Greco-Roman Mythology

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  1. 5. A poet of Greek mythology skilled with the lyre, he tried to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, from Hades, but she vanished when he looked back before reaching the surface
  2. 6. A titan of Greek lore, he was very intelligent; he stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mankind
  3. 7. A god or goddess with a donkey's head who was worshiped from northern Africa all the way to Rome
  4. 8. The heroic queen of Halicarnassus mentioned in Herodotus's The Histories, during the Persian Wars between the Greek states and Persia, she was the only woman to take command in the Persian fleet
  5. 12. One of the monsters in Greek Mythology, it is depicted has having 9 heads but some say that it has as many as 100, when one of its heads is cut off two more will sprout from the wound
  6. 13. A Greek goddess who was the personification of the gods' wrath, or "divine retribution," while known to administer vengeance, she was also perceived as fair and balanced, punishing only those that deserved it
  7. 15. The god of war in Greek lore, other gods hated him for his cruel and violent nature, he opposed Athena, who represented strategic warfare
  8. 17. The Roman god of agriculture commonly identified with Cronus, he ate his children in an attempt to prevent destiny
  9. 21. Giants born from Uranus and Gaia in Greek mythology, their name means 'those with a hundred arms'
  10. 25. The youngest of the three Moirae sisters, she spins the threads of life with her spindle
  11. 26. A Hellenistic figure who represents a blending of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth, his full name means "Hermes, thrice greatest," and he is thought to be the author of the Corpus Hermeticum
  12. 27. Half-woman, half-snake creatures that appear in Greek mythology and are said to reside in Libya
  13. 28. A nymph of Greek lore who turned herself into a laurel to escape Appolo's pursuit
  14. 29. His winged sandals allow him to fly, and he was worshipped as a god of travel and commerce, he was also known as a trickster, being able to freely cross between the mortal and godly realms
  15. 30. A sun deity who was worshipped in the Roman Empire from the 1st to the 4th century AD
  16. 33. The Roman goddess of luck, she spins the Wheel of Fortune and is believed to have originally been a fertility goddess, her Greek counterpart is Tyche
  17. 36. He is Polydeuces's half-brother, but doesn't share his brother's immortality. He was struck and killed by an arrow, after which he and his brother became stars in the constellation Gemini
  18. 38. The god of death in Greek mythology, when it's somebody's time to die, he first dedicates their life to Hades, king of the Underworld, by cutting their hair with his blade
  19. 39. The Greek god of wine and theatre, myth tells that Zeus took the premature Dionysus from his dying mother Semele and allowed him to mature inside his thigh so that the underdeveloped god might have a proper birth
  20. 41. The goddess of family and marriage, and wife to the Roman god Jupiter, she is often equated with the Greek goddess Hera; though she is kind, she is also vengeful, seeking to punish women who have affairs with her husband
  21. 42. The main deity of Greek mythology. Said to be omnipotent, he is both god of the sky and ruler of the twelve gods of Olympus.
  22. 43. A statesman, general, and author known for his rule over the Roman Republic, his many accomplishments led to his name being used as a title for later Roman emperors
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  1. 1. A queen of the Amazons in Greek mythology, she fought for the Trojans during the Trojan War, but was slain by Achilles
  2. 2. Due to a curse on his mother Pasiphae, he was born a bull-headed monster; locked away in the labyrinth, he wielded a double-sided axe
  3. 3. A monster of Greek lore; one of the three Gorgon sisters, she had snakes for hair, bronze scales for skin, golden wings on her back, sharp fangs, and eyes that could turn anyone who looked straight into them into stone
  4. 4. A young man of Greek lore, he rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair; cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away
  5. 6. The goddess who became Hades' wife in Greek lore, said to have the power to bring fertility to the Earth.
  6. 9. As the son of Zeus and the mortal Leda, he inherited his father's immortality, he and his half-brother were famed fighters, and both became stars in the constellation Gemini
  7. 10. A death demon of Etruscan lore, a terrifying portrait of this demon was painted on the walls and tombs of the Etruscans, he was later given the same status as the Roman Pluto and Dis Pater, rulers of the underworld
  8. 11. Mother goddess of nature in Phrygian mythology, she ruled over beasts and was said to be served by lions
  9. 14. A guardian statue in ancient Greece, stolen from Troy, that protected the city in which it was enshrined, it is said that Athena was so saddened by the death of her friend, Pallas, that she had the wooden statue made in her image
  10. 16. The eldest of the three Moirae sisters, she cuts the threads of life for those whose time has come
  11. 18. A Phrygian god who symbolises life, death, and revival, he rejected Cybele's love and was driven mad, dying shortly after castrating himself, Cybele then resurrected him
  12. 19. The guardian hound of Hades in Greek lore, it traditionally has three heads
  13. 20. Her name means "Mother Earth" in ancient Greek, she is said to be the one who taught humanity the ways of agriculture
  14. 22. A monster that is part lion, part goat, and part snake
  15. 23. The goddess of the night in Greek mythology, born out of Chaos and gave birth to many offspring
  16. 24. Witches that transform into birds at night and drink the blood of children, their name comes from the Roman word for owl
  17. 29. The god of sleep, dwells in the Underworld where light never reaches, sleeping on a soft bed surrounded by dreams
  18. 31. A god of death originating in Greek lore, during medieval times, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig who ravaged corpses
  19. 32. Virgin war goddess who sprung from Zeus' forehead fully armoured after he swallowed her mother
  20. 34. The Greek goddess of hunting and chastity, she was often identified with the moon goddess Selene and was therefore also worshipped as a moon goddess herself
  21. 35. The two-headed dog who protected the Titan Geryon's red cattle in Greek Lore
  22. 37. The middle of the three Moirae sisters, she is the apportioner, measuring the thread which determines each person's lifespan
  23. 40. A priestess in service of the goddess Hera, when Zeus fell in love with her, he transformed her into a cow to hide her from Hera, but Hera saw through the ruse