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Mythology
Study of Greek Mythology
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7th Grade
05/22/2011
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Myths began through the ____ tradition in literature.
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oral
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Define myth.
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an ancient story usually involving gods and godesses that conveys the beliefs and ideals of a culture.
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Define allusion.
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A reference to a time in history or a piece of literature that the writer expects you, the reader, to understand
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Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?
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Homer
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What happened to the Cyclops?
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He got drunk and Odysseus stabbed him in the eye.
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What was the riddle solved by Oedipus?
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What creature goes on four feet in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening
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What did Pandora let out of her box?
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disease and poverty
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What was left in the box that Pandora opened?
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Hope
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What was Arachne's great skill?
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weaving
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What was the subject of Arachne's weaving?
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All the things the gods did wrong
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Into what shape did Athena weave Arachne into?
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A spider
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What gift does Prometheus want to give to humans? Why is this gift important?
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fire so they could live, stay warm, and make tools
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What did Midas wish?
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That everything he toughed would turn to gold
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Due to the granting of Midas' wish....what problems did he have?
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He couldn't eat or drink and he turned his daughter into gold
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Once Midas' wish was removed what was his punishment?
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donkey ears
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How did Midas' wish get out?
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The hair cutter told a hole the hole told the reeds and the reeds made it go through the wind so the secret got out.
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What final lesson did Midas learn?
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mercy/forgiveness
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What did Echo do to keep Hera's attention when Zeus visited earth?
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Talk to her
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What was Echo's punishment?
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She could only repeat what another person said.
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Who was Narcissus?
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The fairest young man on earth, that Echo loved
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What happens to Echo because of her grief?
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She becomes stone because Narcissus didn't love her back.
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What happened to Narcissus' body after he died?
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They set him on a funeral pyre and he turned into a flower
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Why did Hades fall in love with Persephone?
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Eros shot him with a love arrow
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Where does Demeter place the blame for her daughter's disappearance?
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The soil
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How does the Hades/Persephone myth explain the seasons?
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For the 4 pomegranate seeds she ate in the underworld, she stays 4 months down there; for the other 8 she spends with her mother Demeter
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Zeus was __________.
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King of Gods
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Hera was ________.
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Queen of Gods
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Poseidon was _____________.
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God of the Sea
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Hades was ______________.
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God of the underworld
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Apollo was the _________.
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God of Sun
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Artemis was ________.
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goddess of moon
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Athena was __________.
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Goddess of wisdom
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Aphrodite was _____________.
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Goddess of love/beauty
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Hermes was ___________.
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Messenger of Gods
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Eros/Cupid was _________.
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God of love
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