Lesson 26- Mythology Flashcards
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Calliope
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A musical instrument fitted with steam whistles, played from a keyboard
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Argonaut
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Adventurer
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Cyclopean
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Vast, massive and rough
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Gorgon
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A repulsively ugly or terrifying woman
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Harpy
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A shrewish woman
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Homeric
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Of heroic dimensions; grand
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Myrmidon
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A faithful follower who carries out orders without question
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Oracular
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Ambiguous or obscure; ominous
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Paean
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Any song of praise, joy or triumph
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Promethean
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Creative and boldly original
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Siren
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A seductive woman
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Stygian
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Gloomy and dark; hellish
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Tantalize
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Tease
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Terpsichorean
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Pertaining to dancing
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Thespian
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Dramatic (adj) ; actor or actress (noun)
