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Terms from Myth (Rouse), pp. 49-88 (2023)

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Deucalion and Pyrrhasurvived the flood; repopulated the earth
bones of your motherstones of the earth thrown over Decalion's and Pyrrha's shoulders to repopulate the earth
Furiesgoddesses of vengeance
Athenscity named for Athena
Poseidon and Athenacompeted for control of Athens
horseoffered to Athens by Poseidon
olive treegiven to Athens by Athena
Heracles (Hercules)hero who completes twelve labors
Nemean LionHercules strangles it; hide too tough to penetrate
HydraHercules' cuts off head, but two grow back; cauterizes the wound to stop the heads from growing back
stables of Augeasstables with giant horses that were never cleaned; Hercules diverts a river to clean them
Stymphalian birdsbirds with brazen feathers; Hercules scares them of with rattle
girdle of HippolytaHercules gets this from Hippolyta
golden apples of the Hersperidestaken from Atlas after Hercules temporarily holds up the sky
Deianeirawife of Hercules
Nessos the centaurattacks Deianeira; gives poisonous vial of his blood to her
death of Herculesskin melts off because of blood of Nessos
Semelemother of Dionysus; burned to death by Zeus' godliness
Dionysus (Bacchus)god of wine and vegetation; kidnapped by pirates
Ioturned into a cow; guarded by Argus
peacocktail contains the eye of Argus
Asclepiosgod of healing; brought people back to life; turned into a god; son of Apollo

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