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Intro. to Myth Flash Cards
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11th Grade
03/31/2009
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Furies
 Definition
goddesses of revenge
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Cronus
 Definition
castrated his father
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Cronus
 Definition
gives us the image of "Father Time"
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Atlas
 Definition
book of maps
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Atlas
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has to hold the world on his shoulders for eternity
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Pandora
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the first woman
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Pandora
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Unleashed all ills on mankind
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Pandora
 Definition
created as a punishment for mankind
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Uranus
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original sky god
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Rhea
 Definition
wife of Cronus
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Cyclops
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had one eye in the middle of their foreheads
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100-handed Ones
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imprisoned deep within the earth
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Prometheus
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gave fire to mankind
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Prometheus
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bound to a rock' liver eaten by birds for all eternity
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first race of gods
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titans
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titans
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children of Cronus and Rhea
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Furies
 Definition
punish sinners and wrongdoers
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Epimetheus
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married Pandora
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Epimetheus
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Given the job of creating man, but botched it
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Gaea
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"Mother Earth"
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Poseidon
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Rules the seas
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Hades
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rules the Underworld
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Cronus
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swallowed his children
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Aphrodite
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goddess of love
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Aphrodite
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born from sea foam
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Zeus
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symbol is the lightning bolt
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Zeus
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king of all the gods
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deity
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a god
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allusion
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reference to a work of art, literature, etc.
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Mount Olympus
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home of the gods
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Cupid
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Eros is also known by this name
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Geo-
 Definition
root word meaning earth
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chrono
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root word meaning time
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logy
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suffix meaning "study of"
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chaos
 Definition
state of utter confusion
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synchronize
 Definition
to set to occur at the same time
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chronic
 Definition
occurring for a long time or frequently over time
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