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15 Cards in this Set
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APHRODITE
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goddess of love and beauty
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ARES
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god of war
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PLATO
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a Greek philosopher and a student of Socrates
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HOMER
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writer of the epics THE ILIAD and THE ODYSSEY
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SPARTA
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a city state that believed in strength and fighting
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SOCRATES
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famous Greek teacher who asked questions instead of giving answers
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PARTHENON
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the magnificent main temple on the Acropolis
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ACROPOLIS
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a "high city" with a walled fortress and built on a hill...
capital city of Athens built here |
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AESOP
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a greek storyteller who wrote stories about animals that ended with a moral (FABLES)
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HERA
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wife oof Zeus and goddess of marriage and the home
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POSEIDON
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god of the sea
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ATHENS
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a strong city state, capital of Greece, and a leader in democracy
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MOUNT OLYMPUS
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home of the gods
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PYTHAGORAS
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a mathametician and philosopher
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ZEUS
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head of the gods, lord of the sky
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