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Greek and Roman things

Aegis, Augean Stables, Caduceus, Delphi, Eleusinean mysteries, Elysian fields, Golden Age, Golden Fleece, Gordion Knot, Halcyon Days, Labyrinth, Lethe, Lotus, Meander, Olympus, Pandora's Box, Pillars of Hercules, Styx, Tartarus, and Trojan Horse {Greek and Roman things}.

Acheron

People must cross river {Acheron} of woe to get to Hades.

ambrosia of gods

Food {ambrosia, gods}| of gods gives immortality.

Augean Stables

Labor of Hercules diverted river to wash stables {Augean Stables} clean.

Caduceus myth

Mercury's magic wand {Caduceus}.

centaur myth

Savage animals {centaur, myth}|, half men and half horse, include Chiron, friend to man.

Cerberus

Dog {Cerberus} guards the gates of hell.

Charybdis

A whirlpool {Charybdis} is next to Scylla.

Eleusinean mysteries

Religious celebration {Eleusinean mysteries} honors Demeter.

Elysian fields

Blessed place {Elysian fields} in Underworld is for the good.

Fate

Fate {Fate} controls men's destinies and deaths.

genius as spirit

Roman spirits {genius, god}| attend all people and places.

Golden Age myth

A time {Golden Age} of peace and happiness was in Italy, when Saturn ruled.

Golden Fleece

Fleece {Golden Fleece} was sought and obtained by Jason and Argonauts, with the help of Medea.

Gordian Knot

Complicated knot {Gordian Knot} was in oracle's temple in Phrygia. Whoever untied it was lord of Asia. Alexander the Great hacked it open.

Halcyon days

For seven winter days {Halcyon days}, sea is calm.

Labyrinth myth

Daedalus built a maze {Labyrinth} to hold the Minotaur.

Lethe

River {Lethe} of Forgetfulness is in underworld.

lotus of gods

Sweet flowers {lotus, myth}| make one forget all longings.

Meander myth

River {Meander} in Phrygia had many twists and turns.

nectar

drink of gods {nectar}|.

Olympus

home of Greek and Roman Gods {Olympus}.

Pillars of Hercules myth

Hercules put rocks {Rock of Gibraltar} {Pillars of Hercules, myth} at mouth of Mediterranean Sea during his tenth labor.

Saturnalia myth

From December 17 to December 23, a feast {Saturnalia} commemorated reign of Saturn over Earth in Golden Age.

Styx myth

River {Styx} of the unbreakable oath is one of the three rivers of Hades.

Tartarus

Deepest part {Tartarus} of hell holds Titans and Giants.

Thanatos

death {Thanatos}.

Trojan Horse myth

Large wooden horse {Trojan Horse} left by Greeks for Trojans contained Greek soldiers, who attacked after the horse was brought inside Troy.

Zephyr myth

west wind {Zephyr}.

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