| A | B |
| deities | gods; immortals |
| trident | a three-pronged spear |
| Minotaur | a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull |
| Acropolis | the walled fortress built at the highest part of Athens |
| oracle | a temple where a priest or priestess would issue prophesies and answers to questions |
| ambrosia | the food and drink of the gods |
| prow | the fore part of the hull on a ship; the bow |
| brazen | made of brass |
| agora | marketplace |
| amphorae | a Greek vase |
| allegory | a story with more than one meaning |
| fable | a story in which animals or the elements have human characteristics and teach a simple moral truth |