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| n. very hangsome young man (from _____, a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, goddess of love) |
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| n. shield or protection; aispices; sponsorship (from _____, the protective shield of Zeus) |
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| n. tall, strong, masculine woman (from the ______, a mythological race of women warriors) |
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| adj. exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent (from ______, the food of the gods) |
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| n. book of maps (from _____, a giant who supported the heavens on his shoulders. This figure of Atlas supporting the world was prefaced to early map collections; hence the name atlas) |
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| adj. pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy (from ______, goddess of the dawn) |
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| adj. jovial or wild with drunkenness (from _____, the god of wine)-or bacchic |
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| adj. fantastic; unreal; impossible; absurb(from the _____, a fire-breathing monster with a lion's head, goat's body, and serpent's tail) |
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| adj. cruel; harsh; severe (from _____, and Athenian lawmaker who drew up a harse code of laws) - or draconian |
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| adj. delightful; blissful; heavenly (from _____, the mythological paradise where brave and good live after death) |
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| v. bully; intimidate with threats; bluster (from _____, bravest of the Trojans) |
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| adj. very difficult; requiring the strength of Hercules (a hero of superhuman strength) |
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| adj. airtight (from _____, who among his other attributes, was the god of magic) |
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| adj. having colors like the rainbow (from ____, goddess of the rainbow) |
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| adj. jolly; merry; good-humored (from _____, or _____. The planet Jupiter was believed to make persons born under its influence cheerful or jovial) |
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| adj. full of confusing passageways; intricate; complicated, like the ________(a fabled maze in Crete) |
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| adj. using words sparingly; terse; concise (from _______, meaning "Spartan." The Spartans were known for their terseness.) |
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| adj. unnaturally drowsy; sluggish; dull (from _____, River in Hades whose water, when drunk, caused forgetfulness of the past) |
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| adj. sumptuous; luxurious (from ______, a Roman who gave lavish banquets) |
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| adj. pertaining to war; warlike (from ______, god of war) |
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