GreekMythology Flashcards
Immortal
Not liable to perish or decay
Myth
Any invented story
Destiny
Something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing
Prophet
A person chosen to speak for God and to guide the people of Israel
Deity
A god or goddess
Centaur
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 deified mortal
Divine
Of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being
Nymph
A beautiful or graceful young woman.
Gorgon
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
Nemesis
Something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc
Revelation
The act of revealing or disclosing