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mythology vocab
myth terms-deff and origin
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12th Grade
11/12/2009

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ambrosial
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delicious/ambrosia-food of the gods
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Amazon
Definition
big, strong woman/Amazonian women
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arachnid
Definition
spider/Athena and Arachne
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atlas
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book of maps of the world/ Atlas holds up the sky
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aphrodisiac
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food that increases sexual desire/ Aphrodite
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bacchanalia
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wild drunken party/ Bacchus the god of wine
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cereal
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grain food/ Ceres the goddess of grain
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cupidity
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greed or desire for something/ Cupid the god of love
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echo
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repeating sound/ Nymph Echo-repeating last thing said
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erotic
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sexual/ Eros first child out of darkness (love)
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fury
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anger/ Furies-pursue sinners with anger
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halcyon
Definition
days of peace and calm/ myth of Alcyon
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Herculean
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strong/ Hercules
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labyrinth
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maze/ Theseus-labyrinth of Minotaur
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mentor
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teacher and guide/ Odysseus's teacher
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Martial
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fighting or war/ Mars the god of war
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mercurial
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changing quickly or unpredictable/ Hermes(Mercury) messenger god-speed
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narcissism
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in love with oneself/ Narcissus-falls love with himself
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nymphomania
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a woman who is addicted to sex/ Nymph's are addicted to sex
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odyssey
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long, difficult journey/ Odysseus
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oracle
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can see future/ place where future is predicted by oracles
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panic
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losses control/ satyr Pan (half goat-half man) who losses control
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plutonian
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very dark/ Hades (Pluto)
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protean
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shape changing/ Proteus the sea god-changes his shape
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psychic
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reads minds/ Psyche (soul)
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satyriasis
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male who is sex crazed/ Satyr's (half goat-half man)
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Spartan
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very basic/ Spartans live in simple environment
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sylvan
Definition
forested setting/ Slyvanus the god of forest
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somnolent
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sleepy/ Somnous the god of sleep
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terminal
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fatal or ending/ Terminus the god of ends
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typhoon
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pacific hurricane/ Typhoon-giant snake the lives under the sea and mountains
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titanic
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large/ Titans (Giants)
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chaos
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hectic or total confusion/ condition of the universe in the begining of creation
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tantalise
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tease or tempting/ Tantalis-guy in water and can't reach food or water for punishment
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siren
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loud noise or danger alert system/ Sirens-women who sing to lure men, boat crashes on island and they die
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elysian
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perfect or heavenly/ Elysian fields-most desirable part of underworld
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