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Mrs. Burnham: English 8 SHORT GLOSSARY CHARACTERS IN GREEK

Andromeda (an draw' muh dah) princess saved (eck' oh) who falls in with by when sacrificed to a sea . and is punished by for gossiping.

Aphrodite (af ruh dy' tee), of love and (air' ohs), love who is the son of . Roman name: . Roman name: .

Apollo ( uh pawl' oh), god of the sun, , and (yoo rid' uh see) wife of . She is . drove his sun . bitten by .

Arachne (uh rak' nee), loses a weaving contest to Fates (fayts) The three dreaded sisters who were Athene and is changed into a spider. older than the . They spin, measure, and cut the thread of life. Even the gods must obey them. (air' eez) whom all the other gods hate because he is so blood thirsty. Furies (fyoor' eez) Hade's -hags. They Roman Name: whipped evildoers on to drive them mad.

Athene or ( uh thee' nuh) goddess of (jee' uh) female earth who marries Oranus the and war. Taught math to man. Roman sky. She is the mother of Cronos and name: . such as and .

Bellerephon (buh lair' uh fawn) who kills the (hay' deez) god of the . Chimaera and unsuccessfully tries flying Roman name: . to Olympus. (Hef ess' tuhs) the smithy god. Cassiopeia (cass ee oh pee’ uh) beautiful but Roman Name: (Vul' kun) vain queen who gave her daughter as a . (hur' uh cleez) hero who had to perform (sir' bur us) three-headed dog that 12 hard labors after making Hera angry. guards gates to Hades’ kingdom of . Roman name: (Hur’ kyoo lees)

Charon (kahr' uhn) boatman who ferries the dead Hera (hair’ uh / hee’ ruh / hur' ruh ) wife of across the river . and queen of the gods, of women and marriage. Roman name: (jew' noh). Cronos (kroh' nus), Titan who marries and becomes father of the gods of Olympus. (her' meez), messenger god and guide of dead to the underworld; god of travel, (sy’ klops), pl. Cyclopes (sy kloh' peez), a business, invention, and cunning. race of , children of Oranos, each one having Roman name: Mercury meaning quicksilver. one eye in the center of his forehead. (hih pawl' uh tuh) queen of the Amazons (ded' uh lus) skilled workman who - a race of women. constructs in . He and his son escape imprisonment by using wings. Icarus (ick' uh rus ) son of Daedalus. He escapes Crete with his father, but flies too close to the sun (duh mee’ ter), goddess of agriculture and and is drowned in the sea (Icarean Sea). the harvest. Roman name: (sear' eez)

Medusa (muh doo' suh) -haired monster who Rhea (ree' uh ), Titan goddess who marries turns people to stone. Was once beautiful. Cronos. Mother of the Olympian gods.

Minos (my' nohs) king of Crete who owns the (sihs' uh fuhs) punished by Zeus with the monster . eternal job of rolling a stone uphill.

Minotaur (mihn' oh tor) monster of the maze who Styx (stiks) river in the underworld that the souls of is upper half bull and lower half man. the dead must cross to reach the underworld.

Muse (myooz) pl. (myoo’ zuhs) nine (tan' tuh luhs)punished by Zeus with who govern the : , , eternal thirst and hunger. , , , , , , . Tartarus (tar' tar uhs) the of the dead ruled by Hades. A dark, cold, and gloomy place. Narcissus (nahr sys' us), gorgeous man who falls in love with his own reflection after rejecting Echo (thee' see uhs) hero who volunteers to and is turned into a flower by the gods. go to Crete to destroy the Minotaur.

Nemesis (nem’ uh sus) the goddess of justice who Titans (ty' tuhns) race of gigantic offspring of would reward or punish man as necessary. Oranos; called the "first race." (too much pride) was the worst crime of all. (Your’ uh nus )or Oranus (Or’uh nuhs), Olympus: Mountain where the 12 gods live. Sky or "First One." Ancestor of all the gods who marries Gaia. Orpheus (or' fee uhs) greatest and musician of his time. Marries Eurydice and attempts to Zeus: (zooss) chief god of Olympus. retrieve her from Hades after she dies. Roman names: or Jove.

Pan () god of flocks, forests, and shepherds. OLD WORLD REASONS FOR GREEK : His body is part human, with the legs, horns, and 1) to entertain (no TVs!) ears of a goat. That’s how we get our word panic. 2) to teach a lesson (moral and spiritual) 3) to explain nature (pre-!) (pan dor' uh ) opens a forbidden box, which sets loose the ills of the world. Characters in myths: 1) gods (see traits listed below) (per sef' uh nee) Hades kidnaps her 2) demi-gods ( ½ god - ½ human--immortal) to be his queen. Her mother Demeter gets very 3) heroes (½ god - ½ human but mortal) upset and tries to get her back. 4) monsters 5) humans Things that made the Perseus (per' see uhs) Greek hero who kills gods get really mad: and saves . 1) hubris (too much pride) (fay' uh thon), son of . He tries Traits of the gods: 2) disobedience driving his father's sun chariot and fails. 1) super strength 2) transformation powers (poh sy' duhn) god of the sea who 3) human emotions (especially jealousy) carries a . Roman name: Neptune. 4) immortal (live forever)

Prometheus (proh mee' thee uhs) Titan who displeases Zeus by bringing fire to man.