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| gods are in the shape of humans |
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| gods who live on Mount Olympus |
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| Gods who live on the earth |
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| food and drink of the gods |
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| blood of the gods, clearer than human blood |
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| worship of one god, worship of many |
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| king of Lydia, asked Solon who was the happiest man and was sad when it wasn't him. asked the oracle if he should attack the Persians. oracle said a great empire would be destroyed and he attacked the Persians and lost. Almost put to death by Cyrus but Apollo saved him with rain on his pyre |
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| wise man who wrote the law codes for Athens. traveled around the ancient world and talked to Croesus about who was the happiest man |
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| the happiest man. he had children, he died for his city, he had a prosperous life, he was buried with public honors |
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| the second two happiest men. ox had died and they brought the load up to the temple of athena. people asked athena to grant them the best gift for men. they died in their sleep the next day |
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| son of Croesus, prophecy said he would be killed by a spear. he became sheltered like a homeschooled child. then he went on a hunt and adrastus was dumb and launched a spear through his abdomen |
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| threw the spear through Atys' abdomen cuz he's a terrible shot. Atys died. |
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| was moderately great and started the Persian empire and then he made Croesus his advisor after he was about to burn him alive. helped him find solon |
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| was a king and tried to have Gyges look at his wife when she was naked because he wanted a second opinion |
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| tried not to get caught when he was being a peeping tom and unfortunately for him, this tom shall peep no more because he died |
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| sang a bunch of songs and people were gonna throw him overboard after his last song. he jumped and was rescued by dolphins |
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| was a pirate king of the island of samos and amassed a large empire. was warned that his luck would run out. he said fuck that shit. he tried to get rid of a ring so he would have bad luck. the ring came back and then he lost a huge battle and his empire died |
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