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Tricked into falling in love with his own reflection
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Who is Narcissus?
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Murdered their husbands.
Condemned to fill a jug with water for an eternity.
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Who are the Danaids?
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Ignored Daedalus’ warnings and flew too close to the sun
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Who is Icarus?
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Transformed into a cow and cursed to be forever bitten by
gadflies.
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Who is Io?
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Boasted that her weaving skills were superior to Athena’s
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Who is Arachne?
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Forced to stand forever in a pool of water under a fruit tree.
Whenever he reached for the fruit or water, they moved away.
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Who is Tantalus?
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Forced to roll a rock up a hill forever.
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Who is Sisyphus?
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Bound to a wheel of fire.
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Who is Ixion?
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Transformed into a deer and killed by his own dogs.
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Who is Actaeon?
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Helped Odysseus “see” his way home. Transformed into a woman when he killed a pair of mating
snakes.
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Who is Tiresias?
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Able to see the future, but cursed because nobody believes her.
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Who is Cassandra?
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A Titan that was condemned to carry the weight of the heavens on his shoulders.
Who is Atlas?
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Murdered his father and married his mother.
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Who is Oedipus Rex?
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Struck by a thunderbolt when his father’s chariot got out of control.
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Who is Phaeton?
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She cleverly avoids the advances of various suitors; while he
meets may challenges on his return from the Trojan War.
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Who are Penelope and Odysseus?
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His mastery of the lyre persuaded Hades to allow him to return his wife to the land of the living on the condition that he
not look back.
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Who are Orpheus and Eurydice?
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She granted him immortality but not eternal youth. He eventually
shriveled up of old age and became a cicada.
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Who are Eos and Tithonus?
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They were both turned into sea birds upon their deaths.
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Who are Ceyx and Alcyone?
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Aphrodite challenged her to impossible tasks. He asked Zeus
to make her immortal
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Who are Eros and Psyche?
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An errant gust of wind caused a discus to strike him in the head. Flowers sprouted from
his spilled blood.
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Who are Apollo and Hyacinth?
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She would only offer her hand in marriage to a man who could
beat her in a foot race.
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Who are Atalanta and Hippomenes?
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He crafted an ivory statue of a woman and fell deeply in love with it. Aphrodite turned the statue into a living human.
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Who are Pygmalion and Galatea?
They are forbidden to see each other by their parents. Because of a tragic misunderstanding,
these two lovers commit suicide
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Who are Thisbe and Pyramus?
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She hides in a bush to spy on him, and he accidentally kills her
with his spear.
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Who are Procris and Cephalus?
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She fires up a light in her tower every night, and he swims to see
her.
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Who are Hero and Leander?
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