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saturnine

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gloomy

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achillies heel

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weakness or vulnerable area

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panacea

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cure-all

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aegis

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protection or sponsorship

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mercurial

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subject to mood/mind changes

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procrustean

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forcing rigid conformity

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hades

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hell

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chaos

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the beginning

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promethean

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telling the truth, boldly daring or original

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vulcanization

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strengthened, resilient

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aphrodisiac

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arousing sexual desire

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hypnotic

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inducing sleep

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zephyr

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gently westernly wind

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scylla and charybdis

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the rock and the whirlpool (rock and the hard place)

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olympian

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God-like

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Midas touch

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turns things into gold

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hubris

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excessive pride

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anthropomorphism

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giving godlike or humanlike qualities to humans or gods

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arachnid

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8 legged creature

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mnemonic

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something that helps to remember

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chimerical

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fantastic

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titanic

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having great stature or enormous strength

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bacchanal

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an occasion of wild or drunken rivalry

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siren

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woman who attract men

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adonis

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god of beauty and desire, extremely handsome young man

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herculean

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requiring great strength or effort

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tantalize

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torment or tease, frustrate someone

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labyrinth

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an elaborate structure built by daedalus for king minos, complex maze

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lethargic

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sluggish or apathetic; forgetful

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martial

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warlike

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cupidity

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greed

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odyssey

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long journey

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protean

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changing form quickly

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narcissism

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extreme self love

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amazon

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a strong and powerful women

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nemesis

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agent of revenge

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