greek mythology Crossword Puzzles
2023 Fourth Period 2023-02-18
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- has been single for 14 years, wants to study business at Harvard or be a DH in MLB
- enjoys the color pink, pasta, reading and soccer
- likes dance, volleyball, Tik Tok and superman ice cream
- hurdler who wants to be a child psychologist
- likes shoes, playing and watching sports, wants to be a teacher or engineer
- bilingual artist who bakes and makes bracelets
- Ukelele player who watches hockey and football and wants to be a photographer
- likes hockey and playing PS5
- wants to be an actress or news reporter, likes theater and Starbucks
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- likes sccer and baseball and would like to leave Ohio for California
- likes cooking, Walking Dead and leaving school
- is married to a monkey, likes music and wants to be a veterinarian
- likes Greek mythology and drawing
- likes skateboarding, playing hockey, coding and playing drums
- a great reader, and skater, who crochets
- speaks three languages, is double jointed and wants to be a fashion designer
- likes pickles, bats and cats
- independent person who enjoys Pinterest and wants to be a fashion or interior designer
- wants to be a content creator or game developer
- has a bearded dragon named Rex, likes baseball and wants to be an engineer at NASA
20 Clues: likes pickles, bats and cats • likes hockey and playing PS5 • likes Greek mythology and drawing • a great reader, and skater, who crochets • hurdler who wants to be a child psychologist • likes cooking, Walking Dead and leaving school • bilingual artist who bakes and makes bracelets • wants to be a content creator or game developer • ...
The Inferno Cantos 1-6 Vocabulary 2013-11-18
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- intense anger
- doubtful
- to praise
- similar or accompanying
- extreme distress of the body or mind
- to express grief
- conflict
- a greeting
- to stray away from what is proper or good
- the ruler
- to admit
- a small amount
- to move upward
- fill to satisfaction
- extreme lack of respect
- to beg
- to move downward
- center of the Italian renaissance during the 14th to 16th centuries
- to rest or lie
- under cover
- to cause great mental or physical pain
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- to provoke
- intended to deceive
- of a kind and generous spirit
- very bad
- to gain
- very bad
- to hold back
- to criticize severely
- a prediction for the future
- greatness in depth, height, or range
- pay close attention to
- deep feeling of respect
- writing or conversation of a serious nature
- to decrease the purity or quality
- extreme desire for wealth
- harmless
- to annoy
- to dislike
- relating to the flesh
- to speak disrespectfully of something sacred
- a three-headed dog from Greek mythology
- a person who eats or drinks to excess
- not known to many people
- to find blameless or to forgive
- lack of respect
- to notice or understand
47 Clues: to beg • to gain • very bad • doubtful • very bad • conflict • harmless • to annoy • to admit • to praise • the ruler • to provoke • a greeting • to dislike • under cover • to hold back • intense anger • a small amount • to move upward • to rest or lie • lack of respect • to express grief • to move downward • intended to deceive • fill to satisfaction • to criticize severely • relating to the flesh • pay close attention to • ...
Pebbletree Feb 2015-02-27
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- Which type of pastry is used to make 'vol au vents'? (4,6)
- What is the name given to a male swan? (3)
- What is the name of leather pouch traditionally worn with a Scottish kilt? (7)
- What costs £4.99 from Simply66? (10,12)
- Which Goldfish service costs €3.00 per month? (5,4,4)
- What is the name of the international organisation for people with genius IQ's? (5)
- What would a cartographer make? (4)
- In the Beatles, which instrument did Paul play? (4)
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- What does the 'e' stand for in 'e-mail'? (10)
- Which of our brands offers: Layers, Agent Monitor, & Easy Comparisons? (4)
- What does a sommelier do? (5,4)
- In Greek Mythology, which titan was the father of Zeus? (7)
- Which of the 7 Dwarfs wore glasses? (3)
- What is the drug that Walter White and Jesse Pinkman 'cook'? (15)
- Which movie won Best Picture at the 2015 Oscars? (7)
- Which planet has the Highest mountain in the solar system? (4)
- In which country are 'Daewoo' cars made? (5)
- What feature allows you to create layered menus that divert calls multimle extensions? (3)
- How is the year 2000 written in Roman numerals? (2)
- Who manufactures the 300 IP Phone with PoE? (4)
20 Clues: What does a sommelier do? (5,4) • What would a cartographer make? (4) • Which of the 7 Dwarfs wore glasses? (3) • What costs £4.99 from Simply66? (10,12) • What is the name given to a male swan? (3) • In which country are 'Daewoo' cars made? (5) • What does the 'e' stand for in 'e-mail'? (10) • Who manufactures the 300 IP Phone with PoE? (4) • ...
NeuroRx Holiday Crossword 2018 2018-12-05
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- What is being monitored by PMs each month?
- Study nickname for latest Tysabri trial
- Quiet employee who has come and gone like the wind....
- Tech Experts now start these documents when notified of a new trial starting
- Sponsor for which their study in NMO is now rolling over into open label
- Newly appointed person at NeuroRx based on GDPR
- What type of gadolinium contrast agents are most stable
- What did we have to celebrate the new office expansion?
- Must notify sponsor within 72 hours of being aware of this
- Study name that required an MTR and DTI software confirmation at screening
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- Recent ad-hoc analysis with a greek mythology name?
- What can leptomeningeal hemosiderosis be?
- Which sponsor has the most number of ongoing pediatric trials?
- Which mountain stores NeuroRx documents?
- Drug name for all studies in the Council of COMB
- What IT asks you to do when you see them about a problem?
- Winning dish at annual employee appreciation day
- Studies that require the most changes for Webapps
- For what type of transfer is Priority 1 reader box used for?
- Newest sponsor that currently works in partnership with existing AD studies
- What is the name of the NeuroRx newsletter?
- ASL analysis uses this script
22 Clues: ASL analysis uses this script • Study nickname for latest Tysabri trial • Which mountain stores NeuroRx documents? • What can leptomeningeal hemosiderosis be? • What is being monitored by PMs each month? • What is the name of the NeuroRx newsletter? • Newly appointed person at NeuroRx based on GDPR • Drug name for all studies in the Council of COMB • ...
NeuroRx Holiday Crossword 2018 2018-12-05
Across
- Recent ad-hoc analysis with a greek mythology name?
- Winning dish at annual employee appreciation day
- Studies that require the most changes for Webapps
- ASL analysis uses this script
- For what type of transfer is Priority 1 reader box used for?
- Quiet employee who has come and gone like the wind....
- What did we have to celebrate the new office expansion?
- What can leptomeningeal hemosiderosis be?
- Which mountain stores NeuroRx documents?
- Newly appointed person at NeuroRx based on GDPR
- Newest sponsor that currently works in partnership with existing AD studies
- Study name that required an MTR and DTI software confirmation at screening
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- Sponsor for which their study in NMO is now rolling over into open label
- Drug name for all studies in the Council of COMB
- Tech Experts now start these documents when notified of a new trial starting
- What IT asks you to do when you see them about a problem?
- Which sponsor has the most number of ongoing pediatric trials?
- What is the name of the NeuroRx newsletter?
- What is being monitored by PMs each month?
- What type of gadolinium contrast agents are most stable
- Study nickname for latest Tysabri trial
- Must notify sponsor within 72 hours of being aware of this
22 Clues: ASL analysis uses this script • Study nickname for latest Tysabri trial • Which mountain stores NeuroRx documents? • What can leptomeningeal hemosiderosis be? • What is being monitored by PMs each month? • What is the name of the NeuroRx newsletter? • Newly appointed person at NeuroRx based on GDPR • Winning dish at annual employee appreciation day • ...
Ancient Greece B.D. 2022-03-31
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- The Trojan war was started by who
- Number of years it took Odysseus to sail home
- When Athens became a leader in Greece
- Name of the cyclops that trapped Odysseus
- King of Troy
- Spartans throw weak babies off a what
- Standard looking pillar made in Athens
- The formation Spartans fought in
- King of Sparta
- God of fire
- Famous Spartan quote that is one word
- King Agamemnon did what that make his wife angry with him
- The place where Alexander stopped his journey
- God whos name was the same in greek and roman mythology
- King of the gods
- The 20 foot long spear
- Alexander died of illness or what
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- God of wine
- Age when Alexander became king
- When Spartan boys start training
- There is a little one and a big one in the Iliad
- Messenger of the gods
- Athens had a great one
- The name of the army Achilles commands
- The word said by a runner at the battle of Marathon
- Alexander's dad
- name of the alliance made by Athens
- When Sparta rose to power
- Name used by Odysseus to trick the cyclops
- How many gods were in the beauty contest
- Another name for Odysseus
31 Clues: God of wine • God of fire • King of Troy • King of Sparta • Alexander's dad • King of the gods • Messenger of the gods • Athens had a great one • The 20 foot long spear • When Sparta rose to power • Another name for Odysseus • Age when Alexander became king • When Spartan boys start training • The formation Spartans fought in • The Trojan war was started by who • ...
Greece V.S Rome 2024-02-13
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- An emperor that used his power to conquer all of Greece and Persia
- A traditional story regarded as historical but unauthenticated
- One of the five great emperors of the Nerva Dynasty and a soldier
- People dedicated to learning philosophy as their life purpose
- The practice of using creativity to make unique objects
- An uncultured brutish person known to have great strength
- A major multi-sport game that occurs yearly starting in Greece
- A person who makes repairs on objects or structures
- Giving or showing constant support or allegiance to something
- A collection of myths originating from a culture
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- A liquid that can be swallowed to give nourishment or refreshment
- An armed force that protects their land using lethal force
- The fundamental study of knowledge, reality, and existence
- A human settlement of a notable size made for living purposes
- A Roman dictator that made Rome a republic for decades
- An association of Greek city states to protect army resources
- To take aggressive action with weapons or armed force
- a sovereign ruler of great power that rules an empire
- The process of making objects with raw materials like clay
- People who are dedicated to growing food and crops to feed people
20 Clues: A collection of myths originating from a culture • A person who makes repairs on objects or structures • To take aggressive action with weapons or armed force • a sovereign ruler of great power that rules an empire • A Roman dictator that made Rome a republic for decades • The practice of using creativity to make unique objects • ...
CNA - Conversation Class 2024-08-21
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- Longing for the past, often feeling warm and fuzzy inside.
- A word with no vowels that indicates the flow or beat of a song.
- The ancestor of the "Amazon Kindle".
- Ability to recover from difficulties.
- Period of great artistic and cultural rebirth in Europe.
- Saying in a very low volume.
- Master ___, traditional cooking show.
- Angry ___, mobile game.
- A brief or fleeting view.
- Song by Coldplay
- Fear or dislike of foreigners.
- A ___ teller is someone who is able to see your future.
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- Sign or warning of future events, which can be good or bad.
- ___ and love, hippie motto.
- The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
- A complex, confusing maze of paths.
- Traditional story; legend.
- ___ on the Orient Express, book by Agatha Christie.
- Third book in the Twilight Saga
- Entity that told the future in old Greek mythology.
- Large, flowing body of water.
- Main ingredient of a famous Asian sauce.
- "You've got a ___ in me", song from the movie Toy Story.
- The defining spirit or way of thinking of a specific population or time.
- Sign of happiness.
- Something contradictory, but true.
- "Here comes the ___", song by The Beatles.
- Reflection of sound.
- Journey or mission, in RPG games.
29 Clues: Song by Coldplay • Sign of happiness. • Reflection of sound. • Angry ___, mobile game. • A brief or fleeting view. • Traditional story; legend. • ___ and love, hippie motto. • Saying in a very low volume. • Large, flowing body of water. • Fear or dislike of foreigners. • Third book in the Twilight Saga • Journey or mission, in RPG games. • Something contradictory, but true. • ...
Component 2: beginning to Horace 2024-05-24
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- - Horace's past life, now finished with.
- - The setting of the altercation between Cicero's brother and Atticus's sister.
- - Catullus wanted a thousand of these from Lesbia.
- - What Claudia did to her husband with all her heart.
- - What Claudia gave birth to: one left on earth, the other beneath it.
- - The Roman poet who wrote "Odi et amo."
- - The city where Cicero served as consul.
- - How Horace describes Chloe before she's touched for the first time.
- - Cicero's profession known for public speaking.
- - The material Rome moved from brick to during its Golden Age.
- - Where Cicero and Quintus ate lunch on the next day.
- - Horace's plea to Lesbia: "Let us [do this]."
- - The city Venus holds, free from Thracian snows.
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- - This Roman woman's name was given by her parents.
- - The addressee of Catullus's passionate pleas.
- - The girl Horace advises to be touched for the first time.
- - What once shone brightly for Catullus.
- - A not-so-beautiful tomb of a beautiful woman.
- - Addressed as one who should stand and read something short.
- - Son of Odysseus in Greek mythology.
- - Augustan ideal (x2)
- - Cicero loved this political system.
- - The instrument finished with war in Horace's poem.
- - Cicero's BFF.
24 Clues: - Cicero's BFF. • - Augustan ideal (x2) • - Son of Odysseus in Greek mythology. • - Cicero loved this political system. • - Horace's past life, now finished with. • - What once shone brightly for Catullus. • - The Roman poet who wrote "Odi et amo." • - The city where Cicero served as consul. • - Horace's plea to Lesbia: "Let us [do this]." • ...
Persona Crossword :) 2024-10-15
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- Patron Saint of France
- A Monarchs Entertainer
- A Star in the Constellation Gemini
- A French Luxury Brand
- A Famous Witch from the Play Macbeth
- An Antagonist in the Three Musketeers
- Its name is taken from the folk hero Kintarō
- A Famous Food Court Visitor
- An Agent of Someone's Downfall
- A Famous Female Samurai
- Famous God of Trickery
- A Japanese God of Thunder
- A Set of Famous Space Missions
- Japanese Creator God
- A Instrument Famously Used by Orpheus
- A Famous Frog Riding Character
- Known as The Shamaness Queen of Japan
- Creation of Maurice Leblanc
- The God of Darkness and Shadows
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- Mortal Half Brother Of Pollux
- The Father of the Famous Food Court Visitor
- Translates to Thrice Greatest
- An Alternate Name Given to Cinderella
- A Particularly Stylish Character from a 2005 Cartoon
- A Resident of the Velvet Room or a Hunchback Lab Assistant
- A Islamic Terrorist Organization
- An Amazonian Queen in Greek Mythology
- A Japanese Dwarf Deity Associated with Healing
- A Sun Goddess and Deity in Shinto Religion
- To Call or Summon Upon
- Last Name of a Famous Privateer
- The Support of a Particular Person or Organization
- Younger Brother of Amaterasu
33 Clues: Japanese Creator God • A French Luxury Brand • Patron Saint of France • A Monarchs Entertainer • Famous God of Trickery • To Call or Summon Upon • A Famous Female Samurai • A Japanese God of Thunder • A Famous Food Court Visitor • Creation of Maurice Leblanc • Younger Brother of Amaterasu • Mortal Half Brother Of Pollux • Translates to Thrice Greatest • An Agent of Someone's Downfall • ...
Crossword 3/29/22 - Very Hard 2024-06-21
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- given to using long words
- instrument showing changing patterns
- contrast of light and dark in art
- of doubtful authenticity
- study of knowledge and justified belief
- speech given by a character alone on stage
- whispering murmuring or rustling sound
- alignment of celestial bodies
- to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions
- smell of the earth after rain
- ringing or tinkling sound
- state of infatuation or obsession with another person
- act of kissing
- gigantic enormous
- the estimation of something as worthless
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- relating to or occurring in the evening
- mournful dismal or gloomy
- larger or more generous than usual or necessary
- study of bird eggs
- harsh discordant mixture of sounds
- the act of throwing someone out of a window
- physical beauty
- fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
- to leave abruptly
- excessive and often incoherent talkativeness
- kept secret especially because it would not be approved of
- occurrence of events by chance in a happy way
- exceedingly idealistic unrealistic
- relating to a victory that comes at a great cost
- extremely old or ancient
- collection and study of postage stamps
- drug of forgetfulness in Greek mythology
- representing the most perfect example of something
- cheerful and full of energy
- swiftest bird of prey
35 Clues: act of kissing • physical beauty • to leave abruptly • gigantic enormous • study of bird eggs • swiftest bird of prey • of doubtful authenticity • extremely old or ancient • mournful dismal or gloomy • given to using long words • ringing or tinkling sound • cheerful and full of energy • alignment of celestial bodies • smell of the earth after rain • contrast of light and dark in art • ...
WF-Unit 2 review 2023-02-13
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- The spartans fighting formation
- The spartans main weapon
- A greek city
- Lived on the island of crete
- Greek city with strongest navy
- Greek city with strongest military
- The god of the sky king of the gods
- Persian war battle in a canal
- A fortress on a high hill
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- Greek like
- The persian war battle where the greeks lost
- The greeks topography is mostly
- The biggest kingdom in asia
- Come from a myth about athena and a weaver
- A greek marketplace
15 Clues: Greek like • A greek city • A greek marketplace • The spartans main weapon • A fortress on a high hill • The biggest kingdom in asia • Lived on the island of crete • Persian war battle in a canal • Greek city with strongest navy • The spartans fighting formation • The greeks topography is mostly • Greek city with strongest military • The god of the sky king of the gods • ...
Kayombo-Greek Theatre Review 2020-12-04
Across
- the staging of the play
- pity and fear
- greek term for fate
- tragic flow
- Dialogue between characters and chorus
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- hero the main character of a greek tragedy
- discovery
- one of the structures of a greek tragedy
- change in fortune
- pride
- is an imitation of an action that has serious implication is complete and of magnitude
- one of the best known greek tragedians
- one of the best known greek targedians
- emotional purging
- the final resolution
15 Clues: pride • discovery • tragic flow • pity and fear • change in fortune • emotional purging • greek term for fate • the final resolution • the staging of the play • one of the best known greek tragedians • one of the best known greek targedians • Dialogue between characters and chorus • one of the structures of a greek tragedy • hero the main character of a greek tragedy • ...
Vocab 2022-02-03
Across
- (the placement of..)- a word, especially an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun
- pressure or tension exerted on a material object.
- a weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward, especially a rod with a weight at the end that regulates the mechanism of a clock.
- Phrase a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object.
- go or move back or further away from a previous position.
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- (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
- having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.
- (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences.
- (of a person) avoiding work; lazy.
- having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent.
- depend on with full trust or confidence.
- pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
- consisting of many different and connected parts.
13 Clues: (of a person) avoiding work; lazy. • pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely • depend on with full trust or confidence. • pressure or tension exerted on a material object. • consisting of many different and connected parts. • go or move back or further away from a previous position. • (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable. • ...
Sunflowers 2021-07-07
Across
- sunflowers are native to these land spaces
- each petal of a sunflower along the head's circumference is its own flower, appropriately called this (two words)
- seedless sunflowers may be preferred by those with this allergy due to the lack of pollen produced
- one type of category of sunflowers (that I mistakingly thought was exhaustive)
- noun describing young sunflowers tracking the sun from sunrise to sunset every day until mature
- counter category of sunflowers that grow less than a meter
- self-pollinating sunflowers will never long for familiarity with these as the next generation
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- In Greek mythology, the name of one of Apollo's loves who is turned into a sunflower after finding Apollo with another
- adept four legged creatures who are masters at harvesting seeds and nuts
- adult sunflowers all look this direction (and pollinators find them)
- despite it's namesake, not all sunflowers show this pigment
- all categories of sunflowers require this amount of light for growth
- country where the tallest sunflower has been grown (nearly 10 meters!)
13 Clues: sunflowers are native to these land spaces • counter category of sunflowers that grow less than a meter • despite it's namesake, not all sunflowers show this pigment • adult sunflowers all look this direction (and pollinators find them) • all categories of sunflowers require this amount of light for growth • ...
Sunflowers 2021-07-07
Across
- sunflowers are native to these land spaces
- each petal of a sunflower along the head's circumference is its own flower, appropriately called this (two words)
- seedless sunflowers may be preferred by those with this allergy due to the lack of pollen produced
- one type of category of sunflowers (that I mistakingly thought was exhaustive)
- noun describing young sunflowers tracking the sun from sunrise to sunset every day until mature
- counter category of sunflowers that grow less than a meter
- self-pollinating sunflowers will never long for familiarity with these as the next generation
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- In Greek mythology, the name of one of Apollo's loves who is turned into a sunflower after finding Apollo with another
- adept four legged creatures who are masters at harvesting seeds and nuts
- adult sunflowers all look this direction (and pollinators find them)
- despite it's namesake, not all sunflowers show this pigment
- all categories of sunflowers require this amount of light for growth
- country where the tallest sunflower has been grown (nearly 10 meters!)
13 Clues: sunflowers are native to these land spaces • counter category of sunflowers that grow less than a meter • despite it's namesake, not all sunflowers show this pigment • adult sunflowers all look this direction (and pollinators find them) • all categories of sunflowers require this amount of light for growth • ...
Meter/metr, center/centr, cycl 2017-01-26
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- / One of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead(Greek mythology)
- / Circles do not have the same centre point.
- / The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- / Showing a lot of effort or determination.
- / A very strong wind that moves very fast in a circle.
- / To organize the control of a country, organization, or system so that everything is done or decided in one place.
- / A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters.
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- / Use again after processing.
- / A meter that shows mileage traversed.
- / A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals.
- / An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
- / A piece of equipment that makes a regular repeated sound like a clock, showing the speed at which music should be played.
- / tending to move toward a center.
- / Happening in cycles.
- / A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them.
15 Clues: / Happening in cycles. • / Use again after processing. • / tending to move toward a center. • / A meter that shows mileage traversed. • / Showing a lot of effort or determination. • / Circles do not have the same centre point. • / A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters. • / An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure. • ...
Winter Crossword 2024-10-30
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- A Jewish holiday that begins on Kislev 25
- A type of holly that exists in Eastern North America
- A plant that is able to withstand and has adapted to cold temperatures and Arctic environments
- A device that tells the temperature
- A description of extreme cold
- A section of the year
- A word relating to regions around the North pole
- A permanently frozen layer of soil on or under Earth's surface that constantly exists in many parts of Russia
- A type of calendar that was created with 365 days that always addressed leap years every 4 years and was made by Julius Cesear
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- A event occuring on the 21st of December marking the beginning of winter, and holds signifigance to Greek mythology
- An African-American and Pan-African holiday created in 1966
- A significant and potentially dangerous drop in body temperature.
- A condition certain animals go into during winter that renders them unconscious to preserve food
- A half of the world: Northern, Southern, Western, or Eastern
- A word coming from a verb in Sanskrit and Poli that means "to awaken" or "awakened"
15 Clues: A section of the year • A description of extreme cold • A device that tells the temperature • A Jewish holiday that begins on Kislev 25 • A word relating to regions around the North pole • A type of holly that exists in Eastern North America • An African-American and Pan-African holiday created in 1966 • A half of the world: Northern, Southern, Western, or Eastern • ...
Mythology Stories 2012-11-18
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- King in Thessaly, son of Lucifer
- Favorite companion of Jupiter
- Titan who sided with Zeus in the war with the Titans
- race First race created by Prometheus and Epimetheus
- Horse that sprung from the Medusa's blood when Perseus killed her
- Born from darkness and death
- Had wife named Eurydice, had gift of music
- God who helped Bellerophon get Pegasus
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- Monster with one enormous eye
- Stung and killed by a viper on her wedding day
- Father of zeus
- Son of the Sun god
- Powerful ruler of Crete
- First love of Apollo
- Gifted young sculptor of Cyprus
- Tree Daphne was changed into by her father
16 Clues: Father of zeus • Son of the Sun god • First love of Apollo • Powerful ruler of Crete • Born from darkness and death • Monster with one enormous eye • Favorite companion of Jupiter • Gifted young sculptor of Cyprus • King in Thessaly, son of Lucifer • God who helped Bellerophon get Pegasus • Tree Daphne was changed into by her father • Had wife named Eurydice, had gift of music • ...
Mythology Crossword 2016-10-04
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- Roman name is Eros
- Queen of the Gods
- Musical and known for his lyre
- Jupiter loved her so much that he took care of her crops
- Three-headed dog that guards the underworld
- Goddess of wisdom and known for weaving
- Born from Crono's
- Jupiter favors her and gives her gifts
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- Son of Cronos and Rhea
- Him and his father had a war
- Makes land and sea creatures
- God of wine, festivity, and madness
- Born very ugly so Hera threw him off a cliff
- Very smart even when he was a baby and made the lyre
- Athene made her really ugly
- God of war and courage
16 Clues: Queen of the Gods • Born from Crono's • Roman name is Eros • Son of Cronos and Rhea • God of war and courage • Athene made her really ugly • Him and his father had a war • Makes land and sea creatures • Musical and known for his lyre • God of wine, festivity, and madness • Jupiter favors her and gives her gifts • Goddess of wisdom and known for weaving • ...
Mythology Crossword 2016-10-04
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- Sister of Apollo; goddess of the moon, young maidens, and the hunt
- goddess of wisdom, useful arts, and mistress of strategy
- 3 headed dog
- Symbol is a 3 pointed trident
- Where the gods and their thrones are
- Parents were Terra and Caelus; had 1 eye
- Made Hera jealous by hanging out with Jupiter
- Killed Minotaur
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- Monster with bulging eyes, swollen tongue, yellow fangs, snake hair, and claws
- King of gods
- River that formed a boundary between the overworld and underworld
- ruled the dead; had a 3 headed dog
- Married to Pluto
- pulled the sun across the sky in a chariot of gold during the day
- Married Eros
- goddess of love and beauty
16 Clues: King of gods • 3 headed dog • Married Eros • Killed Minotaur • Married to Pluto • goddess of love and beauty • Symbol is a 3 pointed trident • ruled the dead; had a 3 headed dog • Where the gods and their thrones are • Parents were Terra and Caelus; had 1 eye • Made Hera jealous by hanging out with Jupiter • goddess of wisdom, useful arts, and mistress of strategy • ...
Norse Mythology 2020-09-04
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- king of the norse gods
- loki's child, giant wolf
- norse name for earth
- loki's child, giant snake
- norse heavenly mead hall
- a mortal hero of norse mythology
- norse name for the end of the world
- loki's child, goddess of the dead
- norse poets
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- maidens who chose among the dead
- book that is the source of norse myths
- 1/2 god, 1/2 frost giant, god of mischief
- norse god killed by mistletoe
- norse god of thunder
- norse god's enemies
- why the chief god lost his eye
16 Clues: norse poets • norse god's enemies • norse name for earth • norse god of thunder • king of the norse gods • loki's child, giant wolf • norse heavenly mead hall • loki's child, giant snake • norse god killed by mistletoe • why the chief god lost his eye • maidens who chose among the dead • a mortal hero of norse mythology • loki's child, goddess of the dead • ...
Simple Mythology 2022-02-05
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- The Queen of the Greek Underworld
- The wife of Jupiter
- The husband of Penelope of Ithaca
- The wolf destined to kill Odin at Ragnarok
- The Greek Hero who raped Cassandra of Troy
- The wife of Usir
- The Shinto goddess of the sun
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- The Greek goddess of love and passion
- The Chinese supreme ruler of Heaven and the first emperor of China.
- The Queen of the Roman Underworld
- The Mesopotamian goddess of war and sexual love
- The mother of Aphrodite in the Iliad
- The feathered serpent god from Mesoamerica
- The Norse god of the wind, seafaring, fishing, and the hunt
- The slayer of the monster Grendel
- The wife of Oedipus
16 Clues: The wife of Usir • The wife of Jupiter • The wife of Oedipus • The Shinto goddess of the sun • The Queen of the Roman Underworld • The Queen of the Greek Underworld • The husband of Penelope of Ithaca • The slayer of the monster Grendel • The mother of Aphrodite in the Iliad • The Greek goddess of love and passion • The feathered serpent god from Mesoamerica • ...
Mythology Notes 2024-01-17
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- Zeus gave Pandora the box as a ? present.
- In "What is a Myth?" Gods never die. They are ?
- The only thing left in Pandora's box.
- Prometheus, a titan, was known as the ? of mankind.
- Pandora was molded to look like this goddess.
- In "Creation" he was the first ruler of all things.
- The rule of Cronus was called the ? age.
- The king of all gods.
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- In "Love and the Soul" this young girl loved Cupid.
- Jove hurled this at Phaethon at the out of control chariot.
- Medusa's hair was actually this.
- He wanted to drive the horses of the sun.
- The special food of the gods is called ?
- These are stories created to give values to persons, places and things
- He gave Perseus a helmet to go fight the gorgon Medusa.
- In "Love and the Soul" she's Cupid's mom.
16 Clues: The king of all gods. • Medusa's hair was actually this. • The only thing left in Pandora's box. • The special food of the gods is called ? • The rule of Cronus was called the ? age. • Zeus gave Pandora the box as a ? present. • He wanted to drive the horses of the sun. • In "Love and the Soul" she's Cupid's mom. • Pandora was molded to look like this goddess. • ...
Greek History 2023-05-19
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- Sea located south of Greece
- City-state that was militaristic
- Who was the father of medicine
- Greek god of war
- Greek king of gods
- Who wrote about the Peloponnesian War
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- First Greek historian
- How did Greeks spread the Hellenic culture
- WHo developed theory about right triangles
- the conquered most of greece
- Greek sculptor who created statue of Athena in the Parthenon
- Greek god of the sea
- Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey
- City-state that developed democracy
- Who rebuilt Athens after the Persian wars
- Known as father of geometry
16 Clues: Greek god of war • Greek king of gods • Greek god of the sea • First Greek historian • Sea located south of Greece • Known as father of geometry • the conquered most of greece • Who was the father of medicine • City-state that was militaristic • City-state that developed democracy • Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey • Who wrote about the Peloponnesian War • ...
ancient greece 2023-10-02
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- Greek philosopher born in Athens
- meaning "of Doris"
- city-state
- person who studies meaning of life
- rule of the best people
- bronze age civilization centered on crete
- armed infantry formed in close deep ranks
- ancient Greek writer behind the odyssey
- the great his father was Phillip.
- having power or being a ruler
- civilization Greek cultural influence reached peak in the Mediterranean
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- war fought between Athens and Sparta
- of Macedonia king of Macedonia
- art of Greece from ca. 1600 to 1100bc
- Greek philosopher and polymath
- series of wars fought by Greek and Persia states
16 Clues: city-state • meaning "of Doris" • rule of the best people • having power or being a ruler • Greek philosopher and polymath • of Macedonia king of Macedonia • Greek philosopher born in Athens • person who studies meaning of life • the great his father was Phillip. • war fought between Athens and Sparta • art of Greece from ca. 1600 to 1100bc • ...
Greek History 2015-08-20
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- The first Greek gods
- the biggest empire in the known world
- a legendary monster with a bulls head
- Spartan slaves
- An athletic event held by the Ancient Greeks every four years
- the horse of Alexander the Great
- reputedly the fastest ship in the world
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- famed for their warriors
- God of war
- famous Greek philosopher
- city named after the Greek god Athena
- the city the romans were said to come from in legend
- the form of government that originated in Athens
- form of Greek clothing worn by both guys and girls
- Greek foot soldier
- the spiritual heart of the world
- five leaders in Sparta
17 Clues: God of war • Spartan slaves • Greek foot soldier • The first Greek gods • five leaders in Sparta • famed for their warriors • famous Greek philosopher • the horse of Alexander the Great • the spiritual heart of the world • the biggest empire in the known world • city named after the Greek god Athena • a legendary monster with a bulls head • reputedly the fastest ship in the world • ...
Dramatis Personae and other words 2015-02-25
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- Greek philosopher, critical of Sparta
- Author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
- Dwellers Around
- Spartan writer 7th century BC
- Chief officials (5)
- Inferiors
- Greek travel writer, 2nd century AD
- Author of Spartan Society, biased
- Spartan writer 7th century BC
- A sub-group of Greeks that create the cultural foundations for Spartans
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- Council of Elders
- Assembly comprising all males over 30 years who were citizens
- Main cult in Sparta
- Mythical Spartan lawgiver
- State owned serfs
- Master of the boys
- 2nd century AD Greek writer, author of Lycurgus
- Greek historian, author of The Histories
- Lovers
- One of the Spartan royal families
- One of the Spartan royal families
- Men between 16-20 years
22 Clues: Lovers • Inferiors • Dwellers Around • Council of Elders • State owned serfs • Master of the boys • Main cult in Sparta • Chief officials (5) • Men between 16-20 years • Mythical Spartan lawgiver • Spartan writer 7th century BC • Spartan writer 7th century BC • One of the Spartan royal families • Author of Spartan Society, biased • One of the Spartan royal families • ...
Greek Theatre Crossword 2022-01-11
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- aisles the actors would use if coming in from outside
- a round floor on the ground level at the bottom of a hill
- the name in which, "actor" was derived from.
- the spot where the leader of the chorus would stand
- two prismatic pillars, one stage left, one stage right these could be rotated to change scenes during the performance.
- platform carrying "dead bodies" that was wheeled on
- used during performances and usually kept inside the scene (3 words togethor)
- flat roof of the scene
- Greek god of wine and fertility.
- a greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including The Suppliants.
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- - a Greek playwright who wrote comedies, including The Birds.
- a crane that lifted the “gods” from the scene onto the theologion.
- a greek playwright who trote tragedies,a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including Medea.
- the area directly infront of the scene
- upper and lower levels of the koilon
- literally god from the machine
- the first playwright to win the contest at the Dionysian festival in 534 B.C.
- the auditorium of the greek theatre
- temporary enclosure with doors
19 Clues: flat roof of the scene • literally god from the machine • temporary enclosure with doors • Greek god of wine and fertility. • the auditorium of the greek theatre • upper and lower levels of the koilon • the area directly infront of the scene • the name in which, "actor" was derived from. • the spot where the leader of the chorus would stand • ...
Percy List 1 2019-03-03
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- Become or cause to become soft or liquid
- Aware of and responding to one’s surroundings
- A vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
- one of the forest gods in Greek mythology who have faces and bodies like men and ears, legs, and tails like goats
- Of or relating to things that are thought to exist but that cannot be seen.
- To draw back, as with fear or pain
- Break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
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- A mythical creature made up of half a man’s body, and half a bull’s body.
- In a hurried manner; acting too quickly
- Impaired ability to learn to read.
- Wanting what someone else has and resenting them for wanting it.
- The lack of knowledge or education.
- something (such as an image, a sound, or a smell) that seems real but does not really exist and that is usually caused by mental illness or the effect of a drug
- Decrease rapidly and disappear; turn into a gas.
- Make into a powder by breaking up or to become dust.
15 Clues: Impaired ability to learn to read. • To draw back, as with fear or pain • The lack of knowledge or education. • In a hurried manner; acting too quickly • Become or cause to become soft or liquid • Aware of and responding to one’s surroundings • Decrease rapidly and disappear; turn into a gas. • Make into a powder by breaking up or to become dust. • ...
A-LC-AI 2020-09-10
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- the ancient book of sacred songs (hymns) in which Hinduism’s beliefs are based.
- references history (Religious references religion (Bible, creation, other religion or religious texts)
- references Literature (books, poems, fairy tales, nursery rhymes)
- reference pop-culture (celebrities, athletes, movies, news, politics, etc)
- life centers on friends.
- life centers on your work.
- a Hinduism belief that everyone moves in a constant cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
- the most important language of Ancient India.
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- Siddhartha Gautama came to be called the Buddha or the “Enlightened One”.
- everything around me is related with school.
- one of the religions from India; it stresses that one main force connects all of life.
- one of the religions from India; founded by Siddhartha Gautama and teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.
- a belief of both Hindus and Buddhists that the end result of all of a person’s good and bad actions will determine their rebirth.
- River a river that flows from Tibet through the Himalayas and Hindu Kush into the Arabian Sea.
- references Mythology (Greek, Roman, etc)
15 Clues: life centers on friends. • life centers on your work. • references Mythology (Greek, Roman, etc) • everything around me is related with school. • the most important language of Ancient India. • references Literature (books, poems, fairy tales, nursery rhymes) • Siddhartha Gautama came to be called the Buddha or the “Enlightened One”. • ...
Chapter 4 Vocab Review 2023-09-15
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- The age of Alexander the Great
- long tale that tells the deeds of a great hero, such as the Iliad or the Odyssey
- the qualities of excellence that ancient Greek heroes should strive for in a struggle or quest
- period of time from 461-429 B.C. when Athens reached the height of its power
- ancient Greek marketplace present in Greek city states
- using votes to remove ambitious politicians from society in ancient Greece
- a system of government in which citizens directly participate in voting through mass meetings
- fortified gathering place on the top of a hill in Greek cities
- The school of thought taught by the Greek philosopher Epicurus
- "the rule of the few" - government system where the upper class has power over the entire society
- term for a Greek city-state
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- a type of drama where the protagonist is brought to ruin or extreme sorrow, usually a result of a fatal flaw
- military formation using a wall of shields and spears used in Greek conflicts
- a sacred place where Greek gods and goddesses were said to reveal the future through priests/priestesses
- term for slave who was forced to work in Spartan society
- the method of problem solving used by Socrates
- The school of thought taught by the Athenian philosopher Zeno
- "love of wisdom" - a system of organized thought
18 Clues: term for a Greek city-state • The age of Alexander the Great • the method of problem solving used by Socrates • "love of wisdom" - a system of organized thought • ancient Greek marketplace present in Greek city states • term for slave who was forced to work in Spartan society • The school of thought taught by the Athenian philosopher Zeno • ...
FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS AND MATHEMATICIANS 2024-10-28
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- Greek mathematician and engineer, famous for his principle in fluid dynamics.
- German philosopher, known for his concepts of the Übermensch and eternal recurrence.
- Italian philosopher, famous for his political treatise "The Prince."
- Greek philosopher, known for his philosophy on simple pleasures and happiness.
- German philosopher and mathematician, co-creator of calculus.
- British philosopher, known for his work on utilitarianism and liberalism.
- Ancient Greek philosopher, known for founding the Academy in Athens.
- German mathematician, known for contributions to number theory.
- French philosopher, famous for his wit and advocacy of freedom of speech.
- English mathematician, formulated the laws of motion and gravity.
- Greek mathematician, known for his theorem in geometry.
- British mathematician, pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence.
- German philosopher, known for his work on ethics and metaphysics.
- British philosopher and logician, known for his work on analytic philosophy.
- Greek mathematician, proposed the heliocentric model of the universe.
- mathematician and philosopher who worked on logic and set theory.
- English philosopher, known for his ideas on natural rights and empiricism.
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- Italian astronomer and physicist, confirmed heliocentrism through his observations.
- Austrian-British philosopher, known for his work on language and logic.
- French mathematician and philosopher, known for "Pascal’s Triangle" and probability theory.
- Scottish philosopher, famous for his work on skepticism and empiricism.
- Greek philosopher, a student of Aristotle, known for his work on music theory.
- French mathematician, famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem.
- Greek mathematician, known as the "father of geometry."
- Dutch philosopher, known for his work on ethics and rationalism.
- Greek philosopher, student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great.
- Greek philosopher, famous for his method of questioning and dialogues.
- French philosopher, famous for the phrase "I think, therefore I am."
- English philosopher, best known for his book "Leviathan" on political theory.
- Austrian logician, famous for his incompleteness theorems.
30 Clues: French mathematician, famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem. • Greek mathematician, known as the "father of geometry." • Greek mathematician, known for his theorem in geometry. • Austrian logician, famous for his incompleteness theorems. • German philosopher and mathematician, co-creator of calculus. • German mathematician, known for contributions to number theory. • ...
FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS AND MATHEMATICIANS 2024-10-28
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- French mathematician, famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem.
- Ancient Greek philosopher, known for founding the Academy in Athens.
- French mathematician and philosopher, known for "Pascal’s Triangle" and probability theory.
- British philosopher, known for his work on utilitarianism and liberalism.
- Dutch philosopher, known for his work on ethics and rationalism.
- French philosopher, famous for the phrase "I think, therefore I am."
- German philosopher, known for his concepts of the Übermensch and eternal recurrence.
- Greek philosopher, known for his philosophy on simple pleasures and happiness.
- Greek philosopher, student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great.
- Italian philosopher, famous for his political treatise "The Prince."
- mathematician and philosopher who worked on logic and set theory.
- English mathematician, formulated the laws of motion and gravity.
- Greek mathematician, known for his theorem in geometry.
- British philosopher and logician, known for his work on analytic philosophy.
- Greek mathematician, known as the "father of geometry."
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- Greek mathematician, proposed the heliocentric model of the universe.
- German philosopher, known for his work on ethics and metaphysics.
- Austrian logician, famous for his incompleteness theorems.
- German mathematician, known for contributions to number theory.
- Austrian-British philosopher, known for his work on language and logic.
- English philosopher, known for his ideas on natural rights and empiricism.
- Scottish philosopher, famous for his work on skepticism and empiricism.
- Greek philosopher, famous for his method of questioning and dialogues.
- English philosopher, best known for his book "Leviathan" on political theory.
- Greek mathematician and engineer, famous for his principle in fluid dynamics.
- Greek philosopher, a student of Aristotle, known for his work on music theory.
- French philosopher, famous for his wit and advocacy of freedom of speech.
- Italian astronomer and physicist, confirmed heliocentrism through his observations.
- British mathematician, pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence.
- German philosopher and mathematician, co-creator of calculus.
30 Clues: French mathematician, famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem. • Greek mathematician, known for his theorem in geometry. • Greek mathematician, known as the "father of geometry." • Austrian logician, famous for his incompleteness theorems. • German philosopher and mathematician, co-creator of calculus. • German mathematician, known for contributions to number theory. • ...
Guess Who? Greek Mythology 2021-09-28
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- I am a faithful and modest Titan, and a close friend and confidant of Zeus. My clay figure project for Zeus might just change the world forever...
- I am a wise yet powerful female warrior, and an expert in warfare. Do be careful not to anger me- I am not known for being merciful, especially against those who claim to be better than I...
- I'm an extremely clever man from Ancient Greece- you might have heard of my first book, The Illiad. (hint- I'm not a Greek god!)
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- I'm at the very top of the hierarchy of Greek gods. No one is as powerful as I am- and no one has quite as many affairs as me, either!
- I probably should've known better than to boast against the great Athena. Now I have a the right to weave masterpieces forever- and a few too many legs!
- No one is really sure who, or what, I am; am I a god, or just a state of nothingness? All we know is that I was the beginning of everything, the very first Greek deity to ever exist.
- I am Mother Earth, ruler of all of nature; I was one of the first deities to ever exist, along with Uranus, the heavens.
7 Clues: I am Mother Earth, ruler of all of nature; I was one of the first deities to ever exist, along with Uranus, the heavens. • I'm an extremely clever man from Ancient Greece- you might have heard of my first book, The Illiad. (hint- I'm not a Greek god!) • ...
History of the Greek Theatre Crossword - Rajin Islam 2021-03-01
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- First great theories of dramatic art
- people who sat near the back with high ground along with judges
- something to shock the audience
- the priest of dionysius
- dancing space
- the approximate population of a wealthy city in athens
- an imitation of an action that is serious and also as having magnitude complete in itself;... in a dramatic rather than narrative form
- word derived from Thespis' name and is used to refer to actors today
- they support the plot and their motivation drives the play
- a monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes
- a creature in classical mythology wwho was part mand and part goat
- song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
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- ancient greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne but had taken it
- usage of words to express a thought
- playwright that was born in 496 B.C and was honored with a position in the government
- first winner of the theatrical event
- where the major festival was held
- hut or tent that was on the side of the orchestra opposite of the audience
- the seeing space (place of seeing)
- items that helped facilitate rapid change of roles and made it easier for male actors to play female characters
- lived during the 5th century and is considered the father of Western philosophy
- means dance in green, composed of 15 men who took on identity appropriate to the play
- time period of the first recorded theatrical event
- the main character of the play called Oedipus The King
- comes from the Greek verb meaning "to do" or "to act".
- wrote the Illiad and The Odyssey
- the arrangements of the events in the play
- god of wine and fertility
- an altar
- how speech reveals characters
30 Clues: an altar • dancing space • the priest of dionysius • god of wine and fertility • how speech reveals characters • something to shock the audience • wrote the Illiad and The Odyssey • where the major festival was held • the seeing space (place of seeing) • usage of words to express a thought • First great theories of dramatic art • first winner of the theatrical event • ...
English 9 Summative Review 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ------------” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ----------" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ---------- and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ---------- of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
English 9 Summative Vocabulary ReviewSpring 2022 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
The Fall of Troy 2014-05-05
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- Don't trust Greeks even when they bring these
- Trojan hero who escaped the destruction of Troy
- Trojan prince and lover
- island where Greek fleet hid
- four-legged trick
- The face that launched 1000 ships
- Greek hero with only one weak spot
- Roman poet who wrote about Trojan hero who travelled to Italy
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- Lying Greek
- leader of the Greek army
- priest of Neptune
- wily Greek hero
- length in years of the Trojan War
- Trojan prince and hero
- king of Troy
15 Clues: Lying Greek • king of Troy • wily Greek hero • priest of Neptune • four-legged trick • Trojan prince and hero • Trojan prince and lover • leader of the Greek army • island where Greek fleet hid • length in years of the Trojan War • The face that launched 1000 ships • Greek hero with only one weak spot • Don't trust Greeks even when they bring these • ...
WF-Unit 2 review 2023-02-13
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- The spartans main weapon
- Persian war battle in a canal
- The persian war battle where the greeks lost
- Greek city with strongest military
- Greek city with strongest navy
- A greek city
- A fortress on a high hill
- The god of the sky king of the gods
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- The greeks topography is mostly
- Greek like
- Lived on the island of crete
- The spartans fighting formation
- The biggest kingdom in asia
- A greek marketplace
- Come from a myth about athena and a weaver
15 Clues: Greek like • A greek city • A greek marketplace • The spartans main weapon • A fortress on a high hill • The biggest kingdom in asia • Lived on the island of crete • Persian war battle in a canal • Greek city with strongest navy • The greeks topography is mostly • The spartans fighting formation • Greek city with strongest military • The god of the sky king of the gods • ...
HIS 111-World Civilizations Quiz #2 2021-09-06
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- Eastern Roman empire
- Federation of kings who ruled early Rome
- Divided Roman empire between East and West
- Largest Greek polis
- Dual Roman chief executives
- Dynasty most Chinese people identify with
- King of the Greek Olympian gods
- The "great" king of Macedonia
- Roman commoners represented by General Assembly
- Escape from slavery in Egypt
- Most well-known Greek philosopher
- Also known as the bishop of Rome
- System to supply water to Roman cities
- Brilliant Carthaginian general in second Punic War
- Athens is known for this form of government
- Greek city-state
- The winners of the Peloponnesian War
- Earliest Greek people
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- Germanic tribes that controlled much of the fallen Roman Empire in Italy and Spain
- Roman upper class Senate
- The blending of faiths
- Iliad city conquered by the Mycenaeans
- Transferred Roman government to the East
- Ruled modern day Iran
- Semi-nomadic family tribe of Abraham
- Scattering
- Most powerful trading city conquered by Rome
- Early form of Roman government
- Largest Hindu/Buddhist temple of its time(two words, no space between)
- The widespread influence of Greek culture
- Self-appointed "Dictator for Life"
31 Clues: Scattering • Greek city-state • Largest Greek polis • Eastern Roman empire • Ruled modern day Iran • Earliest Greek people • The blending of faiths • Roman upper class Senate • Dual Roman chief executives • Escape from slavery in Egypt • The "great" king of Macedonia • Early form of Roman government • King of the Greek Olympian gods • Also known as the bishop of Rome • ...
English from the Roots Up 2021-11-16
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- relate events in a time sequence (Greek)
- pictures drawn by light (Greek)
- electricity made by moving water(Greek)
- pertaining to fire (Latin)
- written by hand (Latin)
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- written symbol for a sound (Greek)
- writing from far away (Greek)
- Roman born of noble descent (latin)
- light putting things together (Greek)
- closest point to the sun in earth's orbit
- a story to be read (Greek)
- reasoning to gain knowledge/wisdom (Greek)
12 Clues: written by hand (Latin) • a story to be read (Greek) • pertaining to fire (Latin) • writing from far away (Greek) • pictures drawn by light (Greek) • written symbol for a sound (Greek) • Roman born of noble descent (latin) • light putting things together (Greek) • electricity made by moving water(Greek) • relate events in a time sequence (Greek) • ...
The Columbia Crossword 2021-10-13
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- - Greek God of music & poetry
- - The “Prince” of Pissouri
- - Greek God of love
- –From Rome to Columbia
- – with the yellow
- – who you gonna call? (if it’s broken)
- – work nerd
- – marathon runner
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- – Pray in blue
- – The Godfather
- - Greek Goddess of youth
- - Greek God of the seas
- – fair maiden
- – F&B, H.K. or Marketing?
- – not sick or unsafe
- – “Top Cat” of Columbia
16 Clues: – work nerd • – fair maiden • – Pray in blue • – The Godfather • – with the yellow • – marathon runner • - Greek God of love • – not sick or unsafe • –From Rome to Columbia • - Greek God of the seas • – “Top Cat” of Columbia • - Greek Goddess of youth • – F&B, H.K. or Marketing? • - The “Prince” of Pissouri • - Greek God of music & poetry • – who you gonna call? (if it’s broken)
History and Literature 2023-08-18
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- Protagonist of "The Count of Monte Cristo"
- Religiously anointing someone with oil
- An archaic word for a feeling of offense or resentment
- Movie with Morgan Freeman based on a short story by Stephen King
- President nicknamed "The Bull Moose"
- Word meaning traveling from a place to a place or by a thing, stemming from the latin word for road
- Fantasy city Boromir and Faramir are from
- Saul Goodman's real name
- Poe's detctive in stories such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter"
- Adjective named after the author of "Slaughterhouse Five"
- Horror author with fiction awards named after him
- The mines where Gandalf the Gray dies
- Roman city destroyed by fire and ash
- What the "H" stands for in HG Wells
- Frankenstein's first name
- Baggy pants named after a character created by Washington Irving
- Empire Mansa Musa ruled
- C'est la vie
- Word for something strange named dafter Don Quixote
- What the "H" stands for in HP Lovecraft
- Mesopotamian legendary king
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- Adjective named after the author of "The Prince"
- Something that can be considered Sine qua non
- Greek mythology epic by Hesioid
- Narrator of The Book Thief
- "____: Or, There and back again"
- Trojan man who starts the Trojan War by capturing Helen
- Direction away from Eden which is the title of a John Stinebeck novel
- French phrase meaning "terrible child"
- Gatsby's first name
- Man who helps Joseph of Arimathea get Jesus off the cross
- Period of Greek History after Ancient Greece, triggered by the death of Alexander the Great
- Icy; extremely cold
- Opposite of A Posteriori
- Book that got made into a play that has an exclamation mark in its name
- "Through my fault"
- The Norse god "Mr. Wednesday" is in "American Gods."
37 Clues: C'est la vie • "Through my fault" • Gatsby's first name • Icy; extremely cold • Empire Mansa Musa ruled • Saul Goodman's real name • Opposite of A Posteriori • Frankenstein's first name • Narrator of The Book Thief • Mesopotamian legendary king • Greek mythology epic by Hesioid • "____: Or, There and back again" • What the "H" stands for in HG Wells • ...
The Persians 2022-03-31
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- the gap between Asia and Europe
- name of Athenian commander in battle one
- the king of Persia who led the second Greek expedition
- name of the Persian king who led the first expedition to Greece
- Greek city state which burnt a Persian city
- place where battle two happened
- name for a heavily armed Greek soldier
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- name of legendary runner
- the Spartan king in battle two
- Greek city state which contributed soldiers to battle two
- The pattern of clothing worn by some Persian soldiers
- a sort of shin pad to protect a Greek soldier
- number of miles between Marathon and Athens
- bay near Athens where the Athenians used a new type of military formation
- Part of Modern day Turkey which the Persians conquered in the 500 BCs
- how many hundreds of Spartans who fought in battle two
- a row of heavily armed Greek soldiers
- the bodyguard of the Persian king, about 10000 strong
18 Clues: name of legendary runner • the Spartan king in battle two • the gap between Asia and Europe • place where battle two happened • a row of heavily armed Greek soldiers • name for a heavily armed Greek soldier • name of Athenian commander in battle one • number of miles between Marathon and Athens • Greek city state which burnt a Persian city • ...
All about the Romans and the Greeks 2021-02-11
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- Both Greeks and Romans focused art on important __________ figures
- Roman had many skills in art and Greek art was very important there ______
- Most Roman education was based on Greeks education and the Greeks ______ to learn
- Roman Pottery was very important to their daily lives and Greeks art was very _______
- Roman music was important to ancient Rome and Greeks no one really knows what Greek music _______ like
- While the Romans were republic the Greeks were _________
- Roman artists accused of painting gods and Greek artists focused on painting ______
- In Rome it was hard to farm because it was mostly temples and Greek farming was also difficult because they did not have a lot of _______
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- Romans had a light breakfast and Greeks had breakfast ________ to ours
- Greeks had a similar school day to ours and Romans had to ___________ every day to go to school
- The Greeks homes were built to keep them warm in the summer and the Romans homes were Built to ________
- Greeks wore simple made clothes and the Romans wore _________ clothing
- Greek girls had to get married at 13-14 and the Romans were married for _______
- Roman music was important to ancient Rome and Greeks no one really knows what Greek music ____ like
- Greek families had similar lives to what we had today and the Roman families very _______
- Romans ate traditional food and the Greeks ate a _______of foods
- In Rome sports were very popular in Greek there were a variety of _____
- The Greeks had different types of buildings and the Romans__________ there gods
- Romans had greyhound dogs, ferrets, small monkeys, blackbirds as pets and the Greeks had __________ as pets
- Romans played with toys and played games and the Greeks played_______
20 Clues: While the Romans were republic the Greeks were _________ • Both Greeks and Romans focused art on important __________ figures • Romans ate traditional food and the Greeks ate a _______of foods • Romans played with toys and played games and the Greeks played_______ • Romans had a light breakfast and Greeks had breakfast ________ to ours • ...
ap crossword 2020-10-08
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- from latin demos meaning population and cratos meaning power. A government in which the power is in the hands of the citizens
- greek prefix -a expressing "without" and symetry
- from greek word arachnos meaning spider and phobia meaning fear: def: the fear of spiders.
- from latin bene meaning good and dictio meaning "to say"
- to deconstruct a story
- Without-gender Non expressing negation and binary meaning made out of two parts
- a expressing negation and morphus coming from greek word "morphe" meaning form. The absence of form, shape
- prefix "dis" expressing negation and from latin "astrum" meaning "star"
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- from greek root centro meaning center and ec- meaning out of. Def: out of the ordinary
- prefix sub from latin which means under and tractio: to pull. Def: to take away from
- falsly claimed scientific fact
- from greek auto meaning self and bio meaning life : book about your own life
- from greek log meaning thought def: the study of correct reasoning
- from latin "omnis" meaning complete and "potentia" meaning power. Definition: which holds all the power
- to be in rage, in anger
- from the latin irascibili meaning to grow in anger. Originates from old french irascible
- from greek poly meaning "many" and gonia meaning "angle" . A shape with several angles
- from the greek anti expressing opposition and tithena meaning " to place". Def: the exact opposite
- prefix tri meaning three and angle : shape with three angles
- from latin astro meaning star and nautica meaning sailor. a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
- contra meaning against and diction from latin dictio meaning "to say" : against what is said
21 Clues: to deconstruct a story • to be in rage, in anger • falsly claimed scientific fact • greek prefix -a expressing "without" and symetry • from latin bene meaning good and dictio meaning "to say" • prefix tri meaning three and angle : shape with three angles • from greek log meaning thought def: the study of correct reasoning • ...
Greek Mythology - The Underworld 2023-10-24
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- Goddess kidnapped by the ruler of the underworld
- The river that must be crossed to enter the underworld
- The name of the ferryman to the underworld
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- The ruler of the underworld
- The guardian of the underworld
- The tail of the three-headed dog that guards the underworld has a ____ for a tail
- ____ are often placed in the mouth or on the eyes of dead people
7 Clues: The ruler of the underworld • The guardian of the underworld • The name of the ferryman to the underworld • Goddess kidnapped by the ruler of the underworld • The river that must be crossed to enter the underworld • ____ are often placed in the mouth or on the eyes of dead people • The tail of the three-headed dog that guards the underworld has a ____ for a tail
GREEK MYTHOLOGY Crossword-elliot 2023-08-19
7 Clues: Who slayed Medusa? • Who is Mother Earth? • Who is the God of war? • Who is the god of wine-making? • Who is the Goddess of the Hearth? • Which god is half man half woman? • Who was born out of Zeus' forehead?
All about the Romans and the Greeks 2021-02-11
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- Both Greeks and Romans focused art on important __________ figures
- Roman had many skills in art and Greek art was very important there ______
- Most Roman education was based on Greeks education and the Greeks ______ to learn
- Roman Pottery was very important to their daily lives and Greeks art was very _______
- Roman music was important to ancient Rome and Greeks no one really knows what Greek music _______ like
- While the Romans were republic the Greeks were _________
- Roman artists accused of painting gods and Greek artists focused on painting ______
- In Rome it was hard to farm because it was mostly temples and Greek farming was also difficult because they did not have a lot of _______
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- Romans had a light breakfast and Greeks had breakfast ________ to ours
- Greeks had a similar school day to ours and Romans had to ___________ every day to go to school
- The Greeks homes were built to keep them warm in the summer and the Romans homes were Built to ________
- Greeks wore simple made clothes and the Romans wore _________ clothing
- Greek girls had to get married at 13-14 and the Romans were married for _______
- Roman music was important to ancient Rome and Greeks no one really knows what Greek music ____ like
- Greek families had similar lives to what we had today and the Roman families very _______
- Romans ate traditional food and the Greeks ate a _______of foods
- In Rome sports were very popular in Greek there were a variety of _____
- The Greeks had different types of buildings and the Romans__________ there gods
- Romans had greyhound dogs, ferrets, small monkeys, blackbirds as pets and the Greeks had __________ as pets
- Romans played with toys and played games and the Greeks played_______
20 Clues: While the Romans were republic the Greeks were _________ • Both Greeks and Romans focused art on important __________ figures • Romans ate traditional food and the Greeks ate a _______of foods • Romans played with toys and played games and the Greeks played_______ • Romans had a light breakfast and Greeks had breakfast ________ to ours • ...
Greece review 1 2022-04-18
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- Modern words autocracy and meritocracy come from this ancient Greek word
- this was a palace found on the island of Crete. It was huge and was like a Labryinth
- Greek goddess of Love. Paris chose her to get the golden apple
- this woman 'of Troy' was said to be very beautiful. She is sometimes said to have started the Trojan war
- Greek ruler that made harsh laws that became the first Constitution
- a hero of the Trojan war who fought for Troy and was killed by Achilles
- Modern words police, politics, and metropolis come from this ancient Greek word
- this animal was important to the Minoans. We know because they 'vaulted' on them
- this group had Agamemnon as one of their leaders, Troy as one of its cities.They lived in the lower part of Greece
- goddess of wisdom
- this group of people took over Mycenea farmland and their rule led to the Dark Ages of Greece
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- reformed the laws of Greece to make them less harsh and established classes based on wealth
- this powerful Greek city-state is now the country's capital
- cousin to Achilles. Was killed in Trojan war after borrowing Achilles armor
- he was the most famous poet of Greece. He is often portrayed as blind and may or may not have been an actual person.
- Modern words monarchy and patriarchy come from this ancient Greek word
- this man was said to be immortal except for a weak spot in his heel. He was a hero of the Trojan War.
- this powerful Greek city-state was known or it's military might
- King of Greek Gods
- this group lived on the island of Crete and had a palace at Knossos
20 Clues: goddess of wisdom • King of Greek Gods • this powerful Greek city-state is now the country's capital • Greek goddess of Love. Paris chose her to get the golden apple • this powerful Greek city-state was known or it's military might • Greek ruler that made harsh laws that became the first Constitution • ...
Lighter side of Metals 2015-08-22
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- named in honor of Ernest Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron, a device that was used to discover many artificial radioactive elements
- named after Greek god of the sky
- Named after the dwarf planet Ceres (itself named after the Roman goddess of agriculture). It is also used in the "flint" (actually ferrocerium) of lighters.
- named after a Russian mine official, Colonel Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, who thereby became the first person to have a chemical element named after him
- Named after one of the greatest physicist
- named after Ytterby, the village in Sweden
- is used as a component in the alloys used to make high-strength powerful permanent magnets
- derived from the name of Titan in Greek mythology who stole fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to humans
- Named after the inventor of dynamite
- also known as wolfram
- named after Nobel laureates
- Named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder
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- named after the Americas
- It is named after the city of Berkeley, California
- Named in honour of Nicolaus Copernicus, who postulated the heliocentric theory that the Earth orbits around the Sun, contradicting prior belief.
- the element was named after the city of Stockholm
- named after the German state of Hesse
- This element was named unnilhexium before stable synthesis
- It is named for gadolinite, one of the minerals in which it was found, in turn named for chemist Johan Gadolin.
- The element was named after the university and the state of California. It is the heaviest element to occur naturally on Earth
- Named after a continent
- named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr. It is a synthetic element
- named after the planet
- It was discovered in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion in 1952, and named after Enrico Fermi
24 Clues: also known as wolfram • named after the planet • Named after a continent • named after the Americas • named after Nobel laureates • named after Greek god of the sky • Named after the inventor of dynamite • named after the German state of Hesse • Named after one of the greatest physicist • named after Ytterby, the village in Sweden • Named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder • ...
Day at the Beach 2021-11-09
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- In Norse mythology, a giant Octopus that brings terror upon those sailors who sail in the waters where it lives.
- The most stereotypical bird associated with public beaches.
- Some people go off by themselves where swimmers aren't disturbing the water and water critters to go ______.
- The sky turns orange and yellow at this time of day.
- A large marine reptile with a bony or leathery shell and flippers, coming ashore annually on sandy beaches to lay eggs.
- A royal model built out of the sediment of the shore
- An incredibly intelligent cetacean, typically with a beaklike snout and a curved fin; often travels in pods
- Greek goddess of the sea and wife of one of the big three.
- You might get hungry, so you pack a basket and enjoy one of these on a blanket.
- Sally sells ______ by the seashore.
- You may climb this hill of beach sediment formed by the wind.
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- Lay back in the beach sediment and wave your arms and legs to create this image; often made also in snow.
- Toss a pebble like a frisbee to see how many times it will bounce across the surface of the water.
- A mythical woman whose singing lures unwary sailors on to rocks
- The sky turns purple and blue at this time of day.
- A mythical half human sea creature, typically depicted as beautiful with flowing hair
- Greek god of the sea and water
- A typical activity at the beach for people of all ages, once you learn it's basically a lifelong skill, though many people do it competitively (even in the olympics).
- Children like to hunt for this chemically weathered and smoothed item, often made from broken bottles.
- A small Arctic whale, the male of which has a long forward-pointing spirally twisted tusk developed from one of its teeth.
20 Clues: Greek god of the sea and water • Sally sells ______ by the seashore. • The sky turns purple and blue at this time of day. • The sky turns orange and yellow at this time of day. • A royal model built out of the sediment of the shore • Greek goddess of the sea and wife of one of the big three. • The most stereotypical bird associated with public beaches. • ...
CHOICE BOARD 2024-10-28
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- the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism)
- diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly
- a student in the second year at college or a 4-year secondary school
- a lover of books especially for qualities of format
- a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital processes
- active effort to promote human welfare
- the external boundary or surface of a figure or object
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- a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish
- the act or power of seeing
- a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
- referred to or measured from the sun's center or appearing as if seen from it
- any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
- a vehicle that has a single wheel and is usually propelled by pedals
- capable of being seen
- suffused with light
15 Clues: suffused with light • capable of being seen • the act or power of seeing • active effort to promote human welfare • a lover of books especially for qualities of format • the external boundary or surface of a figure or object • diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly • the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism) • ...
Religion Vocabulary Crossword 2022-10-19
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- originated in India and can be viewed as both monotheistic and polytheistic religious beliefs and cultural practices are characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures.
- is a collection of traditional stories that express the beliefs or values of a group of people.
- The religion of the Israelites of the Bible and of the Jews of today, based on the teachings of the Torah. Judaism involves the belief in one God, whose Chosen People are the Jews. Abraham is considered the founder of Judaism, although Moses, who delivered the laws of God to the Israelites, is also an important figure. It is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion.
- is the belief in one God (Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
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- a religion based on the messages that Muhammad is believed to have received from God.In Arabic, the word Islam means “to submit to God.”
- The way of life propagated by a Chinese philosopher named K'ung fu-tzu or Confucius, the Westernized version, believed that a society could become perfect, if the people who lived in it exhibited "beautiful conduct." High value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors).
- religious teaching by Buddha and his followers, which declares that by destroying greed and hatred, which are the causes of all suffering, man can attain perfect enlightenment.
- is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons. polytheism is the belief in many gods (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, and Ancient Americas).
- a folktale that tries to explain the way the world is or how things came to be; usually involving a god or goddess, hero, and/or human.
9 Clues: is the belief in one God (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) • is a collection of traditional stories that express the beliefs or values of a group of people. • a folktale that tries to explain the way the world is or how things came to be; usually involving a god or goddess, hero, and/or human. • ...
Greek Myth 2022-11-02
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- A half-god
- God of Death and Underworld
- Sister and Wife of Zeus
- A celebration in honor of Zeus
- Guarder of the underworld
- A fiction book detailing greek myths
- Where Zeus was born
- A fiction book detailing greek myths
- is a horse with wings
- The Greek Place of Worship
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- Personification of Earth
- Half man half horse
- a humanoid giant with one eye
- Leader of Titans
- King of gods
- Year Christianity becomes the official religion of Rome
- Mother of Zeus
- Greek Afterlife
- Explains the Greek gods' family tree
- Place where gods live
- Goddes of Wisdom
- A messenger for the gods
- What there was before the universe
23 Clues: A half-god • King of gods • Mother of Zeus • Greek Afterlife • Leader of Titans • Goddes of Wisdom • Half man half horse • Where Zeus was born • Place where gods live • is a horse with wings • Sister and Wife of Zeus • Personification of Earth • A messenger for the gods • Guarder of the underworld • The Greek Place of Worship • God of Death and Underworld • a humanoid giant with one eye • ...
Percy Jackson 2022-10-07
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- a piece of cloth that heals people
- a learning disorder
- strongest greek titan
- daughter of the war goddess
- kids who are half mortal half god
- powerful mythical people
- a satyr who protects people
- a troubled kid who helps the greek gods
- sword made out of celestial bronze
- a journey to find something important
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- Zeus's powerful weapon
- god of the sea
- goddess of war
- monsters in the deep sea
- god of underworld
- something that is destined to happen
- a greek place where gods lived
- greek mythical rulers before olympians
- god of the sky
- a camp in the summer
20 Clues: god of the sea • goddess of war • god of the sky • god of underworld • a learning disorder • a camp in the summer • strongest greek titan • Zeus's powerful weapon • monsters in the deep sea • powerful mythical people • daughter of the war goddess • a satyr who protects people • a greek place where gods lived • kids who are half mortal half god • a piece of cloth that heals people • ...
Famous Sculptures 2024-08-06
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- Ancient Greek statue of the goddess of wisdom
- Statue symbolizing freedom in New York Harbor
- Another renowned statue by Donatello
- Michelangelo's statue of Moses with horns
- Classical sculpture depicting a young shepherd
- Easter Island statues
- Statue of a rider on horseback
- Modern bronze doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti
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- Michelangelo's depiction of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus
- Michelangelo's statue of a Biblical hero
- Rodin's sculpture of two lovers
- Ancient Greek statue of the goddess of love
- Ancient Greek sculpture of Laocoön and his sons
- Classical sculpture depicting the abduction of Persephone
- Greek statue of a discus thrower by Myron
- Roman copy of the Greek Aphrodite
- Greek sculpture representing the goddess of victory
- Statue of the Roman hero with lion skin
- Hellenistic sculpture of the goddess of victory
- THINKER Sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicts a pondering man
20 Clues: Easter Island statues • Statue of a rider on horseback • Rodin's sculpture of two lovers • Roman copy of the Greek Aphrodite • Another renowned statue by Donatello • Statue of the Roman hero with lion skin • Modern bronze doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti • Michelangelo's statue of a Biblical hero • Greek statue of a discus thrower by Myron • ...
Egyptian Mythology 2022-01-04
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- Name of the group of 9 Gods that were worshiped in Heliopolis
- Goddess of Death
- Goddess of Water and Rain
- Another name the Earth was referred to as
- Symbol of Protection for Pharaohs and Royalty
- God of the Deceased
- God of Air and Light
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- Symbol of Life
- King of all Deities and the Father of Creation
- Symbol of Protection for Anyone
- God of Embalming
- God of War and the Sky
- God of Earth
- God of Chaos and Storms
- Goddess of Healing and Magic
- Goddess of the Sky and Heaven
16 Clues: God of Earth • Symbol of Life • Goddess of Death • God of Embalming • God of the Deceased • God of Air and Light • God of War and the Sky • God of Chaos and Storms • Goddess of Water and Rain • Goddess of Healing and Magic • Goddess of the Sky and Heaven • Symbol of Protection for Anyone • Another name the Earth was referred to as • Symbol of Protection for Pharaohs and Royalty • ...
Mythology Crossword 2016-10-04
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- goddess of wisdom, useful arts, and mistress of strategy
- Olympus Where the gods and their thrones are
- Married Eros
- goddess of love and beauty
- ruled the dead; had a 3 headed dog
- Sister of Apollo; goddess of the moon, young maidens, and the hunt
- Married to Hades
- Killed Minotaur
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- Symbol is a 3 pointed trident
- pulled the sun across the sky in a chariot of gold during the day
- Monster with bulging eyes, swollen tongue, yellow fangs, snake hair, and claws
- King of gods
- Made Hera jealous by hanging out with Zeus
- 3 headed dog
- Parents were Terra and Caelus; had 1 eye
- River Styx River that formed a boundary between the overworld and underworld; the ferryman, Charon, transported dead souls across it to the underworld
16 Clues: King of gods • Married Eros • 3 headed dog • Killed Minotaur • Married to Hades • goddess of love and beauty • Symbol is a 3 pointed trident • ruled the dead; had a 3 headed dog • Parents were Terra and Caelus; had 1 eye • Made Hera jealous by hanging out with Zeus • Olympus Where the gods and their thrones are • goddess of wisdom, useful arts, and mistress of strategy • ...
Greek Theatre Crossword 2022-03-01
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- an actor
- originally an altar on the orchestra
- a crane that lifted the “gods” from the scene onto the theologion.
- the area directly in front of the scene where the actors would perform
- upper and lower levels of the Koilon
- the flat roof of the scene, reserved for actors playing gods
- a Greek playwright who wrote comedies, including The Birds.
- a temporary enclosure with doors
- a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including The Suppliants.
- two prismatic pillars, one stage left, one stage right
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- were used during the performances. They were kept inside the scene
- a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies
- the first playwright to win the contest at the Dionysian festival in 534 B.C
- a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including Medea
- literally “god from the machine”.
- were aisles that actors would use to enter if they were supposed to be coming from outside
- Greek God of wine and fertility that was honored in an annual festival
- the auditorium of the Greek theatre
- a round floor on ground level at the bottom of a hill
19 Clues: an actor • a temporary enclosure with doors • literally “god from the machine”. • the auditorium of the Greek theatre • originally an altar on the orchestra • upper and lower levels of the Koilon • a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies • a round floor on ground level at the bottom of a hill • two prismatic pillars, one stage left, one stage right • ...
English 9 Summative Vocabulary Review 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
English 9 Summative Vocabulary Review, Spring 2022 2022-05-06
Across
- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
English 9 Summative Vocabulary Review, Spring 2022 2022-05-06
Across
- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
Down
- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
World History 2022-05-31
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- The general from Carthage who marched over the Alps
- This person wrote down harsh laws for Athens
- The king of the Roman Gods
- The A+ Roman Dictator
- The thing we do not want to do with history
- This is________
- Mr. Erickson needs this in the morning to function
- The thing that you have all been counting down the days until.
- The pharaoh who dressed as a man
- The river from that song that got stuck in everyone's head.
- Our mascot here at Sandcreek
- The Empire that Cyrus the Great created
- The king of the Greek Gods
- The pharaoh whose tomb was untouched
- This pharaoh had A LOT of kids and wives
- The best world history teacher EVER!
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- His code of laws were some of the first written laws
- Where Mr. Erickson is from, "Big Sky Country"
- The mountains that separated Italy from Europe
- The person who found the city of Rome
- Mr. Erickson's favorite wild animal
- The longest river in Africa, second longest in the world
- The Disney movie that lied to you about Greek mythology
- The paper like material used in Ancient Egypt
- The best 7th grade team here at Sandcreek Middle School
- The pharaoh who had kids with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony
- This Disney movie is based on an actual person from Chinese folk lore
- The sea that was the central focus of most of the civilizations we talked about
- The first Roman Emperor
- the wall that separated China from the Mongols
- The ruler who cut off heads and piled them outside of cities when conquering
- The year you will be graduating HighSchool
- The best NFL team in the history of the world
- The wars between Rome and Carthage
34 Clues: This is________ • The A+ Roman Dictator • The first Roman Emperor • The king of the Roman Gods • The king of the Greek Gods • Our mascot here at Sandcreek • The pharaoh who dressed as a man • The wars between Rome and Carthage • Mr. Erickson's favorite wild animal • The pharaoh whose tomb was untouched • The best world history teacher EVER! • The person who found the city of Rome • ...
History and Literature 2023-08-18
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- Protagonist of "The Count of Monte Cristo"
- Religiously anointing someone with oil
- An archaic word for a feeling of offense or resentment
- Movie with Morgan Freeman based on a short story by Stephen King
- President nicknamed "The Bull Moose"
- Word meaning traveling from a place to a place or by a thing, stemming from the latin word for road
- Fantasy city Boromir and Faramir are from
- Saul Goodman's real name
- Poe's detctive in stories such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter"
- Adjective named after the author of "Slaughterhouse Five"
- Horror author with fiction awards named after him
- The mines where Gandalf the Gray dies
- Roman city destroyed by fire and ash
- What the "H" stands for in HG Wells
- Frankenstein's first name
- Baggy pants named after a character created by Washington Irving
- Empire Mansa Musa ruled
- C'est la vie
- Word for something strange named dafter Don Quixote
- What the "H" stands for in HP Lovecraft
- Mesopotamian legendary king
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- Adjective named after the author of "The Prince"
- Something that can be considered Sine qua non
- Greek mythology epic by Hesioid
- Narrator of The Book Thief
- "____: Or, There and back again"
- Trojan man who starts the Trojan War by capturing Helen
- Direction away from Eden which is the title of a John Stinebeck novel
- French phrase meaning "terrible child"
- Gatsby's first name
- Man who helps Joseph of Arimathea get Jesus off the cross
- Period of Greek History after Ancient Greece, triggered by the death of Alexander the Great
- Icy; extremely cold
- Opposite of A Posteriori
- Book that got made into a play that has an exclamation mark in its name
- "Through my fault"
- The Norse god "Mr. Wednesday" is in "American Gods."
37 Clues: C'est la vie • "Through my fault" • Gatsby's first name • Icy; extremely cold • Empire Mansa Musa ruled • Saul Goodman's real name • Opposite of A Posteriori • Frankenstein's first name • Narrator of The Book Thief • Mesopotamian legendary king • Greek mythology epic by Hesioid • "____: Or, There and back again" • What the "H" stands for in HG Wells • ...
FILIPINO 10 2024-09-21
Across
- - Mga gumagalaw sa kwento.
- - uri ng salita na galing sa salitang Greek
- - Isang maikling sulatin na nagpapahayag ng opinyon.
- - Mensahero ng mga diyos.
- - Diyos ng pangangaso.
- - Akdang tinatanghal sa entablado.
- - Gawain o kilos na nagpapakita ng pagtugon at reaksyon.
- - Pambansang epiko ng Rome.
- - Nawalang hiram ni Mathilde sa kwento.
- - Diyos ng kagandahan.
- - Unang tinawag na Rhineland.
- - Ang parabula ay buhat ng?
- - Ginagamit ng tao upang ipahayag ang kanyang nararamdaman.
- - Gabay sa tama at maayos na salita.
- - Hinggil sa espesyal na tao.
- - Ito ang sumisimbolo kanila cupid at psyche.
- - Nagmula sa salitang Greek.
- - Isang malayang bansa sa Kanlurang Europa.
- - Nagpapahayag ng mga kaisipan.
- - Ang pandiwa ay resulta ng isang?
- - Pinakamalaking lungsod ng bansa at sentro ng kultura at komersyo.
- - Diyos ng digmaan.
- - Pronominal na bumabanggit o tumutukoy sa mga bagay na nabanggit.
- - Ginagamit sa pagpapahayag ng aksyon.
- - Pangalawang parusa kay Psyche.
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- - Diyos ng karunungan, digmaan, at kasiningan.
- - Isang bahagi ng pangungusap o pananalita.
- - Sumulat ng dalawang tinaguriang epiko, ang Iliad at Odyssey
- - Pinakuha ni Venus kay Psyche.
- - Nangangahulugang agham sa pag-aaral ng mga mito o alamat.
- - Ang parabula ay tinatawag ding?
- - Pinakamataas at kapanapanabik na pangyayari.
- - Hari ng mga diyos at kalawakan. Epiko - Uri ng panitikan.
- - Mula at isa ito sa mga uri ng?Hephaestus - Diyos ng apoy.
- - Reyna ng mga diyos.
- - Maikling sanaysay na nagtuturo ng kinikilalang pamantayang moral.
- - Bansa sa Timog Kanlurang Asya.
- - Ang *Tusong Katiwala* ay nagmula sa Bagong?
- - ginagamit sa pagkakasunod sunod.
- - Diyos ng propesiya, liwanag, araw, musika, at panulaan.
- - Panginoon ng impiyerno.
- - Tawag ng mga Pilipino sa mga Muslim.
- - Kapatid na babae ni Jupiter.
- - Kapatid ni Jupiter (Zeus).
- - Mga reperensiyang kalimitang tumutukoy sa mga nabanggit.
- - Isang mahalagang tema sa mitolohiya.
- - Ginamit ni Psyche upang tuklasin ang kanyang asawa.
47 Clues: - Diyos ng digmaan. • - Reyna ng mga diyos. • - Diyos ng pangangaso. • - Diyos ng kagandahan. • - Mensahero ng mga diyos. • - Panginoon ng impiyerno. • - Mga gumagalaw sa kwento. • - Pambansang epiko ng Rome. • - Ang parabula ay buhat ng? • - Nagmula sa salitang Greek. • - Kapatid ni Jupiter (Zeus). • - Unang tinawag na Rhineland. • - Hinggil sa espesyal na tao. • ...
ELA8 Unit 3 Crossword 2020-06-17
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- I accused my first period class of having ________ since they can't answer any questions.
- root meaning sleep
- a root meaning sleep
- Ninus, in Greek mythology, was the _______ founder of Nineveh, the city itself personified.
- root meaning beside
- Although car travel is usually a _________ for me, I will try to stay awake to help the driver.
- The mayor leaked news of the arrest to the media to _______ his opponent's character.
- How did the Dark Knight become a _______ of all that is good in Gotham?
- I really enjoyed the movie Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies, even though it is a ___________.
- Writing comments under a _______ is a good way to stay anonymous.
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- To many people, having a lot of money is _________ with being successful.
- My love of coffee is causing me to have ___________.
- a root meaning sleep
- Newton's laws of physics explain why an item thrown up in th air would arch and take the form of a ___________.
- I was surprised to learn Anna is an award winning ___________ and trains her friends in self-defense.
- a root meaning fight
- I wish my ____________ Chihuahua would not nip at my guests.
- root meaning name
18 Clues: root meaning name • root meaning sleep • root meaning beside • a root meaning sleep • a root meaning sleep • a root meaning fight • My love of coffee is causing me to have ___________. • I wish my ____________ Chihuahua would not nip at my guests. • Writing comments under a _______ is a good way to stay anonymous. • ...
Disney 2020-11-17
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- What was Mickey Mouse's original name? (Hint: think Addams Family)
- What kind of animal was the first Disney character?
- Around 2 million pounds of this food is sold each year at Disneyland.
- What sport can Disney employees play at the top of the Matterhorn?
- The vultures in the Jungle Book were based off of the members of this band, arguably the most famous and well-known band ever.
- The Disney World Resort is as big as this California city.
- This is the only Disney princess to have a British accent.
- What was the name of the first Disney character?
- How many blonde Disney princesses are considered to be true blondes?
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- This was the last movie approved by Walt Disney before his death. Meow.
- He voiced the genie in Aladdin.
- This animated film was originally titled Trash Planet.
- This British girl band were considered for the roles as the muses in Hercules.
- Who voiced Woody in Toy Story?
- Gen Z is currently writing a musical on Tiktok based on this film.
- What is Boo from monster's Inc real name?
- According to Greek mythology, Hercules and this Disney princess are cousins.
17 Clues: Who voiced Woody in Toy Story? • He voiced the genie in Aladdin. • What is Boo from monster's Inc real name? • What was the name of the first Disney character? • What kind of animal was the first Disney character? • This animated film was originally titled Trash Planet. • The Disney World Resort is as big as this California city. • ...
Crossword, Please! 2022-02-02
Across
- well meaning and kindly
- an ugly or distorted facial expression
- a flammable oil containing various hydrocarbons, obtained by the dry distillation of organic substances such as coal, shale, or petroleum.
- not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
- suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way.
- in a brave or heroic mannner
- anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
- a 180° bend in a road or path, especially one leading up the side of a mountain.
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- a ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg.
- marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others.
- insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
- state of disorder due to a disregard of the law.
- approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively
- marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others
- constantly moving from one area or place to another.
- The cavernous entrance to Hades, the underworld of Greek mythology.
- having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
17 Clues: well meaning and kindly • in a brave or heroic mannner • an ugly or distorted facial expression • state of disorder due to a disregard of the law. • constantly moving from one area or place to another. • approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively • not showing due respect for another person; impertinent. • ...
Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-29
Across
- Who is the moon goddess in the mythology
- What is the third highest rank in a wolf pack
- What is the highest rank in a wolf pack
- Who is the dawn goddess in the mythology
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- What is the lowest rank in a wolf pack
- What is the second highest rank in a wolf pack
- Who is the sun god in the mythology
- What animal has two wings
8 Clues: What animal has two wings • Who is the sun god in the mythology • What is the lowest rank in a wolf pack • What is the highest rank in a wolf pack • Who is the moon goddess in the mythology • Who is the dawn goddess in the mythology • What is the third highest rank in a wolf pack • What is the second highest rank in a wolf pack
Mars Quiz Review 2015-04-28
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- What three colors make up most of Mars? (in the same order you wrote them in your class notes)
- How many planets are closer to the Sun than Mars?
- Astronomers have known about Mars since _________ times.
- Mars is named after the Roman god of ________ because of its blood red color.
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- Mars is home to our solar system’s highest mountain. What is it called?
- Mars is orbited by two moons, Phonos and Deimos. In Greek mythology, they are the gods of _______ _____ __________.
- Mars has a solid surface. This means that it is a _______________ Planet.
- Scientists were able to study Mars even before we sent spacecrafts to Mars by studying Martian _________ that were violently expelled from Mars and landed on Earth.
- Humans have __________been on Mars.
9 Clues: Humans have __________been on Mars. • How many planets are closer to the Sun than Mars? • Astronomers have known about Mars since _________ times. • Mars is home to our solar system’s highest mountain. What is it called? • Mars has a solid surface. This means that it is a _______________ Planet. • ...
Myths and Legends 2023-08-16
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- The famous lost city of atlantis was a part of the country ____
- The _____ Effect is a phenomenon where a large group of people remember an event or detail differently from the way it actually occurred
- the kisaragi legend is a myth related to which country?
- Native American legend from the Navajo culture that describes medicine men who have become evil and are able to shapeshift into animals and other people
- which demi-god killed medusa in greek mythology?
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- a fictional supernatural character Depicted as a tall, faceless figure in a black suit
- legendary monster said to inhabit a large freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands
- what mythical creatures drink blood?
- an alternative name for the bermuda triangle is the _____'s triangle
9 Clues: what mythical creatures drink blood? • which demi-god killed medusa in greek mythology? • the kisaragi legend is a myth related to which country? • The famous lost city of atlantis was a part of the country ____ • an alternative name for the bermuda triangle is the _____'s triangle • ...
greek 2022-11-29
Ancient Greece City states 2023-02-14
Across
- a democracy where people elect people to make decisions for them
- the group allied with Sparta
- the epic poem that provides most of our information about the trojan war
- the Greek philosopher who believed all knowledge came from experience and observations
- immigrant inhabitants of a city state
- the group enslaved by Sparta that did the farm work
- the Greek philosopher who based his teaching style on asking a ton of questions
- the group with political power which excluded women, slaves, and metics
- the northern kingdom home to Alexander the Great
- the political structure that governed most of ancient Greece
- a government where power is shared amongst the people
- a government were a small group of powerful people hold all the power
- the military strategy of surrounding a city used by Sparta against Athens
- a Greek play with a happy ending
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- the Egyptian city established by Alexander the Great as a center of learning and culture
- the Greek philosopher who wanted a philosopher king to be in charge
- This sea surrounds the Greek peninsula and islands
- the hybrid of Greek and other cultures spread by Alexander the Great
- the elevated part of the City state where important building were kept
- this geographic feature limited agriculture in Greece
- the kind of democracy were citizens vote directly on issues
- a Greek play where everyone dies at the end
- the group of City states allied with Athens
- Greek City state characterized by militarism and oligarchy
- the athletic competition used by the Greeks to honor Zeus
- a military formation of overlapping spears
26 Clues: the group allied with Sparta • a Greek play with a happy ending • immigrant inhabitants of a city state • a military formation of overlapping spears • a Greek play where everyone dies at the end • the group of City states allied with Athens • the northern kingdom home to Alexander the Great • This sea surrounds the Greek peninsula and islands • ...
Greek and Latin Roots 2018-02-01
13 Clues: To,Latin • Go,Latin • Man,Greek • Say,Latin • New,Greek • Send,Latin • Book,Greek • Write,Latin • Carry,Latin • Center,Latin • Believe,Latin • Science,Greek • Onehundred,Latin
Greek and Latin Roots 2018-02-01
13 Clues: To,Latin • Go,Latin • Man,Greek • Say,Latin • New,Greek • Send,Latin • Book,Greek • Write,Latin • Carry,Latin • Center,Latin • Believe,Latin • Science,Greek • Onehundred,Latin
4th Grade Vocabulary Words 2021-12-12
20 Clues: war • Wall • ship • crowd • beach • I win • greek • sword • helmet • Trojan • parade • shield • sleeves • Stadium • trident • soldier • I fight • gladiator • greek warrior • trojan warrior
The Grid - Greek Mythology 2024-01-18
7 Clues: Ship of _______ (7) • Owner of the fowl manor (7) • Father of all fathers and time (6) • The world beneath the Underworld (8) • Sticks aka Mythical rivers of the Underworld (4) • The warrior who shot the arrow to the Achilles heel (5) • Lion, goat, serpent and the virus from Mission Impossible 2 (7)
Ancient greece 2023-09-29
Across
- of Doris,” a Greek district, or “of Doros,” referring to the son of Helen of Sparta.
- king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria
- broad, wide
- rule of the best.
- a Bronze Age civilization centered on Crete
- city state
- security, pledge, hostage
- king (basileus) of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC.
- to speak Greek or identify with the Greeks
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- "people power".
- ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony
- a Greek philosopher from Athens
- be deployed for battle, on the march,
- Bronze Age civilization in Greece represented by finds at Mycenae
- an ancient Greek philosopher
- fought by Greek states and Persia over a period
16 Clues: city state • broad, wide • "people power". • rule of the best. • security, pledge, hostage • an ancient Greek philosopher • a Greek philosopher from Athens • be deployed for battle, on the march, • to speak Greek or identify with the Greeks • a Bronze Age civilization centered on Crete • fought by Greek states and Persia over a period • ...
Ancient Greece Chapter 7 2014-02-09
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- The Greek god of the sea
- this means to be forced from the city-state for ten years
- Greek poet famous for writing epic poems about the Trojan War
- Greek city-state that focused everything on a strong military
- Athenian general who led the Athenian navy against the Persians
- the Greek name for city-state
- Greek city-state that had a democratic government
- Epic poem about a heroes return from the Trojan War
- The Greek goddess of love and beauty
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- The peninsula forming the southern part of Greece
- The narrow pass where 300 Spartans held off 300,000 Persians
- ancient fighting ship used by the Athenian navy
- The King of Sparta who led 300 soldiers against the Persians
- Athenian leader who made citizen slavery illegal
- Greek god of motion, sleep, dreams, travelers and thieves
15 Clues: The Greek god of the sea • the Greek name for city-state • The Greek goddess of love and beauty • ancient fighting ship used by the Athenian navy • Athenian leader who made citizen slavery illegal • The peninsula forming the southern part of Greece • Greek city-state that had a democratic government • Epic poem about a heroes return from the Trojan War • ...
words from antigone 2023-01-11
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- a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak.
- an expression of strong disapproval.
- tragic flaw.
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- to scoop out with or as if with a gouge.
- a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action.
- the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do.
- a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman's head and a lions body and noted for killing anyone who cannot answer its riddle.
- strong vengeful anger.
- a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed.
9 Clues: tragic flaw. • strong vengeful anger. • an expression of strong disapproval. • to scoop out with or as if with a gouge. • a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed. • a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak. • ...
Greek City-State and Religion 2015-11-12
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- god of music, poetry, prophecy,
- goddess of agriculture and grain
- god of the sea
- wife of Zeus and goddess of women and marriage
- the pre-Greek, Bronze Age trading peoples of Crete
- a Greek market place
- the first people of Greece to speak 'Greek'
- god of war
- considered the "king of the gods"
- goddess of love and beauty
- temples were often located on this fortified position on a hill in city states
- god of fire and smithing (metal work)
- messenger of the gods, god of travel
- goddess of home and family
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- goddess of the hunt
- 'polis' gives us our word for _____
- Homer wrote the Iliad detailing the events of the ____ ____
- the 12 major deities of the Greek pantheon were called
- goddess of wisdom
- festival of Zeus, athletic competitions still loved today
- Greeks served their gods in (structures)
- a Greek city state
- only free males born in a city-state could be a _____
- god of wine, revelry, pleasure
- the period of warfare in which Greek culture was spread via migration
- author of the Iliad
- god of the underworld
27 Clues: god of war • god of the sea • goddess of wisdom • a Greek city state • goddess of the hunt • author of the Iliad • a Greek market place • god of the underworld • goddess of love and beauty • goddess of home and family • god of wine, revelry, pleasure • god of music, poetry, prophecy, • goddess of agriculture and grain • considered the "king of the gods" • ...
Ancient Greek Mathematics 2020-06-19
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- key figure in ancient Greek mathematics
- studied maths to reveal knowledge by _____
- are the theorems used thousands years ago still used today?
- Pythagoras theorem
- base ___ system
- ____ means earth
- When was the Greek numberal system developed
- longest side of a triangle
- ____ means measuring
- the most important axiom
- axiom in greek means ____
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- book that Euclid wrote
- Pythagoras was also a ____
- ____ heavily relied on mathematics
- straight angle has _____
- majority of greek maths was related to _____
- (4th axiom)all right angles are ____
- a line can be drawn between any two ____
- amount of lives Pythagoras believed he had lived
19 Clues: base ___ system • ____ means earth • Pythagoras theorem • ____ means measuring • book that Euclid wrote • straight angle has _____ • the most important axiom • axiom in greek means ____ • Pythagoras was also a ____ • longest side of a triangle • ____ heavily relied on mathematics • (4th axiom)all right angles are ____ • key figure in ancient Greek mathematics • ...
Ancient Civilizations Part2 Group 2 2013-03-28
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- Greek marketplace
- reformed Greece's laws; through harsh punishments
- Capital of the Aztec Empire
- strong men who seized power by force for the good of the people
- Spartan foot soliders
- over throw Draco's harsh laws in 590 BC
- system where all people vote directly on an issue
- offical count of the population
- set of colored and knoted cords; used to keep records
- Greek philosphere used reason and logic to study the natural world
- Greek goddess of wisdom, citystate of Athens named for her
- Mayan way of deforestation
- Aspect of Rome found worldwide
- increase in prices
- Birthplace of democracy, located in Greece
- Head of the Catholic Church
- Greek philosphere throught people could learn by asking questions
- Mightest citystate in Greece
- Greek City State
- symbolic writing
- Roman language
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- Greek philosphere student of Socrates
- Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
- Set the stage for Athenian democracy
- Famous Temple to the Goddess Athena
- partnership
- Son of PhilipII conquered most of the persian empire
- Political Structure; written
- Slaves to the Spartans
- Term meaning Greek like
- Mayan record book
- the Roman Peace
- helped bring an end to the republic in Rome
- body of members who advised elected officals
- where the Aztec Empire started
- a form of Government run by the people
- Temples for greek gods and places for public cerimonies
- manmade channels to bring water to a city
- type of Aztec tax
- wrote the Odyssey; and the Iliad
- most important early christian offical
- term meaning cheif of state
42 Clues: partnership • Roman language • the Roman Peace • Greek City State • symbolic writing • Greek marketplace • Mayan record book • type of Aztec tax • increase in prices • Spartan foot soliders • Slaves to the Spartans • Term meaning Greek like • Mayan way of deforestation • Capital of the Aztec Empire • Head of the Catholic Church • term meaning cheif of state • Political Structure; written • ...
Chapter 4 Crossword 2014-09-12
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- art of effective and persuasive writing
- ancient bronze civilization in Crete
- famous english archeologist who discovered Knossos on the island of Crete
- someone who studies philosophy
- Greek historian, lived in 5th century BC (Father of History)
- great military leader, he sought to imitate Achilles
- first legislature of ancient Greece
- one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens
- first Greek dramas, presented in a trilogy
- type of container of a characteristic, shape and size
- largest Greek island in Saronic Gulf
- historical region that surrounds the city of Athens
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- capitol of Greece
- someone who lived in the city-state Corinth, located on the Isthmus of Corinth
- a powerful kingdom of unorganized rural barbarians in the fifth century BC
- ancient oared warship, built for military purposes
- a pupil of Plato, Greek philosopher
- ancient Greek physician, outstanding figure in history of medicine
- wrote poetry about military adventures
- a prominent city-state that arose as a dominant, military land power
- type of column used for basic, fundamental usage
- town in Greece, place of the Battle of Marathon- Athenian army defeated the Persians
- one of the final dramatic forms in Greek theater, funny
- temple dedicated to Athena
- originally a stone mason, teaching method is the socratic method, taught Plato
- "city-state" Greek town, center where people met for activities
- a ruler who seized power unconstitutionally
- Greek sculptor, painter and architect- greatest of all sculptures. His statue of Zeus at Olympia is one of the 7 wonders of the ancient work=ld
- institution of higher learning
- type of column used for temples
30 Clues: capitol of Greece • temple dedicated to Athena • someone who studies philosophy • institution of higher learning • type of column used for temples • a pupil of Plato, Greek philosopher • first legislature of ancient Greece • ancient bronze civilization in Crete • largest Greek island in Saronic Gulf • wrote poetry about military adventures • ...
All about the Romans and the Greeks 2021-02-11
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- Both Greeks and Romans focused art on important __________ figures
- Roman had many skills in art and Greek art was very important there ______
- Most Roman education was based on Greeks education and the Greeks ______ to learn
- Roman Pottery was very important to their daily lives and Greeks art was very _______
- Roman music was important to ancient Rome and Greeks no one really knows what Greek music _______ like
- While the Romans were republic the Greeks were _________
- Roman artists accused of painting gods and Greek artists focused on painting ______
- In Rome it was hard to farm because it was mostly temples and Greek farming was also difficult because they did not have a lot of _______
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- Romans had a light breakfast and Greeks had breakfast ________ to ours
- Greeks had a similar school day to ours and Romans had to ___________ every day to go to school
- The Greeks homes were built to keep them warm in the summer and the Romans homes were Built to ________
- Greeks wore simple made clothes and the Romans wore _________ clothing
- Greek girls had to get married at 13-14 and the Romans were married for _______
- Roman music was important to ancient Rome and Greeks no one really knows what Greek music ____ like
- Greek families had similar lives to what we had today and the Roman families very _______
- Romans ate traditional food and the Greeks ate a _______of foods
- In Rome sports were very popular in Greek there were a variety of _____
- The Greeks had different types of buildings and the Romans__________ there gods
- Romans had greyhound dogs, ferrets, small monkeys, blackbirds as pets and the Greeks had __________ as pets
- Romans played with toys and played games and the Greeks played_______
20 Clues: While the Romans were republic the Greeks were _________ • Both Greeks and Romans focused art on important __________ figures • Romans ate traditional food and the Greeks ate a _______of foods • Romans played with toys and played games and the Greeks played_______ • Romans had a light breakfast and Greeks had breakfast ________ to ours • ...
English 9 Summative Vocabulary Review, Spring 2022, 40 Word Exam 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
Current Affairs 2023-08-03
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- famous female doll created by Ruth Handler in 1959
- name of prize given for the best album released in the UK, poisonous chemical used in old thermometers
- the crime of harming someone’s reputation
- famous Olympic diver who recently announced his return to the sport (eg. Tom)
- homeware company on the brink of collapse (former name Wilkinsons)
- Greek god punished for giving fire to man
- Small crown
- opposite of entrance
- Instagram’s new Twitter competitor
- town built for the Trinity nuclear test in New Mexico
- iPhone operating system
- Famous spice from the Goa area nicknamed Black Gold
- famous actress from Hollywood’s Golden Age who’s makeup went up for reaction recently
- Language belonging to the Indo-Aryan language of South Asia
- World’s most expensive spice
- famous residence of Elvis and name of a Phil Colins album
- an appliance that injects heat into a house/room
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- famous cooking shop, also a village in Cumbria
- singer who’s album shares the name of the revival of European art in the 14th - 16th centuries
- famous deceased singer who’s costumes are being put on display in London
- August 1 was the 79th anniversary of which WWII tragedy in Poland?
- name of the current European heatwaves (also the name of a multi headed dog that stops leaving people from leaving the underworld in Greek mythology)
- Balearic island known for its club scene
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (abbr.)
- the first and only artist to completely occupy the billboard top 10
- name of (see no. 2)’s current world tour
- Elon Musk’s new name for Twitter,
- set of beliefs and practices created by L Ron Hubbard
- Area of India formerly colonised by the Portuguese
- the country of which’s PM recently announced the end of his marriage
- the percentage of interest charged by a mortgager
- movie directed recently by Christopher Nolan
- sporting event held every four years
33 Clues: Small crown • opposite of entrance • iPhone operating system • World’s most expensive spice • Elon Musk’s new name for Twitter, • Instagram’s new Twitter competitor • sporting event held every four years • Balearic island known for its club scene • name of (see no. 2)’s current world tour • the crime of harming someone’s reputation • Greek god punished for giving fire to man • ...
Mythical Creatures! 2023-07-30
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- A legendary bird that is reborn from its ashes after bursting into flames.
- A creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse.
- A Gorgon with snake hair whose gaze turns people to stone.
- A massive sea monster with tentacles, capable of dragging ships underwater.
- A human that transforms into a wolf or a wolf-like creature during a full moon.
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- A winged horse from Greek mythology, often ridden by heroes.
- A creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man, dwelling in a labyrinth.
- This mythical creature is known for its combination of an eagle and a lion.
- A legendary reptilian creature with wings and often associated with breathing fire.
9 Clues: A Gorgon with snake hair whose gaze turns people to stone. • A winged horse from Greek mythology, often ridden by heroes. • A creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. • A legendary bird that is reborn from its ashes after bursting into flames. • This mythical creature is known for its combination of an eagle and a lion. • ...
What did the Greeks ever do for us? 2024-03-21
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- The "love of wisdom" in which people think and ask basic questions about human life.
- A democratic organisation in ancient Athens where all men could vote on laws.
- The largest and one of the most influential city-states in ancient Greece.
- Something reached through hard work or effort.
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- One of the most powerful city-states in ancient Greece, known for its fierce army.
- In Greek mythology, the god of the sky and the supreme ruler of the Olympian gods.
- A system of government in ancient Greece which gave all men the right to vote.
- A city or town that, with the surrounding countryside, is an independent state.
- A system of government in ancient Greece in which only a few people held power.
9 Clues: Something reached through hard work or effort. • The largest and one of the most influential city-states in ancient Greece. • A democratic organisation in ancient Athens where all men could vote on laws. • A system of government in ancient Greece which gave all men the right to vote. • ...
Greek Myths and Legends 2023-04-29
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- Father of the Greek gods and ruler of the Titans
- The Greek counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus
- A king whose arrogance and pride which eventually led to his downfall
- Greek counterpart of Mars
- Greek hero whose only vulnerable point is in his heel
- A mountain nymph who was cursed by Hera to repeat the last words spoken by someone else
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- Greek goddess of fruit and vegetation and the mother of Persephone
- A Greek women who was too prideful with her weaving skills which led to her downfall
- Goddess of hunt and wild game
- Greek god of fertility, wine, and ecstasy
- Goddess of wisdom and crafts
- Greek figure who is associated with the annual seasons
- Twin sibling of Artemis
- The daughter of the sun god Helios and Perse, as well as a sorceress
14 Clues: Twin sibling of Artemis • Greek counterpart of Mars • Goddess of wisdom and crafts • Goddess of hunt and wild game • Greek god of fertility, wine, and ecstasy • Father of the Greek gods and ruler of the Titans • The Greek counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus • Greek hero whose only vulnerable point is in his heel • Greek figure who is associated with the annual seasons • ...
Greek Myths and Legends 2023-04-29
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- Father of the Greek gods and ruler of the Titans
- The Greek counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus
- A king whose arrogance and pride which eventually led to his downfall
- Greek counterpart of Mars
- Greek hero whose only vulnerable point is in his heel
- A mountain nymph who was cursed by Hera to repeat the last words spoken by someone else
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- Greek goddess of fruit and vegetation and the mother of Persephone
- A Greek women who was too prideful with her weaving skills which led to her downfall
- Goddess of hunt and wild game
- Greek god of fertility, wine, and ecstasy
- Goddess of wisdom and crafts
- Greek figure who is associated with the annual seasons
- Twin sibling of Artemis
- The daughter of the sun god Helios and Perse, as well as a sorceress
14 Clues: Twin sibling of Artemis • Greek counterpart of Mars • Goddess of wisdom and crafts • Goddess of hunt and wild game • Greek god of fertility, wine, and ecstasy • Father of the Greek gods and ruler of the Titans • The Greek counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus • Greek hero whose only vulnerable point is in his heel • Greek figure who is associated with the annual seasons • ...
The Roman And Greece Cross Word Puzzle 2021-02-12
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- What were roman gladiators
- Who wrote the iliad
- This man was greek and wrote a book living 300 BC
- When did greek girls get married
- Whatwas rome's new battle formation
- What greek civillazation had the strongest army
- up his power What is a roman dictator spossed to do
- How long did sparta fight Athens PW
- perfect What did Greeks do when make satues
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- There were more than how many soldiers/leagion
- Who was greece king for a while
- What was one greek game when someone threw a ball
- Who was the soldier who could never get hurt
- What happened when the gladiator looked at
- Who were the people in the myth made rome
- Whitch famous greek soldier died to bug
- When was Emporer Nero born into rome
- Who was the person that North Africa
- Who did Julius Ceasar kill/hunt down for dictator
19 Clues: Who wrote the iliad • What were roman gladiators • Who was greece king for a while • When did greek girls get married • Whatwas rome's new battle formation • How long did sparta fight Athens PW • When was Emporer Nero born into rome • Who was the person that North Africa • Whitch famous greek soldier died to bug • Who were the people in the myth made rome • ...
Ancient Greek Important People 2024-09-18
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- an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms
- a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens
- ancient Greek tragedian, known as one of three from whom at least one play has survived in full
- a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and as among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought
- an Ancient Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist
- an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy
- an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician who presented the first known heliocentric model that placed the Sun
- an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts
- an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician
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- an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily.
- an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism
- a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, part of the Persian Empire and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy.
- an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC.
- a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full
14 Clues: a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens • an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician • an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy • an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism • ...
Ancient Greek Important People 2024-09-18
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- an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms
- a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens
- ancient Greek tragedian, known as one of three from whom at least one play has survived in full
- a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and as among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought
- an Ancient Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist
- an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy
- an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician who presented the first known heliocentric model that placed the Sun
- an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts
- an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician
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- an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily.
- an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism
- a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, part of the Persian Empire and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy.
- an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC.
- a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full
14 Clues: a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens • an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician • an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy • an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism • ...
Sacred Roots of Theatre 2020-09-11
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- original meaning of the word means a "thing done"
- A personal flaw such as excessive pride
- first Greek actor known to emerge from the chorus
- derives from Greek meaning "goat song"
- rolling platform or wagon used to show the aftermath of a violent act
- entrance areas of Greek theatre through which the audience would enter
- worn by Greek actors to amplify the voice as well as indicate character
- the chorus would sing and dance on this area of the Greek theatre
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- comprised of several male actors who sang, danced and commented on the action of the play
- an actor who has earned lifetime honor of membership in the International Thespian Society
- Something that is connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose
- the typical manner in which something is done
- the fascade of the Greek theatre building, typically enhanced by three doors
- derives from Greek meaning "song of revel"
- original meaning of the word theatre means "a seeing place"
- cleansing of emotions
16 Clues: cleansing of emotions • derives from Greek meaning "goat song" • A personal flaw such as excessive pride • derives from Greek meaning "song of revel" • the typical manner in which something is done • original meaning of the word means a "thing done" • first Greek actor known to emerge from the chorus • original meaning of the word theatre means "a seeing place" • ...
Ancient Greek Theater 2024-04-03
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- The Greek goddess who cursed Medusa.
- Added the 2nd Actor to his plays
- Added the 3rd Actor to his plays
- Could own land, be physically fit, and have an education.
- How old did you have to be to have a say in Ancient Greek society?
- The belief in multiple gods.
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- The Greek god of fertility, wine, agriculture, and theatre.
- The dancing space
- A traditional story that explains natural phenomena.
- Greek Work for contest
- Still in existence, not destroyed over time.
- The root meaning of the word tragedy.
- A poem or lines performed in unison by chant or song.
- The first Actor who stepped away from the chorus.
- Altar where burnt offerings were made to the Greek gods.
- The seeing place in ancient greek performances.
16 Clues: The dancing space • Greek Work for contest • The belief in multiple gods. • Added the 2nd Actor to his plays • Added the 3rd Actor to his plays • The Greek goddess who cursed Medusa. • The root meaning of the word tragedy. • Still in existence, not destroyed over time. • The seeing place in ancient greek performances. • The first Actor who stepped away from the chorus. • ...
saint Jorge 2024-04-09
20 Clues: Fe • Sant • Cerca • Honor • Festa • Màrtir • Llança • Triomf • Llança • Caball • Batalla • Derrota • Bandera • Castell • Victoria • Medieval • Llegenda • Llegenda • Mitologia • cavalleria
Chapter 4 Vocabulary (Part 2) 2023-10-20
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- very broad in range
- “the rule of many”; government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives
- a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer
- to express indirectly through reference or association
- authoritative, traditional; relating to the literature, art, architecture, and ideals of the ancient Greek and Roman world
- in early Greek city-states, a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill that was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings
- the school of thought developed by the philosopher Epicurus in Hellenistic Athens
- the method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates; it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
- the age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world
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- a system of government in which the people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings
- the period between 461 b.c. and 429 b.c. when Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens reached the height of its power
- in ancient Sparta, a captive person who was forced to work for the conqueror
- an organized system of thought, from the Greek for “love of wisdom”
- a wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation
- to set apart from others
- in early Greek city-states, an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market
- the early Greek city-state, consisting of a city or town and its surrounding countryside
- a systematic plan for doing something
- one who founds or establishes
- discussed by considering opposing viewpoints
20 Clues: very broad in range • to set apart from others • one who founds or establishes • a systematic plan for doing something • discussed by considering opposing viewpoints • to express indirectly through reference or association • an organized system of thought, from the Greek for “love of wisdom” • in ancient Sparta, a captive person who was forced to work for the conqueror • ...