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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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31 |
In Greek mythology, the Anemoi were the four winds. |
Literature > Mythology |
03/03/09 |
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32 |
The first Labor of Heracles was to slay the Nemean lion. |
Literature > Mythology |
08/09/10 |
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33 |
The fourth Labor of Heracles was to capture the Erymanthian boar. |
Literature > Mythology |
08/21/10 |
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34 |
The eighth Labor of Heracles was to steal the man-eating mares of King Diomedes of Thrace. |
Literature > Mythology |
08/26/10 |
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35 |
In Greek mythology, Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa. |
Literature > Mythology |
08/29/10 |
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36 |
In Greek mythology, Theseus killed the Minotaur. |
Literature > Mythology |
08/29/10 |
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37 |
The sixth Labor of Heracles was to defeat the Stymphalian birds. |
Literature > Mythology |
09/04/10 |
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38 |
In Greek mythology, Bellerophon killed the Chimera on the back of the winged horse Pegasus. |
Literature > Mythology |
09/06/10 |
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39 |
In Greek mythology, Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx. |
Literature > Mythology |
09/22/10 |
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40 |
The twelfth and final Labor of Heracles was to capture Cerberus, three-headed guard dog of the Underworld. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/13/10 |
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41 |
The seventh Labor of Heracles was to capture the Cretan bull. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/14/10 |
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42 |
"The Iliad" was written by Homer. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/16/10 |
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43 |
The third Labor of Heracles was to capture the Ceryneian hind. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/17/10 |
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44 |
In Greek mythology, the children of the Titans Cronus and Rhea were the goddesses Hestia, Demeter and Hera and the gods Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/17/10 |
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45 |
The ninth Labor of Heracles was to obtain the girdle of Hippolyte, Queen of the Amazons. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/17/10 |
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