| Term | Definition |
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| Labors of Hercules | Hera found out that Hercules was the son of Zeus, started to drive him crazy, so crazy that he killed his wife and children; punishment for murders: 12 labors; completed all of them and became a hero. |
| Jason and the Argonauts | Jason went with 50 other heroes on a ship to get the golden fleece, Medea, who he fell in love with, gave the dragon guarding the fleece a sleeping potion, and they took the golden fleece. |
| Perseus and Medusa | Perseus' grandfather went to an oracle that said his daughters' son will be the cause of his death so he sent his pregnant daughter in a box down a river where the two ended up on an island, when Perseus was old enough, he was sent to slay Medusa and he did. |
| Theseus and the Minotaur | Theseus volunteered to be fed to the Minotaur, when he arrived at Crete, the King's daughter fell in love with him, told him how to defeat the Minotaur (half man half bull), Theseus killed the Minotaur. |
| Orion and the Scorpion | (Orion was the son of Posiedon; a giant)Orion met Artemis, fell in love, Orion threatened to kill every creature and Mother Earth, not being happy with that outcome, sent a Scorpion to kill him. |
| Daedalus and Icarus | Daedalus was King Minos's architect, Icarus was his son; Daedalus made the labyrinth to keep the Minotaur in, King Minos did not want anyone to know the secrets of it so he locked Daedalus and his son in a tower; they wanted to get out so they made wings out of feathers; Icarus flew too high and the sun melted the wax; he drowned. |
| Pandora's Box | When Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus took vengeance by presenting Pandora to Epimetheus, Prometheus' brother. With her, Pandora had a jar which she was not to open under any circumstance. Impelled by her natural curiosity, Pandora opened the jar, and all evil contained escaped and spread over the earth. She hastened to close the lid, but the whole contents of the jar had escaped, except for one thing which lay at the bottom, and that was Hope. |
| Arachne | Challenged Athena to see who was the better weaver, both of theirs were amazing, Athena got jealous and tore up Arachne's tapestry and loom, Arachne hung her self because of guilt, Athena took pity in her and brought her back to life as a spider. |
| Pandora | Made from the gods, given a gift from each of them, sent to Earth to trick Prometheus's brother. |
| Charon | the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades |
| Echo | a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained |
| Io | (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus, Zeus turned her into a heifer to protect her from Hera. |
| Hydra | monster with nine heads |
| Cerberus | 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades |
| Minotaur | a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man |
| The Sirens | sea nymphs whose lovely song lures sailors to steer their ships toward the deadly rocks |
| The Furies | Goddesses or spirits who inflicted curses and punished crimes, primarily those within families. They paid particular attention to avenging crimes by children against their mothers. |
| Chaos | the most ancient of gods |
| Uranus | god of the heavens, son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans |
| Gaia | goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology |
| The Titans | Cronos' half brothers; semi-gods; fought against Zeus |
| The Cyclops | one eyed monsters, children of uranus and gaia |
| Cronos | father of the Olympians; husband of Rhea; ate children as the were born |
| Rhea | was Cronos' wife. Vexed at having him swallow their children, she hid Zeus from him and gave him a stone to swallow instead. |
| The Olympians | The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled after the overthow of the Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling place Mount Olympus. |
| Hermes | He is the messenger of the gods and is the guide of souls of the dead to the underworld. Symbol: Winged Sandals |
| Persephone | Daughter of Demeter, wife of Hades, and queen of the underworld. |
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