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1. wise andtrusted adviser (to whom Odysseus entrusted education of his son)
2. tutor; coach |
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| 1. quick; vivacious; active; lifely [from messenger god] 2. inconsistant; unsatable; capricious; subject to rapid and unpredictable mood swings |
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| obedient and unquestioning follower [tribe who followed Achilles to the Trojan War] |
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| in love with oneself; ecessively facinated and gratified by one's own physical and mental qualities; egocentric (youth who didn't look at the maidens who loved him) |
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| something exceptionally delicious to drink [literally "death-overcoming" drink that made gods immortal] |
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| 1. due punishment for evil deeds [goddess of vengence] |
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| any long series of wanderings or travels [poem dealing w/ ten years wandering on a man's way home from the Trojan War] |
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| 1. majestic; godlike; lofty |
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| song or hymn of praise, joy , or triumph |
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| unreasoning, sudden fright that grips a multitude |
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| bitter denunciation; tirade [orations my Demosthenes denouncing the King of Macedon] |
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| having great influence because of one's wealth [from god of wealth] |
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| cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity [robber who made his victims fit the lenth of his bed] |
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| exceedingly variable; readily assuming different forms or shapes [sea god who could change his shape] |
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| ruinous; gained at too great a cost [suffereed enormouse losses in a "victory" over the Romans] |
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| heavy; dull; gloomy; morose [from father of Jupiter.] |
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1.dangerous, attractive woman [1/2 woman 1/2 bird whose singing lured sailors to destruction on the rocks]
2. a woman who sings sweetly
3.apparatus for sounding loud warnings |
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| legislator; wise lawgiver [athenian lawgiver] |
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| marked by self-discipline, bravery, ability to endure pain, and avoidance of comfort |
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| infernal; especially dark; gloomy [river of the lower world] |
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| excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease [kept hungry and thirsty in the lower world ith food and water very near but just beyond his reach] |
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| pertaining to danceing [muse of dancing] |
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| pertaining to the drama or acting [reputed father of Greek drama] |
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| of enormous strength, size , or power [lawless, powerful giants defeated by Zeus] |
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