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devise

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(v.) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create

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Antagonist

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A character or force in conflict with the main character

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protagonist

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Main character in a story

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Bucephalus

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Alexander the Great's horse

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devour

Front

to eat up greedily

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Who was Epimetheus in Pandora

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Protagonist

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exile

Front

to force someone to live in another country

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hover

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(v.) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

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impudence

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Bold disrespect or rudeness

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lure

Front

To tempt or attract with the promise of something good

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Who was Prometheus in Pandora

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Protagonist

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Echo and Narcissus

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She fell in love with a handsome youth but was unable to speak correctly

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Aristotle

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Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system, which led him to criticize what he saw as Plato's metaphysical excesses, theory follows empirical observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational inquiry.

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Pandora

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lofty

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(adj.) very high; noble

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Pandora

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first woman created by Zeus; opens a box full of evil things that are now on the earth; given to Epimetheus

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procession

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A group that moves together

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realm

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(n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study

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King Philip

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Was King of Macedonia and Alexander the Greats father. He was assassinated

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wings

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The story of Daedalus and how he is Banished from Athens and finds the island of Crete and meets a king and lives there and grows rich. One day the king ask him to build a labyrinth to contain the king's son, Minotaur. Daedalus betrayed the king and was sent to the dungeon with his son and they escaped the dungeon by making wings and fly out of the dungeon

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consequence

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the result of an action

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Setting

Front

where and when the story takes place

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Who was Hope in Pandora

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Protagonist

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King Midas and the Golden Touch

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As a reward for a good deed, King Midas requests the golden touch. He immediately regrets this destructive gift when he can't eat, sleep, or hug his daughter. He begs to be returned to normal, and he is after a visit to the River Pactolus.

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Myths

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Stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world

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singe

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(v.) to burn slightly; (n.) a burn at the ends or edges

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Legends

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traditional stories based on real-life events

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conquest

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Capture or taking of something by force

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superb

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of the highest quality; grand; splendid

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Characterization

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A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

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contempt

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the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

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Leonidas

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king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)

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Alexander the Great

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son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world

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Diogenes

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an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)

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who was Zeus in Pandora

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Antagonist

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bolt

Front

door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down

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bemoan

Front

express discontent or sorrow over

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Basic plot

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the kings brother, Claudis, has married queen Gertude and assumed the throne. king hamlet's ghost visits hamlet and asks for him to take revenge upon his murderer. He struggles with the duty to avenge his fathers murder and his consciousness.

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