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3174488204The Trojan Warwar between Greeks and Trojans; fought in the city of Troy; official cause was the Judgment of Paris0
3174488205Parisa prince who had to choose whether Aphrodite, Hera, or Athena was the fairest; chose Aphrodite because she promised that he would have the fairest mortal woman for himself1
3174488206Helenthe fairest mortal woman2
3174488207Menelaushusband of Helen; king of Sparta3
3174488208AgamemnonMenelaus' brother; leads war against Trojans to take back Helen4
3174488209OdysseusGreek king of Ithaca; endures 10-year journey home after Trojan War5
3174488210Ithacacity that Odysseus and his family live in6
3174488211PenelopeOdysseus' wife7
3174488212Achillesgreatest fighter of the Greeks in the Trojan War; invincible because he was dipped in the River Styx except for his heels8
3174488213Priamthe King of Troy during Trojan War9
3174488214Hecubawife of King Priam; delivered 19 children10
3174488215Chryseisenslaved as a war prize by Agamemnon; eventually given back because of a plague sent by Apollo (father of Agamemnon's wife)11
3174488216Ajaxgreat fighter of the Greeks during Trojan War; cousin of Achilles12
3174488217Diomedesking of Argos; hero of Trojan War for Greeks13
3174488218HectorTrojan prince; greatest fighter for the Trojans14
3174488219Andromachewife of Hector; captured by Greeks after the fall of Troy15
3174488220Cassandraprincess of Troy; daughter of Priam and Hecuba; could see the future and warned the Trojans not to bring the horse into the city but no one believed her16
3174488221Circegoddess of magic and witchcraft; turned people into animals17
3174488222AeneasTrojan War hero on Trojan side18
3174488223Cadmusfounder and first king of Thebes19
3174488224Harmoniagoddess of concord and harmony; given a cursed necklace that brought bad fortune to the wearer20
3174488225Royal House of ThebesOedipus heads to Thebes rather than back to Corinth to avoid the oracle's prophecy21
3174488226LaiusOedipus' father22
3174488227JocastaOedipus' mother23
3174488228OedipusGreek King of Thebes; killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta24
3174488229PolybusKing of Corinth25
3174488230CorinthCity where Oedipus lived26
3174488231Sphinxhuman/lion mythical creature27
3174488232CreonRuler of Thebes during life of Oedipus28
3174488233Delphisite of Delphic oracle (fortune teller); told Oedipus he would kill his father and marry his mother29
3174488234Polyniecesson of Oedipus30
3174488235EteoclesKing of Thebes; son of Oedipus31
3174488236Ismenehalf-sister of Oedipus32
3174488237Antigonesister/daughter of Oedipus and his mother33
3174488238Titans- 6 sons and 6 daughters of Uranus and Gaea - The parents of the gods - Zeus (god) overthrows his father Kronos (Titan)34
3174488240AegisZeus' shield35
3174488242Tridentthree pronged staff carried by Poseidon36
3174488251Graces3 Goddesses of play, amusement, rest, happiness and relaxation (Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia/Cleta)37
3174488252MusesGodesses of inspiration in literature, science, and the arts38
3174488253Proteus-God of deep sea; subject of Poseidon -Could tell future39
3174488254Naiadsnymphs of small bodies of water (rivers and springs)40
3174488257DemeterGoddess of agriculture and harvest41
3174488258PersephoneGoddess of Spring and nature42
3174488259Pandorafirst human woman created by the gods; opened her box to let evil into the world but leaving hope too43
3174488260DionysusGod of wine44
3174488261TartarusArea of Underworld of eternal punishment45
3174488262Cerberus3-headed watchdog to the Underworld46
3174488263AcheronOne of the rivers in Underworld; river of woe47
3174488264CharonGod in the Underworld who ferried souls across the River Styx48
3174488265StyxA river at the entrance to the Underworld; river of unbreakable oaths49
3174488266LetheName of one of the five rivers in Underworld; literally means forgetfulness50
3174488267PanGod of flocks, shepherds, and nature51
3174488268SatyrsGoat-like male companions of Dionysus52
3174488269Aeolus-God of Winds -Gave bag of winds to Odysseus53
3174488270GorgonsThree monsters of Greek Mythology; only one was mortal-Medusa54
3174488271GraiaeOld, grey women who shared one eye and one tooth among the three of them55

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