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It Came From Mythology:

It Came From Mythology:. 11 words to take with you. Winged goddess of victory. Nike. The most ancient of gods. Chaos ( n .) a state of disorder, c haotic (adj.). A beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection. Narcissus

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It Came From Mythology:

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  1. It Came From Mythology: 11 words to take with you

  2. Winged goddess of victory Nike

  3. The most ancient of gods Chaos (n.) a state of disorder, chaotic (adj.)

  4. A beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection Narcissus Narcissism (n.) or narcissistic (adj.) vanity or self-absorption (selfishness)

  5. The goddess of divine retribution and vengeance Nemesis (n.) opponent, enemy, or doom

  6. The god of music, medicine, light, and reason Apollo Apollonian (adj.) poised and disciplined

  7. God of wine and a kind of chaos Dionysus Dionysian (adj.) undisciplined, unrestrained

  8. Nine sisters, daughters of Zeus who sang stories of the gods and heroes Muse (v.) to comment thoughtfully, to think about

  9. One of the Three Fates (Moirai): the cutter of the thread of life; inflexible Atropos Atrophy (v.) to waste away, to be cut short

  10. Messenger of the gods, noted for his speed Mercury (Hermes) Mercurial (adj.) qualities of eloquent, swift, shrewd

  11. Son of Zeus and Pluto who was punished by the gods for his pride; in Hades he was placed neck deep in water which receded every time he went to drink. When he tried to reach the fruit which grew on the branches above him, the fruit moved out of reach. Tantalus Tantalize (v.) to tease, entice, tempt

  12. A herald of the gods noted for his loud voice Stentor Stentorian (adj.) loud and powerful

  13. A god of sleep Somnos Somnolent (adj.) sleepy Somnambulist (n.) sleep-walker

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