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107 Cards in this Set
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Acheron River |
The River of woe in the Underworld
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Achilles
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Invincible everywhere except his ankle. He died from wound to ankle.
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Actaeon
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Autonoe’s son. Great and famous hunter.
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Aegeus
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Athenian King. Kills himself when he thought his son died.
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Aeneas
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A Prince. Aphrodite’s son. Famous hero in Trojan War
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Agamemnon
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Led Greeks to war in Troy
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Ajax
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One of the two great champions after Achilles from the Trojan War. Goes on a mad rampage later, kills a bunch, and beat Odysseus savagely. After doing this, he regrets it and kills himself.
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Andromache
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Taken captive by the Greeks. She has to agree to let her son die by being thrown off the wall of Troy.
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Andromeda
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Bound on a rocky ledge, waiting for a sea monster to devour her. Saved by Perseus. Marries Perseus. |
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Aphrodite |
Goddess of love and beauty. Said to have sprung from the foam of the sea. Everywhere she goes, beauty follows. However, she is represented as treacherous and malicious in some poems.
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Apollo |
The son of Zeus and Leto, born on the island of Delos. Been called most greek of all gods. A master musician who delights Olympus as he plays. The god of archery, the Healer. God of Light. God of Truth. Sometimes known as the direct link between gods and men. Also known as the purifier.
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Arachne
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Declared her work was better than Athena. Athena challenges her. After the contest, Arachne’s work is equal to, if not better than, Athena’s. Athena then tears Arachne’s work, and beats her. Arachne hangs herself. Athena feels regret, then turns her into a spider.
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Ares |
The god of war. Son of Zeus and Hera. Known as a mean and ruthless god to the Greeks. The Romans, however, see Mars as more of an idol in battle, as he is invincible and inspiring. |
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Argonauts
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Group of young men from Greece on the quest for the Golden Fleece. They rode in a ship called the Argo, hence the name
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Argus
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The man who built the Argo
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Ariadne
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Helped Theseus escape the Labyrinth. Promised to help him if he married her afterword.
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Artemis |
Apollo’s twin sister, daughter of Zeus and Leto. The Lady of Wild Things, Huntsman-in-chief to the gods. In many stories she was fierce and revengeful. |
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Atalanta
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A hunter, abandoned by her father, raised by a bear then by hunters, and eventually turned into a lioness.
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Atlas
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Condemned to hold up the sky forever.
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Aurora
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Goddess of the Dawn
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Bellerophon
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Owned Pegasus, a flying horse. Went on many quests (was supposed to die from them). Tries to ride up to Olympus, but Pegasus throws him off. Bellerophon had to live out the rest of his days alone, being hated by the gods.
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Callisto
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Daughter of Lycaon, turned into a bear because Hera got mad when Zeus fell in love with her. Instead of being killed, she is placed in the stars and known as the Great Bear.
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Calypso
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A nymph stuck on an island
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Cassandra
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A prophetess. No one ever believed her.
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Centaurs
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Half man, half horse creatures.Known for being beasts.
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Cerberus
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Three-headed, dragon tailed dog
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Chaos
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Vast, immeasurable abyss
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Charon
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Ferries souls of the dead to the farther bank.
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Charybdis
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Whirlpool where the sea forever spouted and roared.
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Chimaera
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A lion in front, goat between, and a serpent behind.
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Circe
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A beautiful yet dangerous witch. Changed any man into a beast
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Clytemnestra
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A queen. Kills Cassandra the prophet.
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Creon
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Regent of Thebes
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Cronus
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lord of the universe at one point
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Cyclops
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Gigantic creatures with one large eye.
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Daedalus
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Architect who had created the Labyrinth for the Minotaur.
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Danae
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Shut up by her father in an underground bronze house. She has a son with Zeus, and when her father finds out, she is cast into the sea on a boat. Her and her son (Perseus) then discover a fisherman. The fisherman takes care of them.
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Delphi
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City that held the priestess. Whatever the priestess said came true.
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Demeter |
The goddess of the corn. |
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Dionysus
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The god of wine.
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Echo
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Fairest of nymphs. Loved Narcissus, but he never loved her. She lived in a cave. Thus, when in caves, she echoes whatever you say.
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Elysian Fields
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Place of blessedness in Underworld. Only those who were true heroes and good at heart went here when they died.
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Eros |
God of Love. Sometimes portrayed as nefarious at heart, but sweet in his tongue. |
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Eurydice
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In the Underworld, she was given to Orpheus, if Orpheus didn’t look back. He did, and she disappeared.
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Furies
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Ministers of justice. Born from Titan Cronus’s blood.
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Golden Fleece
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The Fleece sought after by the Argonauts.
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Gorgons
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Three dragon like creatures with wings that turned man to stone. Two of these were immortal
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Graces |
Never separate, represent grace
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Gryphons |
Creatures with wings and the body of a lion |
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Hades |
Ruler of the underworld.
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Harpies
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Flying creatures who have hooked beaks and claws. Leaves an awful scent behind.
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Hecate
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Goddess of Night, and of the Moon. Is sometimes identified with Artemis.
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Hector
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Most noble of all heavenly beings
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Helen
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The heroine of Troy. Said to be the fairest of all women.
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Hephaestus |
Lame and ugly god of the forge. |
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Hercules
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Greatest of all heroes.
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Hera
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Protector of marriage
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Hermes |
Messenger God
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Hestia |
Goddess of the Hearth |
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Icarus
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Daedalus’ son. Had wings, but flew too high to the sun and fell to his death.
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Iris
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Goddess of the rainbow, messenger
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Janus
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The god of good beginnings
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Jason
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Main person of the argonauts, on a quest for the golden fleece.
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Lethe River
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River of forgetfulness
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Medea
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Beautiful witch like Circe; important part of the quest for the Golden Fleece
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Medusa
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A Gorgon, most well known. She is the only Gorgon that could be killed.
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Menelaus
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King of Sparta
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Mentor
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Fake appearance of Athena, well trusted by people.
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Midas
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Wishes to turn everything he touches to gold.
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Minos
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King of Crete. Ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
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Minotaur
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A monster, half-bull, half-man.
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Mnemosyne
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Titan, name means memory
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Morpheus
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Could morph into any human being
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Muses |
Goddesses of the Arts, Literature, and Science |
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Narcissus
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Fell in love with his own reflection
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Nemesis
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Goddess whose name means Anger. Goddess of divine retribution and vengeance.
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Nike
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Goddess of Victory
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Olympus
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Home of the Olympians
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Orion
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After he died, he was placed in heaven as a constellation
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Orpheus
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Looks back in the underworld, Eurydice disappears
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Athena |
Goddess of the City and of Wisdom
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Pan
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Chief, a great musician
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Pandora
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Given a box, told not to open it, opens it, world is filled with evil
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Paris
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Known in the judgement of Paris
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Parnassus
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Giant mountain, escapes water but is destroyed by fire.
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Pegasus
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Given to Bellerophon. A horse that can fly at very fast speeds.
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Persephone
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Taken to underworld, lives with Hades forever.
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Perseus
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Killed Medusa, married Andromeda. Son of Danae.
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Poseidon |
God of the Sea |
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Priam
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Last King of Troy
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Prometheus
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Gave fire to mankind. Chained to rock where eagle gnawed at his intestines until Hercules saved him.
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Proteus
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Said to be Poseidon’s son, sometimes his attendant. Can tell the future and change shapes
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Psyche
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A beautiful girl who surpassed human and looked like a goddess. Name means Soul. Eventually was with Cupid, showing Love and Soul will always be together
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Pygmalion
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A young gifted sculptor who hated women. Made a statue of a woman, loved it, asked Venus to give him a maiden like her, statue turns into a real person.
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Pyramus
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Pyramus dies, Thisbe kills herself. The fruit of the mulberry is the memorial for the two.
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Scylla
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Would not love Glaucus. Circe turns her into a monster.
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Sirens
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Lived on an island, with enchanting voices that would pull sailors in until they crashed and died
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Sisyphus
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Betrayed Zeus, condemned to forever try to roll a stone up a hill in Hades
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Sphinx
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Creature shaped like a lion, has face of woman. Asks riddles.
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Styx River
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The river of the unbreakable oath by which the gods swear. Called hateful.
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Theseus
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Athenian prince. Took part in a lot of adventures.
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Thetis
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Sea nymph. Took part in story of Achilles.
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Thisbe
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Took part in story with Pyramus. Killed herself after Pyramus died. Mulberry tree in their honor.
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Tiresias |
Old blind prophet who knew the will of the gods like no other man. |
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Titans
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The elder gods. The children of heaven and earth.
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Triton
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Trumpeter of the sea. A sea god. |
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Zeus
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Supreme ruler of the gods. Lord of the sky, could-gatherer, and the rain god. The most well-known Greek god. Wields the thunderbolt.
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