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| Pysche is the most beautiful women but not man wants her because cupid cursed her so only he could fall in love with her. Psyche is sent to a mountain to meet her love and is tempted by her sisters to stab her husband. Cupid runs away and she spends the rest of her life looking for him, they marry. |
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| Two forbidden lovers, plan to visit each other at the Tomb of Ninus under a tree. Thisbe(girl) arrives first, runs away because of a lion and drops her cloak. Pyramus seess blood and her cloak and stabs himself in the chest next to the tree. Thisbe comes back and stabs herself next to him, blood combines and is the reasons why mulberries are red. |
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| On adventure to find his father, the Sun (lord of the sky) Rode his charriot and burned the world. Zeus killed him to stop the fires. Gatekeepers were the seasons. father's name was Helios |
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| Pygmalion hated women and said he would never marry one. Creates a statue of a women named Galatea and loves, kisses, caresses, and plays with her. Pygmalion asks Aphrodite(Venus) to find him a women like his statue. His statue comes to life and they get married, Venus is there. |
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| apple rolled in for the fairest women. aphrodite, hera, and athena asked Zeus to judge them. he sent them to Paris to be judged. Hera offered lord of Europe, Athena would lead the trojans, Aphrodite would give fairest lady. He picked Aphrodite. |
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| What was the name of the nymph whose love was rejected by Narcissus? |
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| Who was Agamemnon's brother? |
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| Name three gods who were on the Trojan side |
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| Name three gods who were on the Greek side. |
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| Name the three most important children of Priam and Hecuba. |
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| Hector, Paris, Cassandra. |
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| Who was Theyestes' brother? |
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| Who is the sun of Helios, the sun god? |
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| What is the name of three headed watch dog who guards he gates of the underworld? |
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| Chryseis is the daughter of which god? |
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| Breseis was Apollo's war slave. Agamenon demanded to take Breseis because he had to give back his slave but Apollo didn't want to give up Breseis. Agamenon killed Apollo's friend to intimidate him which resulted in Apollo refusing to fight in the Trojan War. |
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| What was Achilles only vulnerable spot and why was this so? |
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| When Achilles was a kid, his mother held him by the ankle and dipped in the Stynx river which made him immortal. However, his ankle was the only spot that vulnerable because his mom didnt cover it. |
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| Who was Clytemnestra married to? |
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| What did Tantalus do to anger Clytemnestra? |
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| He sacrificed her daughter, Iphigenia, to Artemis. |
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| Which god did Tantalus sacrifice Iphigenia to and why? |
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| Artemis, he needed to make a sacrifice to to gods because he served his children as a meal to them. |
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| Who is the god/goddess of hearth and home? |
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| Who was Achilles best friend? |
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| Whose idea was the Trojan Horse |
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| Who were Priam and Hecuba? |
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| The King and Queen of Troy. |
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| What did Laocoon have to do with the story of the Trojan Horse? |
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| He warned his fellow Trojans about the Greeks and questioned the horse. |
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| What is Cassandra's part in the Trojan Horse tale? |
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| She also had doubts about the Trojan Horse but no one believed her. |
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| He was a Greek Warrior during the Trojan War and told the a Trojans that the Trojan Horse was a gift and persuaded them to take it into their city. |
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| What is the name of Clytemnestra lover and who was he related to? |
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| Agamemnon and he was related to Atreus and Menelaus. |
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| Who did Tantalus feed to the gods? |
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| He wanted to please the gods so he sacrificed his sons. |
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| How many Olympian gods were there? |
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| Who were the parents of the Olympian Gods? |
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| Who was the god of Harvest? |
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| Which god/goddess is in stories about both Demeter and Adonis? |
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| who was god/goddess of wine? |
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| Who was Pyramus in love with? |
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| What play is the myth of Thisbe and Pyramus based on? |
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| Who is in love with Galetea? |
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| Why is the story of Pygmalion and Galetea somewhat strange? |
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| He is in love with a statue, or an inanimate object. |
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| Which god is jealous of Psyche? |
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| Who eventually falls in love with Psyche? |
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| Who narrates the majority of the Odyssey. |
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| Who is "the son of Laertes"? |
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| Odysseus. this is an example of an epithet. |
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| With whom does Odysseus and his men have their first battle? |
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| List the traits of the Cyclopes. |
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huge & savage.
lawless & unsocial. |
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| What does Polyphemus promise Odysseus in exchange for wine? |
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Who transforms Odysseus' men into swine
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| Who gave Odysseus a bag of winds? |
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| Aeolus, who was the King of the Winds |
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| Odysseus was told to go to the land of the dead by whom? |
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| Who are Eurylochus and Polites? Which gods helps Odysseus in his encounter in Circe |
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| Eurylochus was a leader below Odysseus,and Polites was a member of his crew. Athena. |
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| Besides Tiresias, who does Odysseus see in the land of the Dead? |
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| How does Circe both help and hinder Odysseus? |
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| She turns his men into pigs, and makes him fall in love with her. She helps him by telling him he has to go to the underworld. |
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| Why are the Sirens dangerous? |
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| Their singing attracts sailors to their island. |
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| Describe Scylla and Charybdis. |
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| They were both sea monsters. Scylla ate six men while Charybdis ate ships and men. |
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| Who does the cattle of the sun god belong to? which god intervenes for him when his cattle is slaughtered. |
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| Who changes Odysseus' appearance? |
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| Why is Odysseus cautious about revealing his identity? |
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| because people won't believe it was him and they might react to him being gone for 20 years. |
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| Who are Eumaeus and Philoetious? |
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Eumaeus= loyal swine herd
Phileotious=loyal cow herd |
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| Which suitor is killed first and why? |
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| Antinous, he was the leader. |
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| Which suitor tries to talk Odysseus out of seeking revenge? |
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| What is Penelope's initial reaction to the return of Odysseus? |
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| she thinks hes another suitor pretending to be Odysseus. |
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| Penelope and Odysseus' bed is made from what? |
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| Which god is especially angry with Odysseus? |
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| on who's side are the gods in Odysseus' struggle against the suitors? |
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| How were Atreus and Thyestes related to Tantalus? |
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| Atreus and Thyestes were the grandsons of Tantalus. |
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