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Delphi | this city in Greece was where one of Apollo's most important sanctuaries was located - see the map of Greece

Dodona | a sanctuary of Zeus, where the god's oracle was located - see the map

Eleusis | a city in ancient Greece where the Eleusinian Mysteries (see Demeter) were celebrated

Elysium | a paradise where some Greek heroes were believed to go after death

festivals | celebrations held in honor of a specific god and/or goddess

gigantomachy | a mythological battle between the Greek gods and giants (or gigantes)

golden fleece | attaining this sheep skin was the goal of the hero Jason and his crew of Argonauts

Helicon | Helicon is a mountain in Greece on which the Muses were thought to dwell

Hellenes | a name of the ancient Greeks

herms | not to be confused with the god Hermes, after whom they were originally named, herms are pillars topped with busts that represent various deities

hieros gamos | Greek for a sacred wedding; an example is the marriage between Zeus and Hera

hubris | excessive pride or arrogance

Ithaca | the home of the legendary adventurer and hero Odysseus

kerykeion | a herald or messenger's staff

labyrinth | a maze created by Daedalus (for King Minos of Crete) to contain the Minotaur

Lapiths | these mythical people were thought to reside in Thessaly

Lethe | river of forgetfulness in the domain of Hades

Lotophagi | in Homer's Odyssey, lotophagi, or Lotus Eaters, were mythical people who forgot their former lives when they consumed the lotus

Maenads | female worshippers of the god Dionysos were often called Maenads

Mycenae | this ancient city was the center of the Mycenaean civilization; the mythological hero Agamemnon ruled from Mycenae

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