him to kill the carrier of the message. With what task did Eobates charge Bellerophon?
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Slay the Chimaera
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What Greek hero is a son of Tydeus?
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Diomedes
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Why was the offer of immortality retracted from Tydeus?
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He ate an enemy's brains
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What god is referred to as "twice born"?
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Dionysus
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Who were the Dioscuri?
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Castor and Pollux
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How many times did the River Styx flow around Hades?
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9
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Who is the father of Aethra?
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King Pittheus of Troezen
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How did Pittheus give Aethra to Aegeus?
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He got Aegeus drunk, then sent Aethra to sleep with him
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Who was the child of Psyche and Cupid?
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Pleasure
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What other names does Eris go by?
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Dischordia, Ate
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Where did the fleet of 1,000 ship launch from?
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Aulis
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Who angered Artemis, causing the ships to be becalmed at Aulis?
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Agamemnon
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Whose love was perpetuated through a chink in the wall?
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Pyramus and Thisbe
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What Greek hero had Heracles' bow?
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Neoptolimus
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In what city in Colchis was Aeetes' palace?
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Aea
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Who instructed Heracles in the art of fencing?
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Castor
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Who instructed Heracles in the art of wrestling?
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Autolychus
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Who instructed Heracles in the art of chariot racing?
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Amphitryon
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Who helped build the walls of Thebes by moving stones with his golden lyre?
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Amphion
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Who was tied to the horns of a bull by Amphion and Zethus and ripped to pieces?
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Dirce
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Who was the seer who foretold the destruction of the suitors?
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Theoclyminus
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Who were the Epigonae?
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The sons of the 7 Against Thebes
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Who was Ganymede's father?
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Tros
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Where was Agamemnon king of?
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Mycenae
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Who traveled to the Far West to complete a labor?
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Heracles, traveled to the Hesperides
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Who was turned into a goat by Zeus to protect him from Hera's wrath?
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Dionysus
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Who was the tutor of the little Dionysus?
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Silenus
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Who kicked people over a cliff to his pet turtle?
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Sciron
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Who wrestled Theseus?
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Cercyon
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Who attacked travelers with a club on the road to Athens?
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Periphetes
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Who ripped people apart between two trees?
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Sinis
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Who tie people to a bed, and either stretched them or cut them to fit?
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Procrustes
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Who told Odysseus which servants had been disloyal?
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Eurycleia
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What son of Hector was killed when he was thrown from the walls of Troy?
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Asyntax
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How many children did Aeneas have with Creusa?
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3
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How many children did Aeneas have with Lavinia?
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1
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What goddess played with lion cubs?
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Artemis
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Who almost married Artemis, only to be killed through a trick of Apollo?
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Orion
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What goddess invented the flute?
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Athena
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Who was transformed into reeds to avoid the advances of Pan?
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Syrinx
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Who was transformed into a pine tree to avoid the advances of Pan?
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Pitys
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What two gods tried to marry Hestia?
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Poseidon and Apollo
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Who chained Death?
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Sisyphus
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Who released Death after he was chained by Sisyphus?
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Ares
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Who had an insatiable hunger that drove him to repeatedly sell his daughter?
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Erysichthon
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Who was Erysichthon's daughter?
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Mestra
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Why did Erysichthon have an insatiable hunger?
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He cut down trees sacred to Demeter
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Who was Jason's mother?
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Alcimede
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Who was Medea's brother, who she chopped up to delay her father?
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Absyrtus
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What giant was eternally imprisoned in the Underworld for trying to rape Leto?
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Titius
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What was Titius' punishment?
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Chained to the ground and vulture eat his liver
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What goddess controlled the Oracle at Delphi before Apollo?
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Themis
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Who were the Spartoi?
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The men grown from the sown dragon teeth
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Who told Hades that Persephone ate a pomegranate?
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Ascalabus
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What was Ascalabus turned into?
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An owl
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Who shoots an arrow at Menelaus, breaking the truce?
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Pandarus
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What nymph tried to stop Pluto from taking Proserpina?
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Cyone
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What happened to Cyone?
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She melted into a puddle
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Who killed Laomedon?
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Heracles
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Why did Heracles kill Laomedon?
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Because Laomedon refused to Heracles his reward for rescuing Hesione from a sea monster
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Heracles killed all but 1 of Laomedon's sons. Who did he spare, and why?
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Podarces (Priam), because he was ransomed from Heracles by Hesione
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Who was the Queen of the Amazons, after she accidentally killed her sister Hippolyta?
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Penthesilea
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Who were the sisters of Penthesilea?
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Hippolyta
Antiope Melanippe |
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Who brought 80 ships from Argives?
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Diomedes
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Who brought 100 ships from Mycenae?
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Agamemnon
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Who brought 60 ships from Sparta?
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Menelaus
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Who brought 90 ships from Pylos?
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Nestor
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Who brought 12 ships from Ithaca?
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Odysseus
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Who brought 80 ships from Crete?
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Idomeneus and Meriones
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Who brought 50 ships of Myrmidons?
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Achilles
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Who was the seer of the Seven Against Thebes?
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Amphioraus
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Who was the leader of the Seven Against Thebes?
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Adrastus
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Who was the father of Diomedes, who had the offer of immortality after he ate an enemy's brains?
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Tydeus
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Whose brains did Tydeus eat?
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Melanippus
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Who was the father of Niobe?
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Tantalus
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How many children did Niobe and Amphion have?
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7 sons, 7 daughters
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Zeus + Semele =
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Dionysus
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Zeus + Danae =
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Perseus
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Zeus + Alcmene =
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Heracles
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Zeus + Leda =
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Polydeuces/Pollux
Helen of Sparta |
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Zeus + Callisto =
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Arcas
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Zeus + Io =
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Epaphus
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Zeus + Aegina =
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Aeacus
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Zeus + Europa =
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Minos
Rhadamanthys Sarpedon |
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Poseidon + Aethra =
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Theseus
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Aphrodite + Anchises =
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Aeneas
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