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| Greek librarian and poet at Alexandria. Student of Callimachus |
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| Greatest playwright of his time, sought to reduce prejudice against Socrates. Wrote "the clouds" and "Euripides" |
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| Greek philosopher from Athens, attended Plato's academy |
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| Last of 3 great Athenian Tragedians. More of his works survived than any other author. Reshaped tragedy format. |
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| "greatest man who ever lived" Military leader, wrote about Rome. death-ides of march |
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| Greek philosopher born to wealthy family in Athens. Joined 30 tyrants of Athens. Wrote in dialog form |
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| Greek poet, used modern poetic form. Completed first scientific library |
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| Greek orator, wrote speeches. Killed himself to escape Alexander's men |
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| Greek dramatist, drowned in his bath. Athenian new comedy |
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| Greek author, studied under Amonius. Wrote Parallel Lives, Moralia |
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| Greek poet, father of pastoral poetry |
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| Greek speech writer, studied rhetoric in Italy. Brother was killed by 30 tyrants. Wrote Erasthones |
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| greek historian and essayist, student of Socrates, joined Spartan army |
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| Roman poet/satirist. Known for his stoic criticism and moral tone. Often paired with Juvenal |
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| Roman poet, fell in love with Claudia, died at age 30 |
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| from Athens, writer and actor. His death ended first great age of tragedy. Wrote: Oedipus rex, electra |
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| studied philosophy in Athens, served under brutus. Wrote Book of Satires. |
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| roman poet, son of rich freedman. Exiled for insulting an actor |
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| Roman historian, wrote "history of Rome" |
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| greek historian, father of scientific history. Wrote “history of pelloponesian wars” |
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| Roman statesman, theorist, philosopher. Rome's greatest orator. |
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| known for his 12 epigram books, creator of modern epigram |
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| Lover of Clytaemenstra, helped kill Agamemnon (The Oresteia-Aeschylus) |
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| Clytaemenstra killed her, had the gift of prophecy but no one would believe her. (Oresteia-Aeschylus) |
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Hector's wife--Iliad
Built mini Troy--Aeneid |
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| Orestes' sister, planned Clytaemenstra's murder. (Oresteia-Aeschylus) |
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| Old, wise, Greek king, gave counsel. (Iliad-Homer) |
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| Main suitor, gets killed first when Odysseus returns (Odyssey-Homer) |
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| Best friend of Orestes, only has 3 lines. Says it's better to side with the gods than man. (Oresteia-Aeschylus) |
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| Early Greek Oral Poet, often coupled with Homer, wrote Theogany, and Works and Days |
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| Greek, wrote victory odes and hymns. 45 of which are left, and separated into categories by sport |
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| survivor of the siege of Troy, on a mission to found a new Troy, and Rome |
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| Queen of Carthage, falls in love with Aeneas, kills herself |
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| god of the winds, helps Juno by creating a storm for the Trojans |
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| murdered Priam and his sons at Troy |
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| tricks Trojans into bringing the wooden horse inside |
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| Great Trojan warrior, killed at Troy |
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| Aeneas’ wife at Troy, is left behind and killed |
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| god of love, makes Dido fall in love with Aeneas by disguising himself as Ascanius |
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| Aeneas’ mother, goddess of love, tries to help Aeneas and Trojans |
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| dido’s sister, encourages her to forsake her vow to her dead husband |
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| helmsman for Aeneas’ ship, falls overboard |
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| gives a prophecy that they will get to Italy, but wish they never had. |
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| Aeneas’ father whom he sees in the underworld |
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| son of Hecuba, goes to Thrace for safety and is killed. Spears bleed |
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| goddess that works with Juno against the Trojans |
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| suitor of Lavinia, until Aeneas arrives. He wages warn against the Trojans |
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| king of Latium, father of Lavinia |
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| Wife of Latinus, mother of Lavinia, Remains loyal to Turnus against Aeneas, but eventually kills herself |
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| Daughter of Latinus, is fought over by Turnus and Aeneas. Has no lines |
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| fury sent by Juno to incite the Latins to war against the Trojans |
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| Turnus’ sister, provoked by Juno she starts a battle against the Trojans, after a treaty had already been reached. |
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| Trojan, asks are his “desires from the gods or himself?” tries to save Euryalus, but they are both killed |
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| Trojan, killed by Volcens along with Nisus |
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| scorned by the gods, hated by men. Used to rule the Etruscans |
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| Mezentius’ son, tries to save him from Aeneas, but is killed |
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| good king who lived on the future site of Rome. Knew Aeneas’ father |
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| killed by Turnus, Hercules weeps for him. Turnus takes Pallas’ belt |
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| dread maiden, fierce fighter, outran a horse |
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| king of gods, also called Jove, directed Aeneas’ journey |
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| two survivors of the flood |
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| Apollo chased Daphne and she was transformed into a tree |
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| Steals the Sun god’s chariot and almost destroys the world |
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| Jove tries to rape Europa |
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| Diana turns him into a deer for seeing her naked |
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| Narcissus’ father, a transsexual blind sage |
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| falls in love with his own refelction, dies and turns into a flower |
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| nymph, loves narcissus, can only repeat others’ words |
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| lovers divided by a wall. Romeo and Juliet correlation |
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| had an affair, and Vulcan caught them in the act |
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| perseus rescues andromeda from a sea monster and marries her |
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| Perseus kills Medusa with a mirror |
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| Dis rapes her and takes her to the underworld |
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| gets turned into a spider by Athena |
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| Bragged because she had more kids than Latona, but they all died |
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| has an ivory shoulder because his dad chopped him up and the gods fixed him |
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| Tereus, Procne, and Philomela |
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| Tereus is married to Procne, but rapes and cuts out the tongue of Philomela |
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| Medea has to choose between her father and Jason |
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| Father and daughter. Scylla betrays her father for her love of Minos |
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| Make wax wings and Icarus flies too close to the sun and dies |
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| an old poor couple visited by gods. Food didn’t run out. Became exhausted trying to catch a goose to kill. |
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| Hercules, Deianira, and Nessus |
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| Hercules shoots Nessus with an arrow, and then Deianira gives Hercules a poisoned tunic that accidentally kills him. (Hercules is married to Deianira who loves Nessus) |
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| Orpheus wasn’t supposed to look at Eurydice as they were coming up from the underworld, but he did and she died again |
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| Jupiter’s ex-lover who came to serve in heaven |
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| sculptor who makes an ivory woman who comes to life |
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| Falls in love with her father and sleeps with him. Turns into a tree and gives birth to a son. |
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| Venus loves Adonis, whose mother was Myrrha (the tree) |
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| In order to marry her, a man would have to beat Atalanta in a running race. Hippomenes did, with the help of golden apples. They are later turned into lions. |
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| Neptune wants Achilles killed, so he tells Apollo to shoot him. Apollo tells Paris to do it and he does. |
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| They compete in a verbal contest for Achilles’ armor. Ajax loses, kills himself, and turns into a flower. |
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| Her daughter died, then she found the body of her son Polydoras washed up from the sea |
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