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Intro. to Myth Flash Cards
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37
English
11th Grade
03/31/2009

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Furies
Definition
goddesses of revenge
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Cronus
Definition
castrated his father
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Cronus
Definition
gives us the image of "Father Time"
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Atlas
Definition
book of maps
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Atlas
Definition
has to hold the world on his shoulders for eternity
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Pandora
Definition
the first woman
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Pandora
Definition
Unleashed all ills on mankind
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Pandora
Definition
created as a punishment for mankind
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Uranus
Definition
original sky god
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Rhea
Definition
wife of Cronus
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Cyclops
Definition
had one eye in the middle of their foreheads
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100-handed Ones
Definition
imprisoned deep within the earth
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Prometheus
Definition
gave fire to mankind
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Prometheus
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bound to a rock' liver eaten by birds for all eternity
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first race of gods
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titans
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titans
Definition
children of Cronus and Rhea
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Furies
Definition
punish sinners and wrongdoers
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Epimetheus
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married Pandora
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Epimetheus
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Given the job of creating man, but botched it
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Gaea
Definition
"Mother Earth"
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Poseidon
Definition
Rules the seas
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Hades
Definition
rules the Underworld
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Cronus
Definition
swallowed his children
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Aphrodite
Definition
goddess of love
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Aphrodite
Definition
born from sea foam
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Zeus
Definition
symbol is the lightning bolt
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Zeus
Definition
king of all the gods
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deity
Definition
a god
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allusion
Definition
reference to a work of art, literature, etc.
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Mount Olympus
Definition
home of the gods
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Cupid
Definition
Eros is also known by this name
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Geo-
Definition
root word meaning earth
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chrono
Definition
root word meaning time
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logy
Definition
suffix meaning "study of"
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chaos
Definition
state of utter confusion
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synchronize
Definition
to set to occur at the same time
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chronic
Definition
occurring for a long time or frequently over time
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