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Greek Mythology Notes
Greek Mythology Notes
Erotic – relating to
love, derived from
Eros, Aphrodite’s
son, the secret archer
whose arrows were
tipped with sweet
poison.
Terms to know…
Fortune – derived from Fortuna,
the Roman goddess of luck and
vengeance, mistress of destiny.
Her name is a variant of the Latin
word votrumna, meaning
“turner” because she turned the
giant wheel of the year, stopping
it at either happiness, sorrow,
life, or death.
Terms to know…
Hades – describes the home of the dead; comes
from the Greek word meaning “the unseen”.