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What brothers does Solon call the second happiest men on Earth
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Cleobis and Biton
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What bird is associated with Athena
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owl
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What term refers to the assignment of human characteristics to the gods
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anthropomorphism
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Who composed the Odyssey
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Homer
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With which deity was Argos most closely associated
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Hera
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Who was the Greek god of thunder, lightning and rain
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Zeus
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What name was given to the nymphs of trees
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Dryads (or Hamadryads)
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What kingdom was destroyed when Croesus attacked Persia
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Lydia
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What king of Lydia was visited by Solon in Sardis
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Croesus
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What substance, clearer than blood, runs through the veins of the gods
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ichor
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On what mountain do most of the Greek gods live
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Mt. Olympus
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What bird is associated with Zeus
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eagle
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What goddess of doom and destruction inspired the name of Croesus' son
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Ate
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Who wrote Works and Days
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Hesiod
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What Greek tragedian wrote Agamemnon
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Aeschylus
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What son of Gordias came to live with Croesus, according to Herodotus
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Adrastus (not 7 against Th.)
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With which Greek deity is the dove associated
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Aphrodite
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What terms refers to gods of the realm below Olympus
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chthonian
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With which Greek deity is the sparrow associated
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Aphrodite
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What name was given to the nymphs of rivers in particular
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Potomiads
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With which deity were Delphi and Delos most closely associated
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Apollo
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What priestess of Hera was the mother of Cleobis and Biton
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Cydippe
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What Greek tragedian wrote Antigone
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Sophocles
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Who guarded Croesus' son Atys while hunting a boar
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Adrastus
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Who was the king of Persia when Croesus attacked
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Cyrus the Great
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What brothers were rewarded for their good works with eternal sleep in a temple
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Cleobis and Biton
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With which deity was Athens most closely associated
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Athena
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What names was given to the nymphs of water, springs, lakes and rivers
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Naiads
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Who wrote the myth of Er, which appears in the Republic
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Plato
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What animal is associated with Ares
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boar
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What historian tells us the most about Croesus, Solon and Cyrus
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Herodotus
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What was the capital city of Lydia
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Sardis
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Who said he would rather be a slave on earth than king of dead souls
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Achilles
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With what city was Solon associated
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Athens
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What god put out the flames before Croesus was burned alive
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Apollo
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Who became archon of Athens in 594 BC
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Solon
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What is the food of the gods
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ambrosia
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Who were the nymphs of ash trees
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Meliae
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What do the gods drink
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nectar
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Who was the son of Midas
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Gordias
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With which deity was Lemnos most closely associated
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Hephaestus
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Whom does Solon call the happiest man on Earth
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Tellus
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What one term describes the Muses, Nereids and Oceanids
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nymphs
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Who was the Greek deity of vengeance
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Nemesis
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What is the term for a mixed offspring of gods and mortals
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demigods
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Who was told he would destroy a mighty empire if he attacked Persia
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Croesus
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Whose name was called out three times by Croesus as Cyrus began to burn him
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Solon
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Who yoked themselves to a chariot to carry their mother
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Cleobis and Biton
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What philosopher proclaimed "man is the measure of all things"
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Protagoras
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With which Greek deity is the goose associated
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Aphrodite
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Who told Croesus he would destroy a great kingdom if he attacked Persia
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Delphic oracle
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What son of Croesus was killed in a dream
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Atys
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