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Son of Iatpeus (ocean nymph) and Clymene, most kind Greek God. He gave the humans fire. Made futile attempts to warn the world of Pandora.
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prometheus
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He was the grandson of Acrisius, by his daughter Danae. Prophecy said that he would slay his grandfather, so he tried to prevent conception by putting Danae in a tower. Zeus came to her as a 'golden shower' and impregnated her and he was born. They were put into a boat and floated out to see for their death... He killed Medusa, brought back her head.. Athena gave him a magic sword... rescued Andromeda.. Years later visiting his grandfather he decapitated him with a discus.
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perseus
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Had either 12, 14, or 20 children of equal genders. She suggested she was better than Leto who only had two children. Leto's children slain all of her children with invisible arrows, cause her to cry forever and turned into a fountain.
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niobe
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Beautiful and beloved by Aphrodite and Persephone, and was killed by a wild boar, to share Zeus made him live six months in the underworld then six months on Earth
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adonis
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Single most influential Greek, first great playwright, wrote the Oresteia detailing the horrors that befell the House of Atreus. He was the grandson of Tantalus, father of Agamemnon, and grandfather of Orestes. Influenced dramas like Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
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2nd generation Titan, the son of Iapetus and Clymene. He was defeated in war and had to stand in the western part of the universe and hold up the sky for all eternity.
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atlas
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Fierce warrior that slew the Chimera and defeated the Amazons had many adventures aboard his winged horse
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bellerophon
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Son of Laius, the King of Thebes and the Queen Jocasta. There was a prophecy that he would slay his father and marry his mother. So they ordered a shepherd to pierce his feet and leave him on a mountain cliff to die. Obviously he didn't, he grew up, had a ruckus with a traveler (his father) killed him. He answered the Riddle of a magical being, if he got it wrong he would have been destroyed. The people were so happy he destroyed this magical being so they awarded him the Queen (aka mom). They married, had 4 kids, Jocasta hung herself and this man gorged his eyes out and was guided by Antigone as he wandered blindly around the world.
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Created by Zeus as the first mortal woman, origin of virtually every anti-feminist belief. He created her because he was mad at Prometheus for gifting mankind with fire. He gave her a box and said never to open it but 'because she's a woman' her curiosity caused her to open it and release all the woes of the word. One thing remained in the corner of the box. Hope.
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Most famous mortal in mythology thanks to Homer, who told his story in two epic tales. First book is the Iliad which details up into the Trojan War. Name has become a meaning for a 10 year wandering.
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Version 1: Desired by Pan, but didn't return his feelings which caused the goat-god to have her torn to pieces only leaving her voice. Version 2: Loud-mouthed attendant of Hera who could never be quiet enough for Hera to catch Zeus cheating
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Siege of Troy, soldiers sent to retrieve Helen. They couldn't get in.. so they took Athena's advice and built THIS to get in, hid in its belly, then jumped out and unlocked the gates
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Deification of Romulus, a lesser known god. Part of the triumvirate that included Jupiter and Mars
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Greatest hero of Athens, if not all Greece. His sone Aegeus and wife Aethra. Was one of the Argonauts, slew giants, fought Amazons. He slew the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne's thread. Forgot to tell his dad he didn't die, so his dad committed suicide.
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Daughter of Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia bragged she was prettier than Poseidon's daughters so he changed her to rock in the ocean, but Perseus arrived to rescue her before the sea monster killed her.
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andromeda
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This mortal pursues mortals that are evil and had committed sins and injustices. Her name has come to mean any antagonist now.
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nemesis
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Daughter/sister of Oedipus, (because he had sex with his mother), accompanied him in his exile from Thebes
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Mother of Castor and Clytemnestra fathered by Tyndareus of Sparta, mother of Helen and Pollux fathered by Zeus
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Most inventive, literally, creating robots and the labyrinth that housed the Minotaur, also made wings for his son Icarus out of feathers and wax, which obviously was an issue to cause Icarus' death when he flew to close to the sun
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daedalus
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Became immortal almost by accident. Son of Zeus, he ate their food on Olympus and became immortal. Not popular because he stole the 'ambrosia' and gave it to the mortals and gossiped about everything he heard on Mount Olympus. They sentenced him to remain in water up to his chin with grapes just out of his reach.
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