Greek Myth Vocab Flashcards

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or self confidence

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Narcissist

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Personality disorder in which people have an excessive sense of themselves importance; Vain

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Nemesis

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A agent or act of retribution or punishment

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Amazon

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One of a tribe of warlike women; Matriarchal society

Used to describe tall women

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Chimera

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A monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature, usually, depicted as a loin with the head of a goat rising from his back and a tail that might end in a snake head
Used to describe something that is not real/ made up

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Colossal

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Extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree, gigantic, huge

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Herculean

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Requiring great strength or effort

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Odyssey

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A long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune

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Martial

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Associated with war or the armed forces; combat; warlike

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Mercurial

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Flighty; or relating to the God Mercury/Hermes

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