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| Achaea |
in Greek mythology, the people or government that fought against Troy. [1/2 definitions] |
| acropolis |
a fortified hill of an ancient Greek city. [1/2 definitions] |
| Adonis |
in Greek mythology, a young man loved by Aphrodite because of his great beauty. [1/2 definitions] |
| Aeaea |
in Greek mythology, the island home of the sorceress Circe. |
| Aeaean |
of or pertaining to Aeaea, the island home of the sorceress Circe in Greek mythology. [1/2 definitions] |
| Aeaean Circe |
in Greek mythology, the enchantress Circe, who has the power to turn sailors into swine, as described by an epithet referring to her island home, Aeaea. |
| Aeolian |
in Greek mythology, of or relating to Aeolus, the ruler of the winds. [1/3 definitions] |
| Aeolis |
an ancient Greek colony on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. |
| Aeolus |
in Greek mythology, the god who controls the winds. |
| Aeschylus |
a Greek dramatist (525-456 B.C.). |
| Aesop |
an actual or legendary Greek writer of fables (620?-560? B.C.). |
| Agamemnon |
in Greek mythology, the Mycenaean king and commander in chief who led the attack against Troy. |
| alpha |
the name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet. [1/3 definitions] |
| alpha and omega |
the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. [1/2 definitions] |
| Amalthaea |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the goat that nursed Zeus, or Jupiter. [1/2 definitions] |
| Amazon |
in Greek mythology, a member of a race of tall, strong, and fierce female warriors that lived near the Black Sea. [1/3 definitions] |
| ambrosia |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the food or drink of the gods. [1/3 definitions] |
| Ammon |
the Greek and Roman name for Amen or Amen-Re, the ancient Egyptian god of life, often identified with Zeus and Jupiter. |
| amphiprostyle |
having a row of columns at each end but none along the sides, as an ancient Greek temple. |
| Andromeda |
in Greek mythology, an Ethiopian princess whom Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae, rescues from a monster and marries. [1/2 definitions] |
| Antigone |
in an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles, the heroine and title character, who buries her brother in defiance of a state edict and is executed. |
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