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    English Word or Phrase Achilles! Heel

    Meaning A person!s weak spot.

    Greek Myth
    A hero of the Trojan War, Achilles was a Greek hero whose mother Thetis was a Nereid, or sea goddess. Since Achilles was destined to die young, Thetis dipped him into the river Styx, which would render him invincible. However, she had held him by the heel, thus leaving a vulnerable area. He would later die, as prophesized, by an arrow to his heel.

    Adonis

    A handsome man.

    Adonis was a beautiful youth whome the goddess of love, Aphrodite, eventually fell in love with. Adonis was tragically killed by Aphrodite!s other lover, Ares. According to the Latin poet, Ovid, who relayed the myths of Greece and Rome in his Metamorphoses, Chaos is the gap which all the universe sprung from. Chaos represented the disorder before the gods. When Odysseus returned home in disguise, his faithful dog, who had patiently awaited his return, though near death, managed to stay alive to see his master - and was practically the only one who recognized him. On its deathbed, it managed to look up at its master and wag its tail in appreciation.

    Chaos/Chaotic

    Disorderly, extreme confusion

    Dog as Man!s Best Friend or Faithful Companion

    A dog is loyal to it!s owner.

    SOURCE: http://www.thehellenictimes.com/language.html

    English Word or Phrase Elysium Fields Paradise

    Meaning

    Greek Myth The Greeks did not believe in a heaven and hell. Instead, their dead went to the realm of the god, Hades. Elysium, also known as Isle of the Blessed, was where the exceptional humans were sent. Nector and ambrosia were what the gods normally ate. If a mortal (a normal human) were to eat the ambrosia or drink the nector, he or she would become immortal (live forever). The Furies were the avengers or crimes. They would pursue any criminals. They were especially cruel to Orestes after the murder of Clytemnestra, his mother. Jason, in quest for the golden eece, encounters Kind Phineus, who is continually tormented by Harpies. The Harpies are winged creatures whose origins might actually represent the wind spirits. To King Phineus, the Harpies are grotesque women who constantly snatch his food and drink and will not let him be.

    Food of the Gods

    Luscious, unbelievably delicious food.

    Fury

    Intense, uncontrollable anger

    To Harp

    Incessantly bother

    SOURCE: http://www.thehellenictimes.com/language.html

    English Word or Phrase Herculean Effort

    Meaning A mighty try

    Greek Myth Heracles was the son of Zeus and a mortal woman. Heracles was obligated to fulll twelve tasks, called the Labors of Heracles, which were tremendously difcult. Hades was the ruler of the underworld. Eurystheus, the king responsible for Heracles!s twelve labors, eventually goes after Heracles!s sons following his death. He wanted no stone left unturned in nding and killing them. Queen Pasiphae gave birth to a horrible half-man, half-bull creature called the Minotaur. To conceal this monster, King Minos had the master craftsman Daedalus build the labyrinth. The Labyrinth was a series of perplexing hallways and corridors that no one could escape where the Minotaur lived. King Midas was granted the wish that everything he touched turned to gold. Nemesis was a goddess sent to cause irritation and justication to those who deserved it.

    Hot as Hades Leave No Stone Unturned

    Sweltering heat Search every minute detail

    Labyrinth

    An elaborate maze

    Midas Touch

    A person who is always lucky is said to have the Midas Touch. An enemy

    Nemesis

    SOURCE: http://www.thehellenictimes.com/language.html

    English Word or Phrase Odyssey

    Meaning An adventure, journey

    Greek Myth The hero Odysseus returned from the Trojan War, which took him nine long years. Along the way, he had a multitude of adventures. He called his journey the Odyssey. Phobos is the greek word for freak, but originally, Phobos was a son of Ares who was the representations of fear in battles.

    Phobias

    An extreme Fear

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