Classical Mythology

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Classical Mythology

• Vocabulary

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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

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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

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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

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Mentor

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

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Volcano

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

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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

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Vulcan Roman

• god of beneficial and hindering fire, including
  fire of the volcanoes

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Classical Mythology

• Vocabulary

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Academic

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

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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

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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

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Titanic

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

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Zeal

• Word came from Zealos
• Summary of story god of enthusiasm
• Word meaning enthusiastic/excited

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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

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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

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Nocturnal

• Word came from Nox
• Summary of story entity of night
• Word meaning coming out at night

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Odyssey

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

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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 cant have

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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

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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

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nemesis

• Word came from Nemesis
• Summary of story goddess of vengeance
• Word meaning enemy that cannot be defeated

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Pandoras 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

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psyche

• Word came from Psyche
• Summary of story married Cupid but didnt know
  it, had to do lots of tasks for Cupids mom,
  after that, happy
• Word meaning mind, soul, spirit -

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psyche

• Word came from Psyche
• Summary of story married Cupid but didnt know
  it, had to do lots of tasks for Cupids mom,
  after that, happy
• Word meaning mind, soul, spirit -

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halcyon

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

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salutary

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

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somnambulate

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

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terpsichorean

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

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zephyr

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