| A | B |
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| ZEUS | Greek deity, head of Olympian pantheon |
| PLATO | dualist philosopher, transmigration; student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle |
| CYNICS | saw humans as evil |
| STOICS | advocated self-control |
| CYBELE | great goddess of Hellenistic and Roman times |
| MITHRA | middle eastern son deity, popular among Roman soldiers |
| GNOSTICS | ascetic, dualist mystics; prevalent in early common era |
| ORACLES | Greek shrines, emphasized divination |
| ORPHICS & PYTHAGORIANS | Greek mystery religions emphasizing asceticism, vegetarianism, transmigration |
| OLYMPIAN | Greek pantheon of deities, headed by Zeus |
| SOCRATES | Greek philosopher, teacher of Plato, taught by asking questions |
| HELLENISTIC | period begun around 300 B.C.E. with Alexander's conquests |
| DIONYSIUS | Greek deity whose worshipped had a drunken orgy in which a live animal would be devoured |
| EPICUREANS | said that pleasure was the greatest good |
| ELEUSINIAN | Greek mystery religion involving a mother daughter pair of goddesses |
