chasm
a deep opening in the earth's surface
deference
courteous regard for people's feelings
pedantic
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
disconsolate
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
emblematic
serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
figurehead
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
arbitrator
someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
cosmogony
the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
pantheon
(antiquity) a temple to all the gods
pantheon
(antiquity) a temple to all the gods
Thoth
Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods
Hermes
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
psychopomp
a conductor of souls to the afterworld
Etruscan
a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)
