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13 Cards in this Set
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Atlas
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Carries the world on his shoulders, punished by Zeus punished for
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Centuars
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Half horse half human, turn into constellation of Saggitarius,
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Cerberus
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3 headed dog guardian of Hades
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Circe
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Enchantress island of Aeaea in love wiht O gave advice for journey, turned men into swine, magic herb gave by hermes avoided her spell
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Cyclopes
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one eyed giant, forges Zeus's thunderbolts, blinds Polythemus
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Geryon
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Three bodied monster with red cattle, killed by H as H took cattle as labor
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Hydra
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Nine headed monster that lives in a swamp with poisonous breath
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Scylla and Charybdis
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Scylla- six headed snaky monster
Charybdis- whirlpool avoided by O on circe's advice |
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Sirens
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Sea nymphs that charm sailors by their singing
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Argus
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Hundred eyed giant, guardian of Io, charmed to sleep my hermes, punished with eyes taken to form peacocks tail feathers
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Arachne
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Skilled weaver turned into spider after challenging Athena to competition
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Charon
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ferryman of styx, bad tempered
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Chimaera
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monster with body of a lion, goat, and tail of dragon. killed by bellerophon
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