Hesiod Theogony Greek Vocabulary Part 2 Flashcards
μέλισσα
a bee
συνωχαδόν
perpetually, continually
Στύξ
the Styx
φραδμοσύνη
understanding, shrewdness, cunning
ὠμηστής
eating raw flesh
χαλκεόφωνος
with voice of brass
ὑβριστής
a violent, overbearing person, a wanton, insolent man
μαψαῦραι
random breezes, squalls, gusts
λειμών
any moist, grassy place, a meadow, mead, holm
λιγύφωνος
clear-voiced, loud-voiced, screaming
χαμαιγενής
earth-born
ῥαδινός
slender, taper
συναντάω
to meet face to face
σπέος
a cave, cavern, grotto
παράφημι
to speak gently to, to advise
πέλωρος
monstrous, prodigious, huge, gigantic
τινάσσω
to shake
πνέω
to blow
ὑπέροπλος
proudly trusting in force of arms, defiant, presumptuous
κρυερός
icy, chilling
κουροτρόφος
rearing boys
ἰωχμός
rout
ποικιλόβουλος
of changeful counsel, wily-minded
σκιάω
to overshadow