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Acrisius
Grandfather of Perseus, father of Danae. Put mother and son in box in the sea. Died from discus throw by Perseus.
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Aeetes
King of the land with the Golden Fleece - gave Jason difficult tasks to win Fleece
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Aegeus
King of Athens, father of Theseus - jumped to his death thinking Theseus had died
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Aeson
Rightful king of Iolcus, father of Jason - brother Pelias stole throne
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Agamemnon
King that got in a fight with Achilles, causing him to stop fighting for a while
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Alcmena
Mortal mother of Heracles and Iphicles
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Amazon Queen
Queen that Hercules got a war belt from
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Andromeda
Princess saved by Perseus from sea monster - married him
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Antigone
Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta - cared for Oedipus after he blinded himself
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Argo
Ship Jason built - killed him with a fallen beam
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Argonauts
Heroes on the Argo with Jason
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Argos
Site of Polyneices's army; birthplace of Perseus
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Ariadne
Half-sister of Minotaur - fell in love with Theseus - helped him escape Labyrinth
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Athena
Gave Perseus help (shield and sword)
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Athens
Home of Theseus's father - after Aegeus died, Theseus became king of Athens
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Atlas
Helped Heracles get sacred golden apples
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Cerberus
Three-headed guard dog of underworld - Heracles captured it
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Cheiron
Centaur who taught Achilles and hid Jason
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Clashing Rocks
Ship-crushing rocks that Jason sailed through
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Corinth
Oedipus's adopted home
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Crete
Location of Minotaur which Theseus defeated
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Danae
Mother of Perseus - pursued by Polydectes
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Dictys
Fisherman offered shelter to Perseus and Danae
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Dragon
Guardian of Fleece - Jason had to get past
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Eurystheus
Heracles's cousin - gave him 12 Labors
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Fire-breathing Bull
Heracles captured it; Jason planted dragon-teeth seeds with them
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Golden Apples
Hercules got with help of Atlas
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Golden Fleece
Jason got in order to claim throne
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Gray Women/Graeae
Three women - shared an eye - Perseus stole eye, made them give directions for him
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Hades
Ruler of underworld - let Heracles take Cerberus; gave Perseus invisibility helmet
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Hector
Trojan prince - killed Patroclus - killed by Achilles
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Hera
Nursed Heracles - tried to kill him - let him marry her daughter; Jason helped disguised Hera cross a stream
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Hermes
Gave Perseus winged sandals
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Hydra
Multi-headed monster - heads grew back when cut off - defeated by Heracles
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Iphicles
Half-brother of Heracles
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Jocaste/Iocaste
Mother and wife of Oedipus
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Laybrinth
Maze where Minotaur was kept - Theseus navigated with Ariadne's help
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Laius
Father of Oedipus - unknowingly killed by Oedipus
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Mares of Diomedes
Man-eating - captured by Heracles
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Medea
Sorceress in love with Jason; nearly poisoned Theseus
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Medusa
Gorgon - snake hair, look turns people to stone - defeated by Perseus
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Minos
King of Crete, where theseus defeated Minotaur
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Minotaur
Half-man, half bull in Laybrinth - defeated by Theseus
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Nemean Lion
Could not be hurt by weapons - killed by Heracles
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Odysseus
Tricked Achilles into fighting in Trojan War - designed Trojan Horse plan
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Olympus
Heracles taken to after death - became god who watched gates
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Oracle
Told prophecy of Oedipus; told prophecy of Perseus
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Paris
Brother of Hector - killed Achilles
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Patroclus
Friend of Achilles - killed by Hector
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Pelias
Uncle of Jason - stole throne of Iolcus
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Polybus
Adopted father of Oedipus - king of Corinth
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Polydectes
Evil king of Seriphos - pursued Danae - Perseus turned him to stone
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Seriphos
Island where Perseus lived with Danae
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Sinis and Procrustes
Evil robbers - defeated by Theseus
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Sphinx
Defeated by Oedipus when he answered riddle correctly - jumped to death
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Stables
Cleaned by Heracles
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Styx
Achilles dipped in - all parts except heel invulnerable
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Thebes
Where Heracles was raised; birthplace of Oedipus
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Thetis
Nymph - mother of Achilles - disguised him as a woman
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Troy
Fought with Greece inTrojan War - Achilles fought for Greece
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Warriors
Sprouted by dragon-teeth seeds - fought by Jason
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