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Mythology and Folklore

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Jason and the Argonauts
Who was the leader of theargonaut...,
Which goddess aided jason in hisq...,
What was the name of the ship use...
25  cards
Demeter and Persephone
What is the relationship betweend...,
Which god kidnapped persephoneto ...,
What is the name of the flowerass...
25  cards
Myth of the Moirai
In greek mythology the moirai are...,
How many moirai are typicallyment...,
Which of the following is not one...
25  cards
Narcissus and Echo
In greek mythology narcissus iskn...,
Who was narcissus s mother ingree...,
Which nymph fell in love withnarc...
25  cards
Oedipus Rex
What city is plagued by a mysteri...,
Who is the king of thebes at theb...,
Which greek god is oedipus said t...
25  cards
Prometheus and Pandora
Who is credited with creatinghuma...,
What was prometheus punished forb...,
What gift did prometheus give toh...
25  cards
The Story of Gaia, Uranos and Their Descendants
Who is considered the primordialg...,
Who is gaia s consort and the sky...,
Which titan is the son of gaia an...
25  cards
The Thefts of Apollo's Cattle
Who stole apollo s cattleaccordin...,
What did hermes use to cover thet...,
In the myth where did hermeshide ...
25  cards
Titanomachy
What does the termtitanomachy ref...,
Which greek god led the titans in...,
Who led the olympian gods in thet...
25  cards
Trojan War
Who is credited with initiating t...,
Which greek hero was the centralc...,
Who was the king of troy duringth...
25  cards
Greek Creation Myth
In the beginning there was_______...,
From chaos emerged ________ the p...,
Gaia gave birth to ________ thesk...
15  cards
Egyptian Creation Myth
In the egyptian creation myth the...,
According to the myth the firstgo...,
Atum the god who emerged created ...
15  cards
Norse Creation Myth
In norse mythology before theworl...,
Ginnungagap was the vastemptiness...,
From ginnungagap two realmsemerge...
15  cards
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The epic of gilgamesh is one of t...,
Ilgamesh the protagonist of the e...,
Enkidu gilgamesh s companion is i...
5  cards
From BSED 2D - Greek Mythology
Who is prometheus in mythology,
Who created pandora in greek myth...,
Hat was
29  cards
From BSED 2D - Norse Mythology
The poetic and prose ___ are the ...,
In norse mythology creation begin...,
The world was created from the co...
4  cards
From BSED 2D - Egyptian Mythology
The egyptian creation myth is a r...,
One well known version can be fou...,
In this version the universe begi...
8  cards
From BSED 2D - Mesopotamian Mythology
Gilgamesh s best friend and compa...,
The goddess of love and fertility,
The city ruled by gilgamesh
23  cards
From BSED 2D - Mythology in General (True or False)
Myths are typically passed down f...,
Folklore is a subcategory of myth...,
Mythology is only relevant to anc...
20  cards

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