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Greek Mythology Definition Match #1 — myVocabulary.com

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In this Mythology vocabulary word puzzle activity, myvocabulary.objectsdev.com includes a Greek Mythology word list of 48 vocabulary words in three puzzles.
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Clue:

This Greek Mythology word list of 16 vocabulary words comes from a larger 239 mythology vocabulary list you can access from the Word List menu bar on the home page.

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Word List

1) mentor
2) palladium
3) stoical
4) protean
5) museum
6) laconic
7) meander
8) odyssey
9) narcissism
10) Mythologyvocabularylist:
aegis
11) chimerical
12) nemesis
13) epicurean
14) zephyr
15) labyrinth
16) Herculean

Definition List

A) A gentle breeze or a mild west-wind; It always supplants the cold northerly winds of winter. Zephyrus was the west wind personified as a god. (noun)
B) Indifferent to pain or pleasure; A Greek philosophical school believing that one should avoid the emotions of joy, grief and passion in order to obtain wisdom. (adj.)
C) A long wandering with many changes of fortune; The hero of Homer, Odysseus, traveled and had adventures with Calypso, Circe and The Cyclops, among others, before returning to Troy. (noun)
D) Readily assuming different shapes or roles; This sea-god would reveal the secret of getting home, but he had to be caught first before he changed forms. (adj.)
E) Someone who inflicts retribution; a formidable rival or opponent; This goddess doled out rewards for noble acts, vengeance for evil ones. Punishment was not always immediate. (noun)
F) Something that protects or defends: safeguard; The statue of Pallas was prophesied to protect the city of Troy as long as it remained inside the walls of the city. (noun)
G) A building where objects in one of the arts or sciences are displayed;The Muses, nine Greek goddesses, presided over arts and literature. This structure was the name of their temple. (noun)
H) Undue dwelling on a personal self or attainments: self-love; Narcissus fell in love with himself after seeing his own reflection in a pool. He pined away and died of despair. (noun)
I) A wise and faithful adviser or teacher; Odysseus entrusted the education of his son, Telemachus, to this faithful adviser while he fought at Troy. (noun)
J) A turn or winding of a stream, path or course; In ancient times, a Turkish river, now Menderes, formerly Maiandros, that was proverbial for its crooked and wandering course. (noun)
K) A place with blind alleys and full of passageways; a torturous structure; This maze was a masterpiece of confusion, built to contain the monster Minotaur (cleverly killed by Theseus.) (noun)
L) Sparing of words: terse; The disciplined and militaristic Spartans were known for being blunt and using words sparingly, creating the word. (adj.)
M) Of extraordinary power, size or difficulty; Hera, wife of Zeus, arranged for Hercules to be given a penance. He needed to perform twelve, apparently impossible, tasks. (noun)
N) Relating to a person with sensitive and discriminating taste in food and wine; Epicurus, the founder of a school of philosophy, believed the supreme goal in life should be pleasure. (adj.)
O) Protection; defense: patronage; The piece of defensive armor or protective shield carried by Zeus. Enemies were filled with horror upon seeing it. (noun)
P) Existing only in the imagination; inclined to fantastic ideas or schemes; Chimera, a fire-breathing monster had a lion head, goat body and dragon tail. (adj.)