An Achilles heel is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can actually or potentially lead to downfall.
River Styx
A deity and a river that formed the boundary between earth and the underworld.
Penelope
Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus.
Io
Io is a priestess of the Goddess Hera in Argos. A mortal woman, she was seduced by the god Zeus and then transformed by him into a heifer to escape the jealousy of his wife, Hera.
Nymph
Nymph is a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform. Different from other goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as beautiful, young nubile maidens who love to dance and sing.
Ceres(Demeter)
Ceres is a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.
Persepone(Cora)
Persepone is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest goddess Demeter, and is the queen of the underworld.
Hades(Pluto)
Hades is the king of underworld.
Climax
In medias res
A tale beginning in medias res opens in the midst of action.
Homeric epithet
A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles. Epithets are used because of the constraints of the dactylic hexameter (i.e., it is convenient to have a stockpile of metrically fitting phrases to add to a name) and because of the oral transmission of the poems; they are mnemonic aids to the singer and the audience alike. It is the descriptive tag frequently attached to a character's name called.
Invocation
As a supplication or prayer it implies to call upon gods, a person, etc. When a person calls gods to ask for something (protection, a favour, his/her spiritual presence in a ceremony, etc.) or simply for worship, this can be done in a pre-established form or with the invoker's own words or actions. An example of a pre-established text for an invocation is the Lord's Prayer.
Flashback
A flashback is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story.
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing or guessing ahead is a literary device by which an author hints what is to come. It is used to avoid disappointment. It is also sometimes used to arouse the reader.
Word
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