BIBLICAL ALLUSIONS
He was a traditional enemy of the Hebrews but stopped to help a Jewish man who had been beaten and left for dead at the side of the road.
What is the Good Samaritan?
This character is from a famous novel who had more than one personality, one good and one evil.
Who are Jekyll and Hyde?
This famous German physicist's name has been become synonymous with being smart.
Who is Albert Einstein?
It's a symbol of immortality or rebirth; named after a long bird which lived in the Arabian desert and then consumed itself in fire, rising renewed from the flame to start another long life.
What is the phoenix?
The most famous of the gorgons, three sister in Greek mythology who had snakes for hair and who turned anyone who looked at them into stone. Refers to a repulsive or terrifying woman. The term is also applied to extraordinarily wild, unruly hair.
Who is Medusa?
He was a giant from the Philistine city of Gath, slain by David, when he was a shepherd boy.
Who is Goliath?
This term means a perfect society, and it came from a 1610 British novel by Thomas Moore.
What is utopia?
He represents the government of people of the United States; derived from a business man in the 1900s.
What is Uncle Sam?
Something that opens the door for bad occurrences, opened by someone known for curiosity; named for the first mortal, sent by Zeus, to punish man for Prometheus’ theft of fire. For her curiosity in opening the box, Zeus gave her all human ills in the world, leaving only hope at the bottom.
Who is Pandora?
In Greek mythology, these were sea creatures who lured sailors to their deaths on the rocky shores by singing a beautiful, irresistible song. They are usually depicted as woman, or as half-woman, half bird. In modern usage, this term can refer to anything that tempts a person away from safety and toward a destructive path.
What are sirens?
These were two EVIL cities that were destroyed by fire.
What is Sodom and Gomorrah?
In the legends of King Arthur, he is the purest and most virtuous knight of the Round Table, the only knight to find the Holy Grail.
Who is Sir Galahad?
* a scandal based on secrecy • Historical Reference: a scandal during the 1970s resulting from the break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.
What is Watergate?
Dark and gloomy; named after the river in the Underworld. The water is poisonous for human and cattle and said to break iron, metal and pottery, though it is said a horse's hoof is unharmed by it.
What is Stygian or Styx?
some creature of inspiration ; the daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, divine singers that presided over thought in all its forms
What is a muse?
He was the son of King David, the Israelite king who wrote Proverbs, and was known for wisdom.
Who is King Solomon?
He's a libertine, a man obsessed with seducing women, from a legendary 14th century Spanish nobleman.
What is a Don Juan?
This is a place of reputed wealth; from the legendary city in South America, sought by early Spanish explorers.
What is El Dorado?
a long journey; named for the character in the epic by Homer. The character makes his long journey back from the Trojan War, encountering several obstacles along the way.
What is the Odyssey?
One who suffers a great deal but remains faithful; from an Old Testament character whose faith in God was tested by Satan; though he lost his family and belongings, he remained patient and faithful
Who is Job?
He's considered the first murderer and his name is synomous with "raising hell".
Who is Cain?
He is a crazed and impoverished Spanish noble who sets out to revive the glory of knighthood in this 1615 novel by Miguel de Cervantes.
Who is Don Quixote?
* self-sacrificing servant, caretaker of the helpless • Historical Reference: a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary who lived most of her life in India. Her selfless acts of charity to the poor of that country made her a symbol of sacrificial love.
Who is Mother Theresa?
someone (usually a male) who tries to fashion someone into the person he desires; from a myth adapted into a play by George Bernard Shaw; a sculptor who makes a female figure of ivory who Aphrodite brings to life for him.
Who is Pygmalion?
A traitor or a treacherous kiss; one of the 12 Apostles, notorious for betraying Jesus. His surname in Latin means "murderer" or "assassin." He disclosed Jesus' whereabouts to the chief priests and elders for thirty pieces of silver.
Who is Judas?