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Question 1

Myrmidon

Answer 1

a follower or subordinate of a powerful person, typically one who is unscrupulous or carries out orders unquestioningly. (Origin the Myrmidons were an ancient Thessalian Greek tribe. Achilles)

Question 2

Nemesis

Answer 2

one who inflicts such punishments (Origin Greek goddess of vengeance)

Question 3

Odyssey

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an epic poem origin attributed to Homer (Origin from Ancient Greek Odusseía)

Question 4

Paean

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a song of praise origin a song in praise of apollo (Origin the physician of the gods)

Question 5

Palladium

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Safe guard or a protection origin (Origin image of the goddess Pallas Athena )

Question 6

Panic

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sudden freight (origin was pan god of fear)

Question 7

Philippic

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bitter opposition - were speeches that were against the king (Origin philippics)

Question 8

Plutocratic

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having great influence based on ones wealth (origin plutus god of wealth)

Question 9

Protean

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tending or able to change frequently or easily. origin proteus god who could change his shape (Origin son of the sea-god Poseidon and Phoenice, a daughter of King Phoenix of Phoenicia)

Question 10

Pyrrhic

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gained at too great of cost (Origin Pyrrhus, who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum but lost so many troops that he couldn’t defeat Rome itself.)

Question 11

Saturnine

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dull and gloomy (referring to someones behavior or attitude or personality) origin saturn

Question 12

Siren

Answer 12

a dangerous attractive women (a women who sings sweetly) origin Sirens had beautiful singing voices and were gifted lyre players