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Set Two: Mythology and Folklore
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12th Grade
01/04/2012

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Ambrosia
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The food of the gods that granted immortality
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Aphrodite
Definition
Greek/Roman goddess of love and beauty
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Elysian Fields
Definition
A beautiful peaceful region, full of meadows and fresh air, where good souls went after death.
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Excalibur
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The sword of King Arthur. Often seen as how he proved his right to the throne.
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The Holy Grail
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A cup or bowl subject to many Middle Ages legends. Said to have been used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
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Helen of Troy
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The most beautiful woman in the world whose abduction by Paris led to the Trojan War.
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Sphinx
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A winged monster with a head of a woman and body of a lion who would kill travelers who couldn't correctly answer it's riddle.
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The River of Styx
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One of the rivers of Hades across which Charon ferried the souls of the dead. Of said as an unbreakable oath.
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Pandora's Box
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the box given to Pandora by Zeus with strict instructions not to open it. She disobeyed and all of the evils and miseries of the world flew out of the box to afflict mankind.
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Pygmalion
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A sculpter who hated women but then fell in love with a statue he made of a woman. Venus made the statue come to life for him.
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