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59 Cards in this Set
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Who are the Gorgon sisters?
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Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale
(Sth-eno) (Eury-ale) |
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What were the Greek and Roman names for the fates?
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Moirai and Porcae
(Mo-ira-i) (Por-cae) |
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Who were the three Erynes/Eumenides?
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Allecto, Tisiphone, and Megeara
(All-ect-o) (Tisi-phone) (Meg-e-ara) |
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How many Horae sisters were there?
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Three
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What did the Horae sisters represent?
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The seasons
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Of which goddess were the Horae sisters ladies of?
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Venus
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What did the Charites sisters represent?
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Grace
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Who were the three Charite sisters?
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Aglain, Euphosyne, and Thalia
(Ag-lain) (Eup-ho-syne) (Tha-lia) |
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Who was chasing Eurydice when she was bit by a snake?
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Aristeus
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Who were the foster parents of Oedipus?
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Melope and Polybus
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Who were the Musae?
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The muses
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Name the 9 Muses, including numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9.
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Calliope
Clio Erato Euterpe Polyhymnia Thalia Terpsicore Urania Melpomere |
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Who kills the Amazonian Queen Pentheslia?
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Achllies
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Who is the Amazonian Queen?
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Pentheslia
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Who were the siblings of Eos?
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Helios and Selene
(Hel-ios) (Sel-ene) |
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Who was the son of Eos and Tithanos
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Memnon
(Mem-non) |
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What did Memnon recieve as a result of being the son of a god?
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Divine armor (like Aeneas and Achilles)
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Where was Momnon from?
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Eithiopia in Africa
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Who was the mom of the giant Antaeus whom Hercules killed?
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Gaia
(Gaia) |
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What was an alternatve name for Hippomenes?
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Milinean...? (REALLY not sure about that one, if you know the right answer please tell me)
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Which book of the Aeneid told of the falling of Troy?
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2nd Book
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Who was Janus married to when he had the daughter Canens?
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Venilia
(Ven-ilia) |
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Who were the parents of Canens?
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Janus (God of Gates) and Venilia
(Ven-ilia) |
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Who does Canens fall in love with?
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Picus
(Picus) |
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Who scorns Circe and thus gets turned into a woodpecker?
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Picus
(Picus) |
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Who is Hercules rejected by after leaving Deianira for her?
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Iole
(Iol-e) |
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Who is Hercules a slave to for a year?
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Omphale
(Omp-hale) |
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Which man died in a shipwreck causing his wife Alycone to commit suicide?
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Ceyx
(Ceyx) |
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Who was the wife of Ceyx who commited sucide by jumping off a cliff and thus turned into a bird?
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Alycone
(Aly-cone) |
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What is the Greek word for "nobody"?
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Udes (Or it is pronouced that way)
(Ud-es) |
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Who is the son of Priam who was impersonated by Athena?
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Deiphobus
(Dei-pho-bus) |
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Who was the seer brother of Hector and son of Priam who told Hector to go and fight?
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Helenus
(Hele-nus) |
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Which daughter of Priam was raped in Athena's temple by Ajax the Lesser?
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Cassandra
(Cass-an-dra) |
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If I had a penny for every time I learned something knew in school, what would I be?
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Centseless... (I know I fail at joke but I am trying..)
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Which daughter of Priam was sacrificed at the grave of Achilles by Neophtolemus?
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Polyxena
(Poly-xena) |
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What is black and white and red all over?
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An Anti-Racist cow who was recently mutated to serve strawberry milk
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STOP!!!!!!!!!!
If your eyes are closed, you may continue on. If your eyes are open, you must wait until February 31st to open them. |
Out of curiosity... why are you studying these index cards with your eyes closed..? O_O
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Who rejects Apollo for Idas?
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Marpersa
(Mar-persa) |
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Who is Ajax the lesser a son of?
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Olius
(Ol-ius) |
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What is an alternative name for Athena that is not Minerva?
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Pallas
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Who was the Palladium statue in Troy stole by?
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Diomedes and Odysseus
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Who were the parents of Odysseus?
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Antillea and Laertes
(An-till-ea) (La-ert-es) |
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Who was the leader of the suitors who Odysseus have to kill?
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Antinous
(Anti-ous) |
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Which island does Calpyso live on?
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Ogygia
(Og-y-gia) |
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What was the name of the giant who lived in Sicily?
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Polyphemus
(Poly-phemus) |
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Who were Circe's siblings?
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Aeetes and Pasiphae (Helios is their dad)
(Aee-tes) (Pasi-phae) |
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What was the name of the son Odysseus had with Circe and what did he later do?
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Telegones; he killed Odysseus
(Tele-gones) |
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What is the name of the plant Hermes brings to cure the soldiers of Odysseus from Circe's powers?
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Moly
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Who kills Priam?
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Neoptolemus
(Neo-p-tol-emus) |
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Who is Neoptolemus the son of?
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Achilles
(Ach-ill-es) |
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What is another name for Neoptolemus?
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Pyrrhus
(Pyrr-hus) |
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Who goes to get Hercules bow from Philoctetes?
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Odysseus and Neoptolemus
(Ody-ss-eus) (Neo-p-tol-emus) |
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Who is the wooden horse used to capture Troy built by?
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Epeos
(Epe-os) |
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What are Halcyon Days?
(Hal-cyon) |
Days of calm and peace
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In what way does Odysseus think it should be settled who gets Achilles armor?
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By a talked-debate
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In what way does Ajax the Greater think Achilles armor should be awarded?
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By a battle
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Who gets Achilles armor?
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Odysseus (even though Ajax deserved it)
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What does Ajax do in a fit of rage?
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Kill all the sheep thinking they are Greek Kings, then commits suicide because of the shame
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Why did Odysseus get to decide how Achilles armor should be handed out?
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He was good with words so he persuaded the Greek people better than Ajax
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