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24 Cards in this Set
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olive
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an Old World evergreen tree grown in warm regions for its fruit that is a food and the source of an edible oil
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fig
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a tree of warm regions related to the mulberry that bears a pear-shaped edible fruit
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cella
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inner part of a temple housing the statue of a god or goddess
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Tholos graves
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shaft graves
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libation
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an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice (as to a god); also : the liquid poured
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omen
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an event or phenomenon believed to be a sign or warning of a future occurrence
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soothsayer
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one who foretells events
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trance
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a sleeplike state or a state of very deep absorption
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oracle
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one held to give divinely inspired answers or revelations
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seer
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a person who foresees or predicts events
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Mystery cult
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River Styx
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river encircling Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead
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Charon
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boatsman who ferried souls of the dead across the river Styx to Hades
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Cerberus
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three headed dog guarding the gate of Hades
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Tartarus
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infernal abyss below Hades where Zeus hurled the rebel Titans
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Elysian Fields
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place of ideal bliss and complete happiness
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Isles of the Blessed
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Pluto
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god ruling over the lower world, also called Hades
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Persephone
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daughter of Zeus and Demeter abducted by Hades to be his wife in the lower world
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Pool of Memory
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Pool of Lethe
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pool in Hades whose water produced a loss of memory in those who drank it
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Asphodel Fields
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The Fates
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three Greek goddesses who control human destiny and life
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