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| Sisyphus | a task that requires continual effort that never quite pays off was named for him |
| punishment for a crime against the gods | eternity at hard labor |
| roll a boulder uphill for eternity. When he was almost to the top, it would roll back down again | Sisyphus' punishment |
| tantalize | to hold something desirable just out of reach |
| stand in a pool of water, but every time he tried to drink, the water drained away. Over his head were fruits, but ever time he tried to reach them, they were pulled away from him | Tantalus' punishment |
| Midas | everything he touched turned to gold |
| Atlas | Titan who helped hold the world on his shoulders |
| Titanic | largest ship made at that time |
| King of the Titans | Cronus |
| forces evidence into a theory when it doesn't fit | named for Procrustes |
| hero involved with Procrustes | Theseus |
| Styx | river that runs through the Underworld |
| Mrs. Kinnaird | your wonderful English teacher |
| Stygian | dark, gloomy, characteristic of death |
| Charon | ferryman for the Underworld |
| reason Midas was rewarded | saved Silenus, Dionysus right hand man |
| Atlas was relieved from his punishment by whom? | Hercules |
| Prometheus crime | stole fire from the gods |
| Achilles' heel | point of vulnerability |
| chained to a rock where an eagle plucked at his innards | Prometheus' punishment |
| King of the Titans were overthrown by whom? | Zeus |
| Tartarus | area of the Underworld |
