Greek History, Philosophy, & Mythology
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- Solon
- wise ruler, wise statesman, senator
- marathon
- 26.2 mile race
- academy
- school or learned society
- arcadian
- peaceful, rustic, calm, simple
- Croesus
- rich man (but sometimes bad things happen afterwards to taht person)
- cynic
- someone who sarcastically doubts human motives, doesn't really believe in other people
- draconian
- severe,over the top strict
- epicure
- food snob
- cut the Gordian knot
- solve a difficult problem by drastic measures
- helot
- slave, underling
- laconic
- brief, concise, to the point, doesn't use extra words
- mausoleum
- large tomb
- meander
- follow a winding course, don't take a direct route
- ostracize
- exclude from society, kick out
- philippic
- speak nastily about someone else
- Pyrrhic victory
- victory won, but you've lost almost more than you've gained
- solecism
- social blunder
- sophistry
- using false arguments to mislead, try to get someone to believe what you want
- spartan
- simple, disciplined, rigorous
- stoic
- showing no emotion
- sword of Damocles
- constantly threatening danger
- sybarite
- someone who likes luxury and pleasure
- Achilles' heel
- weak spot
- adonis
- hot dude, hansome young man
- aegis
- sponsorship or protection
- aeolian
- produced by the wind
- amazon
- powerful, masculine woman
- atlas
- collection of maps
- Cassandra
- someone who warns of coming danger but is ignored
- chimera
- something that couldn't really happen, couldn't really exist
- elysium
- place or state of happiness
- halcyon
- calm, peaceful
- herculean
- very strong
- hydra
- an evil thing very difficult to get rid of
- labyrinth
- maze
- mentor
- close relationship to someone who guides you
- midas
- very rich man
- myrmidon
- subordinate who obeys orders without questioning them, even cruel ones
- narcissim
- in love with yourself
- nemesis
- someone who inflicts retribution, "pay back"
- nestor
- elder statesman, wise couselor
- odyssey
- long journey
- oedipus complex
- in love with your mother, hate your father
- olympian
- exalted, majestic
- paean
- song of praise
- procrustean
- forcing rigid conformity
- protean
- able to change
- siren
- seductive woman, dangerous
- stentorian
- very loud
- stygian
- dark and gloomy
- tantalize
- to torment as though offering something desireable but keeping it out of reach