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120 Cards in this Set
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O Titanic
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Titans (the large original gods)
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M Titanic
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very large or strong; powerful
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O Erotic
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Eros, god of love
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M Erotic
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Arousing feelings of love
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O Cyclopean
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Relating to or resembling Cyclops who had one eyes in middle of their forehead
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M Cyclopean
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Huge; massive; one-eyed
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O Cereal
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Ceres, goddess of corn and grain
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M Cereal
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food made from grain and eaten at breakfast, usually with milk
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O Olympic games
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ancient festival consisting of contests in athletics, poetry, and music; held every four years at Olympia to honor Zeus
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M Olympic games
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A modern international athletic competition that is generally head every four years in a different country
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O martial
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Relating to Mars, the god of war
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M martial
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Showing a readiness or eagerness to fight; warlike
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O iridescent
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Iris, goddess of rainbow
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M iridescent
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Having rainbow colors; lustrous; brilliant appearance
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O vulcanization
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Relating to Vulcan, god of fire and protector of smiths (forge)
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M vulcanization
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strengthen a material by applying heat and pressure
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O museum
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the muses presided over the different creative arts
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M museum
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building which holds objects of artistic, historical, or scientific importance and value
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O nemesis
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goddess of just punishment or vegeance
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M nemesis
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a bitter enemy who seems unbeatable; punishment that is deserved; avenger
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O insomniac
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somnus was the god of sleep
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M insomniac
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difficulty of sleeping
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O jovial
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relating to jove or jupiter who was playful
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M jovial
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full of hearty, playful, good humor; genial and cheerful
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O vestal
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vesta was the goddess of the hearth
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M vestal
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chaster; virginal; nun
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O saturnine
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saturn was the god of agriculture and ruler of the universe
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M saturnine
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gloomy and morose; melancholy
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O mercurial
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relating to mercury, messenger god
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M mercurial
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lively and unpredictable; witty
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O Amazonian
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Amazons were a group of women warriors who were tall and strong
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M Amazonian
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A notably tall, physicaly strong, or strong-willed woman
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O Hesperian
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Hesperides, garden in western Greece that produces golden apples
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M Hesperian
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People living in the western hemisphere
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O Atlas
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Titan who was forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders as a punishment
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M Atlas
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Book containing maps and vital statistics of a geographic region
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O Atrophy
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Atropos was the fate who cutes the thread of life
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M Atrophy
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Weakening or lessening of some ability; shrinking in size
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O Harpy
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Flying monster that was half woman and half bird of prey
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M Harpy
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Offensive term for a woman that describes her as a grasping or quarrelsome
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O Labyrinthine
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Labyrinth was designed to confine the Minotaur (half-man, half-bull)
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M Labyrinthine
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A maze or a confusing network of passages
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O Stygian
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Relating to Styx, the river that the souls of the dead were ferried across into Hades
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M Stygian
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Dark and frightening; eternally binding
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O Adonis
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Adonis was a young handsome youth whom everyone loved
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M Adnois
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A very handsome man
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O Psyche
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Psyche was a beautiful woman loved by Cupid; personification of human soul
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M Psyche
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Human spirit or soul
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O Zephyr
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the West wind
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M Zephyr
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Mild wind; light warming breeze
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O Panic
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Pan, son of Hermes, frightened people in the wilderness and caused them to flee
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M Panic
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Sudden feeling of fear or anxiety
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O Fatality
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Greek fates who spun and cut the thread of life
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M Fatality
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Disaster resulting in death
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O Narcissistic
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Greek youth turned into a flower; fell in love with his own reflection in a pool
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M Narcissistic
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excessive self admiration and self-centeredness
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O Aurora borealis
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aurora was the goddess of the dawn and boreas was the north wind
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M Aurora borealis
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Colored lights seen in the skies around the North Pole
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O Laurels
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Tree sacred to Apollo; woven into a wreath and used as a mark of honor or victory
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M Laurels
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Honor won for achievement
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O Protean
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Prophetic sea god who could change his shape at will
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M Protean
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Continually changing in nature, appearance, or behavior; diversity
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O Bacchanalian
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Ancient Roman festivities in honor of Bacchus
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M Bacchanalian
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Wild party
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O Siren
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Sirens lured sailors to deadly rocks with their beautiful voices
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M Siren
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Sound used as a warning device
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O Satirical
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Satyrs were half goat half man
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M Satirical
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Use of ridicule and sarcasm
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O Lethargy
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River in Hades who made those who drank it forget their past
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M Lethargy
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Tiredness; lack of energy; mental dullness
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O Music
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Relating to the nine muses specializing in the fine arts
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M Music
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combining vocal or instrumental sounds and tones in a melody
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O Hypnotic
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Relating to hypnos, god of sleep
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M Hypnotic
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Producing sleep of hypnosis
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O Morphine
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God of dreams and sleep
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M Morphine
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Drug which relieves severe pain
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O Tantalize
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King who was condemned to stand in water under a fruit tree, but was unable to reach the food or water
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M Tantalize
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Tease or torment people by letting them see, but not have, something they desire
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O Cerebral
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Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades
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M Cerebral
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Relating to or involving the brain
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O Promethean
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Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to man
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M Promethean
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Creative and imaginatively original
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O Chronology
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Titan who ruled the world until Zeus dethroned him; he is often considered "Father Time"
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M Chronology
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Order in which events occur or their arrangement according to this order
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O Calliope
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Muse of epic poetry who inspired the Greeks
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M Calliope
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An organ that generates music through the use of steam or compressed air
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O Plutocracy
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From Pluto, god of the underworld and wealth
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M Plutocracy
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Rule or power by the wealthy
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O Arachnophobia
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Arachne lost a weaving contest to Athena and was transformed into a spider
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M Arachnophobia
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Fear of spiders
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O Typhoon
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Typhon was a large monstrous son of Gaea that the Olympian gods all feared
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M Typhoon
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Violent tropical storm
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O Sibylline (sybilline)
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Greek woman believed to be ann oracle or a prophet
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M Sibylline (sybilline)
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Fortune teller
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O Halcyon days
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Halcyon was a bird believed to have the power to calm the waves
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M Halcyon days
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Tranquil and free from disturbance or care
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O Epicurean
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Epicurus was a Greek philosopher who founded a utopian societry
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M Epicurean
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Fond of luxurious eating and drinking
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O Floral
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From Flora, goddess of flowers
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M Floral
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Arrangement of flowers
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O Hermetic
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Hermes, messenger god
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M Hermetic
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Airtight; sealed tightly
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O Thespian
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Thespis was a Greek poet; Thespia was a town of nine muses
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M Thespian
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Having to do with drama; dramatic
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O Colossal
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Colossus was a large statue of Apollo
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M Colossal
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Enormous in size
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O Stentorian
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Stentor was a herald of Greek forces during Trojan War whose voice was very loud
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M Stentorian
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Very loud
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O Midas touch
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Midas received the gift of the golden touch - everything he touched turned to gold
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M Midas touch
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The ability to turn any business venture into a profitable one
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O "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
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An allusion to the story of the Trojan Horse in which the Greeks tricked the Trojans into accepting the wooden horse as a gift
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M "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
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Don't trust your enemies
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O "Face that launched a thousand ships"
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Reference to Helen of Troy whose beauty was the cause of the Greeks sending 1000 trips to defeat Troy
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M "Face that launched a thousand ships"
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A beautiful woman
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O Pandora's box
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Pandora opened a box given to her by the gods and released all the evils into the world
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M Pandora's box
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A great source of trouble
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O Epic Proportions
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Epic poems were long, grand stories told by Homer about Greek heroes
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M Epic Proportions
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Unusually great size or extent
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O "Between a rock and a hard place"
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Odysseus had to choose to sail by Scylla who would eat six of his men or Charybdis, the whirlpool, who would destroy the whole ship
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M "Between a rock and a hard place"
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Face with a choice between two equally unpleasant or undesirable alternatives
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