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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
- Chimera
- (Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail
- Odysseus
- (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero
- Xerxes
- Persian leader who invaded Greece and son of Darius
- Plato
- ancient Athenian philosopher
- sirens
- sing to attract sailors to island
- Fates
- a group of three goddesses of destiny
- oligarchy
- a political system governed by a few people
- Socrates
- ancient Athenian philosopher
- solon
- a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
- Aesop
- Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
- Herodotus
- the ancient Greek known as the father of history
- Homer
- ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
- Philip of Macedonia
- King of Macedonia
- epic
- a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- Aristotle
- one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers
- Gorgons
- three ugly sisters with scales, claws and fangs
- Darius
- the great king of persia. he was able to become king after a year of a civil war following the death of someone.
- athena
- (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare
- Minotaur
- (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
- Euclid
- He is the father of geometry and wrote a book explaining geometry that was used as a text book till the 1900
- 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
- helots
- Slaves to the Spartans that revolted and nearly destroyed Sparta in 650 B.C.E.
- jury
- a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law