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perseus test
for greek mythology
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Language - Latin
6th Grade
12/01/2011

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Term
Gray Women
Definition
- ugly
-share an eye & a tooth
-guardians of the gorgons
- lived in a dark cavarn near tartarus
- born old & ugly
Term
medusa
Definition
- once pretty
-loved posidon
- attacked by posiden
-bragged about her beauty
- turned ugly for all above reasons
- has 2 sisters
Term
King Polydectes
Definition
- tries to marry/imprison Danae
- he flatters Perseus into thinking he is the bravest
- gets Perseus to decapate Medusa
Term
Athena
Definition
- god of war
-given ead of medusa
- turns medusa ugly
- gives perseus her shield
Term
pegasus
Definition
- born from medusa
Term
atlas
Definition
- holds the heavens/sky/earth up
- was told a son on zeus will kill him
Term
Queen Cassiopeia
Definition
-insults the gods by saying Andromeda is prettier than them
- spouse king cepheus
Term
king capheus
Definition
- husband of cassiopeia
Term
hermes
Definition
- messenger of the gods
- gives perseus flying shoes ,helmet & athena's shield
Term
chrysaor
Definition
- born of medusa
Term
danae
Definition
- mother of persues
- put in a chest with perseus in the sea
Term
phineus
Definition
- engaged to Andromeda
- would not rescue Andromeda fromthe rock
- turns into stone
Term
the greek oracles
Definition
-often called pythia
- made predictions/told the person how to make amends
- they acually smelled ethylene
Term
enyo
Definition
- means... horror& mean
Term
deino
Definition
dread
Term
demphredo
Definition
alarm
Term
the fates
Definition
clotho-spun thread & picks it
lachesis - pulls thread
atropos- cuts thread
Term
perseus
Definition
husband of Andromead
son of Danae
decapitated medusa
Term
king Acrisius
Definition
killed by his grandson
father of Danae
put danae & persues in a chest to drift at sea
Term
dictys
Definition
fisherman who saved danae& persues
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