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76134976achillesborn to a mortal and zeus, mother dipped him in the river styx to give him immortality but forgot his heel. was shot and killed in the heel during the trojan war. achilles heel in the one vulnerable spot on an invulnerable person or thing.
76134977adonismortal youth who was loved by aphrodite for his beauty and killed by a wild boar
76134978aeneaswarrior on the trojan side in the trojan war. symbol of devotion to father because he carried his father out of troy on his back
76134979agamemnongreek king who led his men in the trojan war. led tragic life and was finally murdered by his wife.
76134980amazonfemale warriors in greek mythology who were extra strong, large and ferocious fighters.
76134981androclesslave from "androcles and the lion" legend. took a thorn out of a lions foot and later, when he was thrown to the lions, he faced the same lion who helped him.
76134982antigonedaughter of oedipus. disobeyed the kings orders (not to bury her brother who was considered a traitor) and was put to death.
76134983aphrodite/ venusgoddess of love and beauty, and spring and bloom
76134984apollo/ solgod of the son; patron of healing; drove a chariot that pulled the son so it rose and crossed the sky each day
76134985arachnemortal who was a great weaver and was proud. challenged athena to a weaving contest and won. athena got angry and turned her into a spider. symbol of problems arrogance can cause.
76134986argonautsjason's comrades in search for the golden fleece
76134987argusa creature with many eyes who was supposed to watch over io. he finally closed all his eyes when music was played to him to sleep, and his eyes were put in the tail of a peacock
76134988atlantaswift-running maiden who outran all her suitors until hippomenes (helped by venus) tricked her with the distraction of three golden apples
76134989athena/ minervagoddess of wisdom and warfare; was "born" full-grown and wearing armor, by springing from head of zeus. her simble is the owl. great weaver and spinner, in charge of arts and crafts.
76134990atlasa giant who had to hold the earth and sky on his shoulders forever because he rebelled against the gods.
76134991bacchus/ dionysusgod of wine and revelry. wild feasts were held in his honor, which usually turned into drunken orgies, since that was what he was in charge of.
76134992brunnhildegermanic mythological servant who fell in love with siegfried but had him killed when she found out he deceived her. committed suicide.
76134993cassandraprophet in troy during trojan war whom nobody believed
76134994centaura race of beings, half man half horse, known for fighting and lustiness, but sometimes for great wisdom
76134995cerberusa dog with three heads who stood at the gates of the underworld and let souls in but not out
76134996charonboatman who took the souls of the dead across the styx river to the underworld
76134997chimeraa monster who has a lion head, goat body and dragon tail
76134998circesorceress who turned men into swine if they looked at her
76134999cupid/erosgod of love, pictured as a winged boy
76135000cyclopsone eye giants made most famous by polyphemus, son of poseidon, blinded by odysseus
76135001daedalus and icarusgreat inventor who fled to crete after murdering a rival. worked for king minos. designed the labyrinth and had to be put there with his son icarus. daedalus designed wings of wax and feathers and they both escaped. icarus ignored his father, flew close to the son, had his wings melt and he fell and drowned. daedalus escaped safely
76135002damongreek legendary figure extraordinarily devoted to his friend, pythias, agreed to die in his place.
76135003diana/ artemissister of apollo; drives a chariot that carries the moon; goddess of the hunt and patron of virgins. seen as a huntress.
76135004didoqueen of carthage, africa who loved aeneas. committed suicide because she could not be forever with aeneas.
76135005electraagamemnon's daughter who helped kill her mother and her lover
76135006europaa princess whom zeus abducted and raped, when he was in the form of a bull
76135007eurydicewife of orpheus
76135008gorgonsfemale monsters having tusks, claws and hair of snakes. perseus was successful in cutting off a gorgons head and used it to turn his enemies into stone
76135009gracesthree greek goddesses of fertility; aglaia, euphrosyne and thalia
76135010hades/ plutogod of the underworld; place itself is also called hades. also god of wealth (gold and silver came from the earth which he ruled)
76135011harpiesferocious winged creatures with women's faces
76135012hectortrojan warrior and prince of troy
76135013helen of troya beautiful greek woman, daughter of zeus and leda, who was kidnapped by paris of troy. the trojan war began when the greks tried to get her back.
76135014herculesa son of zeus and a mortal, famous for his great strength and endurance. he performed twleve amazing feats of strength called the "labors of hercules"
76135015ioone of zeus's lovers
76135016iseult (isolde)english and irish legendary lover of tristan
76135017jasongreek mythological hero who sailed in his ship, the argo, with the arognauts, and found the famous "golden fleece" of a magical ram.
76135018king arthurhero of legends about ancient england. head of the knights of the round table.
76135019knights of the round tableknights who sat around a round table designed by merlin so that no one had the most prestigious place in the stories of king arthur
76135020lady godivalegendary english lady who rode nude on horseback through coventry, england, covered by her long, flowing hair. her husband agreed to annul the taxes he imposed on the city if she did this.
76135021lady of the lakesupernatural lady from malory's morte d'arthur who raises lancelot and gives king arthur the sword, excalibur
76135022laocoonpriest in troy during the trojan war who warned of greeks bearing gifts
76135023leprechaunirish legendary elves who can disclose a treasure's legend if one is smart enough to catch them
76135024little johnone of robin hood's merry men. he was not little but brawny and big
76135025mars/ aresgod of warfare
76135026medeasorceress who fell in love with jason. murdered his bride and others when jason left her.
76135027medusaa monster with snakes for hair. when people look at her , they turn to stone. perseus killed her by aiming at her reflection in his shield.
76135028mercurymessenger of the gods, wears shoes with wings so he can fly quickly. known for living by wits and cleverness
76135029merlinmagician and advisor to king arthur
76135030midasgranted the wish that everything he touched turned to gold, but regretted once he killed his daughter and nearly starved. wish was eventually removed.
76135031minotaurhalf man half bull. violent and demanded yearly sacrifices of youths and maidens. kept in the labyrinth because of king minos's wife. eventually slain by theseus with the help of the kings daughter, who helped by giving him balls of string so he could find his way out of the labyrinth.
76135032modredking arthurs antagonist who caused his downfall
76135033musesnine daughters of zeus and mnemosyne, each representing a different art such as music, astronomy and so forth.
76135034narcissus and echonarcissus was a gorgeous male who admired himself, echo was in love with him, but she was ignored. she eventually was cursed with only being able to repeat what others said. this made narcissus make fun of echo more. she eventually wasted away so only her voice remained. he became so engulfed by himself that he got stuck peering into a pong and became a flower the grows there.
76135035nemesisgoddess of retributive justice or vengeance
76135036neptune/ poseidongod of the sea; often pictured with a trident; he had a son named triton
76135037nereidssea nymphs who came to the assistance of sailors in greek mythological tales
76135038nymphbeautiful female spirits
76135039odysseusgreek who faught in the trojan war. his ten year escapade is told in the odyssey, epic poem by homer.
76135040oedipusabandoned by parents at birth due to a prophecy saying he would kill his father and marry his mother. raised in corinth and fled when he too heard the prophecy. on the road, he met and killed his father, solved the riddle of the sphinx and went to thebes and married his mother and had three children. when he learned the truth, he blinded himself and went into exile. died at colonus.
76135041orestesson of clytemnestra and agamemnon
76135042orpheusmusician who got the ruler of the underworld to let his wife (eurydice) out, but since he broke his promise not to look at her until he got back to earth, eurydice disappeared forever.
76135043pan/ satyrpan is one of the group of satyrs, half man half goat, who live in the woods. pan is the god of the forests, flocks and shepherds. he usually plays pipes.
76135044pandorafirst mortal woman, sent to earth as a punishment to man for prometheus's theft of fire. she brought with her a box containing all human ills, which escaped into the world when she opened the box. only hope was left at the bottom.
76135045parisson of the last king of troy. he awards a golden apple to aphrodite who promised love of the most beautiful woman. she helped him steal helen, married to menelaus of sparta, and takes her to troy. the greeks came to rescue her, starting the trojan war.
76135046pegasuswinged horse who flew above earth
76135047penelopewife of odysseus; symbol of widely fidelity
76135048persephone and demeter/ ceresdemeter is the goddess of agriculture and fertility/ guardian of marriage. her daughter, persephone, is married to and lived with hades. demeter is so unhappy, that nothing could grow. they came to a compromise where persephone would spend six months with demeter and six months with hades, (winterfall / springsummer)
76135049phoenixa bird that is immortal but dies every so often by bursting into flames and being reborn. symbol of rebirth and immortality.
76135050perseuskilled medusa and turned phineas, his rival, to stone
76135051pixiessprites in english folklore that play pranks on people and lead the astray
76135052priamking of troy. killed at end of trojan war
76135053procrustesmean giant who stretched people or cut off their lefs to make them fit into a bed
76135054prometheusa titan who gave mankind the gift of fire . had his liver eaten by an eagle everyday, and it grew back every night. eventually released by hercules.
76135055psychegreat mortal beauty whom venus was jealous of. cupid loved her, but didnt want her to know who he was, so only visited during dark. she was curious and eventually shone alight in his face. he was angry , but eventually made her immortal. she is the goddess of emotion.
76135056punch and judyenglish puppet characters. punch continuously beats his wife and baby with a stick and is humped over with a crooked nose.
76135057pygmalionmythological sculptor who fell in love with his statue, which later came to life, of his ideal woman.
76135058pythiasgreek character who was very loyal to his friend, damon
76135059queen guinevereking arthur's wife
76135060robin hoodlegendary english hero/rogue who, with his merry band of men, robbed the rich and gave to the poor
76135061romulus and remustwin boys who were raised by a mother wolf. romulus founded rome
76135062saturnfather of jupiter in roman mythology
76135063scyllamonster with six heads who devoured sailors caught between her and a whirlpool named charybdis
76135064sheriff of nottinghamantagonist in robin hood legends
76135065sir galahadone of king arthurs knights of the round table. illegitimate son of sir lancelot and princess elaine
76135066sir gawainone of the most courteous of king arthurs knights of the round table
76135067sir lancelotone of the bravest of king arthurs knights of the round table
76135068sisyphusking who had to roll a big boulder uphill forever as a punishment for cheating death
76135069sphinxfemale monster with body of a lion and a womans head who asked a famous riddle and destroyed anoyone who could not answer is correct. oedipu solved it and she killed herself
76135070styxriver that divides the land of the living from the land of the dead
76135071the fatesthree women who have the power to decide how long people live and what happen to them. one fate spins the thread, one measures, and the third cuts it.
76135072the sirensa group of nymphs who lived on an island and lured men to their destruction with their sweet singing
76135073theseusathenian hero who married hippolyta, queen of amazons
76135074titanany of a group of giants who ruled the universe at one time. zeus and some other gods finally ousted them.
76135075tristanlover of iseult in british and irish legends. both died tragically.
76135076trollmythical norse dwarf who lived in caves, under bridges and other hidden places.
76135077unicornmythological horse like animal with a horn projecting from its forehead
76135078vampireliving corpse who needs human blood to live
76135079vulcangod of fire; blacksmite; only god who is deformed
76135080werewolfman changed into world who prowls during the night doing things such as killing babies and digging up dead bodies under the light of a full moon.
76135081william telllegendary swiss archer who was forced to shoot an apple off the head of his son
76135082zephyrthe west wind which is known for being warm and soft

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