Greek Myth Vocab Flashcards
Hubris
Excessive pride or self confidence
Narcissist
Personality disorder in which people have an excessive sense of themselves importance; Vain
Nemesis
A agent or act of retribution or punishment
Amazon
One of a tribe of warlike women; Matriarchal society
Used to describe tall women
Chimera
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
Colossal
Extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree, gigantic, huge
Herculean
Requiring great strength or effort
Odyssey
A long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
Martial
Associated with war or the armed forces; combat; warlike
Mercurial
Flighty; or relating to the God Mercury/Hermes