1. vir-/ver-:truth→virgil/vergil〈味吉爾〉
2. AR/VR:
〈1〉 AR:Amplified〈擴大的〉 Reality〈實境〉/Augmented〈增加的 〉Reality〈實境〉
〈2〉VR:Virtual〈虛擬的〉 Reality
3. voc-:call on, invoke→invocation〈祈願〉
4. fortification〈n.〉防禦工事,築壘
5. soothsayer〈n.〉預言者
6. Trojan War〈筆記公主的祕笈〉
7. prophecy〈n.〉預言
8. Oracle〈神諭〉=prophetic, prediction, precognition〈預知〉 of the future
→The major Olympians:



10. Cupid〈the son of Aphrodite〉:

〈1〉:is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection
〈2〉:portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god Mars
〈3〉:is known in Latin also as Amor〈“Love”〉
〈4〉:Greek counterpart is Euros
11. Aphrodite〈the mother of Cupid〉:

〈1〉the Greek goddness of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation〈生產,生殖〉
〈2〉Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus→is identified with the planet Venus.
〈3〉Because of her beauty→other gods feared that their rivalry over her would interrupt the peace among them and lead to war→Zeus married her to Hephaestus, who, because of his ugliness and deformity, was not seen a threat. 12. Uranus 〈mythology〉:

〈1〉:was the primal Greek god personifying the sky.
〈2〉:name in Roman mythology was Caelus in Ancient Greek literature
〈3〉:Uranus of Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth.
13. Hermes-
〈in Percy Jackson;in Rome is called-
Mercury〉:

〈1〉:is an Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology
〈2〉:the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia
〈3〉:the second youngest of the Olympian gods 〈Dionysus being the youngest〉
〈4〉:is considered a god of transitions and boundaries.
〈5〉:is described as quick and cunning, moving freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine.
〈6〉:is also portrayed as an emissary and messenger of the gods.
〈7〉:been viewed as the protector and patron of herdsmen, thieves, oratory and wit, literature and poetry, athletics and sports, invention and trade, roads,boundaries and travelers.
〈8〉:In the Roman adaptaion of the Greek pantheon, Hermes is identified with the Roman god Mercury, who, though inherited from the Etruscans, developed many similar characteristics such as being the patron of commerce.
14. Achilles' heel〈shot by Paris〉:他的致命傷
15. Hephaestus 〈a lame god〉:

〈1〉: is the Greek god of blacksmith, craftsman, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.
〈2〉:Roman equivalent is Vulcan.
〈3〉:In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen og the gods.
16. lame v.s. crippled:
〈1〉lame:is unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
〈2〉crippled:having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility.
17. threat+en, en+courage, deep+en, strength+en, en+large, em+power→rally→ new word
18. assembly〈n.〉〈為了特定目的〉聚集在一起的人;集會、集合;立法機構;配件
19.abandon〈v.〉丟棄、拋棄;放棄〈n.〉放任
20.ignite〈started〉〈v.〉啟動〈initiate〉
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