Module 1: Myths Adapted from E.M. Berens

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  1. deprive
    keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
    Zeus eventually dethroned his father Cronus, who was banished from his kingdom and deprived forever of the supreme power.
  2. deity
    a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
    The world, as first it was, to the Greeks was a sunless world in which land, air, and sea were mixed up together, over which ruled a deity called Chaos.
  3. in vain
    without a successful result or effect
    But Prometheus looked to Zeus in vain; he did not have compassion for Man.
  4. wield
    have and exercise
    The power that they wielded [held] over the fate of man was symbolized by the thread of life, which they spun out for the life of each human being from his birth to the grave.
  5. symbolize
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model
    The power that they wielded [held] over the fate of man was symbolized by the thread of life, which they spun out for the life of each human being from his birth to the grave.
  6. relentless
    not willing or able to stop or yield
    Clotho wound the flax around the distaff [a stick or spindle], ready for her sister Lachesis, who spun out the thread of life, which Atropos, with her scissors, relentlessly snipped asunder [apart], when the life of an individual was about to terminate [end].
  7. asunder
    into parts or pieces
    Clotho wound the flax around the distaff [a stick or spindle], ready for her sister Lachesis, who spun out the thread of life, which Atropos, with her scissors, relentlessly snipped asunder [apart], when the life of an individual was about to terminate [end].
  8. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
    Poets describe the Moiræ as stern, inexorable [impossible to stop or prevent] female divinities.
  9. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
    They were thought of as prophetic divinities.
  10. outrageous
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
    Each day she boasted of how pretty she was, and each day her boasts became more outrageous.
  11. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
    Medusa tried to point out that her beauty was an inspiration to those around her and that she made their lives better by simply looking so lovely, but Athena silenced her with a frustrated wave.
  12. retort
    answer back
    “Nonsense,” Athena retorted.
Created on Tue Sep 29 14:51:48 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Oct 01 16:49:09 EDT 2020)

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