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Greek MythologyVOCAB

List 1 of semester 2 vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Achilles’s heel A weakness or vulnerable point All but heel unbeatable/ hits in heel
Apollo or Adonis Very handsome young man God likeness/ mortal
atlas collection of maps, charts, or tables Has to hold the earth / heavens
auora Morning Eos is the goddess of the dawn
Calliope beautiful voiced one/ steam pipe Goddess of eliquence
Cassandra Looks on the bad side Someone who predicts disaster but whose warnings are ignored
Centaur Expert horse rider Head of a man and body of a horse
psyche The human soul, mind, or spirit Couple of love
gorgon Ugly sisters Three sisters with snake hair and ppl who looked @ them turned to stone
halcyon a peaceful period of time (happy) Symbol bird, King A and wife die bc sea and bcome birds
hydra-headed Smth with many complex MULTIPLYING problems, e.g. mythical many-headed serpent whose heads regrew when cut off, making it hard to defeat
iridescent Showing luminous colors that seem to change from different angles Iris goddess of rainbow
lethargy Sluggish/confused River Lethe in underworld
mentor An experienced and trusted adviser/ teacher The friend that raised Odysseus son
mnemonics Memory aids or techniques Nmesi- goddess of memory
morphine Drug/ painkiller Morphine’s goddess of dreams
muse Inspiration Nine goddess sisters of inspiration
narcissism Self centered Turned into flower bc over loved reflection
nemesis Arch enemy Goddess of retribution, punish pride
odyssey A long complicated and eventful journey Odysseus 20 year adventure
pandora’s box Can’t be put back Box released all evil things
promethean original (rebellious) He Created humans by clay
Stygian very dark River Styx bouncy river of underworld
tantalize torment or tease sm1 with sight or promise of smth that is unobtainable Offended the gods by revealing things or stealing their food
titanic Huge—— strength, size, or power Titans were giants
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