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Monsters
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Father of monsters, titan that rose against Zeus
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Typhon
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Creatures that are half horse, half human
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centaurs
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Wisest of the above race, practicer of medicine
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Chiron
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Creatures that are half human, half goat
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satyrs
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Creatures that lured sailors in with their irresistible calls
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sirens
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Creatures that could turn those who looked upon them to stone
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gorgons
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Member of the above race who was turned into one as a punishment and later beheaded
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Medusa
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Half woman half bird all screech
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harpies
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One monster in the strait of Messina
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Scylla
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The other monster in the strait of Messina
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Charybdis
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Three headed guardian of the underworld
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Cerberus
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Creature with the body of a man head of a bull born to a queen as a sacrifice
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Minotaur
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Hybrid creature that tells riddles and eats those who cannot answer
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sphinx
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Head of a lion, body of a goat, tail of a snake. Used to refer to any hybrid creature
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Chimera
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Multi-headed monster. When one head is cut off, two more grow in its' place
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Hydra
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Divine winged horse
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Pegasus
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Body of a lion, head and wings of an eagle
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Griffin
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Snake killed by a deity to which the oracle is dedicated
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Python
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Race of one-eyed giant humanoids
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cyclops
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Member of the above race, son of the sea god, blinded by the clever king
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Polyphemus
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Predator who's golden fur could not be pierced with any weapon
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Nemean lion
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Tameless boar caught by a demigod in his twelve labours
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Erymanthian Boar
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Mortals
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Sentenced to push a boulder up a hill only for it to roll down again for eternity
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Sisyphus
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King and sculptor who fell in love with his own creation
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Pygmalion
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The creation in question
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Galatea
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Vain mortal cursed by a nymph he spurned to fall in love with his own reflection
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Narcissus
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Twins who together make up the constellation gemini
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Castor
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Pollux
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Mortal who rode the gods' winged horse and was struck down
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Bellerophon
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Hunter with a belt that is seen in the stars
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Orion
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Pheonician princess carried off by Zeus in the shape of a bull
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Europa
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Brother of the above, founder of Thebes, who was sent out to find her
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Cadmus
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Princess who was destroyed by forcing the king of the gods to show her his true form, except for her unborn child
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Semele
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Group of warrior women
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Amazons
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Queen of the above
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Hippolyta
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Very handsome mortal hunter, lover of the goddess of love
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Adonis
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Mother of the below
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Danae
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Hero that slayed a gorgon, a sea monster, and the evil king of Argos
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Perseus
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Wife of the above almost killed by a sea monster because her mother had claimed her to be more beautiful than the sea nymphs
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Andromeda
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Mother of the above
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Cassiopeia
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King that imprisoned his wife's monstrous offspring in a labyrinth
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Minos
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Man that created said labyrinth
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Daedalus
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Son of the above who flew too close to the sun
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Icarus
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Mortal who could charm even the stones with his music
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Orpheus
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Love of the above
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Eurydice
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He who sought the golden fleece
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Jason
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Sorceress who helped and married the above
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Medea
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Demigod who performed twelve labours
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Heracles
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Prince that slew the monster of the labyrinth
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Theseus
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Princess that helped the above by showing him the way, only to be spurned
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Ariadne
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King who's touch turned everything to gold
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Midas
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King of Sparta prior to trojan war
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Menelaus
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Wife of the above, face that launched a thousand ships
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Helen
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King of Mycenae and leader of the greeks during the trojan war
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Agamemnon
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Wife and killer of the above
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Clytemnestra
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Lover of the above and usurper of Mycenae
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Aegisthus
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Daughter of king of Mycenae killed to appease the gods and let the winds carry ships to war
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Iphigenia
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Daughter of the king of Mycenae who avenges him
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Electra
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Son of the king of Mycenae who avenges him
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Orestes
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Father of the below who married a nymph
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Peleus
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Hero of the greeks
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Achilles
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Love of the above
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Patroclus
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Stronger than all of greece
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Ajax
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King of Pylos who owned a cup only he could lift
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Nestor
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The clever king himself who advised the warriors and created the wooden horse, returning home got him an epic of his own
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Odysseus
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Wife of the above
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Penelope
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Father of the clever king
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Laertes
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Son of the clever king who schemed to get the suitors out of his father's house before he returned
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Telemachus
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King of Argos, fighter in the trojan war and founder of cities
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Diomedes
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Trojan hero and son of aphrodite almost killed by the above
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Aeneas
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Prince of troy responsible for the kidnapping
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Paris
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Prince and hero of troy
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Hector
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King of troy
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Priam
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Princess of troy cursed gifted future sight but cursed to never be believed
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Cassandra
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Prince of troy carried off by an eagle to be cupbearer to the gods
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Ganymede
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Cursed to kill his father and marry his mother
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Oedipus
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Wife and mother of the above
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Jocasta
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Sons of the above who killed each other in the fight for the throne after their father named them both heir
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Eteocles
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Brother of the above who did not receive a funeral
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Polynices
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Sister of the above who left and got married
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Ismene
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Sister of the above who buried her brother and died for it
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Antigone
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Uncle of the above and King of Thebes
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Creon
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Daughter of the above who was offered in marriage to the seeker of the golden fleece
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Glauce
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There could be other nitpicks but this is a pretty comprehensive and difficult quiz so I will give kudos.