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11/20/2008

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Apollo
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god of light, sun, prophecy, music
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Phoebus
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Apollo
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Diana
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goddess of the hunt and the mountains
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Eurotas
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river of Sparta, center of worship of Diana
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Cytherea
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Venus
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Paphus
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Cyprus; worships Venus
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Cupid
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son, dresses up as Ascanius and makes Aeneas fall in love with Dido
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Vesta
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Goddess of the hearth
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Pallas
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Athena
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Minerva
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Athena
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Cymothoe
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sea nymph
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brother of juno
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neptune
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Aeolus
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god of the winds
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Saternia
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Juno
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why juno hates troy
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Loves carthage and hates troy because of paris and Ganymede and electra
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Saturn
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Jupiter
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Maja
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Daugher of Atlas, mother of Mercury
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Mercury;
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sent to put Dido in a mood to receive the Trojans
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wife to sycheas
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dido
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sister to pygmalion
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dido
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Iliacus
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Trojans
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Dardaniuan
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trojans
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Argos
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home of diomedes, greek
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Myceans
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home of Agamemenon, leader of the Greek expedition against Troy
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Pyhthia
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northern Greece, home of Achilles
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Albanus
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rome
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Latium
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rome
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Samos, island of Aegean
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to Juno
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Argos, city in Greece
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to Juno
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Spartanus: Spartan, southern Greece
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to juno
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Thraians: of Thrace, northeast Greece
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to Juno
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Thracian
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greek
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Poenus
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Phoenecian, Carthoginian
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Agenor
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king of Phonecia
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Tyrus
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city of Phonecia
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Tyrrian
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phonecian
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Byrsa-
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citadel of Carthage
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Sidonia-
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Phonecian
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Anchises
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father of Aeneas with Venus
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Ganymedes
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carried off by Jupiter’s eagle and made cupbearer to the Gods
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Laomedon
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king of Troy, father of Ganymedes
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Paris
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eloped with Helen resulting in the Trojan Wars
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Priam
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- father of Paris, last king of Troy
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Cassandra
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Priam’s daughter
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Hector
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leader of Trojans, brother of Paris, sister is Cassandra, father is Priam
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Sarpedon
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king of Lycia, ally of Trojans
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Capys
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trojan comrade
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Caicus:
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comrade of Aeneas
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Amycus:
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comrade
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Antenor, oris:
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Trojan leader fled after the fall of Troy and settled in northern Italy at Patavium, modern Patua, able to penetrate the walls of Illuria and the fountain of Timavus
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Teucer:
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early king of Troy
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Ascanius:
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son of Aeneas with Creusa; will found alba longa
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Iulus
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ascanius
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Assaracus:
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early king of troy
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Atrides:
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son of Atreus, Agamemnon or Menelaus, leaders of the Greeks against Troy, hated by Priam because of the death of his son, hated by Achilles because denied him winnings in battle, a girl
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Rhesus:
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Thracian prince, ally of the Trojans
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Penthesilea
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queen of the Amazons, ally of Trojans, slain by Achilles
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Memnon:
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Ethiopian King, son of Aurora and ally of Trojans, slain by Achilles
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Troilus:
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prioams youngest son, tied to a chariot and dragged around troy by achilles on his back
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Ajax-
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tore Priam’s daughter, Cassandra from the sanctuary of Minerva
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Tydides-
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son of Tydeus, Diomedes, who fought against Aeneas in single combat before Troy and would have killed him had not Venus spirited her son away
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Diomedes;
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Tydides
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Aeacides
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descendant of Aeacus, Achilles, Greek chiefton
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son of Mars and Rhea Silva, a vestal virgin
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romulus
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Harpalyce:
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Thracian princess and huntress renowned for her speed
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Auster-
Definition
wind
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Aquilo-
Definition
wind
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Zephyrus
Definition
west wind
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