Achilles

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).


Zeus

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

(Greek mythology) Zeus (supreme among Greek gods)


demon

demon (indefinite nominative singular)
demons (genitive indefinite singular)
demonen (definite nominative singular)
demonens (definite genitive singular)
demoner (indefinite nominative plural)
demoners (genitive indefinite plural)
demonerna (definite nominative plural)
demonernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn).

jävel

used in the sense of being a demon at something

(Greek mythology) a demon (neutral spirit)


Hera

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).


Demeter

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).


Europa

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Europe, the westernmost part of the Eurasian continent, north of Africa and west of Asia


Ares

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


Jason

From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

(Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.


Artemis

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis).


Athena

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


siren

siren (indefinite nominative singular)
sirens (genitive indefinite singular)
sirenen (definite nominative singular)
sirenens (definite genitive singular)
sirener (indefinite nominative plural)
sireners (genitive indefinite plural)
sirenerna (definite nominative plural)
sirenernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).


ambrosia

ambrosia (indefinite nominative singular)
ambrosias (genitive indefinite singular)
ambrosian (definite nominative singular)
ambrosians (definite genitive singular)


satyr

satyr (indefinite nominative singular)
satyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
satyren (definite nominative singular)
satyrens (definite genitive singular)
satyrer (indefinite nominative plural)
satyrers (genitive indefinite plural)
satyrerna (definite nominative plural)
satyrernas (definite genitive plural)


Poseidon

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).


Hermes

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).


Hestia

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), from ἑστία (hestía, “hearth”).


Ulysses

(Greek mythology) Ulysses (the hero of the Iliad and Odyssey), Latin name form of Odysseus


anagnorisis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις (anagnṓrisis).

lbor

Det tredje ledet, anagnorisis, återuppståndelsen eller igenkännande som vid årsfesterna symboliseras av att trädet med sin nyutspruckna lövprakt bärs in som bevis på att livet ännu en gång återvänt, omtalas ofast enbart i mysteriespelen och ageras inte ut.

1986, Gunilla Domellöf, “Kapitel IV. Karin Boye och prosamodernismen”, in I oss är en mångfald levande, page 221:

The third element, anagnorisis, the resurrection, or recognition, which is symbolized at the annual festivals by the tree being carried in with its newly sprung foliage as evidence that life has once again returned, is most often mentioned only in the mystery plays and is not acted out.

I slutet får vi bevittna hur Fjalar, då han på höjden av sin självtillit får veta sanningen om sina barns öde, når fram till insikt om sin egen identitet. Detta sker genom yttre »anagnorisis», i Hjalmars berättelse, men främst genom inre: Avklädd sin rustning kommer Fjalar till insikt om sin maktlöshet. »Anagnorisis» kommer tematiskt och strukturellt också till uttryck som ett förhållande mellan att se och att inse.

2004, Kjell-Arne Brändström, et al., “Kung Fjalar. Kommentar av Kjell-Arne Brändström”, in Samlade skrifter XII:2, page 294:

In the end, we witness how Fjalar, when at the height of his self-confidence, learns the truth about his children's fate and comes to realize his own identity. This occurs through an outer "anagnorisis," in Hjalmar's narrative, but primarily through inner revelation: Stripped of his armor, Fjalar becomes aware of his powerlessness. "Anagnorisis" thematically and structurally also expresses a relationship between seeing and realizing.


Apollo

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).


hellen

hellen (indefinite nominative singular)
hellens (genitive indefinite singular)
hellenen (definite nominative singular)
hellenens (definite genitive singular)
hellener (indefinite nominative plural)
helleners (genitive indefinite plural)
hellenerna (definite nominative plural)
hellenernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). Attested since 1822.


spartan

spartan (indefinite nominative singular)
spartans (genitive indefinite singular)
spartanen (definite nominative singular)
spartanens (definite genitive singular)
spartaner (indefinite nominative plural)
spartaners (genitive indefinite plural)
spartanerna (definite nominative plural)
spartanernas (definite genitive plural)

From Latin spartanus, equivalent to Sparta + -an.

Spartan, inhabitant of the ancient Greek town of Sparta


helot

helot (indefinite nominative singular)
helots (genitive indefinite singular)
heloten (definite nominative singular)
helotens (definite genitive singular)
heloter (indefinite nominative plural)
heloters (genitive indefinite plural)
heloterna (definite nominative plural)
heloternas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες (Heílōtes).


Afrodite

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


kentaur

kentaur (indefinite nominative singular)
kentaurs (genitive indefinite singular)
kentauren (definite nominative singular)
kentaurens (definite genitive singular)
kentaurer (indefinite nominative plural)
kentaurers (genitive indefinite plural)
kentaurerna (definite nominative plural)
kentaurernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros).


nektar

nektar (indefinite nominative singular)
nektars (genitive indefinite singular)
nektarn (definite nominative singular)
nektarns (definite genitive singular)


Persefone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


Hypnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Morfeus

(Greek mythology) Morpheus, god of dreams


Leander

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1780.


eumenid

eumenid (indefinite nominative singular)
eumenids (genitive indefinite singular)
eumeniden (definite nominative singular)
eumenidens (definite genitive singular)
eumenider (indefinite nominative plural)
eumeniders (genitive indefinite plural)
eumeniderna (definite nominative plural)
eumenidernas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Ancient Greek Εὐμενίς (Eumenís).

der+

(Greek mythology) Erinyes (godess of vengeance)


joner

joner (indefinite nominative plural)
joners (genitive indefinite plural)
jonerna (definite nominative plural)
jonernas (definite genitive plural)


efor

efor (indefinite nominative singular)
efors (genitive indefinite singular)
eforn (definite nominative singular)
eforns (definite genitive singular)
eforer (indefinite nominative plural)
eforers (genitive indefinite plural)
eforerna (definite nominative plural)
eforernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔφορος (éphoros).


minoisk

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minoisk (comparative mer minoisk, superlative mest minoisk)

mer minoisk (comparative)
mest minoisk (superlative)
minoisk (indefinite positive)
mer minoisk (comparative indefinite)
mest minoisk (indefinite superlative)
minoiskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer minoiskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest minoiskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
minoiska (indefinite plural positive)
mer minoiska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest minoiska (indefinite plural superlative)
minoiske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer minoiska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest minoiska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
minoiske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer minoiske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest minoiske (definite masculine singular superlative)
minoiska (definite positive)
mer minoiska (comparative definite)
mest minoiska (definite superlative)

From Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs) + -isk.


Hefaistos

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos).


hoplit

hoplit (indefinite nominative singular)
hoplits (genitive indefinite singular)
hopliten (definite nominative singular)
hoplitens (definite genitive singular)
hopliter (indefinite nominative plural)
hopliters (genitive indefinite plural)
hopliterna (definite nominative plural)
hopliternas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης (hoplítēs). First attested in 1818.


gammalgrekisk

gammalgrekisk (indefinite positive)
gammalgrekiskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
gammalgrekiska (indefinite plural positive)
gammalgrekiske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
gammalgrekiske (definite masculine positive singular)
gammalgrekiska (definite positive)

From gammal (“old”) + grekisk (“Greek”).

gammalgrekiskt skriftspråk

Ancient Greek (of or pertaining to the language)

Homeros var en känd gammalgrekisk författare.

Homer was a famous Ancient Greek writer.

Ancient Greek (of or pertaining to Ancient Greece)


akajer

akajer (indefinite nominative plural)
akajers (genitive indefinite plural)
akajerna (definite nominative plural)
akajernas (definite genitive plural)


jonier

jonier (indefinite nominative plural)
joniers (genitive indefinite plural)
jonierna (definite nominative plural)
joniernas (definite genitive plural)


herkulesarbete

herkulesarbete (indefinite nominative singular)
herkulesarbetes (genitive indefinite singular)
herkulesarbetet (definite nominative singular)
herkulesarbetets (definite genitive singular)
herkulesarbeten (indefinite nominative plural)
herkulesarbetens (genitive indefinite plural)
herkulesarbetena (definite nominative plural)
herkulesarbetenas (definite genitive plural)


koryfé

koryfé (indefinite nominative singular)
koryfés (genitive indefinite singular)
koryfén (definite nominative singular)
koryféns (definite genitive singular)
koryféer (indefinite nominative plural)
koryféers (genitive indefinite plural)
koryféerna (definite nominative plural)
koryféernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French coryphée, from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos), from κορῠφή (korŭphḗ).

(historical) coryphée (orchestra conductor in Ancient Greek drama)


olympier

olympier (indefinite nominative singular)
olympiers (genitive indefinite singular)
olympiern (definite nominative singular)
olympierns (definite genitive singular)
olympier (indefinite nominative plural)
olympiers (genitive indefinite plural)
olympierna (definite nominative plural)
olympiernas (definite genitive plural)


nymf

nymf (indefinite nominative singular)
nymfs (genitive indefinite singular)
nymfen (definite nominative singular)
nymfens (definite genitive singular)
nymfer (indefinite nominative plural)
nymfers (genitive indefinite plural)
nymferna (definite nominative plural)
nymfernas (definite genitive plural)

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) a nymph (female nature spirit)


sibylla

sibylla (indefinite nominative singular)
sibyllas (genitive indefinite singular)
sibyllan (definite nominative singular)
sibyllans (definite genitive singular)
sibyllor (indefinite nominative plural)
sibyllors (genitive indefinite plural)
sibyllorna (definite nominative plural)
sibyllornas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Late Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).


najad

najad (indefinite nominative singular)
najads (genitive indefinite singular)
najaden (definite nominative singular)
najadens (definite genitive singular)
najader (indefinite nominative plural)
najaders (genitive indefinite plural)
najaderna (definite nominative plural)
najadernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin Nāïas, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás).


ariadnetråd

ariadnetråd (indefinite nominative singular)
ariadnetråds (genitive indefinite singular)
ariadnetråden (definite nominative singular)
ariadnetrådens (definite genitive singular)
ariadnetrådar (indefinite nominative plural)
ariadnetrådars (genitive indefinite plural)
ariadnetrådarna (definite nominative plural)
ariadnetrådarnas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē) + tråd. Cognate of German Ariadnefaden, French fil d’Ariane, Polish nić Ariadny, and so on.


hetär

hetär (indefinite nominative singular)
hetärs (genitive indefinite singular)
hetären (definite nominative singular)
hetärens (definite genitive singular)
hetärer (indefinite nominative plural)
hetärers (genitive indefinite plural)
hetärerna (definite nominative plural)
hetärernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑταίρα (hetaíra), feminine form of ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).


erisäpple

erisäpple (indefinite nominative singular)
erisäpples (genitive indefinite singular)
erisäpplet (definite nominative singular)
erisäpplets (definite genitive singular)
erisäpplen (indefinite nominative plural)
erisäpplens (genitive indefinite plural)
erisäpplena (definite nominative plural)
erisäpplenas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris) + äpple.


propylé

propylé (indefinite nominative singular)
propylés (genitive indefinite singular)
propylén (definite nominative singular)
propyléns (definite genitive singular)
propyléer (indefinite nominative plural)
propyléers (genitive indefinite plural)
propyléerna (definite nominative plural)
propyléernas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Ancient Greek προπύλαιον (propúlaion).


stygisk

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stygisk (comparative stygiskare, superlative stygiskast)

stygiskare (comparative)
stygiskast (superlative)
stygisk (indefinite positive)
stygiskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
stygiska (indefinite plural positive)
stygiske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
stygiske (definite masculine positive singular)
stygiska (definite positive)

Likely from Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”).
First attested in 1723. Compare English Stygian and German stygisch.
Corrosive sense from the belief that the River Styx contained corrosive water.

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stygisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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Han berättar, att medan hans kamrater vid ankomsten till Lund fann sig försatta på de stygiska fälten, som de uppfattade det platta, av smutsiga bondgårdar fyllda landskapet, så tyckte sig Fries ha hamnat på de elyseiska.

1962, Gunnar Eriksson, Elias Fries och den romantiska biologien, page 148:

He relates that, while his comrades, upon arriving in Lund, found themselves placed in the Stygian fields, which they perceived as a flat, muddy landscape filled with filthy farms, Fries fancied himself to have arrived in the Elysian ones.

(Greek mythology) Stygian (of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology)

Ja, när du nyligen göt i retorten den stygiska vätskan, bröt med ett tordönsbrak bunden salpeter sitt band, stank bredde ut sig med ens , den vänliga livsluften kvävdes, halvdöda segnade ned de som hjälpte dig då.

1950, Karl Ragnar Gierow, Mina utflykter, page 187:

Ah, when you recently poured the corrosive liquid into the retort, bound saltpetre burst its bonds with a thunderous crash, stench spread at once, the kindly breath of life was stifled, and those who assisted you then sank down half-dead.

Rop af en Stygisk uf på tusende orter man hoͤrde;
Tåren på tusende rann af elfenbenet.

1820 [8 CE], Publius Ovidius Naso, translated by Gudmund Jöran Adlerbeth, edited by Jakob Adlerbeth, Ovidii Metamorphoser, page 414:

A Stygian owl cried out, heard in a thousand places;
The tear on a thousand flowed from the ivory.

En moͤrk tenarisk dunst, en Stygisk dimma,
En roͤk är allt hvad som vi vakne tänka.

1822, Erik Johan Stagnelius, Bacchanterna eller Fanatismen, page 8:

A dark tenebrous vapor, a Stygian haze,
A fume is all that we, awake, do ponder.