Module 1: "Shrouded in Myth" by Jessica Fisher Neidl

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  1. prophecy
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
    A long, long, long time ago, even before Perseus was born, his grandfather, Acrisios, the king of Argos, was given a prophecy that he would someday be killed by his grandson.
  2. fate
    an event that will inevitably happen in the future
    To protect himself from this fate, the terrified king imprisoned his only daughter, Danae, in an underground dungeon so that she could never marry or have children.
  3. imprison
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
    To protect himself from this fate, the terrified king imprisoned his only daughter, Danae, in an underground dungeon so that she could never marry or have children.
  4. stunning
    strikingly beautiful or attractive
    Zeus had been watching Danae and thought she was stunning—too beautiful to resist.
  5. elaborate
    developed or executed with care and in minute detail
    He turned himself into golden rain and poured through the bronze bars in the roof of her elaborate dungeon.
  6. dread
    be afraid or scared of
    Armed with a sword made by the god Hermes, winged sandals, and a shiny bronze shield given to him by the goddess Athena, Perseus slew the dreaded monster Medusa.
  7. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
    This hideous creature had writhing snakes for hair, elephant-like tusks for teeth, and blood-red eyes.
  8. hurtle
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
    As he prepared to throw it, he lost control and the heavy disk went hurtling into the crowd, striking a man and killing him.
  9. tragic
    very sad, especially involving grief or death or destruction
    Alas, the tragic prophecy had proved true—the dead spectator was Acrisios.
  10. legendary
    so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a myth
    Perseus was so troubled about the accident that he chose to leave Argos and build his own city—the legendary Mycenae.
Created on Tue Sep 29 14:35:40 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Oct 01 16:39:51 EDT 2020)

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