Words for the Theoi

Aphrodite: Pulchritudinous- (adj.) Someone of breathtaking, heartbreaking beauty
Apollo: Effulgence- (n.) Bright, so much so it seems as if rays of light are being emanated
Ares: Defenestration- (n.) The act of throwing someone out a window
Artemis: Tenacious- (adj.) Willfully determined
Athene: Sagacious- (adj.) Having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions
Demeter: Petrichor- (n.) The smell of earth after rain
Dionysos: Panache- (n.) Flamboyant confidence of style or manner, a certain flair
Hephaestus: Monochopsis- (n.) The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place
Hera: Redamancy- (n.) The act of loving someone who loves you; a love returned in full
Hermes: Facetious- (adj.) Trying to appear amusing, witty and/or intelligent at an inappropriate time, and when it would be better to be serious
Hestia: Hiraeth- (n.) A homesickness for a home that never existed, or to which you cannot return
Haides: Nepenthe- (n.) Something that can make you forget grief or suffering
Persephone: Iconoclast- (n.) One who breaks stereotypes
Poseidon: Curglaff- (n.) The physical sensation experienced when diving into cold water
Zeus: Sovereign- (n.) A supreme ruler, especially a monarch

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