PAN
Pan the god of fertility
was:
-half man
-half goat
-very playful
He caused people to
PANIC and flee in
terror
PAN + IC = PANIC (SUFFIXATION)
ECHO
Echo was a beautiful
nymph who loved to :
-Talk
-Listen to her own voice
-Gossip
She lost the ability to talk ,
only to ECHO the words of
others
PSYCHE
Psyche , the butterfly
winged Maiden who loved
Cupid with her :
-Heart
-Mind
-Soul
The word PSYCHOLOGY
is defined as the study of
mind , soul and heart.
PSYCHE – E + OLOGY
HERA
Hera , wife of Zeus was :
-Goddess of marriage
-Defender of marriage
-Protector of marriage
The definition of the
word HERO is someone
who defends and protects
HERA >> HERO ( only
the last letter is changed )
HYPNOS
Hypnos the god of sleep is
related to :
-Nyx , the goddess of night
( his mother)
-Thanatos , the god of
death ( his brother)
HYPNOSIS is defined as a
relax sleep like state and
derives from the god
Hypnos
HYPNOS + IS ( SUFFIXATION )
CERES
Ceres is the goddess of:
-Harvest
-Grain
-Agriculture
CEREAL is made of
grains and is names after
CERES
CERE + AL ( SUFFIXATION)
NEMESIS
Nemesis is the goddess of
:
-Retribution
-Punishment
-Vengeance
-Fate
NEMESIS is often
referred to as one’s worst
foe or bitter enemy
AUTO – referring to self
Auto + Graph = Autograph (compounding )
Auto + Mobile = Automobile ( compounding)
PHOBIA – fear of something
Mono + Phobia = Monophobia (compounding)
Zoo+ Phobia = Zoophobia (compounding)
TELE – referring to something far off
Tele + Pathically = Telepathically ( compounding)
Tele + Graph = Telegraph ( compounding)
MEGA – large or powerful
Mega + Scopic = Megascopic ( compounding )
MANIA – pertaining to madness
Klepto + Mania = Kleptomania ( compounding)
Biblio + Mania = Bibliomania ( compounding )
Deka > deka ( ten)
Toxicon > toxic (poison)
Metro > meter ( to measure )
Gigas > gigant (huge)
Glossis > gloss