NEO-MYTHOLOGY

John Schissler Jr.

Description

The author, a wordsmith of the English language, will demonstrate how these classical entities are actually steeped in the Greek or Latin languages. Armed with that knowledge, the reader will learn derivatives for English words in an easy and relateable fashion: learning vocabulary minus the rote memorization of vocabulary lists. This newly-gained knowledge of the power of words will increase with the recognition of the root words found in the names of of these gods, denigods, and heroes. Even the significance of our modern-day superheroes will also be scrutinized and so will the challenges of today's world of technology. Let the adventure begin with Neo-Mythology: 3001 Word Odyssey!
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Born in 1943, JOHN SCHISSLER JR. and his family arrived in the USA in 1950. After learning the English language from childhood, Schissler went on to earn his post-secondary degree in Education at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He taught high school Latin, and English from 1968 to 2000. Since his retirement, Schissler has written four additional book: PASSAGE, IMMIGRANTS, FOUR_LEAF COVER, and I TEACH! Therefore, I Can.

Sujets

• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Word
• Mythology
• Odyssey
• Microsoft Word
• Folklore

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris US
• Date de parution: 22 mai 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669878599
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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NEO-MYTHOLOGY
 
3001 Word Odyssey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JOHN SCHISSLER JR.
 
Copyright © 2023 by John Schissler Jr.
 
Library of Congress Control Number:
2023909661
ISBN:
Hardcover
978-1-6698-7860-5
 
Softcover
978-1-6698-7858-2
 
eBook
978-1-6698-7859-9
 
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Rev. date: 07/20/2023
 
 
 
 
 
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CONTENTS
Word Inventories in this Text
Pronunciation Guide
Prologue
 
Chapter 1       Cosmic Chaos
Chapter 2       Clash of the Titans
Chapter 3       First Generation Olympians
Chapter 4       Second Generation Olympians
Chapter 5       Demigods - Offspring of the Gods
Chapter 6       The Nether Regions
Chapter 7       The 5 Ages of Man
Chapter 8       The Second Element - The Silver Age
Chapter 9       The Third Element - The Bronze Age
Chapter 10     The Fourth Age - The Age of Heroes
Chapter 11     Super Heroes, Old And New
Chapter 12     Ulysses’ Odyssey
Chapter 13     The Twelve Labors of Hercules
Chapter 14     Jason and the Argonauts
Chapter 15     Hero Worship
Chapter 16     The Gay Greeks
Chapter 17     The Last Element - Age Five - The Iron Age
Chapter 18     Superstitions
Chapter 19     The Naming Business
Chapter 20     Technology & Mythology
Chapter 21     Robotnik
Chapter 22     Physiology & Mythology
Chapter 23     Psychology & Mythology
Chapter 24     Myth & Lit 101
 
Epilogue
Bibliography
WORD INVENTORIES IN THIS TEXT
To find more complete lists of Latin and Greek derivatives, go to the following pages:
Chapter 1- COSMIC CHAOS word inventory, pp. 5-8
Chapter 2 - CLASH OF THE TITANS inventory, pp. 11-18
Chapter 3 - THE OLYMPIANS word inventory, pp. 29-32, 42-44
Chapter 4 - 2 nd GENERATION OLYMPIANS, - pp. 70-75
Chapter 5 - DEMIGODS = THE OFFSPRING,- pp. 82-84
Chapter 6 - NETHER REGIONS inventory, - pp. 108-110
Chapter 9 - BRONZE AGE word inventory,- pp. 133-135
Chapter 10 - THE TROJAN WAR inventory, - pp. 153-154
Chapter 12 - ULYSSES’ ODYSSEY inventory - pp. 177-178
Chapter 13 - The 12 LABORS OF HERCULES - pp. 198-199
Chapter 14 - JASON & THE ARGONAUTS, - pp. 217-218
Chapter 16 - THE GAY GREEKS word inventory, - p. 242
Chapter 17 - THE IRON AGE word inventory, - p. 255
Chapter 19 - THE NAMING BUSINESS, - pp. 277-280
Chapter 20 - TECHNOLOGY & MYTHOLOGY, - pp. 287-290, 292-293
Chapter 22 - PHYSIOLOGY & MYTHOLOGY, - pp. 314-317, 320-321
Chapter 23 - PSYCHOLOGY & MYTHOLOGY, - pp. 328-331
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ABYSSUS, [ah BIS us] bottomless Pit
ACHERON, [EH ker on] Underworld’ stream of woe
ACHILLES, [a Kill eez} great Greek Hero of Trojan War
ACIDALIA, [ah SID day lee ah] Venus’ favorite pool on earth
ACTOR, [AK tor] son of Poseidon
AEGYPTUS, [ee GIBT us] founder of Egypt
AENEAS, [ee NEE us] Trojan hero of the Aeneid
AENEID [eye NEE id] Virgil’s epic
AETHER, [eye ther] personification of the sky
AETHIOPS, [eye THEE ups] founder of the Ethiopian race
AGAMEMNON, [egg uh MAM nun] Greek leader in Trojan War
AJAX, [AY jaks] strong Greek warrior
ALBION, [ahl BEE on] giant who guarded early England
ALEXANDER, [ehl ex AN dur] another name for Paris
AMAZONS, fierce women warriors [AM uh zonz]
AMBROSIA, food of the deities [am BRO zee uh]
AMOR, another name for Eros [UH mor]
AMPHITRYON, foster father of Hercules [am FIT tree on]
AMP-SANCTUS, Roman Underworld entrance [AMP sunk tus]
ANDROMACHE, the brave Hector’s wife [an DRAMA key]
ANIMA, Roman spirit or soul [AH nee mah}
ANTEROS, Eros’ brother, had arrows of hate [on TIR ohs}
APHRODITE, Greek name for Venus [af row DIE tee]
APOLLO, god of music and medicine [ah POL oh]
AQUARIUS, Ganymede, Zeus’s butler [ah QUER ee us]
ARES, Greek name for Mars [AIR eez]
ARGONAUTAE, sailors of the Argo [are go NOW tie]
ARGUS, 100-eyed friend of Juno [ARE gus]
ARIES, flying ram with the golden fleece [AIR eez]
ARISTAEUS, son of Apollo and beekeeper [ah riss TAY us]
ARTEMIS, Roman name for goddess Diana [are Tem us]
ASCANIUS, Aeneas’ young son [ass KAY nee us]
ASCLEPIUS, greatest demigod physician [ass CLAY pee us]
ASKE, first man of Norse mythology [AHS kay]
ASTRAEUS, father of the winds [ass TRAY us]
ATE, Greek goddess of hate [Ah tay]
ATHENA, Greek goddess of wisdom [ah THEE nah]
ATLANTADES, daughters of Atlas [at LAN tuh deez]
ATLAS, the Titan forced to hold up the earth [AT less]
ATROPOS, one of the 3 Fates [At row poss]
AURAGENIA, impregnated by a golden shower [ow row JEN ee ah]
AURORA Greek goddess of the dawn [uh ROW rah]
AUTOMEDON, Captain of a fleet of Greek ships [ow TOM meh done]
AVALON, Isle of the golden apples for knights [Aaa vel on]
AVERNUS, LAKE, entrance to the Underworld [ah VER nus]
BABYLON, huge tower to reach heaven [BAB beh lon]
BACCHUS, Roman name for Dionysus [BACK uss]
BELLONA, Roman goddess of war [Beh LONE nuh]
BIA, personification of force [Buy uh]
BIFRONS, title for Janus, the two-faced god [BUY fronz]
BIFROST, Norse mythology giants [BUY frost]
BROMIUS, title given to Dionysus [bro MEE us]
BRONTES, forger of thunder and lightning [BRON teez]
CACUS, 3-headed, flame-spitting giant [KAY cuss]
CADUCEUS, snaky staff carried by Mercury [kah DOO see us]
CAELUM, Roman personification of the sky [KYE luhm]
CAESAR, JULIUS, famous Roman general [SEE zer]
CALLIOPE, one of the 9 muses [kuh LYE oh pee]
CAMPBELL, JOSEPH
CALYPSO, one of the 9 muses [kuh LIP sew]
CANDELIFERA, goddess of childbirth [kahn DEL ee fair uh]
CAPRICORNUS, the goat who nourished Zeus [cap ree KORN us]
CAPTA, Roman title given to Athena [KAP tuh]
CARNA, Roman god of physical healing [KAR nuh]
CASSANDRA, Trojan prophetess [kuh SAND rah]
CENTAUR, half-man and half-horse [SEN tower]
CENTIMANI, 100-handed giants [sen tee MAH nee]
CERBERUS, 3-headed hellhound of Hades [SIR buh russ]
CERES, Roman goddess of the harvest [like SERIES]
CESTUS, Venus’ belt of beauty and love [SESS tus]
CHAOS, personification of the universe [like “chaos’]
CHARITIES, another name for the 3 Graces [car EE tayz]
CHARME, Diana’s nymph attendant [CAR muh]
CHARON, centaur taught Hercules archery [KAY ron]
CHRYSEIS, priestess of Apollo in Trojan War [cry SEE iss]
CLOTHO, one of the 3 Fates [CLAW tho]
CLUSIUS, surname for Janus as god of doorways [Clue SEE us]
CLYTEMNESTRA, wife of Agamemnon [kly tem NESS trah]
COMUS, Roman pseudonym for Bacchus [Koh mus]
CRATUS, Personification of strength [CRAY tuss]
CRONUS, King of the Titans [CROW nuss]
CUPID, Roman name for Eros [CUE pid]
CURETES, caretakers of the infant Zeus [coo REH teez]
CYCLOPES, one of the one-eyed giants [See KLO peas]
DAEMON, demonic spirits in Underworld [DYE mun]
DANTE, A [DON tay]
DAPHNE, Nymph pursued by Apollo [DAFF nee]
DEMETER, goddess of fertility and harvest [dee ME ter]
DEUCALION, the Noah of Greek mythology [Doo KAY lee un]
DIANA, goddess of the hunt and the moon [dye ANN uh]
DIDO, queen of Carthage in the Aeneid [DYE doe]
DIES, Roman personification of days [DEE ez]
DIONYSUS, god of wine and revelry [die o knee suss]
DISCORDIA, Roman goddess of discord [dis CORE dee ah]
DOMIDUCA, title for Juno as homemaker [doo me DOO kah]
DRACO, multi-headed dragon [DRAH ko]
EASTRE, Norse goddess of spring [AYES trah]
ECHO, nymph who adored Narcissus [Like “echo”]
EDEN, the Garden of Paradise [Like “Eden”]
ELATUS, Polyphemus the Cyclops’ father [eh LAH tus]
ELECTRA, daughter of Agamemnon [eh LEK tah]
ELPIS, Greek goddess of hope and help [EL pis]
ELYSIUM, Greek version of heaven [eh LEE see um]
EMBLA, first woman in Norse mythology [EM blah]
EOS, Goddess of the dawn [EE oss]
EPIMETHEUS, brother of Prometheus [e pee MEE thee us]
EROS, earliest of the love deities [AIR uss]
EUNOMIA, Horae of law and order [you KNOW mee uh]
EUROPA, abducted by Zeus in form of a bull [You ROW pah]
EURYSTHEUS, assigned Hercules’ labors [you RISS thee us]
EVE, first woman created by God
FAUNUS, Roman god of fields and flock [FAW nus]
FEBRIS, Roman goddess of fevers [Fehb riss]
FONS, Roman god of fountains [Fonz]
FORTUNA, Roman goddess of fortune [for TOO nah]
FREYA, Norse goddess of spring [FRAY ah]
FURIAE, Roman deities known as the Furies [foor REE aye]
FURINA, Roman goddess of stealth [foo REE nah]
GAEA, the goddess earth and mother of Uranus [GUY ah]
GALACTICA, BATTLESTAR the modern Aeneid
GANYMEDE, Zeus’ cupbearer, Aquarius [gan ah MEE dee]
GILGAMESH, hero in the Epic of Gilgamesh [GILL gah mesh]
GORGONS, 3 snake-haired female monstrosities [GORE guns]
GRAEAE, 3 one-eyed, one-toothed witch