A) Having great size, power or achievement; colossal; one of a family of giants ruling the universe until overthrown by the Olympian gods |
B) Extremely loud; Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War, supposedly had a voice as loud as fifty men. |
C) Marked by simplicity and frugality; not luxurious or ornate; plain, simple and often strict self-discipline or self-denial; relating to ancient Sparta |
D) Subtle but deceptive reasoning or argument; One of a class of famous teachers who earned a bad reputation for subtle methods of arguing. |
E) A remedy for all ills or difficulties: a cure-all; One of two sisters, her name is derived from the words, pan = (all) and akeisthal = (to heal). |
F) The seeming ability to succeed in all financial dealings and whatever is attempted (noun - 2 words) King of Phrygia who granted the power to turn everything he touched to gold. |
G) Relating to the pomp, preparation and ceremony of war; March, the first month of the Roman calendar, was named after this god of war and fertility. |
H) An unusually long and exhausting contest or activity; A footrace of 26 miles plus 385 yards over an open course, esp. as an event of the Olympic games (noun) |
I) Werewolf; When Lycaon tried to trick Zeus into eating a meal of human flesh, Zeus turned him into a wolf. |
J) Colorful rainbow-like: Iris, the messenger of Zeus, traveled through the skies wearing a sparkling, rainbow-colored cloak. |
K) Drowsiness or apathy due to disease, injury or drugs; Ancient Greeks believed that drinking water from the Lethe would remove all memories and allow reincarnation. |
L) A tubular fresh-water animal related to the jellyfish; Hercules, as one of his labors, was sent to slay this ferocious many-headed serpent/beast whose home was in the water. |
M) Greedy, grasping people: leeches; These creatures/vultures were part woman and part bird who would swoop down and steal food from their victims. The Greek word means snatch. |
N) Medusa, the best-known of the three snaky-haired sisters (Stheno and Euryale); All three could turn to stone anyone who looked at them. She was beheaded by Perseus. |
O) Animal or animal life especially of a region, period or environment; This minor god looked like a man but also had the ears, horns, tail and, sometimes, legs of a goat. |
P) Dawn; an appearance or display of lights; Eos was the Greek goddess of the dawn. She and Tithinus had a son named Memnon. |