Greek Modern Meanings

Question 1

achilles’ heel

Answer 1

a single vulnerable spot

Question 2

adonis

Answer 2

an extremely handsome young man

Question 3

aegis

Answer 3

sponsorship or protection

Question 4

amazon

Answer 4

a powerful, masculine women

Question 5

atlas

Answer 5

a collection of maps

Question 6

cassandra

Answer 6

a person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded

Question 7

chimera

Answer 7

a foolish or idle fancy

Question 8

elysium

Answer 8

place or state of blissful happiness

Question 9

gorgon

Answer 9

a snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker

Question 10

halcyon

Answer 10

calm; peaceful

Question 11

herculean

Answer 11

very powerful

Question 12

hydra

Answer 12

a persistent evil, difficult to eradicate

Question 13

labyrinth

Answer 13

a complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze

Question 14

mentor

Answer 14

a wise counselor

Question 15

midas

Answer 15

a very rich man

Question 16

narcissism

Answer 16

abnormal attachment to one’s own appearance or personality

Question 17

nemesis

Answer 17

retribution; one who inflicts retribution

Question 18

odyssey

Answer 18

a long series of wanderings

Question 19

oedipus (complex)

Answer 19

an abnormal attachment to one’s parent of the opposite sex with corresponding hostility to the other

Question 20

olympian

Answer 20

exalted; majestic

Question 21

paean

Answer 21

a song of thanksgiving or praise

Question 22

procrustean

Answer 22

forcing rigid conformity

Question 23

protean

Answer 23

extremely changeable

Question 24

siren

Answer 24

an alluring but dangerous woman, seductive

Question 25

stentorian

Answer 25

very loud

Question 26

stygian

Answer 26

dark, gloomy

Question 27

tantalize

Answer 27

tease

Question 28

titanic

Answer 28

of enormous size and power