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    This document provides a guide to important figures and concepts from Greek mythology. It describes over 80 characters and creatures, including gods like Zeus, Hera and Poseidon; heroes like Achilles, Odysseus and Heracles; and mythical beasts like the Minotaur, Hydra and Chimera. Key events and locations are also mentioned, such as the Trojan War, the labyrinth of Crete, and the Underworld overseen by Hades. The guide offers brief descriptions and highlights the roles and stories associated with the many figures that make up the rich mythology of ancient Greece.

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    This document provides a guide to important figures and concepts from Greek mythology. It describes over 80 characters and creatures, including gods like Zeus, Hera and Poseidon; heroes like Achilles, Odysseus and Heracles; and mythical beasts like the Minotaur, Hydra and Chimera. Key events and locations are also mentioned, such as the Trojan War, the labyrinth of Crete, and the Underworld overseen by Hades. The guide offers brief descriptions and highlights the roles and stories associated with the many figures that make up the rich mythology of ancient Greece.

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    This document provides a guide to important figures and concepts from Greek mythology. It describes over 80 characters and creatures, including gods like Zeus, Hera and Poseidon; heroes like Achilles, Odysseus and Heracles; and mythical beasts like the Minotaur, Hydra and Chimera. Key events and locations are also mentioned, such as the Trojan War, the labyrinth of Crete, and the Underworld overseen by Hades. The guide offers brief descriptions and highlights the roles and stories associated with the many figures that make up the rich mythology of ancient Greece.

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    A guide to Greek Mythology

    Acheron: A river in the Underworld. Achilles: Greek hero in the Trojan War. He was killed by Paris with an arrow to the heel, his only mortal spot. Actaeon: Punished by Artemia this Hunter was transformed into a stag and killed by his own hounds. Adonis: A beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. Aeneas: A Trojan Prince whose wanderings after the fall of Troy are the basis of the tales of Virgils Aeneid. Aesculapus: God of Healing. Agememnon: Commander of the greek armies in the Trojan war. He was killed by his wife Clytemnestra as prophesied by Cassandra. Ajax: Fellow warrier and good friend of Achilles. Amazons: Mythical race of war-like females. Andromeda: Wife of the Trojan Prince, Hector. Aphrodite (Venus): Goddess of love and beauty. Apollo: Son of Zeus, God of music, medicine, the arts and prophesy and charriot driver to the Sun. Ares (Mars): Son of Zeus and a lover of Aphredite. Mars was the God of war. Argonaughts: As companions of Jason these Greek heroes sailed in the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece. Atalanta: She would only marry the man who could beat her in a running race. Hippomenes succeded with the help of Aphrodite and golden apples from the garden of Hesperides.

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    Atlas: After refusing to shelter Perseus he was turned into Atlas Mountain and condemned to support the heavens. Argos: King of Argos who had one hundred eyes of which only two slept at any time. Ariadne: The daughter of Minos, the King of Crete, who helped Theseus escape from the Minotaurs labyrinth with thread. Artemis (Diana): Twin sister of Apollo. She was the Goddess of the hunt, the moon (Selene) and magic (Hecate). Bacchantes: Wild dis he vele d w omen w ho were devotees of Bacchus. Bacchus (Dionysus): God of wine, mirth and revelry. Bellerophon: S lew the Chim ae ra a ide d by P a l la s A t he ne a nd ri di ng Pegasus. Calypso: Nymph on island of Ogygia who kept Odysseus prisoner for seven years. Cassandra: Prohhetess - maiden daughter of Priam who was taken as booty by Agamemnon. Centaurs: Half man, half horse that lived on Mount Pelion. Cerberus: Many headed dog that guarded the gateway to the Underground

    . Charities (Graces): T he thre e a tt enda nt s of Aphrodite. Charon: Ferried the souls of the dead over the rivers of Hades. Chimaera: M ons t e r w i th a li ons he ad, goats body and dragons tail. Chiron: A Centaur and tutor of the Gods. Cronos (Saturn): The oldest of the Gods he devoured his sons at birth so as to retain his throne and was finally overthrown by Zeus. Cyclops: A giant with one eye in the middle of the forehead. Daedalus: A craftman who flew with wings made of wax. Dementer (Ceres): Goddess of the produce of the earth. Electra: A daughter of Agamemnon and sister of Orestes. Endymion: A beautiful youth who was loved by Selene who put him into a perpetual sleep. Eos: Goddess of the Dawn and daughter of Hyperion. Eris: Goddess of discord. Eros (Cupid): God of Love. Eumenides (Furies): Winged maidens, avenging deities. Europa: A beautiful Nymph who was carried by Zeus in the guise of a bull across the sea of Crete. Fates: Three sisters who controlled the destiny of man

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    Ganymede: A morta l pri nce w ho bec ame Zeuss cup-bearer. Gorgons: Three winged sisters with snakes for hair. They were so ugly that w hoever look ed at the m w as turned to stone. Hades (Pluto): God of the Underworld who carried off Persephone, the daughter of Dementer. Also the name of the underworld itself. Harpies: Vultures with old womens heads who tormented men. Hector: Trojan hero and son of Priam who was killed by Achilles. Helen: Wife of Menelaus who was carried off, by Paris, to Troy and was the cause of the Trojan War. Hephaestus (Vulcan): God of fire and blacksmiths. Hera (Juno): Queen of Heaven and daughter of Cronos. Heracles (Hercules): A Greek hero who accomplished twelve labours with the help of Gods. Hermes (Mercury): G od of travel ers , merc hant s , shepherds and robbers as well as . mes s en ger an d hera ld of the Gods Hydra: Seven headed monster who was killed by Hercules. Hygieia: Goddess of health. Hymen: God of marriage. Hyperion: Father of Helios (Sun), Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn).

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    Sailed with the Argonauts on the A rgo in ques t of the G olde n Fleece. Leander: A Youth of Abydos who swam H elle s pont ea ch night to s ee Hero, priestess of Aphrodite. Medea: Daughter of Aeretes who helped Jason in his quest. Medusa: A G orgon that w as kill ed by Perseus. Menelaus: Married to Helen of Troy, He was the King of Spata. Mnemnosyne: Goddess of memory and mother of the nine Muses. Muses: Nine sisters presiding over the arts. Narcissus: He gazed into a stream and fell in love with his own image, Nymphs: Lesser female deities. Odysseus (Ulysses): The Greek leader of the Trojan war who invented the Trojan Horse. Oedipus: King of Thebes ans son of Laius . H e killed his father as w as prophesied at his birth Orestes: S on of A ge m e m non a nd Clytemnestra Orpheus: Tried to reclaim his wife from Hades with the aid of his lyre playing without success. Pallas Athene (Minerva): Goddess of wisdom and power. Pan (Faunus): God of shepherds, Pan was half man and half goat.

    Pandora: The firs t w oman. Zeus a s ked Hephaestus to make her of clay. The ills of the world were released from her box. Paris: The son of Priam. He selected Aphrodite as the most beautiful Goddess and was rewarded with Helen. Parnassus: A mountain dedicated to Muses a nd also i nha bi t e d by Bacchantes. Pegasus: The winged horse. Perseus: With the assistance of the Gods he killed Gorgon Medusa. Poseidon (Neptune): Brother of Zeus and King of the sea. Priam: The last King of Troy. Prometheus: A titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to men. Psyche: A beautiful Nymph beloved by Eros. Satyrs: Spirits of the woods and fields and devotees of Baccus. Sirens: Nymphs whose beautiful voices lured people to their deaths. Styx:: The ma in river of the U nderworld. Themis: Goddess of law and justice. Titans: Older race of giant Gods. Zeus (Jupiter): Replaced his father, Cronos, as the King of Gods.

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