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aegis | a shield; Zeus had a goat-skin aegis, while Athena adorned the aegis with the head of Medusa

alphabet | learn the letters of the Greek alphabet - from alpha to omega

amazons | a legendary race of warrior women; two important amazons were Hippolyta and Penthesilea

ambrosia | food of the Greek gods and goddesses

aphros | this word means "foam"; see Aphrodite for details

apotheosis | astute observers will recognize theos - Greek for god - in this word, and indeed, apotheosis refers to the transformation from human to divine

arete | this Greek word means "excellence"

Argonauts | a team of adventurers who went on a quest for the Golden Fleece; led by the hero Jason

Argos | this city in Greece was sacred to the goddess Hera - see the map

Athens | this important ancient Greek city was sacred to the goddess Athena - see the map

autochthony | born from the earth

bacchante | a female follower of the god Dionysos

caduceus | staff with two entwined serpents - one of the symbols of the god Hermes; the Greek word for this herald's staff is kerykeion

centauromachy | a mythological battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs

chimera | a mythical or imaginary creature; plural is chimerae

chthonian | this word - which is derived from the Greek chthon - refers to the Earth or Underworld

cornucopia | horn of plenty

Crete | this island was the ancient home of the Minoans (who were named after the legendary King Minos) - see the map of Greece

Cythera | according to myth, the goddess Aphrodite was born near this island - see the map of Greece

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