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Nereid : جل پری , Zeus : یونان کا سب سے بڑا دیوتا , Aides : یونانی دیوتا , Helen : قدیم یونانی شہزادی , Hecate : افزائش نسل کی دیوی , Hymen : شادی کا دیوتا , Aglaia : یونانی دیوی , Thalia : ثلائیہ , Cepheus : حبشہ کا بادشاہ , Calypso : قدیم یونانی افسانوی پری , Luna : چاند کی دیوی , Adonis : یونانی دیوتا کا پسندیدہ لڑکا , Agamemnon : یونانی بادشاہ , Jove : رومیوں کا دیوتا , Acheron : موت کا دریا , Nike : نایک؛ زمین سے فضا میں مار کرنے والا راکٹ یا میزائیل , Hebe : یونانی دیوی , Aegisthus : قدیم یونانی دیوتا , Pegasus : ایک برادر گہوڑا , Everest : تبت اور نیپال کی سرحد پر اور ہمالیا کے مرکز میں واقع دنیا کا بلند ترین پہاڑ , Darning Needle : ایک قسم کی مکھی , Himalaya : کوہ ہمالیہ , Alp : اونچا پہاڑ , Aeschylus : مشکلات بھری اداکاری کرنے والا , Achilles : قدیم یونانی جنگجو , Genus Koellia : امریکی پہاڑی , Ben : پہاڑ , Mountainside : پہاڑ کی ڈھلان , Mountainous : پہاڑ کی طرح بڑا , Col : پہاڑ کی چوٹیوں کے درمیان گھاٹی , Crest : فراز

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Nereid: (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus.

Zeus: (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter.

Aides: (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone.

Helen: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War.

Hecate: (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches.

Hymen: (Greek mythology) the god of marriage.

Aglaia: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces.

Thalia: (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.

Cepheus: (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia.

Calypso: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years.

Luna: (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene.

Adonis: (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone.

Agamemnon: (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War.

Jove: (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus.

Acheron: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.

Nike: (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria.

Hebe: (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods.

Aegisthus: (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon`s son Orestes returned home and killed him.

Pegasus: (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination.

Everest: a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high).

Darning Needle: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

Himalaya: a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world`s highest mountain.

Alp: any high mountain or top of mountain.

Aeschylus: Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC).

Achilles: a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles` heel`.

Genus Koellia: American mountain mint.

Ben: a mountain or tall hill.

Mountainside: the side or slope of a mountain.

Mountainous: like a mountain in size and impressiveness.

Col: a pass between mountain peaks.

Crest: the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave.