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Myth Vocab 11-12

TermDefinitionOrigins
euthanasia n. act of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering from Thanatos, the Greek daemon personification of Death
hypnosis n. a trancelike condition in which the subject is in a state of altered consciousness and responds to the suggestions of the hypnotist from Hypnos, the Greek personification of sleep
zeal n. intense enthusiasm; devotion; fervor from Zelos, god of great enthusiasm
chronology the arrangement of events in their order of occurrence of time from Chronos, Greek primordial god of time
halcyon adj. tranquil, happy, idyllic, usually with nostalgic reference to earlier times from Alcyone, daughter of Atlas
nocturnal adj. of, relating to, or occurring in the night from Nyx, primordial goddess of the night
zephyr n. gentle breeze from Zephyr, the Greek god of the West Wind
oracle n. a person of great knowledge or wisdom from Oracle, 1. a person through whom a deity is believed to speak 2. a shrine in which a deity reveals hidden knowledge
achilles heel n. a weak, vulnerable spot from Achilles, ancient Greek hero whose only vulnerable spot on his body was his heel
psychology n. the science dealing with the mind and mental and emotional processes from Psyche, a maiden made immortal and married to Cupid
harpy n. a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman from harpy, loathsome, voracious monster with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail, wings, and talons of a bird
fury n. violent anger; rage from the Furies, three terrible winged goddesses with serpentine hair, who punish doers of unavenged crimes
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