words from Greek mythology

achilles heel

a single vulnerable spot

adonis

an extremely handsome young man

aegis

sponsorship or protection

amazon

a powerful, masculine women

atlas

a collection of maps

cassandra

a person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded

chimera

a foolish or idle fancy

elysium

a place or state of blissful happiness

gorgon

a snaky haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker

halycon

calm;peaceful

herculean

very powerful

hydra

a persistent evil, one difficult to eradicate

labyrinth

a complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze

mentor

a wise counselor

midas

a very rich man

narcissism

abnormal attachment to ones own appearance and personality

nemesis

retribution; one who inflicts retribution

odyssey

a long series of wanderings

oedipus(complex)

an abnormal attachment to ones parent of the opposite sex with corresponding hostility to the other

olympian

exalted; majestic

paean

a song of thanksgiving or praise

pandoras box

somethign that brings about troubles or misfortunes

procrustean

forcing rigid conformity

promethean

creative, imaginative, ingenious

protean

extremely changeable

siren

an alluring but dangerous woman; seductive

sisyphean

denoting a task that is effortful and yet futile

stentorian

very loud

stygian

dark, gloomy

tantalize

tease

titanic

of enormous size and power