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NonBiblical Allusion

TermDefinition
Achilles' Heel Weakness of a person. Place where Achilles was dipped in the River Styx by his mother
Adonis Handsome young man; Lover of Aphrodite
Apollo Physically perfect:; God of music and light
Harpy Hideous bird woman
Helen Beautiful woman; Taken to Troy by Paris
Morphine Drug used as a painkiller; inspired by Morpheus-Greek god of sleep
Muse Creature of inspiration; Divine singers/artists
Narcissism being in love with own self-image; Fell in love with himself after seeing a reflection in a pool of water, where he died
Odyssey Long journey of Odysseus after the Trojan War
Pandora's Box Something opened by someone curious that causes a series of bad events
Phoenix Symbol of rebirth and immortality; Consumed by fire and reborn of the ashes
Psyche Human soul, self, and mind reunited with love
Pygmalion Someone who tries to model themselves after another, play by George Bernard Shaw
Tantalus/Tantalize Condemned to a pond not being able to eat the beautiful fruit or drink the clear water for eternity
Titanic Grand and enormous; named after Tityus
Volcanoes Named after Vulcan-Roman god of fire
Cinderella One who gains affluence or recognition after being treated poorly
Don Juan A man obsessed with women
Don Quixote Overly idealistic to the point of being unrealistic
Frankenstein Anything that threatens or destroys his creator (FRANKENSTEIN IS THE DOCTOR)
Jekyll and Hyde Person with 2 sides to his personality
Scrooge Bitter/greedy person; Christmas Carol
Attila Barbarian/Rough leader
Berserk Destructive and violent from mental upset; Class of warriors with immense rage pumped full of drugs
Canopy Overhanging protection or shelter, used to protect
Casanova Man who is amorous to women; Italian adventure
Chauvinist (Nicolas Chauvin) Has a military devotion to and glorification to a country or gender
El Dorado Place of wealth; Legendary city of South America
Machiavellian (Niccolo Machiavelli) Characterized by cunning and deceit
McCarthyism (Joseph McCarthy) modern witch hunt; publicizing accusations; "They're a commie!"
Nostradamus fortune teller; French physician and astronomer who wrote a book of rhymed prophecies
Stonewall Hinder or obstruct by evasive, delaying tactics
Thespian Theater or acting; from Thespis- Father of Greek Tragedy
Catch 22 Problem with no positive outcome; novel by Joseph Heller
Little Black Sambo 1899 racist children's book
Uncle Tom's Cabin anti slavery novel; Uncle Tom=servant faithful to his white masters
Big Brother 1984 reference; Government spying on citizens
Plato's Cave/ The Cave Alternate view of reality
Hercules Very strong; son of Zeus
Diana Goddess of Fertility
Brutus and Cassius Betrayed Caesar; to be unfaithful
"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears" From Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, said by Marc Antony
Gautama Siddhartha (Buddha) Founder of Buddhism, idea of rejecting material possessions
Gulliver's Travels and Lilliput Jonathon Swift novel where a giant ends up on a world of tiny people battling an opposing country. Points of conflict are irrelevant and silly
Modest Proposal Jonathon Swift essay suggesting, satirically, that England should solve the influx of Irish immigrants by eating them and using their skin as leather
Mahatma Gandhi Leader of non violent civil disobedience movement for Indian Independence
Thoreau and Walden Thoreau was a philosopher who lived by Walden pond
Lolita An amorous woman or a man attracted to a flirty young woman
Sysiphus Man trapped in the underworld damned to roll a rock up a hill only to have it fall back down for eternity
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