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| today, one spot that is most vulnerable; one weakness a person may have. Achilles was invulnerable except for his heel (achilles tendon). |
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| handsome young man; Aphrodite loved him |
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| anything pertaining to wind; god who was Keeper of Wind |
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| a physically perfect male; the God of music and light; known for his physical beauty |
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| omniscient, all-seeing; from Argus, the 100-eyed monster that Hera had guarding Io |
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| goddess of wisdom, the city, and arts; patron goddess of the city of Athens |
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| strong like Atlas –who carried the globe (world) on his shoulders |
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| early morning or sunrise; from the Roman personification of Dawn or Eos |
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| n; wild, drunken party or rowdy celebration; from god of wine Bacchus |
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| adj.; pertaining to a wild, drunken party or celebration from god of wine, Bacchus (Roman), Dionysus (Greek) |
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| series of whistles --circus organ ; from the Muse of eloquence or beautiful voice |
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| a person who continually predicts misfortune but often is not believed; from (Greek legends) a daughter of Priam cursed by Apollo for not returning his love; he left her with the gift of prophecy but made it so no one would believe her |
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| a monster that had the head, arms, and chest of a man, and the body and legs of a horse |
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| a horrible creature of the imagination, an absurd or impossible idea; wild fancy; a monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail, supposed to breathe out fire |
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| eager "desire" to possess something; greed or avarice; Roman god of love (Greek name is Eros) |
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| of or having to do with sexual passion or love; Greek god of love, Eros |
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| (Latin- furere to rage) wild enthusiasm or excitement, rage; fury, "run like fury"; any one of the three Furies |
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| a very ugly or terrible person, especially a repulsive woman.; Medusa, any one or three sisters have snakes for hair and faces so horrible that anyone who looked at them turned to stone |
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| clam, peaceful, tranquil --Archaic bird supposed to breed in a nest on the sea and calm the water, identified with the kingfisher (Latin< Greek halkyon) |
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| a predatory person or nagging woman; from harpy, a foul creature that was part woman, part bird |
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| to bully; from Hector, the son of Priam (king of Troy), and the bravest Trojan warrior. Killed Achilles' friend Patroclus. |
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| Hellenistic; of or relating to Greece, or a Specialist of language or culture in Greece; symbol of a beautiful woman; from Helen of Troy, the daughter of Leda and Zeus—the cause of the Trojan War. |
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| very strong or of extraordinary power; from Hercules, Hera's glory, the son of Zeus. He performed the 12 labors imposed by Hera. |
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| having many centers or branches, hard to bring under control; something bad you cannot eradicate; from Hydra, the 9-headed serpent that was sacred to Hera. Hercules killed him in one of the 12 labors. |
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| a play of colors producing rainbow effects; from Iris, goddess of the rainbow |
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| good humored; from the word Jove, used to express surprise or agreement (Jupiter) |
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| marked by stately beauty; comes from the word Juno, the wife of Jupiter, the Goddess of light, birth, women, and marriage |
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| n., abnormal drowsiness or inertia; from the word Lethe, a river in Hades that caused drinkers to forget their past |
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| suited for war or a warrior; from Mars, the Roman God of War |
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