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