{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/fun-greek-heroes-monsters",
 "id": "fun-greek-heroes-monsters",
 "title": "Greek Heroes and Monsters",
 "category": "trivia-fun",
 "subject": "Mythology",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "Heroes, monsters and famous tales from Greek myths, told plainly.",
 "tags": [
  "mythology",
  "greek",
  "heroes",
  "monsters"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Name",
 "backLabel": "Who or what",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Hercules (Heracles)",
   "Hero of great strength who completed twelve labors"
  ],
  [
   "Perseus",
   "Hero who defeated Medusa using a mirror-like shield"
  ],
  [
   "Theseus",
   "Hero who found his way out of the Labyrinth"
  ],
  [
   "Odysseus",
   "Clever hero whose long trip home from Troy is told in the Odyssey"
  ],
  [
   "Achilles",
   "The greatest Greek warrior at Troy; his weak spot was his heel"
  ],
  [
   "Jason",
   "Hero who sailed on the Argo to find the Golden Fleece"
  ],
  [
   "Atalanta",
   "A famous runner and hunter"
  ],
  [
   "Orpheus",
   "A musician whose songs charmed animals and trees"
  ],
  [
   "Bellerophon",
   "Hero who rode the winged horse Pegasus"
  ],
  [
   "Pegasus",
   "A winged horse"
  ],
  [
   "Medusa",
   "A monster with snakes for hair"
  ],
  [
   "Minotaur",
   "A bull-headed creature in the Labyrinth"
  ],
  [
   "Cyclops",
   "A one-eyed giant"
  ],
  [
   "Polyphemus",
   "The Cyclops that trapped Odysseus"
  ],
  [
   "Hydra",
   "A many-headed water serpent that regrew heads"
  ],
  [
   "Cerberus",
   "The three-headed dog guarding the underworld"
  ],
  [
   "Chimera",
   "A fire-breathing mix of lion, goat and snake"
  ],
  [
   "Sphinx",
   "A creature with a riddle that people had to answer"
  ],
  [
   "Sirens",
   "Sea creatures whose singing lured sailors"
  ],
  [
   "Scylla and Charybdis",
   "A sea monster and a whirlpool on either side of a narrow strait"
  ],
  [
   "Harpies",
   "Winged creatures that snatched food"
  ],
  [
   "Gorgon",
   "A monster like Medusa"
  ],
  [
   "Phoenix",
   "A bird that bursts into flame and is reborn from its ashes"
  ],
  [
   "Griffin",
   "A creature with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body"
  ],
  [
   "Trojan Horse",
   "A giant wooden horse used to sneak soldiers into the city of Troy"
  ],
  [
   "Helen of Troy",
   "A woman whose story started the Trojan War"
  ],
  [
   "Paris",
   "The prince of Troy who took Helen"
  ],
  [
   "Hector",
   "The bravest defender of Troy"
  ],
  [
   "Penelope",
   "Odysseus's wife who waited twenty years"
  ],
  [
   "Circe",
   "A sorceress who turned men into pigs"
  ],
  [
   "Calypso",
   "A nymph who kept Odysseus on her island"
  ],
  [
   "Daedalus",
   "The inventor who built the Labyrinth and wings of wax and feathers"
  ],
  [
   "Icarus",
   "Daedalus's son who flew too near the sun"
  ],
  [
   "Midas",
   "A king whose touch turned things to gold"
  ],
  [
   "Pandora",
   "The first woman in a tale about a jar of troubles and hope"
  ],
  [
   "Narcissus",
   "A youth who fell in love with his own reflection"
  ],
  [
   "Echo",
   "A nymph who could only repeat the last words she heard"
  ],
  [
   "Arachne",
   "A weaver who became a spider"
  ],
  [
   "Sisyphus",
   "A king who had to roll a boulder uphill again and again"
  ],
  [
   "The Golden Fleece",
   "A magical golden sheepskin sought by Jason"
  ],
  [
   "Argonauts",
   "The crew of heroes who sailed with Jason"
  ],
  [
   "The Twelve Labors",
   "The twelve tasks given to Hercules"
  ],
  [
   "Labyrinth",
   "A maze built to hold the Minotaur"
  ],
  [
   "The Iliad",
   "Homer's epic poem about the Trojan War"
  ],
  [
   "The Odyssey",
   "Homer's epic poem about Odysseus's journey home"
  ],
  [
   "Achilles' heel",
   "A single weak spot, now meaning any hidden weakness"
  ],
  [
   "Pandora's box",
   "Something that causes many problems when opened"
  ],
  [
   "Midas touch",
   "A talent for making money"
  ],
  [
   "Herculean",
   "Needing great strength"
  ],
  [
   "Odyssey (word)",
   "Any long, adventurous journey"
  ]
 ]
}