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18 Cards in this Set
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1. Who was Echo?
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A beautiful nymph
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2. Who was Eros?
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-Aphrodite's son
-also known as Cupid |
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3. What favor does Aphrodite offer to Echo?
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To have Eros shoot any man she wanted with an arrow
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4. Why does Echo refuse?
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She has not yet found the perfect guy
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5. Describe Narcissus.
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Conceited
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6. What favor did Echo do for Zeus?
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She told Hera that Zeus was looking for her up on Mt. Olympus so that Hera would leave and not catch Zeus cheating on her
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7. What did Hera do to Echo?
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She put a curse on her that she can only say the last 2 words that people say when they talk to her
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8. What does Echo ask Aphrodite to do for her?
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to put her out of her misery and make her disappear
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9. What happens to Narcissus at the end?
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He falls in love with his reflection in the water and spends so much time looking at it that he grew roots and turned into a flower
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10. What does it mean to be “narcissistic”?
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to be very conceited and
self-centered |
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11. What did Psyche do to offend Aphrodite?
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nothing at all, she was just born very beautiful and Aphrodite felt intimidated
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12. What did Aphrodite plan to do to Psyche?
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to have Eros shoot Psyche with an arrow and make her fall in love with something awful such as a donkey
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13. What happened to Eros when he tried to shoot Psyche?
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He accidentally shot himself with the arrow and fell in love with her
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14. Why does Eros stop doing his job?
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he wants to protect Psyche now that he is "in love" with her
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15. What does the Oracle tell Psyche’s parents to do?
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to take her up to the mountain
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16. What one thing bothers Psyche about her new husband?
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She can’t see him. She also wonders what he does all day
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17. What do Psyche’s sisters convince her to do?
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To sneak a look at him
She thinks that he might have other brides and other castles |
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18. What happened to Psyche?
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Eros left her and took everything away
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