Final Exam Review Achaeans Another name for the Greeks in the Iliad and the Odyssey Achelous Defeated by Hercules after fighting for Deianeira Achilles Greek hero of the Trojan War Killed Hector Killed by Paris Acrisius King of Argos Killed by his grandson Perseus Admetus King of Pherae in Thessaly Adrastus Aeetes King of Colchis sun of Helios Aegeus Father of Theseus King of Athens Hid his sword and shoes under a rock until Theseus was old enough to move the rock and get them aegis Goat skin shield of Zeus or Athena used for protection Aegisthus Child of incest rape Thyestes and his daughter Pelopia Raised by shepherds and goats Aegyptus gods in the Trojan War founder of Rome Aeneas Son of Aphrodite Favorite of Apollo Leader of the Trojan allies Saved twice by the Aeneid Latin Poem which tells the story of Aeneas and his travels to become the ancient Aeolus The ruler of the winds Could have been the son of Hippotes Poseidon or Helen Aeschylus Author of Prometheus Bound Aeson locked in the dungeons by Pelias sent Jason to be educated Aethiopis Poem written about the events after Hector s death Aethra mother of Theseus Agamemnon Supreme Greek leader kills his daughter in order to head to troy off island Killed by wife after returning from troy Fought to get his sister in law Helen back Agave mother of Pentheus killed her own son Agenor son of Poseidon king of Phoenicia Aisar root word for Caesars means great Ajax hero of Trojan war fights and wounds Hector Alcestis princess daughter of Pelias married first man to yoke a lion and a boar to a chariot Alcino s King of Phoenicians entertained Odysseus when cast upon his island rescued by Heracles from hades Alcides another name for Heracles Alcimede mother of Jason Alcmene mother of Hercules Alexander another name for Paris Amazonomachy battle between Greeks and amazons Amazons warrior women Amphiara s double cursed king of Argos Amphion son of Zeus killed himself after wife and kids were killed by Apollo and Artemis Amulius threw infant twins Romulus and Remus into river Amycus trojan warrior boxed polydeuces and lost Anchises fell in love with goddess son had to fight for him in Trojan wars Androgeos won all the panthenaic games and was killed on the way to another contest Andromache wife of hector slave after hector s death Andromeda chained to rock to be given as sacrifice to sea monster Saved by Perseus Antaeus half giant son of Poseidon and Gaia fought Heracles for 11th labor Gets a huge power boost from touching ground Anticlea mother of Odysseus Antigone written about deciding btw divine law and Greek law Antinous suitor wanting Penelope s hand tried to kill Telemachus Antiope kidnapped by Theseus during Heracles 9th labor Apologoi part of odysseys story Apsyrtus taken by Medea his sister cut up into many pieces and spread along road Atalanta a virgin huntress would only marry if her suitor could out run her Hippotmes and Ariadne daughter of Crete gave Theseus ball and sword to fight minotaur Areopagus rock of Ares located in acropolis Arete housed Jason and the Argonauts Ar te means virtue Aristeia scenes of dramatic conventions of epic poetry Argo the ship Jason and the Argonauts sailed on Argonautica poem about Jason Argus excellent watchmen killed by Hermes Ascanius son of Trojan hero Aeneas Asterius ruler of stars Astyanax son of hector killed by neopolemus golden apples Ate personification of ruin folly Athloila labors Heracles labors Atlas separates titans and Olympians Atreus father of Agamemnon Auglaros Augury divination Auspices a divine or prophetic token Autochthonous children of the soil Autochthony earthborn Autolycus grandfather of Odysseus Barbaroi barbarian Augur people who consult birds do to talk to gods Athamas devised plan to get rid of Phixus saved by golden ram Bellerophon greatest hero and slayer of monster Belus son of Poseidon Brise s achilles war prize fought over by Agamemnon and Achilles Busiris son of Poseidon Egyptian king Cadmean Fox sent by wrath of Dionysus nothing could catch it Turned to stone when Creatian dog almost caught it Cadmeia Cadmus left home in search of his sister Europa founded Thebes Cala s winged son of Boreas and oreithyia part of the Argonauts Calchas gift to interpret the flight of birds that he received from Apollo Caldonian Boar Hunt Boar sent by Artemis to ravage the people Meleager killed boar and bull Calypso nymph keeps Odysseus on her island Capaneus son of Hipponous killed by Zeus for his arrogance said Zeus couldn t stop him from invading Thebes Capitoline Triad group of three top gods Jupiter Juno and Minerva Cassandra could see into the future but no one believed her Agamemnon s war trophy Cassiepeia arrogant mother to androgema claimed her daughter was more beautiful than nymphs had to sacrifice daughter saved by Perseus Castor twin brother of Pollux Catharsis purification purging of ones feelings Cecrops earth born king of Attica man with serpents tail Cephalus son of Hermes king of Athens Cepheus husband of Cassiopeia father of androgema Cerberus three headed dog that guards gate to the underworld Cercyon challenged people to wrestling matches if they win they get his kingdom Theseus won Charon ferryman of the underworld Charu etruscan mythology one of guards in underworld has hammer pointed ears Charybdis sea monster creates large whirlpools Chimera fire breathing female creature part lion goat and snake Chiron centaur trains the heroes making them strong Choephorai written by Aeschylus Chorus used in Greek plays interacts with actor Chryasor brother to Pegasus not born until medusas head was cut off Chryseis trojan woman war prize for Agamemnon until the plague hit and she was given back to her father Chryses mother of Chryseis prayed to Apollo to get her daughter back Chryssipus son of Pelops kidnapped by Theban Laius killed by mother Circe daughter of Helios knows about drugs and herbs minor goddess of magic Clytemnestra wife of Agamemnon kills him when he returns home from war because he killed daughter killed Minos Cocalus owner of Daedalus new Daedalus could string yarn through seashell his daughter Commyonian Sow mythical pig killed by Theseus mother of Caledonian boar Creon all of them ruler of Thebes brother to Jocastd promised sisters hand in marriage to son because he freed city from sphinx Cretan Bull bull that carried away Europa Heracles 7th labor Creusa all of them daughter of Gaia daughter of Creon burned to death by Athena daughter of
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