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Mythology
Common Mythological Allusions
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12th Grade
09/23/2010

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MUSE
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the nine daughters of Zeus/Persephone. A woman who is the source of inspiration for an artist
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NARCISSISM
Definition
a youth of extraordinary beauty who fell in love with his own reflection; died longing for his own image and was turned into a white flower
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NEMESIS
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goddess responsible for retribution and is the term used to refer to a person's terrible or unavoidable fate.
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NEPTUNE
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god of the sea in Roman mythology and often carries a trident.
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NIOBE
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mother of multiple children, all her children were killed. turned into an eternally weeping stone statue of inconsolable grief
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ODYSSEY
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King of Ithaca and went on a ten-year voyage and was a long adventure
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OLYMPIAN
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Home of the Greek gods. Refers to anything that is superior.
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OLYMPIAN
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Home of the Greek gods. Refers to anything that is superior.
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PAEAN
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healer of the gods, a triumphal song in general that was applied to Apollo and may also be a creative work that expresses enthusiasm
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PANDORA'S BOX
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the first mortal woman give a box that was forbidden to open. she disobeyed and all the illnesses and evil in the box were released and only hope remains at the bottom.
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ZEUS
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supreme ruler of the olympian greek gods and most famous weapon is lightening bolt
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vulcanize
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the god of fire which means to harden something
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