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62 Cards in this Set
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Where did Apollo kill the Python?
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Mt. Parnassus
(Parn-ass-us) |
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What did Apollo do after killing the python?
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He built a shrine at Delphi and an oracle called Pythia
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What did Cupid to do Apollo after he mocked him?
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Cupid shot a golden arrow at Apollo, and a lead one at Daphne
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What happened when Apollo chased Daphne too long?
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She was turned into a Laurel Tree
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What did Jupiter change Io in to protect her?
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A cow
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Who did Juno send to watch the cow (Io) because she was suspicious?
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Argus (Had 100 eyes)
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Who did Jupiter send to keep Io the cow safe?
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Hermes
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What did Hermes do to Argus?
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He killed him
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What did Hermes kill Argus with?
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Caduceus
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Who was Apollo's son who wanted to ride the sun chariot and who killed him?
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Son - Phaethon
Person who killed him - Jupiter |
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Who was Apollo's son (other than Phaethon)?
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Asculapius
(As-cul-apius) |
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Who trained Apollo's son Asculapius in the arts of medicine?
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Chiron, the centaur
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What was Asculapius able to do with these teachings of Chiron?
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Raise the dead
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Who killed Asculapius?
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Jupiter because he was mad at the unbalance
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What are the names of the creatures, and what creatures are they that Apollo kills?
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Cyclopes - Brontes, Steropes, Arges
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Why did Apollo kill the Cyclopes and why was Jupiter mad about it?
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Apollo killed them as revenge to Zeus for killing his sons; Jupiter was mad because the Cyclopes knew how to make the lightning bolt.
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Who did Apollo had to serve as a punishment for killing the Cyclopes?
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Admetus
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What was fated to happen to Admetus?
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He was to die
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What was the only way Admetus could live?
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Someone else in the kingdom had to give their life
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Who told Admetus he could live if someone takes his place?
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Apollo; he did this because Admetus was nice to him
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Who volunteered to die for Admetus because no one else would?
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His wife, Alcestis
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Who heard of what would happen to Alcestis and what did he do about it?
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Hercules; he hid in the bushes to fight death
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Who was death essentially?
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Thanatos
(Than-a-tos) |
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Who did Jupiter try to rape as a WHITE BULL?
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Europa
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What did Europa do to the white bull (Zeus) and where did they go?
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She ride on his back; they went to Crete
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Who was Europa's dad and brother?
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Dad - Agenor
Brother - Cadmus (founder of Thebes) |
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What children did Europa and Jupiter have?
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Sarpedon, Rhydomendes, and Minos (future king of Crete)
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What did Cadmus do as a result of his sister going missing?
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Went to go find her and meets dragon
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What did Cadmus do to the teeth of the dragon after he killed it?
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He buried the teeth into the soil
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What happened to the teeth of the dragon Cadmus slayed after they were buried?
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They turned into soilders, but Cadmus killed them before they could hurt him
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Who told Cadmus he must build a city where he finds a White Bull lying down?
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The Pythia Oracle at Delphi
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What city does Cadmus finally found?
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Thebes
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Who did Cadmus marry?
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Harmonia
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What region did Cadmus live in inside the city Thebes with his wife?
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Boeotia
(Be-o-sha) |
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What main three children did Harmonia and Cadmus have?
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Ino, Semele, and Agave
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What was the name of the nymph Zeus raped that later turned into a bear?
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Callisto
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Who turned Callisto into a bear and why?
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Juno; she was mad because Zeus raped Callisto
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Which son did Zeus and Callisto have together?
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Arcus
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What did Arcus do?
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He was a hunter
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Who did Arcus accidentally kill?
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His mom because she looked like a bear
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What did Jupiter do to Arcus and Callisto?
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Made them into star constellations
Callisto - Ursa Major Arcus - Ursa Minor |
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Who saw Diana bathing one day?
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Actaeon
(Act-ae-on) |
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What did Diana do to Actaeon as a punishment for watching her bathing nude?
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Turned him into a stag and his own dogs ate him
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Who did Juno trick into seeing Jupiter in his true form?
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Semele
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What happened to Semele as a result of seeing Zeus in his true form?
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She died from the lightning bolt
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Who was Semele pregnant with when she died and what did Zeus do with the unborn baby?
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Bacchus (Dionysus in Greek); Zeus placed him in his thigh so he could be born
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Who cut Zeus in the thigh to place Bacchus in?
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Vulcan (Hephaestus in Greek)
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What were the followers of Bacchus called?
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Maenads (Supposedly crazy)
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Who was Bacchus' side kick and what type of animal was he?
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Silenus; Satyr
(Sil-e-nus) |
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What area does the god Bacchus come from?
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The east
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Who did Juno and Jupiter see as a result of their fight about who enjoys love more?
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Tiresias
(Tir-es-ias) |
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Why did Juno and Jupiter see Tiresias to solve their fight about who enjoyed love more?
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He was a woman for seven years
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Who does Tiresias say loves love more (men or women)?
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Women
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Whom did Echo love?
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Narcissus
(Nar-ciss-us) |
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What did Bacchus do to everyone on his boat, and with the exception of who?
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He turned them into dolphins; he did not turn Acoetes into one
(Aco-et-es) |
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Who does Acoetes tell of Bacchus turning everyone on his boat to dolphins?
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Pentheus
(Pen-the-us) |
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Which city was Pentheus the king of?
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Thebes
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What rule does Pentheus make concerning Bacchus?
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That no worshipping of him is allowed in the city
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From rage or crazyness, what did the Maenads (followers of Bacchus) and Agave (Pentheus' mom) do?
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Tore Pentheus to pieces
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What was the job of Pyrrha and Deucalion?
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To repopulate the Earth after a massive flood caused by Zeus to punish mankind
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Who was Phaethon's mother and father?
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Father - Apollo
Mother - Clymene |
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In what form did Zeus impregnate Io?
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A cloud
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