Greek Myths 6-10 voc Flashcards

1
Q

To make a firm decision

A

resolve

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2
Q

foul from standing

A

stagnant

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3
Q

hoodlum

A

ruffian

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4
Q

piled up stones set up as a marker

A

cairn

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5
Q

shelled used as a trumpet

A

conch

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6
Q

matured early

A

precocious

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7
Q

shady place

A

arbor

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8
Q

food of the gods

A

ambrosia

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9
Q

spoken smoothly but without sincerity

A

glib

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10
Q

crevice, crack

A

cleft

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11
Q

goddesses of destiny

A

three fates

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12
Q

watchdog of the underworld

A

Cerberus

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13
Q

cupbearer of the gods

A

Ganymede

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14
Q

most sacred place in greece

A

Delphi

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15
Q

old god of the sea

A

Nereus

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16
Q

where heroes go after death

A

Elysian Field

17
Q

mother of Dionysus

A

Semele

18
Q

creator of man

A

Prometheus

19
Q

hunter and son of Poseidon

A

Orion

20
Q

God of merchants

A

Hermes

21
Q

where man’s creator was punished for eternity

A

Caucasus Mountains

22
Q

judge of the dead

A

Rhadamanthus

23
Q

River of the Underworld

A

Styx

24
Q

wife of Poseidon

A

Amphitrite

25
Q

creator of the animals

A

Epimethius

26
Q

Queen of Underworld

A

Persephone

27
Q

where Hermes was born

A

Mt. Cyllene

28
Q

ferryman of the dead

A

Charon

29
Q

mother of Hermes

A

Maia

30
Q

food of the dead

A

pomegranates

31
Q

instrument of Hermes

A

Lyre