Words From Greek Myths Flashcards
Narcissist def
Someone that has an excessive interest in oneself
Mentor def
Wise or trusted advisor or guide that helps/teaches
Echo def
A sound heard again and again near its source after being reflected
Helium def
A gaseous element present in the sun
Museum def
A building where u see objects of historical/ cultural or artistic interest exhibited
Odyssey def
An epic journey
Panic def
Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety often causing wildly unthinkable behaviors
Tantalize def
Torment or tease someone w a sight or promise of something unattainable
Hydrant def
Upright water pipe w a nozzle to which a fire hose can be attached
Phobia def
An extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something
Phobia myth
Phobo son of Aries
Personification of fear
Accompanied dad into war
Tantalize myth
Tantalus who offended the god so much he was condemned in the afterlife to an eternity of hunger:thirst
Stood in pool w fruit over head couldn’t reach it
Hydrant myth
Comes from “hydro” water
“Hydra” 9 headed water beast cut off head comes back
Panic myth
“Pan” Greek forest God of shepherds
When ppl run into him he instilled them w terror
Odyssey myth
From homers the odyssey warrior Odysseus , ten year journey from Troy