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nounany supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a forcetype of:
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"Shakespeare is one of the immortals"nouna person (such as an author) of enduring fametype of:
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adjectivenot subject to death
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- hercules (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- immortality the quality or state of being immortal
- 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'
- 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
- nectar (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
- ambrosia (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
- heracles (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- alcides (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- herakles (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
- cyrano de bergerac a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)