vocabulary
menacing
threatening
strong son of Zeus who preformed labors for punishment
Hercules
son of Zeus with the golden touch
Midas
winged horse
home of the Greek gods
Mt. Olympus
ruthless
without pity or compassion
enslaved Hercules
Omphale
clever king of Corinth
Sisyphus
ugliest of the Gorgons
Medusa
island where Europa became queen
Crete
dale
valley
founder of Olympic games
Pelops
tribe of warrior women
Amazons
sisters of the Gorgons
Gray Sisters
native city of Perseus
Argos
hurl
to throw with force
son of Zeus and Danae
Perseus
could understand the language of animals
Melampus
fire-breathing beast made of a lion, goat, and serpent
Chirmera
straights of Gibraltar
Pillars of Hercules
caper
to skip about playfully
king whose mares devoured strangers
Diomedes
most devoted wife
Alcesits
river-god; Zeus ran off with his daughter
Asopus
city with seven gates
Thebes