Words With Greek Origins

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Across
  1. 2. / A chaste woman, especially a nun. Derived from the Roman name for the Greek goddess of the hearth.
  2. 6. / The scientific study of the human mind and its functions. Derived from the name of the woman was the wife of the Greek god Eros.
  3. 8. / Extremely dark, gloomy or forbidding. Derived from the name of the Greek river that ran through the underworld.
  4. 10. / The state or experience of finding something funny. Derived from the name used to of the nine dancing sisters skilled in the arts.
  5. 15. / An extreme or irrational fear of eight legged arthropods. Derived from the name of the Greek character who was foolish enough to compare her weaving talent to that of a goddess.
  6. 16. /woven or felted fabric made from wool, cotton, or other fiber. Derived from the name of the Greek fate sister known for spinning the thread of life.
  7. 17. / Imposingly tall and shapely and or regal. Derived from the Roman name for the Greek queen of gods.
  8. 19. / A book, maps or charts. Derived from the name of the Greek titan whose daughters were apple blossom nymphs.
  9. 20. / Subject to fast or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. Derived from the Roman name for the quick Greek messenger god.
Down
  1. 1. / A mountain or hill generally conical in shape that has a vent that allows lava, rock fragments, hot vapor to erupt from the Earth’s crust. Derived from the Roman name for the Greek god of fire, and metal work.
  2. 3. / Relating to or characteristics of heaven or paradise. Derived from the name of the fields in Greek mythology where saints, and only the most worthy went after death.
  3. 4. / Of exceptional strength, size or power. Derived from the name for the large Greek deities that came before the twelve Olympian gods, and goddesses.
  4. 5. / A country or society governed by the wealthy. Derived from the Roman name of one of the three Greek Olympian brothers.
  5. 7. / Relating to music. Derived from the Greek name for the nine sisters talented in the arts.
  6. 9. / A sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener. Derived from the name of the nymph who helped cover Zeus’s infidelity and was punished by Hera for doing so.
  7. 11. / Relating to or suited for a war or warrior. Derived from the Roman name for the Greek god who was caught under the invisible net of Hephaestus for having an affair with his wife Aphrodite.
  8. 12. / The day of the week before Sunday and after Friday. Derived from the Roman name of the Greek god who fathered the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses.
  9. 13. / A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans. Derived from the name of the terrible donkey-serpent monster that breathed fire.
  10. 14. / A person who has excessive interest or admiration for themselves. Derived from the Greek character that fell in love with his own reflection.
  11. 18. / Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety. Derived from the name of the mischievous goat footed Greek god.