Literary Figures, Pseudonyms, and Greek Mythology

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers famous authors, their real names, pseudonyms, and important literary works, as well as key figures and deities from Greek mythology.

George Orwell

The pseudonym for Eric Arthur Blair, the author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Mark Twain

The pseudonym for Samuel Clemens, known for writing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

O. Henry

The pen name of William Sydney Porter, the author of The Gift of the Magi, The Ransom of Red Chief, and Cabbages and Kings.

J. K. Rowling

A pseudonym for Joanne Kathleen Rowling (who also uses the pen name Robert Galbraith), author of the Harry Potter and Cormoran Strike series.

Lewis Carroll

The pseudonym for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

George Eliot

The pen name used by Mary Ann Evans, author of Silas Marner and Middlemarch.

Silence DoGood

A pseudonym used by Benjamin Franklin, associated with Poor Richard’s Almanack.

Dr. Seuss

The pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel, author of The Cat in the Hat.

Ernest Hemingway

A famous author known for writing The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms.

Miguel de Cervantes

The author of the famous literary work Don Quixote.

Geoffrey Chaucer

The author known for writing The Canterbury Tales.

William Shakespeare

The renowned playwright of works such as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet.

Jane Austen

The author of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice.

Daniel Defoe

The author known for writing Robinson Crusoe.

Jonathan Swift

The author of the satirical work Gulliver's Travels.

Edgar Allan Poe

The author famously known as the Father of Horror Stories.

Athena

The goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology, also known by the name Minerva.

Aphrodite

The goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology, also known by the name Venus.

Artemis

The goddess of the moon in Greek mythology, also known by the name Diana.

Helen of Troy

The most beautiful woman of Greece and the indirect cause of the Trojan War.

Pandora

The first woman in Greek mythology.