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English Allusions

TermDefinition
Achilles Hero of the Trojan War
Apollo Son of Zeus, associated with music
Bacchus God of wine and intoxication
Bathsheba Woman committed adultery
Eros God of Love (cupid)
Galahad Succeeded in quest for holy grail
Goliath A giant warrior
Good Samaritan Helpful person
Harpy Winged spirit that stole food
12 Labors of Hercules 12 Good deeds Hercules must complete as sentenced for murdering his family
Ishmael Son of Abraham in Moby Dick
Judas Iscariot Betrayed Jesus Christ
Machiavelli Historian during renaissance
Hermes Messenger of the Gods
Narcissus Obsessed with youth
Original sin People having sex when they shouldn't
Pandora First woman on earth
Prodigal Son Person wastes money
Psyche Goddess of the soul
River Styx Boundary between Earth and the underworld
Sisyphus Rolled huge boulder up a steep hill as punishment by Zeus
Solomon Wise person, had sexual relations
Trojan War War against the city of Troy
Vulcan God of Fire
Zeus King of the Gods
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