Chapters 16 and 17 Flashcards

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augeo-augere-auctum

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enlarge;increase

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auctor, auctoris

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one who increases

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drama (greek)

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doing

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historia (greek)

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inquiry

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hymnos (greek)

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song in praise of deity

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litera, litterae

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letter;literature

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paean (greek)

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song of thanksgiving to Apollo

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comos (greek)

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revel; merry-making

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comoedia (greek)

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revel-song; comedy

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catharsis (greek)

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cleansing; pruification

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choreuo (greek)

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dance in a circle

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character (greek)

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mark, stamp;special type

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clamo-clamare-calamatum

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shout, call out

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criticon (greek)

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able to judge

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hypocrites (greek)

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actor

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crisis (greek)

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decision; trial; dispute

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histrio, histrionis

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actor

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mimesis (greek)

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representation; imitation

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orchestra (greek)

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place where the chorus danced

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plaudo-plaudere-plausum

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clap, strike

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-plodo, -plodere, -plosum

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clap, strike

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protagonis (greek)

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leading actor

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scene (greek)

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tent;stage wall;stage backdrop

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theaomai (greek)

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look at, see

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theatron (greek)

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theater

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tragoedia (greek)

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literally, goat-song;tragedy

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musice (greek)

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belonging to the Muses

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sono-sonare-sonitum

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sound

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melodia (greek)

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song

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canot-cantare-cantatum

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sing

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organon (greek)

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instrument

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stringo-stringere-strictum

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draw tight, bind; cut off

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percutio-percutere-percussum

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strike

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cornu, cornus

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horn

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cymbalon (greek)

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cymbal

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tympanon (greek)

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drum

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cithara (greek)

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lyre, lute

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tuba, tubae

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trumpet

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agon (greek)

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contest

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arena, arenae

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san; arena, place for contests

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athlos (greek)

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contest

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discos (greek)

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plate, disc

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dromos (greek)

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running

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gladius, gladii

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sword

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gymnazo (greek)

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exercise naked; train

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peto-petere-petitum

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seek, ask; strive for

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prestigiae, prestigiarum

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delusion, deception

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pugno-pugnare-pugnatum

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fight

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stadion (greek)

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race course

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sthenos (greek)

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strength

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testor-testari-testatum

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show; prove; witness

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ambitio, ambitionis

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going around; canvassing for votes; desire for office

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cado-cadere-casum

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fall

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-cido, -cidere, -cisum

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fall

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panis, panis

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bread

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votum, voti

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vow, oath

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effervesco-effervescere

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being to boil, foam, bubble

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adolesco-adolescere-adultum

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grow up

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coalesco-coalescere-coalitum

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grow together, become one

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obsolesco-obsolescere-obsoletum

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wear out, decay; go out of use

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Zeus

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ruler of god and mortals

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Jupiter (Jove)

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ruler of god and mortals

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Hera

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wife and consort of Zeus (Jove); patron of marriage and the family

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Juno

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wife and consort of Zeus (Jove); patron of marriage and the family

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Poseidon

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ruler of the sea

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Neptune

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ruler of the sea

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Demeter

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goddess of grain and fertility

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Ceres

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goddess of grain and fertility

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Athene

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goddess of wisdom; patron of arts and crafts; protector of heroes

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Minerva

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goddess of wisdom; patron of arts and crafts; protector of heroes

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Artemis

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goddess of the hunt; protector of wild animals; gaurdian of children

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Diana

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goddess of the hunt; protector of wild animals; gaurdian of children

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Ares

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god of war and destruction

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Mars

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god of war and destruction

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Aphrodite

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goddess of sexual passion and fertility

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Venus

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goddess of sexual passion and fertility

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Hades, Plutus

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god of the underworld

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Saturnus, Pluto

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god of the underworld

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Hermes

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messenger of the gods

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Mercury

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messenger of the gods

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Hephaestus

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blacksmith and fire god

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Vulcan

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blacksmith and fire god

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Apollo

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god of light and inspiration; patron of the arts

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Titans

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race of giants who ruled the world before Zeus

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Dionysus (Bacchus)

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god of wine and flowing fertility, who inspired madness in his followers

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Pan

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god of shepherds and flocks, often associated with Dionysus

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Nemesis

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goddess of retribution

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Mount Olympus

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residence of many of the Greek gods, who were thus referred to as the Olympians

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Styx

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the main river in the underworld, and also its boundary line. The ancient Greeks believed that in order to enter the realm of Hades, one had to be ferried across the Styx by the boatman Charon, at the cost of one obol; thus, the dead were buried with a coin in their mouths.

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Lethe

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river in the underworld whose waters caused the dead to forget their pas lives.

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legarthy

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the state of mental apathy and physical drowsiness

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Elysium or Elysian Fields

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the dwelling place of those few fortunate mortals who had been granted eternal conscious life and happiness by the gods

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Augean Stables

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the stables of King Augeas were so filthy that the Greek hero Hercules, as one of his twelve labors, had to divert two rivers in order to cleanse them in a single day

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Labyrinth

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a maze built on Crete for King Minos by the famed Greek architect Daedalus in order to imprison the Minotaur, a man-eating creature that was half-bull and half-human

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Cerberus

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three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the Underworld

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Chimera

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a fire-breathing monster that had the head of a lion, the torso of a goat, and the tail of a sank

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chimerical

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describes something that is wildly fanciful and unrealistic

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Gryphon or Griffin

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a mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and body of a lion

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Harpies

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bird-like women who tormented a number of individuals in Greek myth by snatching away their food as they tried to eat

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Medusa

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one of the three monstrous Gorgons, she had hair of snakes, and her glance turned men to stone

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Phoenix

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a fabulous bird of great beauty, said to live for 500 years, after which it would immolate itself on a pyre, and then rise up, once again, from the ashes

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Sirens

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bird-like women who lured sailors to their deaths by singing sweet and entrancing melodies while sitting on the treacherous rocks that rose up from the sea

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Sphinx

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a winged female monster who would eat young men who could not answer her riddle, “What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?” She committed suicide when Oedipus gave the correct answer; man.

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Sphinx as a noun

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may be used to describe anyone who gives responses that are difficult to interpret

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The Amazons

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The Amazons were said to be a race of warrior women who lived without men and who excelled in those activities such as hunting, fighting, normally considered to belong to the male sphere.

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Amazon

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now used to described a tall and physically powerful woman

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Atlas

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Atlas was a Titan who was condemned by the victorious Zeus to hold the sky on his shoulders. He gives his name to any bound collection of maps or charts.

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The Golden Fleece

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The Greek hero Jason was sent on a meant-to-be fatal quest to retrieve the golden fleece of a ram. The fleece was guarded by a fire-breathing dragon that never slept; but Jason, with the help of the witch Medusa, was able to steal the skin and escape

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King Midas and the Golden Torch

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Because he had done a kindness to the god Dionysus, Midas was granted any wish he might desire. Requesting that everything he touch turn to gold, he was at first delighted with his good fortune, but soon bedded the god to take back his gift. He had turned his daughter into gold and he was starving to death as well. Although the gift of the golden torch proved to be almost disastrous for Midas, we now use the term in a positive way.

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The Labors of Hercules

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Hercules (or as the Greeks called him, Hercales) was the greatest of all the ancient mythological heroes. In order to gain immortal fame, he had to perform twelve death defying labors, including a journey to the Underworld

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Pandora’s Box

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Pandora, the first woman, who was created by the gods to revenge for Prometheus’s theft of fire, was given a box containing all the evils of the world. Instructed to not open, she disobeyed and released every kind of suffering into the world. Only Blind Hope remained inside. The phrase is used today to mean a source of unforeseen trouble or problem.

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Procrustes

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Procrustes was said to have entertained his guests by inviting them to spend the night. If they did not fit exactly into the bed he offered, he would stretch them on a rack or lop off their head to ensure a perfect nights sleep.

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procrustean

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an adjective that is sued to describe arbitrary and violent means of insuring conformity

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Prometheus

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A Titan, Prometheus stole fire from the gods because he pitied mankind. In punishment, Zeus had him bound on a rock, where each day an eagle would tear at his liver. Some say that he was freed eventually by the Greek hero, Hercule.

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promethean

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boldly original and creative

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Proteus

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Proteus was a god of the sea who, like the water, could change himself into whatever form he wished.

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protean

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an adjective that means extremely variable or changeable

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Sisyphus

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As punishment for some unspecified crime, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to forever push a boulder to the top of a hill in the Underworld, only to watch it roll back down again. His name has become synonymous with futility.

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Tantalus

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Tantalus, who either betrayed the secrets of the gods or attempted to trick them into eating human flesh, was punished in the Underworld. He was forced to stand in a pool up to his chin; when he bent down to quench his overwhelming thirst, the water evaporated. Above his head hung bunches of fruit; but when he reached up to pick them, they were beyond his grasp.

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tantalizing

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an adjective that describes a tormenting desire for something that is unattainable

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Apple of Discord

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Eris, the goddess of Strife, angered at not being invited to the wedding of the mortal Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis, threw a golden apple inscribed with the words “to the fairest” among the divine guests. Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite all laid claim and appealed to Zeus to choose among them

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The Judgement of Pairs

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Zeus, wisely deciding not to get involved, chose Paris, a young Trojan prince, to judge the beauty contest among the goddesses. Each offered him a bribe, but Paris selected Aphrodite because she promised him Helen.

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Helen

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Helen may have been Paris’s prize, but unfortunately, she was married to Menelaus, a Greek king. It was the kidnapping of Helen, who had a face “that launched a thousand ships,” that led to the outbreak of the war.

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Achilles

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The son of Peleus and Thetis, Achilles was the greatest of the Greek heroes to fight in Troy. According to one tradition, his mother dipped him in the river Styx in order to make his body invulnerable. Unfortunately, she was holding him by his heel, which was then unprotected against a fatal wound.

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Achilles heel

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a term used to describe a point of emotional or physical vulnerability

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Myrmidons

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The Myrmidons were the loyal group of Achilles’s followers who accompanied him to Troy. The name is now applied to anyone who blindly follows the commands of his leader.

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Hector

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In the Illiad, Hector is the gallant leader of the Trojan forces; but later traditions depicted him as a domineering bully. Thus, we have the verb hector, which means to act or speak in an overbearing way.

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Cassandra

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The daughter of the kind of Troy, Cassandra had been given a gift of prophecy by Apollo, who had hoped to win her love. When she spurned him, the god caused her not be believed. She foresaw the destruction of the city, but her warnings were ignored. Her name is now applied to anyone who predicts gloom and disaster

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Trojan Horse

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After ten years of fighting, the Greeks still had not taken Troy, for the city had strong and well-defended walls. It was only through the trick of the wooden horse that the Greeks were able to gain entry into the city and then destroy it. Although the Trojan seer Laocoon had warned them with the words, “Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even those bearing gifts,” the Trojans dragged the huge horse, which the Greeks built with the help of Athene, inside the city gates, unaware that it was filled with Greek soldiers. While the Trojans slept, the Greeks climbed out and overwhelmed the city.

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The Term Trojan Horse

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Anyone that seeks to destroy within

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Stentor

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Stentor was the herald of the Greek army and had a voice as loud as those of fifty men.

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stentorian

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an adjective that is now applied to a person having a loud and powerful voice

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Odysseus

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The Odysseus was a brave and clever fighter at Troy, but his confrontation with danger really began on his journey back to his native Ithaca, a trip that took him nine years. Despite his extraordinary adventures, recorded in the Odyssey, all that Odysseus longed for was to return home.

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Penelope

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While Odysseus wandered, Penelope, his faithful wife, kept off the advances of many suitors who wished not only to marry her, but also to gain Odysseus’s kingdom. By a variety of clever stratagems, she fended them off until Odysseus’s return. Penelope became the model of the faithful wife

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Mentor

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Mentor, a friend of Odysseus, gave helpful advice and counsel to Odysseus’s son, Telemachus, while Odysseus was absent. his name now means a wise counselor or teacher.

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Arcadia

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Arcadia, a region in southwestern Greece, was viewed by ancient poets as a place of bucolic simplicity. Later writers continued to celebrate that tradition, and the adjective Arcadian is now used to describe an idealized rural existence.

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Rich as Croesus

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Croesus, a sixth century BCE kind of Lydia, was said to have been so rich that his name has come to mean a person of untold wealth.

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Draconian

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Draco, a seventh century BCE Athenian lawgiver, produced a legal code so harsh in its penalties that his laws were said to have been written in blood, not ink. Any unusually severe measure may be described as draconian.

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Laconic

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The ancient city-state of Sparta was located in the regions of Greece called Laconia. Since Spartans were known for the brevity of their speech, the adjective laconic may be used to describe an individual who is concise in his remarks

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Mausoleum

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The widow of the fourth-century BCE king Mausolus built a tomb for her husband at Halicarnassus that was so spectacularly decorated with sculpture that it became synonymous with an elaborate monument to the dead.

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Meander

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The Meander River, in Asia Minor, was noted for its twisted and winding path in the Aegean Sea.

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Pyrrhic victory

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In the third century BCE, Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, fought and won many battles against the Romans, but such great costs that he is reported to have said, “One victory like this and I am undone.” A pyrrhic victory, then, is one that is gained at too great a cost.

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Solecism

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The inhabitants of ancient Soloi were so famous for their terrible Greek grammar that they gave their name to the incorrect usage of language or manners.

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Solon

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Solon, an Athenian leader of the early 6th century NCE, was noted for his keen sense of justice. His social and political reforms laid the groundwork for the Athenian democracy, and his name now may be used to describe a wise statesman or lawmaker.

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Spartan

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The inhabitants pf Sparta prided themselves on their rigorous, disciplined, and simple way of life. To live in this way may be described as spartan.

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Sybaritic

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The inhabitants of the ancient Greek city of Sybaris, on the other hand, were noted for their luxurious and excessive way of life. Although the city was destroyed in the sixth century BCE, it survives in the adjective sybaritic, which described the enjoyment of sensuous and indulgent pleasures.

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sophia (greek)

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wisdom

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ethos (greek)

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custom, usage; character, disposition

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mos, moris

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custom, usage; manner

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ingenium, ingenii

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natural quality; inborn characteristic

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genus, generis

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natural quality; inborn characteristic

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Platonism

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the doctrine of the fourth century BCE Greek philosopher Plato and his successors. Because Plato taught the highest form of love was that of the soul for the Good, the term platonic is most often used not to refer to his elevation above all else of spiritual lover untouched by physical desire

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Stoicism

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the doctrine of the school of philosophy founded by the fourth century BCE by Zeno; the word stoic is now used to refer to one of the central teachings of the school, that one should submit uncomplainingly to Fate and “go with the flow.”

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stoa (greek)

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the adjective from which stoic is derived from, a detached portico in Athens where Zeno supposedly taught his followers.

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Epicuseanism

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the teachings of the fourth-century BCE Greek philosopher Epicurus, who preached that the highest good is pleasure, which his followers interpreted as freedom from pain or disturbance, but which his critics condemned as the pursuit of unbridled freedom and indulgence. The adjective is now used to refer to the enjoyment of sensual pleasures, especially eating and drinking.

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Hedonism

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the doctrine that teaches that pleasure or happiness is the highest good. The noun is derived from hedone (greek), and now connotes an excessive devotion to physical pleasure

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Cynicism

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a doctrine of a school of Greek philosophy that preached independence of action and complete freedom form social conventions. The etymology of the name is a matter of debate; the root of the word is kyon, kynos (greek) meaning dog, and it has been suggested that the name is derived from the fact that the Cynics were noted for their rude behavior and took special pleasures in violated the rules of polite society. Perhaps the most famous of the Cynics was the 4th century BCE Diogenes, who went about with a lantern saying that he was looking for an honest man. Today, the word is used to describe someone who questions social values and distrusts human sincerity and moral purpose.

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Skepticism

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The skeptic philosophers taught that since sense perceptions were deceptive, there was no possibility of absolute knowledge about anything, and therefore, one was to withhold judgement about everything. Pyrrhon, the fourth century BCE founder of the school, taught that nobody has yet found the truth, so why distress ourselves? By genuinely indifferent to all that happens, for appearances are enough to live by.

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biblos (greek)

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books

160
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dogma (greek)

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decree; opinion; teaching

161
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doxa (greek)

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belief; opinion

162
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doceo-docere-doctum

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show, teach

163
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apostello (greek)

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send out

164
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martys, martyros (greek

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witness

165
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oecumene (greek)

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inhabited world

166
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angelos (greek)

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messenger

167
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ecclesia (greek)

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assembly

168
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heiros (greek)

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sacred

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hagios (greek)

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sacred, holy; saint

170
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credo-credere-creditum

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believe; trust

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sacrum, sacri

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sacred, holy

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templum, templi

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temple