Greek Mythology Flashcards
immortal
not mortal; not liable or subject to death
Myth
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon
Desitiny
the predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events.
Prophet
a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration
Deiity
a god or goddess.
Centaur
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
Demigod
a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity.
Divine
of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
Nympth
one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
Gorgon
Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
Mentor
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Nemisis
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve,
Revalation
the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.