7th Reading: Mythology Review
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ginsbergrah on June 3, 2010
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Zeus | King of Gods. |
| Cup of Helios | Carried Hercules and the Red Cattle across the ocean. |
| Pegasus | Winged Horse. |
| Eros | God of Love. |
| Apollo | God of light/ sun. |
| Midas | Everything he touched turned to gold. |
| Heracles | Laboring strongman. |
| Dionysus | God of Wine. |
| Hestia | Goddess of Hearth and Home. Was given a flame by Zeus. |
| Aphrodite | Goddess of Love. |
| Nike | Goddess of Victory. |
| Artemis | Goddess of the Moon and Hunt. |
| Theseus | Killed Minotaur. |
| Perseus | Killed Medusa. |
| Odysseus | Blinded the Cyclops. |
| Bellerophon | Killed Chimera. |
| Atlas | Giant who held up heavens on his shoulders. |
| Nemean Lion | Hercules wore its skin. |
| Polyphemus | Had one eye on its forehead. |
| Achilles | His heel was the target. |
| Persephone | Goddess of Spring/ Seasons. |
| Hera | Zeus's Queen. Was given a golden crown. |
| Demeter | Goddess of Agriculture. Was given a rake by Zeus. |
| Athena | Goddess of the loom. |
| Pan | Goat-footed god of nature. |
| Medusa | Snake-haired Gorgon. |
| Corynean Deer | Golden Horns. |
| Hydra | Nine-headed monster. |
| Hephaestus | Olympian Blacksmith/ Goldsmith. |
| Three Fates | Determine the lenght of mortal lives. |
| Athena | Born from Zeus's head. |
| Hermes | God of Merchants/ Bankers/ Thieves. |
| Prometheus | Gave fire to man. |
| Baucis and Philemon | Turned into trees so they could be together. |
| Hercules | Killed two snakes when he was 10 months old. |
| Hades | Was given a helmet by Zeus. |
| Centaur | Half man/ half horse. |
| Ambrosia | Food of the Gods. |
| Labyrinth | Maze. |
| Cronos | Swallowed his children whole. |
| Pandora | Her curiosity released evil. |
| Cosmos | Cosmetics comes from this Greek word. |
| Medea | Word "medicine" comes from her name. |
| Europa | Europe was named after her. |
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