 | Term | Definition |
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allusion |
reference to something from history, the bible, pop culture, or others |
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anthropomorphism |
giving human characteristics to animals |
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ares |
god of war; Zeus' son with Hera |
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athene |
goddess of wisdom and war; born from Zeus' skull |
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character |
person in a story |
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conflict |
problem in a story |
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cronos |
father of gods; killed is own father; killed by his own son. |
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demeter |
Earth and moon goddess |
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fable |
myth or legend that teaches a moral lesson |
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folktale |
traditional story passed down orally long before being written down. |
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hades |
god of the underworld; kidnapped Persphone |
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hephaestus |
smith-god; Zeus' son with Hera |
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hera |
queen of the gods; goddess of intriguers |
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legend |
traditional story handed down orally based on history and an actual hero |
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myth |
traditional story deals with goddesses, gods, heroes, and supernatural events |
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olympus |
zeus is in charge here; where the gods live |
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oral tradition |
literature that passes by work of mouth from one generation to the next |
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peresphone |
demeters daughter; kidnapped by zeus |
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poseidon |
god of the sea |
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rhea |
goddess of the earth; zeus' mother, saved him by hiding him from zeus |
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tall tale |
wildly imaginative story about fantastic adventures or amazing feats of folk heroes in realistic local settings |
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the sea |
poseidon is in charge here |
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the titans |
cronos' half brothers; semi-gods; fought against zeus |
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the underworld |
hades is in charge here; where the dead go. |
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zeus |
king of gods; fought against cronos; ate his own children |
