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Myth Matching

Really get to know who these characters were by matching the description to the correct character

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PerseusMy mom gave birth to me while locked in a brass tower.
DanaeMy father locked me in a brass tower because he was afraid of a prophecy
MinosMy wife gave birth to a half/man/half bull baby, so I locked them in a labyrinth made by Daedalus.
ZeusKing of the gods. Kronos swallowed a stone instead of swallowing me.
PoseidonGod of sea and horses, I am Theseus' biological father.
HadesGod of the underworld, I have an invisibility helmet and kidnapped my wife.
PitocamptesI am the "pine bender." I faced Theseus and tried to kill him by tossing him with a pine tree.
AegeusI am king, but have little power, so I am thrilled to discover that Theseus has my secret sword.
ZephyrusI am the west wind, often serving as a taxi service for Eros.
OrpheusI love my beautiful wife Eurydice, so when she was killed accidentally, I went down to the Underworld to get her back - but I failed.
AndromedaPerseus rescued me from a horrible sea monster when my father was sacrificing me. I married Perseus.
GaeaA Titan, My husband is also my son.
ProcustesA monster faced by Theseus - I was strapped to my own torture bed at my inn and had my legs and head cut off, so I would fit the bed.
ScironBrother to Pitocamptes, I have a pet turtle to whom I feed passing travelers...until the turtle ate me.
CorynetesI am the first monster that Theseus met on the road to Athens. He killed me with my own club.
TheseusSon of Poseidon, I made the road into Athens safe for travelers by killing all of the monsters along the way.
Midasa foolish king with donkey ears and a touch of gold...I even made my daughter a golden statue.
NarcissusA handsome man, Aphrodite punishes me for turning down Echo's love for me - I was too in love with myself to notice.
ErosI am the god of love and desire (I am also the name of the Titan with the same power).
EchoI lied to Hera, and now I am forced to repeat words. Aphrodite did me a favor and turned me to vapor.
Demetergoddess of harvest, I punish the whole world when I am missing my daughter.
ChaosI am emptiness. I am the beginning. Everything came out of me.
RheaI am not the smartest mom; I allowed my husband to swallow most of my kids.
Persephonegoddess of springtime, I was kidnapped and cannot resist the temptation of pomegranate seeds.
AdriadneI am a daughter of Minos. I got to play with mechanical dolls made by Daedalus.
IcarusSon of Daedalus, I didn't listen to my father and died when my wings melted.
DaedalusI am a great inventor, but I am also a murderer.
PandoraI am the first human woman, but my curiosity caused me to unleash the evils of the world.
HopeI am all that was left in the clay jar after Pandora opened it.
Gray SistersOften called the Fates, we have a hard time eating and seeing because we have to share a single eye and a single tooth.
AtlasI am a strong Titan, so I am forced to hold up the world.
Prometheusa Titan, I defied Zeus and gave fire to mankind, so I am now chained to a mountain and have my liver eaten by an eagle every day (it grows back overnight).
Eurydicea beautiful woman, I died by falling into a pit of snakes when Aristeus was chasing me.
PsycheI married the god of love and was happy even though he was invisible, but I lost my husband when my sisters tricked me with their jealousy.
CyclopesWe are monsters born of Uranus and Gaea. We only have one eye each.
Uranushusband and son to Gaea, I imprisoned my children in Tartarus. Kronos defeated me and cut me into hundreds of pieces and threw me into the sea.
AphroditeGoddess of Beauty, I came from the blood of Uranus when his pieces were thrown into the sea.
PegasusI was born from the blood of Medusa - I am a winged horse.
MedusaI was once a beautiful woman, but Athena turned me into a monster with snake for hair and the power to turn people to stone.
TartarusI am the land of the dead - the underworld.


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