Midas Touch hubris, i.e. arrogance before the gods.
She was
Origin: In ancient Greek stories, Midas was a
king who was given the power of turning
everything he touched into gold.
Meaning:
1. The ability to produce large profits with ease
: "Today's market has convinced dozens of kids
barely out of collegethat they've got the Midas
touch" (Business Week).
2. The ability to effect successful outcomes.
Hounds of hell
Origin: In Greek mythology the hellhound
Cerberus belonged to Hades, the Greek god of
the underworld. Cerberus was said to be a
massive, three-headed black dog that guarded
the entrance to the underworld.
Meaning: a fiendish (diabolically cruel and
wicked) person
Food of the gods
Origin: In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia
(Greek: , "immortality") is sometimes
the food or drink of the Greek gods, often
depicted as conferring longevity or immortality
upon whoever consumed it.
Meaning: Ambrosia is very closely related to
the gods' other form of sustenance, nectar. The
two terms may not have originally been
distinguished;[4] though in Homer's poems
nectar is usually the drink and ambrosia the
food of the gods;
In mythology, ambrosia is defined as
the food or drink of the Greek Gods. An
example of ambrosia is nectar. Ambrosia
is defined as any food or aroma that is
remarkably pleasant to taste or smell.
Nemesis
Origin: Nemesis was the goddess of divine
retribution and revenge, who would show her
wrath to any human being that would commit
considered a remorseless goddess.
Meaning: an opponent or enemy that is
very diffi cult to defeat
Phobia
Origin: Phobos
(Ancient Greek: , pronounced [pbos],
meaning "fear") is
the personification of fear in Greek mythology.
He is the offspring of Aphrodite and Ares. He
was known for accompanying Ares into battle
along with the ancient war goddess Enyo, the
goddess of discordEris (both sisters of Ares),
and Phobos' twin brother Deimos (terror).
Meaning: a persistent, irrational fear of a
specific object, activity, or situation that leads
to a compelling desire to avoid it
Between the devil and the deep
blue sea
Origin: Various nautical origins of the phrase
have also been proposed, turning on the
relationship of a sailor to a "devil", which was a
seam (where two hull planks meet). However,
this nautical origin is unlikely because the
written citation above predates this use of the
term devil by more than 200 years. Theories
include its being a reference to a member of
thelower deck or crew of a sailing ship in the
English Navy. Such sailors were often pressed
into service unwillingly. One who was "between
the devil and the deep blue sea" would literally
be beneath the upper deck (officer territory)
and thus a member of the crew. Another
possible origin involves the fact that "devil"
was a name for the longest seam of a wooden
ship,[1] which ran from the bow to the stern.
When at sea and the devil had to be caulked,
the sailor sat in a bosun's chair to do so. He
was suspended between the devil and the sea,
a very precarious position, especially when the
ship was underway. If sailors fell from
a footrope under a yardarm, they would either
land on the deck (within the devil plank) or in
the water (outside of the devil plank). Either
option is likely fatal.
Definition: between two equally difficult or
unacceptable choices