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an inert, gaseous element present in the sun's atmosphere and in natural gas - helios, sun - Apollo god of son
a state or place of torment or misery; biblical and mythological; Godess of death Hel
having enormous strength courage or size; Hero Herculeus; Mythological
of epic propotions; heroic; Greek Poet; Literary
a bulbous plant ;young man loved by Apollo who was killed by the god of the West Wind with a discus to the head; Apollo makes a flower for him; Mythological
a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two more; many-headed Lernaean water serpent slain by Hercules; Mythological
the science that deals with the preservation of health; The word hygiene originates "Hygeia", In Greek mythology, the daughter and assistant of the health god Asklepios; Mythological
the satellite of Saturn; Greek Titan, son of Gaea and Oranus. Titan of the sun; Mythological
a state of consciousness where one seems to lose their ability to control their actions; Greek personificationof sleep was named Hypnos; Mythological
of or relating to Icarus taking to big of a risk; Icarus Deserted on an island; Mythological
displaying a rainbow of colors; Goddess of the rainbow Iris; Mythological
a rainbow plant with showy flowers of many color; Greek goddess; Mythological
outcast; Hager and Ishmael were outcast because he was the son of a maid; Biblical
two faced; an ancient Roman god of doorways of beginnings and rising and setting of the sun; Mythological
a wicked, shameless women; Wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; Biblical
good humored cheerful friendly; Of markedly good humor named after Jove an alias for the Roman god Jupiter parallel to the Greeks' Zeus; Mythological
a person treacherous enough to betray a friend;said to be a friend of Jesus but turned him over to Pontias Pilate's soilders; Biblical
young; goddess of youth Hebe; Mythological
a complex arrangement of paths and passages that is difficult to escape; Daedalus was forced to build a massive, and infinitely; Mythological
very concise; The Spartan reputation for terseness of speech; Historical
deadly;Form altered in L.L. lethalis by association with lethe hydor "water of oblivion" in Hades in Greek mythology ;Mythological
freedom from control of restraint; Libritus is the godess and a person released from slavery; Historical and Mythological
trivial or very small; a small person or thing; pertaining to Lilliput, the fabulous island whose inhabitants were six inches high; Literary
a proud a rebellious person identifies with Satan; was a proud archangel who thought he was better than God; Biblical
cunning and opportunist person; Machaivelli was a Italian historian, philosopher humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance; Historical
the misuse of words; Malaprop from the play The Rivals; Literary
suitable for or associated with war or the armed forces; Belonging to Mars Roman God of war; Literary
meekly or excessively sentimental; A variation of Mary Magdalene who ws one of Jesus' disciples; Biblical
a end in sinuous watercourse or river; River located in Turkey; Historical
ugly or hideous; A woman transformed into a gorgon by Athena; Mythological
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher; Odysseus placed his son in the hands of an old friend; Mythological, Literary
swiftness quick witted or unpredictable changes in mood; Mercury a messenger of the gods; Mythological
a person of great wealth or great money making ability; King of Phrygia whose touch turn things into gold; Mythological
something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula; Mnemosyne is the personification of memory and time in Greek mythology; Mythological
the source of an artist's inspiration; to reflect or to meditate in silence; goddesses who inspire artists, musicians, writers and poets - and that these immortal beings; Mythological
a building or place where works of art are kept and displayed; The muses were goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts; Mythological
vanity; Named after Narcissus, who bent to drink from a pond, fell in love with his own reflection; Mythological
a rival or thing that a person cannot overcome; The word came from the greek goddess of revenge; Mythological
a person or persons who is greatly skilled and dedicated to hunting; was the "first on earth to be a mighty man" and allegedly instigated the worldwide acceptance of hunting and eating meat; Biblical

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