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5/14/2010

Mythology Vocabulary part 2

On your paper rate the following words:

1- Never heard of the word2- Heard it, but don’t know it3- Know the word, but can’t explain it4- Know the word and can teach it

Mythology Vocabulary part 2

Rating: Word:

_____ Sacrifice

_____ Supernatural

_____ Trickster

_____ Mortal

_____ Demigod

Sacrifice (verb, noun):To offer something to a god,

sometimes by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony, or the thing that is offered.

Supernatural (adjective):Impossible to explain by natural causes, and therefore seeming to involve the powers of gods or magic.

Trickster (noun):A god, animal, or person who disobeys normal rules of behavior; someone who plays tricks

Mortal (noun, adjective): A regular human; not able to live forever (opposite of immortal)

Demigod (noun):In mythology, someone who is half god, half human.

Homework:•Write each definition three times.•Write two sentences for each word.•Example:

Titan (noun):A very strong or important person. A giant. A very strong or important person. A giant. A very strong or important person. A giant.

My father was a titan in the accounting industry.Kronus was a titan and was Zeus’s father.