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Chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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Theogony

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Offspring’s of the gods

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Theology

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Study of religion

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Atheist

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Not believing in God

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Monotheism

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Belief in one god

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Cosmos

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The universe

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Cosmogony

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Branch of science concerned with origins of universe

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Cosmopolitan

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Familiar with many different countries and cultures

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Titanic

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Of exceptional strength, size, power

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Titanium

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Hard grey metal

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Pathenogenosis

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Reproduction from an ovum without fertilisation.

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Jovial

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Happy

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Junoesque

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Tall and shapely woman

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Martial

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Warlike

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Martial arts

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Various sports of do with self defence

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Martial law

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Military government, involving suspension of ordinary law

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Aphrodisiac

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Food,drink or drink that stimulates sexual appetite

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Venereal

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Relating to diseases caused by sexual activity with an infected person

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18
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Erotic

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Tending to arose sexual desire

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19
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Mercurial

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Changeable, fickle

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20
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Cupidity

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Greed

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21
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Muse

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To ponder, be absorbed in thought

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A muse

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A woman who is a source of inspiration for creative artist

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Bucchanalian

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Drunken

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Herculean

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Requiring great strength or effort

25
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A labour of Hercules

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Hard task

26
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Hydra

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Persistent evil
Difficult to eradicate

27
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Pandora’s box

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A process that once begun generates many problems

28
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Narcissism

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Extreme vanity and self interest

29
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Stygian

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Gloomy

30
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Tantalise

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Tease

31
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Sisyphean task

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Endless task

32
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Judgement of Paris

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Difficult decision

33
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A Helen

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Beautiful woman

34
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A face that launched a thousand ships

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Helen of Troy

35
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To work like a Trojan

A

Work very hard

36
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Beware Greeks beating gifts

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Don’t trust your enemies

37
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Achilles heel

A

Weakness of vulnerable point

38
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Trojan horse

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Something intended to undermine overthrown enemy or opponent

39
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To hector

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Talk to someone in a bullying way

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Stentorian

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Very loud

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Odyssey

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Long, adventure-filled journey

42
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A Circe

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A bewitching woman

43
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A siren

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A woman who is a alluring but dangerous

44
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Between Scylla and Charybdis

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Between a rock and a hard place

45
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Mentor

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Wise and trusted advisor

46
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A Penelope

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A loyal woman

47
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Draconian

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Extremely severe

48
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Iaconic

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Use few words
Concise

49
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Pyrrhic victory

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A victory at a great loss

50
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Devils advocate

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A person who expresses our contentious opinion in order to provoke debate

51
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Sword of Damocles

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A continuous threatening disaster

52
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Spartan

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Self discipled and hardworking

53
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Sybarite

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Self indulgent

54
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Solecism

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Grammatical blunder

55
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Archillies heel

A

A weakness or vulnerable point

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