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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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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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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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Definition
| 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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Definition
| He's a Roman writer who tells the story of how Athena wove stories about mortals who challenged the gods |
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