Aeacus

Aeacus was the son of Aegina and Zeus. He became king of the island of Aegina. Hera,
jealous that Zeus had carried on with Aegina, sent a plague to the island. Zeus repopulated
the island by turning ants into humans. Aeacus became the leader of these people, who
were known as Myrmidons. Aeacus had two sons, Telamon and Peleus. After his death, he
became a judge in the nderworld.
Aeolus
Aeolus was the god of winds. He li!ed on a "oating island. He had si# daughters and si#
sons, who were married to one another. He ga!e $dysseus a bag of winds to aid him on his
journey home from Troy. %hen $dysseus& men opened the bag and released the winds,
Aeolus refused to help him again.
Amphitrite
A 'ereid, granddaughter of $ceanus who was the wife of Poseidon. (he was the mother of
Triton. (he was often a fre)uent subject in *oman mosaics.
Asclepius
The god of healing. His symbol was a snake. His parents were Apollo and +oronis. Asclepius
was raised by +hiron. +hiron taught him healing which he went on to perfect. Athena ga!e
him two !ials of ,orgon&s blood. -lood from the right side of the ,orgon re!i!ed life. -lood
from the left killed. Asclepius started using the blood to raise dead mortals. .or this
o!erstepping of bounds, Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt.
Asopus
Asopus was a ri!er god. (ometimes, he was called the son of $ceanus and Tethys,
sometimes the son of Poseidon and Pero, and sometimes the son of Zeus and /urynome. He
married Metope and became the father of Aegina. He caught Zeus lying with his daughter.
Zeus "ed, but later blasted Asopus with a thunderbolt. Aegina became the mother of
Aeacus.
Castor
+astor was the brother of Pollu# and Helen. 0eda was their mother. +astor and Pollu# li!ed
half of their time on earth and half of the time in hea!en. -oth +astor and Pollu# were the
protectors of sailors. They were also !ery powerful in battle.1t was said that only Pollu# was
di!ine but because of Pollu#&s lo!e for +astor, the ,ods allowed them to spend alternate
days on Mount $lympus and in the underworld.
Clymene
+lymene was the daughter of $ceanus and Tethys. (he was the mother of Atlas, Menoetius,
Prometheus, and /pimetheus by 1apetus. (he was the mother of Phaethon and a number of
girls known as the Heliades by Helius. (he was married to 2ing Merops of /gypt.
Eos
/os was the goddess of the dawn. (he rode on Helius& chariot each day. Her 3rst mate was
Astraeus. Their o4spring was -oreas 5the 'orth %ind6, 'otus 5the (outh %ind6, Zephyrus
5the %est %ind6, and /osphorus 5the Morning (tar6.
Erinyes
Also known as the .uries, they were the female spirits of 7ustise and !engeance. They
pursue wrong doers relentlessly, until death, often dri!ing them to suicide. They are
particularly concerned with matricide. There are three /rinyes 8 Tisiphone, Megaera, and
Alecto. The /rinyes came from the blood of ranus when he was castrated.
Eris
/ris was the daughter of Zeus and Hera. (he was the goddess of discord. 1n addition to her
main acti!ity of sowing discord, she fre)uently accompanied her brother Ares to battles. $n
these occasions, she rode his chariot and brought her son (trife.
/ris was unpopular and fre)uently snubbed as a guest by the other gods and mankind. This
was not always a safe thing to do. The most dramatic e#ample being the Trojan %ar, which
was an indirect result of not in!iting /ris to a wedding.
Eros
/ros was the son of Aphrodite. /ros was the god of lo!e. 1n particular erotic, romantic and
lo!e. He is often represented blindfolded because, lo!e is often blind. His 9weapon9 was
darts or arrows. 1n either case, the tips ha!e been magically treated to produce either
uncontrollable lo!e or insurmountable disinterested in the 3rst person seen be /ros&s !ictim
after wounding.
1n *oman times, /ros became +upid.
Fates
The .ates ha!e the subtle but, awesome power of deciding a man&s destiny. They assigned a
man to do good or e!il. The most ob!ious choice was choosing how long a man li!es. There
were three .ates. +lotho, the spinner, who spun the thread of life. 0achesis, the measurer,
who chose the lot in life one will ha!e and measured o4 how long it is to be. Atropos, she
who can not be turned, who, at death with her shears, cuts the thread of life.
Graces
They were the daughters of Zeus and /urynome. There are three ,races: Aglaia 5(plendor6,
/uphrosyne 5Mirth6, and Thalia 5,ood +heer6. They were known for singing and dancing for
the gods.
Hebe
Hebe was the daughter of Zeus and Hera. (he was the goddess of youth. (he, along with
,anymede were the cupbearers to the gods. Hebe was Hercules& wife.
Helios
Helios was the ,reek sun god. He may be thought of as a personi3cation of the sun. He
became rather o!ershadowed by Apollo the lord of the sun. He was the son of Hyperion, who
was also a sun god.His role was to dri!e his chariot across the sky to pro!ide daylight. He
was accompanied in this daily trip by his sister /os who heralded his arri!al. He returned
home at night on the ri!er $ceanus in an enormous golden cup to hide the light.
Horae
The Horae, also known as the Hours or the (easons are daughters of Zeus and Themis. Most
accounts identify three 8 Thallo 5(pring6, Au#o 5(ummer6, +arpo 5Har!est, Autumn, .all6. 1n
Athens, Au#o was often omitted. They became associated with ethical properties, possibly
from their connection with the order and regularity of nature 8 the change of seasons. Hesiod
names them 8 /unomia 5law and order6, ;ike 5justice6, and /irene 5peace6. They also ser!ed
as the wardens of the sky, rolling the clouds back from the gates of Mt. $lympus, for the
gods to go o4 in their chariots.
Iris
1ris was the daughter of Thaumas and $ceanus in /lectra. (he was goddess of the rainbow.
(he ser!ed the gods, especially Hera, as a messanger.
Leto
0eto was the daughter of +oeus and Phoebe. (he had two children with Zeus, Apollo and
Artemis. Her children maintained a close family loyalty. This was shown when Apollo killed
the Python which persued his mother and when Apollo and Artemis punished 'iobe when
she boasted that her was a better mother than 0eto.
Maia
Maia was a daughter of Atlas. (he was one of Zeus& lo!ers. (he, along with Zeus was the
mother of Hermes.
Muses
The Muses were the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. They were known for the music of
their song, which brought joy to any who hear it. There are nine Muses, each with her own
specialty: +lio 5History6, rania 5Astronomy6, Melpomene 5Tragedy6, Thalia 5+omedy6,
Terpsichore 5;ance6, +alliope 5/pic Poetry6, /rato 50o!e Poetry6, Polyhymnia 5(ongs to the
,ods6, /uterpe 50yric Poetry6.
Nereus
'ereus was an early god of the sea. He was often refered to as 9The $ld Man of the (ea.9 He
had the ability to foretell the future and to alter himself into !arious shapes. He married
;oris and had 3fty daughters called the 'ereids. Among these <= included Amphitrite, the
mother of Triton and Thetis, the mother of Achilles.
Nemesis
'emesis meant righteous anger, due enactment, or di!ine !engeance. This god helped to
a!enge those who were wronged.
Pan
Pan was the son of Hermes. He was the god of goatherds and shepherds. He was mostly
human in appearance but, with goat horns and goat feet. He was an e#cellent musician and
played the pipes. He is merry and playful fre)uently seen dancing with woodland nymphs.
He was at home in any wild place but, his fa!orite was Arcady, where he was born. He was
always in pursuit of one of the nymphs but, always rejected because he is ugly.
Persephone
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and ;emeter. After her abduction by Hades, she
became his wife and >ueen of the underworld.
Pollux
Pollu# was the brother of +astor and Helen. 0eda was their mother. +astor and Pollu# li!ed
half of their time on earth and half of the time in hea!en. -oth +astor and Pollu# were the
protectors of sailors. They were also !ery powerful in battle.
Selene
(elene was the goddess of the moon. (he bore Zeus a daughter 8 Pandia and allowed herself
to be seduced by Pan for a good piece of "eece. Her great lo!e was /ndymion and
handsome king of /lis. (he bore him <= daughters. (till lo!e struck, she o4ered to grant him
a wish. He asked to sleep fore!er without aging, thus retaining his good looks for all time.
Thanatos
Thanatos was the ,reek god of death. He may be thought of as a personi3cation of death.
He played little role in the myths. He became rather o!ershadowed by Hades the lord of the
underworld.
Thetys
Thetis was a sea goddess who was the daughter of 'ereus and ;oris. (he was a beautiful
goddess who was to ha!e a son greatest than the father. -oth Poseidon and Zeus persued
her but they shunned her upon disco!ering that a child bore by her would be greater than
themsel!es. (he later married Peleus and bore a son, Achilles who was much greater than
Peleus.
Triton
Triton was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. He was a sea god who con!eyed his father&s
edicts to all the inhabitants of the ocean by blowing a shell.
Maia Persephone
Muses Pollu#
'ereus Thetys
'emesis Thanatos
Pan Triton
Aeacus /ris
Aeolus /ros
Amphitrite .ates
Asclepius ,races
Asopus Hebe
+astor Helios
+lymene Horae
/os 1ris
/rinyes 0eto
Assignment
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A.P.
Submitted To!
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,reek
Mythology
Tongue
Twisters
A
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts,
With stoutest wrists and loudest boasts,
He thrusts his fist against the posts
And still insists he sees the ghosts.
Are our oars oak?
Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.
B
Betty and Bob brought back blue balloons from the big
bazaar.
Betty better butter Brad's bread.
Betty Botter bought some butter,
But, she said, this butter's bitter.
!f ! bake this bitter butter,
!t will make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter "
#hat would make my batter better.
$o she bought a bit of butter,
Better than her bitter butter,
And she baked it in her batter,
And the batter was not bitter.
$o 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.
A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear
bleed blood.
A bitter biting bittern
Bit a better brother bittern,
And the bitter better bittern
Bit the bitter biter back.
And the bitter bittern, bitten,
By the better bitten bittern,
$aid% !'m a bitter biter bit, alack&
Black bug's blood.
#he blue bluebird blinks.
#he bootblack bought the black boot back.
A bo' of biscuits, a batch of mi'ed biscuits.
Brad's big black bath brush broke.
C (#op)
*an you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager
imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?
*edar shingles should be sha+ed and sa+ed.
A cheap ship trip.
*hop shops stock chops.
*omical economists.
*ows graze in gro+es on grass which grows in groo+es in
gro+es.
*risp crusts crackle crunchily.
#he crow flew o+er the ri+er with a lump of raw li+er.
D (#op)
,on't pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp
lamps.
A dozen double damask dinner napkins.
,raw drowsy ducks and drakes.
E (#op)
-d had edited it.
#he epitome of femininity.
F (#op)
.at frogs flying past fast.
A fat thrush flies through thick fog.
.lash message&
.lee from fog to fight flu fast&
.red fed #ed bread, and #ed fed .red bread.
.reshly fried flying fish, freshly fried flesh.
.riendly .rank flips fine flap/acks.
G (#op)
0ertie's great"grandma grew aghast at 0ertie's grammar.
0irl gargoyle, guy gargoyle.
0i+e me the gift of a griptop sock% a drip"drape, ship"shape,
tip"top sock.
0i+e 1r. $nipe's wife's knife a swipe.
0ood blood, bad blood.
0reek grapes.
H (#op)
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
!f a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
!f a woodchuck could chuck wood.
I (#op)
! cannot bear to see a bear
Bear down upon a hare.
When bare of hair he strips the hare,
2ight there ! cry, .orbear&
! can think of si' thin things and of si' thick things too.
! correctly recollect 2ebecca 1ac0regor's reckoning.
!f a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot
#o talk ere the tot could totter,
3ught the Hottenton tot
Be taught to say aught, or naught,
3r what ought to be taught her?
!f to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot
Be taught by her Hottentot tutor,
3ught the tutor get hot
!f the Hottentot tot
Hoot and toot at her Hottentot tutor?
!f one doctor doctors another doctor, does the doctor who
doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is
doctoring doctors? 3r does he doctor the doctor the way the
doctor who doctors doctors?
!f $tu chews shoes, should $tu choose the shoes he chews?
!'m not the pheasant plucker,
!'m the pheasant plucker's mate.
!'m only plucking pheasants
'*ause the pheasant plucker's late.
!nchworms itching.
! need not your needles, they're needless to me4
.or kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see4
But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,
! then should ha+e need of your needles indeed.
!rish wristwatch.
! saw -sau kissing 5ate. ! saw -sau, he saw me, and she
saw ! saw -sau.
! slit the sheet, the sheet ! slit, and on the slitted sheet ! sit.
!s this your sister's si'th zither, sir?
! thought a thought
But the thought ! thought
Was not the thought
! thought ! thought.
K (#op)
5napsack straps.
5ris 5ringle carefully crunched on candy canes.
L (#op)
A laurel"crowned clown.
#he 6eith police dismisseth us.
6esser leather ne+er weathered wetter weather better.
6ily ladles little 6etty's lentil soup.
6isten to the local yokel yodel.
6o+ely lemon liniment.
M (#op)
1any an anemone sees an enemy anemone.
#he min' mi'ed a medicinal mi'ture.
1i'ed biscuits.
1i', 1iss, 1i'&
1oose noshing much mush.
1r. $ee owned a saw.
And 1r. $oar owned a seesaw.
7ow $ee's saw sawed $oar's seesaw
Before $oar saw $ee,
Which made $oar sore.
Had $oar seen $ee's saw
Before $ee sawed $oar's seesaw,
$ee's saw would not ha+e sawed
$oar's seesaw.
$o $ee's saw sawed $oar's seesaw.
But it was sad to see $oar so sore
8ust because $ee's saw sawed
$oar's seesaw&
1y dame hath a lame tame crane,
1y dame hath a crane that is lame.
#he myth of 1iss 1uffet.
N (#op)
7ine nice night nurses nursing nicely.
O (#op)
#he ochre ogre ogled the poker.
3f all the felt ! e+er felt,
! ne+er felt a piece of felt
Which felt as fine as that felt felt,
When first ! felt that felt hat's felt.
3ld oily 3llie oils old oily autos.
3nce upon a barren moor
#here dwelt a bear, also a boar.
#he bear could not bear the boar.
#he boar thought the bear a bore.
At last the bear could bear no more
3f that boar that bored him on the moor,
And so one morn he bored the boar "
#hat boar will bore the bear no more.
3ne"3ne was a racehorse4
#wo"#wo was one, too.
When 3ne"3ne won one race,
#wo"#wo won one, too. 3n mules we find two legs behind
And two we find before.
We stand behind before we find
What those behind be for.
P (#op)
9acific 6ithograph.
9eggy Babcock.
9eter 9iper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
,id 9eter 9iper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
!f 9eter 9iper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers 9eter 9iper picked?
9ick a partner and practice passing, for if you pass
proficiently, perhaps you'll play professionally.
9lague"bearing prairie dogs.
A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice
is pleased to be placed.
9lease pay promptly.
9ope $i'tus :!'s si' te'ts.
9reshrunk silk shirts.
9retty 5itty *reighton had a cotton batten cat.
#he cotton batten cat was bitten by a rat.
#he kitten that was bitten had a button for an eye,
And biting off the button made the cotton batten fly.
A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot.
Q (#op)
;uick kiss. ;uicker kiss.
R (#op)
2ed leather, yellow leather.
2ed lorry, yellow lorry.
2uby 2ugby's brother bought and brought her back some
rubber baby"buggy bumpers.
S (#op)
$am's shop stocks short spotted socks.
$arah saw a shot"silk sash shop full of shot"silk sashes as
the sunshine shone on the side of the shot"silk sash shop.
#he sawingest saw ! e+er saw saw was the saw ! saw saw in
Arkansas.
$ay this sharply, say this sweetly4
$ay this shortly, say this softly4
$ay this si'teen times in succession.
$elfish shellfish.
$helter for si' sick scenic sightseers.
$he sells seashells on the seashore.
#he shells she sells are seashells, !'m sure.
$he stood on the balcony ine'plicably mimicking him
hiccuping, and amicably welcoming him home.
$he was a thistle sifter and sifted thistles through a thistle
sie+e.
$hredded $wiss cheese.
$hy $helly says she shall sew sheets.
$illy $ally swiftly shooed se+en silly sheep.
#he se+en silly sheep $illy $ally shooed
$hilly"shallied south.
#hese sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack4
$heep should sleep in a shed.
$inful *aesar sipped his snifter, seized his knees, and
sneezed.
#he sinking steamer sank.
$i'ish. $i'ish. $i'ish.
$i' sharp smart sharks.
$i' shimmering sharks sharply striking shins.
$i' short slow shepherds.
$i' sick slick slim sycamore saplings.
$i' slippery snails slid slowly seaward.
$i' sticky sucker sticks.
#he si'th sick sheik's si'th sheep's sick.
$i' twin"screwed steel steam cruisers.
A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the
stump thunk the skunk stunk.
$ly $am slurps $ally's soup.
#he soldiers should ha+e shooters on their shoulders. $ome
shun sunshine.
$trange strategic statistics.
$trict strong stringy $tephen $tretch slickly snared si' sickly
silky snakes.
$urely $yl+ia swims& shrieked $ammy, surprised.
$omeone should show $yl+ia some strokes so she shall not
sink.
$ure the ship's shipshape, sir.
$usan shineth shoes and socks4
$ocks and shoes shines $usan.
$he ceases shining shoes and socks,
.or shoes and socks shock $usan.
$wan swam o+er the sea.
$wim, swan, swim&
$wan swam back again.
Well swum, swan&
T (#op)
#hat bloke's back bike brake"block broke.
#hie+es seize skis.
#hree free throws.
#hree gray geese in the green grass grazing.
0ray were the geese and green was the grass.
#hree twigs twined tightly.
#im, the thin twin tinsmith.
#oy boat. #oy boat. #oy boat.
A tree toad lo+ed a she"toad
Who li+ed up in a tree.
He was a two"toed tree toad
But a three"toed toad was she.
#he two"toed tree toad tried to win
#he three"toed she"toad's heart,
.or the two"toed tree toad lo+ed the ground
#hat the three"toed tree toad trod.
But the two"toed tree toad tried in +ain.
He couldn't please her whim.
.rom her tree toad bower
With her three"toed power
#he she"toad +etoed him.
A truly rural frugal ruler's mural.
A tutor who tooted the flute
#ried to tutor two tooters to toot.
$aid the two to the tutor%
!s it harder to toot or
#o tutor two tooters to toot?
#wel+e twins twirled twel+e twigs.
#wo toads, totally tired.
#he two"twenty"two train tore through the tunnel.
U (#op)
<ni=ue 7ew >ork.
V (#op)
:incent +owed +engence +ery +ehemently.
W (#op)
We surely shall see the sun shine soon.
What noise annoys a noisy oyster? A noisy noise annoys a
noisy oyster.
What time does the wristwatch strap shop shut?
When a twister a"twisting will twist him a twist,
.or the twisting a twist, he three twines will entwist4
But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist,
#he twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twist.
Which
switch,
1iss, is
the right
switch for
!pswich,
1iss?
Which
witch
wished
which
wicked
wish?
Which
wristwatches are $wiss wristwatches?
While we were walking, we were watching window washers
wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.
Whistle for the thistle sifter.
White eraser? 2ight away, sir&
Y (#op)
>ou'+e no need to light a night"light
3n a light night like tonight,
.or a night"light's light's a slight light,
And tonight's a night that's light.
When a night's light, like tonight's light,
!t is really not =uite right
#o light night"lights with their slight lights
3n a light night like tonight.