Nouns
When you are showing mad respect because you are amazed at something, you are feeling this.
What is awe?
These are nine sisters who were Zeus’ daughters who entertained the gods w/music, dancing, poetry, and the arts; they are referred to as the inspiration for
artists
Who are the Muses?
An example of this verb would be breaking the Ten Commandments.
What is "to transgress?"
If someone spat on a holy book, they would be guilty of this thing.
What is blasphemy?
This guy started Sparta’s government system of checks and balances of power, saying ancient Greece should have two kings and a body of 28 elders whose power was meant to limit the power of the kings.
Who was Lycurgus?
Actions like digging up the graves of saints or cursing in a temple are examples of this verb.
What is "to profane?"
The peaceful protesters who gathered and sang "We Will Overcome", all holding candles in the night, outside the White House the entire night, were participating in one of these.
What is a vigil?
She was the daughter of Zeus but also the mother of his son Dionysus. One day after Dionysus had grown up, she was seen by Hades, Lord of the Underworld, when she was playing in a field of flowers. Infatuated by her beauty, Hades caused an earthquake so she would be swallowed up in it, landing her in the Underworld, where he loved and kept her. However, Dionysus went down and led her (his mom) out. However, because Hades gave her a piece of pomegranate to eat before she left, it meant she must return each fall and winter with him. Hence, her return every spring to the world is the reason Dionysus is associated with the flourishing of grapes, vineyards and wine that occurs each spring when his mom is said to return and usher in the new season.
Who is Persephone?
If a person is feeling this way, you won't be able to make up for your transgressions with a simple apology.
What is implacable?
Mrs. Jenkins, whose crying for her lost child could have filled a bottle of tears for the world, was known in her community for this thing.
What is lamentation?
He is known for ferrying souls across the River Styx to the Underworld.
Who is Acheron?
She was well known by the Greeks by all weeping mothers who had lost their children.
Who is Niobe?
This word wasn't on our list of vocab words for scene iv, but it starts with the letter "d," can be found in the margins of page 479, and means a song or piece of writing that expresses deep grief. The 1st team that finds it gets the point!
What is a dirge?
She was locked up in a chest with her son Perseus since his dad feared he would overthrow him.
Who is Danae?
Authors use this literary device based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader and that therefore the reader will understand the author's inferences.
What is an allusion?