Mythology Vocabulary

1. Trident- A three pronged spear

2. Lyre-. A musical instrument played like a harp
3. Hubris- Having excessive pride; equating oneself with the Gods
4. Labyrinth- A bewildering maze almost impossible to escape
5. Minotaur- Half man and half bull
6. Lethal- Fatal, deadly, suggestive of death
7. Arachnid- Another name for spiders
8. Atlas - A book of maps
9. Herculean Choice-Balancing ones own desires with ones duties to
the community
10. Oracle- Someone who can foretell the future
11. Mt Olympus- The place where the Gods and Goddesses lived