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8853653421NarcissusGreek mythology; fell in love with his own reflection0
8853663770KA street in Washington, DC where many lobbyists have offices1
8853670887SisyphusGreek mythology; punished by having to roll stone up a hill; often a symbol of frustration or never-ending job2
8853677988PersephoneGreek mythology; kidnapped by Hades; mom was Demeter; Because she ate 6 pomegranate seeds, she must spend 6 months of year with Hades in Underworld3
8853687162TantalusGreek mythology; tried to feed son to gods; punished by having food/water just out of reach4
8853696030Cold WarTerm used to mean "deep-seated ill will"; refers to state of political hostility between US and USSR from 1945-19905
8853708110PandoraReceived gift from Hermes; when she opened the the gift, all the evil of the world escaped6
8853720485appleFrom the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; has come to represent temptation or man's desire to be God7
8853733727Garden of EdenPlace that has come to mean "perfection" OR fruit that is called "the forbidden fruit" and has come to mean temptation or unlawful pleasure8
8853738745FaustusCharacter in a play written by Christopher Marlowe who was tempted by Mephistopheles to sell his soul to Satan in exchange for "everything he wanted"9
8853754337JobRich, pious and upright man; Satan said he was only faithful because he had been given so much; he was tested---he lost everything, yet remained faithful. Some think Chaunticleer (in BofDC) shared similar paths.10
8853762335PandoraGreek mythology; box given by Hermes as a wedding gift; she was told not to open the gift, but she did, thus letting out all the evils of the world except one; humans still have hope because foreboding was trapped inside the gift11
8853768389references/ resourcesJewishEncyclopedia.com, Bartlby.com, CatholicEncyclopedia.com12

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