Vocab set #5: mythology vocab

adonis

Very handsome young man

aegis

Shield or protection; auspices; sponsorship

pyrrhic

ruinous; gained at too great a cost

paean

song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph

atlas

book of maps

auroral

pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy

bacchanalian

Jovial or wild with drunkenness — or bacchic

chimerical

fantastic; unreal; impossible; absurd

draconian

cruel; harsh; severe

elysian

delightful; blissful; heavenly

hector

bully; intimidate with threats; bluster

herculean

very difficult; requiring the strength of ______

hermetic

airtight

iridescent

having colors like the rainbow

jovial

merry; good-humored

labyrinthine

full of confusing passageways; intricate; complicated, like the ———

laconic

using words sparingly; terse; concise

plutocratic

having great influence because of one’s wealth

lucullan

sumptuous; luxurious

martial

pertaining to war; warlike

stentorian

very loud

mercurial

quick; vivacious; active; lively

myrmidon

obedient and unquestioning follower

titanic

enormous strength, size, or power

odyssey

any long series of wanderings or travels