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any participant in the ancient or modern Olympic games

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In Greek mythology Atlas was a Titan who was cursed to hold the skies upon his back for all eternity. In modern day culture he is alluded to in the name of books full of maps and charts known as atlases. His name is also found in the Atlantic Ocean (which means Sea of Atlas) and the lost city of Atlantis (which means Island of Atlas).

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According to Greek mythology, when Achilles was a baby, his mother dipped him in the River Styx. he did this because the water in this river gave immortality to humans. The only place that didn't get touched by the water was his heel because that's what his mother held. From that point on, Achilles' heel was his one area of vulnerability. Eventually, Achilles was killed in the Trojan war when a poisoned arrow struck his HEEL. Now, the term "Achilles' Heel" refers to a person's area of particular vulnerability.

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Back in Greek mythology chaos was the first thing ever to exist ( at first chaos came to be). Today Chaos is used in the sense of disorder and confusion.
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- definition: endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship.
- Origins: This word derives from the god Jove (Jupiter).
Jupiter, for the Romans, was the equivalent of Zeus in Greek mythology. This word has taken its denotative meaning due to the fact that those born under the sign of the planet Jupiter took on such happy dispositions.

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The RMS titanic was a British ship that sunk on April 5, 1912. More than 1,500 passengers on the ship lost their lives during the disaster. The Titanic was a mythical allusion because it represented "a cautionary tale about the perils of human hubris."(History.com). Hubris was also a theme in "The Odyssey", which took place during Ancient Greek times.

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The Phoenix is a mythological bird, this mythological bird lives for several hundreds of years before it dies by bursting into flames only to be reborn from the ashes. This bird represented being resurrection to the ancient Greeks. An allusion today is the city of Phoenix, Arizona. We can compare the phoenix today to the one back then because the temperature can get so hot that you can compare it to bursting into flames.

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A long time ago in ancient Greece, there was baby named Achilles. The mother of the baby dipped him a magical river which made his body invincible. The only place he was vulnerable was his heel because that is what she held him by. During the Trojan war he finally died after being shot in the heel. This created the Achilles heel. Nowadays, the Achilles heel is an expression describing a persons most vulnerable week spot. The tendon in the back of the human heel was also named after him, the Achilles tendon.

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In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a race of female warriors who dwelt in the region of modern-day Ukraine. Amazon can also refer to the Amazon River, the greatest river of South America and the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of its flow and the area of its basin. Today, if someone were to hear 'Amazon,' they would refer it to Amazon.com, an online website where anyone can order almost anything they want, and have it shipped to them.

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"Olympian" in ancient Greece refers to Mount Olympus, the "home of the gods" in Greek mythology, and also refers to the 12-14 main Olympian gods in mythology (Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Hestia, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Athena, Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hermes), or the ancient athletic Olympic games. Nowadays the word usually refers to athletes that compete in the modern Olympic games or anything else referring to those games.

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Narcissus was a man in Greek Mythology who wasted away watching himself, because he was so in love with himself. Nowadays, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a mental disorder akin to sociopathy, except that the person requires attention and sees themselves as the greatest person in the world.

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In the Odyssey, Mentor is viewed helping Telemakhos. While Odysseus is away Mentor trains and raises Telemakhos, treating him as if he were his own son. Mentor is eventually created into an actual word through history, meaning an experienced and trusted adviser. From what our class views in the Odyssey, Mentor guides and tells Telemakhos to plan an assembly with the suitors to discuss how they will soon be pushed out of Ithaka. Today mentor is another word for guide.

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In Greek mythology, sirens were creatures who beguiled sailors with their beautiful voices, causing a shipwreck and a dead crew on the nearby reefs. Today, sirens are a device that make a loud noise to emit a signal or a warning. Sirens in Greek mythology were dangerous and deadly, while sirens today warn about incoming danger.

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Hercules, from Greek culture, was a major demigod. He was the son of Zeus and had great strength, 6close to a god's level of strength. Through his life he had to fight through 12 labors. These labors included killing a hydra, capture a Cretan bull, and even to capture Cerberus, to name a few. The modern day word herculean, refers to great strength or effort. Hinting at the great strength of Hercules and the effort he put in to the 12 labors.

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In Ancient Greece, there was a powerful man by the name of Achilles, who was very important in the Trojan War, with him not being able to be hit anywhere, other than his heel. In the Trojan War, he was shot in his heel, therefore killing him and creating Achilles Heel. In modern times, Achilles Heel is its own phrase describing someone's weak spot, and has also influenced the name of the tendon in human anatomy, creating Achilles Tendon.

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In Greek mythology, Iris was their way of describing rainbows. She was a goddess of messengers, just like Hermes and just as powerful. She was also goddess of the sea and sky. Since she was personified as a rainbow i think the allusion that the Greeks are trying to say is that rainbows are cool and when you see one its good luck and 'means something' as the Greeks always assume, so maybe when they see a rainbow they think its a message from the gods, which she just happens to carry messages so it fits together good.

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The harpy refers to a grasping, unpleasant woman because it is such a rapacious looking animal with a bird-like body. This shows this because it isn't a normal depiction of a person and what they should be envisioned as. Pottery art depicted them as beautiful, while Ovid describes them as human-vultures, so there is really two sides to the story in this situation.

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In greek mythology, Chaos was the first thing to ever created . Today, Chaos is complete disorder or confusion.

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Today the word Amazon refers to a place,more specifically a website, in which you can buy different items from and then get it shipped to you after. In Greek mythology, there is an island somewhere, hidden to men, filled with only women who are warriors, and these women are known as the Amazonians. Also it alludes with the movie Wonder Woman because she was know as an Amazonian Princess and as a god, her name is Diana Prince

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Narcissus was a hunter. He was well known for how beautiful he was and took pride in rejecting woman who loved him. One day he rejected a nymph named Echo, who eventually withered away until their was only the sound of and echo. Nemesis, who was a god or retribution, found out about this and tricked Narcissus into looking at his reflection. He fell in love with it. When he realized that he could never truly be with his reflection, he killed himself. In today's time, the word Narcissist, which alludes to this story of Narcissus, means self centered. This is because in the story Narcissism fell in love with himself and only cared for himself.

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Volcano refers to the Roman god of fire and volcanoes, Vulcan. In Greek culture this translates to the god Hephaestus. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, but she gave him to a blacksmith named Kidalionas. Vulcan then learned how to work with metals and fires well. Today the word is used as a giant mountain that erupts with lava.

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In Roman mythology Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thievery, the counterpart of the Greek god Hermes, messenger of the Gods.Today Mercury is a planet in our solar system it has a solid surface that is covered with craters. The planet probably received this name because it moves so quickly across the sky, and is closest to the sun. Mercury was the fastest planet as it moved around the Sun, and so it was named after the Roman messenger god, Mercury( Hermes).

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Styx, in Ancient Greece, refers to both a river and a deity. The deity, Styx, is the goddess of the river and the goddess to which all the immortal gods swear their oaths to. The river, Styx, is one of the rivers in the underworld, that separated the underworld from the living world. It is also said the river Styx could make someone invulnerable, as Achilles was dipped in the water by his mother to make him invincible, except on his heel.

The term's modern use is in the band, Styx. The group is a rock band and is probably using the name as a reference to the underworld, where the river Styx is, to promote their darker rock magic. They also may be referring to the river's invulnerability, hoping that it translates into their success.

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Martial, in Greek mythology, refers to the god of war Ares. The roman translation of this name is Mars, which is similar to the word martial.
The word's relevance to modern day culture is similar to the god of war in that, the modern day use of the word "martial" is for describing something related to some type of war or fighting.

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Psyche was a character in Greek mythology that was well known for her relationship with Eros (aka Cupid). Nowadays, the word 'Psyche' means the personality or soul of a person. The connection could be that Psyche has a lot of love and passion for Eros, and she completed three hard tasks all for him - hence showing her psyche.

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In greek mythology, Narcissus is a hunter from the Thespiea in Boetia. He was the son of the river god Cephissus. He was a handsome and strong man, in which many women were in love with him, bu he only loved himself. One day while he was hunting, Echo, a nymph spotted him and Narcissus felt her, so she eventually revealed herself, and tried hugging him and he pushed her away and said to leave him alone, hurt, Echo roamed the woods for the rest of her life, causing an echo sound. Nemesis, upon learning about Echo and Narcissus, she decided to punish Narcissus and she led Narcissus to a pool where he fell in love with himself and he knew the love couldn't happen, so he committed suicide. nowadays, narcissism is considered a

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Herculean is used to describe something or someone that has great strength and comes from the Greek hero Hercules. The allusion is the phrase "herculean task" which is in reference to the 12 tasks Hercules had to overcome.

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A Phoenix is a mythological bird that can live for a very long time. The Phoenix can be reborn and regenerated from the ashes of its predasessor. In Anicent Greece, the Phoenix was known to combust and die in flames. Phoenix is also the name of a famous Myrmidons. He was led by the great Achillies in The Trojan War. A modern alussion is the great city of Phoenix, Arizona. Since it is very hot in Arizona, Phoenix represents the flames of the desert.

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Atlas was one of the titans he was  the son of Iapetus and Clymene, and fought with the titans in the Titanomachy war. He was the Titan god of astronomy and navigation. The modern allusion now is to a book of maps and or charts. The connection is that he was the god of navigation so its fitting for his name to mean a book full of navigation tools.

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An Olympian in Greek mythology is a god, there are twelve Olympians and they're commonly considered to be Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. Now Olympians are considered to be athletes that compete in the Olympic games

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In the modern world Amazon is a well known website where you can order a huge variety of different items. There is also a superhero that is an Amazonian, their known as Wonder Woman. In mythology there were the Amazonian women or also known as the Amazon  warriors. They helped in the battle in the book "Black Ships Before Troy".  The Greeks went to the Amazonians to get their help in the war.

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A siren in Greek mythology was a magical creature that lured sailors onto their island, resulting in a shipwreck and the crew most likely dead. They used their amazing singing to lure these sailors. In modern day, a siren is a device that makes loud sounds usually to warn people about something. The connection between ancient Sirens and sirens today is most likely the fact that they both make loud sounds. They also both warn about impeding danger.

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A muse in Greek mythology was any of nine sister goddesses, each of whom was regarded as the protector of a different art or science. The modern allusion is a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

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An odyssey is a long journey full of adventures, named after Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey. An odyssey can be an actual journey or a figurative journey (such as the journey of life). One modern day allusion is the Odyssey minivan. The connection would be that a minivan can take the family on a journey or adventure.