same prefix as Pantheon, and means, all. The root, doron, is Greek for gift. Pandora was all gifted.

derived from the god, Pan, the goat-footed, flute playing king of field and wood whose war cry was supposed to spread frenzy and fear among his enemies.

pan means all. theos means god, or having something to do with gods.

phrase meaning any difficult situation which cannot be changed but to which man must adapt himself.

"forethinker". Something that is life-giving, daringly original, or creative. An element which is a fission product of uranium is called promethium. The prefix pro is used in countless words today.

most misused word in English. In Greek, it means soul. Personified in myth by a beautiful princess, beloved of Eros. In English, word has come to mean the entire mental apparatus.

term applied to a man who can train a girl to be the way he wants.

derived from Greek word "to rot". Used to desribe snakes such as the boa which kill its prey by crushing it.

named for the god Saturn, a Roman name for Cronos.

from the river Styx. It has come to be used when describing anything from the underworld. Stygian darkness is a favorite expression of poets.

realting to the dance, is derived from the Muse, Terpsichore, who presided over dance.

referred to the race of giants, has been used to describe anything which is enormous in size or strength. The famous ship which sank when it hit an iceberg was called the Titanic.

violent wind, comes from Typhoon, a terrible monster. He was half donkey, half serpent; he had great leathery wings and flew through the air shrieking horribly, spitting flames.

means nunlike. The term is derived from Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth, In ancient Rome, maidens were consecrated to the service of this goddess; their duty as to keep the sacred flame burning upon her altar night and day.

derived from Vulcan, the Roman smith-god, ho took a mountain as his smithy. When he heated up his forge, clouds of smoke arose from the mountain.

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Mythology vocab 3

Question	Answer
Pandora	same prefix as Pantheon, and means, all. The root, doron, is Greek for gift. Pandora was all gifted.
Panic	derived from the god, Pan, the goat-footed, flute playing king of field and wood whose war cry was supposed to spread frenzy and fear among his enemies.
Pantheon	pan means all. theos means god, or having something to do with gods.
Procrustes bed	phrase meaning any difficult situation which cannot be changed but to which man must adapt himself.
Prometheus	"forethinker". Something that is life-giving, daringly original, or creative. An element which is a fission product of uranium is called promethium. The prefix pro is used in countless words today.
Psyche	most misused word in English. In Greek, it means soul. Personified in myth by a beautiful princess, beloved of Eros. In English, word has come to mean the entire mental apparatus.
Pygmalion	term applied to a man who can train a girl to be the way he wants.
Python	derived from Greek word "to rot". Used to desribe snakes such as the boa which kill its prey by crushing it.
Saturday	named for the god Saturn, a Roman name for Cronos.
Stygian	from the river Styx. It has come to be used when describing anything from the underworld. Stygian darkness is a favorite expression of poets.
Terpsichorean	realting to the dance, is derived from the Muse, Terpsichore, who presided over dance.
Titan	referred to the race of giants, has been used to describe anything which is enormous in size or strength. The famous ship which sank when it hit an iceberg was called the Titanic.
Typhoon	violent wind, comes from Typhoon, a terrible monster. He was half donkey, half serpent; he had great leathery wings and flew through the air shrieking horribly, spitting flames.
Vestal	means nunlike. The term is derived from Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth, In ancient Rome, maidens were consecrated to the service of this goddess; their duty as to keep the sacred flame burning upon her altar night and day.
Volcano	derived from Vulcan, the Roman smith-god, ho took a mountain as his smithy. When he heated up his forge, clouds of smoke arose from the mountain.

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