2007-01-11 09:57:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
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2007-01-11 10:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by froggypjs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sword of Damocles,
Under the aegis of (the original aegis was that of Zeus, the meaning being a goatskin, as he had a goat for a wet nurse),
Apple of discord (from the story which begins at the wedding of the hero Peleus and the water-nymph Thetis, parents of the famous Achilles. All the gods are invited to the party, saving one: Eris, goddess of discord - an understandable omission. Eris, didn't see it that way and resolved to get revenge,
To fight like a Trojan - This comes from the Trojan War,
A Trojan Horse -- used in corporate finance in relation to money laundering,
An Achilles heel --Achilles was dipped into a water supply that would render him strong and invincible -- but his nurse held him by the heel..
Between Scylla and Charybdis (between a rock and a hard place)
2007-01-11 18:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thees days it is used as a figure of speech ( metaphor) to refer to a long difficult journey as an Odyssey, which really is the 10 year journey of Ulysses ,another one is when somebody is describing someone very handsome to say he is a Adonis WHO is a very handsome character from Greek mythology
2007-01-11 18:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by valerie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not an allusion, but many (Neo-)Pagans still worship Greek god(esse)s.
2007-01-11 18:02:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋