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What is Mythology?
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contains ancient stories to teach man about his relationship to his world, in oral history shared through generations resulting in various takes on the same story
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what is it's purpose
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explains natural phenomenon, history/genealogy, and religion
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Why study it?
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literary style, common themes, humanities, human nature and culture (art, literature, and music), etymology
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How many Gods/Goddeses were there on the Council of Olympian Gods
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12
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What was the prophecy that Uranus was given?
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that his son would overpower him, came true because Cronus became King
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Who was Cronus' wife?
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Rhea
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What were Cronus and Rhea?
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titans
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who where Cronus and Rhea's children
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Hestia, Demeter, Zeus, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon
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What were Cronus' and Rhea's children
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1st generation olympians
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