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Greek and Roman Heroes

Games to help students learn some of the major heroes of the ancient world.

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TheseusFreed the Athenians from its obligations to Crete
AeneasTrojan prince who escaped the war and later went to Italy
MedusaGorgon with snakes for hair
CirceEnchantress who lured men and turned them into swine
AgamemnonKing of Mycenae, Greek leader in the Trojan War
HomerGreek poet, wrote the Iliad and Odyssey
JasonCommander of the Argonauts
AmazonsWarlike tribe of women
MinotaurHalf man, half bull creature, inhabited the labyrinth
VergilRoman poet, author of the Aeneid
RomulusFounder of the city of Rome
AtlasCarried the world on his shoulders
MinosCretan king who demanded sacrificial victims from Athens
HelenQueen of Sparta, her abduction led to Trojan war
AriadnePrincess of Crete who provided Theseus with the key to the labyrinth
Golden FleecePrize of Jason and the Argonauts
DidoQueen of Carthage, fell in love with a hero who deserted her
PolyphemusOne eyed cyclops
HerculesHero, had to perform twelve labors
PerseusConquered a hideous monster by looking at her reflection on his shield
PenelopeHero's wife, waited twenty years for his return
OdysseusKing of Ithaca, wandered twenty years after Trojan War
DaedalusCreated the labyrinth, later flew away from Crete
AchillesMain Greek hero of Trojan War, killed by arrow in his heel
PegasusWinged horse, reportedly tamed by Perseus


Lansing Eastern High School
Lansing, MI

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