Greek Mythology: Beyond Mount Olympus

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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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“It's not by chance what Americans say when in need of a specialized or precise term, that ‘the Greeks have the word for it'.” -Aikaterini Spanakaki-Kapetanopoulos

From the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos, is derived the word hypnosis.
From the Greek legend of the King Tantalus, is derived the word tantalize. He was condemned for eternity to stand up to his chin in the middle of a river with a fruit tree above him. Whenever he tried to drink the water, it receded from him, or grab a fruit, it pulled away from him.
From the Greek god of love, Eros, is derived the word erotic.
From the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, is derived the word aphrodisiac. . . .
From the god of fire and blacksmithing, Vulcan (Greek: Hephaestus), is derived the words volcano and vulcanizing.
From the Roman goddess of grain and farming, Ceres (Greek: Demeter), is derived the word cereal.

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths