Greek Speak
Across
- 2. A picture taken by a camera is like writing with light, so this is named for the Greek words light and write
- 5. Pandora's _______ refers to a source of endless troubles **
- 8. a continent named for a beautiful Phoenician princess **
- 10. The written story of a person’s life, this comes from the Greek words for life and write.
- 12. a long journey, named after the epic by Homer **
- 13. This word refers to a mountain nymph condemned to only being able to repeat the last words spoken to her. **
- 14. From the Greek for people and power, this type of government is rule by the people.
- 16. A form of government in which one person inherits power, it comes from the Greek words for one and rule
- 18. Words with similar meanings are called ___, after the Greek words for same and name.
- 19. a book of maps, named for the Titan condemned to holding Earth on his shoulders **
- 20. Symbolized by a light bulb, this comes from the Greek word "to see."
Down
- 1. Matters of the city or state, this comes from the Greek word for city-state, and is the cause of many arguments in America today.
- 3. a scientific instrument, from the words "heat" and "to measure"
- 4. A person's weak spot is known as their Achilles' ________. **
- 6. adjective for something large and powerful, named after a group of Greek gods **
- 7. a subject in science, from the Greek words for life and study
- 9. The study of knowledge and existence, this means love of wisdom in Greek.
- 11. The name for this device that none of us can live without comes from the Greek terms for "far" and "voice."
- 15. a scientific instrument vital to astronomy; from the Greek words for far and to look at
- 17. A mathematical field, it comes from the Greek words for earth and measurement.
- 21. The English set of letters, it derives its name from the first two Greek letters.