https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9 Ways in which Greek Mythology has left its mark on our world. en-us 2019-05-06 16:13:57 UTC 2026-01-04 11:13:29 UTC hello@padlet.com 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357267969 In the Odyssey, Trojan War hero Odysseus and his shipmates had encountered mermaids while they were sailing home. These mermaids would sing so beautifully and seductively that men would steer away from their path and follow the mermaids' voices, eventually leading to their death. In our world today, it has come to mean a seductive temptation.  ]]> 2019-05-06 16:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357267969 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357271419 Mentor safeguarded Odysseus' son and his kingdom while he fought in the Trojan War. When Odysseus returned home, Mentor, who had tutored prince Telemachus, helped Odysseus defeat the pesky suitors that had set up camp inside his place. Today, the term mentor refers to someone who acts as a teacher, tutor, or a spiritual advisor. ]]> 2019-05-06 16:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357271419 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357273422 Cronos (or Kronos) was the keeper of time in ancient Greek mythology. > The word "chronology" in English means "events in order of time". ]]> 2019-05-06 16:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357273422 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357275276 Hypnos is the Greek god of sleep. > Today, "hypnosis" is a sleep-like state of consciousness. ]]> 2019-05-06 16:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357275276 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357277283 Adamas - In the Illiad, Homer's tale of the Trojan war, Adamas is a grandson of Hyrtacus. His name means 'diamond', and 'adamantine' has come to mean the hardest steel or diamond, while 'adamant' means something which is inflexible, firm or lasting. Adamas Pharmaceuticals strives to "improve the treatment of Central Nervous System disorders."]]> 2019-05-06 16:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357277283 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357279568  Echo was a very talkative young nymph. One day she deceived the goddess Hera, who then passed a sentence upon her not to be able to speak but only to reply by repeating the last words of the person talking to her. When Echo fell in love with Narcissus she was unable to express her feelings and she could only repeat his last words – he rejected her love and she pined away in grief. Echo gave her name to:

- echolalia: almost automatic repetition of words or phrases heard
- echopraxia: involuntary mimicking of another's movements]]> 2019-05-06 16:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357279568 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357281366 Hebe was the daughter of Hera, queen of the Olympians and the cupbearer to the gods. She was the personification of youth and the wife of the great hero Hercules.

- Hebe is the root of the term "hebephrenic", which means "suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior", adolescent behavior in other words.]]> 2019-05-06 16:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357281366 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357282677  Mania was the personification of madness in Greek mythology.

- The term "mania" is widely used in medical terminology to signify various forms of madness or mental disease.]]> 2019-05-06 16:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357282677 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357665420 Ajax - Greek warrior in the Trojan War, who "cleaned up" in battle; - - Ajax is the name of a popular household cleanser.]]> 2019-05-07 15:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357665420 345800 https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357666391 Narcissus (a vain god who fell in love with his own reflection) > narcissism (extreme love of self)]]> 2019-05-07 15:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/345800/5xjtvgp66yj9/wish/357666391