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King of the Olympian gods
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Zeus
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His sister and wife he cheated on with countless others
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Hera
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Priestess of Aphrodite on the European Hellespont, lighted a candle for her partner, later drowned herself when he died
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Hero
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Lived on the Asian side of the Hellespont, swam towards the candle of 1. Drowned when a storm blew out the candle and he got lost at sea
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Leander
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Son of Apollo, Musician and Poet that impressed even the gods. Travels to Hades to get back 2 but is forbidden to look back at her. Turns around and 2 vanishes again to the underworld
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Orpheus
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Lover of 1, is bitten by a snake and goes to Hades. 1 is granted permission to take her back after impressing Hades but a look at her is her undoing
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Eurydice
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Six-headed snake monster who attacks seafarers, twin danger with 2 which guard the strait of Messina. Attacks Odysseus men when he chose to sail closer here rather than risking 2
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Scylla
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A massive whirlpool on the opposite side of the strait, became a metaphorical twin danger of which Humans had to chose the lesser evil, between a rock and a hard placev for Greeks
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Charybdis
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Main Greek hero of the Troyan war who was nearly unwoundable except for where his mother held him. His woundable body part became a metaphorical weak point.
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Achilles
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His cousin and lover who posed as 1 in his armour, got slain by Hector. 1 went on a rampage after learning of his death
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Patroclus
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Twin of 2, son of Leda but with different father to 2. Son of Tyndareus, Got killed in a fight. One half of the zodiac sign Gemini
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Castor
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Twin by different father to 1. Son of Zeus. After his twin gets killed he is heartbroken and ask Zeus to let him be mortal, which is granted. They are placed as two stars in the sky, Gemini
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Pollux
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Builder who constructed the Minoan labyrinth to contain the Minotaur and flew away with his son 2 on self made waxen wings.
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Daedalus
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Son of 1, flew to close to the sun out of hybris and crashed into the sea
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Icarus
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Son of Aegeus and Hero who volunteered as a tribute to 2. Minos daughter Ariadne gave him a ball of thread to help him find his way back out after slaying 2
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Theseus
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Bull-headed monster, demanded a yearly tribute of seven young men and women, slain by 1
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Minotaur
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Corinthian Hero who slew the Chimera and tried to fly up Mount Olympus on 2. Zeus sent a gadfly which stung 2 and thus threw off 1
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Bellerophon
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Winged horse which was flown by 1 and later served the Olympians
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Pegasus
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King of the Greek underworld with the same name
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Hades
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His three headed dog, guardian of the underworld
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Cerberus
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Norse god of thunder and strength. Wields a might hammer only he can lift. Straightforward protector, symbolizes order
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Thor
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Norse trickster god, shape-shifter, responsible for the death of Baldr, often antagonist of 1, symbolizes chaos
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Loki
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Egyptian mother goddess and loving wife of 2, reassembled his body when he was cut into pieces
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Isis
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Egyptian god and husband of 1, often portrayed as a mummy cause his reincarnated body is stitched together, ruler of the underworld
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Osiris
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Evil Egyptian god, killer of his brother, opponent of 2, personification of a jakal, lord of chaos
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Seth
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Son of the ruler of the underworld, falcon god, ruler of the gods and law
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Horus
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Main character of the epic story named after him, King of Uruk
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Gilgamesch
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Beast-man, semi-god, rival and later friend of the above
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Enkidu
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Hinduistic god, renewer and destroyer, symbolized conciousness with a third eye
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Shiva
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Goddess of energy, feminine, wife of 1
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Partavi
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One of the twins raised by a she-wolf, later slew his brother to name city after him
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Romulus
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Twin of the above, slain by the above
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Remus
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Twin of 2, son of Zeus and Leto, god of the sun, music and prophecy. Sometimes considered the slayer of Achilles.
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Apollo
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Twin of 1, daughter of Zeus and Leto, godess of the moon, hunting and young women.
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Artemis
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Son of Adam and Eve, slayed 2 because god favored him
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Cain
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Brother of 1, killed by 1, offered livestock to god
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Abel
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First-born twin son of Isaac and Rebecca, skilled hunter, betrayed by 2, tried to harm 2 but later forgave him. Ancestor of the Edomites
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Esau
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Second-born twin son of Isaac and Rebecca, traded a bowl of stew for the inheritence right of 1 when 1 came form a hunt, decieved their father to recieve a blessing meant for 1. Ancestor of the Israelites
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Jacob
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Prophet ordered by god to Niniveh, his ship sunk and he got eaten by the one below
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Jonah
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The above lived inside him after he ate him
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Whale
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Shepherd and well known slinger, slew the one below. Name is synonymous with winning underdog today
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David
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Tall muscle man of ill intend, all feared him, yet he was slain by a mere shepherd
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Goliath
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Hometown of biblical Lot which god warns about the impending destruction of 1
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Sodom
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Twin city of 1, both are filled with greed, immorality and violence and are therefore destroyed by God/Jehovah
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Gomorrah
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