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7196027438Achilles heelPerson's vulnerability or fatal flaw0
7196027439AdonisA legendary handsome young man1
7196027440ApolloGod who representa the sun, light,music. Also a healer and protector but can inflict plague on those who agee him2
7198949585Argus-eyedVigilant or observant3
7198980761Athena/MinervaGoddess of wisdom, craft, and war4
7198980762AtlanteanA legendary island, beautiful and prosperous5
7198980763bacchanalianCharacterized by or given to drunken revelry; riotously drunken6
7198980764Chimeraa thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve7
7198980765CupidityExcessive desire for wealth8
7198980766EroticDeals with sexual love and desire tending to arouse sexual desire9
7198980767FurorAn outbreak of public anger or excitement10
7198980768Gorgona repulsively ugly or terrifying woman11
7198980769HarpyA greedy, grasping person12
7198980770HectorTo bully; a prince of Troy and killed by Achilles13
7198980771Helen of TroyDaughter of Zeus and Leda14
7198980772Herculeanhaving enormous strength, courage, or size.15
7198980773hydra-headedA many headed serpent or monster. Cut a head off and another grows back16
7198980774Junoesquestately imposing beauty; goddess who looked after the women of Rome17
7198980775LethargyLack of energy18
7198980776Martialof or relating to war or soldiers19
7198980777MedeaA princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father20
7198980778Mercury/HermesThe son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia. Considered a god of transitions and boundaries21
7198980779MuseThe inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts22
7201348577narcissismexcessive love of one's body or oneself23
7201348578NemesisGoddess of revenge, just punishment24
7201348579NeptuneThe god of fresh water and the sea25
7201348580Niobemournful woman26
7201348581Odysseya long, adventurous voyage; a quest27
7201348582OlympianMajestic28
7201348583Pandora's BoxA box that Zeus gave to pandora. Pandora opened it and all the evils of the world came out to damage mankind29
7201348584PegasusWinged bourse that was born from Medusas head when she was killed30
7201348585Phoenixanything that is restored after suffering great destruction31
7201348586plutocracysociety ruled by the wealthy32
7201348587Prometheancreative and boldly original33
7201348588psychemind; soul34
7201348589Pygmalionsomeone (usually a male) who tries to fashion someone into the person he desires35
7201348590SisypheanRequiring endless effort; without result or success36
7201348591Stygiandark and forbidding37
7201348592tantalizeto tease, torment by teasing38
7201348593titanicOf enormous size, strength, or power39
7201348594Volcanoesoriginated from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, whose forge is said to be under mountains40
7201348595VulcanizeTo treat rubber with sulfur to increase strength and elasticity41
7201348596ZeusMost powerful god of all42
7201348597Brobdingnagiangigantic, enormous, on a large scale, enlarged43
7201348598CinderellaA person or thing that is undeservedly neglected or ignored44
7201348599Don JuanMan with a reputation for seducing women45
7201348600Don QuixoteSomeone overly idealistic to the point of having impossible dreams46
7201348601Falstaffianfull of wit and bawdy humor47
7201348602FrankensteinBrings a manlike creature to life48
7201348603FridayClose friends and constant companions49
7201348604Galahada pure and noble man with limited ambition50
7201348605Jekyll and HydeA person marked by dusk personality51
7201884978LilliputianVery small; tiny; narrow minded52
7201885968Lotharioa charming young man who seduces and deceives women53
7201887721Pickwickianhumorous, sometimes derogatory54
7201888873Pollyannaan excessively or blindly optimistic person.55
7201889306Quixoticoverly idealistic; impractical56
7201890278Scroogea bitter and/or greedy person57
7201892240Svengalia manipulative person58
7201893387Uncle TomSomeone thought to have the timid service attitude like that of a slave to his owner59
7201893977Uriah Heepobsequiousness and false humility, gesture of rubbing his hands together60
7201894783Walter Mittya commonplace non-adventuresome person who seeks escape from reality61
7201895857Yahooa boorish, crass, or stupid person62
7201897374Alpha and OmegaBeginning and end63
7201897385Caina brother who kills a brother64
7201899281Danielsynonymous with courage of one who faces great danger alone with no help65
7201901878David and Bathshebarepresents a big sin66
7201902845Eye of the NeedleA very difficult task67
7201903716Goliath(Noun) something or someone large in size and stature; giant68
7201904080Good Samaritanperson who is helpful or compassionate69
7201904922Handwriting on the Wallwhat the future holds70
7201905373IshmaelGod hears71
7201906853JacobAbraham's grandson72
7201908550Jobhe who suffers a great deal but remains faithful73
7201910485Job's Comforters"friends" who try to help by bringing blame74
7201911761Jonahone who brings bad luck75
7201912227Absoloma son who brings heartache to his father;76
7201913248Judasa traitor77
7201914054King Ahab and JezabelWickedness; honoring pagan gods.78
7201918193Mannaa sustaining life-giving source of food79
7201919200Original Sin/ The Fallthe idea that all men are innately sinful as a result of Adam and Eve's fall from the state of innocence80
7201921047Pearl of Great Pricesomething so precious that one would devote everything to or give up everything for it81
7201924211Philistinea person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values82
7201925038Prodigal Sona wasteful son who disappoints his father83
7201925837Ruth and Naomiparagons of love between in-laws; faithful friends84
7201927389Samson and Delilahtreacherous love story85
7201928099Scapegoata person or thing carrying the blame for others86
7201930278Sodom and GomorrahPlace of wickedness and sin87
7201930651Solomonan extremely wise person88
7201932518Twelve Tribes of IsraelThe name for the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob89
7201932855Attilabarbarian, rough leader90
7201935123Bloomerundergarment for dance or active war91
7201936420casanovaa seductive, often promiscuous man92
7201937291El Doradoa place of reputed wealth93
7201937957HackneyAdj. used so often as to lack freshness or originality94
7201938587Horatio AlgerWriter of novels stressing rags to riches stories of boys95
7201940271Machiavelliancrafty; double-dealing96
7201939836McCarthyismThe act of accusing people of disloyalty and communism97
7201942238Shanghaito cheat or steal98
7201943215Spartansimple, self-disciplined99
7201945308StonewallHinder or obstruct by evasive, delaying tactics100
7201945990Swiftiansatirical101
7201947242ThespianPertaining to drama or acting102
7201947892WaterlooA decisive or final defeat or setback; Belgian 1816, source of Napoleon's last defeat103
7201949227Uncle SamGovernment of people of the United States104
7201949942Utopiaan ideal society105
7201950838Wagnerianloud, harsh106

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