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| Lord of the sky, married to Hera, related to poseidon, athena, artemis, aphrodite, hermes, ares and hepahestus. |
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| Protector of marriage, Zeus' wife, mother of Ares and Hephaestus |
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| Ruler of the sea, Zeus brother, Aphrodite's husband, gave man first horse |
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| god of the underworld & wealth, Persephone's husband |
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| goddess of battle,daughter of Zeus, gave the Olive Tree |
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| God of light, Truth and Archer-god, also known as "the Lycian", heals people and only speaks the truth |
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| Goddess of dark and Crossways, Apollo's twin sister, daughter of Zeus and Leto. Three forms. |
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| Goddess of Love and Beauty, daughter of Zeus and Dione, stole wits of the wise, born from the foam of the sea |
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| God of commerce and magic., son of Zeus and Maia, Zeus' messenger |
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| God of War, son of Zeus and Hera, sister is Eris, nephew strife. known as a symbol for war. |
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| God of fire&ceremony, son of Zeus and/or Hera makes the workman's weapons, considered ugly and lame. |
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| Goddess of hearth (home), meal ends and starts with her, Zeus' sister |
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| spirits or goddesses known to influence art and literature. |
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| name of the island Odysseus was trapped on from Calypso for 7 years. |
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a tribe of giant cannibals.
The giants ate many of Odysseus' men and destroyed eleven of his twelve ships by launching rocks from high cliffs. Odysseus' ship was not
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| first suitor to be killed by Odysseus. leader of the suitors. |
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| goddess or spirit of strife, contention and rivalry. |
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| sea nymph. mother of Achilles. |
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| son of Thestes. father fed Atreus his children. |
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| Chryses daughter, war slave to Apollo and Agamemnon. |
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| fed son Pelops to gods to please them. twin brother Atreus. |
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| blind prophet of Thebes.transformed into a women for 7 years. |
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| tribe that joined to side of the Trojans in the war. |
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| ruler of winds. gave Odysseus the bag of winds. |
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| blind poet. stories told, not written. reflected Greek culture. |
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| long narrative poem. reflects values of culture. based on facts and legends, Imaginary, not real. |
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| larger than life figure who portrays ideals of a nation or culture, involved in a long dangerous adventure and accomplishes great deeds with courage and super human strength. |
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| an elaborate comparison that is developed with great length and detail. |
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| a brief descriptive phrase that characterizes a person or thing. |
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