Words from the MythsA survey of the Greek myths concentrating on how they gave rise to words and expressions we use today. |
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Achilles Ajax the Greater Amaltheia ancient animal Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts arrows Artemis Asclepius Asia astronomer Athena Atlas beautiful boar brightest called Castor Ceres chemist Colchis constellation course creature Crete Cronus Cyclops daughter Deianeira Delta Cephei discovered earth Echidna element English eventually famous father Gaea giant girl gods and goddesses Greece Greek myths Greek word meaning Hades heavens Hector Helen Helios Hera Heracles Hermes heroes honor horse hubris instance island Jupiter killed king known land legend lived married Mars Medusa Meleager Menelaus Minos modern monster moon mother Muse Mycenae mythmakers named nemesis nymph Ocean Odysseus Olympians Orpheus Pallas Persephone Perseus planet planetoid Pleiades Polydeuces Poseidon Priam Prometheus Psyche Romans identified sail satellites Saturn seemed ship Sirens sisters sometimes stars story supposed symbol Theseus Thetis Titaness Titans traces Trojan Trojan War Troy turned Uranus usually pictured Venus wind woman Zeus zodiac