| A | B |
|---|
| Atlas | A book of maps, named for the Titan who held the heavens on his shoulders |
| Cereal | A kind of breakfast food, from the name of the Roman goddess of the harvest |
| Martial | Warlike or military, derived from the name of the Roman god of war. |
| Chronological | Arranged in order of occurrence, from Zeus’s father. |
| Panic | Sudden unreasoning, hysterical fear, caused by the god of forests and wild animals |
| inotaur | Every path Theseus followed in the labyrinth led to this monster |
| Perseus | This hero killed Medusa and used her head to save Andromeda |
| Cerberus | Three-headed guard dog. |
| Orpheus | His music could make stones weep and bring the dead back to life. |
| Chimera | A lion’s head, goat’s body, serpent’s tail -- an impossibile thing |
| Trident | Three-pronged sceptre borne by the god of the sea. |
| Caduceus | Winged staff, with serpents, symbolic of the medical profession |
| Hermes | His feet, usually with wings or flames, stand for speed. |
| Trojan Horse | A subversive gift, with a hidden danger - symbolic of betrayal and dishonesty. |
| Cornucopia | The object associated with natural abundance and thanksgiving -- from the goat that suckled Zeus. |
| Fable | A very short story, usually with animal characters and a moral. |
| Cyclops | No Man, AKA Odysseus, blinded this man eater. |
| Phaeton | He drove so badly when he borrowed Daddy’s “wheels” that he caused people to have different skin colors. |
| Daedalus & Icarus | His tragic “fall” proved that father knows best. |
| Sphinx | She riddled, “What goes on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?” |
| The Midas Touch | The gift of profiting from whatever one undertakes. |
| Tantalize | To torment by holding something desirable, just out of reach. |
| Promethean | A daringly creative or defiantly original act. |
| Sisyphean | A task that requires continual effort that never quite pays off. |
| Apollonian vs. Dionysian | Philosophically -- “I can wait” vs. “I want it now”. |
