| A | B |
|---|
| Titanic | From the titans; very large or strong; powerful |
| Cyclopean | from Cyclops; huge or massive; one-eye |
| Olympian | from Olympia/Olympus; athlete in a competition held every four years |
| Martial | Mars, god of war; readiness to fight; warlike |
| Vulcanization | Vulcan; strengthen material by applying heat and pressure |
| Music | Muse; vocal or instrumental sounds and tones in a melody |
| Jovial | Jove; hearty, playful, good humor |
| Mercurial | Mercury; lively and unpredictable;witty |
| Atrophy | Atropos was the fate who cut the thread of life; weakening or lessening of some ability; shrinking in size |
| Panic | Pan, son of Hermes; sudden feeling of fear or anxiety |
| Laurels | Tree sacred to Appllo, wreath of honor for an achievement |
| Protean | Proteus could change form; continually changing in nature, appearance, or behavior |
| Bacchanalian | Bacchus; wild party |
| Lethargy | River in Hades; tired; lack of energy |
| Hypnotic | Hypnos, god of sleep; producing sleep or hypnosis |
| Morphine | Morpheus, god of dreams; drug which relieves pain |
| Erotic | Eros, god of love; arousing feelings of desire |
| Tantalize | Tantalus; tease or torment |
| Promethan | Prometheus; cretive and imaginatively original |
| Atlas | Atlas; book of maps |
| Stygian | River Styx; dark and frightening |
| Museum | Muse; building for artistic objects |
| Chronology | Cronus; time order events |
| Narcissistic | Narcissus; excessive self-admiration |
| Cerebral | Cerberus (dog of underworld); involving the brain |
| Hesperian | Hesperides; from the west |
| Labyrinthine | Labyrinth; maze |
| Halcyon Days | Halcyon (bird); tranquil and free from disturbance |
| Adonis | Adonis; handsome young man |
| Aurora borealis | Aurora and Boreas; colored lights around North pole |
| Cereal | Ceres; food made from grain |
| Nemesis | Nemesis; bitter enemy; avenger |
| Vestal | Vesta; chaste |
| Psyche | Psyche; human spirit or soul |
| Fatality | Fates; diasaster resulting in death |
| Siren | Sirens; seductively, beautiful woman |
| Sibylline | Sybil;fortune teller |
| Harpy | Harpy (birds); offensive term for women |
| Saturnine | Saturn; gloomy |
| Satirical | Satyrs; ironic, sarcastic, ridiculous |
| Iridescent | Iris; rainbow colors |
| Calliope | Muse; organ that generates music |
| Plutocracy | Pluto; rule by the wealthy |
| Zephyr | Zephyrus; light warm breeze |
| arachnophobia | Arachne; fear of spiders |
| Insomniac | Somnus; difficulty in sleeping |
| Amazonian | Amazon women; tall, physically strong |
| Typhoon | Typhon; violent tropical storm |
| Midas touch | King Midas; turn any business venture into a profitable one |
| "a rock and a hard place" | Scylla and Charybdis; between two equally unpleasant or undesirable tasks |
| epicurean | Epicurus was a Greek philosopher; fond of luxurious eating and drinking |
| floral | Flora goddess of flowers; arrangement of flowers |
| hermetic | Hermes; airtight, sealed tightly |
| thespian | Thespis, a Greek poet; drama and theater |
| colossal | Colossus statue of Apollo; enormous in size |
| stentorian | Stentor, herald during Trojan War; very loud |
| "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" | Don't trust your enemies |
| "Face that launched 1000 ships" | beautiful woman |
| Pandora's box | a great source of trouble |
| epic proportions | Epics written by Homer; unusually great size or extent |
