A Potpourri of Allusions for Literacy
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Achilles’ heel
Adonis
Aeolian
Antigone
Aphrodite
Apollo
Argus
Athena
Atlantis
Bacchus
Calliope
Centaur
Chimera
Cupid and Psyche
Daedalus
Electra
Eros
Furies
Golden Fleece
Gorgon
Halcyon
Hector
Helen of Troy
Hercules
Hydra
Icarus
Jason
King Midas
Leda and the Swan
Lethos
Medea
Mercury/Hermes
Mnemonics
Morpheus
Mount Olympus
Muse
Narcissus
Neptune
Odyssey
Oedipus
Orpheus and Eurydice
Pandora’s Box
Pegasus
Perseus
Phoenix
Pyramus and Thisbe
Prometheus
Pygmalion
Pyrrhic victory
Sisyphus
River Styx
Tantalus
Theseus
Titans
Trojan Horse
Vulcan
Zeus
The Bible
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Absalom
Adam and Eve
Ahab and Jezebel
Armageddon
Birth of Jesus
Cain and Abel
Creation
Crucifixion
Daniel in Lion’s Den
David and Bathsheba
David and Goliath
Doubting Thomas
Fall of Jericho
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Golden Calf
Goliath
Good Ssmaritan
Ishmael
Jacob
Job
John the Baptist
Jonah
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
Judas
Last Supper
Lazarus
Mary Magdalen
Magi
Manna
Moses
Noah and the Ark
Original Sin
Philistine
Pillar of Salt
Prodigal Son
Resurrection
Revelations
Ruth and Naomi
Samson and Delilah
Scapegoat
Sodom and Gomorrah
Solomon
Tower of Babel
Twelve Tribes of Israel
Water to Wine