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Mythology Exam Study Guide
Creation and Early Greek Gods—
Uranus, Gaia, Hydras, Cyclopes, and Titans
Important Titans—Chronos, Rhea, Ocean, Tethys, Hyperion, Helios, Mnemosyne, Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus,
(and Pandora)
Olympians—
Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes, Hephaestus
Gods of the Earth—Dionysus, Demeter, Persephone
Mates of Zeus—
Hera, Io, Europa, Semele, Leda, and the Titan Leto
Other Creatures—
Nymphs, dryads, fauns/satyrs, harpies, Erinyes/Furies, Eumenides Sirens, Cerberus, Pegasus, gorgons,
Lovers—
 Cupid & Psyche
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Pyramus & Thisbe
 Orpheus & Eurydice
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Aurora & Tithonus
Pygmalion & Galatea
Daphne & Apollo
Quest of the Golden Fleece—
Places—Ilocus & Colchis,
Characters—Aphrodite, Jason, Medea, King Pelias, King Aetes, Phineus, Argonauts, Amazons
Monsters—Serpent/dragon, Talus, Clashing Rocks, harpies
Heroes, Adventurers, & Monsters—
 Jason & the Argonauts,
 Phaethon & the chariot of the Sun
 Bellerophon, Pegasus, & the Chimaera
 Perseus, Danae, Medusa, & the gorgons
 Daedalus, Icarus, & King Minos
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Theseus, Aegeus, & Aethra
Theseus, Ariadne, & the minotaur
Hercules & his 12 labors
Atalanta & the golden apples
Locations & characters in Hades—
River Styx, Erebus, Tartarus, Elysian Fields, Three Judges of the Dead, Cerberus, Hades, Persephone, (Tiresias)
Judgment of Paris—
Eris/Discordia, Thetis & King Pelias, Apples of Hesperides, Prince Paris, Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera
Trojan War—
Trojans: King Priam, Queen Heccuba, Hector, Paris, Helen of Troy (Menelaus’ wife), Princess Cassandra,
Laocoon the soothsayer
Greeks: Menelaus, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax, Trojan Horse
House of Atreus—
 Tantalus & Pelops,
 Niobe & Leto,
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Hippodamia & Pelops
 Agamemnon’s family: Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, Iphigenia, Orestes, Electra
Beasties: Erinyes/Furies, Eumenides
House of Thebes—
 Europa & the bull
 Cadmus & the dragon
 Semele, Zeus, & Dionysus
 Artemis & Acteon (& the stag)
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Oedipus & the Sphinx
Oedipus , Jocasta, King Laius, King Polybus
Oedipus’ children: Antigone, Ismene,
Polyneices, Eteocles
House of Athens—
 Cecrops
 Athena patron goddess
 Procne, Philomela, & Tereus
Brief Myths—
 Midas
 Aesculapius & Chiron
 Danaids
 Glaucus & Scylla & Circe
 Pomona & Vertumnus
 Hero & Leander
 Almathea & the cornucopia
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Cephalus & Porcris (& Aurora)
Orithyia & Boreas
Creusa & Ion , Xuthus, Apollo
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Arachne
Leto
Orion
Myrmidons
Pleiades
King Sisyphus
Adventures of Odysseus—
Humans: Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, Tiresias (Teiresias), Lotus Eaters, Laestrygonian cannibals, King
Alcinous of the Phaecians, the suitors, Eumaus the swineherd
Places: Troy, Ithaca
Immortals & monsters: Athena, Circe, Calypso, Charbdis, Scylla, Polyphemus the Cyclops,