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what happened in the human past (heroes) |
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What are the 6 time periods? |
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Early/ Middle Bronze Age; Late Bronze Age (Myocenean); Dark Age; Archaic Period; Classical Period; Hellenistic period |
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In what period was the Trojan war? |
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What are the characteristics of the Early/Middle Bronze Age? |
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Minoan civilization (knossos); Bull art |
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What are the characteristics of the Late Bronze Age? |
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Trojan war; Agamemnon; Linear B writing |
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What was the only city NOT invaded during the Dark Ages? |
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What are the highlights of the Archaic Period? |
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Rise of the Polis; Aristocrats; writing; Homer's Iliad and Odyssey; Hesiod (theogany); Achilles and Pentheileia; Theseus and the Minotaur |
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What are the characteristics of the Classical Period? |
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Persian war; Drama (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides); Philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle); Peloponesian War |
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When did Apollonius write? |
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What is the title for "initiation rites"? |
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the body beautiful (male) |
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What is the meaning of Eros? |
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What is the term for mother? |
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What is the name of the Roman epic poem and its author? |
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Who wrote the story of Daphne being turned into a tree? |
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What is the name for "Sea"? |
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Who are the children of Gaea and Uranus(3)? |
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Titans; Cyclopes; Hecatonchires |
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Who was the youngest Titan? |
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Who's version of cosmology makes the Titans the "parents" of all the gods? |
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Who was the father of the sun, moon, and dawn? |
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the mortal son of Helius who nearly destroyed the world by driving the sun chariot; killed by Zeus |
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Who did the moon fall in love with? |
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Endymion; eternal sleep to stay young |
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Who did the dawn fall in love with? |
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Tithonus; lives forever but doesn't stay young |
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Who were the children of Gaea and Pontus? |
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monsters and sea deities (Gorgons,chimera,cerebus) |
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What is the Greek sphinx? |
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What did the blood from castrated bring forth? |
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furies and giants; with sea foam= Aphrodite |
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Who are the parents of the olympians? |
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Who does Gaea mate with to have typhoeus? |
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Who was the mother of Zeus' last child? |
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Metis; she bore Athena via Zeus' forehead |
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What structure was named after Athena? |
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What are the four possible identities for the person who created humans? |
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Zeus; Zeus and the other gods; the chasm; Prometheus (2nd generation titan) |
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What does prometheus mean? |
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What does epimetheus mean? |
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Who tells the story of Prometheus' creations? |
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According to Ovid, what were humans made of? |
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What gifts does Prometheus give to humans? |
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math, astronomy, seafaring, writing, calendar, etc |
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Where did Prometheus offer his sacrifice to Zeus? |
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How did Zeus punish Prometheus for stealing fire? |
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Tied him to a pillar near the Black sea where eagles would eat out his liver by day and it would grow back at night |
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How did Zeus punish Prometheus for tricking him into receiving a poor sacrifice? |
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he took fire away from the trees |
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How were the humans punished for taking the fire Prometheus had stolen? |
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How did Prometheus transport the fire he had stolen for the humans? |
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Why is Prometheus released from his place of punishment? |
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Because he knew the identity of the woman who would bear a child greater than Zeus; freed by Heracles |
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Who wrote the story about Prometheus' freedom? |
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Who is the woman expected to bear the child greater than Zeus and how is that problem solved? |
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Thetis; Zeus marries her off to a mortal named Peleus and she bears Achilles by him |
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Who accepts Pandora as a gift? |
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Because Pandora opened her jar and released all evil into the world |
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What was the only thing left in Pandora's jar? |
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What are the Five Races of Man? |
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Golden; Silver; Bronze; Heroic; Iron |
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Who wrote the story of Pandora and the Five Races of Man? |
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Who was the person that caused the Greek flood to happen and why? |
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Lycaon; because he fed human stew to a disguised Zeus to determine whether or not he was really a divine being in human form |
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What was Lycaon's punishment for his treachery? |
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Zeus turned him into a wolf |
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Who are the only 2 people to survive the flood and who advises them on how to reproduce? |
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Deucalion (Prometheus' son) and Pyrrha (Epimetheus' daughter); Themis--throwing rocks over their shoulders |
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Who were the most important children Deucalion and Pyrrha produced the "normal" way? |
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Eponymous (heroes of Greeks) and Hellen[male] (creator of "Greeks") |
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What are the other four floods that were written about? |
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Summerians; Akkadians; Babylonians; the one in Genesis |
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Prometheus was the ___ of humans |
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What philosopher came up with the story of the creation of love? |
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divine fluid (the blood of the gods) |
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T/F: Gods cannot be wounded or feel pain |
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False; they can but they can't be killed |
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giving one's name to something; eponym is the person whose name is used |
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What is the Roman name for Zeus? |
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What is another nickname for Zues (not roman)? |
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What is Zeus' symbol of power? |
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aegis (goat skin); lightning bolts |
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What are Zeus' animal representations? |
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Zeus is guardian of _____ |
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Zeus is the PROTECTOR of _____ |
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Xenia: the institution of friendship/recipricol hospitality |
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Who are the only people more powerful than Zeus? |
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What are Zeus' sacred places? |
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What is Hera's Roman name? |
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What is Hera in charge of? |
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Marriage and women's fertility |
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What is Hera's animal and why? |
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cow; called "cow-eyed" which is a high compliment |
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What are Hera's sacred places? |
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How do you recognize Hera in art? |
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Woman pulling back a veil |
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Who made Heracles famous? |
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Who does Hera join in rebellion? |
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Who are Zeus and Hera's children (4)? |
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Eileithya, Hebe, Ares, and Hephaestus (Hera had him alone; her and Zeus together?) |
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Rain is symbolic for what? |
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What happens to Zeus during the Trojan war? |
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Who are the "children of the night"? |
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Horae and Morae; mother is Themis |
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Who are the parents of the Graces? |
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Euronyme (Oceanid) and Zeus |
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Who are the other parents of Aphrodite? |
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With whom does Zeus mate to create the 9 muses? |
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Who was the boy Zeus was in love with? |
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What is Poseidon's nickname? |
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The Trident is who's weapon? |
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Poseidon is the husband of _____ and the father of ____ |
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What is Poseidon's animal? |
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Who did Poseidon battle with to become the god of Athens? |
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What are the three products of Poseidon's affairs |
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the 1st horse (Demeter); Pegasus (Medusa); and cyclops |
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What is another name for Hades? |
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What are the two Roman names for Hades? |
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What is Hades special "power" |
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invisibility from a cyclopes' helmet |
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Apollo is the god of ____ |
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What is Apollo's nickname? |
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"Far Darter" because he is an archer |
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Who are Apollo's parents? |
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Where is Apollo's sacred place? |
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What "categories" is Apollo over? |
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Artistry pertaining to music; healing; prophecy; |
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How do you recognize Apollo in art? |
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Lyre, raven, laurel, archer |
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What are 2 other names for Apollo? |
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Delian and Delphina Apollo |
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Define phoebus and who its associated with |
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light of knowledge; Apollo |
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What curse did Hera place upon Leto? |
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She couldn't give birth to Apollo anywhere that saw the light of day |
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Once Apollo is born what does Hera do? |
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Sends Tityus (a giant) to rape Leto but it doesn't work out |
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Who is the person that misleads Apollo? |
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Where does the nymph send Apollo? |
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from Boeotia to Mt Parnassus; where a dragon lives |
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Who was originally the god of Delphi? |
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How does Apollo get his Oracular built? |
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He hops on a Cretan ship in the form of a dolphin and persuades them to come to Delphi promising riches |
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What is special about Apollo's shrine at Delphi? |
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it was a place where people could go to be cleansed of blood guilt |
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what animal was used in the cleansing of blood guilt? |
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What is the name of Apollo's prophetess? |
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What did Apollo's prophetess sit on? |
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What is the story of King Croesus? |
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King who gave a silver bull to the Pythia who told him that if his army crossed the river a great kingdom would fall; he lost the battle |
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Who did the Oracle call the wisest of men? |
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Who is the mortal Apollo fell in love with? |
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Why did Apollo make Cassandra a prophet no one would believe? |
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because she said she would sleep with him but she didn't |
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Who wanted to live as long as the number of grains of sand she had in her hand? |
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What lover of Apollo did the wind kill with a discus? |
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Which lover of Apollo cheated on him and who was their child? |
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Coronis; Asclepius (rep.:staff with snakes) |
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Who is the god of health? |
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The wise centaur that raised Asclepius |
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Apollo shot the white bird that told him Coronis was a cheater and it turned black |
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Where did the Pythia recite her prophecy? |
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in the adytum; the section of the temple "not to be entered" |
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Who is the god of medicine? |
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Who did Cupid shoot with an arrow so that she would be repulsed by Apollo? |
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What is Apollo's tree and why? |
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the Laurel; this is the tree Apollo's lover Daphne was turned into |
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Define Hellenistic spirit |
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order against barbarism; reason against unreason |
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Which of the gods is lame? |
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ID the god: Blacksmith, creative fire and volcanoes, civilization and city life |
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Who is Hephaestus often linked with? |
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Where did Hephaestus land when he was thrown off of Olympus? |
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Who was the wife of Hephaestus? |
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Who were the assistants of Hephaestus? |
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cyclopes and mechanical women |
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Who cut open the head of Zeus? |
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What was the reasoning behind Hephaestus being a worker? |
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He was a worker because he was lame |
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How do you recognize Hephaestus in art? |
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Who saved Hephaestus and taught him metal work? |
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Who got Hephaestus to release Hera from her chair? |
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What is the roman name for Ares? |
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Who is god of the negative parts of war (blood lust)? |
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Who is associated with Thorace? |
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Who are the children of Ares (4)? |
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Phobos (fear), Deimos (panic), Harmonia, Eros (cupid) |
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Who is best known for their adultery with Aphrodite and who catches them in the act? |
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Ares; Helius and Hephaestus |
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Who offered to pay for Ares' treachery? |
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Who is one of the main gods in ROMAN society? |
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What are the animals of Ares? |
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Who is the Roman Mercury? |
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Who is the other most complex god? |
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Who are the parents of Hermes? |
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What is another name for Hermes(2)? |
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Argephontes (slayer of Argus) and Psychopompos (leader of souls to the underworld) |
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Whose symbol is the Caduceus and why? |
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Hermes; to protect him from those who would prevent him from delivering a message |
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How do you recognize Hermes in art? |
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Caduceus, winged shoes, traveler's hat |
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What is the actual medical sign in greek; not the caduceus but the ______ |
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What were the name of the stones that marked boundaries and the safeness of a path? |
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What is the story of Hermes called? |
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the Homeric Hymn to Hermes |
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What are the inventions of Hermes and when did he make them? |
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lyre, sausage, special sandals, kindling fire using a bow drill; the day after he was born |
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how did Hermes make the lyre? |
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What is the conflict between aristocrats and men of industry called? |
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Who are the children of Hermes? |
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Autolycus (greatest liar and thief); grandson: clever Odysseus, Pan: horny and goat-like |
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What is Pan associated with? |
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Who are the two loves of Pan? |
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Who was the one that distracted Hera from watching Zeus and was punished by being unable to initiate conversation? |
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Who was transformed into reeds (at request)to get away from Pan? |
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Syrinx; was used to make Pan pipe |
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Which of the female deities are the children of Cronus and Rhea? |
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Who are the two people (women) connected with the Eleusinian Mysteries? |
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how do you recognize Demeter in art? |
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Demeter is the goddess of what? |
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Hestia is the goddess of what? |
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hearth, house, and central sacred fire of a city |
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What is the Roman name for Hestia? |
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who is the eldest child of Cronus and Rhea? |
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Who were the servants of Hestia? |
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Which goddess stayed home and whose servants were buried alive if they broke their vow? |
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What is the Roman name for Aphrodite? |
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Aphrodite is the goddess of what? |
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Who are the children of Aprodite? |
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with Ares= Eros (cupid) with Hermes= Hermaphroditus with Hermes/Dionyces= Priapus with Anchises (mortal)= Aeneas |
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T/F: In Greek myth, cupid is a cute child |
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What is the story of Hermaphroditus? |
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a nymph named Salmacis fell in love with him, wanted to be one, and they were joined together. Hence the term hermaphrodite |
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Who is the god that weighs his penis in art? |
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Who are the three people immune to the powers of Aphrodite? |
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Hestia, Athena, and Artemis |
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What was Zeus' punishment for Aphrodite's transgressions? |
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He made her fall in love with a human (Anchises) and have his child (Aeneas) |
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What happens to the mortal Aphrodite had a child with? |
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He was struck by lightening and made lame because he told someone he slept with Aphrodite |
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Who is the legendary founder of the Roman ppl? |
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Who was the stone woman Aphrodite brought to life and who was her mate? |
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Galatea; Pygmalion King of Cyprus |
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Who was the child of Galatea and Pygmalion? |
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Aphrodite was shown fully (or mostly) clothed until what time period? |
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descendant of Paphos who said her daughter Myrrha was more beautiful than Aphrodite |
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What was the consequence of Myrrha's mother's mistake? |
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Aphrodite made Myrrha fall in love with her dad; he tried to kill her once he realized it was his daughter he'd been sleeping with; She was turned into a Myr tree |
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Who was born from the Myrr tree? |
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What is the purpose of Myrr resin? |
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burned on Aphrodite's altar to clean it |
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What is the Roman name for Artemis? |
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What is the name for Artemis that means Mistress of Beasts? |
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What is Artemis the goddess of? |
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Women in the wild time of life; hunting and wild things; small (baby) animals; virgin goddess of childbirth; death in childbirth |
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The deer is whose animal? |
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ID: person with wings, holding animals, has a bow and arrow |
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Ephesus is the sacred place of who? |
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Which goddess kills in vengeance? |
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Artemis; Artemis the Killer |
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Whose children did Artemis and Apollo murder and why? |
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Niobe of Thebes because she said she was a better mother than Leto |
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Which goddess is associated with constellations? |
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What was the fate of Niobe? |
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She wept and turned to stone |
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What is the story of Orion? |
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hunter son of Poseidon who could walk and water and was blinded by someone for raping their daughter |
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How does Artemis kill Orion and why? |
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she puts a scorpion on his head for either trying to rape her or having an affair with Eos |
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Who is the Theban prince who sees Artemis bathing in the woods; gets turned into a deer; and is killed by his own dogs? |
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Actaeon; Artemis throws water on him |
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Whose Roman name is Minerva? |
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What are Athena's nicknames? |
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Pallas and Glaukopis (owl-eyed) |
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What is Athena the goddess of? |
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crafts and civilization, weaving, carpentry, war strategy, protecress of heroes |
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How do you recognize Athena in art? |
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muscular virgin, helmet, owl, shield with a gorgon on it, snake, aegis, and a breastplate |
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Who challenged Athena in weaving and what happened to her? |
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Arachne; she was doing very well, Athena knocker her in the face with a shovel; she tried to hand herself; Athena turns her into a spider |
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What is Ovid's relation to Athena? |
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He's a Roman writer who tells the story of how Athena wove stories about mortals who challenged the gods |
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