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45 Cards in this Set
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Laesrygonians
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Cannibals
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Polyphemus
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"Cyclops
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Hades
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God of the underworld
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Ithaca
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Odyssesus' home
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Alkinoos
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King of Phaecians
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Agamemnon
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"Menealus' brother
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Olympos
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Home of the gods
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Poseidon
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"God of the sea
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Eurykleia
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A trusted servant to Odyssesus and his family
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Laertes
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Odyssesus' father
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Kronos
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"God who ate his children
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Homer
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First to compose the Odyssey
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Hera
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Zeus's wife/sister
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Kirke
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"Witch who changes men into animals
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Troy
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"City where the Trojan War was fought
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Kalypso
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Sea Nymph who loved Odysseus
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Zeus
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"God of Thunder and lightning
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Antikleia
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Odysseus' mother
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Sirens
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"Voices so beautiful
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Nausikaa
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"Daughter of Alkinoos
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Eurymakhos
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"One of suitors
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Iliad
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Sister to The Odyssey
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Helen
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"Menelaus' wife
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Scylla
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Six-Headed monster
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Achilles
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"The brave Greek fighter
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Agisthos
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Lover of Agamemnon's maiden who killed Agamemnon
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Apollo
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"God of Music
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Argus
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Odysseus' dog
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Epic
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A long narrative poem
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Muse
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"One of Zeus' 9 daughters
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Persephone
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Goddess/Queen of Underworld
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Hermes
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Messanger of Gods
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Atlas
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Titan of the World
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The Odyssey
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Epic poem composed by Homer
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Elpenor
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"Youngest of crew who gets drunk
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Telemakhos
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Son of Odysseus
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Tireseaus
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Blind Prophet
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Aeolus
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God of Wind
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Eurylokhos
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Convinces men to eat the cattle of the Sun God
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Eumaeus
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Trusted Swineherd
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Odysseus
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King of Ithaca
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Penelope
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"Odysseus' wife
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Athena
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Grey-Eyed-Goddess of wisdom and warfare
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Helios
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Sun God
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Antinoos
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Leader of the suitors
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