Mythology

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  1. 4. A bird called Aetos kaukasios ate his liver every day
  2. 8. In some myths, Eros is the son of this love goddess
  3. 10. In Greek myth, the Furies, goddesses of vengeance, are the daughters of Uranus & this Earth goddess
  4. 12. Arachne was changed into this type of animal, the origin of the name of its zoological class
  5. 14. In an awkward turn of events, Jocasta's second husband, him, was her son
  6. 16. This beauty's men included Menelaus, whom she left for Paris, from whom she moved on to Deiphobus
  7. 17. It's any long, eventful journey, but it doesn't have to last 10 years
  8. 18. If you gazed into the face of this mortal Gorgon, you would be turned to stone
  9. 19. This first woman in Greek myth was actually a prank on man, who should have asked, what's in the box?
  10. 20. The sisters who presided over the arts & sciences had this collective name
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  1. 1. This day of the week gets its name from the Norse god of thunder
  2. 2. A lotus represented Upper Egypt; this reed plant was a symbol of Lower Egypt
  3. 3. Zeus placed Castor & Pollux in the heavens as this constellation
  4. 5. Known for his wisdom, this centaur instructed some of the greatest heroes, including Jason
  5. 6. An avid hunter, this handsome youth was killed by a wild boar
  6. 7. After Medusa was beheaded, this winged horse sprang from her blood
  7. 9. Egyptians weren't happy with Hapi, the god of this river, when floods wiped out their mud-brick homes
  8. 11. The guys who sailed with Jason were called these, after the name of their ship
  9. 13. Come sail away on this Greek river of myth whose name means "hateful"
  10. 15. This Roman sea god had his own festival on July 23 & now has his name on a planet