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LATIN PROJECTBy Tiberius Helvius Honorius

Deity de·i·ty /ˈdi ɪ ti/ Show Spelled[dee-i-tee] –noun, plural -ties. 1. a god or goddess. 2. divine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being;

divinity. 3. the estate or rank of a god: The king attained deity after his death. 4. a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: a society in which

money is the only deity. 5. the Deity, God; Supreme Being.

Olympian O·lym·pi·an /əˈlɪm pi ən, oʊˈlɪm-/ Show Spelled[uh-lim-pee-uh n, oh-lim-]–adjective

pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.

pertaining to Olympia in Elis.

of, resembling, characteristic of, or suitable to the gods of Olympus; majestic or aloof: an Olympian landscape; an Olympian disdain.

–noun

an Olympian deity.

a contender in the Olympic games.

a native or inhabitant of Olympia. Origin: 1585–95; < LL Olympiānus, equiv. to L Olympi ( us ) (< Gk Olýmpios, deriv. of

Ólympos Olympus) + -ānus -an

Attribute

at·trib·ute /v. əˈtrɪbyut; n. ˈætrəˌbyut/ Show Spelled [v. uh-trib-yoot; n. a-

truh-byoot] Show IPA verb, -ut·ed, -ut·ing, noun –verb (used with object) 1. to regard as resulting from a specified

cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually fol. by to ): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.

2. to consider as a quality or characteristic of the person, thing, group, etc., indicated: He attributed intelligence to his colleagues.

3. to consider as made by the one indicated, esp. with strong evidence but in the absence of conclusive proof: to attribute a painting to an artist.

4. to regard as produced by or originating in the time, period, place, etc., indicated; credit; assign: to attribute a work to a particular period; to attribute a discovery to a particular country.

–noun

Sphere of Influence

sphere of influence –noun any area in which one nation wields

dominant power over another or others. Origin:

1880–85

PROVENANCE prov·e·nance /ˈprɒvənəns, -ˌnɑns/ Show Spelled[prov-

uh-nuhns, -nahns] Show IPA –noun place or source of origin: The

provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.

Origin: 1860–65; < F, deriv. of provenant, prp. of provenir < L prōvenīre to come forth; see pro-1 , convene, -ant

—Can be confused: provenance, province.

PARENTS OF THE OLYMPIANS

Zeus Cronus and Rhea were Zeus’s mom and

Poseidon was Zeus’s brother

Zeus and his brothers overthrew his dad

Hades Hades was also Zeus’s and Poseidon’s

brother

Hestia was Zeus’s sister

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