Vocabulary
People
Symbols
Stories
Allusions
100
A book of maps named for the Titan who held the world on his shoulders.
What is an Atlas?
100
Every path Theseus followed in the labyrinth lead back to this monster.
What is Minotaur?
100
Three prong scepter borne by the god of the sea
What is a trident?
100
A very short story, usually with animals and a moral.
What is a fable?
100
The gift of profiting from whatever one undertakes.
What is the Midas touch?
200
A kind of breakfast food named for the Roman goddess of Harvest
What is cereal?
200
This hero killed Medusa and used her head to save Andromeda
Who is Perseus?
200
DAILY DOUBLE Winged staff with serpents, symbolic of medical profession
What is a caduceus?
200
No man, aka Odysseus,blinded this maneater.
What is a cyclops?
200
To torment by holding something just out of reach.
What is to tantalize?
300
Warlike or Military, derived from the name of the Roman god of war
What is Martial?
300
Three headed gaurd dog, real Hell-hound!
What is Cerberus?
300
His feet, usually with wings or flames, stand for speed
What is Hermes?
300
He drove so badly when he borrowed daddy's wheels he caused people to have different colors
Who is Phaeton?
300
A daringly creative or defiantly original act
What is promethean?
400
Arranged in order of occurence, named for Zues's father
What is chronological?
400
His music could make stones weep and bring the dead back to life.
Who is Orpheus?
400
A subersive gift with a hidden danger- symbolic of betrayal and dishonesty.
What is a Trojan Horse?
400
His tragic fall proved "Father knows best".
Who is Icarus and Daedalus?
400
A task that requires continual effort but never quite pays off.
What is a sisyphean?
500
Sudden, unreasoning, hysterical fear caused by the god of forests and wild animals.
What is panic?
500
A lions head, goats body, serpent's tail-- an impossible thing
What is a Chimera?
500
The object associated with abundance and thanksgiving- from the goat who suckled Zuess
What is a cornucopia?
500
She riddled, "What goes on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?"
What is the Sphinx?
500
Philosophically "I can wait." vs "I want it now" Hint: Remember Nietzsche
What is Apollonian vs Dionysian?
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