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Greek Mythology Allusions to Greek mythology surround us and are infused everywhere in society. From Popular Music ► "If we burn our wings Flying too close to the sun..." --Rush, "Bravado" (Alluding to the fate of Daedalus, the legendary builder of Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape from imprisonment, only to have the wax of the wings melt as the child flies too close to the sun) From Popular Music ► "Like a siren she calls (to me)." --U2, "In God's Country" (Describes the song of the sirens, mythological Greek sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, supposed to lure sailors to their destruction by their seductive singing) Influences on Phrases and Conversation ► Achilles' heel : a vulnerable point [fr. L, fr. Gk Achilleus Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior at Troy, slayer of Hector] ► It was his infidelity and lying to Congress about it that was President Clinton’s Achilles’ heel. Influences on Phrases and Conversation Midas touch : an uncanny ability for making money in every venture [L, fr. Gk legend of the Phrygian king Midas who is given the power to turn everything he touched into gold] In the world of high tech software applications, Bill Gates has a Midas Touch.
