Greek Mythology Words

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Greek Mythology Words
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  1. Argonaut
    (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
  2. Athena
    goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare
  3. Ceres
    goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
  4. chaos
    formless state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
  5. harpy
    a kind of fruit bat
  6. Helen
    (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
  7. Homer
    ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
  8. Homeric
    relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him
  9. Jason
    (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
  10. Mercury
    messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce
  11. Neptune
    a giant planet with a ring of ice particles
  12. Odysseus
    a famous mythical Greek hero
  13. Odyssey
    a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
  14. Persephone
    daughter of Zeus and Demeter
  15. Poseidon
    the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology
  16. sibyl
    a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
  17. Troy
    an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
  18. Ulysses
    (Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
  19. epic
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  20. Iliad
    a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy
  21. Calypso
    the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
Created on Fri Jun 05 08:19:44 EDT 2009 (updated Sat Jun 27 08:01:13 EDT 2009)

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