A GREEK MYTHTAKE
COMING UP IN 2014
OTHER LONE STAR FLAGS
RAP STAGE NAMES
THE VOWELS ARE MYTHING
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She rejected the advances of Pan... an... an, who then drove shepherds mad... ad... ad & they tore her to pieces... eces... eces

Echo

100

After 13 years, the U.S. & the U.K. are scheduled to officially withdraw all combat troops from this nation by December 31

Afghanistan

100

The red star on this country's flag symbolizes the revolutionary traditions established by Kim Il-sung

North Korea

100

Real name of the guy who was M&M then Eminem

Marshall Mathers

100

Battle ready god:
RS

Ares

200

Beset by madness induced by Hera, he killed his wife Megara & was sentenced to hard labors

Hercules

200

Head back to this Russian city in March for the Winter Paralympic games

Sochi

200

On this state's flag, note the pine tree under one star, the North Star

Maine

200

Jay Z's name honors the J & Z subway lines in this borough, his hometown

Brooklyn

200

Sounding a little Norse:
DN

Odin

300

After this guy tricked Zeus into accepting the bones from a sacrifice instead of the meat, Zeus hid fire from man

Prometheus

300

Some see great importance in the fact that this event leading to a red moon will fall on Passover

eclipse

300

The one 5-pointed star on the flag of this "Bay State" indicates it was one of the first 13 states

Massachussetts

300

Breaking up the name of his home state gave rapper Tramar Dillard this stage name

Flo Rida

300

Earth Mother: G

Gaia

400

That pomegranate didn't agree with her: she has to spend a third of the year in Hades!

Persephone

400

Hispanics will outnumber whites among this state's 38 million people for the first time in over 150 years

California

400

Mauritania's green flag has one of these under its single star

a crescent

400

This Cuban-American rapper named himself for the tenacious qualities of a certain dog

Pitbull

400

Very supportive:
TLS

Atlas

500

Don't challenge Athena in a weaving contest! You'll end up being changed into a spider, like her (knowing zoology will help)

Arachne

500

Look closely at snowflakes & sapphires to join in the international year of this -ography

crystallography

500

The flag of this Middle Eastern kingdom displays the pan-Arab colors & a star

Jordan

500

To distance himself from his absent father, Dwayne Carter Jr. dropped a letter from his name to arrive at this rap name

Lil Wayne

500

Eye opening goddess:
RS

Iris

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