Set: Greek Mythology Vocabulary 1

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Term Definition
Academy a place of learning
Achilles' heel weak spot, point open to attack
Adonis an extremely handsome young man
Aeolian harp a box-shaped musical instrument w/ stretched strings on which the wind produces sounds
Amazon female soldier or warlike, strong, and vigorous woman
Ambrosia something pleasing to taste or smell
Arachnid a class of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks
Argonaut an adventurer engaged in a quest
Atlas a book of maps or one who carries a heavy burden
Aurora lights in the northern and southern night sky
Calliope a keyboard musical instrument resembling an organ w/ a series of whistles sounded by steam or compressed air
Cassandra one that predicts misfortune or disaster
Chimera an imaginary monster made up of mixed parts; an illusion of the mind
Chorus an organized body of singers who sing in concert
Cloth a pliable material made by weaving. felting, or knitting fibers
Colossal gigantic, huge, splendid
Delphic capable of being understood in two or more possible ways or something hard to understand
Draconia harsh, severe
Echo the repetition of a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves
Elysian Fields the abode of the blessed after death
Furies avenging spirits
Hades an underworld inhabited by the devil and demons and in which people suffer everlasting punishment
Heliotrope a class of flowers which turn toward the sun
Helium a nonflammable inert gaseous element
Hellenic of or related to Greece, its people, or its language
Herculean extremely strong
Hippocratic oath taken by those beginning the practice of medicine; a commitment to ethical conduct
Hyacinth a cultivated plant of he lily family
Iris the colored part of the eye; a show of various hues, like a rainbow
Labyrinth a maze or a place full of complicated passageways and blind alleys
Lotus-eater a lazy person

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Created February 19, 2008
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  1. Hippocratic oath → taken by those beginning the practice of medicine; a commitment to ethical conduct - 5 misses
  2. Labyrinth → a maze or a place full of complicated passageways and blind alleys - 5 misses
  3. Achilles' heel → weak spot, point open to attack - 4 misses
  4. Argonaut → an adventurer engaged in a quest - 4 misses
  5. Calliope → a keyboard musical instrument resembling an organ w/ a series of whistles sounded by steam or compressed air - 4 misses
  6. Chimera → an imaginary monster made up of mixed parts; an illusion of the mind - 4 misses
  7. Herculean → extremely strong - 4 misses