Achilles’ heel

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Achilles’ heel. A single, vulnerable spot. Adonis. An extremely handsome young man. aegis. Sponsorship or protection. amazon. A powerful, masculine woman. atlas. A collection of maps. Cassandra. A person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded. chimera. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Achilles’ heel

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A single, vulnerable

spot

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Adonis

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An extremely handsome young man

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aegis

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Sponsorship or

protection

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amazon

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A powerful, masculine

woman

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atlas

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A collection of maps

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Cassandra

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A person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are

disregarded

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chimera

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A foolish or idle fancy

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Elysium

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A place or state of blissful

happiness

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Gorgon

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A snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker

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halcyon

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Calm, peaceful

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herculean

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Very powerful

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hydra

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A persistent evil, one

difficult to eradicate

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labyrinth

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A complicated arrangement of passageways or

roads; a road

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mentor

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A wise counselor

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midas

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A very rich man

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narcissism

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Abnormal attachment to

one’s own appearance

and personality

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nemesis

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Retribution; one who inflicts

retribution

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odyssey

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Long series of

wanderings

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Oedipus complex

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An abnormal attachment to one’s

parent of the opposite sex with

corresponding hostility to another

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Olympian

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Exalted, majestic

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paean

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A song of thanksgiving

or praise

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procrustean

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Forcing rigid conformity

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protean

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Extremely changeable

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siren

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An alluring but dangerous

woman, seductive

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stentorian

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very loud

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stygian

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Dark, gloomy

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tantalize

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tease

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titanic

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of enormous size and power

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