Transcript Mythology-related Words

Mythology-related Words
Mrs. Burgar
English 9 Honors
Amazonian
Relating to tall, aggressive, strong-willed
women
Athens
The capital of Greece
Atrophy
To waste or cause to waste away
atlas
Map of the earth
Aurora borealis
Northern lights
aphrodisiac
Food or drug that intensifies desire
boreal
Northern, cold
Bacchic
Jovial or riotous
chaotic
Shapeless, disordered, confused
cereal
A grass yielding grain
chimera
An absurd creation of the imagination
cyclopean
Huge, massive
chronology
An arrangement of events in time
Europe
One of the continents
Elysian
Like heaven or paradise
Elysian Park in
Los Angeles
furious
Extremely angry; raging
geology
The science of the earth
hypnotic
Causing sleep
hydrant
Containing water
iris
An appearance like a rainbow
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labyrinth
A complicated or confused situation
Lethean
Producing forgetfulness
morphine
A drug producing sleep or relief from pain
mausoleum
Large and stately tomb
museum
A collection of works of art or other objects
martial
Of warlike disposition
mercurial
Quick and changeable temperament
nectar
A delicious or inspiring beverage
nemesis
just or deserved fate (punishment)
psychology
Study of mental processes and behavior
procrustean
Ruthlessly inflexible
protean
Changeable, variable
panic
Extreme or sudden fear
Olympian
Heavenly, godlike
siren
A steam whistle or fog signal
titanic
Enormous, very large
volcano
An opening in the earth’s crust through
which flows lava
tantalize
To tease by keeping something in view but
out of reach
vulcanization
The application of heat to rubber or other
substances
zephyr
A gentle breeze