Mythology (1&2)

Question 1

an exceptionally handsome man

Answer 1

Adonis

Question 2

a folower of Bacchus, the god of wine; a drunken reveler; an orgy

Answer 2

bacchanal

Question 3

abundance: horn of plenty

Answer 3

cornocopia

Question 4

concerning sexual love and desire; amatory

Answer 4

erotic

Question 5

tremendously difficult and demanding; resembling hercules in size, power or courage

Answer 5

Herculean

Question 6

made airtight by fusion or sealing; insulated or cloistered; magical

Answer 6

hermetic

Question 7

excessive admiration of oneself; egocentrism

Answer 7

narcissism

Question 8

vast, massive and rough; suggested of the Cyclops, the race of one-eyed giants, descended from the titans

Answer 8

cyclopean

Question 9

a shrewish women; a preditory person

Answer 9

harpy

Question 10

suggestive Homer or his poetry; of heroic dimensions; grand; imposing

Answer 10

homeric

Question 11

a faithful follower who carries out orders without question

Answer 11

myrmidon

Question 12

questionuttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; ambigous or obscure; portentous; ominous

Answer 12

oracular

Question 13

any song of praise, joy or triumph

Answer 13

paean

Question 14

pertaining to the planet Pluto or the underworld; grim and gloomy; harsh and unpleasing

Answer 14

plutonian

Question 15

dramatic; an actor or actress

Answer 15

thespian