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1 Classical Mythology Vocabulary

2 Atlas Word came from: Atlas
Summary of story: Atlas was a Titan punished by holding up the earth, after Greek gods took over Word meaning: collection of maps

3 Calypso Word came from: Calypso
Summary of story: Odysseus was trapped on an island with Calypso, loved him and wanted to stay, Zeus commanded Calypso to let him go Word meaning: music – lighthearted, playful, carefree

4 Floral Word came from: Flora
Summary of story: goddess of spring and spring flowers, festival for her – honey and flowers Word meaning: full of flowers

5 Mentor Word came from: Mentor
Summary of story: the man Odysseus trusted more than anyone Word meaning: trustworthy or wise counselor

6 Volcano Word came from: Vulcan
Summary of story: made armor for gods, forged in volcano, god of fire Word meaning:

7 Hephaestus = Greek God of fire and the forge
Smith and armorer of the gods Uses a volcano as his forge Patron god of both smiths and weavers

8 Vulcan = Roman god of beneficial and hindering fire, including fire of the volcanoes

9 Classical Mythology Vocabulary

10 Academic Word came from: Academus
Summary of story: Plato chose his garden as his school Word meaning: related to learning

11 Achilles heal Word came from: Achilles
Summary of story: great warrior shot in Achilles heal by an arrow – only weak point Word meaning: weak point/downfall

12 Siren Word came from: Sirens
Summary of story: Sang to tempt men, would kill them Word meaning: 1) beautiful person, tempting person 2) loud sound

13 Titanic Word came from: Titans
Summary of story: 12 elder gods, big and strong Word meaning: huge

14 Zeal Word came from: Zealos Summary of story: god of enthusiasm
Word meaning: enthusiastic/excited

15 Lethargic Word came from: the river Lethe
Summary of story: one of the five rivers separating underworld from world of living – river of forgetfulness Word meaning: sluggish, tired

16 Muse Word came from: one of nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
Summary of story: each daughter in charge of different area of art Word meaning: to stare in amazement, inspiration

17 Nocturnal Word came from: Nox Summary of story: entity of night
Word meaning: coming out at night

18 Odyssey Word came from: Odysseus
Summary of story: story of a man returning from the Trojan war Word meaning: long journey

19 Tantalize Word came from: Tantalus
Summary of story: son of Zeus and a mortal mother, punished and condemned to eternity of hunger/thirst Word meaning: tempting someone with something they can’t have

20 Herculean Word came from: Hercules
Summary of story: kills his family and goes on a quest for redemption, great strength Word meaning: requiring great strength, something difficult to perform

21 Midas touch Word came from: King Midas
Summary of story: king who touched anything and it turned to gold Word meaning: ability to turn any business into a profitable one

22 nemesis Word came from: Nemesis Summary of story: goddess of vengeance
Word meaning: enemy that cannot be defeated

23 Pandora’s Box Word came from: Pandora
Summary of story: given a box, told not to open, curious, opened and released disease, disaster, ruin Word meaning: something that would cause lots of problems

24 psyche Word came from: Psyche
Summary of story: married Cupid but didn’t know it, had to do lots of tasks for Cupid’s mom, after that, happy Word meaning: mind, soul, spirit -

25 psyche Word came from: Psyche
Summary of story: married Cupid but didn’t know it, had to do lots of tasks for Cupid’s mom, after that, happy Word meaning: mind, soul, spirit -

26 halcyon Word came from: Alycone
Summary of story: seven days when the ocean is calm so Alycone can watch over eggs Word meaning: calm

27 salutary Word came from: Salus
Summary of story: god of health and prosperity Word meaning: words of greeting, wishing of good fortune/health

28 somnambulate Word came from: Somnus
Summary of story: always slept in a valley, never woke up Word meaning: sleepy/tired - sleepwalk

29 terpsichorean Word came from: Terpsichore
Summary of story: danced for the gods in Olympus Word meaning: relating to dance

30 zephyr Word came from: zephyr Summary of story: Greek winds (west)
Word meaning: wind

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