A GREEK MYTHTAKE
She rejected the advances of Pan... an... an, who then drove shepherds mad... ad... ad & they tore her to pieces... eces... eces
Echo
After 13 years, the U.S. & the U.K. are scheduled to officially withdraw all combat troops from this nation by December 31
Afghanistan
The red star on this country's flag symbolizes the revolutionary traditions established by Kim Il-sung
North Korea
Real name of the guy who was M&M then Eminem
Marshall Mathers
Battle ready god:
RS
Ares
Beset by madness induced by Hera, he killed his wife Megara & was sentenced to hard labors
Hercules
Head back to this Russian city in March for the Winter Paralympic games
Sochi
On this state's flag, note the pine tree under one star, the North Star
Maine
Jay Z's name honors the J & Z subway lines in this borough, his hometown
Brooklyn
Sounding a little Norse:
DN
Odin
After this guy tricked Zeus into accepting the bones from a sacrifice instead of the meat, Zeus hid fire from man
Prometheus
Some see great importance in the fact that this event leading to a red moon will fall on Passover
eclipse
The one 5-pointed star on the flag of this "Bay State" indicates it was one of the first 13 states
Massachussetts
Breaking up the name of his home state gave rapper Tramar Dillard this stage name
Flo Rida
Earth Mother: G
Gaia
That pomegranate didn't agree with her: she has to spend a third of the year in Hades!
Persephone
Hispanics will outnumber whites among this state's 38 million people for the first time in over 150 years
California
Mauritania's green flag has one of these under its single star
a crescent
This Cuban-American rapper named himself for the tenacious qualities of a certain dog
Pitbull
Very supportive:
TLS
Atlas
Don't challenge Athena in a weaving contest! You'll end up being changed into a spider, like her (knowing zoology will help)
Arachne
Look closely at snowflakes & sapphires to join in the international year of this -ography
crystallography
The flag of this Middle Eastern kingdom displays the pan-Arab colors & a star
Jordan
To distance himself from his absent father, Dwayne Carter Jr. dropped a letter from his name to arrive at this rap name
Lil Wayne
Eye opening goddess:
RS
Iris