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fresco
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the art of painting on fresh plaster; also a painting done by this method
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statue
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likeness (as of a person or animal) sculptured, modeled, or cast in a solid substance
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dolphin
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any of various small toothed whales with the snout more or less elongated into a beak
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fisherman
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a person engaged in fishing;
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oxen
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common large domestic cattle kept for milk, draft, and meat, plural of ox
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immortal
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exempt from death
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eternal
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everlasting, perpetual
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god (small "g")
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a being or object believed to have supernatural attributes and powers and to require worship
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goddess ( small "g")
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a female god
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maze
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a confusing intricate network of passages
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Minotaur
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monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull
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terracotta
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a brown-red, hard, usually unglazed earthenware used for pottery, sculpture, etc.
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hero
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a mythological or legendary figure of great strength or ability
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labyrinth
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a place constructed of or filled with confusing intricate passageways : maze
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hubris
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exaggerated pride or self-confidence
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destiny
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a predetermined course of events
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fate
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the cause or will that is held to determine events : destiny
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oracle
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one held to give divinely inspired answers or revelations
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prophetess
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a woman who utters divinely inspired revelations or foretells future events
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epic
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a long poem in elevated style narrating the deeds of a hero
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oral tradition
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passing down stories by word of mouth only -- memorized not written down
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Aegean Sea
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sea between Greece and Turkey: it is an arm of the Mediterranean
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in res media
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in the middle of things
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bull dancing
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daring Minoan custom involving leaping over charging bulls
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