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| The Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes |
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| a great weaver who boasted that her skill was greater than that of Athena, who turns her into a spider |
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| People who lack all colouring pigment in their skin |
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Animals that eat only plants
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| A place of safety and refuge |
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| A weekend high school festival involving dances, football, returning graduates (in the fall) |
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| A number larger than you can count or imagine |
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| A deadly poison (also, poisonous emotions or language) |
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| A completely empty space; nothingness |
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| sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters)who often accompany Poseidon, the god of the sea, and can be friendly and helpful to sailors fighting perilous storms. |
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| a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his music |
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| a bird of prey (a predator), e.g., an eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl. |
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| Unhealthy-looking Yellow plaque that builds up on teeth |
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| was a son of Poseidon had an iron bed, in which he invited every passer-by to spend the night, and where he set to work on them with his smith's hammer, to stretch or amputate them to fit. Procrustes continued his reign of terror until he was captured by Theseus, travelling to Athens along the sacred way, who "fitted" Procrustes to his own bed: |
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| Idly (unproductively) hanging around |
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| Ferryman who takes souls to Hades |
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| A boat on a canal that carries goods |
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| To get off a boat, plane or train |
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| Three-headed dog guarding gates of Hades |
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| Place of nothingness where most souls go |
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| Reward for heroes to do great deeds |
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| Wailing and crying in grief |
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| The years when Queen Victoria reigned, 1830-1899, marked by strict morals |
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| Myth that shows the drudgery and meaninglessness of life (He was condemned to roll a boulder up a mountain over and over forever) |
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| The lowest, most fearsome part of hades reserved for the worst sinners |
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| Mass starvation, usually due to crop failure |
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| Goddess, daughter of Demeter and wife of Hades, rules over seasons |
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| A neighborhood created by subdividing farmland |
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| Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain |
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| To make someone (or to be)troubled or nervous |
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| To break or burst suddenly |
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| A epic Greek poem by Home, who is also the writer of the Iliad. It is also a long journey. |
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| To be taken against will or illegally |
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| Something just about to happen |
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| To expel from your group or country |
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| To put something off until a later date |
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| Deeply disrepectful and arrogant |
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| To physically stop someone from doing something |
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| (Not) able to be seen or heard |
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| Fees charged for instruction at a school or college |
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| Obligated to do something -- it must be done, a duty |
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| When a ball of string comes apart: for a person, when they loose their composure |
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| Motion sickness: metaphorically, feeling "sick" or disgusted about one's life |
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