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11040764447Achilles' heelweak point1
11040767243Adonishandsome young man2
11040768734Aeoliananything pertaining to wind; god who was Keeper of Wind3
11040786460Apollogod of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine4
11040787921Argus-eyedomniscient, all-seeing; from Argus, the 100-eyed monster that Hera had guarding Io5
11040791325Athena/Minervagoddess of wisdom, the city, and arts; patron goddess of the city of Athens6
11040794072Atlanteanstrong like Atlas -who carried the globe (world) on his shoulders7
11040804440Auroraearly morning or sunrise; from the Roman personification of Dawn or Eos8
11040808745bacchanala drunken party or celebration9
11040827295bacchanalianpertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry10
11040836295Calliopean organ-like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles11
11040837979Cassandraa person who continually predicts misfortune but often is not believed; from (Greek legends) a daughter of Priam cursed by Apollo for not returning his love; he left her with the gift of prophecy but made it so no one would believe her12
11040842237Centaura monster that had the head, arms, and chest of a man, and the body and legs of a horse13
11040844958chimeraa fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination14
11040849531cupidity(n.) an eager desire for something; greed15
11040851133eroticpertaining to or arousing sexual love and desire16
11040852624furorfrenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury17
11040855825Gorgona very ugly or terrible person, especially a repulsive woman.; Medusa, any one or three sisters have snakes for hair and faces so horrible that anyone who looked at them turned to stone18
11040865763halyconcalm, peaceful19
11040867905Harpya predatory person or nagging woman; from harpy, a foul creature that was part woman, part bird20
11040872513Hectorto bully; to pester21
11040901420HelenWife of Menelaus and queen of Sparta. Helen's abduction from Sparta by the Trojans sparked the Trojan War. Her beauty is without parallel, but she is criticized for giving in to her Trojan captors and thereby costing many Greek men their lives. She offers Telemachus assistance in his quest to find his father.22
11040918861herculeanvery difficult; requiring the strength of Hercules23
11040933281Hydra-Headedhaving many centers or branches, hard to bring under control; something bad you cannot eradicate; from Hydra, the 9-headed serpent that was sacred to Hera. Hercules killed him in one of the 12 labors.24
11040944959iridescentdisplaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow25
11040947040jovial(adj.) good-humored, in high spirits; merry26
11040962949Junoesquemarked by stately beauty; comes from the word Juno, the wife of Jupiter, the Goddess of light, birth, women, and marriage27
11040968266lethargylack of energy; sluggishness28
11040980237martialwarlike; relating to the military29

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