Vocabulary Flashcards
Immortal
not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying.
Myth
stories or matter of this kind.
Prophet
a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
Deity
the quality of being divine; divine nature.
Centaur
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
Demigod
a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity.
Divine
of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
Nympth
a beautiful or graceful young woman.
Gorgon
Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
Mentor
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Nemesis
an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
Revelation
the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
Destiny
something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune
