chariot
(CHAR-ee-uht) two-wheeled
cart pulled by animals
fleece
(FLEES) woolen coat
lame
(LAYM) injured
Milky Way
(MIL-kee WAY) the
galaxy with our solar system
monogamy
(muh-NAHG-uh-mee)
being faithful to one person
mortals
(MOR-tuhlz) humans
Olympians
(uh-LIM-pee-uhnz) rulers
of the gods who lived on Mount
Olympus
polos
(POH-lohz) high, tubelike
crowns worn by great goddesses
Pygmy
(PIG-mee) race of little
people
Titans
(TYE-tunz) giant gods who
ruled before Olympians took over
vain
(VAYN) caring a lot about one’s
looks
vengeful
(VENJ-ful) seeking revenge
in mean ways
A
Aphrodite, 15, 18
Argus, 20–21
C
Cronus, 4–5
E
eyes, 12, 20–22
G
Gerana, 24–25
H
Hephaestus, 18
Hera
anger, 14–17
and children, 13
family, 4–5, 7
jealousy, 9, 12, 15,
27
as mother, 18
myths about, 24–29
powers, 10–13,
17–18, 25
symbols, 21–23
what she looked like,
6, 9, 22
Heracles, 17
Hermes, 20
L
Io, 20–21
J
Jason, 25–28
M
marriage, 4, 10–11, 30
P
peacocks, 21–22
Pelias, 26–28
pomegranate, 22–23
R
Rhea, 4–5
Z
Zeus, 4–7, 9–12, 15,
17, 20, 30
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