CC GCSE Legendary Women
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Pandora
first woman created by Zeus; opens a box full of evil things that are now on the earth; given to Epimetheus
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Zeus
King of the gods
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Epimetheus
The brother of Prometheus. Husband of Pandora. With Prometheus, a titan who "acted as representatives of mankind".
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Prometheus
(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind
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Titan
generation of gods before the Olympians and Zeus.
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Hephaestus
God of fire, the forge and craftsmen
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Hermes
Messenger of the gods, sometimes called the Giant-Slayer. A cunning god.
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Hesiod
Author, wrote Works and Days(a farmer's almanac) and Theogony (a geneology of the gods)
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Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty
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Ares
God of war and 'manliness'
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Helen
daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of Menelaus, consort of Paris; the most beautiful woman in the world
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Menelaus
King of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon, and husband of Helen, he helped lead the Greeks in the Trojan War.
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Sparta
A city-state in ancient Greece.
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Mycenae
Sea-faring Greek kingdom. The most beautiful Greek city during the Trojan War, ruled by Agamemnon.
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Paris
Prince of Troy who fell in love with Helen
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Homer
Writer of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Wrote epic poetry.
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Priam
King of Troy, father of Paris and Hector
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Euripides
Writer of the play 'Helen.' Wrote tragic drama.
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Proteus
King of Egypt, who Helen was sent to in Euripides' version of the story, in order to keep her safe. He died leaving his son Theoclymenus to seek out Helen for a bride.
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Romulus
First king of Rome
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Livy
Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive).
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Sabine
a person belonging to the Italian race of Sabines, who lived near Rome.
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Tatius
King of the Sabines
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Tarpeia
roman girl who tried to betray / save the city of Rome in return for what the Sabines wore on their left arms (their jewelry / their shields); when she opened the city gate, they beat her with their shields instead.
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Tarpeian Rock
located in Rome, where condemned traitors were hurled to their deaths
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