| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Achilles heel | (n) fatal weakness; Mythological |
| Adonic | (adj) handsome; Mythological |
| Amazonian | (adj) masculine, strong, agressive referring to women; Mythological |
| Ambrosial | (adj) pleasing to taste or smell, worthy of the gods; Mythological |
| Aphrodisiac | (adj or n) arousing sexual desire; Mythological |
| Arachnid | (n) eight legs and no antennae; Mythological |
| Argonaut | (n) an adventurer; Mythological |
| Argus | (n) a watchful guardian; Mythological |
| Aristotelian | (adj) practical thinking; Historical |
| Armageddon | (n) final battle between the kings of the earth, a vast decisive conflict; Mythological |
| Atlas | (n) collection of maps, one who bears a heavy burden; Mythological |
| Auroral | (adj) characteristic of the dawn; Mythological |
| Babylon | (n) place dedicated to materialism and the pursuit of sensual pleasure; Biblical |
| Bacchanalian | (adj) riotously drunken merriment; Mythological |
| Bobby | (n) slang for British policeman; Historical |
| Caesar | (n) a tyrant; Historical |
| Cain | (n) a murder; Biblical |
| Calliope | (n) musical instrument with stopped flute-type brass; Mythological |
| Canaan | (n) a place of rest, paradise; Biblical |
| Centaur | (n) devil-faced or barbaric in nature; Mythological |
| Chauvinist | (n) someone who is overly patriotic or partial to a usually male group or place; Historical |
| Chimerical | (adj) unreal, imaginary; Mythological |
| Cinderella | (n) a person who achieves unexpected success or recognition especially after obscurity; Mythological |
| Cupidity | (n) eager or excessive desire; Mythological |
| Delilah | (n) a seductive and treacherous woman; Biblical |
| Elysian | (adj) blissful and delightful; Mythological |
| Epicurean | (adj) fond of or adapted to indulgence in sensual pleasures; Historical |
| Euthanasia | (n) the act of ending the life of someone suffering; Historical |
| Fate | (n) a final outcome, the force that predetermines events, destruction; Mythological |
| Fauna | (n) the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole; Biblical |
| Gerrymander | (v) divide into electoral districts to give unfair advantage to a party |
| Golgotha | (n) a place of burial; Biblical |
| Goliath | (n) a giant; Biblical |
| Gordian knot | (n) an exceedingly complicated problem; Mythological |
| Gorgon | (n) a woman regarded as ugly or terrifying |
| Grace | (n) charming trait or accomplishment, unmerited favor and love of God; Mythological |
| Cynic | (n) a person who believes that selfishness motivates human actions; Mythological |
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