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Latin II Exam Review
Mythology
16
Language - Latin
10th Grade
05/30/2007

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Term
Atlas
Definition
Perseus turned Atlas into Atlas mountatins with Medusa's head after Atlas told him he could stay there.
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Minos
Definition
King of Crete, ordered Daedalus to build the labrinth; Judge in underworld
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Tityus
Definition
9 acre guy in hell ate by 2 vultures
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Ixion
Definition
revolving firey wheel
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Hippomenes
Definition
Defeated Atlanta at race and married with help from Aphrodite (3 apples)
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Pygmalion
Definition
Statue he loved came to life because of Aphrodite
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Phaethon
Definition
son of sun god, couldnt drive chariot
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Atalanta
Definition
Awarded pelt in boar hunt, raced suitors. turned into lion
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Meleager
Definition
log represented life, when he gave boar pelt to girl, his uncles tried to stop him. He killed them, mother threw log in fire in revenge
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Dryope
Definition
Tried to pluck blossom but tree blead and she turned into tree
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Adonis
Definition
Young man loved by Aphrodite, killed by boar, saved by Persephone on condition spent half of year in hell with her
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Anaxaxerate
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refused love of man, turned to stone because she was so mean.
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Tantalus
Definition
water at knees and grapes just out of reach.
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Midas
Definition
Golden touch; pan better music than Apollo. Gets ass ears
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Scylla
Definition
Daughter of Nisus, fell in love ith enemy and betrayed herself and family.
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Sisyphus
Definition
Heavy rock to top of hill
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