Lesson 1 Words From Greek Mythology

Question 1

Adonis

Answer 1

An extremely handsome young man

Question 2

aegis

Answer 2

Sponsorship or protection

Question 3

Amazon

Answer 3

A powerful, masculine woman

Question 4

Atlas

Answer 4

A collection of maps

Question 5

Cassandra

Answer 5

A person who warns of coming evil but who’s prophecies are disregarded

Question 6

Chimera

Answer 6

A foolish or Idol fancy

Question 7

Elyssium

Answer 7

Place or state of blissful happiness

Question 8

Gorgon

Answer 8

A sneaky haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker

Question 9

Halcyon

Answer 9

Calm; peaceful

Question 10

Herculean

Answer 10

Very powerful

Question 11

Hydra

Answer 11

A persistent evil, one difficult to eradicate

Question 12

Labyrinth

Answer 12

A complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze

Question 13

Mentor

Answer 13

A wise counselor

Question 14

Midas

Answer 14

A very rich man

Question 15

Narcissism

Answer 15

Abnormal attachment to one’s own appearance and personality

Question 16

Nemesis

Answer 16

Retribution; one who inflicts retribution

Question 17

Odyssey

Answer 17

A long series of wanderings

Question 18

Oedipus

Answer 18

In abnormal attachment to one’s parent of the opposite sex with corresponding hostility to the other

Question 19

Olympian

Answer 19

Exalted; majestic

Question 20

Paean

Answer 20

A song of Thanksgiving or praise

Question 21

Procrustean

Answer 21

Forcing rigid conformity

Question 22

Protean

Answer 22

Extremely changeable

Question 23

Siren

Answer 23

In alluring but dangerous woman; seductive

Question 24

Stentorian

Answer 24

Very loud

Question 25

Stygian

Answer 25

Dark, gloomy

Question 26

Tantalize

Answer 26

Tease

Question 27

Titanic

Answer 27

Of enormous size and power

Question 28

Achilles’ heel

Answer 28

A single vulnerable spot