Greek Mythology and Roman Emperors by Tony D.
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| show | Kronos
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| show | Gaia
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| show | Oranos
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| Titan – wife of Kronos, birthed the six main Olympian gods and goddesses, including Zeus. | show 🗑
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| Ruler of the Gods, god of the sky; known for his lightning bolt, as well as numerous liaisons with mortal women, including Io and Leta. Husband and brother of Hera. | show 🗑
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| show | Poseidon
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| show | Hades
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| Queen of the Gods; goddess of marriage, known for extreme jealousy and revenge, especially upon Zeus’ mortal lovers. Wife and sister of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus | show 🗑
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| Goddess of beauty and love; known for the dove, apple, scallop shell, and mirror. Unwilling wife of Hephaestus; had affairs with Ares. Born of sea foam. | show 🗑
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| show | Athena
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| show | Hermes
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| God of war, battle-lust and manly courage; known for spear, armor, and the snake. | show 🗑
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| show | Hephaestus
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| Goddess of the hearth; patron goddess of the home, sacrificial flame, and family meal. Tended the fire in the Hall of Olympus. A virgin goddess. | show 🗑
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| show | Apollo
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| Goddess of the hunt and wilderness; known for (with Apollo) bringing disease and plague, as well as the bow-and quiver. A virgin goddess; turned Acteon into a stag for viewing her bathing. | show 🗑
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| show | Dionysus
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| Goddess of seasons and the harvest; Mother of Persephone. Reason for summer and winter being the abduction of Persephone. | show 🗑
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| show | Persephone
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| show | Pan
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| Titan god of the Sun; pulled his chariot over Earth each day, the wheels were the Sun. | show 🗑
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| Titan god of forethought and crafty counsel; crafted man and stole fire for them. Bound to a rock where a vulture would eat his liver each day as punishment. | show 🗑
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| show | Selene
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| show | Eros
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| Goddess of victory | show 🗑
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| Titan Goddess of Chaos | show 🗑
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| show | The Muses
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| Muse of Epic Poetry | show 🗑
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| show | Clio
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| show | Ourania
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| Muse of Comedy | show 🗑
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| Muse of Tragedy | show 🗑
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| Muse of Religious Hymns | show 🗑
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| Muse of Erotic Poetry | show 🗑
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| show | Euterpe
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| show | Terpsikhore
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| show | Achilles
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| show | Patroklos
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| show | Agammemnon
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| Brother of Agamemnon; king of Sparta. Paris stole his wife Helen to Troy, begins the Trojan War. | show 🗑
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| Hero of the Trojans; killed by Achilles nearing the end of the Trojan War. | show 🗑
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| show | King Priam
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| Prince of Troy, stole Helen from Menelaus; chose Aphrodite as the most beautiful of the three goddesses; Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite and in turn she granted him the most beautiful woman in the world. | show 🗑
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| show | Hercules
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| Hero of the Trojan War; invented the idea of the Trojan Horse, responsible for the victory of the siege of Troy. Incurred Poseidon’s wrath after blinding Polyphemus, leading to a twenty year voyage home in The Odyssey, by Homer. | show 🗑
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| Famous lyre-player and singer; journeyed to the Underworld to retrieve his wife from Hades. | show 🗑
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| show | Jason
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| Son of Poseidon; Sent to Crete and killed the Minotaur in the labyrinth. | show 🗑
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| Son of Danae and Zeus; killed Medusa. | show 🗑
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| show | Bellerophon
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| show | Atalanta
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| show | Hippolyta
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| Man who fell in love with his reflection; leads to the term Narcissism. | show 🗑
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| show | Pygmalion
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| show | Tantalus
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| A famous centaur who taught many heroes, including Hercules. Sentenced to immortality, but at the cost of constant agony. | show 🗑
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| show | Sisyphus
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| Creatures with the lower body of a horse and the upper torso of a man; often lusty revelers | show 🗑
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| Creatures with the lower body of a goat and the upper body of a man; tend to chase women and play pipes | show 🗑
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| show | Manticore
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| show | Griffin
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| show | Sphinx
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| show | Chimera
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| show | Calydonian Boar
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| show | Nemean Lion
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| A serpentine, multi-headed creature that lived in the swamps of Lerna; killed by Hercules for his second Labor | show 🗑
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| Guard to the Underworld; a giant dog with three heads. Hercules had to retrieve it for another Labor. | show 🗑
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| Creature with 100 eyes, set as a guard by Hera to watch over Io the cow/woman. Killed by Hermes. | show 🗑
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| Wild winged horse that was tamed by several heroes, including Hercules and Bellerophon. | show 🗑
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| First Triumvirate | show 🗑
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| Second Triumvirate | show 🗑
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| show | Caligula
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| Responsible for the conquest of Britain. | show 🗑
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| Executed mother and brother; Fire of Rome | show 🗑
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| Civil War – Year of the 4 Emperors | show 🗑
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| Campaign vs. Judaea; began the Coliseum | show 🗑
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| show | Titus
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| show | Trajan
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| show | Hadrian
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| show | Marcus Aurelius
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| show | Commodus
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| Constitutio Antoniniana; Baths of Caracalla | show 🗑
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| Diocletian Persecution of Christians | show 🗑
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| show | Constantine I
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| show | Theodosius
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| show | Augustus
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