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Archimedes
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
Helen of Troy
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris
Hera
queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology
Herodotus
the ancient Greek known as the father of history
Pericles
Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athen's political and cultural supremacy in Greece
Gorgons
three ugly sisters with scales, claws and fangs
Xerxes
Son os Persin leader named Darius
ecclesia
a group of 40,000 male Athenian citizens which met at the Pynx every 10 days, Athenian assembly; included all male citizens over the age of eighteen.
Knossos
an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
Hydra
(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads
Theseus
(Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
Crete
the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean
Paris
Prince of Troy who fell in love with Helen
Euclid
He is the father of geometry and wrote a book explaining geometry that was used as a text book till the 1900
agora
a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece

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