06 Athena and Poseidon

Question 1

Acropolis

Answer 1

A rocky outcropping at the center of Athens that was largely devoted to Athena. (p. 261)

Question 2

Areopagus

Answer 2

A rocky outcropping near the Acropolis where Athena establishes a court for trying homicide. (p. 265)

Question 3

Athena Polias

Answer 3

Athena’s cult title as the “City Protector”, applied to her by Athenians. (p. 254)

Question 4

Autochthonous

Answer 4

Creatures that are “born from the earth”, such as Erichthonius and Cecrops. (p. 264)

Question 5

Erichthonius

Answer 5

The result of Poseidon’s ejaculate that has fertilized the earth, and sometimes considered an early king of Athens. (p. 264)

Question 6

Furies

Answer 6

Female spirits of revenge who attack those who have spilled kindred blood. (p. 265)

Question 7

Metis

Answer 7

The goddess whom Zeus impregnates and swallows, before she can give birth to Athena. (p. 255)

Question 8

Orestia

Answer 8

A trilogy of plays by Aeschylus addressing the murders and vengeance within the house of Agamemnon, with the ultimate resolution to the cycle of violence coming from Athena. (p. 265)

Question 9

Orestes

Answer 9

The son of Agamemnon who takes revenge on his mother Clytemnestra—who has murdered his father—and is pursued by the Furies for this matricide. (p. 265)

Question 10

Panathenaia

Answer 10

A festival in Athens with athletic, military, and beauty contests as well as a procession. (p. 254)

Question 11

Parthenon

Answer 11

The temple of the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the “virgin” goddess Athena. (p. 254)

Question 12

Peplos

Answer 12

A rectangular cloth (roughly five feet by six feet) that is woven annually by the women of Athens and presented to Athena at the Greater Panathenaia. (p. 263)

Question 13

Poseidon

Answer 13

The son of Cronus and Rhea who is charged with ruling over the seas and oceans. (p. 254)