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14 Cards in this Set
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Homer
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A Greek epic poet.
Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey |
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Agamemnon
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King of Mycenae, husband of Clytemnestra, brother of Menelaus. Led war against Troy in Trojan War to get Hellen back; sacrificed own daughter to get winds to blow
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Clytemnestra
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Wife of Agamemnon.
had him murdered when he came back from war |
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Iphigenia
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Sacrificed to Artemis to get winds to blow
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Achilles
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Mythical Greek hero of the Iliad
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Orestes
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Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Tried to prevent Iphigenia from being sacrificed
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Odysseus
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Mythical Greek character.
King of Ithaca |
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Homer
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A Greek epic poet.
Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey |
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Agamemnon
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King of Mycenae, husband of Clytemnestra, brother of Menelaus. Led war against Troy in Trojan War to get Hellen back; sacrificed own daughter to get winds to blow
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Clytemnestra
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Wife of Agamemnon.
had him murdered when he came back from war |
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Iphigenia
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Sacrificed to Artemis to get winds to blow
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Achilles
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Mythical Greek hero of the Iliad
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Orestes
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Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Tried to prevent Iphigenia from being sacrificed
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Odysseus
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Mythical Greek character.
King of Ithaca |
