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Classical Allusions

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Achilles   show
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show a mortal youth who was loved by Aphrodite for his great beauty and later killed by a wild boar  
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Aphrodite / Venus   show
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Apollo / Sol   show
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show mortal who was a great weaver and very arrogant of her ability; Athena turned her into a spider  
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show god of warfare  
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show sister of Apollo; drives a chariot that carries the moon; goddess of the hunt  
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Athena / Minerva   show
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Centaur   show
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Cerberus   show
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show the void which came into being before anything else  
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Cronos   show
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show race of one-eyed giants  
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show imprisoned in a labyrinth; built wings from wax and feathers; the son fell but the father escaped safely  
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Dionysus / Bacchus   show
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Eros / Cupid   show
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Europa   show
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show God of the Underworld; god of wealth  
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Haphaestus / Vulcan   show
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show son of Zeus and a mortal; famous for his great strength and endurance  
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show young woman whose crowning glory was her hair; Athena turned her hair into snakes and gave her the power to turn anyone who looked directly at her into stone  
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show the messenger of the gods  
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show was given his wish that everything he touched would turn to gold  
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show half man half bull, wild and violent, demands sacrifices yearly of Greek youths and maidens; imprisoned in the labyrinth  
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Narcissus   show
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show cursed with not being table to speak her own thoughts but only repeating what others said  
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show goddess of retributive justice or vengeance  
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show name means “man of wrath"; hero of the Odyssey; masterminded the Trojan horse  
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Oedipus   show
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show half man and half goat, with a tail, pointy ears, and an immoral nature, usually plays pipes  
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show first mortal woman; sent to Earth as punishment to Man; opens a box which releases all human ills into the world  
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show son of the last king of Troy; forced to award a golden apple to one of three women whom he considers the most beautiful; steals Helen and starts the Trojan war  
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show daughter of Demeter whom Hades marries and takes to Hades; spends six months of the year below ground with Hades and six months above ground with her mother  
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Demeter / Ceres   show
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Phoenix   show
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Poseidon / Neptune   show
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Prometheus   show
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show goddess of emotion; great mortal beauty whom Venus is very jealous of because of her beauty  
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Sisyphus   show
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Styx   show
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The Sirens   show
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show ruled the world after having dethroned their father Uranus, the first ruler of the universe  
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show the west wind  
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show king of the gods  
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