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Mythology in English
NOTA BENE: This list is comprised of words whose origins are either Roman, Greek
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| martial (definition) | relating to war |
| martial (connection) | Mars, Roman god of war |
| ocean (definition) | vast expanse of water |
| ocean (connection) | Oceanus, Roman/Greek Titan god born to Uranus and Gaia, ruler of water on Earth until Poseidon/Neptune took over the seas |
| echo (definition) | repetition of sound |
| echo (connection) | Echo, nymph cursed by Hera to only be able to repeat the most recent words spoken to her |
| Sisyphean (definition) | difficult and endless, often in a repetitive way |
| Sisyphean (connection) | Sisyphus, cursed by the gods to repeatedly roll a heavy boulder up the hill, only to have it roll back down again each time |
| cereal (definition) | breakfast food made of grains |
| cereal (connection) | Ceres, Roman goddess of grain and harvest |
| terrain (definition) | a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features |
| terrain (connection) | Terra, Roman goddess of the earth |
| lunar (definition) | having to do with the moon |
| lunar (connection) | Luna, the Roman embodiment of the moon (i.e. the mythological being of the moon itself rather than a goddess of the moon) |
| iridescent (definition) | displaying bright, strong shifting colors of the rainbow |
| iridescent (connection) | Iris, Greek/Roman goddess of the rainbow |
| chaos (definition)` | a state of confusion or disorder |
| chaos (connection) | Chaos, the void state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the Greek creation myths, or to the initial "gap" created by the original separation of heaven and earth |
| mercurial (definition) | rapidly changing or unpredictable in emotion/mood |
| mercurial (connection) | Mercury, the Roman messenger god who had to travel incredibly fast |
| furious (definition) | extremely angry or frenzied |
| furious (connection) | Furies, the Greek goddesses of vengeance |
| psychology (definition) | the science of behavior and mental processes |
| psychology (connection) | Psyche, the Greek personification of the soul, mind and spirit |
| mentor (definition) | a wise and trusted counselor or teacher |
| mentor (connection) | Mentor (in reality, Athena disguised), tutor to Telemachus, Odysseus' son |
| tantalize (definition) | to torment by teasing |
| tantalize (connection) | Tantalus, doomed for eternity to hunger and thirst for food and drink just out of his reach |
| fortunate (definition) | lucky |
| fortunate (connection) | Fortuna, Roman goddess of luck |
| atlas (definition) | book of maps |
| atlas (connection) | Atlas, Greek god who held the heavens or the world on his shoulders as punishment for having led the Titans in revolution |
| music (definition) | art based on the organization of sounds in time |
| music (connection) | Muses, Greek goddesses of art, poetry and music |
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