Achille's heel
vulnerable, weakness, Greek god was invulnerable except for heel
Adonis
handsome young man
Aeolian
pertaining to wind, god keeper of wind
Apollo
physically perfect male: God of music and light. Known for physical beauty
Argus eyed
All seeing, 100 eyed monster (Hera had gaurding)
Athena/Manerva
goddess of wisdom, the city and arts goddess of city of Athens
Atlantean
strong like Atlas, carried the globe(world)
Aurora
early morning, sunris; Dawn of Eos
Bacchanal
Drunken party
Bachanalian
pertaining to a drunken party
Calliope
series of whistles, Muse of eloquence or beautiful voice
Cassandra
someone who predicts misfortune, Daughter of Priam cursed by Apollo for not returning his love
Centaur
monster with head and arms and chest of a man and body and legs of a horse
Chimera
horrible creature of imagination, absurd/impossible idea (dragon-like)
Cupidity
desire" to possess something, greed avarice Greek God of Love
Erotic
of or having to do with sexual passion or love; Greek god of love Eros
Furor
wild enthusiasm excitement
Gorgon
very ugly person (woman) i.e Medusa
Halcyon
clam, peaceful, tranquil archaic bird
Harpy
a predatory person or nagging woman, foul creature, part woman part bird
Hector
to bully, son of Priam bravest trojan warrior killed Achilles
Helen of Troy
relating to Greece, symbol of a beautiful woman daughter of Leda and Zeus, caused the trojan war
Herculean
very strong, extrordinary power, son of Zeus, preformed 12 labors imposed by Hera
Hydra headed
having many centers or branches, something bad you cannot eradicate, Hydra 9 headed serpent that was sacred to Hera. Killed by Hercules
iridescent
a play of colors, iris, goddess of rainbow
jovial
good humored, from the word jove used to express surprise or agreement (Jupiter)
junoesque
marked stately by beauty, Juno wife of Jupiter, goddess of light, birth women and marriage
Lethargy
abnormal drowsiness, from lethe a river in Hades that caused drinkers to forget their past.
Martial
suited for war or a warrior; from mars the roman god of war
Medea
sorceress or enchantress, helped capture the golden fleece
Mentor
trusted counselor or guide, friend of Odysseus's son who was entrusted with his education
Mercurial
suddenly cranky or changeable; Roman Mythology, of or relating to the god of Mercury
Mercury/Hermes
Carrier, newsboy, messanger messanger of the gods, god of eloquence
Mnemonics
aid memory, personification of memory, Mnemosyne who gave birth to the 9 muses gave good memory in story telling
Morphine
used to relieve pain and induce sleep, Morpheous- god who could easily change form or shape
Muse
creature of inspiration daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus presided over thought in all its form
Narcissism
being in love with ones-self Narcissus, a handsome young man who despised love. he rejected Echo.
Nemesis
just punishment, one who inflicts punishment , goddess who punishes crime
Neptune
sea personified, Roman god associated with Posiedon god of water and oceans
Odyssey
A long journey, pertaining to Odysseus
Olympian
majestic in manner, superior to mundane affers, named after 12 gods that were supposed to reside on Mt. Olympus
Paen
song of joy, ritual epithet, indpendent god of healing
Pandora's box
something that opens the door for bad occurances named for pandora who was the first mortal sent by Zeus . For her curiosity in opening the box, Zeus gave her human ills in the world
Parnassus
Mountain was sacred to arts and literature; any center of poetic or artistic activity named after hero of Mt. Parnassusson of Posiedon and nymph
Pegasus
poetic inspiration, named from winged horse who sprang from the blood of Medusa the stamp of his hoof caused Hippocrene, the fountain of the muses to issue poetic inspiration from Mount helicon
Phoenix
symboly of imortality or rebirth, long bird which lived in desert and consumed itself in fire rising renewed from the flame to start another long life
Plutocracy
government by wealth, named after pluton "rich man" ritual title of Hades god of the fields ground was a source of wealth
promethean
life bringing, corageously original, named after Titain who brought man the use of fire
Protean
taking many forms, named after Proteus god of sea charged with tending flocks of sea creatures had ability to change when he wanted to elude those asking him questions
Psyche
human sloul, mind, named after maiden who after undergoing many hardships reunited with cupid and was made imortal by Jupiter personifies soul joined to heart
Pygmalion
someone(male) who tries to fashion someone into desires adapted from myth into play by George Bernard Shaw
Pyrrhic Victory
too costly victory, from pyrrhus, greek king who defeated Romans but suffered from great losses
Saturnalia
period of unrestrained revelry ancient roman festivity and feasting due to the winter solstice
Saturnine
sluggish, glomy, morose, inactive in winter months, named after god Saturn associated with god of the underworld
Sibyl
witch or sorceress; priestess who made known the oracles of Apollo and possessed the gift of prophecy
Sisyphean
greedy and avarice, from shrewd and and greedy king of Corinth Sysphus: doomed forever in Hades heavy stone falls back down
Stygian
dark and glomy, named after river styx,water is poisonous
Tantalize
King Tantalus (temptation) was in reach of what he couldn't have due to excessive pride
Terpsichorean
pertaining to dance, Terpischore one of 9 muses said to be mother of the sirens and protector of dance
Titanic
large, grand, enormous, son of Zeuas and Elara body covers two acres
Volcanoes
originated from vulcan roman god of fire whose forge is said to be under mountains
Vulcanize
to treat rubber with sulfur to increase strength and elasticity; from the roman god of fore and metallurgy. Vulcan/Hephaestus
Zeus
powerful man, king of gods, ruler of Mt. Olympus, vengefulhurler of thunder bolts