Directions:  Define the words below by using the Etymology Dictionary at:  http://www.kl.oakland.edu/kraemer/edcm/index.html or at http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=a. Match the mythological figure with the modern word and write the connection between the two in the space provided.   Then choose one word from your list and find an image of the mythological figure and modern connected image.  Explain the mythological and modern connection (from your list) under the image.       Group 1:

Modern Word

Definition

Mythological Word

Mythological Connection

 

academy

 

 

 

 

 

Atrophy

 

 

 

 

Atlas

 

 

 

 

aphrodisiac

 

 

 

 

Cereal

 

 

 

 

Cerebral

 

 

 

 

Chaos

 

 

 

 

Chronology

 

 

 

 

Echo

 

 

 

 

Furious

 

 

 

Directions:  Define the words below by using the Etymology Dictionary at:  http://www.kl.oakland.edu/kraemer/edcm/index.html. Match the mythological figure with the modern word and write the connection between the two in the space provided.   Then choose one word from your list and find an image of the mythological figure and modern connected image.  Explain the mythological and modern connection (from your list) under the image.    (Scroll down to see example )  Group 2:

Modern Word

Definition

Mythological Word

Mythological Connection

Hector

 

 

 

 

Harpy

 

 

 

 

Helium

 

 

 

 

Herculean

 

 

 

 

Hymn

 

 

 

 

Hypnosis

 

 

 

 

Labyrinth

 

 

 

 

Lethal

 

 

 

 

Lethargic

 

 

 

 

Mercurial

 

 

 

 

Directions:  Define the words below by using the Etymology Dictionary at:  http://www.kl.oakland.edu/kraemer/edcm/index.html. Match the mythological figure with the modern word and write the connection between the two in the space provided.   Then choose one word from your list and find an image of the mythological figure and modern connected image.  Explain the mythological and modern connection (from your list) under the image.     (Scroll down to see an example)   Group Three:

Modern Word

Definition

Mythological Word

Mythological Connection

 

Morphine

 

 

 

 

Panic

 

 

 

 

Phobia

 

 

 

 

Psychology

 

 

 

 

Python

 

 

 

 

Salutary

 

 

 

 

Siren

 

 

 

 

Tantalize

 

 

 

 

Trivia

 

 

 

 

Uranium

 

 

 

Directions:  Define the words below by using the Etymology Dictionary at:  http://www.kl.oakland.edu/kraemer/edcm/index.html. Match the mythological figure with the modern word and write the connection between the two in the space provided.   Then choose one word from your list and find an image of the mythological figure and modern connected image.  Explain the mythological and modern connection (from your list) under the image.    (Scroll down to see example)                      Group 4

Modern Word

Definition

Mythological Word

Mythological Connection

 

Venerate

 

 

 

 

 

Vesper

 

 

 

 

West

 

 

 

 

Wish

 

 

 

 

Wolf

 

 

 

 

Zeal

 

 

 

 

Zephyr

 

 

 

 

Ogre

 

 

 

 

Insomniac

 

 

 

 

Music

 

 

 

HYACINTH n.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greek Connection

Modern Definition

Gk hyakinthos, which according to mythology comes from the name of Hyacinthus, a youth loved by Apollo, who grows this flower in memoriam from the boy's blood after accidentally killing him

a flowering plant;  a bulbous herb (Hyacinthus orientalis) of the lily family grown for its dense spikes of fragrant flowers

 

 

 

 

 

"Hyacinthus." Flowers in Greek Mythology. 2006. Valentine Floral Creations. 26

      Jan. 2006

Parada, Carlos . "Hyacinthus." The Mythology Link. 1997. 26 Jan. 2006

 

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