English 9
Name________________
Ms. Howlett, Instructor
Period _______________
Odyssey Vocabulary List #1
1. Muse: (noun) Person who inspires an artist. To the Ancient Greeks, the Muse
was personified as a minor goddess who inspired the bards
Also, (verb) to ponder deeply
Example sentence:
2. Mentor: (noun) Teacher, instructor, guide
Example Sentence:
3. Archetype: (noun) The best example of a particular kind of person or thing
Example Sentence:
4. Suitor: (noun) A person who is trying to woo another person for purposes of
marriage
Example Sentence:
5. Odyssey: (noun) A series of wanderings and adventures
Example Sentence:
6. Pantheon: (noun) literally, “All gods.” Term used to denote the gods and
goddesses of a particular mythology
Example Sentence:
7. Polytheism: (noun) the worship of many gods and/or goddesses
Example Sentence:
8. Patriarchy: (noun) “Rule of the Father,” a society run by men
Example Sentence:
9. Portent: (noun) An event which is taken as a sign of the course of future events,
an omen
Example Sentence:
10. Venerable: (adj.) Highly respected
Other forms: Venerate (verb)
Veneration (noun)
Example Sentence: