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10 Cards in this Set
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Ocean |
- from the ancient Greek word "okeanos" used to designate the river described in myth as encircling the earth
- the greater body of water covering about three quarters of the earths surface |
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Odyssey |
- From the ancient Greek word "odusseia" meaning the story of odysseus Homers epic tale the odyssey chronic;es the ten year journey of odysseus as he struggled against seemingly impossible odds to return from the Trojan war to his homeland of Ithaca
-in a literal sense, a lengthy circuitous journey in a figurative sense a protracted spiritual sense |
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OEDIPUS COMPLEX |
-king oedipus unkowningly killed his father and married his mother
- in fruedian psycoanalytic theory, the unconcious tendency boy have to become attracted to their mothers and jealous of their fathers male counterpart to the electra complax |
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OLYMPIC GAMES |
-they were origibally athletic literary and artsitic contests held every four years in honor of zeus
- a large scale international sports contest taht promotes goodwill |
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OLYMPIAN |
-mount olympus in thessaly was the home of the ancient greek gods
-noble, lofty, superior, aloof |
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ORACLE |
-GODS ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM THEIR PRIESTESSES
-SOMEONE WHO IS LIKE ASKED FOR THEIR OPINIONS
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ORPHEUM |
SO LIKE ORPHEUS WAS AN AWERSOME MUSICIAN
AND OPERA HOUSE
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OSTRACIZE |
IN ANCIENT GREEK, ATHENIANS VOTED AGAINST PEOPLE BY PUTTING THEIR NAMES ON AN "OSTRAKON"
TO BANISH OR EXCLUDE |
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PALLADIUM
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THE PALLADIUM WAS A MASSIVE STATUE OF PALLAS ATHENA AT ILLIUM GIFT FROM ZEUS WHEN THE CITY WAS FOUNDED, WOULD PROTECT IT TALISMAN SAFEGUARD |
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PANDORAS BOX |
(TALE OF PANDORA)
A SOURCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVILS |
