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Greek Myths 1 Beautiful flowers gave out a delicious drink called n that gave people energy 2 The last gift was given to Pandora by Hera and this was c 3 Pandora took the key out of her pocket and carefully i it into the lock 4 Hope said I can help to fix the damage you have caused and I can r the pain and suffering of mankind 5 Pandora had released many terrible forces into the world They are Old Age Sickness Misery s Greed and Ugliness 6 Orpheus father gave him a magical l and taught him to play sweet music upon it 7 One day Eurydice was w in the fields singing and dancing when she was seen by a lonely man 8 His love for Eurydice and his d to find her were so great that Orpheus was not afraid of anything 9 Orpheus entered into the cave and i the light of the world outside disappeared 10 Orpheus spirit free from his body fell happily into Hades where he s out his Eurydice and held her in his arms 11 Even Zeus looked down at Alcmene from his t in the sky and fell deeply in love with her beauty 12 Hera decided to get her r on Alcmene through her son Hercules 13 Eurystheus decided that he would a Hercules tasks that were impossible to complete 14 Since the lion s skin could not be hurt by swords or arrows Hercules would make it into a coat of a to protect him on other adventures 15 The middle head of Hydra was i There was no way to kill it 16 Hercules asked for two cooking pots and some rope After he o these items he began his plan for the wild pigs 17 The Amazons had no husbands and no men lives within their s 18 Hera t herself into an Amazon and walked among the other women telling them that Hercules had come to steel their queen away from them 19 Hippolyte was a fierce fighter She jumped at Hercules with her s 20 Hercules shot the v that had caused Prometheus so much pain over thousands of years 21 The earth s weight was so great but Hercules was able to s it 22 When Atlas saw that Hercules was holding the earth f he ran off to find the golden apples 23 Atlas did not say anything He did not want to a that he was trying to trick Hercules 24 When Hercules returned with the apples Eurystheus was so i that he could not feel jealous of his cousin any longer 25 People said that Pygmalion was the best s in the world 26 He made most of his money by making statues for the many t on the shores of Cyprus 27 Pygmalion was very p He was never pleased with the women he met and thought they were not beautiful and perfect enough for him 28 All the young women on the island had tried to marry him but he r them all 29 Aphrodite f her promise She turned the cold hard statue into Pygmalion s bride 30 While Dictys was fishing he saw a strange o far out in the water 31 The king promised to Danae that he would treat her as a part of his family and he would r her son as his own 32 As Perseus stood looking out at the water a beautiful woman approached him carrying a s helmet and pair of boots 33 Persues put on his flying boots and helmet of i and flew towards the mountain where the three blind sisters lived 34 Medusa was very v and she told her sisters that she was more beautiful than even the goddess Athena 35 The three old women jumped down on the floor feeling around for their p eyes 36 Perseus walked up to Medusa s sleeping body quietly and prepared to cut off her head Just then her snake hair woke up and h at him 37 Perseus felt deep s for the suffering of the Titan He agreed to do what Atlas asked 38 King Acrisius felt sure that his grandson would never return to kill him as the fortune teller had p 39 Perseus won the first two c running and jumping 40 Long ago Greece was d into many different small kingdoms 41 The king promised to Jason that if he returned with the Golden Fleece Jason would deserve to be a king and he would give Jason the kingdom w 42 Hera visited Argus the most famous ship builder and gave him a magical f to hang on the front of the ship 43 Jason searched for companions to help him in his dangerous task To a this he sent messengers to find strong men interested in adventure 44 Jason was so happy lying in the queen s arms that he never wanted to leave but Hercules c him that they should continue their journey 45 A few days later when they reached the great rocks Jason released a bird that he had caught s for this purpose 46 Hylas was curious about the singing and w deeper into the forest until he found a pool of water 47 Soon Jason had p the whole field and began to plant the seeds that the king had given him 48 Icarus flew up high into the air and d down low above the sea he was like a boy with a new toy 49 When he was only a few steps away the giant raised his weapon and s down at Theseus 50 The first giant carried a giant c covered with sharp nails 51 The giant flew into the air and came down on the pile of sharp rocks his head s open on the rocks and he died instantly 52 When a man passed by Scyron would demand that they stop to wash his feet and then kick him into the sea The sea was full of large and hungry fish that would d that man 53 Minotaur was a giant with the head of a bull and long ago King Minos put it in a huge maze called l 54 Aegeus said Many years ago we h some games to test the athletic ability of young men in the land 55 Among the athletes who p in those games was the eldest son of king Minos of Crete 56 Every nine years we send the king seven men and seven women to be fed to the monster as a s This was to be the payment for his son s murder 57 When you return from Crete hang white sails on the s