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Mythology Vocab 7-8
| Term | Definition | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| panic | n. sudden, overpowering terror | from Pan, rural god whose unexpected shout would terrify |
| philippic | n. tirade; bitter denunciation | from Philippics, orations by Demosthenes denouncing King Philip of Macedon |
| plutocratic | adj. having great influence because of one's wealth | from Plutus, god of wealth |
| procrustean | adj. cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity | from Procrustes, villain who made people fir the length of his bed, either stretching them or cutting their legs off |
| protean | n. variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms | from Proteus, sea god who could easily change shape to avoid capture |
| pyrrhic | adj. ruinous; gained at too great a cost | from pyrrhus, who suffered enormous losses in a "victory" over the Romans |
| saturnine | adj. heavy; dull; gloomy; morose (ant. of mercurial) | from Saturn, who alchemists and astrologers associate with the metal lead |
| siren | n. 1. dangerous, attractive woman 2. apparatus for sounding loud warnings | from the Sirens, whose sweet singing lured mariners to their destruction on the rocks |
| solon | n. legislator; wise lawgiver | from Solon, noted Athenian lawgiver |
| spartan | adj. marked by simplicity and avoidance of | from Sparta, whose citizens pursued these traits |
| stentorian | adj. very loud | from Stentor, herald whose voice was as loud as fifty voices |
| palladium | n. safeguard; protection | from Pallas Athena, statue of the goddess which prevented the fall of Troy until it was stolen from the city |
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