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myth
Ms. Smith project for test
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English
10th Grade
04/17/2011

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prometheus
Definition
stole light
divided meat into two piles for Zeus
tricked Zeus=pecked out liver for eternity
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Helios and Phaeton
Definition
wanted proof Helio was dad
drove helios's cart, crashed it
styx river=bound to promise
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Hyacinth
Definition
killed by discus, thrown by lover, Apollo
GAY
flower hyacinth in memory
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Cupid and Psyche
Definition
cupid, God love falls for psyche, a mortal
sisters try to persuade Cupid is monster
dangerous tasks=get cupid and become goddess
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Daedalus and Icarus
Definition
Daedalus built wings out of wax and feathers, and a labyrinth to hold minotaur
Icarus-fly to close to sun and DIE (daddy is daedalus)
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Zeus and Io
Definition
Zeus into clouds for Io, Io into cow for Zeus to stop suspicions of their affair
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Glaucus and Scylla
Definition
Herbs turn G into merman
falls for Scylla, not intersted
Goes to circe for help, she falls in love, gives Scylla 6 heads and 12 feet.
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Harpies
Definition
Birds that steal food
Jason and the Argonauts
evil, pictured in hell
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Sirens
Definition
singing shipwreckers
The Odyssey
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Fates
Definition
Gods of fate and destiny
determine fates of the gods
spinner, measurer, and the terminator
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Graeae
Definition
Old women that share and eye and tooth
from hercules
Term
Geography of the Underworld
Definition
Elysium-place were good were sent
Tartarus-place were bad were sent
asphodel fields-souls for neither good nor bad
Hades
cerberus-three headed dog
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Pyramus and Thisbe
Definition
Romeo and Juliet
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Perseus and Medusa and Danae
Definition
P kills M
P is son of Zeus and Danae
Danae only daughter, dad disappointed and was said that her offspring would kill him
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Jason and Argonauts
Definition
Pelias agrees to give up throne if Jason can find the golden fleece, argonauts join him.
planted dragon teeth that turned into soldiers (trick with stone, kill eachother)
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The Muses
Definition
goddesses of arts and sciences
relieve sorrows and praise the gods
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The Graces
Definition
aka the Charites
created to fill the world with pleasant moments and godwill
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Echo and Narcissus
Definition
nymph cursed by Hera to only repeat what others say
N is attractive, thinks no one is worthy of him
falls in love with himself and dies
Echo dies of heartbreak
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Persephone
Definition
abducted by hades
Demeter is Goddess of earth and grain
D is mom of P
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Pgagsus and Bellerpharon
Definition
not a god, tried to fly to Olympus on Pegasus, and was stuck down by lightening
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Minos, Pasiphae, and Minotaur
Definition
M and P are king and queen of Crete
P with Cretan bull=minotaur
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Tantalus
Definition
invited to dinner with the gods, turned son in to food, sent to tartarus
pool of water and fruit tempt him
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Orpheus and Eurydice
Definition
O sang to sirens and talented musician
E dies from snake bite, O gets her from underworld, but cant look at her, sun makes him look at her, fails and loses her, forever sings sad songs
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Sisyphus
Definition
helped travelers then killed them
chained in Tart by Than, tricks him but gets re chained, has to push boulder up mountain forever in T
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Dionysyus
Definition
born from Zeus's thigh
god of harvest and wine
like Jesus
gins followers
educates ppl about the grapevine
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Pandora
Definition
created by gods with clay
given to prometheus
created with curiosity and given box, said not to open but does and releases evil
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Pygmalion and Galatea
Definition
happy love story
makes statue, falls in love, asks Aphrodite to make real, does, happily ever after
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