Greek Mythology Vocabulary

a payment made by one ruler or nation to another as an act of submission

a U-shaped stringed instrument related to the harp

one who foretells the future, often inspired by the gods

all the gods of a particular group of people

giving human qualities to nonhuman objects or ideas

a god or goddess

living forever

intentional damage or violence

a mixture of liquids given as medicine for magical reasons

a human being

devious or sly

a warning of something to come

changed in outward appearance

very difficult

a priestess or priest who communicated the response of a god to a questioner

in mythology, the world of the dead, ruled by the god Hades

a two-wheeled vehicle drawn by horses

a spear with three prongs

a prediction of a future event

a mythological creature that is part human, part horse or goat