Greek Myths Flashcards
Relates to Prometheus who helped humans by stealing fire and getting punished by he Gods
Means: brave, original, creative
Promethean
Elysian Fields
heaven or paradise in the underworld where heroes would go to
Nemesis
A long term rival or someone you compete with
Psyche
Soul and Consciousness
Psych is a prefix
Achilles’ heel
weakness or point of vulnerability
connection: Only vulnerable part of Achille’s body was his heel
Arachnid
A spider
connection: Athena was jealous of Arachne and turned her into a spider
Harp
To talk in a negative way
Greek mythology: A half human, half bird
Gorgon
Fierce frightening or repulsive woman
Narcissistic
extremely self centered - excesseive admiration
connection: Narcissus who was self obsessed
super vein
Titanic
having great magnitude, force or power
connection: titanic referred to the titans a family of Greek titans
Midas Touch
the ability to make money out of anything one undertakes
connection: in myth king Midas whatever he touched turned gold
Tantalize
tease someone or something out of reach
connection: When Tantulas was punished he was given the curse to not be able to reach anything
Sisyphean
never ending event or action
Herculean
With great strength and effort
man who fought against a group of men with all his strength and won was called Herculean
Labyrinth
a maze
connection: thats where the Minotaur lives
