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10/30/2012

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Aphrodite
Definition
Greek goddess of love
roman counterpart=Venus
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Apollo
Definition
Greek sun god
roman Apollo
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Ares
Definition
Greek god of war
Roman mars
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Athena
Definition
Greek warrior goddess goddess of wisdom
Roman Minerva
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Calliope
Definition
Greek muse of epic poetry and eloquence
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centaurs
Definition
half-man, half-horse
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Clio
Definition
Greek muse of history
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Dionysus
Definition
Greek god of wine and pleasure
Roman counterpart Bacchus
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Erato
Definition
Greek muse of love poetry
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Euterpe
Definition
Greek muse of the flute
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Frigg
Definition
(Frija) Norse goddess of love and marriage, wife of Odin,
Friday
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griffin
Definition
mythical beast part lion part eagle
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Hades
Definition
Greek god of underworld
Roman Pluto
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Helen
Definition
famed Greek beauty, Helen of troy
kidnapped by Paris started Trojan war
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Hera
Definition
Greek goddess of marriage and maternity, Zeus's wife
Roman Juno
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Heracles
Definition
Greek hero who personified strength, completed twelve labors of Heracles
Roman Hercules
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Hermes
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Greek god of travelers, commerce, profit, messenger of gods
Roman mercury
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Loki
Definition
Norse god of mischief
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Melpomene
Definition
Greek muse of tragedy
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Muses
Definition
Greek goddesses of memory and poetic inspiration
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Odin
Definition
supreme god Norse
Wednesday
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Perseus
Definition
Greek hero who rode Pegasus
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Polyhymnia
Definition
Greek muse of mimic art
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Poseidon
Definition
Greek god of sea
Roman Neptune
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Prometheus
Definition
Greek titan who lived on Olympus, stole fire from gods gave to humans
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Satyrs
Definition
half man half goat creatures assoc. with Dionysus, indulgence, sensuality
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Sirens
Definition
sea monsters with women's heads
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Terpsichore
Definition
Greek muse of lyric poetry and dance
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Thalia
Definition
Greek muse of comedy
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Theseus
Definition
Greek hero who slayed the minotaur of Crete
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Thor
Definition
Norse thunder
Thursday
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Tiw
Definition
Tyr Norse war
God of law
Tuesday
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Urania
Definition
Greek muse of astronomy
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Valkyries
Definition
Norse superwomen served the gods in Valhalla, warriors
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Zeus
Definition
supreme Greek
Roman Jupiter
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Minotaur
Definition
Half man, half lion
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