Greek Myths 6-10 voc Flashcards
To make a firm decision
resolve
foul from standing
stagnant
hoodlum
ruffian
piled up stones set up as a marker
cairn
shelled used as a trumpet
conch
matured early
precocious
shady place
arbor
food of the gods
ambrosia
spoken smoothly but without sincerity
glib
crevice, crack
cleft
goddesses of destiny
three fates
watchdog of the underworld
Cerberus
cupbearer of the gods
Ganymede
most sacred place in greece
Delphi
old god of the sea
Nereus
where heroes go after death
Elysian Field
mother of Dionysus
Semele
creator of man
Prometheus
hunter and son of Poseidon
Orion
God of merchants
Hermes
where man’s creator was punished for eternity
Caucasus Mountains
judge of the dead
Rhadamanthus
River of the Underworld
Styx
wife of Poseidon
Amphitrite
creator of the animals
Epimethius
Queen of Underworld
Persephone
where Hermes was born
Mt. Cyllene
ferryman of the dead
Charon
mother of Hermes
Maia
food of the dead
pomegranates
instrument of Hermes
Lyre