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Biblical and Mythological allusions
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12th Grade
10/15/2013

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Abraham and Sarah
Definition
First patriarch of Judaism and his wife
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Adam and Eve
Definition
The first man and woman
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Anti-Christ/Armaggedon
Definition
will appear before the second coming of Christ claiming to be Christ
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Babylon
Definition
ancient city of Mesopotamia
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Cain and Abel
Definition
Adam and Eve's children
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Daniel
Definition
Hebrew prophet who prayed when it was forbidden. Survived a night with lions for his faith
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The Divine Comedy
Definition
written by Dante Alighieri. Describes Dante's descent through hell, purgatory and heaven
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David
Definition
young boy who slayed Goliath with a slingshot
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Eden
Definition
an early paradise for Adam and Eve
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Esther
Definition
Jewish woman married to a Persian king
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Gideon
Definition
tricked his enemies into thinking his small army was big using trumpets
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Goliath
Definition
A huge Philistine warrior who was defeated by David
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Good Samaritan
Definition
a generous person who is ready to provide aid to people in distress without hesitation
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Gospels
Definition
first four books of the New Testament
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Hagar and Ishmael
Definition
Maid of Sarah and her child who became a wandering outcast
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Herod
Definition
the King of Hebrews who ordered John the Baptist beheaded and all Jewish males under the age of two killed
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Holy Grail
Definition
vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
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Isaac
Definition
The son of Abraham who was nearly sacrificed
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Jacob
Definition
Son of Isaac and brother to Esau, had twelve sons who became the twelve tribes of Israel
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Jesus Christ/carpenter/lamb
Definition
a figure of martyrdom, sacrifice, and loving forgiveness
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Jezebel
Definition
wife of Ahab, notorious for evil and vicious acts
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Job
Definition
Lived a terrible life with the devil constantly ruining things but he never lost his faith in God
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John the Baptist
Definition
announced Jesus' coming. Baptized Jesus and was one of his followers
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Judas Iscariot
Definition
one of twelve original disciples of Jesus. Sold out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver
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Jonah
Definition
a Hebrew whom God commanded to go to Nineveh to tell the people to stop sinning. swallowed by a whale for fleeing form God's command and then went to Nineveh
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Joseph
Definition
firstborn son of Rachel and Jacob, sold to Egypt as a slave by his brothers and became the pharaoh's right-hand man.
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Lazarus
Definition
a man Jesus raised from the dead
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Loaves and Fishes
Definition
one of Jesus' most famous miracle's, multiplied bread and fish to feed many people
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Lucifer/Devil/Beelzebub/flies
Definition
originally God's right-hand angel, attempted to overthrow God and failed and was sentenced to live in hell
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Mary and Joseph
Definition
the father and virgin mother of Jesus
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Mary Magdalene
Definition
a prostitute who was accepted by Jesus and became a devout follower
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Moses and Aaron
Definition
Moses led the Jews from slavery in Egypt and Aaron spoke for Moses because of Moses' stutter
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Noah
Definition
built an ark on which all animals on earth went to escape from a flood which lasted 40 days and 40 nights
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Paradise Lost
Definition
an epic poem by the 17th century poet John Milton. The poem follows the rise of man and the expulsion from Eden
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Paul
Definition
preached on the road about Christ while running from the Romans
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Peter
Definition
the first "pope" of the Christian church
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Philistines
Definition
the traditional enemies of the Hebrews
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Prodigal Son
Definition
a wastrel who returns home and is welcomed with open arms
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Rachel and Leah
Definition
wives of Jacob. Jacob fell in love with Rachel but was tricked into marrying Leah but was eventually granted Rachel as a second wife
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Ruth and Naomi
Definition
Naomi was a Hebrew whose son married Ruth, a foreigner. After the son died Ruth chose to stay with Naomi rather than returning to her people
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Samson and Delilah
Definition
Samson had great strength because he never cut his hair but was betrayed by Delilah his wife who cut his hair
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Sinai
Definition
the desert where the Jews roamed for many years, before getting to the Promised Land
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Definition
two cities destroyed by God for their sins
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Solomon
Definition
king of Hebrews known for his wisdom
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The Magi
Definition
the Wise Men who followed the star to Bethlehem to see baby Jesus the night he was born
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Tree of Knowledge
Definition
the one tree Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat from
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Achilles
Definition
Greek hero who was the son of Zeus and was invincible except for his heel
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Adonis
Definition
a mortal youth who was loved by Aphrodite for his great beauty and later killed by a wild boar
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Aphrodite/Venus
Definition
goddess of love and beauty
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Apollo/Sol
Definition
god of the sun; patron of healing
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Arachne
Definition
a mortal who was a great weaver and turned into a spider by Athena
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Ares/Mars
Definition
god of warfare
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Artemis/Diana
Definition
sister of Apollo, goddess of the hunt and patron of virgins
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Athena/Minerva
Definition
goddess of wisdom and battle strategy
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Centaur
Definition
a race of beings half man and half horse, known for fighting and lustiness
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Cerberus
Definition
a three-headed dog who watches the entrance to Hades (the underworld)
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Chaos
Definition
the void that existed before everything else
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Cronos
Definition
the wily, youngest and most terrible of Uranus' children, Lord of Titans and Titan of time
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Cyclops
Definition
a race of one-eyed giants
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Daedalus and Icarus
Definition
An inventor who built the labyrinth and his son who fell to his death when they flew away on artificial wings
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Dionysus/Bacchus
Definition
god of wine and revelry
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Eros/Cupid
Definition
god of love
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Europa
Definition
a princess whom Zeus abducted and raped, when he was in the shape of a bull
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Hades/Pluto
Definition
god of the underworld. Also god of wealth
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Hephaestus/Vulcan
Definition
god of fire; a blacksmith; only god who is deformed-rejected son of Zeus and Hera
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Hercules
Definition
a son of Zeus and a mortal famous for his strength and endurance
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Mercury
Definition
the messenger of the gods
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Midas
Definition
was given his wish that everything he touched would turn into gold but killed his daughter and nearly starved to death
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Minotaur
Definition
monster half man and half bull, wild and violent, demands sacrifices yearly of Greek youths and maidens
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Narcissus and Echo
Definition
Echo could only repeat what others said and Narcissus became enamored with himself and turned into a flower by a lake after staring at his reflection for so long
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Nemesis
Definition
the goddess of retributive justice or vengeance
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Odysseus/Ulysses
Definition
King of Ithaca and took ten years to return home after the Trojan War.
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Oedipus
Definition
abandoned at birth by his parents who were trying to avoid a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother, which came true and he blinded himself and went into exile
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Pan/Satyr
Definition
god of the forests, flocks and shepherds. One of a group of satyrs
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Pandora
Definition
the first mortal woman and released all of the ills that would befall man from a box, only hope remained
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Paris
Definition
son of the last king of Troy who was forced to give a golden apple to whom he thought was the fairest between Aphrodite, Athena and Hera
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Persephone and Demeter
Definition
Demeter is the goddess of agriculture and Persephone is her daughter who marries Hades. Nothing can grow for six months of the year because Demeter wants her daughter back
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Phoenix
Definition
a bird that is immortal, but dies in a self-built pyre every 500 or 600 years and is then reborn from the ashes.
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Poseidon/Neptune
Definition
god of the sea
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Prometheus
Definition
a Titan who created man from clay, Later, he stole fire from the gods and gave it to man against the will of zeus
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Psyche
Definition
a great mortal beauty who Venus grew jealous of and Cupid loved, she later became the goddess of emotion
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Sisyphus
Definition
a wealthy man who cheated the living and the gods. He was sentenced by Zeus to forever push a boulder up a hill, only to fail before it reaches the top
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Styx (river)
Definition
the river that divides the land of the living from Hades, the land of the dead
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The Sirens
Definition
a group of nymphs who lived on islands and lured men to their destruction with their sweet singing
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The Titans
Definition
ruled the world before the gods after dethroning their father Uranus
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Zephyr
Definition
the west wind, which is known for being warm and soft
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Zeus
Definition
king of gods- allotted the dominion of the sky
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