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20 Cards in this Set
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aegis
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protection, sponsorship
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amazon
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a large strong, or athletic woman; a female warrior
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aurora
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the dawn or similar luminosity
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odyssey
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extended journey or wandering
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paean
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song of joy, praise, thanksgiving, triumph
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palladium
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safeguard, something to insure safety
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plutocrat
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a wealthy person, esp. one whose wealth means power
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siren
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a bewitching or irresistible woman; fascinating, captivating
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Valahall
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hall of feasting heroes
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ambrosial
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delicious, fragnant, superior
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Apollonian
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living by enlightened, aesthetic, intellectual values; harmonious, spiritual, godlike
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Dionysian
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living by sensual or material delights
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hermetic
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completely sealed, airtight, hard to understand, relating to the occult or the magical
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procrustean
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taking fanactical or ruthless action to obtain conformity
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Promethean
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daring, creative, or heroic on behalf of hummanity
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Pyrrhic Victory
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a too-costly victory
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stygian
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gloomy, dismal, hellish
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tantalizing
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tormenting, teasing
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terpsichorean
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pertaining to dancing
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titanic
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extremely large, strong, or powerful
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