Mnemonics
ORIGIN: Mnemosyne; goddess of Memory
DEFINITION: a mind/memory/learning aide
Tantalize
ORIGIN: Tantalus was kept hungry and thirsty with food and water just out of his reach
DEFINITION: what chocolate does to me...every....day......
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...meaning it excites my hopes with no fulfillment....
...story of my life.
Mercurial -- meaning:
suddenly cranky or changeable;
Orgin: Roman Mythology, of or relating to the god Mercury
Saturnine - means: sluggish, gloomy, morose, inactive in winter months;
orgin: named after the god Saturn, often associated with the god of the Underworld
PAEAN
Origin: Paeon was the Greek physician of the Gods; became epithet of Apollo
Definition: a joyous song or hymn of praise
PROTEAN
Origin: Greek god Proteus who was known to have the ability to change his shape.
Meaning: somone or something that easily adapts to different situations by changing its shape
PSYCHE
Origin: from the greek tale of a beautiful mortal woman who marries aphrodites son eros but suffers aphrodites many tasks to be with him and gain immortality
Meaning: means the love and soul united through suffering
Psyche
Origin: A beautiful woman that cupid falls in love with
Meaning: the union of love and the soul
oops sorry i thought i had that one to haha
Narcissism
:origin- Narkissos who was beautiful and fell in love with his own reflection and was turned into the flower narcissus
:definition- excessive love or admiration for oneself
MORPHINE
Origin-Morpheus was a god that could easily change form or shape
Definition-a bitter white, crystalline alkaloid used to relieve pain and induce sleep
VULCANIZE
Origin-from the Roman God of Fore and Metallurgy, Vulcan/Hephaestus
Definition-to treat rubber with sulfur to increase strength and elasticity
oh excuse me. fore is a golf term. i meant fire.
MUSE
to be absorbed in thought/meditation
A muse is a mythical goddess or the power regarded as a poet's inspiration.
Ancient Greek mythology includes nine mythical goddesses who are sister muses.
They are concerned with creative inspiration and the guiding of genius.
These are said to be daughters of the Greek God Zeus and Mnemosyne.
The muses presided over such elements as song and poetry,
and the various arts and sciences.
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