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What walks first on four legs, then on two, then on three?
The answer is a man
This is called the Riddle of the _____________
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sphinx
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The ferryman who took souls to the Underworld, though there were 5 different rivers to the Underworld
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charon
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Version 1: Desired by Pan, but didn't return his feelings which caused the goat-god to have her torn to pieces only leaving her voice. Version 2: Loud-mouthed attendant of Hera who could never be quiet enough for Hera to catch Zeus cheating
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echo
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A Lion in the front and a serpent in the Rear and a goat in between
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chimera
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When the warrior Jason needed to bring back the Golden Fleece of Colchis he assembled this group of heroes that included Hercules, Orpheus, and Argos
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argonauts
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Twin sons of Mars and a vestal virgin, Rhea Silvia (not the goddess). Babies were seen as a threat and were floated down the Tiber River in a basket. Instead of drowning the babes were rescued by a she-wolf Palatine Hill. Grew up, founded a city, one built a wall, brother smack talked his wall, one brother killed the other, it became Rome.
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romulus and remus
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According to the Iliad, the sone of Anchises and Aphrodite was the greatest Trojan Leader, according the Vergil in the Aeneid he was the founder of Rome.
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aeneas
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Neither Hero or god, this man was the first to set down the tales of monsters, mortals, and gods. Wrote Iliad and Odysseus/Ulysses. Homer could have been a blind singer, a woman hiding under a pseudonym or was never really a person because Homer is Greek for poet.
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homer
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Daughter of Leda and Zeus, so beautiful that every man in Sparta was her suitor. All suitors agreed that Menelaus the King of Sparta should have her, but was carried of by Paris and started the Trojan War.. Paris was killed, she married his brother Deiphobus, and left him during the fall of Troy, returned to Sparta and lived with Menelaus.
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helen
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2nd generation Titan, the son of Iapetus and Clymene. He was defeated in war and had to stand in the western part of the universe and hold up the sky for all eternity.
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atlas
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This mortal pursues mortals that are evil and had committed sins and injustices. Her name has come to mean any antagonist now.
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nemesis
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Most inventive, literally, creating robots and the labyrinth that housed the Minotaur, also made wings for his son Icarus out of feathers and wax, which obviously was an issue to cause Icarus' death when he flew to close to the sun
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daedalus
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Mother of Castor and Clytemnestra fathered by Tyndareus of Sparta, mother of Helen and Pollux fathered by Zeus
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leda
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Son of Zeus and Europa and King of Crete, he needed a bull for a sacrifice and Poseidon sent one, and it was to magnificent to slaughter so his wife Pasiphae fell in love with it and bore his child the Minotaur.
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minos
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A monster who had anywhere from 3 to 100 eyes. Killed by Hermes, after Zeus was jealous
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argus
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Son of Iatpeus (ocean nymph) and Clymene, most kind Greek God. He gave the humans fire. Made futile attempts to warn the world of Pandora.
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prometheus
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He was the grandson of Acrisius, by his daughter Danae. Prophecy said that he would slay his grandfather, so he tried to prevent conception by putting Danae in a tower. Zeus came to her as a 'golden shower' and impregnated her and he was born. They were put into a boat and floated out to see for their death... He killed Medusa, brought back her head.. Athena gave him a magic sword... rescued Andromeda.. Years later visiting his grandfather he decapitated him with a discus.
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perseus
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Deification of Romulus, a lesser known god. Part of the triumvirate that included Jupiter and Mars
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quirinus
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Daughter of Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia bragged she was prettier than Poseidon's daughters so he changed her to rock in the ocean, but Perseus arrived to rescue her before the sea monster killed her.
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andromeda
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Fierce warrior that slew the Chimera and defeated the Amazons had many adventures aboard his winged horse
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bellerophon
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