| A | B |
| Zeus | king of the gods |
| Medusa | had snakes for hair |
| Poseidon | king of the sea |
| Trojans | tricked by a wooden horse |
| Pandora | responsible for letting the world's evils out |
| Hercules | exceptional strength; completed 12 labors |
| Icarus | flew too close to the sun |
| Arachne | expert weaver; turned into a spider |
| Hades | God of the Underworld |
| Echo | loved to hear herself talk |
| Narcissus | fell in love with his reflection |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom |
| Demeter | goddess of the harvest |
| Aphrodite | goddess of love |
| deity | a divine character; supreme being |
| phenomena | something extraordinary that can be observed |
| nymph | lesser deities attending a superior deity |
| moral | conveying a truth about the principles of right and wrong |
| prophecy | a divinely inspired prediction |
| Perseus | cut off the head of Medusa |